Best Anime Opening Song!

[AvsJoe]

Elfen Lied's theme will bring a tear to your eye once you watch the series.

I cried at the end of the series.I honestly cried.
And my vote goes to Elfen Lied as well.

Same here. When father and daughter finally had their reunion, a tear rolled down my cheek. I also had my heartstrings pulled when it showed Mayu's horrible past and why she became homeless.

T.T

 

[Jaranja]

And Elfen Lied Theme Song: Such a beautiful piece, sad and mystical at the same time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV6eDvgiG4

I prefer this version:

I always thought Code Geass' intro's were catchy but, yes, Lilium always got me.

 

[Threesan]

Props to Bleach, FMA, Death Note and especially GiTS, Elfen Lied and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.

I wonder if it would be cheating to use one by a British band, but well, it's their only song that I much care for, so...

Spoiler: Eden of the East op: Falling Down by Oasis. Disillusioned/distopian tone. Rock.

Eden of the East; Falling Down by Oasis. Disillusioned/distopian tone. Rock.

Otherwise,

Spoiler: Vampire Knight ed 2. Vampire Knight has some decent op/eds but this is my favorite. Kind of a tragic/slightly creepy pop/rock.

Vampire Knight ed 2. Vampire Knight has some decent op/eds but this is my favorite. Kind of a tragic/slightly creepy pop/rock.

Spoiler: Zegapain op. Pop/rock with a unique sound.

Zegapain op. Ambient(?)/pop/light rock with a unique sound.
The ed is alright, too, though I think it's closer to (but not) mainstream, which makes it less interesting to me.

Monster's op, Grain, is kind of interesting, but I won't post it. Sort of an ambient rock with pseudo-vocals. Slightly dark.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

Let's see what we can add to this:

Then of course Ghost in the Shell, S.A.C (first and second one)

These two are probably the best openings for an anime series I've ever seen, simply beutiful.

My ludicrously catchy additions to this madness are this and this

 

[Lewieroo0]

Ah finaly some dude with a better taste in ... anime openings. (Even though i don't really like your first choice - but the rest is all OK).

Let's see what we can add to this:

Gungrave -It's slick and calm and i don't know why... but cool

Then of course Ghost in the Shell, S.A.C (first and second one)

Also... i really don't like Hip-Hop (or whatever that is) but Samurai Champloo at least is different:

And i think the one of xxxholic is good enough, too:

i just started watching xxxholic and i must say with the visuals this song is quite trippy -_-

ALSO SABER-RIDER (yeah, sorry)

EDIT: Oh and no this is not my top-list. But you don't want everybody to parrot "Cowboy Bebop and Trigun of course" and such?

 

[Hollock]

I really liked the original opening for bleach.

 

[Insert Comedy Here]

Maybe not the best, but definately in my top... several.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Cowboy Bebop and Death Note.

 

[thepopeofatheism]

No mention for Outlaw Star?

 

[Absimilliard]

I'm gonna agree with about half the previous posters: Elfen Lied's Lilium. Without a flicker of a doubt.

 

[Azraellod]

Hm...

I'm now going to make it a point not to watch videos that weren't spoilered unless they were in the OP. If you cant be bothered to spoiler them, you're obviously just looking for attention, and messing up the page in the process.

Anyway, these ones are nice.

Spoiler: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Spoiler: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

Spoiler: Rozen Maiden

Spoiler: Rozen Maiden: Traumend

 

[Biri]

I'm glad some of the openings I was going to suggest have already been said such as Lucky Star, Elfen Lied and Azumanga Daioh, I love their Openings.

Here are two others I like -

Serial Experiments Lain




And To Aru Kagaku no Railgun's opening, I don't usually like this kind of thing but it's just so upbeat and awesome...

 

[Snork Maiden]

As shoddy as the actual feature is, anyone who doesn't think the English Pokemon theme is the greatest theme ever (anime or no) is pretty much wrong.

Otherwise that Lain one wasn't so bad. The Ouran theme is pretty good too, if you like really gay lovely things.

 

[Lewieroo0]

Let's see what we can add to this:

Then of course Ghost in the Shell, S.A.C (first and second one)

These two are probably the best openings for an anime series I've ever seen, simply beutiful.

My ludicrously catchy additions to this madness are this and this

i must say, that darker than black opening is pretty damn good ^_^

 

[Lewieroo0]

This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjLT-EOrPA - one of my favourites.

Not enough people watch this masterpiece of an anime.

Seriously not enough One Piece openings on this thread. Some of the best opening songs are from One Piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMsNbApEN8o

That Lucky Star one was good. That Higurashi one was also good.

i thought the karaoke version of the lucky star opening was good cause to be honest the vocals are just a little too nuts for me >_<

 

[GloatingSwine]

Again?

Still Lion, from Macross Frontier.

 

[yoshimickster]

Nerima Daikon Brothers handsdown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5FGsoEoNJA

I do not know how to do that video thing that you guys were doing sorry.

 

[Ericanious]

Ghost in the shell openings are amazing, and I'm pleased to see Gungrave is on here, but I'm more of a fan of it's closing.

Last Exile hasn't been mentioned yet? It's op really shows just how cool the show gets a couple episodes in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUjiXriGFbo

 

[yoshimickster]

Also the first Funimation theme song to One Piece. I'd show you a link, but all I can find is that crappy 4kids rendition. I'd say Lucky Star as well, but it was EXTREMELY misleading.

 

[Jamiemitsu]

No mention for Outlaw Star?

Wow, that DOES look awesome...