Here's my theory: the quality of the OP/ED of a series is inversely proportional to the quality of the series. Some examples of really good anime w/ terrible OP/ED:
- Maison Ikkoku w/ "Sukisa" OP
- Berserk w/ "Tell Me Why" OP
- wtf is up w/ this lame-ass (yes, that IS hyphenated) song? Seriously. I'm all for using English in songs if you can make it understandable, but this guy sounds like a drunk hobo.
- Speed Grapher w/ Duran Duran's "Girls on Film" OP
- Duran Duran blows. Do I need to say anything else?
Of course, I know my "theory" is merely a debunked hypothesis. Some of the best series out there have some of the best OP/ED. Examples of good anime w/ good music include:
- 12 Kingdoms w/ "Junigenmukyoku" OP
- Best OP ever. Tsuneo Kobayashi did a great job picking this song.
- Bleach w/ "D-TecnoLife" OP (UVERworld is pretty damn good), "Thank You!!" ED (HOME MADE 家族), and "*~Asterisk~" OP (Orange Range)
- I have yet to be seriously disappointed w/ the music used in this series.
- Paranoia Agent w/ all the music by Susumu Hirasawa
- Hirasawa also did "Forces" and the OST for Berserk, except the OP/ED. Not only can this guy write music, but he also has a social conscience.
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