classic anime openings

Razilin · May 28, 2016

List your favorites! !

SlamifiedBuddafied · May 28, 2016

Yeah, the Cowboy Bebop opening kind of trumps the others.
Only anime opening I've seen that I don't want to skip after watching it twice.
Then again, I'm no fan of J-Pop or J-Rock which is pretty much what near all anime openings consist of.

Edit: I do like the Full Metal Alchemist OVA opening for the first and second seasons. Those aren't to bad.

Kagayours · May 28, 2016

I think one of my favorite things about this is how it's just so oversaturated with badass and it makes Vash look all dark and brooding but then you actually watch the show and it's like

Yeah.

I always had fun showing this anime to my friends, and seeing their reactions to the opening vs Vash's first few minutes of actual screen time. XD

But, even putting that aside, the opening is still pretty awesome just by itself.

Kagayours · May 28, 2016

Oh!! And this one:

Now, this one took a little while to grow on me, but once it did it was just... wow. The song is just so chill and borderline hypnotic, even. It's hard to pin down the reasons why, but I just really enjoy listening to it. Most of the lyrics don't make a lick of sense and I don't even mind, honestly.

The visuals are really nice, too.

Edit: Oh whoops I forgot this thread was supposed to be "classic" anime. Ah well, @The Mood is Write is posting newer stuff so I guess I can, too. :P

The Mood is Write · May 28, 2016

Not an older anime, but it brings back a lot of memories of watching older ones with the tempo and the visuals.

CUZ I'm A REBEL.

Bwahaha.

foodforpigs · May 29, 2016

The following were about pumping up the audience only, and it works, despite little lyrics. The visuals are great, since they knew viewers cared about the non-stop action, which the opening do well to capture.

EDIT:// One more. (oh, there's a limit, haha)

Excel Saga Opening

The Mood is Write · May 29, 2016

Excel Saga, heck yes! That was one of my first that I ever watched.

SacredWarrior · May 29, 2016

Also these aren't classics but they remind me of my teen years so I gotta add them XD

Devil May Cry Anime Opening [HD] [Blu-Ray]

Peach Girl English Opening Textless (official)

Jorick · May 29, 2016

Hmmm, kinda depends on what you mean by "classic" anime. If you're talking 90s or earlier, then all my favorites have been posted: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, and Yu Yu Hakusho (though I prefer the Japanese version).

But if we were to stretch it to something like 10+ years old (which I'm going to do because fuck you) then I've got some more I can add to the thread. If this was a general just favorite anime openings thread rather than one looking for classic stuff then I'd have a lot more, because lots of newer shows have some damn good music.

NSFW warning on this one: it has some artistic nudity, don't blame me if you get in trouble for watching it after this warning. Linking rather than embedding to minimize chance for accidents. Elfen Lied opening

Greenie · May 29, 2016

Nostalgia trip. Sigh, when life used to be simpler.

Most of the ones I like are here o_o

When Yamucha was a wee bit cool :P

MurderDeathKill · May 29, 2016

Kestrel · May 29, 2016

The Mood is Write · May 29, 2016

My nostalgia is making my eyes water. Dangit.

Shiri · May 29, 2016

Some of the classics listed are making me feel old. o.o;

Why can't I find the first Cardcaptors opening in Japanese?! Have 3rd opening instead. x'D

Jade · May 29, 2016

Not only one of the best animes ever, by virtue of being the first adaptation of the best manga ever, but also one of the most epicly cheesy anime themes of all time :)

Can't believe no one's posted this yet; it's so captivating!

Suffering from "we can't catch up to the source material" syndrome, the first Hellsing series is obviously inferior to the set of OVAs released years later. That being said, the music from first series is just phenomenal, and the OP shows it off wonderfully.