From: doi@jrd.dec.com (Hitoshi Doi)
Subject: Re: Best opening animations
Organization: DEC Japan Research and Development Center
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 22:58:05 GMT

In article <2BRqqB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>, lonewolf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Benoy Koshy) writes:
# krk@angeles.janet.ucla.edu (Kenneth Kindsfater) writes:
# 
# - After watching Macross II, I got to thinking how much I like
# - the opening animation (a pity that the rest of the animation
# - and plot don't match in my opinion... but that is another post)
# - Anyways started thinking about opening animations for others...
# - 
# - So my favorite 3 are:
#  
# Personally, I would put the Macross II opening animation near the bottom 
# of my list.  I thought even the opening animation was pretty bad, 
# animationally speaking and from a director's point of view...but that's 
# MY opinion...

I still haven't been able to see Macross II.  It's always rented out
on the weekends..

# Top Opening for me have to be (in no order):
#  
# Fushigi no Umi no Nadia
# Z Gundam (second opening)
# Gundam ZZ (second opening)
# City Hunter 2 (all openings)
# Gatchaman (all openings)
# Gundam 0083 (Men of Destiny - second)
# BGCrash (I'm a computer animation freak...)
# Patlabor TV

Ok.  Excluding the ED's..

Anime Opening/Ending Sequences                                   a   s    t
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Saint Seiya - OP (Soldier Dream)				90  80  170
Saint Seiya - OP (Pegasus Fantasy)				85  85 	170
Video Girl Ai - OP (Ureshi Namida)				85  80  165
Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen - OP (Little Date)				70  95	165
Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen - OP (Mou Nakanaide)			70  95	165
Kimagure Orange Road - OP (Kagamino Nakano Actress)		85  70  155
Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen - OP (Omoidega Ippai)			75  80  155
Touch - OP (Aiga Hitoribocchi)					70  85  155
Kimagure Orange Road - OP (Night of Summer Side)		70  70  140
Dragonball Z - OP (Cha-La Head-Cha-La)				75  60  135
Creamy Mami - OP (Delicate ni Sukishite)			55  80  135
Z Gundam - OP (Mizunohoshihe Aiwokomete)			75  55  130
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - OP (Moonlight Densetsu)		65  60  125
Gundam 0083 - OP (Men of Destiny)				80  45  125
Gundam ZZ - OP (Silent Voice)					75  50  125
Gundam 0083 - OP (The Winner)					80  40  120
Ranma 1/2 - OP (Jajaumani Sasenaide)				70  50  120
Slow Step - OP (Kimiga Inakerya Frustration)			60  60  120
Kimagure Orange Road - OP (Orange Mystery)			55  60  115
Pat Labor - OP (Sonomamano Kimideite)				60  50  110
Yawara! - OP (Ameni Kiss no Hanatabawo)				55  55	110
Pat Labor - OP (Condition Green)				60  50  110
Pat Labor - OP (You Are the One)				60  45  105
Chibi Maruko-chan - OP (Yumeippai)				35  70  105
Yawara! - OP (Miracle Girl)					45  60  105
Urusei Yatsura - OP (Lum no Love Song)				55  45  100
Ranma 1/2 Nettouhen - OP (Zettai! Part 2)			60  40  100

a - animation (how good is the animation?)
s - song (how well does the song fit?/how good is the song?)
t - total (total score)

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Hitoshi Doi, International Open Systems Engineering        doi@jrd.dec.com
Japan Research and Development Center               decwrl!jrd.dec.com!doi
Digital Equipment Corporation Japan          [from Japan: doi@dec-j.co.jp]