Board 8 > The Mount Rushmore of: Anime OPs

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Bitto
09/17/25 11:52:08 AM
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Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

Votes will be counted next topic. Which isnext Wednesday?!

Last 5 Rushmores

Locations in New York City: Statue of Liberty / Empire State Building / Times Square / Central Park
GameFAQs Contest Match Updates: Mario vs Crono 2003 - Last / Link vs Cloud vs L-Block vs Snake 2007 - First / Starcraft vs Melee 2004 - Stuffing / Link vs. Shepard vs. Draven 2013 - Site Crash
Sesame Street Songs: Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street? / Rubber Duckie / C Is For Cookie / Bein' Green
Ace Attorney Cases (Non-Original Trilogy): Turnabout Revolution / Turnabout Reclaimed / Turnabout Legacy / Return of the Great Departed Soul
Anti-Heroes in Film: Jack Sparrow / Han Solo / The Man With No Name / Michael Corleone

This Week's Rushmores

Thursday to Next Tuesday: BITTO IN ROME
Next Wednesday: Anti-Heroes in Anime/Manga
Next Thursday: One Hit Wonders (One Hit Wonder day special)
Next Friday: Cancelled/Forever Delayed Games
Next Saturday: Disney Villain Songs
Next Sunday: Video Game Genres

Next Themed Week: Fictional Characters based on Seven Deadly Sins (September 29 - October 5)

Today's Parameters:

You must pick anime openings.

If a show has multiple distinct openings, they count as separate votes. Be sure to clarify which one youre voting for.

You may vote for just the song, just the animation, or both.

Subbed/Japanese-speaking openings only. We already did dubbed anime openings!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YA5cPIfDy3L03bGnNiDM7
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023266495/
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-intros-and-opening-themes/lisa-waugh
https://gamerant.com/best-anime-openings-theme-songs/
https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-opening-themes-ranked/

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Bitto
09/17/25 11:52:23 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/adc41250.jpg

Whoa.

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hombad46
09/17/25 12:01:43 PM
#3:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis
Guren no Yumiya
Pokemon Theme (Gotta catch em all!)

And I'll wait for my fourth

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ctesjbuvf
09/17/25 12:02:36 PM
#4:


"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" - Neon Genesis Evangelion
"Tank!" - Cowboy Bebop
"Pokmon Theme" - Pokmon Dub
"Cha-La Head-Cha-La" - Dragon Ball Z

Last one is probably the only one I could see myself changing, but could easily be forgetting something.

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Snake5555555555
09/17/25 12:06:02 PM
#5:


A Cruel Angels Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
Again (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)


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Chaeix
09/17/25 12:06:20 PM
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Pokemon Theme
Yugioh Theme
Cardcaptors Theme (NOT Cardcaptor Sakura)

no objectivity for me today, only subjectivity

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DomaDragoon
09/17/25 12:06:38 PM
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  • A Cruel Angel's Thesis, Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • Moonlight Densetsu, Sailor Moon original seasons
  • Butterfly, Digimon Adventure
  • We Are, One Piece first opening

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Pirateking2000
09/17/25 12:10:02 PM
#8:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Sorario Days (Gurren Lagann)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
We Are (One Piece)

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UshiromiyaEva
09/17/25 12:11:09 PM
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Going to have to think on this one, but shout out to B8's Official Greatest Anime OP of all time winner that will not make this list lol

https://youtu.be/TyqDOOpJlcA?si=49DftON6TPep5f1u

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MacArrowny
09/17/25 12:15:06 PM
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A Cruel Angel's Thesis, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
What's Up People (Death Note)
Inner Universe (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)

Bitto posted...
Subbed/Japanese-speaking openings only. We already did dubbed anime openings!
smh people not reading the rules

What were the results for dubbed OPs btw? I'm not seeing it in the spreadsheet for some reason.

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ctesjbuvf
09/17/25 12:17:48 PM
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I missed that because it was in bold lmao. I thought I had read the section, that's on me. Since I have only given three votes then:

"We Are" - One Piece

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linkhatesganon
09/17/25 12:17:56 PM
#12:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Pokemon Opening 1 (Pokemon)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)


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Mythiot
09/17/25 12:18:59 PM
#13:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
Tank (Cowboy Bebop)
Again (FMA: Brotherhood)
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Leonhart4
09/17/25 12:24:38 PM
#14:


Tank (Cowboy Bebop)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)
Super Driver (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

Last one is personal preference

Nominate anime EDs so we have a legit option for Haruhi

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Hbthebattle
09/17/25 12:28:16 PM
#15:


"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" - Neon Genesis Evangelion
"Pokmon Theme" - Pokmon
"We Are" - One Piece
"Guren no Yumiya" - Attack on Titan


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Sheep007
09/17/25 12:30:41 PM
#16:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
Duvet - Serial Experiments Lain
Guren no Yumiya - Attack on Titan

I think these are probably the four I would expect the most people to be able to name. Lain's opening has really gotten famous online in the past few years.

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Raka_Putra
09/17/25 12:36:28 PM
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"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" - Neon Genesis Evangelion
"Hare Hare Yukai" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
"We Are" - One Piece
"Guren no Yumiya" - Attack on Titan

HM: "Uninstall" - Bokurano

EDIT: Oh whoops missed the dubbed part as well, edited

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hombad46
09/17/25 12:39:13 PM
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ctesjbuvf posted...
I missed that because it was in bold lmao. I thought I had read the section, that's on me.

Same here lol

Anyway I guess throw out Pokemon and add on Cha-La Head-Cha-La

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DreamEater12
09/17/25 12:43:47 PM
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A cruel angel's thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
We are - One Piece
Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
Unravel -Tokyo Ghoul

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StifledSilence
09/17/25 12:46:15 PM
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Hironobu Kageyama - Cha-La Head-Cha-La (DBZ)
Orange Range - Asterisk (Bleach)
Asian Kung Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata (Naruto)
Blue Encount - Polaris (My Hero Academia)

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WhiteLens
09/17/25 12:46:37 PM
#21:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
Aim to Be a Pokmon Master (Pokmon)

I least I picked a Pokmon OP that qualifies for this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZMoQjvoICE

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Chaeix
09/17/25 12:52:52 PM
#22:


ctesjbuvf posted...
I missed that because it was in bold lmao. I thought I had read the section, that's on me. Since I have only given three votes then:

"We Are" - One Piece
I also missed it because of the bold

all my nominations are now ineligible goodbye nominations

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MZero
09/17/25 12:55:03 PM
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A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Cha-La Head-Cha-La (Dragon Ball Z)
Butter-Fly (Digimon Adventure)
Aim to Be a Pokemon Master (Pokemon)
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totamech
09/17/25 12:55:30 PM
#24:


A Cruel Angels Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Again (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)

Three locks. Going to have to think of the last one.

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SeabassDebeste
09/17/25 12:55:58 PM
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cruel angel's thesis (neon genesis evangelion)
cha la head cha la (dragon ball z)
ready steady go (fullmetal alchemist)

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totamech
09/17/25 12:57:35 PM
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Going to go with personal preference on the last one and say:

Departure! (Hunter x Hunter)

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LightningStrikes
09/17/25 12:59:38 PM
#27:


A Cruel Angels Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
Pokmon Theme (Pokmon)

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Leonhart4
09/17/25 1:07:58 PM
#28:


Raka_Putra posted...
"Hare Hare Yukai" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

This is an ED, not an OP

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Kotetsu534
09/17/25 1:32:42 PM
#29:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cha-La Head-Cha-La - Dragon Ball Z
Duvet - Serial Experiments Lain
Butterfly - Digimon Adventure

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Raka_Putra
09/17/25 1:35:55 PM
#30:


Leonhart4 posted...
This is an ED, not an OP
Whoops.

Change to: "Butterfly" - Digimon Adventure

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Metal_DK
09/17/25 2:25:17 PM
#31:


A cruel angel's thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion
We are - One Piece
Tank! - Cowboy Bebop
Pokemon Theme - Pokemon

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colliding
09/17/25 2:42:59 PM
#32:


Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop
Bleach #1
Dandadan #1

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Thorn
09/17/25 2:47:47 PM
#33:


Neon Genesis Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis
Attack on Titan OP1 - Guren no Yumiya
Cowboy Bebop - Tank!
Dandadan OP1 - Otonoke

Dandadan might be too soon to put here but whatever you can't stop me.

HMs: GitS SAC - Inner Universe, Bleach - Asterisk, Pokemon Theme, idk maybe some others

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FL81
09/17/25 3:02:18 PM
#34:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
the WORLD (Death Note)
Ojamajo Carnival!! (Ojamajo Doremi)

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UF8
09/17/25 5:50:00 PM
#35:


Asterisk (ORANGE RANGE)
Blue Bird (Ikimonogatari)
The Hero!! Set Fire to the Furious Fist (JAM Project)
This Game (Konomi Suzuki)

(decided to not include the absolute most obvious ones just because)

(also was mulling over including ones like my soul your beats (angel beats), kabaneri of the iron fortress, sono chi wo sadame (jojo), catch you catch me (cardcaptor sakura), kyouran hey kids (noragami), uragiri no yuuyake (durarara), idol (oshi no ko), and around the world (initial d), if anybody wants any other considerations that haven't been brought up yet)
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Bitto
09/17/25 7:11:02 PM
#36:


What were the results for dubbed OPs btw? I'm not seeing it in the spreadsheet for some reason.

Looks like the one I had in mind is "You Don't Skip the Intro (Animated)" which...isn't dubbed OPs. Though, Pokemon did get on the Rushmore.

I'll second Anime EDs.

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XIII_Rocks
09/17/25 7:15:37 PM
#37:


I don't know enough to vote here but Mezase Pokemon Master is still pretty great even if it's not as famous as the English opening

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XIII_Rocks
09/17/25 7:20:27 PM
#38:


I'll throw in a vote for

We Are

On the off-chance it's close


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kenrmcha
09/17/25 7:38:39 PM
#39:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)
Ready, Steady, Go (Full Metal Alchemist)
Rock the Dragon (Dragon Ball Z)
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Xeybozn
09/17/25 8:11:05 PM
#40:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)
Tank (Cowboy Bebop)
Theme from Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd Part 2)

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IShall_Run_Amok
09/17/25 8:22:10 PM
#41:


Dream Island Obsessional Park (Paranoia Agent)
A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Hohoemi no Bakudan (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Don't Make Me Wild Like You (Ranma 1/2)

The bottom one is just my nostalgia talking, but it's my pick anyway.

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KokoroAkechi
09/17/25 8:40:02 PM
#42:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
Go! (Naruto)
Cha-La Head-Cha-La (Dragon Ball Z)

I think this is pretty difficult because while I like these, they are not personally in my top 4. I think ACAT and Tank are locks no matter what.

List of honorable mentions (Listed in order of anime release. This list is no exhaustive)

Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)
Pokemon Theme (Pokemon DUB)
Inner Universe (Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex)
Haruka Kanata (Naruto)
Blue Bird (Naruto: Shippuden)
Lilium (Elfen Lied)
Red Fraction (Black Lagoon)
Colors (Code Geass)
Motteke! Sailor Fuku (Lucky Star)
Pre-Parade (Toradora!)
Again (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
Lion (Macross Frontier)
Platinum Disco (Nisemonogatari)
Crossing Field (Sword Art Online)
Out of Control (Psycho Pass)
Guren no Yumiya (Attack on Titan)
The Hero!! (One Punch Man)

Picks were chosen more so in how I perceived their (lasting) impact on the anime community. So some OPs I think are very good, like Re:Re (Erased), Bravely You (Charlotte), and Daia no Hana (Black Cat) don't make the cut. As are OPs that had mass relevance but have fall out into "obscurity" like Bon ApptitS (Blend-S) and Onegai Muscle (How Heavy are the Dumbbells you lift?)... so ones that were short lived memes.

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skulltrumpets
09/17/25 8:44:11 PM
#43:


A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Tank! (Cowboy Bebop)
We Are! (One Piece)
Butter-fly (Digimon)

Death Parade has my favourite op overall tho
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skulltrumpets
09/17/25 8:44:57 PM
#44:


Also ... enjoy Rome, Bitto!
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MZero
09/18/25 10:29:25 AM
#45:


UF8 posted...
(decided to not include the absolute most obvious ones just because)

do you know what Mount Rushmore is
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Leonhart4
09/22/25 3:07:52 PM
#46:


Nominate kitchen appliances

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HanOfTheNekos
09/23/25 8:33:35 AM
#47:


Moonlight Densetsu
Tank
We Are
Pokemon Theme

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White_Wing
09/24/25 10:42:45 AM
#48:


Captain Harlock (1978)
Baccano
Mononoke
Ah! My Goddess! (1993)
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