Board 8 > Anime [OP/ED] Day 9:Period, Kid, Kawaki no Ameku, Unravel

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voltch
08/30/23 12:42:24 PM
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Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=477583
Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80541790

Rules:

Watch both OPs or EDs and vote for whichever one you like best.
We're judging the OPs and EDs as a whole, combining the song with the animation.
You don't have to vote in both matches
Make sure the vote is clear.
Matches will last 24 hours from when the topic is posted.
Results will be posted in the discussion topic

Today's matches:

Match 17:

Period
Chemistry - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OP 4
https://animethemes.moe/anime/fullmetal_alchemist_brotherhood/OP4-NCBD1080

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Kid
Akemi - Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden OP1
https://animethemes.moe/anime/ginga_eiyuu_densetsu_gaiden_senoku_no_hoshi_senoku_no_hikari/OP-BDLyrics

Match 18:

Kawaki wo Ameku
Minami - Domestic Girlfriend OP1
https://animethemes.moe/anime/domestic_na_kanojo/OP-NCBD1080

vs

Unravel
TK from Ling tosite sigure -Tokyo Ghoul OP1
https://animethemes.moe/anime/tokyo_ghoul/OP-NCBD1080

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UF8
08/30/23 12:43:12 PM
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Kid
Unravel
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MartinFF7
08/30/23 1:00:19 PM
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Kid
Kawaki wo Ameku

Probably shouldn't have nominated Kid since my love for it's in context of its series but it's among my all-time favs so I had to. Can't recommend watching LoGH (and Gaiden after) enough. Period's also in my top 5 probably & I nominated it too so, tough break on bracket.

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SeabassDebeste
08/30/23 1:19:04 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

not crazy about FMAB's OPs, but i liked the second half of period. kid was meh.

haven't seen either of these from the second match but they're both bangers. going with kawaki wo ameku because i like its song a little more, but unravel is also really strong in both song and animation.

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PrinceKaro
08/30/23 2:32:49 PM
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Period
Unravel

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KommunistKoala
08/30/23 2:34:45 PM
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Period
Unravel

Best FMA:B OP, at least from a song perspective I haven't rewatched them all to compare animations
Second match is brutal and I wish they weren't against each other because neither deserves to be out R1 after some of the other R1 winners we've had but that's how the cookie crumbles

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GenesisSaga
08/30/23 2:59:54 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku


Wow that was a very strong second match. I'm ashamed to vote against Unravel in its first showing, but that is a really good OP. Is the anime it's from any good? I loved the first season, but TG fell off a cliff for me after the abomination that is Root A. Haven't seen LotGH either, but that OP, while I'm sure is very nostalgic for those of you that have seen it, did nothing for me, and Period is my second favorite OP from Brotherhood.

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KommunistKoala
08/30/23 3:03:53 PM
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GenesisSaga posted...
but that is a really good OP. Is the anime it's from any good?
lol no, and that's putting it lightly

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th3l3fty
08/30/23 4:16:57 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

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MysteriousStan
08/30/23 4:18:08 PM
#10:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

Thought this was gonna be the easiest day for me yet after watching Kawako wo Ameku but Unravel was very good! Still doesn't get my vote here but wouldn't be mad if it wins.
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pyresword
08/30/23 4:33:01 PM
#11:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

I'm not personally as big a fan of Unravel as a lot of people, but that feels like another very strong r1 match

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Xeybozn
08/30/23 4:51:12 PM
#12:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

I couldn't take Kid seriously at all with those obviously adult heads on child bodies. Plus the song is meh at best. Easy decision there. Second match, on the other hand, was surprisingly tough.

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TheArkOfTurus
08/30/23 5:04:49 PM
#13:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

I'd vote for Unravel over the vast majority of the contest, but... I'd vote for Kawaki wo Ameku over all but one. Rough.

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TheArkOfTurus
08/30/23 5:06:35 PM
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GenesisSaga posted...
I'm ashamed to vote against Unravel in its first showing, but that is a really good OP. Is the anime it's from any good?

The last time I mentioned the OP before nominating it was in a "Best Opening Credits to Worst Television Show" thread.

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GavsEvans123
08/30/23 5:38:20 PM
#15:


Period
Unravel

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FL81
08/30/23 5:47:25 PM
#16:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

Domestic Girlfriend just might be one of the worst shows I have ever seen

but man does it have a banger OP

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GenesisSaga
08/30/23 5:51:23 PM
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Boy that is disappointing news.

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FL81
08/30/23 5:53:30 PM
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GenesisSaga posted...
Boy that is disappointing news.
if it makes you feel any better, the same can be said for its opponent

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Sceptilesolar
08/30/23 5:53:34 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

That LoGH OP was just bad, even accounting for the time. I give no points for artistically misrepresenting the content of the show, nor did I like the music. The animation is I think good for the time, at least. But Period is an amazing song and the video is also very good. Not close.

Yeah I was pretty sure Domestic Girlfriend was some awful trash but the song is good. The animation isn't generally noteworthy but neither is its opponent's.

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voltch
08/30/23 6:00:23 PM
#20:


Period
Unravel

2nd match songs feel pretty similar, didn't know DomeKano was a bad show, I may have just been confusing the series title with Mysterious Girlfriend X...isn't that meant to also have a good OP?
I tried to give Tokyo Ghoul a shot and it never sticks, but I really like the OP song and I like the effects they're going for with the animation. Broken glass into the wings just looks cool.

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TeamRocketElite
08/30/23 6:03:06 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

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hombad46
08/30/23 7:22:40 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

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banshiryuu
08/30/23 7:41:25 PM
#23:


Period
unravel

this still isnt melissa or uso..... but kid has a number of issues that make it hard to pick against period so oops! second match are both bangers so it comes down to the visuals, which I definitely have to give to unravel.
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Yankees
08/30/23 8:07:07 PM
#24:


Kid
Kawaki wo Ameku

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Bane_Of_Despair
08/30/23 11:19:42 PM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

So Kid seems like the type of OP that once you have the context of who the characters are in it, you grow a huge amount of appreciation for. I haven't watched LotGH yet, so I'm missing that. The song is grand as fuck though, I could see why it would be a big OP for people. While Period isn't breaking the mold for OP's, it takes it here slightly for me.

I like both in this second match almost evenly, but there's something about the concept of the animation in Kawaki that I dig more. I also like the song a bit more.

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MaxGalactica
08/31/23 12:47:33 AM
#26:


Kid
Kawaki wo Ameku

Kid is probably my favorite new discovery in this contest, the orchestration and the vocals are divine. Match 2 is insanely stacked. Love both of them a lot, but I think I like Minami's voice a bit more than TK's.

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Robazoid
08/31/23 1:24:50 AM
#27:


Period
Unravel

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HBJDubs
08/31/23 2:50:35 AM
#28:


Period
Unravel

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UF8
08/31/23 3:13:13 AM
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not a very important note, unravel and kawaki wo ameku are both songs that really frequently get covered still (not a huge surprise since everything from tokyo ghoul does and they both have official uploads with 9-digit viewcounts) and i've gone and checked a bunch of each for comparison in the past, so that was also a neat connection to me

here's some (ok, more like all) of my favourites (i actually checked both again now so there's newer stuff too now)

Unravel (female covers heavily outnumber male covers even with tk being the original singer, but i have to say the male covers i've compiled here really give tk a run for his money)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-UedSknyY mair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpfO5hRcCLQ ibara muan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAqIf2Gjqmk suntory nomu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkOWJtkwZh0 koko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDAIaYx77xc shimaena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqB78gqPWRM masaki kanon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyGKDt-l5ac kurumizawa ririka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSDY1AoFzEA lilia tsepel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onOkf_5wmbY enma ruri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6iN2I-Bn84 yubami rasetsu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCcx2qJ5GwA yumeoi kakeru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKCw7PnhEM mago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9G5tbaFsXo natsune akari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1L0V4vaDRM tsubuyazaki ouka

Kawaki wo Ameku (naturally, the gender gap is even wider here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z__aiYSoL1U yupsilon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltfyza8DPvk souya ichika
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7sQxNEm6mo cocotsuki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKB-b8Wg0U noa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErL-vobUqYs io
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmdDElRjDu8 koto miyuri (this one is perfection)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D75jkOGdck4 asahina kon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT6cOsMaL44 kohigashi hitona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VexvYZ46tUs kamaru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHyBFWLqDUM harusaruhi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIP4YfBgYR0 asu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfz6uArW8A rikka

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MWPNdl3bNvs
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BF4m2T-mIfE
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OcNTYyHX0B8
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HLW_Et9ijc0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktxq7Rd4uhU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUH5DEr-dYg
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WhiteLens
08/31/23 3:39:40 AM
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Period
Unravel

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xx521xx
08/31/23 4:48:32 AM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

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handsomeboy2012
08/31/23 7:26:43 AM
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Period
Kawaki wo Ameku
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Fluttershy_Pony
08/31/23 8:11:24 AM
#33:


Period
Kawaki wo Ameku

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dowolf
08/31/23 12:35:40 PM
#34:


Periodo ni
Kawaki wo Ameku

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