Questions regarding theme songs of anime shows. This tag should NOT be used for music identification questions, as these are no longer accepted here.
To be used for only opening and closing theme songs.
Other songs should use music tag.
Questions tagged [theme-song]
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Is it common for a character to sing in OP/ED?
Some anime used their seiyuu (voice actor/actress) for their opening or ending song, I know there's some anime that used their seiyuu to sing OP/ED like The World God Only Knows, Monogatari Series, or Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica.
Is it common for…
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Do the symbols that appear in the OP of Sasami-san@Ganbaranai mean anything?
The OP starts out with this list of symbols that look like a table of kanas, except that some of those symbols are used more than once:
Many later scenes in the opening sequence can also be found to have a single, repeated symbol accompanying…
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Is the English Pokemon theme song more well known than the Japanese version?
I was watching this video of the Japanese-YouTuber Hikakin beatboxing the first English Pokemon song. It made me wonder: was the English dub theme song more well-known than the original Japanese opening?
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Why are there songs in OSTs and music albums that don't appear in the anime?
There are songs from OSTs, or even full albums by bands or singers in the anime, that I have never heard in the anime. Some music albums for which this is true:
Neon Genesis Evangelion: S² Works — many unused songs and alternate mixes or…
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Was this really the original American/English-language opening/intro to Sailor Moon? If so, why was it so heavily changed?
Original Japanese intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WdSzmL80eE
Swedish intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2tQKejS9Fo
American/English intro (if true): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjlcUw1Wkw
Having never heard or seen the…
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Is it rare for two different anime to share the same OP/ED song?
I have watched the anime Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. It has the ED song
"secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ (10 years after ver.) (secret base
〜君がくれたもの〜（10 years after Ver.）)" by Meiko Honma (Ai Kayano), Naruko
Anjou…
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In which soundtrack album can I find "Virgin Road Ni Hana Ga Saku"?
File 23 of the first season of You're Under Arrest (Taiho Shichauzo) featured the wedding of Daimaru (Ken's father) and Sena. I have found that the song used there that caught my interest has the same title as the episode; that is, "Virgin Road Ni…
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What is the purpose of having this face in the subtitles/lyrics?
During the first verse in the second opening to Hayate no Gotoku (Shichitenhakki Shijou Shugi! by KOTOKO), this face (O_O;) appears in each version of the subtitles; the translated, romanised and original Japanese versions.
Additionally, the face…
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Are there any prominent non-fan dubs of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" in other languages?
Remembering that there was a dubbed version of one of the OP's from the 2003 FMA in Cantonese, that seems to have been popular in Hong Kong (judging from YouTube), I wanted to know if there was anything similar for NGE's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis".
I…
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Who is the other asteroid head in the end credits?
In the end track of Sabagebu! there are some asteroids floating around in the shape of character's heads.
The first one is Platy, the Platypus:
The next one is our lead heroine Momoka:
But who is this last face? It doesn't look like anyone and…
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Why is there no official character song for Homura and Mami?
Madoka has a character song titled "See You Tomorrow" (またあした, Mata Ashita) while Sayaka and Kyoko have a duet song titled "And I'm Home".
I just found out that Homura and Mami don't have a character song (from this Puella Magi wiki page) like…
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Is the Umineko ED used elsewhere?
Recently, I have started watching Umineko no naku koro ni (When the Seagulls Cry) and I found the ending song (YouTube link) of this anime very familiar and similar to a song I have heard before in another anime. In particular, the part 0:40 - 1:00…
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Do many anime play the main theme during the final battle?
While watching an anime series with a friend, he pointed out that "all anime play their theme song during the final fight." Now, I doubt it's "all", but sure enough, the main theme song of Digimon Tamers and the (first) OP of Fullmetal Alchemist:…
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What's with the timing of the OP and ED in Minami-ke?
I've seen other anime where opening sequences are placed much later in the episode, sometimes as far as halfway through. Rarely endings begin a bit early, with a short (cliffhanger) scene following. In Minami-ke Okaeri endings are placed a good…
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In the first opening of 'Jujutsu Kaisen', what does the water filling the train that Yuji is riding signify?
I'm continuing to try and fully understand the OPs in Jujutsu Kaisen, and right now I'm interested in knowing whether, in the first OP, there is any deeper significance behind Itadori Yuji riding an empty metro train half-asleep while being…
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