The openings are that phase of anime that everyone enjoys, as many of them are very impressive, pieces of musical art that transcend the years and are made with our playlists. For that reason, the TV program Asahi has been in charge of interviewing more than 1,400 foreigners about their favorite openings and the results were more than interesting, presenting some of the best anime of all times, along with their respective opening themes.
The 20 best anime openings worldwide have been revealed.
In a recent media update from the Nippon country, the list of the 20 most popular opening pieces in anime by foreigners around the world has been made public, offering more than 1,400 candidates as proof of the fidelity of the results. Something important to know is that, being a list of varied countries, we also see some opening themes that may be left in debate, overall being a well-structured list.
The list is composed of 20 anime openings with no rules of time or popularity, below we share the first 10 that make up the repertoire:
- “A Cruel Angel Thesis” by Yoko Takahashi, Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- “Idol” by YOASOBI of Oshi no Ko.
- “Voltes V theme” by Mitsuko Horie from Choudenji Machine Voltes V.
- “Unravel por TK from Ling Toshite Sigure de Tokyo Ghoul.
- “KICKBACK” by Kenshi Yonezu of Chainsaw Man.
- “Bluebird” by Ikimonogakari of NARUTO.
- “SPECIALZ” by King Gnu of Jujutsu Kaisen.
- “We Are!” by Hiroshi Kitadani of One Piece.
- “Again” by YUI from Fullmetal Alchemist.
- “Ao no Sumika” por Tatsuya Kitani de Jujutsu Kaisen.
These are the top 10, followed by gems like Gurenge by LiSA from Demon Slayer, the mythical Cha-La Head-Cha-La by Hironobu Kageyama from Dragon Ball Z or the equally epic Silhouette by KANABOON from Naruto Shippuden. Other openings surrounding the top spots are very endearing, although the number of participants in the survey is not that high, so the variety may be different depending on the number. Being a survey from different parts of the world, it gives us to understand that anime is a worldwide phenomenon nowadays, something we have developed in this note of our page.
Within this ranking there are renowned series in each of the positions, there are new incidences such as the viral and worldwide beloved Bling-Bang-Bang-Born of Creepy Nuts that works as the second opening of the anime adaptation of Mashle or Sailor Moon and its opening Moonlight Densetsu by DALI. So there are dozens of opening themes that can be inside this top, which opening do you think should be in this list? If you want to take a look at the complete list, you can do so at this link.
Many of the works in this list are well received, being the first opening of Evangelion an indisputable place, as it is a piece of music that has transcended the decades and remains as part of the best. On the other hand, from the first spot on, almost all the others are from the new school, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Ghoul, Oshi no Ko. The opening themes will always be an indicator that a series is in our memories, not always a good opening means a good series or vice versa, but if both elements come together, it will remain forever in our hearts.
The openings have been characterized by providing that touch of energy that only the anime chapter we are watching, so unlike the endings that are usually calmer, melancholic and with a deeper message to give us at every moment a memory of what we live at the end of this. The openings are the cover of each animated footage, so they are the most eye-catching within the community, although sometimes this community prefers some endings to unattractive openings or in itself, closing sequences that have a very outstanding quality.
