The Greatest Anime Opening Ever Tournament

[The Shadow Gentleman]

Kizudarake no Eikou
Rock the Planet
The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice
Now or Never

[LumRanmaYasha]

Results:

"The Sparkling Sky & Your Voice" (Ranma 1/2) - 10
"Now or Never" (Astro Boy (2003)) - 9
"Rock the Planet" (Urusei Yatsura) - 17
"Kizudarake no Eikou" (Ashita no Joe 2) - 14

"Rock the Planet" and "Kizudarake no Eikou" move on to round two.

Round 1: Match 3

1. "1/2" (Rurouni Kenshin) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b16zTWwpHWk
2."Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa" (Maison Ikkoku) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwOPVoLrnA
3."Ready Steady Go" (Fullmetal Alchemist)-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX-_lEH3UTE
4. "Shouri no Uta" (Rockman EXE Beast) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDs2WmF-qGw

My Picks:

"Kanashimi no Konnichwa" - A classic, and my easy favorite this time. I've always loved the paper cutout and colored pencil-ish visuals, the song is beautiful, and together they capture and evoke great feelings of nostalgia. Perhaps the definitive MI opening, though I find the remaining three in this competition are amazing as well.

"1/2" - Song is great, and the visuals are pretty gorgeous. Not sure if it really fit the Kyoto arc or not, but this is an excellent opening regardless.

"Ready Steady Go" - Definitely an adrenaline-pumping op, and does a good job getting you excited to watch FMA with some killer animation and quick editing here. It's no wonder that [adult swim]'s broadcast version of the show used this for the first 41 episodes, forgoing openings 1 & 3. 

"Shouri no Uta" - Some great stuff here, but doesn't evoke as much emotion or excitement from me as the other three in this match, I'm afraid.

[gunswordfist]

I'm interested in two of these so I'll make my picks later. Now take your ass in my thread and vote.

[LumRanmaYasha]

I'm interested in two of these so I'll make my picks later. Now take your ass in my thread and vote.

Done. 

[gunswordfist]

Your picks were awful. I wish I didn't say anything.

[LumRanmaYasha]

 

[VLordGTZ]

Same as CX

[LumRanmaYasha]

....C'mon guys. I need at least three more people to vote on this match before we can move on.

[gunswordfist]

I'll vote later today. I promise.

[The Shadow Gentleman]

Ready Steady Go
1/2
Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa
Shouri no Uta

Sorry for the late response. Tough week ahead.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Same as SG.

[gunswordfist]

Ready Steady Go - One of the most memorable openings ever.
MI - I'm not sure what the hell this show is about but I was impressed with how creative the animation was for this OP.
1/2 - Decent. The best part is with the Juppongatana and the flickering light. The singing is kind of annoying though.
Rockman - Ole! Ole! The music is catchy but besides that, it seemed too much like a typical opening.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Thanks guys! Here are the results:

"1/2" (Rurouni Kenshin) - 14
"Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa" (Maison Ikkoku) - 15
"Ready Steady Go" (Fullmetal Alchemist) - 16
"Shouri no Uta" (Rockman EXE Beast) - 5

"Ready Steady Go" and "Kanashimi yo" move on to round 2.

Round 1: Match 4

1. "Cold Finger Girl" (Level E) - http://vimeo.com/87319853
2. "Asterisk" (Bleach) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFNQhmDLjTk&
3. "Hito Toshite Jiku ga Buretiru" (Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM8ODecbuhA
4. "Everlasting Luv" (Detective Conan) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqE-eI8fjwU

Ooo, this is a nice one!:

1. "Cold Finger Girl" - Creative visuals, killer song, really gets you pumped up to watch the show and is a perfect fit for the bizarre sic-fi comedy that is Level E.
2. "Hito Toshite Jike ga Buretiru" - This one is bizarre, and I love bizarre. And from what I've seen of the show, it's an apt match of it's insanity.
3. "Everlasting Luv" - Catchy song, and some great Shinichi/Ran scenes in here too.
4. "Asterisk" - It's a cool op with some excellent visuals and great sense of style and fashion, but I just like the above more.

[gunswordfist]

Hmm, I did nominate Asterisk but I might pass

[VLordGTZ]

Cold Finger Girl
Everlasting Luv
Hito Toshite Jike ga Buretiru
Asterisk