The Nebs Blog isn't the only place looking back at the past decade in anime. Liz Ohanesian from LA Weekly has compiled a list of the top ten anime theme songs of the past ten years. Topping the list is "Inner Univere" by Yoko Kanno, the opening theme to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. You can check out the other nine results below:
2. Jean-Jacque Bernal "We Were Lovers"
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (opening theme)
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3. Susumu Hirasawa "Dream Island Obsessional Park"
Paranoia Agent (opening theme)
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4. The RZA "Afro Theme"
Afro Samurai (opening theme)
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5. Roundtable featuring Nino "Let Me Be with You"
Chobits (opening theme)
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6. The Delgados "The Light Before We Land"
Gunslinger Girl (opening theme)
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7. Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto "Hare Hare Yukai"
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (closing theme)
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8. iLL "Space Rock"
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight Young Lovers (closing theme)
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9. Kumiko Noma "Lilium"
Elfen Lied (opening theme)
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10. Kanon Wakeshima "Still Doll"
Vampire Knight (closing theme)
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Source:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/synthful/top-ten-anime-themes-of-the-de