My Top 290 Retro Mecha Anime Openings | Pre-2000

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Before rageposting, please read the description. Also, what is your favorite opening?

[@ЛевАбросимов-т2д]

Attention! There is no sound in 4th ! 4. Saber Marionette J - Opening There is sound in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIWrfnuVhMRnaMk

[@ЛевАбросимов-т2д]

Also, my favorite is Cruel Angel's Thesis

[@KingCasual1986]

I’d say my favorite classic mecha anime opening would have to be Fighting On from Srungle! I love that song and it is a crime that we got Goshogun here in the states uncut and not Srungle!

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

@@KingCasual1986 sorry for answering so late, but Fighting On really grew on me since I made this video, I guess it would easily be in top 10 right now. And seeing how many obscure mecha shows got licensed lately, I'm quite optimistic and hope someday we'll get Srungle as well

[@KingCasual1986]

@@lutismagicalcorner1470 on the subject of Fighting On, how did you get a clean version of the song? The version of the TV edit on KZbin is almost inaudible with how (for lack of a better word)scratchy it is!

[@saikanzen1762]

I love the way you snuck Gekiganger-3 in there, hahaha!

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

@Simon Torre thanks! But if I'll ever do an "all-time ultimate" mecha op top I'll probably include it as a separate entry, I love Gekiganger so much :D

[@KingCasual1986]

1:00:44 I honestly forgot how beautiful 90s Gundam series look in HD.

[@realmarkinator]

The Blu Ray releases are amazing. All these series in such high definitions. I'm glad every Gundam series has finally received one now, for the longest time Gundam X lacked one.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

20:41 You can fight, TRANSFORMER!

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

1:12:05 I’ve never watched any Gundam series, and I don’t really intend to, but from this song alone I agree that it should be #1 on the list.

[@saikoyuy6891]

08th MS team is a good start. if you ever reconsider

[@realmarkinator]

This compilation is amazing. I love watching this and seeing shows I vaguely remember watching growing up. I can't remember the name of BTX for the life of me but thanks to this I can finally look it up. The variety in series is also amazing, ranging from popular hits to more niche selections. A compilation with openings from Macross to Gundam X is a compilation that feels lovely made. I must say, I'm surprised to see The Big O actually has a Japanese exclusive opening. I watched the show primarily in Toonami growing up so I never knew.

[@hiyazaki09]

80's and 90's are the pinnacle of Anime mecha

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

17:26 Masterforce was never aired in the United States, but I like the concept of a human becoming a Transformer. The main hero, Ginrai, was a callback to Optimus Prime.

[@RessayNoki]

wow, the most complete compilation anime opening mecha, nice video.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

45:29 Gunbuster’s a great one. I’m watching the series and am currently on episode 2.

[@KingCasual1986]

39:15 if you guys haven’t seen Dairugger XV yet, change that immediately. This show is amazing! It starts off a bit slow but it quickly picks itself up and the ending almost had me in tears!

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

1:00:26 Ah yes, Xabungle. I really like this one. The Wild West mixed with mecha is an awesome concept.

[@maxm4375]

Z- Toki wo Koete The best Gundam intro of all time

[@KingCasual1986]

Credit where credit is due, it really has grown on me. I personally don’t think it’s the best but it is really good! A hell of a lot better than that crap we got stuck with for the official release here in the states…

[@tetsuyatsurugi9250]

Mizu no Ho Hoshi is better especially by MIQ

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

18:49 The Headmasters are my favorite gimmick of the Transformers franchise. I love the concept of a smaller robot becoming the head of a larger robot. My favorite of the Autobot headmasters is Hardhead, who is the team’s heavy gunner that transforms into a tank. The theme song to the anime was performed by Hironobu Kageyama, who is famous for his performances of songs for Dragon Ball Z. He also performed the theme song to M D Geist OVA seen later on in this list at 40:11. Unfortunately, we never got the Headmasters TV series in the west, and the only English dub was terribly done by Omni Productions.

[@f32lex36]

I was afraid Gekigangar wasn't going to be here, than goodness

[@meninma2108]

Gundam X is one of the most underrated gundams. Definitely deserves to have those ops as high as they are since both are bangers.

[@realmarkinator]

Gundam X was an amazing series. Growing up in the Philippines, I'm glad they aired it here in conjunction with G Gundam and Gundam Wing. It's no wonder Gundam was far more successful here than in the US.

[@zephyr0902]

Re: number 247: THANK YOU for including this one in your list, I've been trying to remember what anime this song was from for MONTHS!!! I only watched one episode of Orguss 02 *once* and don't remember anything about it, except the song which stayed with me for 20 years or more. This has been a good day for knowing I didn't dream this one up, haha.

[@hpalvz]

THANKS for this video! I had an anime song that I heard in the 90s going back and forth inside my head but I couldn't remember the name or the series/OVA that it belonged. Then I found your video and started skipping until I found it at 40:39!! It was the opening for New Dominion Tank Police. I only remembered the guitar riff and the "Just..." part of the bridge.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

54:50 Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos is my favorite mecha anime ever. The series was released on Blu-ray in February of last year. I bought it then, but I still haven’t finished it.

[@UltraTitanZ]

I appreciate that you put some less recognizable ones in here that are some of my favorites like Gaislugger and Acrobunch. It’s amazing you put the effort into compiling all 290!

[@KingCasual1986]

23:35 for those of you who don’t know or don’t recognize this show, this was actually the anime that became Voltron Defender of the Universe, the original one! And it is also one of the most fucked up anime of the time period that I have seen, especially given the genre and demographic! It’s on Crunchyroll if you guys are curious!

[@jettoscranda]

This is ther best way to discover retro mecha anime, love that you made this video too!

[@GameXenoZero64]

Glad to see that Sakura Taisen and Magic Knigh Rayearth made it to the top ten

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

40:11 M D Geist is an OVA about a titular super-soldier that was too good at what he did, and that was defeating every enemy that he came across. Deemed “most dangerous” by his superiors, he was placed inside a satellite where he slept for many years. When his satellite crashes down on the planet Jerra, he is awake once again and joins an army that is trying to stop the “Death Force,” a computer program made to kill all living beings on the planet. Geist has other plans though, and activates the Death Force instead, unleashing destruction upon the entire planet. The film is one of those “so bad it’s good” movies, but I enjoyed it when I watched it. The sequel listed at 52:12 however was downright terrible. Geist was voiced by Norio Wakamoto, who is known for voicing Cell from Dragon Ball Z.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

1:01:10 Patlabor is an amazing franchise filled with well written characters, entertaining plots, stellar animation, and an upbeat theme song that gets you pumped up.

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

Considering it's a 290 song list, I'm perfectly content with where "Silent Voice" landed on it. And "Honoo no Sadame" *definitely* belongs in the 20s.

[@agnidas5816]

Thank you. I had no idea there were so many. Now I see why I am having trouble searching some of them up. Just looking for the names of what I watched as a kid ..

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

19:57 VS Knight Ramune & 40 Fire. I got hooked on this series from the theme song alone. I really liked the plot. I was a few episodes into the series, but I was unable to finish it because my Crunchyroll account expired.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

I hope you'll be able to finish it soon! Personally loved the original Lamune series so I can't wait to watch Fire

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Originally wanted to upload it for 26th anniversary of G Gundam Regarding the „Singing” series - I had already done majority of clips for the Char edition, but… somehow I started to doubt if the way i was doing them before was right - especially when it comes to layout and the images I was using. For now I’d like to focus on retro anime/mecha/mahou shoujo (this channel is called Magical Corner after all lol) toplists and compilations, as well as uploading older openings in better quality. I’ll definitely finish the Char video sometime (though there are much more of them than I expected *looks at Seed*), and after Hathaway’s Flash first movie I’d like to test new layout for singing series with „Noah Family Singing”. I also wanted to ask - If a certain seiyuu appeared in one of protagoinist videos, but they voiced a Char clone too, should I include them again (*points at Ulube and Graham*)?

[@CHAEU555]

50:05 This is such an underrated song.

[@brunocarlosgomes9870]

Very good list! Congratulations! I think I have to give a chance to some animes with good music 😅. Thanks for the video!

[@bearzerkerr1593]

THANK YOU! I've been looking for "204" for couple of hours and was about to give up.

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

46:30 Another masterpiece. I haven’t watched much of this series yet, but I bet it’s going to be great from the theme song alone! Edit: It’s been a month since I started watching this anime, and it’s good as I thought it would be! It’s just hard to find episodes that are not dubbed. Some subs are inaccurate too.

[@Stervelar]

Oh by the time I was on number 3 I was 100% sure number 1 was going to be Evangelion and was wondering if Gundam Z's was there already and I forgot XD Nice surprise, I love that opening and thank you! I'm sure making this compilation is hard.

[@YamashitaTsubasa]

Very good compilation video. As a ranking list? Well, I cussed you out the whole runtime

[@hangonsapto2338]

1:00:55 thats how you make mecha opening, you all nerds !

[@daieofsword]

Looking forward to your compilation video (rather than a "toplist", as you said) of 2000 - 2009 Mecha Openings. Some suggestions from my part on this: - The list is arranged in chronological sequence (starting with year 2000, 2001, all the way to 2009). - For series with multiple OPs, sort them starting with your least favourite to your favourite.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

That's an interesting suggestion! Though for now I will most likely stuck to the toplist format. I want to somehow distinguish the songs that in my opinion deserve more attention. But I don't mind making a complete "evolution of mecha anime through openings 1963-2020" video around December/January (though it would be pretty long :D)

[@KingCasual1986]

13:46 he’s not shown in the opening but can I just say that the villain of Groizer X, Emperor Geldon, just might be THE most evil looking villain in all of anime. They weren’t even being subtle with that guy!

[@callme100ms8]

The 80s and the 90s Mecha animes Is definitely gold Even as a 15 year old this year I find the 80s and 90s Mecha anime better than all the action animes I have seen

[@anormalfangirl7408]

Im trying to find this one anime i watched as a kid but i cant remember the title or the character's name. Im pretty sure its a mecha anime. All i could remember is there is this battle female robot, has pink bobbed hair, basically wearing all pink and and has long 'tails' coming out from each of her shoulder. The tails are applied to all robots in the anime. I couldnt find it anywhere

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

I can't think of any show that has mechs with those "tails" :/ Human-looking mechs got more popular in 2000s, and I'm working on list from this period rn. I still have some research to do, but maybe you'll find it in my next vid

[@templebk]

The anime you're thinking of is more than likely Go-Dannar

[@irfannafis9484]

Angelic layer

[@ZappaSlave]

Fei Yen from Virtual On?

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

48:29 You cannot deny that this is one of the hardest rocking songs of any anime ever made.

[@kuma2448]

Great list!

[@agnidas5816]

Interesting the intro music is either copies of patriotic marches or some cool uk/usa alt music like White Strips or Portishead or just really good jazz scene (like early Bjork) etc

[@KingCasual1986]

34:30 word of advice for anybody looking to watch the J9 trilogy (if you can find it subbed): unless you like being confused, skip Baxingar. The director CLEARLY had no idea what made the first show, Braiger, good in the first place and tried to make a Gundam show and failed spectacularly. Watch Braiger and then go straight to Sasuraiger. Only watch Baxingar if you’re high because that’s the only way you’re gonna get me to watch this show again!

[@renediazestrada6084]

These are the series that I prefer: Mazinger Z/Great Mazinger. Z Gundam. Gundam ZZ. Char's counterattack. Mightgaine. J-Decker. Gundam V. Magic Knight Rayearth. Evangelion. Martian Succesor Nadesico. Gaogaigar. Gundam Wing. Getter Robo Armageddon.

[@ZappaSlave]

Waiting on that 2010-202 vid!

[@mentalistabuster]

I knew new amazing songs thanks to this video

[@jaykofett6210]

3:06 I can’t understand how you could put beast wars Neo so low lol

[@realmarkinator]

Tbh, with how much bangers are on this list, I can understand why.

[@nikoladedic6623]

Wait, Bright Noa sung Cyborg 009 OP?

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

No, it's just a coincidence of names :D He would be only 15 at that time, here's the wiki page of singer en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Narita_(singer)

[@mechamaniac1567]

You Serb?

[@callme100ms8]

Gundam is the greatest Mecha anime series of all time Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the depressing and greatest stories told Transformers is one of the greatest action I have seen The rest who have carried on the Mecha legacy in the 80s and 90s, you are the greatest of all that keeps the Mecha franchise alive too.

[@nicolasshinobu]

41:36 OP 1 1:04:43 OP 2 1:10:03 GOD BLESS OP Dancouga is legendary :)

[@ZappaSlave]

290? Mecha songs. I'm in!

[@Moonboy65]

Kinda disappointed you didn't include the OP from Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Already found few more songs I should've included here, so I'm obviously quite ashamed of it. Here's a link for the curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnWTi4h4qNWcgdE

[@ZappaSlave]

My coworkers cant deal with me once we get down to 60

[@SkoRnAlmighty]

I am going to try my luck here When I was a kid back in the 90s I watched a mech anime on vhs that my neighbours owned, I can't recall much except some of the ending, it is without a doubt a multiple movie franchise but I only ever watched 1 episode / movie since it was all they had. Have been searching for hours now and unable to find it. Humanity is living in some sort of massive space station and they have mechs that protect them (I can't remember against what), the mech pilots are highly revered if i remember correctly and on this space station the main character (a mech pilot) has a love interest, near the end the mechs go out to intercept something and the main character is kinda defeated and you see his mech float about in space while it sort of cuts back to the love interest that is performing in a show back on the space station where it then ends in a cliffhanger. the characters are sort of late teen/early adult like, no oversexualization like massive boobs (a lot of the ones i ran into during my search had characters that looked like kids or had oversexualized female characters). also im not 100% sure but i think most of the mechs were painted white and very sleek looking

[@zuralana9726]

The baxingar is 40 meter in 1982 34:30

[@phai_ngo]

Omggg i Love you number 12 !!! Got it ! ❤️

[@wnmez]

🔥🔥Awesome! !🔥🔥

[@Faris29598]

54:50 machine robo!(aka gobots in japan)

[@DeanWelsh-q9n]

Very impressive, although I was hoping to see Gravion and Gravion Zwei in the line-up

[@MSTGamingTV]

Read the title. This list is only for pre-2001 only.

[@DeanWelsh-q9n]

@@MSTGamingTV cool thanks 😊👍

[@takito9197]

It's good that Mellowlink is in the top. He is a super robot, no objections!

[@scyfher1180]

Nadesco,RayEarth and Zeta Gundam top 3! Good selection

[@ZappaSlave]

Any chance the 2000s vid can get unblocked, or is that just a loss?

[@ZappaSlave]

Since you're still around, whens post 2000?

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

I'm editing it right now, should be in few days. Unfortunately, songs from 2000s aren't as good as the older ones (imo), which discourages me quite a bit and makes the whole process slower

[@DMW-iq2ie]

@@lutismagicalcorner1470 If you’re looking for an older style opening, Tetsujin 28-go got a remake in 2004 and they literally used the old theme with the only real difference being that it’s a little longer and it’s been re-recorded with modern sound equipment and instruments.

[@DMW-iq2ie]

@@lutismagicalcorner1470 Nvm, you beat me to it lol. I just saw the new list, I didn’t realize it was up already.

[@АндрейГлазунов-п2ю]

top 3 is super solid

[@KingCasual1986]

41:46 I’m aware that I’m commenting a lot on this video but I’m feeling anti socially social at the moment. Anyway a show as mediocre as Ganbaruger doesn’t deserve an opening this beautiful!

[@РоманКириченко-б9р]

за подборку спасибо, а теперь бы найти ресурс где это всё можно помотреть)))

[@Faris29598]

29:04 Sora ni sobieru kura gane no shiro Supa Robotto Mazinger Z

[@BDtetra]

I'm gonna be honest this is the one of the few lists I kind of agree with more or less, especially the top 100.

[@arciel727]

One of my memory call Dennou Boukenki Webdiver, not at here.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

That's because it was released in 2001, I included it in the part about 2000s ops

[@arciel727]

@@lutismagicalcorner1470 Oh, I though me and this anime already old lmao

[@KPX01]

Never knew the 90 had this much mecha anime, cant say i watch a 1/3 of it T.T

[@dyl_pickle16-mta48]

If you’re watching a mecha anime from the 1970s, it’s almost a guarantee that the theme song is performed by Ichirou Mizuki.

[@Aoitetsugakusha]

This is a real trip. It's exciting to listen to, but it's also saddening to see what this once vibrant genre has been reduced to. There are barely enough entries to make a top 10 list from the past decade, let alone top 100 or more.

[@Reinamaqueen]

Thank you for setting God Gundam as a thumbnail

[@tareg234]

Cool 👌

[@kanaishi6435]

LETS GO GEKIGANGER 3

[@dragonjaj]

its amazing how many riped each other off

[@KingCasual1986]

Are you gonna do top mecha endings as well? If you are, then give the second ending of Srungle a good listen because that song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

This is literally my favorite 80s mecha ending... At this point I'm not sure whether I should make a full ending list or just limit to my favorites (though the second option is slightly against the objective of my previous videos). Maybe I'll just make both 🤔

[@KingCasual1986]

@@lutismagicalcorner1470 good to see we’re on the same page. When you get the chance listen to ending one as well, that one is also really good!

[@ChrisX_212]

How did the one at #4 got muted?

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Copyright claims. I tried to change the pitch and length of the sample but nothing worked (and I didn't want to put only 5 seconds or something).

[@chheinrich8486]

Even all the transformers anime included? WOW

[@zball_6396]

pretty sad that "making of a cyborg " is placed at 280, the song is the absolute best fit for the glorious GitS movie 😭

[@ac7gabrielemartini804]

There are so many good openings but still zeta gundam is the best from 1985, so good

[@huntermyers3551]

I say all of the mecha anime openings are my favorite

[@diceroller1902]

All my favorite song

[@kalinovskiy1984]

Old school looks better than new school

[@joshuamountz6891]

Lion and Vehicle Voltron impressive

[@EL-RINCON-DE-GATITO]

te falto gundam wing

[@tetsuyatsurugi9250]

Mazinger is not at least in the big 50 This is not right

[@mathisfd83]

I look for a anime opening who van see on Instagram in 2021 with a boy and girl in the City who have two mecha and in the begining they eat tanks for your attention

[@thesupernerd9604]

ah yes i love when my mecha anime's protagonist is in fact a famous japanese pro wrestler like Liger LOL

[@ZappaSlave]

Your 2000's video has a block on it, lad.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

I know. Tried to remove the track but there was an avalanche of other copyright claims. It seems there's still something blocking it

[@ZappaSlave]

A new block has arrived on that same video. Why can't we have nice things...

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

I'm working on it rn. But I'm seriously worried how many claims will be on 2010s video...

[@ZappaSlave]

The 2000s vid is gone again. Sad day.

[@ac7gabrielemartini804]

Gekiganger 3:The getter robot ripp off

[@zuralana9726]

Gekiganger 3 is an 1976 robot in 60 meter in the 1998

[@固體蛇]

zeta op2 is better than op1

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Every toplist is just a personal opinion, and so is this comment

[@joshuamountz6891]

#187 Let's go Voltron Force

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

In no way is that the best one.

[@alexplakunov5484]

Музыка под # 251 - это заимствование у ВИА Ялла - их песни "Звезда Востока" - про Ташкент. Мда... Отслеживали!!!!

[@JohnsonCavish]

MK-II A.E.U.G engage!

[@namu5583]

Masa sakura taisen nomer 10? Wkkwwk

[@ercaner_buzbey]

Intro of Neon Negesis Evangelion deserved better but you made great by putting 2 of Magic Knight Rayearth's opening themes on top. Also Gundam's openings are not as good as the show itself, maybe the show's overall quality clouded your judgement.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Gundam openings (especially Zeta's) were the first reason why I ever considered watching the series and got into older anime overall. If anything, the songs could've affect my opinion on the show, not the other way. Imo, their places are well-deserved!

[@bennylin4736]

This list is wack! Both of the ops from Gundam Wing should've been top 10 and so should EVA's. Also disappointed that Gundam X wasn't included.

[@lutismagicalcorner1470]

Both Gundam X openings are included, around 50-30 mark if I remember correctly. And everybody can have different opinions, personally I like ops you mentioned but as I noted in the description, popularity of shows/songs doesn't affect the score, both Eva and Wing are very popular and nostalgic for many, through I won't be putting songs I don't love in top 10 just because they're iconic 💚