▁While ▁most ▁an ime ▁series ▁use ▁primarily ▁Japanese ▁language ▁them es , ▁both ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁ending ▁them es ▁for ▁this ▁series ▁are ▁performed ▁in ▁English . ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Tim ▁J ensen ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Steve ▁Con te , ▁the ▁song ▁" St ray " ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁opening ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 5 ▁episodes ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁O VA ▁episode . ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁O VA ▁episodes ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁opening ▁sequences ▁at ▁all . ▁" G rav ity ", ▁written ▁by ▁T roy ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Ma aya ▁Sak am oto , ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁closing ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 5 ▁episodes ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁O VA ▁episodes . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 6 th ▁episode ▁uses ▁a ▁different ▁ending ▁theme , ▁the ▁song ▁" T ell ▁Me ▁What ▁The ▁Rain ▁Kn ows ", ▁written ▁by ▁Chris ▁Mos d ell ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Sak am oto . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁final ▁O VA ▁episode , ▁the ▁original ▁opening , ▁" St ray " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁variation ▁from ▁most ▁an ime ▁series , ▁the ▁title ▁screens ▁for ▁each ▁episode ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode ▁rather ▁than ▁near ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁episode ▁ends , ▁but ▁before ▁the ▁ending ▁theme ▁is ▁played , ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁displayed ▁in ▁white ▁kan ji ▁on ▁a ▁black ▁screen . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Band ai ▁Region ▁ 1 ▁release , ▁the ▁English ▁title ▁is ▁added ▁to