History's Greatest Anime Openings.

[@pixelmz]

The editor's effort to add the most played song of each year on the transition is top notch Edit: and the most watched animes!

[@ArnoldsKtm]

Yes! Great job.

[@user-px9qe7on9c]

Thank you bro

[@animagamer2]

It's actually an amazing attention to detail. I wish I could see the full list somewhere, a couple of those I would defiantly give a shot.

[@hexcodeff6624]

Liz to Aoi Tori is definitely not the most watched anime or even anime movie from 2018. It's not even the most watched Kyoto Animation Production, that's Violet Evergarden and the Violet Evergarden OVA

[@greyborg3846]

I literally came to the comments just to say this. Abhi, you are a freaking hero.

[@timsim1178]

I have watched. You can delete

[@curgunner]

Gigachad

[@faradorian3307]

Bro oozes aura

[@Tobberias]

Wait for me

[@HelloThere-hz6po]

I just came

[@HelloThere-hz6po]

It’s everywhere

[@corey2232]

11:44 - "Oh! I forgot Cowboy Beebop was late 90's! I thought it was 1999!" Huh? 😂

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

I guess 1999 is a little too late

[@ojrmk1]

And it's a shame TANK! is so good, because "HT" from Trigun would have fucking monstered any other year, but being the second best to TANK! ain't too bad.

[@grey_f98]

it means he's running out of things to say so he just says shit, he does the same on trash taste

[@hundvd_7]

"I would have wanted to guess 1999, but I forgot about it entirely" is what he means

[@lc9245]

Claiming people think Cowboy Bebop looks like a mid-2000s show is an invention as well. Cowboy Bebop is the most 90s looking show probably since ever, even though it was released pretty late. Basically the cumulation of that decade. As for animation quality that's way beyond its years, Patlabor. I can't fathom how hard they must have worked to be able to do that in the 80s and then the 90s. I'm convinced Oshii Mamoru dictated the 90s, and Japanese mass culture in general, by bringing neo-noir to mainstream. But, I can understand the basis of the sentiment. As with everything else, we consume the previous decade media, this decade. At least that's how it used to work. Evangelion only really took off in the West in 2000, 5 years after its initial airing. It's the internet that enabled all of us to keep up with the time.

[@Leo-rf5bn]

This man is built for streaming and not, at the same time. Seeing Garnt losing his brain cells as the video went on has no right to be this entertaining.

[@kingsleycy3450]

It's his combination of being knowledgeable about anime and having strange tastes/ judgements

[@Aman_Mondal]

I don't think that's cuz of streaming, he just likes to interact with us whenever possible 😂 that is all bro feels too lonely these days cuz he can't find his trash loving people in day to day lives meanwhile me who literally had 77% of tastes similar to him so yeah I can relate to his thoughts quite a lot 😂

[@User_95168]

stop glazing

[@lifesahellofaride]

hes definitely gotten way better and waaaaay more comfortable streaming. in the training arc he felt pretty tense and he kinda forced himself, but he got into it 100%

[@lucckyZ]

Funny thing is that Joey actually knew about these old shows, said him, because of his mother.

[@Aman_Mondal]

Well yeah cuz man was a VHS boi

[@DUFFAL02]

Joey has the best taste in anime imo

[@notme8232]

You know who else knows old anime? MY MOM!

[@CarbibourNeil]

@@DUFFAL02 old anime until 2018, after that, he has boomer takes now.

[@hexcodeff6624]

did you mean to write "he said"? That section makes no sense to me.

[@LynnHermione]

Fun fact a while ago I was in the subway in Buenos Aires and a middle aged man was busking on a saxophone. He was playing Pegasus Fantasy! He followed it up with Cruel Angel's Thesis. a Goat

[@beeaggro2593]

Saint Seiya is like 2nd to only DBZ in LatAm so that makes so much sense lol

[@pedroruan7454]

​@@beeaggro2593 every person in brazil my age knows saint seiyas opening (os cavaleiros do zodiaco)

[@kurtblacklake]

I was into a BBQ restaurant when my buddy got married here in Brazil and the piano Guy went like "Faint" Linkin Park, "Pegasus Fantasy", "Head Cha La", "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku", and "Numb" also by Linkin Park in a row. He plays these regularly because the other times I was there he sneaked those sparsely.

[@Querez8504]

23:08 yo that transition was weirdly fire

[@simplyrem779]

It worked so well

[@justsawano]

you should hear the unravel x kawaki wo ameku it works so well

[@Querez8504]

@@justsawano idk what song Kawaki wo Ameku is

[@jasonclassmate2292]

​​@@Querez8504the domekano op

[@SentientMicrowave-dd7zq]

​@@Querez8504the best anime opening of all time

[@siamahamed2354]

1:34 1975 2:20 1976 2:43 1977 3:04 1978 3:34 1979 3:54 1980 4:24 1981 (fav show) 5:03 1982 5:24 1983 5:48 1984 6:10 1985 6:29 1986 7:04 1987 7:22 1988 7:55 1989 8:29 1990 8:52 1991 9:06 1992 9:22 1993 9:50 1994 10:25 1995 10:32 1996 11:15 1997 11:39 1998 12:58 1999 13:25 2000 13:55 2001 14:23 2002 14:56 2003 15:23 2004 16:15 2005 17:42 2006 18:08 2007 18:42 2008 19:21 2009 19:37 2010 20:02 2011 21:32 yapping 22:21 2012 22:44 2013 22:48 2014 23:37 2015 24:15 2016 25:21 2017 25:55 2018 27:17 2019 28:05 2020 28:39 2021 29:26 2022 30:01 2023 30:26 2024

[@tree9171]

chop chop timestamp boy

[@ArbitrageLucasPeet]

When the comment section needed him the most. He ded

[@agiant5715]

Thank you time stamp lad

[@siamahamed2354]

@@ArbitrageLucasPeet i had pressed the revive button and had to watch a 24 hr yt ad 😢

[@ArbitrageLucasPeet]

@@siamahamed2354 one word- KZbin premium.

[@Ramk0core]

You know Garnt, when the Candy Candy OP plays and someone says "My mom/aunt's favorite anime", they are not joking. They are simply telling their experience.

[@ahatheaeon]

people genuinely seem to have forgotten just how popular MHA is. nowadays it's just part of the mainstream of course not that much hype behind it. it's just something people consume every season. but between 2017 and 2019 ?? it had such a strong hold on anime in general lmao it's literally in the top 10 of the best selling manga of all time. 💀💀💀

[@mikemorro140]

yeah despite the claims that it fell off and no one talks about it that comes from Trash Taste, it was still a major shounen jump title and was consistently one of the highest selling manga every year and the anime also gets a ton of views, it's just it's not the most popular anime out there anymore like when it first premiered, which is just the nature of most anime.

[@innocentfd6364]

It harshly fell off after S3, had a lot of potential.

[@aswinrajeev515]

​@@innocentfd6364 fr watching the newest season is like a chore

[@jasonjones3328]

​@@innocentfd6364 As much as I see people say that there was a lot of good after season 3, hell season six was great and four and seven were solid as well, honestly five is the only real fumble imo for the handling of the villain arc

[@triplej8666]

@@innocentfd6364 nah, s6 is by far the highest rated and s7 is very solid too

[@smithwillnot]

I just realized Death Parade''s "Flyers" by Bradio didn't appear on the list because it came alongside one of the best openings in history.

[@SageVallant]

*Asterisk by Orange Range is a jam. Cannot deny.

[@jaivanthdasvanth5895]

Well said

[@GuidingOlive]

Really Bleach did two things perfectly, OPs and fashion.

[@thomasedwards6641]

No Kaguya-sama ops is a crime.

[@TheScar3cro]

Also no Mob Psycho 100 is absolutely criminal

[@zinv08]

I prefer Daddy Daddy Do from the possible selection.

[@UCANTDOYIT]

Same Daddy Daddy do is so good probably one of my favorite anime song ​@@zinv08

[@Exel3nce]

eh, kaguya is not that much of a must

[@Exel3nce]

@@TheScar3cro jesus christ, thats a nogo

[@darsheelshetty5122]

Lupin 3 opening actually slaps...

[@fromhardware]

MMMMM BADA YIDEYOOOO

[@Romashka_Sov]

Most his OSTs do

[@PeterGriffin12119]

Unfortunate how jjba part 4 opening didn't make it. Killer queen changing the Breakdown op was fire.

[@Romashka_Sov]

How no opening did it

[@nashbutler]

Jojo sucks that’s why

[@yammoto148]

@@nashbutler Bro got brain damage XD

[@phoenix7240]

I think he misunderstood the point of the video. The popularity of the ops may be influenced by the anime they are attached to but fundamentally as music they also stand on their own and can be significantly more popular in isolation than the ops of other more popular anime. Airs op is a good example of that. All this boils down to is this is a list of the most popular anisong of the year but with a focus of it being ops only rather than ops, eds and inserts.

[@danielshore1457]

I would argue berserk 2016 if we are talking purely about op deserves to be there

[@Wise_Llama]

This video just reminds me how late the UK (and the US too) was to the party when it comes to anime. Most of these older animes are household titles in other European countries and South America.

[@fakesmile172]

@@Wise_Llama For the US, I suspect it had to do with the requirement for a show to have at least 65 episodes to be syndicated on TV, birthing oddities like Robotech and Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years.

[@cr0wnoss]

i know right ? my mom was watching grendizer/goldorak on the tv back in the late 70s

[@Theycallmetomu]

Bubble Gum Crisis was so popular it got referenced in Scott Pilgrim.

[@ArlanKels]

It's OST is crazy good too. Easy to just turn it on and jam out.

[@Jennilynne]

I was so excited when it made an appearance, too

[@AntiNihilist]

The disrespect towrds Eureka 7, Blood +, Mushi shi, and Aria is CRAZY

[@kotopec4978]

Both mushishi ops are great but sooooo out of context They make me smile everytime Kamichu and akagi got no respect too

[@kel5174]

IM SAYING.

[@Anon1496]

Blood+ had banger songs

[@sergiudana8716]

Respect for your taste ​@@kotopec4978 those were real good🎉

[@beeaggro2593]

Aozora no Namida is forgotten but such a fucking banger

[@Kurisutm]

the air OP is a banger still being sampled to this day, it 100% deserves that spot.

[@mueshire]

lia god

[@colorrr34]

Tori no uta is describe as the "National anthem" of Japanese ACG. I am more surprised that Garnt didn't know this.

[@flyingeagle3898]

Its a good song, but it also definately only won because it was up against weak competition. If death Note, Code Geass, or a more memorable Naruto song came out in 2005 it would have been bodied

[@Kaimax61]

@@colorrr34 He knows, it's the fact he didn't expect 2005 to be a dry season that AIR was the most popular

[@Dark-Wolf-066]

Tori no Uta is simply a masterpiece, i will never forget that moment where i got goosebumps from the piano intro 😭

[@ItsJeebJab]

3:59 peak editing

[@Mythis1]

I appreciate the different songs from the same year in the year card for each one. Nice little bonus.

[@eleonarcrimson858]

The editing is an actual banger on this. Abhi you did a bang up job. I was following the little things you dropped more than what garnt was saying.

[@thomasffrench36]

I love Saint Seiya OP 1. It is straight up New Wave of British Heavy Metal, and it's awesome.

[@kamikaze5528]

Make-Up were quite a good band.

[@fakesmile172]

Metal is so underrepresented in anime. Nowadays it's mostly J-pop and pop rock that is produced like J-pop

[@TojiFushigur0]

Search for the Brazilian version dude.. Its sung by a literal metal singer! (Edu Falaschi from Angra)

[@fakesmile172]

@@TojiFushigur0 Okay that was epic

[@vicrai578]

Peace Sign beating Sasageyo makes sense. Kenshi Yonezu is one of the most popular japanese artists and this is one of his most popular songs. I believe it’s second or third. Edit : it’s fourth actually

[@hexcodeff6624]

Lemon is first, right? It's the most popular Japanese song of all time, if I'm not mistaken or out of date.

[@vicrai578]

@@hexcodeff6624 i think that’s right

[@fakesmile172]

You gotta watch the original Gundam series at some point. Even if you don't watch any more, it's a somewhat timeless classic that is required viewing for anyone willing to dive into older anime.

[@RejoiceitsKirei]

It’s really good

[@joshbrosh6626]

Just started gundam and i wanna ask in terms of timelines Is it like fate or just a linear timeline?

[@fakesmile172]

@@joshbrosh6626 My advice is don't worry too much about it. Most Gundam entries are part of what's called the Universal Century, or are self-contained. As long as you don't watch obvious sequels before their preceeding entries (ZZ, SEED Destiny, season twos, etc.) you'll probably be fine. If you really want more info, there are plenty of "Gundam timeline" images and articles out there, I recommend reading r/anime's Gundam section of their Watch Order page. If you're currently watching the original series, it'll be pretty hard to get lost.

[@fakesmile172]

@@joshbrosh6626 Ugh I had a great reply but KZbin deleted it. My advice is don't worry about it. Just don't watch sequels before their preceeding seasons (ZZ, SEED Destiny, season twos, etc.)

[@joshbrosh6626]

@@fakesmile172 thank you For the advice

[@ascetwo]

can we talk about how good of an idea it was to put english songs from the same year before showing the opening (it's also funny af sometimes)

[@TiagoNomad]

Glad to Saint Seiya in this list. It was a HUGE phenomenon in Brazil back in the 90s. You couldn’t walk two steps without seeing something Saint Seiya. It’s still my favorite anime of all time, actually.

[@thomasffrench36]

Garnt, watch classic anime, Gundam is peak. Watch anything Tomino.

[@fakesmile172]

Xabungle is next on my list

[@RejoiceitsKirei]

Gundam is indeed peak

[@mtsthoughts2008]

It is indeed peak

[@JackgarPrime]

And by coincidence, Ideon gets on the list right after Gundam on this one!

[@ankokuryuumugen]

Never stop reminding Garnt about his absolute trash takes on mecha

[@nicmyles]

I want this to be a Trash Taste episode and see what the other boys would say.

[@timsim1178]

I hope they start the hot debate 🔥

[@enagah]

Joey has already made a reaction on this video. Connor... I doubt he cares about beeps and boops.

[@t0mmy44h]

Connor doing this would be interesting

[@Heart-under-blade-g8x]

Joey will rant about his hate on the Oshi no ko op and will say it's mid like what he think about Bocchi music

[@baldy117irl]

@@Heart-under-blade-g8x i like the Covers Hololive did

[@AntiNihilist]

Just a reminder that City Hunter is even on Crunchyroll...

[@LuminateTheWorld]

My guy, It's a greatest anime OPENINGs list, not a greatest anime list. AIR is easily one of the best anime openers. I'll always remember that freakin song.

[@viniciustomal3219]

Tori no Uta was on absolutely every Nico Nico Douga medley at the time, it has a ton of covers and was highly influential, it really isn't about the popularity of the anime

[@kiiturii]

thank you. commented the exact same thing, I'm watching his vod on top 100 anime ops of all time and he's still way too focused on just the anime and not the song. Like just because you don't like tokyo revengers doesn't mean it doesn't have one of the best ops of all time

[@Censton]

then this list faaaar worse

[@sekkozxc]

Renai Circulation wasn't that popular back when it first came out, it was only later when Anime in general became more popular globally, then people started to find out that gem.

[@autarch6376]

Amazing editing! the lp's with the most popular shows from that year was cool.

[@andrewmamas]

was born in 2005, started watching anime by 5. that angel beats piano is so nostalgic man

[@AaronButler66]

Dang, I was born in '05 and started watching this year. There's alot to watch

[@andrewmamas]

@@AaronButler66 true homie you have a lot to catch up on 😂 i’ve seen over 500 anime including all of one piece LMAO

[@AaronButler66]

@andrewmamas lol, if I wanted to pick up one piece now, I'd be watching it until I'm frickin senile

[@andrewmamas]

@@AaronButler66 out of all the anime i’ve seen, one piece is the best brother 😎 highly recommend

[@Izkata]

18:11 - "2007 is definitely gotta be Death Note" - It was also 2006, it probably fought Code Geass for top slot.

[@Tunatuna0402]

Air's "Tori no Uta" was a big hit on Nico Nico Douga in Japan, and it was called the "national anthem" among Japanese otaku. However, as a Japanese anime fan, there are many points on this Top 100 list that I cannot agree with. (The OPs of Hellsing, Hunter x Hunter, and Noragami are not that well-known.) This is probably a reflection of the subjective opinions of the video creators.

[@lngun]

Shoutout to the Editor for putting in Eureka 7 for 2005. If you grew up watching that then you know how great it was.

[@kingsleycy3450]

With how Garnt seems to have taken a liking to doing Anime OP videos, I was just wondering if he would do a retrospective ranking of past seasons' OPs. Would be fun to see him do it from 2000s and onward

[@-Raylight]

Lupin III, City Hunter, One Piece, Code Geass, Angel Beats are in this list... seen enough, I'm satified xD

[@brettrichards4048]

Fucking crazy that not a single mob psycho made it on the list when theyre all top tier. Wild

[@cluster4583]

I like them but honestly I just prefer the ending songs.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@cluster4583 Agreed, refrain boy alone is better than any of the OPs.

[@beeaggro2593]

ngl as a person who doesnt follow I thought the bing bang bang boom WAS a mob op

[@bijoyroy11]

Mob anime wasn't popular enough

[@jorgecortes3789]

@@areebsiddiqui758 worst opinion i've ever read, never cook again

[@OneWordFire]

Man really couldn't believe that there was no better opening than Air that year, lol

[@dmitro-]

0:45 i'm so happy someone remembers my fav old anime - Slayers

[@j0hncarp]

2024 will be Creepy Nuts (Mashle) vs Creepy Nuts (Dandadan) damn

[@drag0..]

Dandadan ☝🏼

[@andresfelipemanjarres7061]

Saint Seiya is super big in Latinoamerica too, to the point that growing up i belive that is was as big as DBZ or Yuyu hakusho, only later i discover that in places like the US is very niche anime

[@JackgarPrime]

It is interesting what gets popular in what countries. Like Fist of the North Star was a mega hit in Italy, but in the States its popularity didn't pick up up til many years later.

[@ВладимирЕремин-и5х]

So 2009 isn't Renai Circulation? This world is cursed

[@najawin8348]

The guy who made the video had no consistent methodology and literally just went off of vibes. It's embarrassingly bad.

[@mueshire]

@@najawin8348 he literally collaborated with one of the most knowledgeable anirankers to make this list the fact that you think you know more than both of them is embarassing

[@najawin8348]

@@mueshire He explicitly stated when asked that he used *_personal judgement_* as one of his criteria, as well as views on spotify and youtube - which are often a horrific metric, as for many years these songs weren't available in the US for years after their Japan release. The fact that you're _defending_ this ranking is embarrassing.

[@mueshire]

@@najawin8348 the whole point of this video is to show the most popular anime openings at the time period they were released. there is no absolute consistent way to do this the person that helped him make this video has been in the aniranking community for close to a decade and is probably the second most reliable source of information for this kind of thing behind daytona but since you're so insistent that you're correct what are you even so upset about with this ranking? what is so inaccurate?

[@najawin8348]

@@mueshire "there is no absolute consistent way to do this" Of course there is. Which is the most popular _the year in question._ You do this by looking at the charts at the time and the awards at the time. "but since you're so insistent that you're correct what are you even so upset about with this ranking? what is so inaccurate?" _The methodology._ I dislike bad methodology. The methodology was horrible. They admit to it being in large part based on personal judgement, as well as in another large part a based on a standard that's wholly inappropriate to use as it's influenced not by appreciation for the music but instead by IP holders' whims. Insisting over and over that someone is knowledgable therefore they're using a good methodology is obviously mistaken. The methodology was shit. Sorry.

[@skulffyyy]

No Game No Life opening was the most watched opening in 2014 before it got taken down. It was also the first anime opening to reach 100M views.

[@OptimusNemesis]

Not a bad list, but I'm severely disappointed that "Chikichikibanban" from Ya Boy Kongming! did not get any mention for 2022.

[@Exel3nce]

that shit was stuck in everyones brains. its such a feel good party song. it may be not an original song, but hey, its fantastic

[@cirmothe9]

Just a reminder, the video was just made by a guy on youtube. It's not a definitive list of greatest anime openings. But it is a nice trip down memory lane and a look at anime op styles through the ages.

[@GealRaya]

23:50 i like how the song is and always was 1000x more popular than the anime

[@gamelairtim]

Needs more Serial Experiments Lain

[@elixir2984]

Agreed. Such a bummer that no other boa song comes close to Duvet though, although maybe it's just nostalgia making me say that

[@_Tomon]

Thank you Mr. Editor for such a banger of a video. Especially adding the most played song of each year was an awesome touch. Oh and not a bad choice of picking your actor. Was fun to watch, feel free to invite him again.

[@runespar]

Okay but we all know 2007 should've gone to the Lucky Star OP

[@daamiyanahmed4265]

Really fun video. The editing and transitions between years went hard here man, it was pretty sick

[@LoopyChew]

That Hellsing TV soundtrack is nothing but bangers. The OVA may be better overall, but that soundtrack is gothic sex on a thorny stick.

[@terracottagecheese2767]

The oddest yet most accurate description of the Hellsing OST I've ever heard.

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

Oh hell yeah the soundtrack was pure gold. Controversial take: The TV series was the first iteration of Hellsing I saw and I honestly preferred it over the over the top take of the real story/OVA.

[@jessicakidd9745]

I am now convinced the dandadan intro is a strong contender for best intro of 2024

[@WanderingWeirdly]

How was 2015 not FLYERS from Death Parade?! (Edit: I'm sorry, that OP just makes me so happy I will use any excuse to promote it)

[@phoenix7240]

Because the list is based on sales or oricon ranking

[@hitoseijuro5673]

I know I feel the same way, it feels weird not seeing Death Parade, but then you realize what was released in 2015 and you understand that it wouldnt compete with an anime OP that is most people's top 10 if not top 5 for greats

[@tobin1677]

Lupin III is the tooth brushing song at some of the mountain elementary schools I taught at the last few years.

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

While AIR was not my first anime, it was the first one I started watching as a kid when I was exploring on the internet trying to figure out what anime was. Hit me in my nostalgia lol.

[@Friedensp4nzer]

Ah, didn't subscribe to your second channel but this will help me with my Spotify playlist I wanted to make, still have only my (very) old folder with .mp3's in various qualities.

[@luaifelemban6974]

in the middle east Grendizer is the top Mecha anime that was dubbed, this also why we have the new one also taking place in the middle east

[@Shrade-0]

2023 was such a jam packed year for anime OPs and here we are 9 months into 2024 and I dont think i can recall a single never skip

[@hexcodeff6624]

you mean "unskippable"?

[@colinfuller]

Clearly not deer-pilled then

[@tylerfkingone3459]

An amazing job by the editor btw

[@hundvd_7]

3:58 I really appreciate the edit-especially cause it sounds heavenly

[@antoinev830]

The transition from Unravel to AmeWoMatsu was a jumpscare

[@BadPabda]

This came out too soon, lol Dandadan blows the mashle song out of the water. Same band.

[@opposite342]

Funnily enough, Thailand has their own Pokemon OP. It's one of the only shows that they made an OP for for some reasons.

[@thatonedan7780]

goated editor for putting Sonny Boy in the 2021 highlight.

[@megrezrn]

Sweetest moment when Sydney came to say hello

[@danielparnell117]

I 100% did not know the original DragonBall intro until Team Four Star. Feel like Cowboy Bebop and forward till about 2010 was about the high point for formative anime watching for me. Still watch a lot of anime, probably even more now than then, and maybe that is why it felt more special back then. Great video though!

[@SomeHobo7]

The top opening from 2004 was Battlecry from Samurai Champloo. Fight me if you think otherwise

[@Jennilynne]

Who the fuck remembers Air? That would be me. I was obsessed with all the KEY releases at one point in time. I was definitely a masochist.

[@MewDenise]

More people know the Noragami opening than the actual show and it hurts me

[@tyraelwirt1]

Oh man those old anime were soooo good! For some reason in Italy in the 90s they were broadcasting a lot of those classics of the 70s and 80s! The quality was so good!

[@dougforrester6293]

2006 The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

[@Lloyd00]

9:21 whoever edited this deserves the biggest high five. anyone who wants to watch a kick ass movie that still holds up today... front and center 1993! ninja scroll!

[@konplayz]

Silhouette, Unravel and Idol.

[@kiarasapostle4thapostleoft984]

Not having Only My Railgun on that list is criminal

[@y.b4251]

What? Mikoto is basically a cult. She's like hoarding the lists for favorite female characters for like a decade and the song was so iconic. Damn...

[@Exel3nce]

as long as the op from rakugo is in their, its ok

[@vustvaleo8068]

1997 also has the OP for the mecha anime "The King of Braves GaoGaiGar" with its iconic song "Yuusha Ou Tanjou! (The King of Braves is Born!)" by Masaaki Endoh.

[@akdrzllol1698]

If this wasn’t based on popularity and just how much I like it, apothecary diaries should have won 2023.

[@enagah]

It's not really based on popularity. The person that made this list decided on his own. There are openings that even won the best anime song of the year award in Japan and yet they were not picked in this video.

[@bump3r752]

@@enagah”best song” once again denotes the quality and not the popularity lol so that’s a bad example

[@SmolAnon]

Weird way to spell Undead Unluck

[@phlab3206]

​​@@enagah don't even realize you contradict ur own sentences? Saying it's not based on popularity then pick examples for an award of "best anime song", also I heard he make the list with the help of some great aniranker

[@2amCryptid]

@@enagah It is based on popularity though, some songs were just better than others in their year and if someone doesn't like that than it's personal bias

[@neverfond]

editing in this video is god tier, with only 1 music recognized by the website and it is the yt aux library

[@venomouslizards]

5:47 L-Gaim representation

[@84ganta]

i paused at 20:35 to say : holy shit!!!its been 13 years since we got hXh remake????!!!!this was a "slap" on my face!

[@rezonance4937]

what is the source for "most popular"? is it this guys preference? listens on spotify? cds sold? twitter retweets?

[@bui3415]

probably spotify

[@ade1174]

Great to see Kuma getting some love. He's been making great videos about anime music for years.

[@RepOfAntarctica]

I take a look at those videos for recommendations for anime/music (& to fall asleep to) but the lists are somewhat subjective. So you'll find a lot of people voicing their own opinions in the comments, just like here.

[@mridoit540]

23:50 Nomoregami

[@swayamshrivastava2264]

The editor must have a had a big smile at this 7:02.

[@Jerry4281]

Saint Seiya was bigger in Mexico than it ever was in any other country in the west, so I know it well. So was DBZ but Saint Seiya was one of the most popular.

[@joels.1770]

bro you're forgetting how popular it was in France as well :)

[@Jerry4281]

@joels.1770 Sorry, I am American. What is this France?

[@deadpoet4]

DNA ^2 was the first anime I ever binge watched; all episodes and OVAs! a 1994 Convention had the run looping in one of the video rooms and you CAN'T skip openings in those. After a while everyone gad it memorized and sang along to them. Imagine: A bunch of exhausted Texans trying to sing a Japanese anime song. Good times!

[@leehui7202]

Tori no uta is the Japan national anthem

[@MrDoctorJudge]

A video of the top 5 or 10 for each year would be interesting.

[@thomasffrench36]

All of the 70s robot openings sound very similar to each other.

[@Tobberias]

I guess that was just their style

[@tasthar3505]

90% of 70s anime openings were sung by like the same 3-4 singers lol. Mizuki Ichiro and Sasaki Isao specifically monopolized mecha scene.

[@fakesmile172]

Well a lot of that was before record companies started sponsoring anime and having artists under their labels do the openings and endings.

[@Galjamakarova6ks2b-wx1ed]

This content is award-worthy!

[@bliblivion]

i Know so many of those old Anime, in France we had a TV program where it was Cartoons and anime all day it started in 1987 and put up all the older succesful anime of Japan.

[@agent6bell]

23:08 stop it! 😂

[@atrkxi]

The real anthem 👀

[@noampresnete8677]

Abhi, love the year transitions

[@ItsaMeSandy]

City Hunter, Cat's Eye and Saint Seiya are absolute classics in France

[@brunoxd151]

Saint seiya is also a classic in Latin America. A lot of people grew up with it here.

[@ema05lele20]

Also in italy

[@aph-]

yep we even go our own french openings

[@Decamix300]

The first one is called Goldorak where I'm from and in the 70's it was such a beloved show it had a huge cultural impact. Every kid knew about it and I was born in 2003 and have seen every episode in the dub when I was like 10. That's an anime aired in the 70's and I watched it in 2013 as a normal thing removed from "weeb" culture at a time where anime was yet to truly explode in mainstream (about to though). I think this shows how huge this was. In fact it was such a success most of the following animes in the 80's and 90's were widely broadcasted in my country and there was a bit of a fall off in the 2000's but yeah, pretty big show.

[@kingdoom5022]

Mashle OP 2 is still the best OP of the year

[@Pathetic-Ali]

Even without recency bias, it really is the best

[@Dark-uj2jq]

I got to see SiM play The Rumbling Live in concert this year. Genuinely they are one of the best bands i have ever seen live.