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I wrote in my profile that I like to talk about the music used in anime, but I haven't made it a topic yet. It's time to change that and I'll start with my favorite international, non-japanese openings. All of the songs I picked are either englisch or german songs because I'm a little bit biased and influenced by nostalgia. Sorry! :sataniademoniclaugh:

I'd also love to know your personal top 3-5, so feel free to share them with me :wizhappy:

My thread (not ranked) begins now...

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The first one I picked is also the most convoluted choice. It's the song "People" by Dax Riders. The song was used in germany as opening song for the show "The Vision of Escaflowne" when it started airing on MTV in 2002.

Dax Riders are a french House and Techno group, which made an englisch song for a german audience used in a japanese fantasy isekai. Nothing fits together, but it's still a great song.

youtu.be/4s5GMjGkiBg

My second pick is the german opening for the show "Nadine - Stern der Seine" also known as "La Seine no Hoshi". The anime started airing in germany in 1998, but it's actually from 1975.
It's one of the releases that found its way onto our TVs around the same time as Lady Oscar and also revolves around the french revolution.
Sadly I didn't find anything about the artist behind the song, but it's one that feels very nostalgic and warm to me.

youtu.be/jn20XGqaWWI

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The next one is a bit of a grey area because it's one of the shows that changed a lot with the localization. My pick is the american opening of "Saber Rider & the Star Sheriffs". The 1988 show is loosely based on the anime "Sei Jushi Bismarck" and got its own music by composer Dale Schacker.
Even if I also like the japanese song "Mystery CALL ME" by MIO a lot, it doesn't compare to the american rock anthem.

Your destiny will lead you
To where ever people need you

youtu.be/vMLr1Ch7sgo

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Let's get to another german song.. and this is a big one. I'm talking about "Sag das Zauberwort" by Tina Hierstetter. This song was one of the most 90s decisions of all time. While japan had a beautiful opening for Sailor Moon with Moonlight Densetsu and a lot of countries used it as inspiration, germany said no! It's the middle of the 90s. We need Eurodance!! AND. I. LOVE. IT.

youtu.be/cqz6lSg8s6A

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Little fun fact: The song wasn't even the only Sailor Moon opening in germany. The show was such a hit, that a music company created the band Super Moonies to make some sweet bucks of off us early anime fans. It was the first experience with commercialized anime music for a lot of german weebs and the band also sang the second opening for the show. Of course.

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It's time for the second to last song and my favorite artist so far - the german group Computerjockeys. The band not only made the german opening for Lupin III, but with the song My Golden Boy also the music for one of my favorite OVAs.

Yeah, he cycles around~
I hope he gets into our town~
My Golden Boy, he brings me joy~

The Computerjockeys are described by german music journalists as avant-garde electronic music influenced by japanese sound elements.

youtu.be/hEYKsLRCLoQ

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I'd highly recommend the album Plankton, which was released in 2001. It includes both of the openings and they also worked together with the singer Ayako Akashiba, who fits the vibe of the music perfectly.

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The last artist I want to talk about is Ron van Lankereen. The voice of my childhood. He was involved in what feels like everything anime music in germany. He made songs for Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Pokemon, Digimon and more...

But my pick for today is "Sie ist nicht zu fassen", the german opening for the show Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne. I love this Sony so much. It always gets me hyped!

youtu.be/x8wH01UK4RM

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Okay, I'm finished! :zerotwoevillaugh:
But I'd love to listen to your favorite songs. The more people recommend different openings to me in all kinds of languages the better :HatsuneMikuSing:

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@To
Agreed!

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@pkemner It's just so fitting for the time. Especially with european music trends from this period. I'm so down for it.