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Anime General Discussion Thread, Favorite Winter Season OP/ED Edition [2026, Week 05] (ani.social)

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It's time for the seasonal OP/ED roundup! I want to hear about your favorite OPs and EDs for the season (alternatively, your least favorites!). If you are looking for a collection of them all for this season, you can find almost all of them at the link below:

Collection of almost all OP and EDs for the Winter season

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[–] wjs018@ani.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am going to add my usual disclaimer that I tend to judge an OP/ED much more on the song than the visuals. I have called out below where that is different. I have divided this into shows I am watching vs. not, as well as some fun superlatives.

Shows I am watching

Oshi no Ko OP - TEST ME by CHANMINA - This OP is scary good. I am especially impressed with the visuals of both this OP as well as the special OP from the first episode. Just remarkably good foreshadowing and symbolism as well as some great songs.
Frieren OP - lulu by Mrs. GREEN APPLE - Really great OP that fits the show so well.
'Tis Time for "Torture" Princess OP - Sunday Morning by ILLIT - This OP might be prettier, but I don't think it is as good as the first season OP (which I still regularly listen to), but I still really like this OP and it instantly got stuck in my head.
Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers OP - YOAKE by blank paper - This premiere really impressed me, but I haven't really been able to keep up with it since. In any case, big fan of this OP.

Shows I am not watching

Fate/strange Fake OP - PROVANT by Jean-Ken Johnny, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] & TAKUMA - I don't know a damn thing about Fate, but I liked this OP a lot
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord OP - Okirakuzation by Rei Nakashima - This one had a bit of a tongue-twister feel to it that I enjoyed. It reminded me a bit of the song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins.
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife OP - Ding-dong by Mao Abe - This was such a cozy OP. This show looks like it is cute as a button.

Superlatives

Rage Against the Rage! - honoring those that excel in the art of the scream
- Roll Over and Die OP - Liberator by PassCode - There was stiff competition in this category, but I felt this one really set itself apart.
Be True to Yourself! - honoring those that know what they are and never change
- MF Ghost OP - TIMELESS POWER by MOTSU and Yuu Serizawa - You want more Eurobeat? Well, here is more Eurobeat.
Running Horse Award - honoring those that make use of a zoetrope (sorry, this doesn't have to do with Uma Musume)
- Polar Opposites OP - Megane wo Hazushite by Noa - This OP opens with a zoetrope, but makes use of lots of visual tricks both digital and analog in a neat visual display and a mix of the old and new.

[–] Rottcodd@ani.social 3 points 1 week ago

Be True to Yourself! - honoring those that know what they are and never change

MF Ghost OP - TIMELESS POWER by MOTSU and Yuu Serizawa - You want more Eurobeat? Well, here is more Eurobeat.

Exactly.

And damned if it doesn't work.

The first time I heard it, I cynically thought, "Oh gee - Eurobeat with alternating rap and clean vocals - sure didn't see that coming."

Even as I felt this weird compulsion to grab a gear shift and stomp on an accelerator.