Worst Anime Openings?

[Someone Depressing]

I don't know if the english dub openings count as well, but if they do I'll say One Piece a thousand times.

AAAGH!

GET RID OF IT GET RID OF IT GET RID OF IT!

 

[Jonluw]

Are there good anime openings?
Are there good anime's?

Spoiler: Well, this one is pretty good

OT: I can't really remember any very bad openings.

Spoiler: The Clannad after story ending had the completely wrong mood though.

Seriously. Who in the world would look at the story of Clannad after story and think to themselves "This song is appropriate for the fans to be hearing at the end of every episode"?

 

[SIXVI06-M]

We've all heard discussions on what the best anime openings are. But what about the openings that suck? It's high time they get the recognition they don't deserve! Remember, we're talking openings here, not the animes themselves.

I'll start. Probably my most hated one is the one for Berserk. The anime itself is excellent (ending notwithstanding), but you wouldn't know it from the opening. Barely anything happens, and it does nothing to prepare you for the show. And don't even get me started on the guy's singing!


Some other dishonorable mentions: Azumanga Daioh (the cuteness made me nauseas), Panty and Stocking (fucking auto-tune!), Bleach's 4th opening (how do you go from Ichirin no Hana to THAT?!)

I've never heard it before, so I was looking for any redeeming value that might bring credit from an outsiders point of view.

Nope. I instead feel as if I just walked in on some tone-deaf fat kid singing into his hairbrush in his basement or someshit.

Anyway, to contribute to this thread; any westernised take (or should I say, 'attempt' on an opening theme of any anime- take for instance Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon.

I come from Hong Kong, and you cannot imagine the stellar quality of voice acting and non-japanese takes on opening themes; City Hunter was my favourite where the Cantonese singer references Batman on where the City Hunter gets his pro skills from . And if they don't have a song they can make for the anime? they keep the japanese version, pure and simple.

 

[ronald1840]

Love the episodes though but this made things a little awkward while watching in silent uncomfort with friends.
>_> >_> O_O
"Its not what it looks like theres action in it...somewhere."

 

[GodofDisaster]

This oh dear god this.

Hated the show, the characters and the opening.

Although I will admit some of the fight scenes were kind of cool, but they were filled with far two much fan service, still wondering how I made it pass the first season before I just stopped watching it.

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

My first thought was with Monster, here. Yes, a great Anime but good gosh its opening is extremely bland and boring and its first ending creeps me the heck out while also being extremely boring. Both fit the mood of the show though. Berserk is close second.

- Death Note Opening 2 snip -

Personally I thought it was a perfect fit. Granted, its not a song I would listen to in my free time, but it does fit the mood. Remember that beneath the clean tidy surface of Lights mind there is insanity and chaos.

I can only agree there (except I DO listen to that kind of music in my free time ^^). Light is an insane megalomaniac. I think its only fitting to show his insanity by introducing the series with an equally insane song. The visuals also fit this perfectly - just think of Lights isanity and then look up that scene with his maniacal laughter throughout the screen during the opening....yeah.....

But its interesting to see that this opening is such a typical love it or hate it thing...

 

[Wintermoot]

not bad but unfitting:
it,s a upbeat opening to a Gundam series famous for killing allot of its characters.

 

[shadyh8er]

I don't know if the english dub openings count as well, but if they do I'll say One Piece a thousand times.

I'm surprised it took 32 posts before someone mentioned a 4kids opening. Shocking.

 

[shadyh8er]

The OP is deceptive, lures you in, then punishes you a million times for it.

The opening for School Days does that too.



What if you told someone who had never seen this show that it was a story of the biggest douchebag ever committed to celluloid? That person probably wouldn't believe you.

 

[shadyh8er]

-snip-

Whoa. That guy sounds like he didn't get his coffee this morning!

 

[shadyh8er]

I win.

Yes you do!

 

[shadyh8er]

I've seen this one before. And yes, I do hate it (which is rare for me and Studio Shaft openings) but for some reason I can't look away from it.

 

[shadyh8er]

Boku no Pico

Look it up on Youtube. Go any further than that and you may have a visit by the old bill.

Calumon: I'm not even allowed to see your answer? But why not?

Jack: Because of it's soul damaging properties.

You win the thread Jack. Just please, NO MOOOORE!

 

[shadyh8er]

Boku no Pico.

I'm too lazy to find it on YouTube, and partly because it contains sexual imagery, and, also, I don't want to put anyone through this anime. Not. Another. Innocent. SOUL!!

And, if you're going to go "e-Hunting" for it after you read this comment, make sure to have a barf-bag or two.. you'll thank me later...

Oh I already found it. And I must say not only did I not sit through the whole thing, but I felt a bitter taste in my mouth right when I quit watching.

 

[Zay-el]

snip

And that's not even counting the immensely f*****-up ending.

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

Gundam 00 intro. i mean, the song is all happy & all, but here we have gaint mechs beating the shit out of eachother. the intro is good, it just has nothing to do with the anime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsf0TqiQpWg&feature=fvwrel

this is the good one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsf0TqiQpWg&feature=fvwrel

 

[shadyh8er]

This

You sure these are from the same show? I mean damn! The first one is hypnotic and haunting and the second is all peppy? I can already tell it's gonna be hard to take that 2nd season seriously.

 

[anthony87]

Boku no Pico.

I'm too lazy to find it on YouTube, and partly because it contains sexual imagery, and, also, I don't want to put anyone through this anime. Not. Another. Innocent. SOUL!!

And, if you're going to go "e-Hunting" for it after you read this comment, make sure to have a barf-bag or two.. you'll thank me later...

I hunted and came across this:


Seems like the guy in that video went through all the hard parts for me, I know to stay the fuck away....

 

[shadyh8er]

Ranma!

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Oh yeah, I forgot about this one. Way too friggin' long and repetitive.