The greatest anime ending song ever...?

[Purple Madness]

From Welcome to the NHK:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NqUZ65GQcY4

That's got to be one of the best ending songs around

Oh, the song's called Oduro akachan ningen

[superplough]

Groovy from CCS.

[masakiuma]

its a tough call, as my favorites have changed quite a bit from month-to-month

my current favorite is probably "Sayonara Solitia" from Chrono Crusade, but others that have topped my list at times are the end theme of Vandread, Soul Hunter, and Elfen Lied

[Gibb]

my current favorite is probably "Sayonara Solitia" from Chrono Crusade, but others that have topped my list at times are the end theme of Vandread, Soul Hunter, and Elfen Lied

beat me to it. :P

Sayonara Solitia (composed by Yuki Kajiura, sang by Chiba Saeko) is still my favorite to this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEueSBnZr-E&feature=related

a good runner up would be the ending song for the 2003 Mizuiro OVA series.
yasashisa no hajimaru basho - Hiromi Sato

[Hisoka]

Kageyama Power! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IobtVL8rv5o&feature=related)

[superplough]

Wow... Thanks Hisoka, I've actually never seen that ED before. It's infinitly better than the horrible dub version!

[superbeast1370]

this is a tough one so:

1)Houseki - Inoue Marina (Le Portrait De Petite Cossette)
2)Be Your Girl - Chieko kawabe (Elfen Lied)
3)Cyborg Mermaid - Kaori Akima (Battle Angel OVA)
4)Sora No Mori De - Kawada Mami (Onegai Teacher)
5)that J-Country song from Ah! My Goddess

[Tidusauron12]

Ride on Shooting Star from FLCL. I love that ending, it's been my favorite anime ending song for a long time, not to mention the actual ending footage they shot.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

5)that J-Country song from Ah! My Goddess

...you mean "Negai" by Yoko Ishida? it's ok.

ED to Onegai Teacher is nice.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I'd like to throw Marionette (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnEDkB-ds2A) from Zoku Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei into the mix.

It's somehow upbeat yet disturbing. Much like the show.

[Soluzar]

Rose of Versailles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBL0weokKw) ending. I forget the actual name. I don't really believe in the concept of 'greatest ever' but this one made a huge impression on me when I first watched the series, and continues to be moving and impressive no matter how many times I hear it.

[Magami No ER]

^In the same vein as that classic style, how about Aoi Chikyuu from the Galxay Express ED?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWNIpEll5fs&feature=related

[Sora N]

Here’s some of my favorite ending theme songs:

"Sayonara Solitia" from Chrono Crusade
"Space Lion" from Cowboy Bebop (ep. 13)
“Mother (for the Earthian)” from Earthian (ep. 3)
“Tokimeki no Doukasen” from Fushigi Yuugi
"Love Song" from Gasaraki
"Yasashii Yoake" from .hack//SIGN
"Moonlight" from Kurau: Phantom Memory
"Every Heart” from Inuyasha
"Fukai Mori" from Inuyasha
"Waiting for You" from Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
“Lullaby~Yasashiku Dakasete~” from Magic Knight Rayearth 2
"Anna ni Isshodattanoni” from Gundam SEED
"Life Goes On" from Gundam SEED Destiny
“Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru” from Gundam SEED Destiny
“Hoseki” from Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
"Heart of Sword” from Rurouni Kenshin
"Memory" from The SoulTaker
"Miyu Yachiyo" from Vampire Princess Miyu
"Half Pain" from Witch Hunter Robin
"Secret Sorrow" from X~TV

[tenshi_a]

^In the same vein as that classic style, how about Aoi Chikyuu from the Galxay Express ED?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWNIpEll5fs&feature=related

:wub: More Sasaki Isao!

Galaxy Railways Ending Theme:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UHyJy5ifB3o

Uchuu Senkan Yamato 1st Ending Theme "Makka na scarf":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D2OWyG_FwbI
(live version - almost perfect... except I think he sang one word wrong)

:wub:

L-Gaim Ending theme "Starlight Shower":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bPl9pGyxM5c

Mazinkaiser 2nd OAV Ending "Senshi yo nemure":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=E1DBNe0sYYI

Cowboy Bebop Ending "The Real Folk Blues":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zuMtH8fw4d4

Hokuto No Ken Ending "Yuria.. towa ni"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vXp9HtSQ_0Y (live version was all I found)

Violinist Of Hameln ending "Kizudarake on Tsubasa"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3Szj79KANqY

Soukyuu no Fafner ending "Separation"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rsRF-EFYjLs (and the super-sad version too)

Macross ending "Runner"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oqVeNdbuMCs

Magne-robo Ga-keen ending:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=snu7u6sStgQ

...and the somewhat similar (and that's good!)...

Godannar ending
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=btq0uJmuf0M

...are the first ones that spring to mind for me.

[Phantom]

Romancing train - Final fantasy unlimited
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lEwyYCp9oFo

[Tomoe]

My favorite is "Blue Dream" by Hironobu Kageyama from Saint Seiya... But there are plenty of others I love.

P.S. And don't forget "Tsuki no Mayu" from Turn A Gundam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NkIJyRylw

[Sushikins]

My choice would have to be Kirei na Senritsu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyxjM0WYe9Q) from Maria-sama ga Miteru 3rd.

Close Runner-up: Tsuki no Mayu - Turn A Gundam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppv8XMVVSHY)