What are the main components of an anime? If someone asks this question the common qualities that pop up in our mind are a good storyline, a better supporting cast and a nice ending. But, wait, that’s not the end of the list because, without enthusiastic anime openings, the series doesn’t feel alive.

Lift any anime series from the past, at a moment all of them became very popular for their mind-blowing opening theme songs. For example, Attack On Titan is highly appreciated for its heavy metal songs, on the other hand, Gurenge & Kaikai Kitan like openings sparked the sensation in the modern era of the anime industry.

And, in today’s article, we will take a look at the top 20 anime openings of all time that broke the internet. And, number one on the list is “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise which is hailed to be the best opening theme song ever made in the history of the anime industry. Last year, in a survey of 130,000 people this song was ranked first on the list.

Unravel from Tokyo Ghoul ranks second on the list and was a big hit in the 2010s. The list is followed up by Gurenge on the third which serves as the opening song of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The opening is sung by Japan’s iconic idol, LiSA who also performed the theme song of the Mugen Train movie as well.

The complete list of top 20 anime songs of all time is as follows:

#20 Bloody Stream from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

#19 Fly High! from Haikyuu!!

#18 Kaikai Kitan from Jujutsu Kaisen

#17 We Are! from One Piece

#16 Renai Circulation from Bakemonogatari

#15 The Day from My Hero Academia

#14 The Game from No Game No Life

#13 Crossing Field from Sword Art Online

#12 Shinzo wo Sasageyo from Attack On Titan

#11 The Hero from One Punch Man

#10 Departure from Hunter x Hunter

#9 Hikaru Nara from Your Lie In April

#8 Tank! from Cowboy Bebop

#7 The World from Death Note

#6 Silhouette from Naruto Shippuuden

#5 Again from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

#4 Guren no Yumiya from Attack On Titan

#3 Gurenge from Demon Slayer

#2 Unravel from Tokyo Ghoul

#1 A Cruel Angel’s Thesis from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Out of all the amazing anime intros out there, it is very difficult to sum up such a huge catalogue in a list of just twenty songs. So, don’t mind if your favorite song has been left out from the list and comment it down so that we can add it to the top 20 anime openings of all time.

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