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OPs
Best opening has to Oshi no Ko's TEST ME (by CHANMINA) hands down. There's just no contest this season.
It is kinda edgy and reminds me of Mephisto. Its visuals are incredible too.
EDs
I'm somewhat cheating here (since it was actually released last year, but it is the second ending song of the anime and the second half of the anime is airing this season) but my favourite ED is Gnosia's Floor Killer (by Umeda Cypher). I enjoy how it sounds.
Roll Over and Die
I gave up on Roll Over and Die. It's not too bad, but it's just not good enough. Somehow, the dialogue and whatnots don't seem to flow smoothly. Maybe its direction is no good? I'd rather just read the source material or its manga adaptation. My understanding is that the story is still ongoing and won't be ending anytime soon though, so it would be a while before I pick it back up.
You and I Are Polar Opposites
The anime that replaced the freed-up time is You and I Are Polar Opposites. Its synopsis made it sound like a typical romcom which is why I have been brushing it off, but the numerous praises it has been receiving and its high rating on AniList made it hard to ignore. So I gave it a chance.
For the first half of the first episode, I was convinced this anime is going to turn out like most other romcoms and was ready to drop it once the episode ends. But there was a development - one that's not done frequent enough in romcoms IMO - in that episode and that was enough to get me hooked.
Beyond that, I like the characters. I also like how the anime build-up the characters and their personalities by showing us their thoughts.
It has been surprising enjoyable. I would be following it as it airs now, so hopefully it would continue to deliver.
Cosmic Princess Kaguya
One last update: I completed Cosmic Princess Kaguya. It is very well-produced, with high quality animation and art. Its story feels lackluster by comparison though.
mild meta spoiler for Cosmic Princess Kaguya
I am glad that there is at least a twist. However it's a predictable one.
IMO the plot would have been better if there was some kind of conspiracy instead of the time-travel shenanigans.
I mentioned in another comment in this thread that I have Megane wo Hazushite from Seihantai na Kimi to Boku as my favorite this season, but I want to say that TEST ME is a very close second.
Also wanted to comment once again that Mephisto is so. fucking. good.
It's been a while since I have learnt about Power Law in Network Science, but was recently reminded about its prevalence thanks to Veritasium.
When I examined my music library, I noticed the number of times the songs were played follow Power Law too. Standing at the very top is Mephisto with more than 1057 plays, dwarfing Avid (86) and Monster / Kaibutsu (Beastars) in second and third places with around 617 and 580 plays respectively.
All this to say that: yes, 100% agree; Mephisto is just that great.