Favorite Opening

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Post nominations for your favorite opening in any anime here. This category is meant to honor award-worthy openings spanning both their animation and their music. Please nominate openings for anime.

Nomination Rules

• Nominate up to three anime openings.
• Please clearly state the name of the opening.
• Please clearly state what anime the opening is from.
• Please bold all opening names.
• Please bold the title of all nominations.
• The five anime with the most nominations will proceed to the next round.
• Past winners will not be eligible again for this category.

Participants are allowed to change one nominee each. To request a change, post what nomination you would like removed along with your new nomination.

Nominations will be open from December 22, 2013 until January 4, 2014. The second round will begin on January 7, 2014 allowing the staff 48 hours to count nominations.

Past Winners:

1. 2010: Hologram by Nico touches the Wall - Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2. 2012: We Go! by Hiroshi Kitadani - One Piece

Post questions and comments to the 2013 Anime Awards Info Thread.

 

[Kaiten]

I nominate the opening from Yozakura Quartet ~ Hoshi no Umi~, "kid, I like quartet" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

 

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Since i believe the category is only meant for opening songs and not sequences, i nominate Ghost in the Shell S.A.C., Inner Universe by Yoko Kanno, Origa and Ben Del Maestro

 

[Kaiten]

My second nomination, and favorite OP ever, "Uragiri no Yuuyake" by Theatre Brook. From Drrr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O9hRcIAza0 (whoever uploaded this video is a jackass, and forbid embedding).

 

[Faust]

I nominate

Cha-La Head Cha-La by Hironobu Kageyama - Dragon Ball Z

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Prayer by ACID - Tokyo Majin

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0:00AM by ACID - Tokyo Majin

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[Doraku]

Out of Control - Psycho-Pass OP 2

[video=vimeo;64405354]http://vimeo.com/64405354[/video]

 

[Kaiten]

I nominate the opening from "The Great YuriYurarararaYuruYuri Incident", from season one of Yuru Yuri

 

[Nii]

I nominate

Sugar Sweet Nightmare from Bakemonogatari

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Sakuramitsutsuki from Gintama Enchousen

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[video=dailymotion;xy1dbt]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xy1dbt_principe-studio-anime-opening-gintama-13-8bit-1080p_music[/video]

Guren no Yumiya from Shingeki no Kyojin

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[kindredxiuxiu]

I'm going to nominate this iconic opening: Cruel Angel's Thesis from Neon Genesis Evangelion

 

[Shader]

I would like to nominate OPening from first season of Maria Holic - Hanaji

*Paint it red!*

 

[MiyamotoMusashi]

Normally i would nominate Tank from Cowboy Bebop as always but maybe it´s time for something different

I add these to my nominations:

Opening of Monster

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Uchuu Senkan Yamato Opening

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[Michalv]

I nominate Jiyuu no Tsubasa from Shingeki no Kyojin,

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Never say Never from Dangan Ronpa,

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Falling Down from Higashi no Eden.

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[shukketsumaru]

I support Uragiri no Yuuyake from Durarara!! and Jiyuu no Tsubasa from Shingeki no Kyojin

 

[Erinyes]

I nominate :

Ergo proxy (Kiri) :

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Serial experiments Lain (Duvet by boa) :

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Bleach op 13 ( Ranbu no melody by Sid ) :

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[littleangel]

Jigoku Shoujo

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[video]http://youtu.be/iVBmh1EmC5M[/video]

Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori

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[video]http://youtu.be/wk6Dp9pZbd4[/video]

Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae

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[video]http://youtu.be/fwMHMg31h9Y[/video]

 

[Nii]

I would like to nominate OPening from first season of Maria Holic - Hanaji

*Paint it red!*

Wow, I really like this one

 

[leiatte]

I want to nominate what I feel is an incredible opening, and an amazing anime, Kuroko no Basket:

 

[Leoat12]

It was a hard decision, but I decided to choose Yui's version.

I nominate,
My Soul, My Beast (Yui Version) from Angel Beats

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The other two I will nominate later on.

 

[Nii]

It was a hard decision, but I decided to choose Yui's version.

I nominate,
My Soul, My Beast (Yui Version) from Angel Beats

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The other two I will nominate later on.

Ah yeah, the AB OP I prefer the original though, someone needs to nominate that

 

[Leoat12]

Ah yeah, the AB OP I prefer the original though, someone needs to nominate that

Couldn't you do it?
I like both, but Yui's version was made for one episode and the rhythm is really nice.
If I don't find two good OPs, I will nominate it, too.