• It's a mecha series.
• It does not have more than 26 episodes.
• The studio's on the Names To Know In Anime page.
• There are espers.
• It didn't start airing in 2010.
• It didn't start airing before 2000.

Round 477: Triple Threat Round!

Special Rules:
There are three songs in total. Guessing the first song will unlock the hint for the second level, and guessing the second song will unlock the third.

3: Hey, I Count Down

Hint.

• It's not a NICE BOAT.
• It's not the OP to School Days.
• It's not the ED to School Days.

Answer: Life Is Like A Boat

2: Are You Ready?

Hint: The previous song, Life Is Like A Boat.

• It's not Ready Steady Go.
• No, it is not a nice boat.
• It's not Life.
• The song is not by Rie Fu.
• It's not Ready!.
• It's not God Knows.
• It's not Friends On The Other Side.
• Boats are not relevant to the anime - at least, not in a significant manner.
• The second song has no significant links with Bleach. Or bleach. EDIT: It could have something to do with Brain Bleach, but YMMV on this one.
• The second song is in some way related to the first song.
• The song is not wet.
• The song isn't by Rie Fu.
• The song isn't from the Gundam franchise.
• The song isn't I Wanna Go To A Place.
• It's not Dis.
• It's not Karma.
• It's not about a journey - not unless you want to exercise some very creative interpretation and ignore the lyrics.
• It's not I'm On A Boat.
• It's not Soramimi Cake.
• The anime does not have anything to do with pandas, AFAIK.
• The sequence has at least some similarity to the aesthetic of the first Bleach OP, but YMMV.
• The hint is not the Life Is Like A... part.
• Life is not like a box of chocolates.
• The song mentions the moon.
• The song technically mentions achieving a particular goal, but not achieving one's goals in general.
• The song doesn't directly mention love, but you can derive that meaning easily enough if you refer to the lyrics.
• The moon gives light.
• The moon is not personified.
• The moon's colour is not mentioned.
• The moon is not the direct object of a transitive verb.
• The moon is not the indirect object of a verb.
• The moon doesn't do anything besides shine light.
• Moonlight technically shines down on a particular person or people. (Not explicitly phrased that way, but can be inferred from one of the lines.)
• Moonlight technically shines down on a particular place or landscape. (More specifically, it shines down on a metaphorical "place" that isn't an actual geographical location.)
• Therefore, the moon shines down on something, at least.

Answer: To The Beginning

1: Mou Matenai Yo!

Hint: The previous song, To The Beginning.

• It's not Fairytale.
• It's not by Kalafina.
• It's not from Macross (neither the specific anime nor the actual franchise).
• The animation for the song doesn't exactly have similar aesthetics to the Fate Zero 2nd OP, but again, YMMV.
• The song has been used before.
• The song does not mention the moon.

(Not a hint) As mentioned, To The Beginning is a meta-reference to the first round of the game.

• The hint is related to the song title.
• The hint is also related to the anime title.
• The anime is not Gigantor.
• The anime is not Mobile Suit Gundam.
• It's not Life Is Like A Boat.
• It's not Dead End.
• 果て　(hate) is not used in the lyrics AFAIK.
• It's not Soramimi Cake.
• The anime is not predominantly comedic.
• The song is not Dis.
• It's not God Knows.
• It's not from the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise.
• It's a prequel to another series.
• The song title doesn't contain へ.
• It's not Paradise Lost.
• It's not Only My Railgun.
• It's not Honoo no Tobira.
• It's not from Fate Zero.
• It's not from the Gundam franchise.
• It's not Heartcatch*Paradise.
• It's not from the Dragon Ball franchise.
• It's not titled "To The End".
• It's not titled "To The Last Place".
• "To The" is not directly relevant.
• It's not titled "Hard".
• There are powers, but I don't know if they count as magic.
• As far as I know, it's not predominantly set in space.
• It's not adapted from a manga in Shonen Jump.
• The song was sung by a woman.
• The tonberry is not relevant.
• The song doesn't have anything to do with addiction.
• The anime apparently has an episode involving addiction.
• It's not from Bakuman.
• It's not from Welcome To The NHK.
• It's not Beautiful World.
• IIRC, there are no time travellers.
• There are aliens and / or espers.
• It's not metamorphose.
• It's not Natsuiro no Kakera.
• It's not Kimi ni Aete.
• The anime has aliens. I think.
• The anime was not released after its sequel series.
• It doesn't look like the anime's part of the new Toonami lineup.
• The song is reasonably fast-paced.
• I think guns are fired at people.
• I think guns are also fired at things that aren't people, for certain values of "gun".
• I don't know if guns are left unfired.
• The characters aren't predominantly Japanese.
• The song isn't jazzy.
• If I recall correctly, the song might have some backup vocals at a few points, but it's predominantly a solo.
• It's not from Eureka Seven.
• It's a mecha series.
• It does not have more than 26 episodes.
• The studio's on the Names To Know In Anime page.
• There are espers.
• It didn't start airing in 2010.
• It didn't start airing before 2000.

And now I've got a really bad feeling I've screwed up somewhere.

edited 25th May '12 4:10:03 AM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Is the anime produced by Bones?

Sunrise?

Does ANN list yuri as a genre/theme for this anime?

edited 25th May '12 4:44:26 AM by flygon250

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

• It's not produced by Studio Bones.
• It's not produced by Sunrise.
• ANN doesn't list Yuri as one of its themes.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Over the Sky?

Starboard?

Buddy?

Anime geemu wo shinasai!

Did it start airing before 2007?

Is it an adaptation?

Does it have Humongous Mecha?

Follow me on tumblr!

• It's not Over The Sky.
• It's not Starboard.
• It's not Buddy.
• It started airing before 2007.
• It's not an adaptation.
• There are Humongous Mecha.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Is it Evangelion?

Fly me to the moon?

edited 25th May '12 5:17:43 PM by TheyCallMeTomu

• It's not from Neon Genesis Evangelion, but you're getting warmer.
• It's not Fly Me To The Moon.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Tengen Toppa GURREN LAGANN!!!?

It's not from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. (Colder...)

edited 25th May '12 5:33:03 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

QQ

Space Runaway Ideon?

It's not from Space Runaway Ideon.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Was it produced by Gainax? Is it Mecha?

Did it start airing before 2004?

• It's not produced by Studio Gainax.
• It's a Mecha anime.
• It did not start airing before 2004.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

I don't know, is it Infinite Stratos? I feel like I've asked that question already...

Has the song been used in this game more than once?

Was the song used in this game by the troper known as Pyrite?

Was the song used in this game by someone who posted in the last three pages of this thread?

Is it Dis? Reckless Fire?

In This Serenity?

edited 25th May '12 6:25:32 PM by TheyCallMeTomu

• The song has not been used more than once (assuming you mean for actual rounds).
• I didn't use the song.
• The song wasn't used by a poster within the last three pages of this thread.
• It's not Dis. (What is it with that song, anyway?)
• It's not Reckless Fire.
• It's not In This Serenity.

edited 25th May '12 6:37:22 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Is the song on this list?

Anime geemu wo shinasai!

The song's on the list.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Nvm

edited 25th May '12 9:46:18 PM by TheyCallMeTomu

Is it Grain?

It's not Grain. (IT'S A MECHA ANIME!!!!!) Wish I'd thought of that, though, as it would've made this easier.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

I honestly have no idea, so I guess brute force it is.

Was the song used by Spirit, Noimporta or Edmania?

Was the song used by Shay Guy, Nyktos or Thenamelesssamurai?

Did it start airing on an even numbered year?

No, No, and No. (Now I'm really, really worried.)

edited 26th May '12 5:09:25 AM by Pyrite

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