Intro Themes

Now the most important part of the title sequence, of course, the music. Music is basically a standard for title sequences because they can make the intro more memorable, depending on the song used, whether the song is an original one or an existing song; the purpose of the music is usually to assist the flow of the imagery and follow the pace of the editing.

Steven Universe's intro emphasises the joyful nature of the series through the use of a cute, original, theme song, which actually works well with the upbeat anime-esque images. The song itself is really quick and introduces the characters very well, on top of that, the lyrics are easy to remember. A very short title sequence but it works because of the dynamic between the images and music.

Hunter x Hunter's first intro is rather similar to Steven Universe's, in that it introduces the characters and presents itself in a rather friendly manner, using happy music to work alongside the images. The second intro, however, is the exact opposite, instead using very bleak rock music to go with the gothic and surreal imagery. It's not unheard of for an anime to change its intro throughout the series and this is no exception. The reason this works though is because of the juxtaposition between this opening the original one, and set up the current events of the arc. The images used in the second intro are not only presented in an intimidating, neo noir-like fashion, with a huge emphasis on a modern-day city location in a nighttime setting, but establish rather well who the villains of this arc are, and actually foreshadow events to come. Of course, the music itself is so awesomely grim that it works with the images, and it's probably the best type of song to be used in an opening like this, the song also works with pacing and the timing of the melody coincides well with the images. It genuinely gets me excited every time I watch it.