This year several anime were released, such as Dandadan, the second season of NieR: Automata, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! and several other series, which have managed to get a lot of fans all over the world. And what these anime have achieved, in addition to captivate with their stories, is to fascinate thanks to their openings, being that many of these have delighted us with songs that today are still in the playlists of many fans, and now we present some of the best anime openings of the year 2024.
Dandadan, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! and Mashle among the best openings of the year 2024
During this year 2024, in addition to releasing a large number of series that became the favorites of many, it also gave rise to very talented artists to create openings that have become very listened to by many. With examples such as Dandadan, Mashle or NieR: Automata, among others, and now we share with you the ones that are considered the best of all, without a specific order, but that have a large number of fans all over the world:
NieR: Automata Ver1.1a season 2 op 1: “Black Box”.
LiSA is one of the most recognized performers in Japan and her success is largely due to being the singer of very recognized openings in the world of anime, and this 2024 did not disappoint, being in charge of interpreting “Black Box” the opening theme for season 2 of NieR: Automata Ver1.1a. For its part, this anime came to continue one of the best stories in the world of video games, not only achieving it, but it was placed as one of the best adaptations of all.
Dandadan op 1: «Otonoke»
Creepy Nuts, a renowned Japanese band, during this 2024 achieved the worldwide recognition it was looking for, and in this case one of the songs that is currently making many people dance is the opening of Dandadan, a series that managed to position itself as one of the best of the year. “Otonoke” has managed to perfectly capture the essence of the show, with a fast pace and full of changes, as can be seen in each episode starring Momo and Okarun.
Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go op 1: «Ichiban Kagayaku Hoshi»
This 2024 saw the premiere of Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go by Dereru Tonari no Alya-san (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) and it quickly became a fan favorite, not only for its diverse “waifus”, but the story has left more than one wanting more, with its second season confirmed without an official date. But what has also made many people fall in love with it is its opening “Ichiban Kagayaku Hoshi” performed by Sumire Uesaka, who in addition to singing the opening theme song is the one who gives voice to Alya herself, the protagonist of the anime.
My Deer Friend Nokotan op 1: «Shikairo Days»
One of the anime that came this year to break all kinds of rules was My Deer Friend Nokotan, a bizarre and nonsense story that managed to get more than one laugh out of fans with the crazy situations in which Torako Koshi and her half-deer/half-human friend Noko Shikanoko lived day by day. And from the beginning it managed to captivate the entire internet with its opening, “Shikairo Days” by Shika-bu, which perfectly represents all the madness and nonsense of the anime, with a catchy rhythm that is still heard today.
Mashle op 2: «Bling-Bang-Bang-Born»
As we mentioned before, this year Creepy Nuts became one of the bands of the moment, not only with the opening of Dandadan that we mentioned before, but its biggest success came with the second season of Mashle and its opening theme “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”. Not only did it become one of the most listened to by the internet communities, but it also managed to transcend barriers and become part of the playlists of people outside the media, demonstrating the great impact that the song had on the world.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! op 1: «Tsuyogaru Girl»
Another of the anime released in 2024 was Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, one of the works that became one of the best of all and that, as expected, has an opening theme song that lives up to expectations with “Tsuyogaru Girl” by BotchiBoromaru. The opening theme is already ranked (just like the anime) as one of the best of the year and promises to stay on fans’ playlists for a long time.
Konosuba! op 3: «Growing Up»
KonoSuba: God’s blessing on this wonderful world! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!) is one of the most important isekai works of all time and in 2024 it finally premiered its long awaited third season, which not only lived up to the hype, but became one of the best of the year. And accompanying this success on the part of the anime is its own opening, “Growing Up” by Machico, a song that perfectly represents the essence of the anime and is still heard to this day.
Oshi no Ko op 2: «Fatale»
One of the most representative works of the last years is undoubtedly Oshi no Ko, and although the success of its first opening was very difficult to surpass, its second opening theme managed to please the fans, and “Fatale” by GEMN became one of the best of the year. This second season, which continued to tell the B-side of the entertainment world, became one of the best of the year and its opening theme managed to live up to it.
The Dangers in My Heart op 2: «Boku wa…»
Finally we find one of the best anime of this 2024, The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu), which as expected would have an opening theme song to live up to what many expected, but what was achieved with “Boku wa…” exceeded all expectations. And the song is considered by fans not only as one of the best of the year, but as the best of all, demonstrating that even if the years go by, this opening theme will continue to sound for a long time.
These were some of the best openings that we could listen to during this 2024, being that many of them have achieved a great amount of reproductions in the different platforms where they are available. We also know that there are some works that are not on this list, that’s why we ask you: What is your best anime opening of the year 2024?