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Top OP/ED Nominees

Published: February 6th 2025, 5:00:04 pm

Figured Id at least share everything that was in consideration for both categories. The "cuts" are when I cut the noms listed from my overall initial list so first cut = first round of narrowing down and so forth.

--ED NOMINEES--

*FIRST CUT*

• Mix: Meisei Story S2 | Ima Koto Toki wo by Little Glee Monster

• 86 | Hands Up to the Sky by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco

• Shaman King (2021) | Courage Soul by Yoh Asakura (CV: Yoko Hikasa)

• Boruto | Who are you? by PELICAN FANCLUB

• Bakuten!! | Anata ga Iru by wacci

• Digimon Adventure: | Dreamers by ATEEZ

• 86 | Avid by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki

• Major 2nd Season 2 | IDENTITY by Ame no Parade

• Taisou Zamurai | Yume ja Nai by hatena

• Kamisama ni Natta Hi | Goodbye Seven Seas by Jun Maeda x Nagi Yanagi

• Bleach | Mask by Aqua Timez

• Bleach | Last Moment by SPYAIR

• Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei S1 | Mirror by Rei Yasuda

• Kono Oto Tomare 2nd Season | Rainbow by Yuuma Uchida

• Starmyu S3 | On Stage by Team Otori

• Kanata no Astra | Glow at the Velocity of Light by Riko Azuna

• Natsume Yuujinchou Roku | Kimi no Uta by Rei Yasuda

• Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes | Hosoyuki by Wagakki Band

• Hamatora | Hikari by Wataru Hatano

• Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season | Lantana by OLDCODEX

• Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo. Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai | Daikirai na Hazu Datta. by HoneyWorks meets Nogizaka46

• Tokyo Majin S1 | Hanafubuki by Acid

• Koi wa Ameagari no You ni | Ref:rain by Aimer

• Haikyuu!! S2 | Hatsunetsu by tacica 

• Major S4 | Ame Nochi Niji Iro by Goro Shigeno x The Loose Dogs feat. Maki Ohguro

*SECOND CUT*

• Mix: Meisei Story S2 | Harunooto by miwa

• Koukyuu no Karasu | Natsu no Yuki by krage

• Ao Ashi | Color Lily no Koibumi by Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai

• A3! Season Autumn & Winter | ZERO LIMIT by Autumn Troupe

• Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta | Tokyo Winter Session by HoneyWorks feat. Yuu Setoguchi, Natsuki Enomoto, Souta Mochizuki, Akari Hayasaka, Haruki Serizawa, Miou Aida

• Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season | Hito Shibai by Mai Fuchigami

• Love All Play | Kaze no Naka by Rei Yasuda

• Dragon Ball Z | Dete Koi Tobikiri ZENKAI Power! by MANNA

• Gundam Breaker Battlogue | Breaking Blazing by Mr.FanTastiC

• Major S3 | Strike Party!!! by BeForU

• Kuroko no Basket S2 | FANTASTIC TUNE by Kensho Ono

• Gunjou no Fanfare | OUTSIDERS (feat. Junki Kono & Sho Yonashiro) by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] 

• Free! Dive To The Future | Gold Evolution by STYLE FIVE

• Boruto | Maybe I by Seven Billion Dots

• Boruto | VOLTAGE by Anly

• Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2 | Ai Kotoba by Sakura Merry-Men

• Irozuku Sekai no Ashita Kara | Mimei no Kimi to Hakumei no Mahou by Nagi Yanagi

• Diamond no Ace Act II | Everlasting Dream by OxT

• Fukigen na Mononokean Tsuzuki | 1% by Wolpis Kater

• Digimon Adventure: | Overseas Highway by Wolpis Cater

*FINAL CUT*

• Kuroko no Basket S2 | FANTASTIC TUNE by Kensho Ono

• Boruto | Who are you? by PELICAN FANCLUB

• Dragon Ball Daima | Nakama by AI & Zedd

• Irozuku Sekai no Ashita Kara | Mimei no Kimi to Hakumei no Mahou by Nagi Yanagi

--OP NOMINEES--

*FIRST CUT*

• Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 3rd Season | Shouted Serenade by Lisa 

• Ninja Kamui | Vengeance by coldrain 

• Hibike Euphonium 3 | ReCoda by TRUE

• Technoroid Overmind | LOVE NO HATE by KNoCC

• Eternal Boys | My Way by Eternal Boys

• Boruto | It's all in the game by Qyoto

• Ballroom e Youkoso | Invisible Sensation by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

• Shaman King (2021) | Soul salvation by Megumi Hayashibara

• Durarara!! | Complication by ROOKiEZ is PUNK’d

• Sailor Moon Crystal S1 | MOON PRIDE by Momoiro Clover Z

• Fruits Basket (2019) 1st Season | Again by Beverly

• Junjou Romantica S1 | Kimi=Hana by pigstar

• Diamond no Ace S1 | Go EXCEED!! by Tom-H@ck featuring Masayoshi Oishi

• Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Legend Star | Tempest by Mamoru Miyano

• Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii | Fiction by sumika

• Psycho-Pass 3 | Q-vism by Who-ya Extended

• Enen no Shouboutai | MAYDAY by coldrain

• Enen no Shouboutai | INFERNO by Mrs. GREEN APPLE

• Clannad After Story | Toki Wo Kizamu Uta by Lia

• Psycho-Pass S1 | Out of Control by Nothing's Carved In Stone

• Nakanohito Genome [Jikkyouchuu] | not GAME by Tasuka Hatanaka

• Carole & Tuesday | Kiss Me by Nai Br.XX & Celeina Ann

• Fate/Apocrypha | ASH by LiSA

• Hibike Euphonium | DREAM SOLISTER by TRUE

• Hinomaruzumou | Be the Naked by Lead

• Domestic na Kanojo | Kawaki no Ameku by Minami

• Bungou Stray Dogs S2 | Reason Living by SCREEN mode

• Kiznaiver | Lay Your Hands on Me by Boom Boom Satellites

• Boku no Hero Academia | THE DAY by Porno Graffiti

• Samurai Flamenco | JUST ONE LIFE by SPYAIR

• Hitorijime My Hero | Heart Signal by Wataru Hatano

• Nil Admirari No Tenbin | Tandeki Mirage-ism by kradness

• Katekyo Hitman REBORN! | DIVE TO WORLD by CHERRY BLOSSOM

• Saint Seiya Omega | Shinsei Ω Shinwa (Next Generation) by √5

• Saint Seiya Omega | Mirai Saint Ω ~Saint Evolution~ by Nagareda Project

• Haikyuu!! S1 | Imagination by SPYAIR

• Sekaiichi Hatsukoi S1 | Sekai de Ichiban Koishiteru (Even If You Go to the Ends of the World by Shuuhei Kita

• Sekaiichi Hatsukoi S2 | Sekai no Hate ni Kimi ga Itemo by Shuuhei Kita

• Fugou Keiji Balance Unlimited | NAVIGATOR by SixTONES

• Naruto | GO by FLOW

• The Fable | Switch by Umeda Cypher

• Kuroko no Basket S1 | Can Do by GRANRODEO

• Kuroko no Basket S1 | RIMFIRE by GRANRODEO

• Kuroko no Basket S3 | ZERO by Kensho Ono

*SECOND CUT*

• Boruto | Baton Road by KANA-BOON

• Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu S1 | Blessing by Aira Yuuki

• Bleach | chAngE by miwa

• Bleach | Shoujo S by SCANDAL

• Bleach | Ichirin no Hana by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR

• Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru | Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku by Q-MHz feat. Mitsuhiro Hidaka a.k.a. SKY-HI

• Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season | ODD FUTURE by UVERworld

• Akatsuki no Yona | Akatsuki no Yona by Kunihiko Ryo

• Cheer Danshi!! | Hajime no Ippo by Luck Life

• Irozuku Sekai no Ashita Kara | 17 Sai by Haruka to Miyuki

• Violet Evergarden | Sincerely by TRUE

• Hakyuu Houshin Engi | Keep the Heat and Fire Yourself Up by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas

• Skip to Loafer | Keina Suda

• Kekkai Sensen S1 | Hello,world! by BUMP OF CHICKEN

• Dokyuu Hentai HxEros | Wake Up H×ERO! (feat. Retto Enjou) by HXEROS SYNDROMES

• Digimon Adventure | Butter-Fly by Kouji Wada

• Outlaw Star | Through The Night by Masahiko Arimatsu

• Shenmue The Animation | UNDEAD-NOID by Kashitarou Itou

• Dragon Ball | Makafushigi Adventure! by Hiroki Takahashi

*FINAL CUT*

• Akagami no Shirayukihime | Sono Koe ga Chizu ni Naru by Hayami Saori

• Fairy Tail The Final Season | DOWN BY LAW by THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE

• Bleach | HARUKAZE by SCANDAL

• Bleach | Asterisk by Orange Range

• Tribe Nine | Strike It Out by MIYAVI

• Tsurune Kazemai Koukou Kyuudo-bu S1 | Naru by Luck Life

• 2.43: Seiin Kokou Danshi Volley-bu | Mahi by yama

  • Bleach | CHU-BURA by KELUN

  • Dragon Ball Z | CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA by Hironobu Kageyama

• Bakuten!! | Seishun no Enbu by Centimillmental

• Kuzu no Honkai | Uso no Hibana by 96Neko

• DAYS | Higher Climber by HOWL BE QUIET

• Sengoku Basara S1 | JAP by abington boys school

• Tokyo Majin S2 | Prayer by Acid