It's that time of the year again. All the long running anime series (mostly which consist of Shonen Jump adaptations) have received new openings. Let's take a look at the ones I care about starting with Bleach.
The song has its moments, but I wouldn't call it "good" per se. The visuals are nice and probably pretty epic for an anime-only watcher. Unfortunately, it's hard to get psyched for a filler arc even with a decent opening like this. I'm not a "purist" by any means, but I can't deny knowing what is and isn't canon can alter your opinion of what didn't actually happen.
Moving onto Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
This one is definitely high quality. Bones has been on a roll with the Brotherhood openings. Fantastic foreshadowing with Greed-Ling and Kimbley as well as Olivia's introduction along with the base faculty. I'm having a hard time deciding which opening is better; this one or the last one.
Now here's Katekyo Hitman Reborn
As with the previous OP, the visuals are impressive and do a good job displaying the events to come and seeing the real Funeral Wreaths make the jump to animation is impressive. However, the song is incredibly irritating to me. At least 1 out of 2 is better than nothing.
And finally, Naruto Shippuden
Overall, this is my favorite new opening of the season. Everything is put together perfectly from the visuals to the music. It fits great and doesn't under emphasize Jiraiya's fight against Pein like I had feared. The allusion to Jiraiya's death is fantastic and emotional. The inclusion of young Nagato's team is also a nice touch and the transition from young Yahiko to Pein is fantastic.
As usual, there were some winners and some stinkers. I would say the Naruto opening makes it all worth it seeing as it's the best one since Shippuden started. Perhaps the rest will get better openings next season.
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