I've always loved
Trigun's intro. It captures the different sides of Vash very well.
Not to derail this into an "anime vs everything else" thread, I just had to comment that I find that the majority of openings and intros that I enjoy most are anime. There's just the great way a lot of anime productions put together animation and music.
Back to the topic, I also love the
Macross opening. The melancholy opening of the song gives way to a rise in mood but there's still a subtle sense of sadness throughout the music. It sets the mood perfectly for the anime series that's a war drama at the core of the story.
I love the Dragonball and Dragonball Z openings. After Z, the openings and the cartoons were...not so great in my opinion.
Cowboy Bebop is another favourite.
Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The Legend of Black Heaven/Kacho-Oji is a really rocking opening that I never get tired of. I love John Sykes' "Cautionary Warning".
Hokuto no Ken for the rocking song and Kenshiro's people-exploding antics.
Kiko Soseiki Mospeada. It's so 80s but in a good way. I love how anime openings during that decade loved using "grids in outer space". Lonely soldier boy.
Heavy Metal L-Gaim, another so very 80s anime and its opening song is catchy.
Silverhawks. I just love how there's a guitar solo in the middle of the song and it's a darn catchy theme song.
Saber Rider/Sei Jushi Bismark. This is one of the cases where I prefer the non-Japanese opening theme song. Anyone recognize a very familiar voice in the voice over during the opening?
Last but not least for now is Bubblegum Crisis. There was no set opening as it was an OVA series and each episode had a movie styled opening that goes right into the story and a different song for each opening and closing. I love the soundtrack for the anime, again very 80s, but it's a wonderful series that was well executed on all fronts. Story concept, art direction, animation, and soundtrack.
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