Good Anime OPs #1 Alones

Bleach OP #6 Alones by Aqua Times

Everything about this OP was done correctly. First it has one of the best intros ever; it starts off kind of mellow with the plushies lip syncing perfectly to the song. Then it doesn’t waste any time going straight to some awesome cutscenes. The transitions in this OP are smooth as hell. Ichigo’s hallow mask will forever be burned into many of our brains. Aizen vs the Soul Society. Ichigo tasked with the impossible task of saving Orehime from within Hueco Mundo.

Rough Translation:

Broken, pale wings
you’re just a little tired
of the sky which is too blue
Instead for someone else
Just smile for yourself

Unchanging, the solitude creeps up to you
A candle lit up inside
In contrast to the splendid, bustling party

The lack of words create a void
What should I fill it with?
I don’t know anymore

If at least within dreams
I can swim freely, I don’t need that sky anymore
If only I could erase yesterday’s events
I would be able to continue living

Broken, pale wings
you’re just a little tired
of the sky which is too blue
Instead for someone else
Just smile for yourself

Dealing with the sense of inferiority
Will not be easy
Settling above your self consciousness
A petal reflected by a mirror

Straining my lungs,
tryin’ to call dirtied love,
Is so frustrating

In the passage of time
Wounds gradually
Turn into scabs
You won’t wait for it to heal
So beautiful
Yet so short lived

The mark of the torn scab
Is just like the hairs that protect the skin
The prayers that shake in the bright light
Right now you don’t need
to try to love someone

The mark of the torn scab
Is just like the hairs that protect the skin
The prayers that shake in the bright light
Right now you don’t need
to try to love someone

(Instrumental)

Sometimes, in this world
Looking up and walking
Is a little too bright
Like we’re sinking
We look away and the dry land sucks up
the tears that where shed

Why do we feel so alone anytime?
You don’t have to take it all
Why do we feel so alone anytime?
Just bearing it all doesn’t equate to courage

This song could literally be used as an OP for just about anything and it would still seem dramatic. Just the pages flipping in this video is dramatic.

To read the next OP article go to Good Anime OPs #2 Haruka Katana.