The Search for the Best Anime Opening

To upload this, several songs needed to be muted. A mirror of this video with all music and footage in-tact will always available here for free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-video-search-124747522 A full list of footage and music used as well as annotations and footnotes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XaNIZJVhfT92-AUe0zk_f1NJfi4MELmWKn3qxGQ5JQ8/edit?usp=sharing For the last two years our team has been watching thousands of anime openings in search of the best one. But what makes an opening "the best?" This video is a summary of our search and an explanation of our grading system. What makes credits in an opening good or bad? How about the visuals? The music? The theming? And which openings are, truly, the best of all time? TIMESTAMPS Introduction - 0:00 The Rubric - 5:32 Visuals - 11:27 Music - 15:21 Credits - 22:47 Theming - 27:00 Additional Rules - 31:48 The List - 40:30 PRODUCTION CREDITS Search Team - Amy and Jello Editing - Jello PA Work/Footage - Aloha Lead Artist - Flare (https://bsky.app/profile/clottedscream.bsky.social) Additional Art - Luveygold (https://bsky.app/profile/luveygold.bsky.social) Voices - Tom Laflin (https://bsky.app/profile/tomlaflin.studio) Oz Ryan (https://bsky.app/profile/spectralfusion.bsky.social) Special Thanks - Aloha, Jay, Oz, Vixen If this video interests you and you want to hear more about our process, see what we think about specific openings, or hear about 24 of our runner-ups, we have nearly eight hours of exclusive footage over on Patreon. The first several hours are free. All extra videos can be found in the Patreon link above. THIS VIDEO FALLS UNDER FAIR USE: Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.


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