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

The most popular anime opening from each year from the last 50 years
Thanks to @GYO5366 who help me to do the list

[GZILLER]

Only clicked on this video for evangelion💀

[rns_nickitoloko_psn]

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

[zecendia]

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

[greengravety-dx]

from 2012-18 were bangers, those are the years i first really got into anime was a joy ride this videos has been.

[KittensRTM]

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.

[Chelon]

You missed one 2006 Death Note Nightmare - The World.

[boogasnooga]

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 • OP2
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

[numberproof]

2017-2022 The new wave of modern shonen anime.

[kargen]

A lot of my favorites up there. Great job putting this together

[gart]

18 years ago I got a burned CD from a friend with various songs on it. One of my favorites was a song that I thought was in Japanese, but I couldn't be sure. I listened to that CD all the time for a year or so before I lost it. This was just before Shazam was a thing, so I never knew what that song was. For 17 years I would try to find it, but since I didn't know what the lyrics actually were or even what language it was in, I was stuck. Every once in a while, I would listen to hours of anime song compilations, since that seemed like my best bet to find it. I even used music software to recreate the pieces of the song that I remembered, which I posted online in various places to try to crowdsource the search. I never had any luck with any approach. Then today I see this video from a couple weeks ago and think "Hey, maybe there's a chance. Maybe I'll finally find the song." I listen to the video, not really paying attention, until I hear it. I recognize it in two seconds. I've finally found it. An 18 year old song when I first heard it, an 18 year journey, for everything to come together in this moment.

Thank you.

2:58 if you're curious.

[Artifacter]

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

[Latezz]

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.

[Pepetricoloreo]

no matter how many times I hear it, cruel angel's still give me

[vicentegomes]

A Cruel Angel's Thesis will forever be best for me

[colesmith]

Neon Genesis is like a total throwback, bringing back all the feels from my childhood. Watching it again is like a blast from the past, reminding me of all the late-night anime marathons and heated discussions with friends about the plot twists. It's like revisiting a piece of my youth and rediscovering why I fell in love with anime in the first place. Nostalgia overload!

[SuperEffector]

I watched Angel Beats a few years ago and honestly that OP is my favourite out of anything. It really feels like you're falling through the sky just listening to it.

Also it's scary how 2003 feels like a lifetime ago and yet 2013 feels like yesterday.

[nic]

8:16

Despite my distaste for SAO, it seems like its the first popular anime to have the modern art style

[Tanzil.AL]

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

[xianxiaemperor]

Please make a video about the Most Popular Anime Endings from the 1970s till the Present in 2024

[mercoro]

1 - Cowboy Bebop Opening
2 - Evangelion Opening
3 - 1989 Dragon Ball Opening

These are my top 3, ranked by influence and artistic creativity.