User blog comment:Basara01/Wouldn't it be nice for the 2011 Anime to get a New Opening Theme?/@comment-5314364-20121219072138

You took the words right out of my mouth @Engoac.

Can you really "SMILE AGAIN" after mass genocide and humans being eaten? I think it'd look and sound ridiculous to have "Departure" as an OP for the Chimera Ant arc (imo).Although, at end of the day, the OP won't change my overall opinion on the series.

Who knows, maybe Togashi himself asked them to keep "Departure" as the OP or maybe Mad House doesn't have the budget since they provide consistant animation for this long-running series. Even though this 2011 series is awesome as it is, I still think they need an NEW OP that's NOT "Departure"!