Favorite Anime or Cartoon Theme song..

[AsahinaKimi]

I love the music from Anime.. here are a few of my favorites;

[Steerpike]

1. I'm an old man

I used to watch this on Los Angeles TV in the early sixties

[Steerpike]

2. Talking about Pacific Rim

This was my first Giant Robot

[Steerpike]

3. Gotta Have Sailor Moon

[Whisp]

5. oh yeah!

[Steerpike]

4. Dragon Ball

I like the closing theme better...you know half a dozen of one and six of another...

[azurnoir]

21. +1 was going to say that myself

also the Japanese one

not theme music but the soundtrack to Cooler's Revenge kicks butt too

[Xyzse]

6. This is Very Old

Must admit though, I like Yoko Kanno but, I have a soft spot for DoCo.

[Taverner]

7. Puffy - Teen Titans Theme

Sorry, I like power pop, what can I say?

[Steerpike]

8. I love all three versions!

The English Version
The Nippon Version
The Funky Humorous Version!

[Taverner]

9. Puffy Ami Yumi is actually a pretty good group

Pure J-Pop mirth

And at the same time Jellyfish's Andy Sturmer writes a lot of their music

So it's really interesting to see the influence at work

You hear how the influence went from Beatles to 70s era J-pop, throw in some punk and early 90s Psychedelia and Paisley Underground

[Steerpike]

10. Here ya go! I love the guitar line and solo!

[AsahinaKimi]

11. oh yeah!

[Steerpike]

12. lol Larry sings the Theme!

[ZombieHorde]

26. That is a great one. nt

[OriginalGeek]

13. Far and away, without question, it's not even close: Cowboy BeBop

Both the opening theme, Tank!:

And the closing theme, The Real Folk Blues:

[fizzgig]

14. love the music from bebop

i'm due for a re-watching of that soon

[ZombieHorde]

27. That is a great one. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

55. How about TRIGUN

[OriginalGeek]

57. Yep I liked them too

I am pretty sure I had seen that show before but I didn't remember the music - but that was pretty cool.

[MrScorpio]

15. Samurai Champloo and Cowboy Bebop nt

[AsahinaKimi]

16. Throwing in a couple more...

[uriel1972]

17. Maybe a little obscure...

But Message #9 from Gasaraki. Tomoko Tane if memory serves me correctly.

ps. The youtube embedding thing is a little beyond me atm.

[AsahinaKimi]

18. This one?

[uriel1972]

25. Oh yes...

That flute at the start gets me.

[Steerpike]

19. OK Last One!

I neglected Kimba the white lion but I do give it mention!

[AsahinaKimi]

20. I am kinda surprised no one mentioned this one...

[nykiera]

22. Mine

[AsahinaKimi]

23. Great tunes.. Loved this from Rurouni Kenshin

[ornotna]

24. This is one of them....Deadman Wonderland

One Reason - DWB feat. fade

[azurnoir]

33. Love that intro.

This one's actually the outro to Death Note, but still one of my favorites

[AsahinaKimi]

36. Awesome song..

I have heard this before!

[OnyxCollie]

28. Star Blazers

[ZombieHorde]

29. Gantz

Maybe I just love it because it means I'm about to watch some Gantz. Violent, perverse, nihilistic, and completely insane. Love it.

Show version...

Full version...

[MicaelS]

30. Neon Genesis Evangelion will always be # 1 with me.

Number 2 is Space Battleship Yamato.

[Tom_Foolery]

31. Mighty Mouse...

[Tom_Foolery]

32. Fearless Fly...

[Akoto]

34. Monochrome, from Star Driver. Hands down.

[Fiendish Thingy]

35. Jonny Quest

[TheMightyFavog]

37. Many of my faves have been posted

But the Area 88 TV Series is up there in my book. Who doesn't love a techno remix of Bach's Little Fugue in G?
(BTW, this series could do with a Live Action adaptation. Think Top Gun with actual humanity.

And Black Lagoon. If Quentin Tarantino ever did an anime series, this is pretty damn close to what you'd get.

[Locut0s]

38. Grave of the FireFlies - Mother's Death.

A sadder film is hard to find. This music still brings tears to my eyes. Sadly I can't find a version without just the music.

[Locut0s]

39. Wings of honneamise...

[TM99]

40. So do Japanese Video game themes and music

count as well?

I have watched some Anime, but I particularly enjoy JRPG's and J-SHMUPS and then the Anime spin-offs from these.

The piano music collections from the Final Fantasy series are superb. Here is one such example:

One of the best SHMUPS series I know that includes some amazing music is the TOUHOU series. Here are a few examples of the artists featured:

[Half-Century Man]

41. Mataku

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Koko desu

Kore ga ii desu ka?

Kore mo
All the different ending themes from "High School of The Dead"

[Archae]

42. "Nightmare" from "Robot Carnival"

[AsahinaKimi]

43. You guys posted some really good ones.. Here are just a few more..

[Gidney N Cloyd]

44. Animaniacs

[madrchsod]

52. another animaniacs fan

i`ve collected a ton of thier stuff. one of the best cartoons in a long time

[malthaussen]

45. It's a tossup:

This:

Or this:

Hanna-Barbera cartoons generally had pretty good themes, too:

Cartoons just ain't what they used to be. Yep.

-- Mal

[AsahinaKimi]

47. You forgot one!!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

46. Top Cat

[AsahinaKimi]

48. PONYO!!

My Neighbor Totoro OST

[Bongo Prophet]

49. Outlaw Star, an early inspiration for Cowboy Bebop, introduced me to Akino Arai

And Akino Arai has an amazing career of wonderful music.
I listen to her albums, and am still impressed with how fresh the production sounds.

Hiro no Tsuki is perhaps one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[Bongo Prophet]

50. There is a wealth of good music in the K-on! series, beyond just the theme songs

A series that most either love or see as shallow - ("Nothing happens! Too much cuteness!&quot - it is rich with themes of friendship, loyalty, and cherishing time with others. And lots of understated irony, as well as the OTT humor. How do they write such good songs when they are always having tea and fancy desserts instead of practicing?

A taste of Afternoon Tea Time:

Songs about food.

Appreciation for a sibling:

Or a friend (the sentiment and harmony here get me every time...)

My Love is a Stapler - I listen to a lot of ambient, experimental and often comlex music, but love a well constructed, simple pop song.
And Youko Hisaka has such a great voice...

An interesting thing about their opening and ending songs - their openings are clearly them at the time of the story, while the ending songs are of their "future" selves. Another way of looking at this - the high school days are told in present tense, but really are nostalgic memories of same, while the end credits are their more "current" selves. Never spelled out, but it gives an interesting perpective, I think, on the themes presented in the series. Their "origin story"...

The seiyu (voice actors) even learned their characters' respective instruments to the point of being able to play a few songs live. Youko going so far as to play left handed bass. Pretty impressive, I think - far from "perfect" of course, but... that is sooo not the point, you know? Their love of their characters comes through, very emotional.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

51. Rocky and Bullwinkle !

[madrchsod]

53. pinkie and the brain

[AsahinaKimi]

56. Invader Zim!

[bench scientist]

54. Paranoia Agent

Seconded that Cowboy BeBop is the best, but I love this show

[xtraxritical]

58. Baby boomer who cares?

[AsahinaKimi]

60. So if you don't care why post?

Or did you just want to share you dissatisfaction with everyone?? ...Mataku!

[AsahinaKimi]

59. A few more.. Witch Hunter Robin// .Hack// sign //Full Metal Alchemist