Also remember that my opinion may change, as this is based on anime I have seen and which openings have stuck with me. So it may change in the future.
Without further ado, let's go.
OPENINGS
10. Nonsense Afterimage - Blassreiter
I put it tenth because I love it, but not that much.
The beginning opens on motorcycle racing, because under the explosions, demons, moral dillemmas, power tripping, PG-13 sex scenes, blood, death, murder, rampages, and apocalypses... it's a motorcycle anime.
But then the opening is like "Yah, we got some deep stuff going on. Better pay attention to that too, fools! We 'bout to blow yo minds!"
Plus it's fun.
Play away.
9. Howling - Darker Than Black
Just the fact that the song itself begins with "Now I've lost it - I know I can kill - The truth exists beyond the gate" ... that right there is AWESOME!
Total foreshadowing done right and pretty much summing up the entire series in three sentences.
Now go find out what those sentences mean!
From the studio that brought you Fullmetal Alchemist comes a gripping tale of emotionless murderers called Contractors who sell themselves to the Gate in exchange for powers. But every power comes with a price. ;)
The opening is all about the foreshadowing, and of course, showing off Hei, one of the most ambiguous main characters in anime. Around the last episode, you had more questions than answers. And you are left wondering.
Still wondering...
But check out this awesome song!
8. Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
It's a jazz opera. Fitting that it opens with some jazz.
The style, the music, the movement, the text, the color: everything blends together and sweeps you on a nostalgic ride of the future. You got guns and babes and starships and clubs. This is a unique opening that appealed to viewers from both sides of the ocean, and it is, perhaps, one of the most perfect anime openings ever.
7. Again - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
The soft voice that breaks out in rap, images of a journey we've yet to fully experience... it's such a sweet opening that feels oddly enough like the calm before the storm. We see happy faces and things one moment, then children being ripped apart and explosions the next. Foreshadowing? Of course. And then, as we get to know the meaning behind each face, it becomes, a little sadder as we go along.
And you gotta admit, it's hella catchy!
6. Main Theme - Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Haunting. Beautiful. Bizarre. Sung in a made up language, this song seems, technical wise, to have no real meaning to the show. But when you think about it, it set out to do what it meant: haunt you. In a very gentle way. This theme song sets the stage for the obsessive and bloody romance that is between Cosstette and Eiri. And those strange instruments in the background seem to float you away to a strange and forbidden place that is that nightmare scene of sacrifice.
I apologize, it did not have an official opening, but the following song is the main theme music and definitely deserves mention as it plays throughout many parts of the anime.
5. Kuusou Mesorogiwi - The Future Diary
All the openings to this show were brilliant, insane, and brutal as all get out. Such a gorgeous compliment to a truly disturbed anime. I give them kudos for that. While I did stop watching Future Diary as it was not my cup of tea, watching the openings does make me want to watch the show again... which I probably will.
I say Kuusou Mesorogiwi because that was the first opening and the one that got me hooked, line and sinker and all. So while all three were brilliant epics, I list this one in at number six.
4. What's Up People - Death Note
Everyone points to the first opening as their favorite, but nothing screams Death Note like this screamo song.
What's Up People is the opening of the second season, and while it is a loud, gritty screamo song, it and the images with it PERFECTLY depict the sudden spiral into chaos that the show became. While the first half of the season started with a more easy going rock song, it was better suited to the godly ascension to narcisistic power that Light was attaining, but cut to the second season, and we don't see that anymore. We see the madness that Light truly embraces, that sick, dark, psychopathic void he dives headfirst into. And What's Up People, in all its loud, colorful, maddening glory, perfectly depicts that spiral.
3. Katayoku no Tori - Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Coming in with an epic score, Katayoku no Tori is a combination of languages, symphony, song, and sight that perfectly sets you up for an exciting ride that is Umineko. With flashes of imagery that suggest darkness, magic, and sorrow, it may not let you know of the gruesome surprises in store, but it sure bodes the question: what sort of anime could have such a momentous entrance? Umineko everyone. Umineko.
I have nothing too much to say about this without sounding over the top cheesy, so... just watch the video and see for yourself.
2. Attack on Titan - Attack on Titan
WANNA GO FIGHT SOME TITANS????
YOU WILL NOW!!!!!
Grab your capes and unsheathe your blades. It's about to get epic up in here!
WANT SOME EPIC WITH A SIDE OF YOUR EPIC?
1. Karma - Phantom: Requiem for a Phantom
Just... go watch the damn video....
And all will be revealed.
Every piece is a part of a puzzle. Every image and word. Everything everything EVERYTHING is foreshadow! Everything is stunning and beautiful and put together so well! The music sounds like something you sing in the rain when you are most likely thinking of something deep and dark and dangerous. What better music for the mindless puppet assassins of the underworld.
Enjoy.
And that's all for now. Stay tuned for my favorite anime endings!
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