New poll

Which anime has the best opening? I ended up with over 30 candidates, so I’m going to do this in two rounds. In the current one, you can vote for up to three openings. The ten with the most votes will advance to the final round.

I found videos for most, but there were a couple that eluded me. If the openings to Dennou Coil and season one of Hare & Guu exist somewhere on the web, please send me the links. It will save me the trouble of extracting them myself. Update: I have Dennou Coil up now, but I still need Hare & Guu.

If there is an opening missing that you feel absolutely must be in the poll, please make a note of it in the comments and include a Youtube link. Maybe — maybe — I can add it.

Please note that not all these openings are “family-friendly.” I put a couple that might be problematic inside spoilers.

Aria the Animation:

Aria the Natural:

Aria the Origination:

Asura Cryin’:

Azumanga Daioh:

Baccano!:

Bakemonogatari:

Beck:

Cowboy Bebop:

Dennou Coil

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Elfen Lied:

Excel Saga:

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu:

Gankutsuou:

Ghost in the Shell S.A.C.:

Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd Gig:

Gunslinger Girl:

Haibane Renmei:

Higurashi No Naka Koro Ni:

Inukami:

Last Exile:

Lucky Star:

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya:

Noir:

Pani Poni Dash:

Paranoia Agent:

Ramen Fighter Miki:

Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei:

Serial Experiments Lain:

Steel Angel Kurumi:

Tenjho Tenge:

ToraDora:

Read or Die TV: