Japanese Fans Rank the Coolest Anime Openings

The opening. A classic anime trope, and a way for a series to show its stuff in a one minute, thirty-second montage of greatness.

With hundreds of openings created every year, picking the top 10 of all time is a formidable challenge indeed, but readers of Anime Anime took to the task this week, ranking their top openings.

Here’s the list!

10 (tie). “Golden Time Lover”

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood



10 (tie). “X-Encounter”

Tokyo Ravens



8 (tie). “Lupin the Third ’80”

Lupin the Third Part II



8 (tie). “Goya no Machiawase”

Noragami

7. “Asterisk”

Bleach

6. “Gekido”

D. Gray-man



5. “Kyoran Hey Kids!!”

Noragami Aragoto



4. “Tank!”

Cowboy Bebop



3. “abnormalize”

Psycho-Pass



2. “Guren no Yumiya”

Attack on Titan



1. “This Game”

No Game No Life

OUSAers: is it just me, or is there a distinct lack of old-school on this list? Any favorites from previous decades? What’s missing? Sound off!

Source: ANN