In this article, we prepared a list of the 10 best anime openings that are not very well known. Here, we will not include openings from One Piece, Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, Bleach, or any other more famous series.
The criteria used to build this ranking were as follows: rhythm, lyrics, and what I call the “peak moment” of the opening (which is usually when the music abruptly changes tone and the speed of the sound increases). The peak moment usually occurs around the 50-second mark of the openings, but this is not a fixed rule.
Let’s go to the list!
Table of Contents
10th – Gyakuten Saiban Opening 1
- Rhythm: 7.0
- Lyrics: 7.5
- Peak moment: 8.5
- Total: 23 points
9th – Marchen Awakens Romance Opening 1
- Rhythm: 7.5
- Lyrics: 7.5
- Peak moment: 8.0
- Total: 23 points
8th – Mushrambo (Shinzo) Opening 1
- Rhythm: 7.0
- Lyrics: 7.0
- Peak moment: 9.0
- Total: 23 points
7th – Flame of Recca Opening 1
- Rhythm: 8.0
- Lyrics: 7.0
- Peak moment: 8.8
- Total: 23.8 points
6th – Nurarihyon no Mago Opening 1
- Rhythm: 8.0
- Lyrics: 7.0
- Peak moment: 10.0
- Total: 25 points
5th – Ahiru no Sora Opening 2
- Rhythm: 8.0
- Lyrics: 9.0
- Peak moment: 8.5
- Total: 25.5 points
4th – Rainbow: Nisha Rokubo no Shichinin Opening
- Rhythm: 8.0
- Lyrics: 8.0
- Peak moment: 10.0
- Total: 26 points
3rd – Tottemo! Lucky-Man Opening 1
- Rhythm: 10.0
- Lyrics: 9.0
- Peak moment: 8.0
- Total: 27 points
2nd – Level E Opening
- Rhythm: 9.0
- Lyrics: 8.0
- Peak moment: 10.0
- Total: 27 points
1st – Sakamoto Desu Ga Opening
- Rhythm: 10.0
- Lyrics: 8.5
- Peak moment: 10.0
- Total: 28.5 points
Anime openings that match other animes
There is a curious phenomenon when it comes to openings – the tendency for songs to fit into openings of different animes. In this video from the Cronosfera channel on YouTube, we can see some examples of this curious phenomenon:
+5 Openings that MATCH with OTHER ANIMES! – YouTube
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