Best OP/ED of 2025: Eliminations Round A

Reminder that there will be two rounds for eliminations!

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

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

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BiggieCheeseLapDog2026-01-30 18:08

Inertia from To Be Hero X managed to sneak its way in.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-30 18:10

Somehow a donghua track was included...

Had to be a bit strategic with my votes, to try and give an edge to the ones I think might be edge cases to get i to the bracket.

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-30 18:15

I've let dubiously anime themes in before (Scott Pilgrim, Arcane, pretty sure MDZ in the donghua category.) I think if it's close enough, it can go through. But if a lot of people really really can't stand that, then I guess I can remove To Be Hero X themes.

gnome-cop2026-01-30 18:35

I’m genuinely surprised that anything from Kamitsubaki city under construction is here on the list because no one fucking watched that show.

Ceryto22026-01-30 19:46

I didn't watch the show since the show didn't really catch me but as a KAF enjoyer I had to nominate at least one of the songs. I doubt it will mae the contest however.

gnome-cop2026-01-30 19:57

I would have nominated the Sekai and Haru version of “Breathe” if I knew the contest was happening.

Ceryto22026-01-30 20:41

Since I doubted many of them would be voted for I didn't plan on nominating all 11 OPs and EDs, but yes Breathe would also have been a nice song from the bunch. From what I remember though, some of my favourite songs in the first 2-3 episodes were inserts, which aren't elligible.

I_happen_to_disagree2026-01-31 04:09

I watched it lol. I started off good, quickly got confusing in the middle, then it straightened out and the ending was actually neat.

gnome-cop2026-01-31 14:00

Am also one of the like a dozen people that watched it. Like, I think the ending works but the fact that the pacing and writing is so weird annoys me immensely. [Kamitsubaki spoilers]>!It’s like what you get if you fuse Madoka, The Matrix and Ave Mujica but just do everything slightly worse. It could be really good if it would just flesh out the plot and characters more. But unfortunately I don’t live in that universe. I think what annoys me the most is that the show contains so many of my favorite things but doesn’t develop them enough to be as good as it could be.!<

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:08

Bad Surprise isn't there (in the entrants), did the nomination not go through or something?

[](#panic)

zairaner2026-01-30 20:14

What? WHAT????

I still didn't see it in the list of entrants a few hours ago, so I nominated it again to be sure. Hope we didn't cancel each other out.

Edit: i guess since this is the only opportunity to shill it, have a [BAD SURPRISE](https://animethemes.moe/anime/bad_girl/ED1)!

thehaxorman2026-01-30 20:18

> Reminder that there will be two rounds for eliminations!

it will be in round B I suppose. Both Hibimeshi songs are also not in todays round either. yes I did panic a little.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:40

You can look at the full list of entrants, but no, it's not there; OP confirmed it didn't make it somehow.

[](#akkotears)

(FWIW the Hibimeshi songs are in the list of entrants)

thehaxorman2026-01-30 20:58

that's crazy because I also nominated Bad Surprise lmao

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 21:12

Damn, that's 3 of us now (zairaner also nominated it).

It's a conspiracy!

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-30 20:28

Oh no, I remember putting it through-maybe it was too close to when I started the eliminations :'( I'm sorry!

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-30 20:38

Aw, is there no way to shenanigan this, like replacing one that *cough cough donghua* might not belong?

If not, winner better have an * next to it!

[](#seasonalpout)

(Joking aside, well it's not like it would've won against the big names, but it's in my top 10 of the year!)

zairaner2026-01-30 20:46

Nooooo not my favourite ed song of the year of all things...

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-30 22:42

Too bad, glad it got remembered by someone as it was one of the best EDs of the year. If only I hadn't gotten sick, I could have nominated it last Saturday or Wednesday, maybe I could have made a difference after all.

zairaner2026-01-30 20:12

Don't know wether you can change this at this point, but **utopia or dystopia** somehow got the image from the mv of **ninkoro dance** lol.

Regarding todays choices:

[**Ninkoro dance**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/ninja_to_koroshiya_no_futarigurashi/ED1) up today! At least as far as combination of both visuals and song go, maybe my favourite from the year

Also [**nie**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/watashi_wo_tabetai_hitodenashi/OP1)

[**Super big love**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/bad_girl/OP1) (bad girl op) is here too. The real stars of thi. show are the ed and the insert songs, but the op is also so much fun.

[**Nukitashi op**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/nukitashi_the_animation/OP1) for the entire family

Best op [**KillKiSS**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/bang_dream_ave_mujica/OP1-NCBD1080) of the year here to steal the show!

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-30 20:30

I always have to make at least one mistake with the images :')

Ceryto22026-01-30 20:36

I think I might have had a little too much fun nominating songs and ended up nominating a few too many this year around, but at least I had fun in going back through a lot of songs from last year and picking my favourite scene to put as the picture.

And I think we had quite a few hidden gems on top of some of the overall big hitters. I think just in today's elimination round I voted for 45 of the entries and I expect to vote for a similar amount next round, so I'm already sure a lot of these won't make it in. I won't list all 45 I voted for today but I'll note a few of my faves that were up for the vote today:

* **Doukashiteru - Dandadan 2**
* **Ninkoro Dance - Ninkoro**
* **Yume ja Nai nara Nannano sa - Rock Lady**
* **Actor - Spy x Family 3**
* **Watch me! - Witch Watch**
* **Ashita no Watashi ni Sachi Are - Girumasu**
* **skirt - Apocalypse Hotel**
* **Iris Out - Chainsaw Man - Reze-hen**
* **Crucifix X - Ave Mujica**
* **Kakumei Douchu - Dandadan 2**
* **Hi wo Mamoru - Spy X Family 3**
* **SCOPE - Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte**
* **02 - Undead Unluck Winter-hen**
* **KiLLKiSS - Ave Mujica**
* **Glass no Sen - Takopii**

Xatu442026-01-30 20:39

#**6 Entries You Should Watch and Vote For:**
* [Hadaka de Dotsukiai feat. May'n](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gLM5qjn5Hk) - It's catchy as hell and features a bunch of stupid drunk college students getting into stupid drunk shenanigans, what's not to love? A perfect match to Grand Blue's comedy.
* [Saraba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7DnKGG148) - It's got Hina in it, you must vote. But really, her dream of love is incredibly sweet and it's a great touch that you never see Taiki's face in that segment.
* [Rolling Stone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMexB5n52EQ) - It's soothing, plus it's got multiple variants featuring different members of Dr. Stone's great cast through tarot cards, which I'm always a sucker for.
* [Bitter End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yirXygazg) - Right from the first frame, you see the stellar imagery pregnant with meaning that Uron Mirage is renowned for. Just as Utsuro and Oboro are two opposite yet inseparable halves of the same whole, so too are the constantly questioning yet undeniable mellifluous vocals and visually arresting yet abstruse visuals of this OP. A perfect blend of peak and kino.
[Kaseijin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvusi5PSzo0) - I know that people like it and that it's in the anime awards but I still have 'Nam flashbacks from Magus Bride's incredible Gekidan Inu Curry OP getting utterly ignored in the last contest by the teeming masses so seriously, watch it and vote for it. The title Martian alone's an obvious analogue to the isolation of Shoshimin's leads and the sheer variety of art on display in the OP's just wonderful to watch. Especially when you watch the show and understand the meaning behind the various choices made. I like how the Newspaper Club flickers along the school hallway in particular as a neat way to do the usual "show people who exist this season" requirement of an OP.
* [CASANOVA POSSE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG07I9UlnoI) - I just love the mischievous energy the cast brings with their clapping and then the joy of dancing while sick jazz plays.

Also it's fun to see Watch Me! and [Nico breaking Watch Me!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwHJYOdvd0) both up today.

Ceryto22026-01-30 20:47

>Also it's fun to see Watch Me! and [Nico breaking Watch Me!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWwHJYOdvd0) both up today.

I think it was such a fun opening gag that I just had to nominate it! I just love the little behind the scenes of how the OP looks before it was finished!

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-30 22:25

> Especially when you watch the show and understand the meaning behind the various choices made.

This cannot be understated to people who haven't watched the show. You should definitely watch this OP and be in awe of all the creative visuals and how they flow with the song. But you also need to know *that they all have meaning*. The OP tells you a myriad of the show's plot points, but in a way you only understand them after you have watched the show. It's absolutely brilliant.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-30 21:00

Damn, [WataNare ED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZa9al0pKxs) is living rent-free in my head. The song is so damn catchy. I feel bad the J-pop group singing it is breaking up.

Also, obviously shilling for [KillKiss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXkipC-vqs) because I must.

Usodearu0072026-01-30 21:36

hmm Tu Bian Yingxiong X is here but not lord of mysteries.. is there some kind of difference or is it simply that no one nominated the ending ?

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-30 21:51

Nope, no one nominated the ending. I would've approved it if it had been

Usodearu0072026-01-30 22:12

damn.. how unfortunate. it was probably my favorite theme song this year.

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-30 22:40

I got busy with work and also sick again, so I couldn't nominate any entries after all. That's sad, but also something I can't really fault myself for after all. The Kingdom S6 OP and ED should have been here. The Arknights OP and ED as well. Bad Surprise from Bad Girl was legitimately one of the best EDs of the year. I also wanted to see the Once Upon a Witch's Death ED in here. And Hanako not getting any entries nominated sucks as well.

But there's good news! None of that matters, because I don't exaggerate when I say last year had possibly the greates OP I've ever watched. Please, everyone, watch [Kasejin](https://animethemes.moe/anime/shoushimin_series_2nd_season/OP1), and truly watch it. Now consider that all those amazing creative visuals are metaphors for different plot lines in the show. Every single beautiful frame truly means something if you've watched the show - even if it will still take a while to truly understand it all. Its overwhelming brilliance absolutely deserves every of your vote in this contest.

Ceryto22026-01-31 00:45

Damn, I knew I missed some things but how could I have missed End of Days by Reona... I completely blanked that it was an Arknights OP. I guess going only through my anilist for nominations made me miss some sequels I didn't watch. But tbh I already spent a whole evening nominating like 50 themes and any more would have been impossible.

Williukea2026-01-31 00:14

Songs you need to vote for! (please)

All Tasokare Hotel songs

Year N (such an amazing magical song!)

Hana Doll songs

Pocket Monsters, the new openings and endings were such bangers

Twisted Wonderland songs (If you don't vote, it's off with your head!)

Muri muri

Classic Stars songs

Unite Up songs

AiPri songs

and Princession songs

Madpotator2026-01-31 00:40

Shame I missed the nominations

Would have nominated:

Cardfight!! Vanguard: Divinez Deluxe Kesshou-hen [ED1](https://animethemes.moe/anime/cardfight_vanguard_divinez_deluxe_kesshouhen/ED1), [ED2](https://animethemes.moe/anime/cardfight_vanguard_divinez_deluxe_kesshouhen/ED2), [ED8](https://animethemes.moe/anime/cardfight_vanguard_divinez_deluxe_kesshouhen/ED8) & especially [ED10](https://animethemes.moe/anime/cardfight_vanguard_divinez_deluxe_kesshouhen/ED10) (would have been the fourth Ave Mujica song)

[Ishura S2 ED](https://animethemes.moe/anime/ishura_2nd_season/ED1)

While I don't think any Cardfight EDs would have made it through voting due to being very niche, I'm surprised Ishura's The Iolite didn't even get nominated.

Time_Fracture2026-01-31 01:36

Oooh, who put Blue Orchestra S2 ED there? I recall I didn't put it on the nominations.

Wuff_the_Dog2026-01-31 03:33

I ended up adding it! I thought it was an interesting idea for an ending.

xolon62026-01-31 06:32

I hope Bake no Kawa gets pretty far even if it doesn't win. It fits the vibes of Gnosia so perfectly and is catchy as hell.

Pale_Letterhead40342026-01-31 07:56

no jane doe from csm?? i liked it much more than the op and it was really well recieved