Top 20 Anime Opening Songs of 2017

I don't think I have ever thought about doing a top end of year opening songs list before in my life on blog or video format. I enjoyed so many songs this Year, that I wanted to do this but only with the opening songs as It's too much for me to do endings as well and to be honest it would have been only a Top 10 for endings. Anyway let's stop talking and show you my Top 20 Anime Opening songs and a sneaky honourable mention.

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Honourable Mention:
RWBY: Volume 5
Triumph by Casey Lee Williams

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1. Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
  Opening 1 - Itteki no Eikyou (一滴の影響) by UVERworld

2. Ousama Game (King’s Game)
    Opening 1 - FEED THE FIRE by coldrain


3. Re:Creators
    Opening 1 - gravityWall by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie


4. Black Clover
    Opening 1 - Haruka Mirai (ハルカミライ) by Kankaku Piero (感覚ピエロ)

5. Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride)
    Opening 1 - Here by JUNNA


6. The Royal Tutor
    Opening 1 - Shoppai Namida (しょっぱい涙) by Shougo Sakamoto (阪本奨悟)

7. Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas
    Opening 1 - MY LIBERATION by nano

8. Knights & Magic
    Opening 1 – Hello! My World!! by fhána

9. Re:Creators
    Opening 2 - sh0ut by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie

10. Dive!!
      Opening 1 - Taiyou mo Hitoribocchi (太陽もひとりぼっち) by Qyoto

11. Shoukoku no Altair
      Opening 1 - Rasen no Yume (螺旋のユメ) by SID

12. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
      Opening 1 - Baton Road (バトンロード) by KANA-BOON

13. Roku de Nashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
      Opening 1 - Blow out by Konomi Suzuki

14. Welcome to the Ballroom
      Opening 1 - 10% roll, 10% romance by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

15. Kekkai Sensen & Beyond
      Opening 1 - fake town baby by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

16. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
      Opening 2 - OVER by Little Glee Monster

17. Chaos;Child
      Opening 1 - Uncontrollable by Kanako Itou

18. My Hero Academia 2
      Opening 1 - Peace Sign (ピースサイン) by Kenshi Yonezu

19. Scum's Wish
      Opening 1 - Uso no Hibana (嘘の火花) by 96neko

20. Attack on Titan 2nd Season
      Opening 1 - Shinzou wo Sasageyo! (心臓を捧げよ！) by Linked Horizon


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So there we have it, my Top 20 Anime Opening Songs of 2017 plus my Honourable Mention of RWBY: Volume 5 opening song. People can moan at me all they want, and although it's not 100% Anime, I don't care.... it's an amazing show, in the style of Anime. Some of these song's surprised me with how good they were and I would like to point out , that there was so many other good songs in this year but I may not have found them in time or could fit it in my top 20. 

My next post will be another Top 20 but .... Top 20 Anime of 2017... Stay tuned. 


Tara
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My Top 5 Anime in Summer 2017

Summer 2017 is over and it is now Fall 2017, and there is a lot of interesting Anime, I have my eyes on and also Anime to continue from this season. 

I did drop a few Anime this season, for different reasons, but more that I just didn't have time to watch as many as other seasons. I would say, no Anime that I completed was rubbish and waste of my time, but they could have been a little better. Only one Anime that finished this season, blew me away. 

Honourable Mention 

• DIVE!! (12 Eps) – 3 ½ Stars

I was really excited about this Anime, as I love watching the diving when the Olympics is on, but I was really disappointed with the ending of this Anime. During the season, the quality of content has gone up and down like a yoyo, but I was hoping the ending would end on a much higher note but instead I was left with a void of disappointment. It certainly wasn’t the worst Anime I have seen, and It has some really good moments, but the ending… NO! The animation was good and the music was amazing. I just wished the ending would have been better. 

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#5

Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu (13 Eps) – 4 ½ Stars

I was torn between rating this 4 or 4 ½ stars. But the ending and the animation quality pushed me to the latter. I didn’t know anything about this franchise but I just wanted to watch it and see what it was like for someone who had no inkling on anything about it. It was slow at times and a little weird but other than that it was a pretty decent Anime. It had good fight scenes, emotional scenes and funny scenes. The animation was spot on, but then you wouldn’t expect anything less from the Studio ufotable. The opening and ending songs were really good and I loved how they did the previews, the same way as Tales of Zestria. 

#4

Kakegurui (12 Eps) – 4 ½ Stars 

This was an Anime I really didn’t think I would enjoy. I watched this with my boyfriend, so I felt inclined to not give up after one episode. I am so glad I didn’t give up watching this. I do not like the over the top expressions and actions that the characters do, but EVERYTHING else I loved. It was amazing, every episode brought something new to the table and nothing was boring in this 12 episode series. I never read the Manga, so I wasn’t disappointed as much as most people were with the finale. Each character was unique and “weird” in their own way and the ending song was just perfect. I wasn’t a fan of the opening song, but it did 100% fit the Anime. I have one more thing to say; SUZUI my man…. 

#3

Knights & Magic (13 Eps) – 4 ½ Stars

Okay, so I may have judged this before I watched it, or at least I judged it based of previews. I honestly thought only children would like this Anime, but it wasn’t just for young people. It was really good and if it wasn’t that I felt it was rushed at times, it may have been worth 5 stars. The opening song was amazing… well until it hit halfway through the season, and then sound effects were added into it and it RUINED it. Luckily they didn’t have those from the start or I may have thought differently on the opening song. The fights were AMAZINGLY animated and the characters were amazing, especially the main character. 

#2

Re:Creators (22 Eps) – 4 ½ Stars

When I first read the synopsis for this Anime, I was immediately drawn to it and thought it sounded pretty unique and interesting. It had a very solid start, not the best middle, yet not the worst that I have seen in Anime, and then a great ending, and at times shocking. I am glad that it ended in a complete way and not in a way that “we” need a season 2, although I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a season two but based on different characters as I feel that the characters in this season have finished or at least finished being main characters. The action when fight scenes occurred was amazingly animated and the music to EVERY scene was amazing. Both opening songs were awesome and fit the genre of the show. I don’t want to go into too much detail in case I review this at a different time, but this was definitely one of the best original works Anime I have seen in a long time. 

#1

My Hero Academia 2 (25 Eps) – 5 stars

After the amazing first season, that I rated 4 ½ stars, I was hoping second season would bring that extra spice and flavour and action… fun… WELL IT DID!.. It was amazing. From the heroes to the villains to the students, all of them were amazing in their own right. I loved every part of the season, even the episodes that weren’t “important”. The fact the secondary characters got a chance to shine at times were needed and I enjoyed it. Deku is my favourite character by far and no matter what happens, I will always cheer him and hope he does his best and even if he fails… I will always support him. I still find Kacchan the most annoying character, well that’s if you don’t include Grape Juice. Both openings and the first ending were amazing. Although I love LiSA a lot, I felt the second ending wasn’t as good as it could be. I can’t wait till the next season, as it’s confirmed. 

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I can't wait to do this again for the Summer shows.

Until then ...

Tara

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Top 5 Anime Opening Songs of Summer (2017)

So Summer is half way through and I have had time to listen to all the opening songs over and over again and I can now say I have my top 5 and also 2 honourable mentions as it was really hard to pick any less than these 7.

Honourable Mention #1:

My Hero Academia 2 

Opening 2 – Sora ni Utaeba (空に歌えば) by amazarashi

Honourable Mention #2:

Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu 

Opening 1– Hikari Tatsu Ame (ヒカリ断ツ雨) by Soma Saito

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#5

Welcome to the Ballroom

Opening 1 - 10% roll, 10% romance by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

#4

Shoukoku no Altair 

Opening 1 - Rasen no Yume (螺旋のユメ) by SID

#3

Dive!! 

Opening 1 - Taiyou mo Hitoribocchi (太陽もひとりぼっち) by Qyoto

#2

Re:Creators

Opening 2 - sh0ut by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie

#1

Knights & Magic 

Opening 1 – Hello! My World!!  by fhána

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I loved the majority of the openings this season, although when I heard them, I was unsure but they all grew on me. Re:creators second opening nearly stole the show once again, but Fhána's voice is just amazing and it captivated me from the first note she sings. The reason I put My Hero as an honourable mention was because I never got the chance to rate the past 2 openings as I have only just recently caught up the current season of the show and this is my least opening for the show. I have to personally upload two of the openings, as I couldn't find them on YouTube due to copyright issues.

Hope to do another list like this in the Fall.

Tara 

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Top 5 Anime Opening Songs of Spring (2017)

So Spring is nearly over and I have had time to listen to all the opening songs over and over again and I can now say I have my top 5 and also an honourable mention.

Honourable Mention:
Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats Boys
Opening 1 - Love Sniper (ラブスナイパー) by Love Desire

#5
Attack on Titan 2nd Season
Opening 1 - Shinzou wo Sasageyo! (心臓を捧げよ！)  by Linked Horizon



#4
Roku de Nashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records
Opening 1 - Blow out by Konomi Suzuki

#3
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Opening 1 -  Baton Road (バトンロード)  by KANA-BOON

#2
The Royal Tutor
Opening 1 - Shoppai Namida (しょっぱい涙) by Shougo Sakamoto (阪本奨悟)

#1
Re:Creators
Opening 1 - gravityWall by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie

At first I wasn't keen on most Anime openings bar number 2 and 1 but now I love all of these ones.
All but four of them are TV sizes of the Anime but one of them is the full version of song that someone has made with clips of the Anime.

Hope to do another list like this in the summer.

Tara 

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