The song:

• Is not Futuristic Imagination.

The anime's main character:

• Is not an adult.
• Is not a pre-teen child.

Alright, let's see what we've got so far...

Round 437: It's not very effective...

Hint: This song isn't what you'd expect.

The anime:

• Is not an adaptation.
• Is not Slice of Life.
• Has aliens, time travellers and / or espers.
  • Does not have aliens.
  • Has espers.
• Does not have mecha.
• Could be considered a sci-fi and / or fantasy anime, depending on how you look at it.
• Is a mystery and / or action anime.
  • Can be considered a mystery anime.
• Is not a romance or harem anime.
• Does not have more than one ED.
• Is produced by one of the studios on Names To Know In Anime.
• Is not set in a school setting.
• Is probably set in the present, to the best of my recollection.
• Does not have a case of Everyone Is Related.
• Can be considered, in part, to be episodic.
• Only has one season.
  • Which the ED obviously comes from.
• Doesn't have a Five-Man Band unless massive shoehorning comes into play.

The anime's main character:

• Isn't male.
• Isn't an adult.
• Isn't a pre-teen child.

The song:

• Is not performed by Kalafina.
• Is not sung by a male singer.
• Is an ED.
• Is not God Knows. *Dope Slap*
• Is not Ride On Shooting Star.
• Is not Futuristic Imagination.

edited 25th Feb '12 5:21:24 AM by Pyrite

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Does it use regulary more than one kind of Esp power?

Does protagonist wear glasses?

Is protagonist Hot-Blooded / Tsundere?

Is it produced by JC Staff, Studio BONES, Bee Train, or Gonzo? Brains Base, Madhouse, Manglobe, or any part of AIC?

Is there a case of Talking To Himself?

edited 25th Feb '12 6:03:50 AM by Pokénatic

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The anime:

• Showcases more than one kind of ESP power on a regular basis.
• Is not produced by JC Staff, Studio BONES, Bee Train, or Gonzo.
• Is not produced by Brains Base, Madhouse, Manglobe, or any part of AIC.
• Doesn't have any major examples of Talking To Himself.

The main character:

• Wears glasses, at least some of the time.
• Is not Hot Blooded / Tsundere.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Is it produced by Studio DEEN, Studio Gainax, Studio Pierrot, or Studio Shaft? By Sunrise, Ufotable, Production IG, or Xebec?

Has it been licensed in the US?

edited 25th Feb '12 8:13:06 AM by Pokénatic

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The anime:

• Isn't produced by Studio DEEN, Studio Gainax, Studio Pierrot, or Studio Shaft.
• Is produced by one of the following: Sunrise, Ufotable, Production I.G, or Xebec.
• Has been licensed in the US.

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Is it dubed?

Set in japan?

comedy Tag?

Is it produced by Sunrise?

Production IG?

Is the song Junketsu Paradox?

edited 25th Feb '12 2:57:29 PM by flygon250

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The anime:

• Has been dubbed.
• Is set in Japan (for the most part).
• Is not a comedy.
• Is produced by Sunrise.
  • Is therefore not produced by Production IG.

The song:

• Is not Junketsu Paradox.

edited 25th Feb '12 4:47:03 PM by Pyrite

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Did it start airing after 2000?

Does the franchise have more than one universe?

Is it Sci-Fi?

edited 25th Feb '12 4:58:13 PM by Pokénatic

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Military?

cyberpunk?

Underworld?

The anime:

• Started airing after 2000.
• Is not part of a franchise.
• While not explicitly Science Fiction, it does borrow some elements from it. (It's been classified as Science Fiction on at least one site.)
• Is not a military anime.
• Is not a cyberpunk anime.
• Is not an underworld / mafia / criminal anime.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Well, I'm stumped. Let's see if I can successfully use Google-fu again.

Does it have a TV Tropes page? (if no, ignore the other two questions)

Is it considered Sci-Fi on its TV Tropes page?

Is the trope Anime First used on its TV Tropes page?

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The anime:

• Has a TV Tropes page.
• Is not considered Science Fiction according to its TV Tropes page.
• Is not listed as Anime First according to its TV Tropes page. (But it is Anime First.)

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Is it considered Sci-fi by Anidb?

started in odd year?

Before 2007?

Is it Half Pain?

And just in case...

Is it Shell (instrumental version)?

And I might as well ask my last question.

Is the anime 2 cours (22-27 eps) long?

edited 26th Feb '12 1:44:58 AM by flygon250

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...What, no detailed analysis of the opener? I expected more from you, flygon.

Half Pain - Witch Hunter Robin. (I prefer Shell myself, to be honest.) 53 hints, I think.

In case anyone cares: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Also, attacks that are Not Very Effective deal, at best, half damage. Or at least that used to be the case.

edited 26th Feb '12 2:44:32 AM by Pyrite

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I hate it when I write off the correct anime for whatever reason.

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Because because more than one ED was listed on MAL, I presume? I guessed it because only a handful of post-2000 Sunrise anime had the mystery genre on MAL, and the other stuff fitted too.

Anyway, I have thought of a song for this round.

Round 438: Three more days until Winter Wrap-Up.

Hint: This song is about Fluttershy. Also, it breaks rule 1.

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Frankly I don't even recall why I dismissed it. Anyways,

Is it a Slice of Life series?

Is there a character that's a Friend to All Living Things?

Is it God Kno- *gets slapped, again*

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*shakes his hand* I swear. People and their infringing on other people's Running Gags...

Does it have anything to do with Touh-*get's slapped*

edited 26th Feb '12 5:23:16 PM by Dorkus

Is it a Slice of Life series? No

Is there a character that's a Friend to All Living Things? No

Is it God Kno- *gets slapped, again* Let's just post Fluttersy singing Pinkie Pie's thoughts on Haruhi Suzumiya

Does it have anything to do with Touh-*get's slapped*

The song's about Fluttershy, not Rainbow Dash.

My standard Anime Theme song game variant rules: [Censored by ACTA]

As if I'd know anything about MLP: FIM...

• Is the song from an anime?
• Is it an insert song?
• Is it an image song?

edited 27th Feb '12 3:49:43 PM by Pyrite

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Did it start airing after 2005?

Is the main character female?

Does it take place on Earth?

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Is the song from an anime? Yes

Is it an insert song? Yes

Is it an image song? No

Did it start airing after 2005? Yes

Is the main character female? No

Does it take place on Earth? No

My standard Anime Theme song game variant rules: [Censored by ACTA]