The Greatest Anime Opening Ever Tournament

[gunswordfist]

I do want GITS to die but I'll be nice and not vote.

[Spark Of Spirit]

If I switch Conan with GITS on my list will it be enough to move on? If so, I'll do that.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Thanks Spark. 

Results:

"Under Star" (Hajime no Ippo) - 14
"Wake up!" (One Piece) - 4
"Rise" (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG) - 10
"Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" (Detective Conan) - 12

"Under Star" and "Ai Wa Kurayami no Naka de" move on to round 2.

Round 1: Match 7

1. "Chikyuu Orchestra" (Ranma 1/2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvy6SKY_IR8
2. "Smile Bomb" (Yu Yu Hakusho) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUW2hRQkegM
3. "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" (Detective Conan) - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4tzp8_detective-conan-opening-13_music
4. "Duvet" (Serial Experiments Lain) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9CXmEUwvgM

Yay, two of my favorite openings are in this one!  :

"Duvet" - My favorite anime opening. An amazing combination of song and visuals that set up the tone and content of the show in some subtle but awesome ways.
"Smile Bomb" - A longtime favorite. Incredibly memorable lyrics and some badass scenes (Kurama and the whip is always awesome to me), and possibly the best english dubbed version of an opening song.
"Chikyuu Orchestra" - I have "nostalgia" for this one, because the first Ranma 1/2 episodes I saw were from season 5, so they had this opening. Seeing it reminds me of when I first starting watching the series alongside Lupin the Third on Toonami Aftermath in 2011 and how that year was still by far the best year of my life to date.
"Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" - I like the part near the end where Yusaku, Yukiko, Haibara, Heiji, and Shinichi take off costumes and Kogoro's like "huh, me?", but otherwise it's kind of a bland opening that is far from the shows' best, imo.

[VLordGTZ]

Smile Bomb
Duvet
Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made
Chikyuu Orchestra

[gunswordfist]

Will vote..some time tomorrow. Don't start the next round until then!

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Same as VLord.

It's fucking Smile Bomb. It has to move on.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Is there really even a point voting here? We know which two are moving on. 

Same as Ensatsu-ken.

[The Shadow Gentleman]

What everybody else said.

Same as Spark of Spirit.

[gunswordfist]

"Smile Bomb" - A longtime favorite. Incredibly memorable lyrics and some badass scenes (Kurama and the whip is always awesome to me), and possibly the best english dubbed version of an opening song.

Yes! That's why it's my favorite version of Smile Bomb and why I specifically nominated this one.

[LumRanmaYasha]

I'm waiting for your vote, GSF. Once you do we can move on to the next match.

[gunswordfist]

Sorry, man. I'm watching them now.

[gunswordfist]

Smile Bomb - Did I mention that I loved Kurama powering up, yet?
Ranma 1/2 - I really liked how they started off with showing off the characters' individual personalities and I really liked the music. I would love to hear the instrumental.
Conan- Decent.
Lain - This was just weird to me.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Results:

1. "Chikyuu Orchestra" (Ranma 1/2) - 9
2. "Smile Bomb" (Yu Yu Hakusho) - 23
3. "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" (Detective Conan) - 11
4. "Duvet" (Serial Experiments Lain) - 17

"Smile Bomb" and "Duvet" move on to round 2.

Round 1: Match 8

1. "Please Be As You Were" (Patlabor on Television) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9UtUzjUA5Q
2. "Aoi Hana" (Casshern Sins) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdOubGFnfG8
3. "Love Panic! [english dub]" (Ranma 1/2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDF-x10xUEY
4. "Pajama Jama Da!" (Urusei Yatsura) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIaSqbwVFOc

My Picks:

"Please Be As You Were" - A classic. I need to finish the show sometime.
"Aoi Hana" - Beautiful visuals and song.
"Love Panic!" - Catchy, and I always love the part where it shows everyone pissed off at Ranma and they throw their weapons at him.
"Pajama Jama Da!" - I like it, but I get much more out of the other three in this match overall.

[gunswordfist]

Pass. You won't have to wait on me this time.

[Spark Of Spirit]

1. "Please Be As You Were" (Patlabor on Television)
-Classic. Not much to add.

2. "Aoi Hana" (Casshern Sins)
-Very well done and suiting. This isn't really my type of show, but I do like the OP.

3. "Pajama Jama Da!" (Urusei Yatsura)
-Not bad, song's a bit catchy. Okay overall.

4. "Love Panic! [english dub]" (Ranma 1/2)
-Does nothing for me, honestly. The singing kind of rubs me wrong, too.