Board 8 > Logicblade Ranks the Top 100 Anime OP's of the Decade

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Well let's get to 41 before the new year starts. Well for me anyway, Happy new year East Coasters.

41. Shout - Hiroyuki Sawano - Re;Creators OP 2
2017 (2/6)
Summer 2017 (1/1)
https://animethemes.moe/video/ReCreators-OP2-NCBD1080.webm

Re;Creators had some really strong openings, both this and Gravity Wall are really good songs, and choosing between them was tough, but I found Shout to be better paced. Gravity Wall kind of loses it's momentum in the last thirty seconds, so I went with the better pace. The action sequences from about 45 seconds on is visually stunning, and it peaks with the crescendo of the singers voice. Of course it couldn't get to that point without the great buildup in the first 45 seconds. I do love me some Sawano songs, they always get you hyped up for what's to come.

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The dinosaurs in Titan S2's opening are the coolest part animation-wise.

Titan S3's intro might be my favorite overall though. I love it <_<
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Sasageyo! Sasageyo!

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the dinosaurs in the AoT opening will never not be hilarious

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40. Complication - Rookiez is Punk'd - Durarara Op 2
2010 (6/7)
Spring 2010 (3/3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQOc_07raNE

The DRRR openings have a lot of style to them, but this song is just so nice on the ears I had to go with this opening in particular. It has great establishing shots of the goofballs and people of Ikebukuro, and always gets you ready for a wild trip into their daily lives. I love the transition shots that show up as they introduce the characters rapid fire, from the ladle Namie holds to the streetpost Shizuo is chucking down the street like a god damn lunatic, it's all great fun.


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Have to go for Steppin' Out as the best DRRR OP, just for that incredible intro.

https://files.catbox.moe/av2owc.webm
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39. One Reason - DWB with Fade - Deadman Wonderland OP
2011 (7/12)
Spring 2011 (3/3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7f5tAD5U8

I don't know why I still hold onto this opening, but it's definitely one you don't forget easily. It kind of feels like listening to a Linkin Park song, but like just sort of vaguely japanese... In any case, the style could best be described as edgy-cool, which only works sometimes, but it hits those notes perfectly. The last thirty seconds or so are just a real good time. Do I have any desire to watch this anime? Nope, maybe if I was a teenager again it'd appeal to me, but at least the opening is really cool.

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38. Just One Life - SPYAIR - Samurai Flamenco OP 1
2013 (4/8)
Fall 2013 (2/3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQSAnc20JQ

I love the instrumentation of this opening, it's just something you can listen to again and again without getting sick of it. The action scene in this one is really intense, just oozing with style, and the reveal that it was all just a dream of Masayoshi's was a really neat touch, and a perfect opening for the first half of the series.

Then it went entirely off the rails and I dropped it. The stakes kept ramping up to the point where it became a parody of itself and the reason I was watching it was for the cute interaction between the main guys. *sigh* Oh well.

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Hell yeah Just One Life rocks.

And yeah the last bit of SamFlam sucks
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37. Kimi ja Nakya Dame Mitai - Oishi Masayoshi - Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
2014 (3/12)
Summer 2014 (1/2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgOD9vruTE

I loved this opening from the outset. You're introduced to it this really fun guitar riff, as you slowly get to establish what the characters are like with manga-like spreads in the background. The action sequence in the OP is completely out of nowhere, but hilarious and true to character, and it does a pretty good job at establishing what you're about to experience when you watch the anime. It's a lot of fun, and a pretty good relisten.

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Complication is such a great OP. that style.

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36. Raise Your Flag - Man With a Mission - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans OP 1
2015 (7/11)
Fall 2015 (3/4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82HM0z6qd20

Raise your god damn flag! Iron Blooded Orphans is probably the best gundam product to come out of this decade, and Raise your Flag is one hell of an opening for it. Man With a Mission can really get you excited for something, and the call to raise your flag as beautiful action scenes punctuate the music makes for a really pleasant experience, even if it looks an sound gritty and rough, it adds to the charm of the whole thing.

There were actually quite a few really good openings for this anime, but I found Raise Your Flag just narrowly edges out Survivor by BLUE Encount and Rage of Dust by Spyair. The last opening had an awful song despite being the most visually interesting, but that's just the kind of life we lead.

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35. The Other Self - GRANRODEO - Kuroko's Basketball OP 3
2013 (3/8)
Fall 2013 (1/3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_eZs7Ix9-s

I'm pretty convinced Kuroko's Basetball is not actually about basketball, but instead just dudes with flat out super powers. As a big basketball fan myself, I was pretty drawn to this series fro the beginning and while it got super absurd, it was still a pretty fun ride. Granrodeo did a hell of a job with all the openings, but this one went above and beyond, and took it into the zone. The big draw is the action sequence where the characters are going off with their superpowers and shit, the unmissable shot, the twister around Murasakibara, Aomine and Kagami dueling in the zone, it's fricking intense, and something the earlier openings lacked.

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34. Hacking to the Gate - Kanako Itou - Steins;Gate
2011 (6/12)
Spring 2011 (2/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/SteinsGate-OP1.webm

Ah Steins;Gate. What a wonderful trip this was. The opening is a pretty trippy experience, as you have a lot of movement and copies laid over each other, a very simplistic monochrome style, and a singer who is just belting it out. It's a very exciting opening in that it can constantly keep your attention as more and more weird things start happening. It was also the only Science Adventure anime that really caught my interest. I dropped Robotics Notes fairly quickly, Occultic Nine was an awful experience, and I couldn't even remotely get into Chaos;Head or Chaos;Child or whatever it was. It's a really good opening, and now I'm basically going to be eliminating the rest of 2011 rapid fire after this.

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you gotta read the other ones.

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:( umu.

33. &Z - Sawano Hiroyuki - Aldnoah Zero OP 2
2015 (6/11)
Winter 2015 (2/2)
https://animethemes.moe/video/AldnoahZeroS2-OP1.webm

This opening always gives me the chills. I love the instrumentation, the shots of Inaho and Slayne moving on from the princess's 'death' (she doesn't actually die, it's a running gag almost). The way the music swells up when they start the big space battle, it's all really good stuff, and another standout OP from Sawano Hiroyuki. Too bad Martians are just a bunch of dumb assholes, huh?

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And why not, let's do a double.

32. Oath/Sign - LISA - Fate/Zero OP 1
2011 (5/12)
Fall 2011 (3/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/FateZero-OP1.webm

Choosing a Fate Zero opening was tough. I really like this and To the Beginning, but I felt like the hard rocking style of Lisa just worked better, and I ran with that. As it's an ufotable opening it looks gorgeous, the action is crisp and clean, and they go out of their way to make Kiritsugu look as hot as possible all the time. So props for that. I say that, but Saber's magical girl fransformation is probably the highlight of the opening, timing perfectly with the buildup of the music.

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Man I don't particularly like any Aldnoah openings. aLIEz is SO much better a song than any of them.

Oath Sign's a gooder tho.

Was never a fan of Re:Zero's OPs musically, but they have good visuals.

I've always thought Hacking to the Gate had totally shit visuals. Find the Blue is my favorite Science Adventure song, though I like the SG0 EDs a lot.

Raise Your Flag would be in my top 10. Probably top 5. It's amazing.
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oath sign is zzzzz
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You're a zzzzz. :(

31. Believe in my Existence - Jam Project - Cardfight Vanguard OP 2
2011 (4/12)
Fall 2011 (2/3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjFhrPugVs

Y'all ready to play some children's card games? Early vanguard was actually pretty enjoyable, but that's because they focused on character growth, had an interesting villain, and a rival whose complete asshattery actually backfired on him and alienated him from his friends. It's good stuff, much like this opening. Jam Project can really belt it out, and while they aren't quite the same as they used to be, they can really get your blood boiling. The visuals themselves aren't amazing by any stretch, but they do have some nice complimentary scenes, from Aichi using Psyqualia in the fire, and immediately cutting to Ren with the psycho slasher face, and Kai being a wet stick in the mud... gotta love dem parallels. Also a big fan of the drums picking up in the second half of the song and carrying some serious momentum right to the finish.

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30. Aoi Shiori - Galileo Galilei - Anohana OP 1
2011 (3/12)
Spring 2011 (1/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/Anohana-OP1.webm

Some openings just make you real sad all of a sudden. This one... plucks at the heart like an angry pigeon looking for bread. The singers voice is absolutely mesmerizing, as we get to go on a journey of life, death, and moving on. I really liked the use of the younger versions of the kids overlaid over their current lives, really creating that discord that just hurts to watch. And as they all get together and Menma is pushing Jintan on... it's good, it's heartwarming, makes me want to tear up just a little bit. I love this song.

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I thought I was the only one who liked Aoi Shiori. It's probably just because everyone always talks about the ED instead but oh well. (The ED is also great to be fair) Sure for me it's like a top 5 OP of all time but whatever I'll take it.

Also a big fan of the Nozaki-kun OP. I was hoping to see the OP to Tada Never Falls in Love on the list, which is by the same singer, though it might be a bit weird to see it place higher than the Nozaki-kun OP which I like much more

As far as Durarara OP's go I much prefer Uragiri no Yuuyake, but Complication is pretty good as well. I think the higher energy song suits the show better though.
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Oath Sign is what got me back into anime OP's and solidified being a LiSA fan, I have a few of her albums in my library of music

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29. We're Not Alone - Coldrain - Rainbow OP
2010 (5/7)
Spring 2010 (2/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/Rainbow-OP1.webm

Poor An-chan. He did his best, he really did. Rainbow had a surprisingly good opening, one that really stood out to me for years, even after watching it. It bounced around my list quite a bit before solidifying in the 25-30 range, and I think it's a good place for it. It hits hard with the screamo, but the melody is really nice, and seeing how the characters change from what they are in the beginning to what they are as grownups is done really well through liberal use of flashbacks. All in all, it's really cool, and I will fight anyone who hates that shot of the bird on the barbed wire fence.

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28. Axxxis - LISA - Qualidea Code OP 2
2016 (3/11)
Summer 2016 (1/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/QualideaCode-OP2-NCBD1080.webm

Jeez, Qualidea Code, how come based Japan gives you two openings from LISA? I don't know the answer to that. Qualidea Code was alright, but it wasn't like this big budget hit or anything. I mean, they 'killed' best girl out of nowhere and then used that as an excuse to change the opening so that's something, but it's still strange that's for sure. In any case, this song rocks, it's got serious high paced tempo, the buildup moments are sweet, and the fight scenes when the songs are going all out are very stylish. Samurai girl barely dodging sniper boy's bullet is just a really cool looking scene I have to give props to.

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27. My Dearest - Supercell - Guilty Crown OP 1
2011 (2/12)
Fall 2011 (1/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/GuiltyCrown-OP2.webm

It was so hard to rate this song 27th. At this point I am really splitting hairs about the openings in this list. I love this song so much, the way the music swells at the end of the first minute never fails to send shivers down my spine, the opening scene with Inori singing to the music gives me chills, and that action sequence at the end is absolutely gorgeous. It's a really beautiful looking anime that Sunrise went all out on for the opening. I'd like to give some props to the second opening, I don't like the song nearly as much as this one, but they put a lot of care into making that one beautiful too.

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And I just want to stop today on a nice even number. 25 songs left!

26. Sakura Mitsutsuki - SPYAIR - Gintama OP... uh one of them
2013 (2/8)
Winter 2013 (2/3)
https://animethemes.moe/video/GintamaEnchousen-OP3-NCBD1080.webm

Gintama is a long runner, and it has a ton of really good openings throughout it's various runs. Because it keeps calling itself something slightly different every season Gintama, Gintama', Gintama(), etc etc, it's hard to keep track of which number this opening actually is. Still, this is definitely a real standout. SPYAIR makes some really good songs, and this one stands out as being really emotional. Tracing the sakura imagery throughout the opening is a really nice touch, and I really love the scene of Gintoki chasing after his master's back, before cutting to his two friends running right along side him. It was cute, damn it. In the end, it was between this, Flip by Wonderland, and another SPYAIR opening, I wanna be, but in the end i liked the combination of visuals + song better on this one.

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Maybe controversial opinion but I don't like anime openings that lip sync or pretend like they're lip syncing to parts of the OP. It never looks good.

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Openings Left:
By Year:
2019 (5/9)
2015 (5/11)
2010 (4/7)
2018 (4/16)
2016 (2/11)
2014 (2/12)
2017 (1/6)
2013 (1/8)
2011 (1/12)
2012 (0/8)

We've got 4 years with a bit of representation left, while the others are down to their last few representatives.

By Season:
Winter 10/29
Fall 6/26
Spring 5/29
Summer 4/16

Looks like Winter is shaping up to be the best season for a good opening, at least according to my list. At the very least, it's the most top heavy season.

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it's a shame supercell had its worst vocalist for My Dearest because it could have been a lot better
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raise your flag definitely too low

good songs posted otherwise

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25. Kawaru Mirai - ChouCho - Kamisama no Memochou
2011 (1/12)
Summer 2011 (1/2)
https://animethemes.moe/video/KamisamaNoMemochou-OP1.webm

And with that 2011 has been entirely defeated. Definitely a good year for openings, but none quite made the top 20 for me. Some of the honorable mentions for this year were the Mirai Nikki Openings... well particularly the second one by Faylan, I actually hate the first one. The first Natsume and Book of Friends was also pretty good, and there was another One Piece opening that was beaten out by one that's further up the list in Fight Together by Namie Amuro. Matyrshoka by Nico Touches the Walls and Authentic Symphony by ChouCho are also worthy of honorable mention.

The song is beautiful, I have no idea what this anime is about, and the opening only makes me think it's about some girl who won't leave her room. But also there's a dude with a gun fetish and everyone else is like, yeah cool you do that buddy? I dunno, I think I may be reading too much into it. In any case, this opening had me instantly hooked, the first thirty seconds are just really beautiful with the use of color and styles, it really gave a sort of fairy tale in modern times sort of feel. The action was really strong as well, from the scene with the guy desperately running down the stairs, avoiding the crowd all the way to the point where they opened the door to the girl's room and she's crying happy tears... it's just done really really well, and barely makes it out of a really strong year of openings.

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24. Roar - Maon Kurosaki - To Aru Majutsu No Index OP6
2019 (5/9)
Winter 2019 (3/5)
https://animethemes.moe/video/ToaruMajutsuNoIndexS3-OP2-NCBD1080.webm

Index saved their best opening for last. While Psi-Missing didn't qualify for this list (not being from last decade, but the one before that), I don't think even that would have beaten this one. I probably could have put any number of Index/Railgun openings somewhere on this list, SeeS Visions and Sister's Noise deserve at least some honorable mention for coming close, but it was going to be Roar from the second I first heard it. Maon kills it with the vocals, driving the song with high energy, as the enormous cast of characters get their seconds in the spotlight. The action in the last 40 seconds or so is intense, stunning to watch, and just makes for a real treat every time you see it.

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el bumpo

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23. Knew Day - (K)now_Name - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
2016 (2/11)
Winter 2016 (1/2)
https://animethemes.moe/video/Grimgar-OP1v2.webm

So basically, how far can an opening go entirely on the strength of it's song? 23rd apparently. Not that the opening is awful, or offensive, just kind of boring, much like the actual show. Also a stealthy under armour commerical. However, the music is god damn incredible. The violins melody driving throughout the entire song is brilliant, I love the singers voice, I love the drums, this song is incredible. I just can't really justify putting in the same category as the songs competing for the best OP of the decade because the visuals are pretty but dull.

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22. Illuminate - Minami - Tales of Zestiria the X OP 2
2017 (1/6)
Winter 2017 (1/2)
https://animethemes.moe/video/TalesOfZestiriaS2-OP1.webm

I only had 6 songs from 2017 qualify, but they did make a pretty strong showing despite that. It also means I have a few honorable mentions that didn't quite make the list. I covered a lot of them from the fall season already, but there were a couple of others worth mentioning in passing. The Knights and Magic OP by Fhana (Hello! My World!), the second OP of Dragon Ball Super (Genkai Toppa X Survivor by Kiyoshi Hikawa), and the Princess Principal OP (Other Side of the Wall by Void_Chords ft. Maru) all had strong consideration to be on this list as well.

Tales of Zestiria should have probably just been an anime sequel to Tales of Berseria. The game wasn't very good, but the anime did a lot better job filling in the things that really needed to be expanded upon, including drawing those parallels to Berseria. Both of the openings were really strong, but I liked this one better for two reasons. The first being I liked the song a good deal more, the second was the choice of shots they used. The pace may have been slower than the first opening, but like, the Bayhem cut of Sorey standing up, glancing at Mikleo before moving forward at the end is really well done, Alisha giving the order to attack, Sorey reading the historical record, and it cutting to Velvet after zooming into his eyes... there's a lot of things I love about this OP.

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21. Period - Chemistry - Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood OP 4
2010 (4/7)
Winter 2010 (1/1)
https://animethemes.moe/video/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood-OP4.webm

The oldest opening on the list just narrowly misses the top 20. I honestly wasn't even sure if this one would qualify for the list because of timing restrictions, but it first aired in January 2010, so it makes it on cleanly. Brotherhood does not have a weak opening, but my favourite of the bunch (Golden Time Lover by Sukima Switch) didn't qualify for the list, so I thought I would at least mention that much. In any case, the song is incredible (as always), everything after 45 seconds is just gorgeous action... it's not something one has the luxury of skipping.

That leaves my top 20, which were an absolute pain to sort out. At one time or another I'd have considered them for my OP of the decade, but naturally they separate and shake out when you make a massive list to compare them all to. Still I absolutely love each and every entry in the top 20 of this list, and I hope you do too.

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The List so far:

100.Innocent Promise - Shounen Maid -Trustrick - Spring 2016
99.Papapa - OreSuki - Shuka Saito - Fall 2019
98.Coolest -Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamato -Customi-Z - Spring 2016
97.Little Busters! EX - Little Busters! EX -Rita Spring 2014
96.Divine Intervention - Witchcraft Works - Fhana Winter 2014
95.Paradigm Box - Caligula -Character Voices Spring 2018
94.Cerulean - Gundam Build Fighters Try -Back-On - Fall 2014
93.Hello World! - Kekkai Sensen -Bump of Chicken - Spring 2015
92.Kimi no Shinwa Aquarion Evol -Akino and Aiki - Winter 2012
91.Daydream Syndrome - Yumekui Merry - Marina Fujiwara - Winter 2011
90.Sawakaze - Kimi Ni Todoke - Tomofumi Tanezawa -Winter 2011
89.Renegade - Gangsta -Stereo Dive Foundation - Summer 2015
88.Serment - Shakugan no Shana - Mami Kawada - Winter 2012
87.Trigger - Zankyou no Terror - Yuuki Ozaki - Summer 2014
86.Flashback - Kokkoku - Miyavi vs KENKEN - Winter 2018
85.HERE - Mahoutsukai no Yome -JUNNA - Fall 2017
84.MAYDAY - Fire Force -Coldrain - Fall 2019
83.Prompt - Majestic Prince - Natsumi Kon - Summer 2013
82.Now or Never - Phi Brain -nano - Spring 2012
81.Genesis - Dimension W -Stereo Dive Foundation - Winter 2016
80.Spirit Inspiration - Zetsuen no Tempest - Nothing's Carved in Stone - Fall 2012
79.Kizuna Music - Bang Dream -Poppin' Party - Winter 2019
78.Ambiguous - Kill la Kill - Gardinelia - Winter 2014
77.Black Rover - Black Clover Vickelblanca Spring 2018
76.I Swear - Date a Live Sweet Arms Winter 2019
75.Signal - 91 Days Ling Toshite Sigure Summer 2016
74.here and there - Kino's Journey - the beautiful world- Nagi Yanagi Fall 2017
73.X-Encounter - Tokyo Ravens Maon Kurosaki Fall 2013
72.Winding Road - Golden Kamuy MAN WITH A MISSIONSpring 2018
71.Azalea - Citrus Nano.Ripe Winter 2018
70.Chou Onsoku Destiny - Kuromukuro Glay Summer 2016
69.Sakamichi no Melody- Sakamichi no Apollon YUKI Spring 2012
68.Click Nisekoi ClarisWinter 2014
67.Eien no Hitotsu ISLAND Yukari Tamura Summer 2018
66.In My World - Ao no Exorcist Rookiez is Punk'd! Summer 2011
65.ADAMAS Sword Art Online Lisa Fall 2018
64.Great Days - JoJo's Bizzare Adventure Karen Aoki & Daisuke Hasegawa Fall 2016
63.Climber's High - Fuuka Manami Numakura Winter 2017
62.Yasashisa no Riyuu - Hyouka ChouCho Spring 2012
61.Katharsis - Tokyo Ghoul Re Ling Toshite Sigure Fall 2018
60.Let me Hear - Parasyte Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fall 2015
59.Hikaru Nara - Your Lie in April Goose House Fall 2014
58.Even If - Full Metal Panic IV Tamaru Yamada Spring 2018
57.The Asterisk War The Asterisk War Shiena Nishizawa Spring 2016
56.Choir Jail - Tasogari Otome x Amnesia Konomi Suzuki Spring 2012
55.Binary Star - Legend of the Galactic Heroes Sawano Hiroyuki Spring 2018
54.Killy Killy Joker - Wixoss Kanon Wakeshima Spring 2014
53.Kuchikuze Diamond - Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches Weaver Spring 2015
52.Hoshi to Hana - Yuki Yuna is a Hero Sanshu Chugaku Fall 2014
51.Destin Histoire - Gosick Yoshiki*LisaWinter 2011
50.Peace Sign - My Hero Academia Kenshi YonezuSpring 2017
49.Found and Lost - Banana Fish Survive said the ProphetSummer 2018
48.Zoetrope - Amnesia Nagi YanagiWinter 2013
47.Nirvana - Inu x Boku SS MUCCWinter 2012
46.Connect - Madoka Magica ClarisWinter 2011
45.Shinkakei Colors - Toji no MikoCharacter VoicesSpring 2018
44.Ranbu no Melody - BleachSIDFall 2010
43.Redo - Re:ZeroKonomi SuzukiSpring 2016
42.Jiyuu no Tsubasa - Attack on TitanLinked HorizonSummer 2013
41.Shout -Re:CreatorsSawano HiroyukiSummer 2017
40.Complication - Durarara!Rookiez is Punk'd!Spring 2010
39.One Reason -Deadman WonderlandDWB with FadeSpring 2011
38.Just One Life - Samurai FlamencoSPYAIRFall 2013
37.Kimi ja Nakya Dame Mitai -Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kunOishi MasayoshiSummer 2014
36.Raise Your Flag - Gundam IBOMAN WITH A MISSIONFall 2015
35.The Other Self - Kuroko's BasketballGRANRODEOFall 2013
34.Hacking to the Gate - Steins;Gate Kanako Itou Spring 2011
33.&Z - Aldnoah Zero Sawano Hiroyuki Winter 2015
32.Oath Sign - Fate/ZeroLisa Fall 2011
31.Believe in my Existence - Cardfight VanguardJAM Project Fall 2011
30.Aoi Shiori - Anohana Galileo Galilei Spring 2011
29.We're Not Alone - Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou... Coldrain Spring 2010
28.Axxxis - Qualidea Code Lisa Summer 2016
27.My Dearest - Guilty Crown Supercell Fall 2011
26.Sakura Mitsutsuki - Gintama SPYAIR Winter 2013
25.Kawaru Mirai - Kamisama no Memochou ChouCho Summer 2011
24.Roar - Toaru Majutsu no Index III Maon Kurosaki Winter 2019
23.Knew Day - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Know_Name Winter 2016
22.Illuminate - Tales of Zestiria the X Minami Winter 2017
21.Period FMA BrotherhoodChemistry Winter 2010

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Every FMA OP sucks
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Not my favorite fma op but it's fine

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The best one is not even eligible for the list

Period best FMA:B OP by a lot
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KokoroAkechi posted...

The best one is not even eligible for the list

That's true if Golden Time Lover isn't eligible I guess not much can be done about that

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Let's begin with number 20.

20. One Day - The Rootless - One Piece OP 13
2010 (3/7)
Summer 2010 (1/1)
https://animethemes.moe/video/OnePiece-OP13.webm

Ace No! ACE GOD DAMN IT NO! This is one of those where it's hard not to tear up just a little bit when you listen to it. The music is stirring and emotional, and it's a god damn gut punch because it makes it seem like everything is going to be alright, and it isn't. It's never going to be alright again. I really like the quiet scenes of the strawhat pirates just doing simple things like weapon maintenance, or checking the quality of the wine on board, it really goes well with the quiet parts of the song, and it contrasts well with the scenes of all the high ranking people fighting in the whitebeard war for the faster paced moments of the opening. I think this is One Piece's opening at it's best, but there are a lot of good ones to choose from. Hope by Namie Amuro was probably the closest to overtaking this, but it wasn't close enough for me.

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Sad Piece

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maybe it's because I'm watching season 4 of Food Wars right now and JC staff also did OPM Season 2 last year, but I really hate openings where when they show every character in an OP they feel the need to also have that character's name on the screen

I don't know if that's a thing exclusive to JC Staff OP's or if other's do it, but can't stand it

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19. Kiss of Death - Hyde Ft. Mika Kobayashi - Darling in the Franxx OP 2
2018 (4/16)
Spring 2018 (1/7)
https://animethemes.moe/video/DarlingInTheFranXX-OP2.webm

And the song that comes out of the most stacked season was Kiss of Death. The second OP is slightly different than the first, but those slight differences make it so much better. The piano is a lot more pronounced in this one, and it makes the first 10 seconds or so absolutely enchanting. I like the imagery used a lot more, and it ended up being the only good thing about the second season, because holy crap did Darling in the Franxx drop the ball on whatever the hell kind of story they were trying to tell. At least we have this opening... and an ungodly amount of fanart on the internet.

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Bumpo be

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Fight Together best one piece

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That was not the One piece opening I expected. But the Ace factor is strong.

I'd still put Hope, Fight Together, and Hard Knock Days (mostly for the song) over it.

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