5th entry - Jap anime theme songs

A significant part of my enjoyment of Jap anime comes from the opening and ending theme songs. I find that if I like a theme song of a particular anime, then I will usually like the anime as well, and vice versa.

Here are some nice theme songs I picked up from you-tube (i'm so grateful to all those who put in the effort to upload these songs! *muacks*):

Basilisk
The Opening song's heavy metal beat prepares audience for the heart-stopping action and plot twists. The 2 ending songs feature nice vocals and music by J-pop artistes.

Opening song (Onmyouza - Koga ninpocho 陰陽座 甲賀忍法帖)



Ending song 1 (Nana Mizuki - Wild Eyes)



Ending song 2 (Hime Murasaki)



The Twelve Kingdoms
A soothing melody in Chinese-classical style is followed by fast-paced, swash-buckling action rhapsody - a very unique composition!

Opening music



Diamond Dust Drops
The opening is a cheery and energetic girly J-pop tune to warm the hearts of the young and young at heart. The groovy R&B tune of the ending song lets one listen in quiet contemplation of one's ups and downs in life.

Opening song



Ending song



Sakura Cardcaptor
My all-time favourite anime!
Opening 1 is super cute and innocent, drawing the audience immediately to the main character and her friends, leaving you full of expectation for what comes next. Opening 2 brings audience closer to the inner world of the main character who by then would already be familiar to her fans. Opening 3 invites audience to a dream-like world where the most unexpected happens... The uplifting and child-like innocent quality of the music soothes the tired soul after a hard day in the harsh world.

Opening 1



Opening 2



Opening 3