A vital part for all otaku when talking about anime are the opening and closing themes of the series, something that could determine whether an anime is remembered or not, as many of us remember fondly some of these themes and even how many anime despite not having achieved the success expected of them are simply located either by its opening or ending. Today fans in Japan have opened a debate on whether it is correct to omit these sequences and if doing so is undervaluing the work of the animators who participated in the project.
Are you one of those who omits the opening or ending of an anime? The otakus revive a hot debate on this topic
Undoubtedly we can say that one of the best parts of watching anime for otaku are the opening and closing themes of the series, because surely many of us when a new project is released we are waiting to see if its “opening” or “ending” will end up being a “jewel” to add to our playlist. We have many examples of the importance of these themes for the success of a work, as is the case of “IDOL” by YOASOBI for “Oshi no Ko”, a theme that broke records in every way.
This is a topic that has generated a debate in the Japanese otaku community, as many of them consider that these themes should be appreciated by the fans, since both the studios and the animators put their efforts to catch the viewer with a sequence and music worthy of being remembered and that whoever omits them is underestimating their work, since it is also the moment where credit is given to everyone involved in the episode.
Obviously, this statement about these issues in the anime has generated many reactions from users, as some consider that there is no need or sense to see the same thing over and over again, in this tone there are otakus who think it would be good for these sequences to have small changes as if they told a story by themselves, there are also those who comment that sometimes there is the phenomenon that the sequence is bad, but the music is amazing and that’s why they do not skip it.
But some have commented that there is a tendency on the part of the studios to prevent this from happening, such as including scenes before the opening and scenes after the ending. On the other hand, some ironized with the topic saying that skipping these sequences was much easier nowadays, since streaming platforms even include a button to skip them.
Finally, many otakus agreed that it was very important to have quality animation, excellent music and to have some small changes in the sequences without going to the extreme of “Chainsaw Man”, where its opening and closing themes were all different. Undoubtedly, a very interesting topic and discussion that would have us thinking for a long time why it is wrong or right to skip them, so now it’s your turn to tell us which side you are on, if you never skip them, if you always skip them or if you do it from time to time and why you do it.
