Best OP/ED of 2025: NOMINATIONS

Welcome to the 2025 best OP/ED contest! Doing it a little earlier this time. This is the nomination post, but before I link it, here are some things to note:

* Only themes that premiered during the winter 2025-fall 2025 season may be nominated. For example:
* "Hebi" from Orb may be nominated, but not "Aporia."
* "Unmei?" from 100 Kanojo may be nominated, but not "sweet sign."
* Though Yofukashi no Uta did play in the second season, it is not eligible either, as it did not *premiere* this season.
* Insert songs are not allowed.
* Either add a screenshot from the theme for the picture or leave it blank, unless it's a theme with no visuals, in which case just put whatever. (To add an image, you have to have an image url. Right click on an image and hit "copy URL". Upload the image to imgur or some other image sharing website if you screenshotted it. That is a pain, so it's okay to just leave it blank.)
* You have a full week to nominate stuff this year. But don't wait until the end if you really want something nominated- there's always sad people who didn't get their favorite themes in in time or assumed someone else would add them. Don't be that sad person.
* Each round will last approximately 24 hours and each update will be at about 12pm EST (that's 9am PST).
* Please do not share the bracket in anime-specific communities to get more votes, to keep things fair. I may have to disqualify them if you do.
* And remember, we're voting for the quality of the theme itself, not the anime it comes from. Great themes can come from not-so-great anime, and vice-versa.

I'll try to sift through everything quickly, but once again, I'm a little busy this year. So don't worry if your nominee doesn't show up right away, I will get to it!

# [Here is the link to nominate!](https://animebracket.com/best-op-ed-of-2025/nominate)

[And you can view the current entrants here!](https://animebracket.com/best-op-ed-of-2025/characters)

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Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 18:04

Okay, pings: u/Ceryto2 , u/BiggieCheeseLapDog , u/TehZiiM

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 18:05

u/Urgnu-the-Gnu

BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-23 18:22

This year had a decent few OPs I’m quite keen on, although not as many as last year or the year before.

Anyway Shoshimin and Nukitashi all the way.

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-24 01:41

Shoushimin's S2 OP is just absolutely amazing *without context*. With context, it is pure genius and potentially the best OP I've ever seen. The song is great, the visuals are otherwordly. And the scenes all have meaning, but you'll only understand the meaning once you've watched the show (and put the OP through super deep analyzation as well). If you want to have your OP show off the series' plot progression but not spoil anything, this is how you do it. I still get goosebumps when watching it, every time.

Can't wait to see it seeded at #17 and lose in the second round.

BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-24 01:48

>Can’t wait to see it seeded at #17 and lose in the second round

As is tradition.

Xatu442026-01-24 02:01

>Can't wait to see it seeded at #17 and lose in the second round.

Why would you say such cruel and hurtful things?

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-24 02:18

>Why would you say such cruel and *truthful* things?

FTFY.

I've seen these contests before. I'm just already preparing myself for what will come.

ClemFire2026-01-23 18:27

Dumb question so even if an OP/ED played during 2025 (for example Nox Lux from Re:Zero S3) because it first played in 2024 it would not count?

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 18:33

Yep, since it premiered in fall of 2024, it can't be nominated for this competition - Nox Lux was in last years competition though.

ClemFire2026-01-23 18:48

Got it, thanks!

TheMaroonComet2026-01-23 18:50

It won’t let me submit a nomination with an empty picture field

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 19:20

You can just copy the URL of a random image to put in instead, sometimes I'll just google black square to use as a placeholder image

makinamiexe2026-01-23 19:03

submitted my nomination for plazma by kenshi yonezu (gundam gquuuuuux op) successfully

Korkez112026-01-23 19:03

>That is a pain, so it's okay to just leave it blank

Site doesn't think it's okay to leave it blank and says "invalid picture".

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 19:20

You can just copy the URL of a random image to put in instead, sometimes I'll just google black square to use as a placeholder image

Williukea2026-01-23 19:19

If a song has been created earlier (like as a game song), but used in anime only this year, is it eligible?

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-23 19:21

Yes, it's eligible!

Psyduckisnotaduck2026-01-23 20:10

Oh good so the Hibimeshi ED is eligible

Time_Fracture2026-01-24 03:39

Seems like you're specifically talking about Summer Pockets lul.

Williukea2026-01-24 11:27

There's at least two other animes that aired this year that had a game song used as op/ed (Tasokare Hotel, absolute peak, and Twisted Wonderland that used in-game opening and older group song as op/ed in anime)

jurafalle2026-01-23 19:37

All aboard the BAND MAID wagon!

Nominated all 3 of them!

dagreenman182026-01-23 22:19

A lot of my favorites will probably already be submitted, so I’m backing my dark horse: [Anne Shirley OP](https://youtu.be/UQD4mwWpoJc?si=8LjTiUhWKhcI9W-X)

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-23 22:41

Submitted a couple, may add more later.

Ceryto22026-01-23 23:30

Submitted quite a few and I tried to get good images for all of them at least. Might add a few more later, but I think I got most of my favourites that weren't already nominated.

Xatu442026-01-24 00:22

Shoshimin's ED is called SugaRiddle. Its OP is called Kaseijin, which translates to Martian.

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-24 00:30

Thanks for letting me know, that's what I get for not double checking

Xatu442026-01-24 04:56

Looks like Witch Watch's second ED is in twice as Hide and Seek with the Moon & Tsuki to Watashi no Kakurenbo. Also Revenge Match and Seigi are the same song.

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-24 05:18

Ack... Thank you again for letting me know 😩

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-24 00:25

Good stuff that comes to mind (in random order):

- Takopi
- Gnosia
- Muri Muri
- Detectives are crazy
- Bad Girls
- Rock Ladies
- Ballpark
- Nukitashi
- Milky Subway

>You have a full week to nominate stuff this year. But don't wait until the end if you really want something nominated

[](#slowgrin)

Time_Fracture2026-01-24 03:19

Since some are already in nomination I might add some, such as Yaiba OP, Chitose OP, Chitose ED and RaG S4 OP as well.

I really wanted to add [Blue Orchestra S2 ED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foFvFaOKzMs), but well the anime itself didn't perform well here let alone the ED.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-24 07:18

Did some nominations yesterday to fill in some obvious missing gems. It doesn't say, but I suppose one off OP or ED is not an insert song and will be allowed? I guess we will see when the nominations close...

Will do some further nominations today, unless someone managed to fill in the ones I still would have done myself.

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-24 07:43

As long as it acts as an opening or ending for an episode, it can count! even if it's only for one episode

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-24 07:56

Yeah, and the one particular special ending had already been nominated by myself and likely others hehe.