Right off the bat from hearing the throaty chorus shouting “ Seid ihr das Essen?/Nein, wir sind der Jäger!” and I knew I would be breaking in that replay button. Though I was familiar with Revo‘s works prior to this with Sound Horizon, “Guren no Yumiya” is his most memorable sounding work. Guren no Yumiya, of course, as the first opening of Attack on Titan ( Shingeki no Kyojin) spawned a deluge of covers, remakes, spoofs, and commercials that I bet took the creators by surprise. After all, older songs have the advantage of time, while newer songs get shuttled towards the bottom. One consequence of using mentioned highly scientific method of statistical analysis is that the method makes it hard for more recent songs to make the list. Honorable Mention: Guren no Yumiya ( 紅蓮の弓矢, “Crimson Bow and Arrow”), by Linked Horizon (2013) Without further ado, here is Anime Monographia’s Top Ten Most Played Anime Openings (according to jstorming’s iTunes). Whether or not this is true is a whole other story but since the opening’s going to be something played at every episode, it’s important to get it right for optimal anime watching experience. A lackluster opening can make one expect a lackluster show. ![]() Weak-sauce openings give a bad impression. In fact, especially for casual watchers, the anime opening is crucial as it’s one’s first impression of a show. I do think while anime should hardly be judged by their openings, having an awesome opening certainly doesn’t hurt one’s chances. I use the shuffle option frequently in iTunes to get a variety of anime songs, but certain songs that come up that I really dig end up getting replayed or added to another playlist, further increasing the chances of them getting played again. What sort of information can I glean from this? Well, the top ten songs obviously tend to be songs that I like. Which is really just another way of picking the top ten most played anime songs on my iTunes. My impromptu system of evaluating music involves the highly scientific method of absolute frequency. I’ll leave the music reviewing up to experts like Alex, who seem to know what they’re talking about and have a legitimately systematic way of evaluating music. This song was made just for me–I just know it. Objectively, you know it’s not particularly attractive by standard conventions but you see something in that kyaa-inducing dopey expression. It’s similar to liking a dog with an eccentrically squashed face. There are just some songs that you hear that you can’t help but just like. ![]() I suppose it’s not too difficult for people who don’t get an emotional reaction from music to evaluate it objectively, but I fall in with the “music plays with the heartstrings of my soul” camp. A playlist?! What genius nonsense are you spouting?!Įvaluating music, much like literature, is often a subjective experience. In fact, it wasn’t until I got to college that I got introduced to the idea of the “playlist” and the idea of organizing your favorites in a looping list was revolutionary for me. And even then, it was just a few select songs from some of my favorite anime. Despite being pseudo-musical (mediocre violinist for ten years), I didn’t really start listening to music just for the sake of just listening it until sometime in high school.
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