Memorable anime opening themes
Submitted by Touma Sou on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 11:47
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- ½ by Kawamoto Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin eps 39-82)
- 100% Pure by Pipo Angels (Detective School Q eps 35-45)
- All my Soul by Naw Naw (Angel Links)
- All the Way by Shimokawa Mikuni (Kino's Journey)
- Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite (Shine in the storm) by Yonekura Chihiro (Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team OAV eps 1-11)
- Ashita wa Kyou to Onaji Mirai (Tomorrow holds the same future as today) by Gomes the Hitman (Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama eps 14-26)
- *~Asterisk by Orange Range (Bleach eps 1-25; #1 anime opening theme of 2005)
- Asu e no Brilliant Road (Brilliant road to tomorrow) by angela (Stellvia)
- Asu no Egao no Tame ni (So we can smile tomorrow) by Matsuzawa Yumi (Gate Keepers)
- Barairo no Sekai (The rose-colored world) by PIERROT (Getbackers eps 26-49)
- Believe by Tamaki Nami (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED eps 27-40)
- Blaze by Kinya (Tsubasa Chronicle Season 1)
- Bomb A Head! V by m.c.A·T (Tenjho Tenge)
- Butterfly Kiss by Yonekura Chihiro (Rave first opening theme)
- Byakuya ~ True Light by Miyamoto Shunichi (DNAngel)
- Catch You Catch Me by Gumi (Cardcaptor Sakura eps 1-35)
- Chijou no Seiza (Constellations of the earth) by Ueno Yoko (Fushigi Yuugi Eikoden OAV)
- Cloud Age Symphony by Okino Shuntaro (Last Exile)
- Daijobu (It's all right) by Maeda Aki (Boys Be...)
- Days by FLOW (Eureka 7)
- Dive into Shine by Lastier (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne second OP)
- Don't Look Back Again by WAG (Saiyuki Reload Gunlock)
- Dreams by ROmantic Mode (After War Gundam X eps 01-25)
- Driving Myself by Hiro-X (The Prince of Tennis eps 27-53)
- Egao ni Aitai (I want to see his smiling face) by Hamada Rie (Marmalade Boy)
- Fly High by Matsunaga Toshihiko (The Prince of Tennis eps 102-128)
- FLY HIGH by surface (Cluster Edge)
- For Fruits Basket by Okazaki Ritsuko (Fruits Basket)
- For Real by Tokuyama Hidenori (Gensoumaden Saiyuki first opening theme)
- Free Bird by Otani Kou (Ailes Grises)
- Future by Hiro-X (The Prince of Tennis eps 1-26)
- Get Over by dream (Hikaru no Go eps 1-30)
- Glühen (Glowing) by Weiß (Weiss Kreuz Glühen)
- Go Tight! by AKINO (Sousei no Aquarion eps 18-25)
- 遙か、君のもとへ… Haruka, Kimi no Moto e (Far away, to where you are...) by Seki Tomokazu, Takahahashi Naozumi, and Miyata Kouki (Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~ Hachiyou Shou ~)
- 果てしなく遠い空に Hateshinaku Tooi Sora ni (In the endlessly far sky) by The Stand Up (Kyo Kara Maoh!)
- Hemisphere by Sakamoto Maaya (RahXephon)
- Hontou no Kotoba (True words) by FOOT STAMP (Gokusen)
- Houkigumo (Comet Cloud) by RYTHEM (Yakitate!! Japan eps 1-29)
- Ichirin no Hana (Lonely flower) by High and Mighty Color (Bleach eps 52-76)
- Idea by eufonius (Noein - Mou Hitori no Kimi e)
- IN MY DREAM by Shingyoji Eri (Brain Powered)
- Inner Universe by Origa (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)
- Invoke by T.M. Revolution (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED eps 1-13)
- Itooshii Hito no Tame ni (For my beloved) by Satou Akemi (Fushigi Yuugi)
- Just Communication by TWO-MIX (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing eps 1-40)
- Kagami no Naka (Within the mirror) by can/goo (Ultra Maniac)
- Kaze no Hana (Flower of the wind) by HANA HANA (Someday's Dreamers)
- Kibouhou (Cape of hope) by Strawberry Jam (Spiral~Suiri no Kizuna)
- Kimi Ni Fureru Dake De (Just touched by you) by Curio (Rurouni Kenshin eps 83-95)
- Kurenai no Kiba (The crimson fang) by JAM Project (Gravion Zwei)
- Let Me Be With You by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (Chobits)
- Little Wing by JAM Project featuring Okui Masami (Scrapped Princess)
- ♥Lonely in Gorgeous♥ by Tommy (Paradise Kiss)
- Loosey by THE STRiPES (Burst Angel)
- Luvly, Merry-Go-Round by Pipo Angels (Detective School Q eps 22-34)
- Make You Free by Kimeru (The Prince of Tennis eps 54-75)
- MeiQ!? - Meikyuu - MAKE*YOU (Lost Q, Labyrinth, Make You) by Kishimoto Hayami (Detective School Q eps 1-21)
- Melissa by Porno Graffiti (Fullmetal Alchemist eps 2-13)
- Message #9 by Tane Tomoko (Gasaraki)
- metamorphose by Takahashi Youko (Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai)
- 「南風」 Minami Kaze (South wind) by Shimokawa Mikuni (Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid)
- Nageki no Rosario (Rosary of grief) by JAM Project featuring Masaaki Endo (Gravion)
- Nanka Shiawase by The OYSTARS (Flame of Recca)
- New World by ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (.hack//Legend of the Twilight)
- No Reason by Weiß (Weiss Kreuz Verbrechen Strafe OAV)
- Obsession by See-Saw (.hack//SIGN)
- Paradise by Shirai Yuki (The Prince of Tennis eps 154-165)
- Piece of Heaven by Weiß (Weiss Kreuz eps 16-25)
- Piece of Love by Shazna (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne first OP)
- PIKA PIKA no Taiyou (Sun sparkling?) by Ueda Kana (Gakuen Alice)
- Pride by High and Mighty Color (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY eps 14-24; #5 anime OP of 2005)
- PURACHINA (Platinum) by Sakamoto Maaya (Cardcaptor Sakura eps 47-70)
- Rakuen no Tobira (Door to paradise) by YAMATO from White Bound (Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok)
- Ready Steady Go by L'Arc-en-Ciel (Fullmetal Alchemist eps 14-25)
- Reckless Fire by Ide Yasuaki (s-CRY-ed)
- Re-sublimity by KOTOKO (Kannaduki no Miko)
- Rise by Origa (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG)
- The Sacred Moon by Omori Toshiyuki (Lunar Legend Tsukihime)
- Second Flight by KOTOKO & Sato Hiromi (Onegai Twins)
- Secret Wold by MIKI (Tactics)
- Sentimental by CooRie (Midori Days)
- Shangri-La by angela (Soukyuu no Fafner)
- Shell by Bana (Witch Hunter Robin)
- Shining by Shirai Yuki (The Prince of Tennis eps 129-153)
- Shining Days by Kuribayashi Minami (My-Hime)
- Shinjitsu no Tobira (Door of truth) by Ishida Yoko (Gunparade March)
- Shirushi (Mark) by can/goo (Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe)
- Sobakasu by Judy & Mary (Rurouni Kenshin eps 1-38)
- Sore ga, Ai deshou (I guess that's love) by Shimokawa Mikuni (Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu)
- Sousei no Aquarion by AKINO (Sousei no Aquarion eps 2-17)
- Star by Satou Akemi (Fushigi Yuugi OAV eps 4-9)
- Still Time by Tokuyama Hidenori (Gensoumaden Saiyuki second opening theme)
- Stray by Steve Conte (Wolf's Rain)
- SUKARETTO (Scarlet) by Iwao Junko (Ayashi no Ceres)
- Takaramono (Treasure) by Ishida Yoko (Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi)
- Take Back by G B Shelter (Mars Daybreak)
- Tank! by Seatbelts (Cowboy Bebop)
- Tenshi no Yubikiri (Angel's promise) by Fukuda Mai (His and Her Circumstances / Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou AKA KareKano)
- Through the Night by Arimatsu Masahiko (Outlaw Star)
- Tobira wo Akete (Open the door) by ANZA (Cardcaptor Sakura eps 36-46)
- Tomorrow by Shimokawa Mikuni (Full Metal Panic)
- Towa no Hana (Eternal flower) by Ishida Yoko (Ai Yori Aoshi)
- Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line (Our wings are a pleasure line) by Kuribayashi Minami
- Tsuki no KAASU (The moon's curse) by Okina Reika (Loveless)
- Unlimited by Aikawa Nanase (Samurai 7)
- Velvet Underworld by Weiß (Weiss Kreuz eps 1-15)
- Vestige by T.M. Revolution (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future OAV)
- Voltes V no Uta by Horie Mitsuko, Columbia Yurikago-kai and Koorogi '73 (Voltes V)
- We Were Lovers by Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Count of Monte Cristo)
- White Destiny by Ishida Yoko (Pretear)
- Wild Rock by BUZZLIP (Saiyuki Reload)
- Yakusoku wa Iranai (I don't need promises) by Sakamoto Maaya (The Vision of Escaflowne)
- Yo ga Akeru Mae ni (Before the day breaks) by Satou Akemi (Fushigi Yuugi OAV eps 1-3)
- Yuragu Koto Nai Ai (Unshaken love) by Tamura Naomi (Getbackers eps 1-25)
- Zankoku na Tenshi no TE-ZE (Cruel Angel's Thesis) by Takahashi Yoko (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Zen by Attack Haus (Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama eps 1-13)
Are not necessarily my favorites, nor are they all on my wish list, but they are ultimately unforgettable. This list is not comprehensive by any means; I'll probably be adding from time to time.
If you can translate the title of the Gakuen Alice opening theme PIKA PIKA no Taiyou , please let me know. Thanks.