Best Opening Theme

[saladesu]

Welcome, everyone! We would like to thank all of you for making these awards such a success. Your votes have all been tabulated and winner named, but before the winner of this category is unveiled, please take a moment to review how we got to this point.

The nominations that received more than one vote automatically became official nominees. To get the complete set of five official nominees, a tie-breaker round was held. At the end of this, we ended up with the following final five:

Spoiler: Official Nominees

• "The Girl in Byakkoya" (Paprika) by Hirasawa Susumu
• "Hologram" (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) by NICO Touches the Walls
• "Rain" (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) by SID
• "Rise" (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG) by Origa
• "Last Inferno" (Legend of the Legendary Heroes) by Ceui

...and now, the moment for which you've all been patiently waiting! The winner of the [sizept=15]BEST OPENING THEME[/sizept] category is...!!!

Spoiler

[sizept=20]"Hologram"[/sizept]



Japanese Lyrics:
Masshiro na keshiki ni ima sasowarete

Boku wa yuku yo mada minu sekai e

Maigo no mama tabi shiteita

nezumiiro no sora no shita

Higawari no chizu ikutsumo no yume ga nijinde ita

Itsuka wa sa chippoke na boku no kono hohaba demo

Ano kumo no mukou made yukeru kana

Tsuyogatte kizutsuita kokoro sukashita you ni

Furdashita amatsubutachi ga ranhansha kurikaesu

Massugu na hikari ga kousa shite

Yukusaki mo tsugenu mama dokomademo tsukinukeru

Awai zanzou ryoume ni yakitsukete

Kono sora no shita donna toko ni ite mo

Todoku hazu nanda mada minu sekai e

English Translation:
Beckoned now by the snow-white backdrop,
I go into a yet unseen world
Lost as I traveled
under a gray sky,
with a different map each day, so many dreams ran together
I wonder if someday, even with my modest stride,
I'll be able to get beyond those clouds
Falling raindrops provide a persistent diffuse reflection
as though able to see into my heart, wounded for acting tough
Beams of light crisscross
and shoot on forever without announcing where they're headed
Faint afterimages burn into my eyes
Wherever I am under this sky,
I should still arrive at a yet unseen world​

Congratulations to NICO Touches the Walls for their awesome song!!

"Wherever I am under this sky,
I should still arrive at a yet unseen world"​

To all the MangaHelpers users who participated in this undertaking, thank you ever so much! You made this dream a reality!

 

[destiny4ever]

One vote will decide the fate of the nominees for this category, so please help your favorite song by voting for it! You still have time; the nomination process ends tomorrow night. (Eastern Time)

 

[Tsukisama]

Nominations are over! Now that the nominations are set, it is time to vote for which one you think should win this category! Cast your vote before the deadline to decide the winner!

 

[saladesu]

I really, really liked "Rain" by SID from the very first time I heard it being used. The animation was also quite fitting for it, though I guess this is more about the song itself The lyrics to the song were good and I liked Mao's vocals in this. It was my personal favorite among all the openings for FMA:B. It was kinda fitting to be the final opening for the series, when things were looking bleak and everything.

 

[Tsukisama]

First off, I'd like to say that these awards have revealed to me some pretty amazing songs that I had never heard before. Good choices!

I decided to go with "Last Inferno" by Ceui. I have never seen Legend of Legendary Heroes before, but this theme song has made me really want to see it, which is the mark of an amazing theme.

I'd like to give honorable mention to "Rise" by Origa and "The Girl in Byakkoi" by Hirasawa Susumu. I love "Rise" and have listened to it many, many times before. I think this might have been the case of being impressed with something new and shiny, as I am not sure how I would have voted if I had heard "Rise" for the first time and gotten blown away by it like I did with "Last Inferno."

Hirasawa Susumu is just plain awesome. I loved the Paranoia Agent opening theme, and I loved this one just as much... just not enough to vote for it.

 

[raikou]

Rain by SID. Eventhough the opening did not include battle (which i prefer), the song was good and the depressing situation under the rain is really suited for the last arc of FMA.

 

[saladesu]

The results are really, really close! Please vote and encourage your fellow members to vote for the nominee each of you thinks deserves to win! Every vote counts!

 

[destiny4ever]

As Salad said, the results are very, very, very close. One single vote can make a huge difference in deciding what song will be the winner for this category. So please come and support your favorite song!!

 

[Tsukisama]

Welcome, everyone! We would like to thank all of you for making these awards such a success. Your votes have all been tabulated and winner named, but before the winner of this category is unveiled, please take a moment to review how we got to this point.

The nominations that received more than one vote automatically became official nominees. To get the complete set of five official nominees, a tie-breaker round was held. At the end of this, we ended up with the following final five:

Spoiler: Official Nominees

• "The Girl in Byakkoya" (Paprika) by Hirasawa Susumu
• "Hologram" (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) by NICO Touches the Walls
• "Rain" (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) by SID
• "Rise" (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG) by Origa
• "Last Inferno" (Legend of the Legendary Heroes) by Ceui

...and now, the moment for which you've all been patiently waiting! The winner of the [sizept=15]BEST OPENING THEME[/sizept] category is...!!!

Spoiler

[sizept=20]"Hologram"[/sizept]



Japanese Lyrics:
Masshiro na keshiki ni ima sasowarete

Boku wa yuku yo mada minu sekai e

Maigo no mama tabi shiteita

nezumiiro no sora no shita

Higawari no chizu ikutsumo no yume ga nijinde ita

Itsuka wa sa chippoke na boku no kono hohaba demo

Ano kumo no mukou made yukeru kana

Tsuyogatte kizutsuita kokoro sukashita you ni

Furdashita amatsubutachi ga ranhansha kurikaesu

Massugu na hikari ga kousa shite

Yukusaki mo tsugenu mama dokomademo tsukinukeru

Awai zanzou ryoume ni yakitsukete

Kono sora no shita donna toko ni ite mo

Todoku hazu nanda mada minu sekai e

English Translation:
Beckoned now by the snow-white backdrop,
I go into a yet unseen world
Lost as I traveled
under a gray sky,
with a different map each day, so many dreams ran together
I wonder if someday, even with my modest stride,
I'll be able to get beyond those clouds
Falling raindrops provide a persistent diffuse reflection
as though able to see into my heart, wounded for acting tough
Beams of light crisscross
and shoot on forever without announcing where they're headed
Faint afterimages burn into my eyes
Wherever I am under this sky,
I should still arrive at a yet unseen world​

Congratulations to NICO Touches the Walls for their awesome song!!

"Wherever I am under this sky,
I should still arrive at a yet unseen world"​

To all the MangaHelpers users who participated in this undertaking, thank you ever so much! You made this dream a reality!

 

[Newkerzy]

Damn it!!! I wished Rain won!!! it only lost by 3 votes.

 

[saladesu]

I know, Nerkerzy... I really love that song and wanted it to win too I personally prefer it to Hologram... But... Yay for FMA:B? FMA:B really had some of the nicest OPs and EDs around