Favorite OPs/EDs of 2013

It's becoming clear I have nothing better to do than compile lists of my favorite things from this year, so here we go again. A list of my most enjoyed Opening and Ending sequences from shows that aired in 2013. Now, normally, if I like a show, I'll also usually enjoy the OP/ED, since I start attaching how much I enjoy the show to how much I enjoy anything related to the show.

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With that in mind, there are a lot of OPs/EDs from shows in my favorite anime list, but there were quite a number of Openings and Endings that I really liked from shows I either dropped or never even watched.

 

I'll only be including OPs/EDs from anime that STARTED broadcasting this year, so shows like Shin Sekai Yori and Uchuu Kyoudai will be excluded. Also, 2-cour shows will be counted in the season they began in, to make things a bit more simple. In order to keep it (somewhat) short, I'll keep it down to 3 picks per season. So without further ado, my favorite Openings and Endings (per season) of 2013:

 

Winter Openings:

1) Love Live! School Idol Project

Not surprisingly at all, Love Live takes the top spot in the winter line-up. Catchy song, cute girls. What's not to love?

 

2) Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?

If it wasn't for my extreme bias towards Love Live, I think this was the best opening from Winter. Stylishly animated, and a nice song to boot. Bang!

 

3) Kotoura-san

Yoshi yoshi yoshi!

 

Honorable mentions: Chihayafuru 2 

 

Winter Endings:

1) Doki Doki! Precure

P-P-P-PURICUAH!~ If only all anime 3DCG looked this good. LOOKIN' AT YOU, LOVE LIVE.

 

2) GJ-bu ED 2

I quite enjoyed all the EDs from GJ-bu, but, with Shion being my favorite character (She's also the VA for Umi from Love Live!), this was the one I picked. Cute and mellow.

 

3) Love Live! School Idol Project

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Honorable mentions: Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?, Tamako Market

 

Spring Openings:

1) Shingeki no Kyojin OP 2

OP2 > OP1 Search deep within your heart, you know this to be true.

 

2) Hataraku Maou-sama 

GET OUT OF GATE. TRUE SKKKKYYY.

 

3) To aru Kagaku no Railgun S OP 2

Yoshino Nanjo~

 

Honorable mentions: Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru 

 

Spring Endings:

1) Hataraku Maou-sama ED 2

I think this was my favorite ED from the entirety of 2013, though some endings from the Autumn season could give it a run for its money. Really, really nice song, and solid visuals.

 

2) Shingeki no Kyojin ED 2

ED2 > ED1 etc etc. Goddamn this ending was great.

 

3) Suisei no Gargantia

Man this season really had some top-notch endings...

 

Summer Openings:

1) Gen'ei wo Kakeru Taiyou

God this song is so good. SO GOOD.

 

2) Servant x Service

Much like with Gen'ei wo Kakeru Taiyou, I enjoyed the opening more than the show itself. 

 

3) Teekyuu Season 2

Song... too... catchy... Also I actually watched (and enjoyed) this, unlike the two aforementioned.

 

Honorable mentions: Genshiken Nidaime, Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!, Monogatari Series Second Season OP 1

 

Summer Endings:

1) Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi

I actually think this is the most beautiful ending from 2013, the song is god-tier.

 

2) Gin no Saji 

DO YOU WANT TO FEEL CHILL? THEN CHILL AND LISTEN TO THIS SHIT.

 

Autumn Openings:

1) Kyousougiga 

Easily my favorite opening from this season, and what a season.

 

2) White Album 2 

Okay okay, I know this sounds like a generic-ish song from any Visual Novel, but hear me out. Just watch this show to the end, and when you get there, come back and tell me I was right to put this here.

 

3) Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

One can only hope that KanColle will get an opening this good.

 

Honorable mentions: Samurai Flamenco, Outbreak Company, Pokemon XY

 

Autumn Endings:

1) Kyoukai no Kanata

My favorite ending from a stacked season of great endings, KnK struck gold with this song. So good...

 

2) Samurai Flamenco 

Catchy song is catchy. It's not that I can't get it out of my head, it's that I don't want to.

 

3) Tokyo Ravens 

NANJO YOSHINO!!~

 

Honorable mentions: Yowamushi Pedal, White Album 2, Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai, Kill la Kill, Aikatsu! Season 2, Golden Time

 

Bonus: Favorite Insert songs from 2013

1) No Brand Girls (Love Live! School Idol Project)

You saw this coming.

 

2) White Album (White Album 2)

If this doesn't convince you to watch the show, nothing will.

 

3) Rittai Kidou (Shingeki no Kyojin)

Godly OST. Godly.

 

Looking back, it's been a pretty good year for anime. Here's hoping that trend continues into 2014!