I felt like the idea behind the first OP was that the characters are going to have far reaching effects on the world, they’re going to be the giants that others stand on the shoulders of
I thought they were giants because they felt overconfident entering the dungeon, but then them being giant is contrasted with a tiny Falin being naked and vulnerable in the middle of a big black frame. So like they felt big at first, but the dungeon humbled her/made her helpless.
It's really difficult to choose. The first OP was love at first sight: the song is a banger, the atmosphere is impeccable, the visuals perfectly capture the deceptively cozy feeling and the intense narrative of the series...
When I first watched the second OP, I thought it was good but inferior to the first one, both in music and visuals. But as I watched more and more episodes, I realized that the second OP was much deeper than I had thought. >!And Thistle dancing with Dergal happily makes me feel so many things...!<
I'll choose the first one because "Sleep Walking Orchestra" has become one of my favorite songs. But both OPs (as well as both EDs) are top-tier.
Pretty much the same opinion here, but it's fun to go back and watch them both realize just how many characters this show has. As an anime-only fan who's dabbling in the manga I did not realize the Golden Country residents were the ones dancing in the second OP, the only one I recognized was of course Thistle.
The first one was great for introducing people to the DnD and world building aspects of Dungeon Meshi, but I think the second one was great for capturing the tone of the characters and the story. So both were great at their own things. I'm really looking forward to season 2's songs!
Unmei cause it has a great bass line. First one is good too cause it fits the setting with the folk instruments.
I'm a bassist so I'm biased for Unmei.
Speaking generally, I don’t mind the first OP, but I just don’t see myself listening to it outside of watching the show. Unmei was something I looked forward to hearing every time. It was like getting amped up to watch Pokémon or Sailor Moon in the 90s. I’ve looked it up multiple times on my own and it will get stuck in my head.
Now let’s talk music. I really agree that on a surface level to some extent, the first and second OPs (the songs at least) should have been swapped. The first OP is more nostalgic and wistful, with maybe a more subdued and undercurrent of perhaps forced optimism. It’s like trying to be happy for the good times of the past and carry on, but also still not really being able to get over that things have changed in an irreversible way. It would have tonally fit the second half better.
I will say I do like the flourishes with the more vintage and folksy instruments, but I’m not sure most of the song is that evocative of renaissance music. Obviously I don’t quite expect it to be a cantiga or Gregorian chant or anything like that, but given that the medieval sound is limited to a riff and occasionally showing up in the background, I’m not sure it’s that transportive for me personally (though I admittedly know more about music than the average bear, so I think I’m not the best judge). Overall, it reminds me a bit of Celtic rock, not exactly but a bit. Again it’s not bad and to each their own.
Now let’s talk about Unmei. It’s just a burst of energy and joy into your ears. As an anime only, I will say that I am intrigued by people saying it’s foreshadowing, which maybe starting to be revealed at the end of S1, but for now I suppose my enjoyment comes from a naive ignorance of what is to come. I guess you could say that given how dark the story becomes at this point, there is a kind of strange juxtaposition between the upbeat and cheery opening versus basically anything else to come in many of these episodes. You could say it’s one of those things where things get so dark that you almost can’t help but laugh in some kind of absurdist way.
Musically I think there are some fun things as well. Obviously, it is a bop. Rhythmically, I really like the mixed meter interlude between the chorus and the next verse. It adds this chaotic frenetic feel in between more ordered sections. Yeah, I suppose it is maybe has more of a mainstream pop sound, but I can’t help but love the song every time it comes on. It feels joyous, chaotic, and exhilarating. It exudes vitality, which is obviously a core theme of the show.
Anyway, everyone certainly should like what they like and not feel bad about it. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the first OP, it’s just not my preference. I am a bit surprised at how lopsided it is, but it does have its charms, so I can understand why some people feel the way they do.
I prefer the 'reflective' tone in the first half of the first OP, and the part showing all the side characters after the subtle time signature change of the beat: the Easterners, the Golden Country residents, the Elves on the ship, when I was first introduced to this series, it really made me feel like there was something interesting in the world and its cast.
It is a very emotional song. Watching the last few episodes, I relate it now to how Laios and Marcille feel about Falin. There are lines in the song that indicate that the singer is talking to their "Sister" and the last lines of the chorus being "I won't let go of that day, or you, the second time".
It's the Anohana effect I think. You've got this very sentimental song that I won't even go into the lyrics for but just sounds emotional. Pair it with beautiful illustrations, chief among them being Falin hanging out and being absolutely adored by her friends and brother only for you to know her fate (both in her sacrificing herself to teleport the party out and dying a possibly slow death and her becoming a chimera).
Though her ultimate fate is still in the air in the anime, I get the same feeling watching ED2 that I have when I listen to Secret Base and think about and how much everyone adored Menma yet we all know what happened to her
sleep walking orchestra, only because of the foreshadowing, it literally has Izutsumi and the canaries, you just don't realise it until you watch it after the second half
> Am I the only one liking the visuals of the first OP?
I *love* that stuff.
## First Verse
* The mysterious ruins, the vast and sublime landscapes, sometimes swept by potent winds and heavy blizzards
* the serene giant version of characters, whom we're only going to meet gradually, standing unmovable against those backdrops like the frigging Argonath welcoming you to Gondor, is such a wonderful way of teasing us with Character Portraits while revealing very little
* while their lifesize version travel in and around those monuments and landscapes and giants, giving that sense of mystery, danger, adventure, and sheer potentiality
## Bridge
* And then BOOM, we get [this panning](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/delicious-in-dungeon/images/c/cd/Opening_1_Keyframe_2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20240111151030) [collective shot](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/delicious-in-dungeon/images/c/cd/Opening_1_Keyframe_2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20240111151030) that has epic [Renaissance](https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/1989174.jpg) [Fresco](https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp8295076.jpg) energy
* You have all these characters, with these [unique, detailed, *tactile* designs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Hr2_uX73o), these expressive faces, brimming with personality and energy, and they're all in a grand leap, a reach, a collective effort to unite. There's a sense of a community that was separated, that is adrift, and that finds their grounding by reaching for grasping *each other's* hands, (like those [cute](https://www.treehugger.com/thmb/4VVAXAD3UN6fr5PYsyypXcLHvtY=/1792x1200/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ottersholdinghands-a8cb0c660e4a41e1b654e5d167def2e4.jpg) [otters](https://www.wideopenpets.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/07/Sea-Otters-Holding-Hands.png) but epic).
* The world may be vast and dangerous and shifting and unpredictable, it may be trying to tear them away, but by God, they won't let it!
## Chorus Proper
* We get a bunch of partial shots foreshadowing the "SPOILER Characters", the ones we couldn't even name early on without messing with the story for newbies, all in the middle of a moving process (walk-and-talk, sailing against high winds, *stalking* forward like a predator)
* Laios dropped in a blood-red fluid, like he's in the thick of it, in way above his head, disoriented and alone
* Except not! Here's his community, his support, his allies — Senshi and Chilchuck and Marcille and him are cooking something that looks tasty, they look like they're having a great time, the colors around the fire are warm and inviting! But if you look around, they're in a dilapidated ruin, in the dark, without even a roof over their heads. The warmth, the sense of safety and comfort, is something they create *together*, for *each other!*
* "HEY!"
IT'S SO GOOD YOU GUYS!
Also, [the Music Video for the song itself is also a masterpiece.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqooLet7B2Q)
Both music wise and visual wise I prefer Unmei
Visual wise I don’t really like the first OP, too much stuff related to future arcs and actually zero focus on food and eating
Unmei just makes me so damn happy. The first OP is excellent, of course, but I can't help but feel giddy whenever I see everyone dancing in the second OP
im surprised people keep saying the sleepwalking orchestra opening doesn't embody the characters as well... as a fan of the manga, the first opening made me particularly emotional because the entire series' arc is quietly hinted at in pretty much every visual, and the song itself is the right mix of medieval, jubilant, and wistful. i won't be surprised if it remains my favorite even when the series ends
I really love bump of chicken so the song of the first one is my favorite (even if the second eventually grew on me) but I loooovvvveee the visuals of the second one
I am going to go with the second. It is hard to say though. I have a habitat that when I binging a show I end up skipping the OP. Well I binged the first 1/3 of the show and so only ended up watching the first OP a handful of times. I eventually was caught up to the release and ended up watching the second OP for ever episode it was on as it came out. So not quite giving the first one a fair shot but the visuals on the second were far superior.
Both are good, but in terms of capturing the audience for a lesser know manga (compared to say BNHA, JJK etc.), the 1st OP will have to be my pick.
An amazing OP can pique a lot of interest, so gonna have tp give my vote to Bump Of Chicken.
My toddler loves Unmei (she’s too little to watch the show just the intro) mostly because I pick her up and spin her during the ending part. Every Thursday after daycare she asks to play it. So I’m pretty biased.
Wow interesting. My partner and I really liked sleepwalking, but since it switched to unmei, we absolutely jammed out at the beginning of every episode. We aren't huge anime watchers in general, maybe that has something to do with it? Idk. Our favorite song is the newer credits one tho.
Ok, looks like some people are saying unmei now too. When I left the comment originally, it was all sleep walking from what I saw.
As a song I say sleep walking orchestra, visuals the second one has a bit more.movement and maybe more meaning of what it shows but nothing beats my boy Laios holding his sword.
Both are amazing, but just for the visuals, the second one is better in my opinion.
I just love watching Thistle spinning around with Dergal. He looks so happy, that's all he wanted!
The Bump of Chicken song is now on regular rotation for my jogging playlist, so…
I think what I missed the most about the original opening credits are the outsized (literally) operatic visuals, especially [this crazy tableau](https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonMeshi/comments/196lqn9/anime_opintro_stitches_reaching/?share_id=jVGUzE_aLYrs94lpNg9ip&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)
I like the first OP more but the seconding ending more than the first.
That being said the second OP still brings a smile to my face. And an even bigger one when they actually went and added Izutsumi to it after she joined the party.
The 2nd OP has a novelty and catchiness to it that the 1st just doesn't. Not that the 1st is bad by any means--I do love Bump of Chicken--but when I think about the OP people will remember 5-10 years from now, it'll be OP2 for sure.
Purely musically, I like the first. I first heard Bump of Chicken more than a decade ago, they did the opening theme for Tales of the Abyss, Karma, and I'm really happy to find they're still making music. They really have their own sound, and I love the timbre of the vocalist's voice.
The second wins in terms of visuals though.
Sleep Walking Orchestra is very good and more "fitting" but Unmei makes me insanely euphoric it's not even funny. I listen to the former on its own much more often than the latter.
I like 2 more. 1 isn't bad but idk just never really clicked with me, it was just fine. 2 still doesn't get me into it like other OPs have but it's more fun and weirdly dark when you have the Knowledge
I really like Sumika and Unmei's visuals are super adorable and fun.
But c'mon, Bump of Chicken are some of the best in the business. Sleep Walking Orchestra made me feel like going on an adventure.
Amazingly, I loved OP2 more as the season progressed. The music sounds so happy and melancholy at the same time. Though that's just my opinion 🤣 like an optimistic view on a dark and dreary journey.
both are so good, but there's something about the shots of shuro's party, thistle, and the canaries in sleep walking orchestra that made me so excited for their introductions
Both!! The first captures the adventurous and more serious theme of the series and the second is all fun and dorky, which is also a big part of the series. Everyone dancing in the end of the opening and the main villain spinning around with the old king seemed more like a lighthearted opening
Never really like the first OP that much, so when Unmei started...
The visuals, the shaky shaky, the magnificent voice chanting "uuuunmei", it just destroyed the first OP for me.
Unmei all the way.
The first opening song really grasped the medieval fantasy vibe of this series. The second one, despite being more fun and colorful, sounds just like any other anime song, imo. So I chose Sleep Walking Orchestra 🙏🏻
I might be a sucker for Bump of Chicken, but Sleep Walking Orchestra just leans more into the fantasy side of things that sets up the tone really nice. I mean, I've listened to it when I'm out, and imagined my DnD characters in the animation.
I think I’m going to have to disagree with the majority opinion here, Unmei is the superior opener. Unmei is lively and feels like a party, as well as emphasizes the food aspect of the show. Sleep Walking Orchestra sounds like what it’s called, kinda slow and sleepy. It’s more contemplative sounding, and the animation makes you think that the show is going to be a fantasy adventure as opposed to a dungeon crawler food anime.
I’m gonna be real: I actively dislike the first OP. Like genuinely skipped it every time. Couldn’t tell you why, just never resonated with me. Second one’s a banger though never skip peak.
THE FIRST OPENING.
Now I always cook my food while listening to that song recently. It's making me fire up like I'm cooking those dungeon food in my kitchen 🤣🤣🤣
I really enjoy both, but the folk instruments and the hook of Sleep Walking Orchestra really sell me, it scratches me right in the ASMR.
ED2 is also straight fire.
Both are amazing and have captured the right tone for the characters and story. If I had to choose, I would pick the second one simply because the song is just so catchy for me.
Unmei is so cheerful and fun! I love the foreshadowing and gentle tone of Sleepwalking, but the super happy party vibe of Unmei is unmatched for me. Plus, in the shot where everyone is dancing, there’s a dude in the lower left rocking out with his arms up and waving back and forth. I love him. I am him. I am seen and known.
The first op by Bump of chicken was quite literally perfect ,the events it forshadowed,The vibes not to mention the amazing and catchy song . I still listen to it almost everyday since release .
My taste on music goes to the first, but as anime OP, I prefer the second. The first make the show looks like a calm cooking journey show, while the second OP goes wild with the visual and the catchy music, really represent how the second cour goes.
Been thinking about this a lot. The first intro had a feel that was more in step with the old ('01 to '06 era) adult swim shows that got me into anime. But I really dig the "Laios is having a weird dream where everyone is eating food and having a good time and aren't monsters fun?" vibe of the second OP.
I also lol'ed when they added Izutsumi about halfway through the episode run. Its a nice touch.
I like both for different reasons. The first OP feels a bit more serious and fits the fantasy theme for me. It handles the more down to earth aspect of the story. The second OP for me fit a bit more in the comedy vibe by comparison. I can't really explain the feeling off them, but that's where I'm at. I also really love that Izutsumi was added later to the second one. Shows modifying intros or outros to accomodate character additions is ballin
Sleep Walking Orchestra for me, ( I mean, how can i NOT like something from a group called Bump of Chicken), but I also love how Izutsumi was suddenly in the credits once she joined the gang.
Im firmly in the Sleep Walkng Orchestra camp. It was love at first listen and I added ot as fast as I could to my spotify. Not to mentions the full song is just crack to my little neurospicy brain.
Like the second one but not as much as Sleep Walking Orchestra.
I prefer the first one more. Not much movement but i prefer the song and the colour palette
I like Unmei as a song but visually, whilst more animated, the second opening just doesn't click with me. Too much white, looks desaturated
Unmei for sure. Easily my favorite song from Sumika. Also the visuals for the opening sequence has more going on for it. I love Sleep Walking Orchestra but it's not my favorite BUMP OF CHICKEN song.
I liked the first song better, but the "shake shake" grew on me a lot lmao The visuals and direction of the second op are way better tho!
That’s exactly what happened to me, although I ended up tipping over to Unmei!
It’s goofy and fun and captures the spirit well but ultimately that CHEKECHEKE is what I’m waiting for, every time.
I got my parents into the anime and my dad always has to sing along with that bit.
I felt like the idea behind the first OP was that the characters are going to have far reaching effects on the world, they’re going to be the giants that others stand on the shoulders of
I thought they were giants because they felt overconfident entering the dungeon, but then them being giant is contrasted with a tiny Falin being naked and vulnerable in the middle of a big black frame. So like they felt big at first, but the dungeon humbled her/made her helpless.
Couldn't agree more with you
It's really difficult to choose. The first OP was love at first sight: the song is a banger, the atmosphere is impeccable, the visuals perfectly capture the deceptively cozy feeling and the intense narrative of the series... When I first watched the second OP, I thought it was good but inferior to the first one, both in music and visuals. But as I watched more and more episodes, I realized that the second OP was much deeper than I had thought. >!And Thistle dancing with Dergal happily makes me feel so many things...!< I'll choose the first one because "Sleep Walking Orchestra" has become one of my favorite songs. But both OPs (as well as both EDs) are top-tier.
This is the answer ☝️the first op fits the series more but The second op really grew on me over time and the visuals have so much foreshadowing in it
The song lyrics for the 2nd op also have quite a lot of foreshadowing as well
Pretty much the same opinion here, but it's fun to go back and watch them both realize just how many characters this show has. As an anime-only fan who's dabbling in the manga I did not realize the Golden Country residents were the ones dancing in the second OP, the only one I recognized was of course Thistle.
Same, except I definitely prefer the second one’s visuals
I even downloaded sleep walking orchestra to my phone lol
This is the correct answer!
The first one was great for introducing people to the DnD and world building aspects of Dungeon Meshi, but I think the second one was great for capturing the tone of the characters and the story. So both were great at their own things. I'm really looking forward to season 2's songs!
I liked the first one better.
I loved it
I’m glad the first comment to take a clear stance took the correct stance.
First one is way better than the second. I actually didn’t like the second.
Unmei cause it has a great bass line. First one is good too cause it fits the setting with the folk instruments. I'm a bassist so I'm biased for Unmei.
Bassists who are based for Unmei 🤝
When the second song starts you hear the bass with the keys. Yum yum. 🤤
UNMEI NATION RISE UP LET'S GOOOO
Speaking generally, I don’t mind the first OP, but I just don’t see myself listening to it outside of watching the show. Unmei was something I looked forward to hearing every time. It was like getting amped up to watch Pokémon or Sailor Moon in the 90s. I’ve looked it up multiple times on my own and it will get stuck in my head. Now let’s talk music. I really agree that on a surface level to some extent, the first and second OPs (the songs at least) should have been swapped. The first OP is more nostalgic and wistful, with maybe a more subdued and undercurrent of perhaps forced optimism. It’s like trying to be happy for the good times of the past and carry on, but also still not really being able to get over that things have changed in an irreversible way. It would have tonally fit the second half better. I will say I do like the flourishes with the more vintage and folksy instruments, but I’m not sure most of the song is that evocative of renaissance music. Obviously I don’t quite expect it to be a cantiga or Gregorian chant or anything like that, but given that the medieval sound is limited to a riff and occasionally showing up in the background, I’m not sure it’s that transportive for me personally (though I admittedly know more about music than the average bear, so I think I’m not the best judge). Overall, it reminds me a bit of Celtic rock, not exactly but a bit. Again it’s not bad and to each their own. Now let’s talk about Unmei. It’s just a burst of energy and joy into your ears. As an anime only, I will say that I am intrigued by people saying it’s foreshadowing, which maybe starting to be revealed at the end of S1, but for now I suppose my enjoyment comes from a naive ignorance of what is to come. I guess you could say that given how dark the story becomes at this point, there is a kind of strange juxtaposition between the upbeat and cheery opening versus basically anything else to come in many of these episodes. You could say it’s one of those things where things get so dark that you almost can’t help but laugh in some kind of absurdist way. Musically I think there are some fun things as well. Obviously, it is a bop. Rhythmically, I really like the mixed meter interlude between the chorus and the next verse. It adds this chaotic frenetic feel in between more ordered sections. Yeah, I suppose it is maybe has more of a mainstream pop sound, but I can’t help but love the song every time it comes on. It feels joyous, chaotic, and exhilarating. It exudes vitality, which is obviously a core theme of the show. Anyway, everyone certainly should like what they like and not feel bad about it. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the first OP, it’s just not my preference. I am a bit surprised at how lopsided it is, but it does have its charms, so I can understand why some people feel the way they do.
I prefer the 'reflective' tone in the first half of the first OP, and the part showing all the side characters after the subtle time signature change of the beat: the Easterners, the Golden Country residents, the Elves on the ship, when I was first introduced to this series, it really made me feel like there was something interesting in the world and its cast.
Yeah, it was like bringing a party together for an adventure
Sleep Walking Orchestra and Party!! (ED1) are better but OP2 and ED2 aren’t bad
ED2 is a stone cold banger
For some reason ED2 makes me emotional.
It is a very emotional song. Watching the last few episodes, I relate it now to how Laios and Marcille feel about Falin. There are lines in the song that indicate that the singer is talking to their "Sister" and the last lines of the chorus being "I won't let go of that day, or you, the second time".
It is right?? Even the tune of the song is so full of longing. It makes me teary.
It's the Anohana effect I think. You've got this very sentimental song that I won't even go into the lyrics for but just sounds emotional. Pair it with beautiful illustrations, chief among them being Falin hanging out and being absolutely adored by her friends and brother only for you to know her fate (both in her sacrificing herself to teleport the party out and dying a possibly slow death and her becoming a chimera). Though her ultimate fate is still in the air in the anime, I get the same feeling watching ED2 that I have when I listen to Secret Base and think about and how much everyone adored Menma yet we all know what happened to her
Hard to top Bump of Chicken and ryokuoushoku .
I feel SWO is more fitting for the second half. While Unmei is more fitting for the first half.
That was my first impression too - when the switch happened I was wondering why they put them in this order.
Probably because of how sneaky easy it was to slip Izutsumi into the second intro
The second one for me easily, it just makes me so happy with the good vibes
sleep walking orchestra, only because of the foreshadowing, it literally has Izutsumi and the canaries, you just don't realise it until you watch it after the second half
Unmei! It took significantly less time to warm up to than most other second cour OPs, is catchy as hell, and is just so happy
Sleepwalking Orchestra is just too good. I wonder if the OP(s) for next season can manage to top it.
Both. Am I the only one liking the visuals of the first OP? But I like Regal Lily's ending more than the first one.
> Am I the only one liking the visuals of the first OP? I *love* that stuff. ## First Verse * The mysterious ruins, the vast and sublime landscapes, sometimes swept by potent winds and heavy blizzards * the serene giant version of characters, whom we're only going to meet gradually, standing unmovable against those backdrops like the frigging Argonath welcoming you to Gondor, is such a wonderful way of teasing us with Character Portraits while revealing very little * while their lifesize version travel in and around those monuments and landscapes and giants, giving that sense of mystery, danger, adventure, and sheer potentiality ## Bridge * And then BOOM, we get [this panning](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/delicious-in-dungeon/images/c/cd/Opening_1_Keyframe_2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20240111151030) [collective shot](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/delicious-in-dungeon/images/c/cd/Opening_1_Keyframe_2.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20240111151030) that has epic [Renaissance](https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/1989174.jpg) [Fresco](https://wallpapercave.com/wp/wp8295076.jpg) energy * You have all these characters, with these [unique, detailed, *tactile* designs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Hr2_uX73o), these expressive faces, brimming with personality and energy, and they're all in a grand leap, a reach, a collective effort to unite. There's a sense of a community that was separated, that is adrift, and that finds their grounding by reaching for grasping *each other's* hands, (like those [cute](https://www.treehugger.com/thmb/4VVAXAD3UN6fr5PYsyypXcLHvtY=/1792x1200/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ottersholdinghands-a8cb0c660e4a41e1b654e5d167def2e4.jpg) [otters](https://www.wideopenpets.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/07/Sea-Otters-Holding-Hands.png) but epic). * The world may be vast and dangerous and shifting and unpredictable, it may be trying to tear them away, but by God, they won't let it! ## Chorus Proper * We get a bunch of partial shots foreshadowing the "SPOILER Characters", the ones we couldn't even name early on without messing with the story for newbies, all in the middle of a moving process (walk-and-talk, sailing against high winds, *stalking* forward like a predator) * Laios dropped in a blood-red fluid, like he's in the thick of it, in way above his head, disoriented and alone * Except not! Here's his community, his support, his allies — Senshi and Chilchuck and Marcille and him are cooking something that looks tasty, they look like they're having a great time, the colors around the fire are warm and inviting! But if you look around, they're in a dilapidated ruin, in the dark, without even a roof over their heads. The warmth, the sense of safety and comfort, is something they create *together*, for *each other!* * "HEY!" IT'S SO GOOD YOU GUYS! Also, [the Music Video for the song itself is also a masterpiece.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqooLet7B2Q)
The best song of the series is the second ending, far superior to anything else.
Not even a discussion. Ending 2 trumps everything
I love the pastel colors in the second one but SWO is a better song imo
OP1 and ED2 are my preferences.
I love much more Sleep Walking Orchestra... the other theme song... still haven't grown on me yet.
Both music wise and visual wise I prefer Unmei Visual wise I don’t really like the first OP, too much stuff related to future arcs and actually zero focus on food and eating
I always skipped sleep walking orchestra and I always watch unmei
Seeing everyone dance together while the music reaches its crescendo makes me happy
Unmei just makes me so damn happy. The first OP is excellent, of course, but I can't help but feel giddy whenever I see everyone dancing in the second OP
Bump of chicken all day long! Very sad to have lost the fantasy folk tavern vibe!
YES!
Unmei's really grown on me as a song, but I liked the visuals of the first intro more
im surprised people keep saying the sleepwalking orchestra opening doesn't embody the characters as well... as a fan of the manga, the first opening made me particularly emotional because the entire series' arc is quietly hinted at in pretty much every visual, and the song itself is the right mix of medieval, jubilant, and wistful. i won't be surprised if it remains my favorite even when the series ends
Sleep walking 100000% Ive grown to like the new one but not as muchm
The second. I loved both, but both the opening and ending themes for the second cour I never skipped once, simply too good
Unmei for the joy of watching Laios fight that walking mushroom
let’s take ibuprofen together
Real question is Party!! vs Twinkling Ash.
I choose Unmei! Because the song absolutely slaps really hard!
Unmei is the best, it's as if Laios himself was the one singing that song.
I really love bump of chicken so the song of the first one is my favorite (even if the second eventually grew on me) but I loooovvvveee the visuals of the second one
I am going to go with the second. It is hard to say though. I have a habitat that when I binging a show I end up skipping the OP. Well I binged the first 1/3 of the show and so only ended up watching the first OP a handful of times. I eventually was caught up to the release and ended up watching the second OP for ever episode it was on as it came out. So not quite giving the first one a fair shot but the visuals on the second were far superior.
Both are good, but in terms of capturing the audience for a lesser know manga (compared to say BNHA, JJK etc.), the 1st OP will have to be my pick. An amazing OP can pique a lot of interest, so gonna have tp give my vote to Bump Of Chicken.
The second one is cuter
1. OP1 2. ED2 3. ED1 4. OP2 OP 2 isn't bad by any means, it's just I prefer the other songs so much more
My wife said that they should have been switched. Sleepwalking orchestra fits better with the time of the second half. I agree
My toddler loves Unmei (she’s too little to watch the show just the intro) mostly because I pick her up and spin her during the ending part. Every Thursday after daycare she asks to play it. So I’m pretty biased.
Both are good but the best song of the whole show was the second ED imho
The second! Break dancing in my living room to it.
I just liked the vibes in unmei. Also best girl was there.
I was never huge on Sleepwalking Orchestra. Don't think it's bad in any way, just didn't vibe with me. Loved Unmei from the beginning.
Wow interesting. My partner and I really liked sleepwalking, but since it switched to unmei, we absolutely jammed out at the beginning of every episode. We aren't huge anime watchers in general, maybe that has something to do with it? Idk. Our favorite song is the newer credits one tho. Ok, looks like some people are saying unmei now too. When I left the comment originally, it was all sleep walking from what I saw.
As a song I say sleep walking orchestra, visuals the second one has a bit more.movement and maybe more meaning of what it shows but nothing beats my boy Laios holding his sword.
Both are amazing, but just for the visuals, the second one is better in my opinion. I just love watching Thistle spinning around with Dergal. He looks so happy, that's all he wanted!
I'm heavily biased towards the first, on account of my obsession with Bump of Chicken, but Unmei is great too.
The Bump of Chicken song is now on regular rotation for my jogging playlist, so… I think what I missed the most about the original opening credits are the outsized (literally) operatic visuals, especially [this crazy tableau](https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonMeshi/comments/196lqn9/anime_opintro_stitches_reaching/?share_id=jVGUzE_aLYrs94lpNg9ip&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1)
I like the first OP more but the seconding ending more than the first. That being said the second OP still brings a smile to my face. And an even bigger one when they actually went and added Izutsumi to it after she joined the party.
https://preview.redd.it/q4qkaqg1l57d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12978438583e69e3b853a052e3d8d3a35877ef0a
The 2nd OP has a novelty and catchiness to it that the 1st just doesn't. Not that the 1st is bad by any means--I do love Bump of Chicken--but when I think about the OP people will remember 5-10 years from now, it'll be OP2 for sure.
Purely musically, I like the first. I first heard Bump of Chicken more than a decade ago, they did the opening theme for Tales of the Abyss, Karma, and I'm really happy to find they're still making music. They really have their own sound, and I love the timbre of the vocalist's voice. The second wins in terms of visuals though.
i refuse to pit two bad bitches against each other
Unmei, because it's like seeing the show from Laios's perspective. Bless that man's perfectly blank mind void.
Sleep Walking Orchestra is very good and more "fitting" but Unmei makes me insanely euphoric it's not even funny. I listen to the former on its own much more often than the latter.
I like 2 more. 1 isn't bad but idk just never really clicked with me, it was just fine. 2 still doesn't get me into it like other OPs have but it's more fun and weirdly dark when you have the Knowledge
SLEEP WALKING ORCHESTRA
I really like Sumika and Unmei's visuals are super adorable and fun. But c'mon, Bump of Chicken are some of the best in the business. Sleep Walking Orchestra made me feel like going on an adventure.
I’m a big fan of Bump of Chicken, but DANG the second opening had me singing the “OH-OH-OH” everytime!
I like the second one better
Woaw (Based based based)
Amazingly, I loved OP2 more as the season progressed. The music sounds so happy and melancholy at the same time. Though that's just my opinion 🤣 like an optimistic view on a dark and dreary journey.
both are so good, but there's something about the shots of shuro's party, thistle, and the canaries in sleep walking orchestra that made me so excited for their introductions
sleep walking orchestra forever
I'm just partial towards bump of chicken
Sleep walking orchestra 100% the atmosphere and vibes of that song are immaculate
Sleep walking orchestra personally
First OP for sure.
Unmei bc sumika is my GOAT 🙌🙌🙌
UNMEIII 100%
Unmei obviously, Sumika on top
I enjoy listening to the first more but I think the second is more dynamic and captures the flavor of the show better.
Why do we gotta pit two bad bitches against one another?
https://preview.redd.it/nxddmry6za7d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=087f704763db6eea8abfb2e6f9f1c7a8da6557be UUUNMEI, WAKATTERUYO! WAKATTERUYO!
I think I prefer the first song (however the second is deffo still a bop), but I really like the visual direction of the second opening
Both!! The first captures the adventurous and more serious theme of the series and the second is all fun and dorky, which is also a big part of the series. Everyone dancing in the end of the opening and the main villain spinning around with the old king seemed more like a lighthearted opening
Never really like the first OP that much, so when Unmei started... The visuals, the shaky shaky, the magnificent voice chanting "uuuunmei", it just destroyed the first OP for me. Unmei all the way.
I only liked the sleep walking orchestra at the instrumental part where they start eating. For whole song the new one is better
Unmei is way better. Not a big fan of the first OP basically just being a bunch of still shots
I don’t know man.. at first i only listened to sleep walking orchestra since i think it’s better but unmei is starting to creep in on me
The first opening song really grasped the medieval fantasy vibe of this series. The second one, despite being more fun and colorful, sounds just like any other anime song, imo. So I chose Sleep Walking Orchestra 🙏🏻
Sleep walkong orchestra will always be the best. In fact, I always skip the second opening
I might be a sucker for Bump of Chicken, but Sleep Walking Orchestra just leans more into the fantasy side of things that sets up the tone really nice. I mean, I've listened to it when I'm out, and imagined my DnD characters in the animation.
I think I’m going to have to disagree with the majority opinion here, Unmei is the superior opener. Unmei is lively and feels like a party, as well as emphasizes the food aspect of the show. Sleep Walking Orchestra sounds like what it’s called, kinda slow and sleepy. It’s more contemplative sounding, and the animation makes you think that the show is going to be a fantasy adventure as opposed to a dungeon crawler food anime.
I’m gonna be real: I actively dislike the first OP. Like genuinely skipped it every time. Couldn’t tell you why, just never resonated with me. Second one’s a banger though never skip peak.
Bump of chicken is honestly a hit or miss band
I mean Sleep Walking Orchestra was great but the other was also really good.
UUUUUUNmei, neGATteiruyo, negatteiruyo Tada inotteiruyo
Unmei, no doubt
THE FIRST OPENING. Now I always cook my food while listening to that song recently. It's making me fire up like I'm cooking those dungeon food in my kitchen 🤣🤣🤣
i love bump of chicken with a passion and sleep walking orchestra is so good
Yes
Bump of Chicken is one of my favorite bands, so Sleep Walking Orchestra. Unmei is good too, though.
Sleep walking orchestra
Blu
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Sleep walking orchestra for me as I love the visuals and I love Bump of Chicken
I like OP1 and ED2 the best
https://youtu.be/xjIhH9XIJHY This. You can't tell me otherwise.
Unmei
My vote for Sleep Walking Orchestra! Love at first listen, couldn’t get the medieval flute tootin out of my head for weeks!
My favorites are OP 1 and ED 2.
The first one because it’s very stylistic, and I would love to redraw all the moments in it
Both? Both. Both is good.
Second
Sleep Walking because Bump of Chicken is my favorite japanese group and they always release bangers!
The first one tbh, but whenever the dancing at the food pile happens in the second ep me and my gf dance like idiots along with them.
First
Sleep walking orchestra honestly.
First one easy. Loved it, watched it every time. The second was ok, only ended up watching it a couple times since it felt so cluttered.
I really enjoy both, but the folk instruments and the hook of Sleep Walking Orchestra really sell me, it scratches me right in the ASMR. ED2 is also straight fire.
I prefer first op. The song stuck on my mind.
I like the first song better, but the second animation better.
Sleep walking orchestra
Im on both
ed1, op2
I prefer the first one but the second has grown on me, by the last episode I didn't think it was as big a step down as I did at 1st.
First one was nostalgic for me. 24 weeks. Half a year basically, seem so long ago.
ed 2>>>>>>>>>ed 1>>>op1>op 2
I love both, but if I had to pick one is the first opening
I love the first op and the second ed. I just like their mood.
Sleep walking orchestra is so so good, but I like the visuals of the 2nd op better
Sleep Walking Orchestra. Watched Season 1 MANY TIMES, and definitely don’t skip SWO. Same band that did Spy X Family’s 2nd OP, btw
The original was better, but I’m not watching the show for the OP.
both are amazing, but if i have to pick one, then it's Sleep Walking Orchestra
Both are amazing and have captured the right tone for the characters and story. If I had to choose, I would pick the second one simply because the song is just so catchy for me.
To me the ranking is ED2>=OP1 (both are some of my favourite songs in anime)>OP2 (very good)>ED1 (still good but I like it less).
dirst op the music is great but on the second there is dancing thistle with dergal and yaad so... hard to choose, oh yeah and Izutsumi
Unmei is so cheerful and fun! I love the foreshadowing and gentle tone of Sleepwalking, but the super happy party vibe of Unmei is unmatched for me. Plus, in the shot where everyone is dancing, there’s a dude in the lower left rocking out with his arms up and waving back and forth. I love him. I am him. I am seen and known.
Sleep walking orchestra is just too good. Op 2 is almost as good
I wish the first one was orchestral and just sounded like medieval minstrel music.
The first op by Bump of chicken was quite literally perfect ,the events it forshadowed,The vibes not to mention the amazing and catchy song . I still listen to it almost everyday since release .
My taste on music goes to the first, but as anime OP, I prefer the second. The first make the show looks like a calm cooking journey show, while the second OP goes wild with the visual and the catchy music, really represent how the second cour goes.
Sleep Walking Orchestra all the way
Unmei
Been thinking about this a lot. The first intro had a feel that was more in step with the old ('01 to '06 era) adult swim shows that got me into anime. But I really dig the "Laios is having a weird dream where everyone is eating food and having a good time and aren't monsters fun?" vibe of the second OP. I also lol'ed when they added Izutsumi about halfway through the episode run. Its a nice touch.
Both are great, but I’m Unmei pilled
I like both for different reasons. The first OP feels a bit more serious and fits the fantasy theme for me. It handles the more down to earth aspect of the story. The second OP for me fit a bit more in the comedy vibe by comparison. I can't really explain the feeling off them, but that's where I'm at. I also really love that Izutsumi was added later to the second one. Shows modifying intros or outros to accomodate character additions is ballin
Unmei is soo good, it being up beat tune and the visuals are v fitting, 100%
Look, Bump of Chicken don’t miss
Girlfriend said: "mushroom run all the way"
Ambos :D
SWO, no contest.
SWO >= Unmei
Since I have regularly been having the Orchestra one stuck in my head and kinda hurt my throat yesterday humming to it, I think that one.
For me it is the first opening and the second ending that I really like.
Unmei
Both are good, but i think I like the second more
Unmei for me, didn't care for the first song one bit
Sleep Walking Orchestra for me, ( I mean, how can i NOT like something from a group called Bump of Chicken), but I also love how Izutsumi was suddenly in the credits once she joined the gang.
Unmei has Kbity,Unmei Is best
Neither Dungeon Meshi Main Theme OST
I liked the first one best but the second is still soooo good!!
Every time I heard unmei it made my day
Im firmly in the Sleep Walkng Orchestra camp. It was love at first listen and I added ot as fast as I could to my spotify. Not to mentions the full song is just crack to my little neurospicy brain. Like the second one but not as much as Sleep Walking Orchestra.
Of the ops and Ed's, the worst is party
Number one forever. That's part of the reason I fell in love with the show.
Chaka Chaka
The 2nd OP is a ton of fun, but imo the 1st one takes it easily for me.
I prefer the first one more. Not much movement but i prefer the song and the colour palette I like Unmei as a song but visually, whilst more animated, the second opening just doesn't click with me. Too much white, looks desaturated
the second one!! I've been listening to it for weeks
Unmei for sure. Easily my favorite song from Sumika. Also the visuals for the opening sequence has more going on for it. I love Sleep Walking Orchestra but it's not my favorite BUMP OF CHICKEN song.
Unmei!
both ?
My partner and I used to skip SWO. Now we dance to Unmei
Sleep Walking Orchestra for me! However I do love them both!