20. Vision of Escaflowne OP ("Yakusoku wa Iranai" by Maaya Sakamoto)
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Well, the animation is okay. But the song is so majestic. This is Maaya Sakamoto's debut single under Yoko Kanno. So, Maaya Sakamoto + Yoko Kanno= awesome. They still worked together in the Macross franchise.
19. Persona -trinity soul- OP 1 ("Breakin' Through" by Shuhei Kita)
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Though I'm not much a big fan of the Persona games, I really the music. This OP is cool and it vibes with the Persona series itself except that i heard that some fans dislike the anime.
18. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig ("Rise" by Origa)
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I'm pretty much aware that this OP is also parodied by many animes, most especially on 0:58. The OP itself reflects on the plot of the series. The song again is awesome. Srsly, Yoko Kanno really made some great music.
17. Darker than Black OP 1 ("Howling" by Abingdon Boys School)
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One word on this one: BADASS! Hei is badass. Abingdon Boys School are badass. Takanoro Nishikawa (aka T.M. Revolution and also lead of ABS) is badass. Even the beginning quote of the song is badass:
Now I've lost it, I know I can kill . The truth is just beyond the Gate
16. Highschool of the Dead OP ("Highschool of the Dead" by Kishida Kyoudan and the Akeboshi Rockets)
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The vectors used here are awesome except for the female characters showing much flesh here. But the song is cool. I know that the Kishida Kyoudan and the Akeboshi Rockets made great music most especially Touhou music like
this,
this,
this, and
this.
100-96,
95-91,
90-86,
85-81,
80-76 ,
75-71 ,
70-66 ,
65-61 ,
60-56 ,
55-51 ,
50-46 ,
45-41 ,
40-36 ,
35-31 ,
30-26 ,
25-21 To be continued...