Figured it'd be best to have a thread just to discuss about the OP/ED, like we used to do for the other series.

Tbh, I think that some bits of the animation could've been a lot better (seriously, the shots with Blue Angel and Go in With The Wind are so awkward I feel actually embarrassed watching it, not to mention the one with Emma which is even more awkward), but all in all, I found it pretty cool. Tommy's voice is so freaking hype, and the chorus really pumps me up and makes me wanna ride my bike dangerously. :cm:

I'm just iffy on these songs lasting for an entire year; that sure will make me grow sick of them, but in the bright side, do you think we could get updated animations for them like we got in other OPs? I think that if those awkwardly animated bits of the OP were replaced, With The Wind would be a really awesome OP. The beginning/ending shots, the part where Yusaku stands still among VRAINS and the part where he faces of Revoler are really good, but those awkward bits really turn me down. :/

On another note, I noticed nobody translated the songs yet (or someone did, but I didn't see it lol), so here are some rough Kanklations of them. Please note that I'm not the best translator around, and that I adapt Engrish and some terms in an attempt to make it sound better in English, and at the same time neither English nor Japanese are my first languages, so. :cm:


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With The Wind
Run up across the universe
As fast as light
It's begun loading;
Open up the door of your dreams!

VRAINS spreads out;
You just have to believe in yourself
VRAINS stretches out
Through a circuit that draws our future
Let's seize it with our own hands!

Access!
Run on, Data Storm!
Now, link your heart with the wind!
Speed up, Data Storm!
Now, wind the race! The whole world is connected

No matter what unknown times come,
Nothing is impossible!
Aim for the hope that lies beyond - let's ride the wind!


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Believe In Magic
Dance! Knock those heels!
Shout out! You gotta go, raise your voice!
Sing it! Come on, show your existence!
Go on! Until you overcome these pre-established limits!

Try it, over and over again!

Inside this world that spreads out infinitely
The flow of time(line) connects without limits

Nothing is irrefutable;
In these lonely times,
Set yourself free with no hesitation!
Cuz we still believe in magic!

The trail we'll leave behind...
The trail we'll leave behind...*
The miracle we'll create is...
Never give up, never!
Don't give up - never give up, never!

*Kank note: I wasn't sure how to express this, but what I understand is basically, "the message we'll leave to the ones that come after us is to never give up", or something along those lines.