What's the most unique opening you've seen in an anime (IE: Uses an unconventional song or has a different visual style)
| Cowboy Bebop is an obvious one as it's a mostly instrumental jazz op. Elfen Lied with it's more opera inspired theme song The opening to the japanese version of Fighting Foodons is just a slideshow of various food and not any actual footage. The world god only knows season 2 is almost all English |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| #1 probably Cowboy Bebop. Has unique visuals and music, one of the best openers ever made and still sounds good today. Probably always will. But apart from that, Mushi-shi had a very unique approach to an opening. The creator of the show said he wanted to make something "that people would wonder what it was" when the show came on. The second season kept this theme but the song Shiver is even better than the original season. Something similar is the opening of Hakumei & Mikochi that I watched more recently and both the opener and closer are brilliant and strangely heartbreaking. |
| Azumanga Daioh Death Note op 2 GitS SAC GTO op 1 Hanada Shounen-shi Oniisama e.. ROD The TV Shadow Star Narutaru The Big O |
TRC_RandyNov 20, 2023 3:36 PM
| Ergo proxy Michiko to Hatchin Serial Experiments lain |
| I don't know about unique or what would be considered an unconventional song, but some I found to be visually interesting in particular: Mononoke Casshern Sins Texhnolyze Tokyo Ghoul √A Maybe there are a few more, but I can't remember at the moment. |
| The first that came to my mind was the first Beastars opening! There's something charming about the spectacular stop-motion technique! |
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| I don't know how good i am at identifying unique openings but anyway what comes to mind for me are: Azumanga Daioh D-Frag Higurashi Kai Nichijou (both OPs) Uchuu Senkan Yamato Zankyo no Terror |
| The second OP to Requiem for the Phantom is delightfully batshit insane. Tsukuyomi's "Nekomimi Mode" will not be forgotten by anyone who sees it. (And the way it occasionally becomes "Tsukuyomi' Mode" is also noteworthy, though that's a trick a few anime use. Monogatari's Mousou Express demolishing a previous OP stands out hugely. Utena's second ED re-using the choral song Virtual Star Hasseigaku to a rapidly rising lift through those various stages is completely unlike anything else. And then there are the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei credits. |
| The opening from Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZrUOD-oghY Don't watch it if you are sensitive to adult content (nudity). |
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| the OP for the K-On movie might be the only usage of showtunes style music in anime. it's a super catchy song and so damn cute. Rozen Maiden Traumend has my personal favorite visual presentation of any OP. I think it's cool as hell. |
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| I'd place these two amongst the most stylistically unique: |
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| - Texhnolyze - Samurai Champloo - Mawaru Penguindrum - Aku no Hana - Dorohedoro |
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| first that came to mind are great pretender, cyberpunk edgerunners, and Devilman crybaby chainsaw man was unique because of its film references, kinda felt like the characters in a music video too lol tatami galaxy had less going on but still felt unique to me |
| Also, not opening but FLCL's "Ride on Shooting Star" is really nice. And KareKano endings too. They were all filmed in the real world. I wish we had more endings and also openings like those. |
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| https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23978 I am working on a stack of this precisely. Also, English openings aren't that unusual: Berserk (1997) and Serial Experiments Lain's openings are sung in English entirely. If I were to choose the most unusual openings though, I'd say the ones that are mostly live action like the Kuchuu Buranko, Boogiepop Phantom and Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei openings. |
 MOKUSHI KUSHIMO SHIMOKU KUMOSHI MOSHIKU SHIKUMO. |
| These are the ones that come to mind. Unknown Vision - Maoyuu (song) Gun's & Roses - Baccano (song) Kaika - Summertime Rendering (song and visuals) Danzai Democracy - Bucchigire (visuals) Suki - Kemonozume (song) Märchen - Kubikiri Cycle (song) MAGICAL DESTROYER - Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers (song & visuals) Meido no Komoriuta - Akiba Maid Sensou (song) Himitsu - Under Ninja (visuals) More One Night - Girls' Last Tour (visuals) Akai Coat - Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge (visuals) All EDs (even the OP) - Bessatu Olympia Kyklos (song & visuals) Blue Flow - Haibane Renmei (song) ODDTAXI - Odd Taxi (song) Nantoka Nare - Akagi (song) |
Thanatos1Nov 20, 2023 8:29 PM
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| Kami no ops and Owarimonogatari op1 first come to mind: |
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| Hanada Shounen-shi's opening and ending are by The Backstreet Boys. The Sound of Music is based on a memoir called The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. This memoir was also made into an anime. The anime's opening is a number from The Sound of Music, performed in Japanese. |
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| Cowboy Bebop Elfen Lied Samurai Champloo Serial Experiments Lain Texhnolyze Beastars Ergo Proxy Dorohedoro |
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| Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex had a unique opening in both visuals and choice of music. It results in a chimerical, dreamlike experience watching it. |
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| Azumanga Daioh opening came to my mind first. |
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I'm not sure, to be honest. Maybe Mononoke. |
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| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex - English and Russian songs Visuals - Spare Me, Great Lord!, Bishounen Tanteidan, Bleach TYBW c1&2, K, Gangsta, Kakegurui s2, Kiznaiver, Rakudai kishi no cavalry, Jojo op2, ef tale of memories, gatchaman crowds, kofuku graffiti, owarimonogatari op2, gosick, acca-13, inu x boku ss, k-on ed2 [just love it], Song - Paripi Koumei, Here's all the op/eds mentioned if anyone doesn't know: |
| in terms of animation style, probably Hanhua Riji is what comes to mind recently. Not just the default animation style, but they also added jokes and gags to it in different episodes! In terms of music, I guess those anime that used a western band for their music? Such as Great Pretenders using Freddie Mercury. |
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| I would say its psycho pass S1 opening, Abnormalize. It really hits different from other openings Iv heard. Another is AOT My War and The Rumbling Lastly, JJK S1 OP 1 Kaikai Kitan. |
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| Off the top of my mind, Mushoku Tensei (in general). |
 "You fought to the end. You survived. That's why you're here now. I think that's something you should be more proud of." - Vladilena Milizé |
| Gintama's failed openings and the paint one as well, they're iconic |
| honey and clover opening is famous for its weird and unique opening. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
| All of Naoki urasawa's works like monster, pluto and master keaton. |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
| Some of the first ones which always stand out and stick out in my mind are ones which either are entirely instrumental with no signing or lyrics, or those which are mostly or entirely comprised of live action footage. For entirely instrumental, the Haibane Renmei OP: or the Shadows House season 1 OP: (This is the full version and not the TV version, as apparently the TV version which definitely used to be there for quite some time disappeared from YouTube, or at least easily search engine-accessible YouTube, at some point. Probably due to the usual stupid obnoxious copyright-related BS). Also, the Hakumei to Mikochi OP for the first one which springs to mind for making use of live action imagery. It was almost entirely live action. Also never saw an available version of this on YouTube to provide to show others due to I'm sure more copyright nonsense. |
| Not an anime opening, but since I'm listening to the song, I'd like to mention "Paranoid Android" which was the ED song for "Ergo Proxy." I did not expect to hear a Radiohead song in an anime. When it comes to anime openings, I think you'd be hard pressed to find something like the opening of "Paranoia Agent." |
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| Out of the animes I've seen, the opening of 'Hina Logic – from Luck & Logic' has one of the most unique visual style iirc. |
| Desert Punk takes the cake for sure. The only opening i've seen use only live action footage. I do wonder if they did it for the sake of saving budget or just for fun but seeing someone dressed up as the protagonist running around in an actual desert is just fun to watch. Not to mention the original english theme song to go with it. |
| Magical Girls Destroyers JoJo in general Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt Inuyashiki ACCA-13 Cowboy Bebop movie GTO opening 2 I believe it was Shadows House The Mahoutsukai no Yome ones Kakegurui op 1, didn't watch nor hear the second. Danganronpa, though it's based on the original one from the game. Fractale Umineko no Naku Koro Ni Requiem From the Darkness maybe I'm sure there are more that I can't remember now. |
| Only My Railgun - Toaru Kagaku no Railgun OP1 Legendary 10-second beginning shot and an absolute banger of a song. Still my favorite to this day. |
| Read or die has a pretty unique anime opening I think. I would also include serial experiment lains op, prince of tennis, and law of ueki op 1. Hack sign too but I never watched that one lol. |
Kanto_BenihimeNov 22, 2023 4:31 PM
| all of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OPs :) <3 ..and they got progressively innovative/creative with the OP Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu OP ..Keep Your hands off Eizouken Kemonozume Texhnolyze ROD The TV Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai OP Can't find a proper video but even Welcome to the NHK's op :) |
| Blue Drop op since it feels more like a ed than a op (The ed however feels like a op) Princess 69 op since its a hentai but it has such a beautiful opening song Death Note op 2 for being just insane (just like Light himself) |
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| Isekai Ojisan opening. Ojisan's solo dance is a perfection. Beastars first opening is amazing. But the winner is this: |
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| easily magical destroyers, by FAR. shit is cool as fuck, and like 18x better than the show. |
 "86 part one is far better than part two and one of the most masterfully told stories i have ever seen" -bocchi 'the rock' johnson real quote. she said it not me |
| Death Parade's opening is a banger, and I let it play for literally every episode, whereas I usually skip the OP and ED after going through it in the first episode. BRADIO's "Flyers" is a great song. |
| oh there are a TON. Aot s4p1 Beastars op1 Megalo box nomad serial experiments lain magical girl destroyers Tokyo goul root A (although i don't like this one at all) super crooks Akudama drive Elfen lied Jojo (specially part 1 and 2) Monster Evangelion odd taxi wonder egg priority and probably many more that i can't think of right now |
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