The Most Popular Anime Opening of Each Year (1975-2024) (Evolution of Anime Openings)

Feels so good I helped this list

Only clicked on this video for evangelion💀

1996-RIP Akira

The evolution is crazy The fact that some anime’s are still airing and the animation style is improving a lot

Its really fascinating seeing the different eras of anime by how the most popular illustration style evolved over time.

I imagine 2014 mustve been a pretty stacked year for anime openings,the tokyo ghoul opening obviously,the first noragami opening,no game no life,your lie in april,silhouette. That year also had 2 of my personal favorites with ambiguous and strike back

the fact that 3 Dragon ball openings are present before 2000 only shows how big and influential toriyama sama was and still is even after his passing. RIP Akira sama

This is one of the best song list tbh. All such great songs. Great video!

Really interesting seeing the big transition of art style and music with Gundam Seed. Glad to see one of my fav shows getting its rigjtful appreciation!

1975 0:00 - UFO Robo Grendizer • OP 1976 0:12 - Candy Candy • OP 1977 0:25 - Lupin III: Part II • OP1 1978 0:39 - Space Pirate Captain Herlock • OP 1979 0:53 - Mobile Suit Gundam • OP1 1980 1:05 - Space Runaway Ideon • OP 1981 1:19 - Urusei Yatsura • OP1 1982 1:33 - Space Cobra • OP 1983 1:47 - Cat’s Eye • OP1 1984 2:01 - Fist of the North Star • OP1 1985 2:15 - Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam • OP1 1986 2:29 - Saint Seiya • OP1 1987 2:43 - Bubblegum Crisis • OP1 1988 2:57 - City Hunter 2 • OP1 1989 3:11 - Dragon Ball Z • OP1 1990 3:26 - Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water • OP 1991 3:40 - Future GPX Cyber Formula • OP 1992 3:52 - Sailor Moon • OP 1993 4:06 - Dragon Ball Z • OP2 1994 4:20 - DNA^2 • OP 1995 4:33 - Neon Genesis Evangelion • OP 1996 4:47 - Dragon Ball GT • OP 1997 5:00 - Pokémon • OP1 1998 5:14 - Cowboy Bepop • OP 1999 5:29 - One Piece • OP1 2000 5:44 - Inuyasha • OP1 2001 5:58 - Hellsing • OP 2002 6:12 - Mobile Suit Gundam Seed • OP1 2003 6:25 - Naruto • OP2 2004 6:38 - Bleach • OP 1 2005 6:53 - Air • OP 2006 7:06 - Code Geass: Hangyaku No LeLouch • OP1 2007 7:18 - Naruto Shippuden • OP1 2008 7:30 - Naruto Shippuden • OP3 2009 7:44 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood • OP1 2010 7:50 - Angel Beats! • OP 2011 8:04 - Hunter x Hunter • OP 2012 8:16 - Sword Art Online • OP1 2013 8:30 - Attack on Titan • OP1 2014 8:42 - Tokyo Ghoul • OP1 2015 8:55 - Noragami Aragoto • OP 2016 9:08 - Erased • OP 2017 9:21 - My Hero Academia S2 • OP1 2018 9:32 - My Hero Academia S3 • OP1 2019 9:44 - Demon Slayer • OP1 2020 9:55 - JuJutsu Kaisen • OP1 2021 10:09 - Demon Slayer S2 • OP 2022 10:23 - Chainsaw Man • OP 2023 10:37 - Oshi No Ko • OP 2024 10:50 - Mashle S2 • OP

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I adore this video! A great compilation of songs and a delicious history pie of anime music.

Awesome list though great work!!!!

4:34 Evangelion's op has been a banger since I heard it for the first time!!

1MILLION IN 3 WEEKS IS CRAZY CONGRATS BRO

Damn, I can't believe it's been over 25 years since I watched and discovered DNA² and all of Masakazu Katsura's work (I still have all my I"S, DNA² and Video Girl Ai mangas). I was absolutely in love with the opening Blurry Eyes from L'arc-en-ciel. I think DNA² is the reason I fell in love with Japan. But back then, without the Internet, it was very difficult to discover more about the country and its culture... I could say that it was my first anime, even if it's not true, but it's at least the first that I discovered on a medium other than those that were broadcasted on TV (like Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Saint Seya, City hunter...)

This is one of the finest snippets yet. I like how it gives two sections of the song -- the beginning and the chorus. Most I've seen so far only has one thing or another.

Candy Candy was the only anime that my parents watched when they were kids in Mexico. Going to visit family and all the adults sit down to watch Candy Candy in the living room like when they were kids was so nice. I loved that show even though it is old.

what a time to be alive. i am so happy and just excited for the future of anime!

Great list!!