T5W#7-Top 5 Anime End Themes

So guess I went with the two parter option eh?  Last week it was intros, this week it’s endings.

 

#5-FLCL-Ride the Shooting Star

FLCL is filled with music you just want to blast in your car during a Sunday afternoon drive.  Just chill out and watch the sites go by.  Of course if you watch the live action footage of Haruko’s bike going AWOL on it’s own sight seeing adventure, you’d want to do the same thing as well.  Not much more to say, it’s great, next number.

 

#4-Cyborg 009-Genesis of Next

 

Anime Techno at it’s best.  Genesis of Next’s synth beats echo the mechanical feel of the series 9 main cybernetic heroes and heroines.  But more so that makes it so darn likeable is the build up.  It starts off quietly announcing itself before the bumps kick in and then builds again to the lyrics, sung in the most beautiful fashion.  The full length song clocks in at almost 10min long, but it never feels tiring, it feels epic.  Wasn’t a huge 009 fan but this theme was definitely a highlight of what I saw.

 

#3-Gundam Build Fighters-Imagination > Reality

You bet Gundam was going to be on this list somewhere.  And again, I had to choose a song from Gundam Build Fighters, a testament to how much I really loved the heck out of this series.  This tune is just flat out fun.  Even as the episode ends, you get pumped up hearing it that you want to jump to the next episode right away.  When I hear it, I think of running through a montage of Anime Conventions, a place I consider filled with extraordinary possibilities.  Even better, is when you add in the image of running through that hallway of fantasy with friends.  Take your dreams and run with them and share them if you wish.  Am I being too deep with this?

 

#2-Yu-Gi-Oh-Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo

The battle is over and it’s time to reminisce and lament on how the end has come.  That’s the kind of feeling I get hearing this tune.  Very reflective, it kind of has a bit of a mournful beat to it, which I know sounds morbid.  But it also is kind of soothing in a way, kind of a way to lower you from the high of action excitement and into a nice sense of relaxation now that the episode is over.  All that from a Yu-Gi-Oh theme song?  Yeah im surprised too.

 

#1-Dragon Ball GT-Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima o Uchi Nukou

It’s funny.  When I first heard this song I thought it was from DBZ somewhere.  It’s only recently I learned it was from GT and as much as im not a fan of that show, I love the theme music, all openings and endings.  Why does this one stand out, not just in the series but as my favorite ending ever?  Well unlike my #2 option, this sounds like more than just an end or farewell to the journey.  It sounds more like, until next time my friend, the journey never ends.  That alone sums up Dragon Ball itself as a whole, a never ending adventure.  But if you do have to part ways with allies and friends for now, it’s also a good reminisce song, to remind you of the good times and bad times…and how you wouldn’t have it any other way.