Hit a huge milestone in my quest to watch every anime opening ever. I finished the 20th Century!
I started with only caring about TV openings, but realizing that my experience would neglect classics like "Gunbuster" or "Dirty Pair Project Eden" I expanded it to cover all anime. That means I've checked out everything, TV, OVA, Hentai, Specials, OVAs, and Music Videos (Exceptions would be lost anime or anime not listed in the MAL database.)
Along the way, I curated a list of what I consider to be notable anime OPs. I've separated the notably good and the notably bad apart from each other (unremarkable openings are off the list). This list is raw and unorganized (only by year and only at a first impression). I figured you guys might want to see it.
Any suggestions of a better way I could present the data would be appreciated.
What are your favorite retro anime openings?
Small FAQ:
-I define "Anime" as "Japanese animation" so no Korean or Chinese stuff, and I don't care what medium.
-I judge anime OPs based on the version IN THE ANIME, I don't just listen to songs. I care about the music and the visuals as a wholistic work.
-Notably bad could be good to you, often they are experimental and you may find you like them and I don't. Same goes for some I put under good, they might not work for you.
-I don't speak Japanese, so if you do and I missed something you love because of the lyrics, or I have something here that you hate because of the lyrics, sorry, not able to judge based on that.
>>548I like sorting by year, but having the rest of that info could be very useful in my final list!
>>549i think by year is fine, but club the Ops from the same series together. Like all the city hunter Ops together.