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How do you as an individual judge OP/EDs? Song? Visuals? Editing? Concept? How much you actually like the show?
It's nice to have all factors working in favor of an OP/ED, but that's very rare.
Like I said in my list of favorite OP/EDs this season, I tend to judge them by the music, but I have noticed that a good show makes me like their OP/ED more because of positive emotional associations.
For example, this season I would probably like the OP/EDs for Touken Ranbu Kai, Black Butler Public School Arc, and Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai if I actually watched the show, or liked the show.
For me, the one necessary component is that I have to really like the song. Everything else can be great, but if I don't like the song, it isn't going to stick with me. When it comes to visuals, I am not too picky, but I do like it when shows get experimental with things. I think that is one of the reasons why things like Kaiju and Salad Bowl OPs ended up on my list, due to how different they looked.
I am definitely influenced by how I feel about a show though. It usually is more impactful when the OP/ED is used as part of the storytelling. I mentioned elsewhere in this thread that Jellyfish is one of those shows where, if I was watching it, I can imagine the EDs that they are making would be more impactful. I also think that Konosuba benefits in this regard since I watch and enjoy the show.
A clever concept like Jellyfish EDs definitely helps.
One of my favorites with a great concept is the 1985 Dirty Pair TV OP, which is a commercial for the titular characters' WWWA (World Wide Welfare Association), a private-investigator/security type service, and has their phone number at the end.