Top 200 Anime Openings of the 80s
Very good decade for openings with a sharp incline.
Year rankings:
#1 1987
#2 1988
#3 1986
#4 1989
#5 1984
#6 1985
#7 1982
#8 1983
#9 1981
#10 1980
Anime and songs used:
Ace wo Nerae! 2 Endless Dream" by Hiroko Moriguchi
Ace wo Nerae!: Final Stage Never Say Goodbye" by Hiroko Moriguchi
Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story Op 1 Shiawase Carnival" by Yuuki Kudou
Aishite Knight Koi wa Totsuzen" by Mitsuko Horie
Akai Kiba: Blue Sonnet What Is Love" by Go!
Anmitsu Hime Koi wa Question" by Onyanko Club
Aoi Blink Hitomi no Naka no Mirai" by Youko Minamino
Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner Melos no You ni —Lonely Way—" by Airmail from Nagasak
Area 88 Op 1 How Far to Paradise" by Derek Jackson
Area 88 Op 2 Sabaku no Illusion" by Shima Kitahara
Ashita no Joe 2 Op 1 Kizudarake no Eikou" by Takeshi Obo
Ashita no Joe 2 Op 2 MIDNIGHT BLUES" by Ichiro Araki
Assemble Insert Assemble Insert" by Hiroko Kasahara
Bari Bari Densetsu Slope ni Tenki Ame" by Youko Oginome
Bosco Daibouken Tokimeki wa Forever" by Noriko Hidaka
Bubblegum Crisis Op 1 Konya wa Hurricane" by Kinuko Oomori
Bubblegum Crisis Op 2 Mad Machine" by Kinuko Oomori
Bubblegum Crisis OP 3 CRISIS ~ Ikari wo Komete Hashire" by Yuiko Tsubokura
Bubblegum Crisis OP 4 Mysterious Night" by the Knight Sabers
Captain Tsubasa Op 2 Moete Hero" by Takayuki Takemoto
Cat's Eye OP 1 Cat's Eye" by Anri
Cat's Eye Op 2 Derringer" by Mariko Tone
Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak Yakusoku da yo" by Megumi Hayashibara
Choujikuu Kidan Southern Cross Hoshi no Deja Vu" by Youko Katori
Choujikuu Seiki Orguss "Hyouryuu: Sky Hurricane"" by Casey Rankin
Choujin Locke: Lord Leon Try to Believe" by Toshiya Igarashi
Choujuu Kishin Dancougar Op 1 Ai yo Far Away" by Rie Fujiwara
Choujuu Kishin Dancougar Op 2 Honto no Kisu o Okaeshi ni" by Rie Fujiwara
Chouon Senshi Borgman Op 1 Don't Look Back" by EARTHSHAKER
Chouon Senshi Borgman Op 2 Yoru wo Buttobase!" by Hips
Chouriki Robo Galatt Welcome! Galatt: Galatt no Theme" by Yumi Murat
City Hunter 2 Op 1 Angel Night" by PSYS
City Hunter 2 Op 2 Sara" by Fence of Defense
City Hunter 3 Running To Horizon" by Tetsuya Komuro
City Hunter Op 1 CITY HUNTER~Ai yo kienaide" by Kahoru Kohiruimaki
City Hunter Op 2 Go Go Heaven" by Toshiyuki Ohsawa
Dallos Dallos no Theme" by Hiroyuki Nanba & Ichirou Nitta
Dash! Yonkurou Be Top" by Taku Kitahara
Densetsu Kyojin Ideon Fukkatsu no Ideon" by Taira Isao
Dirty Pair Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian Roulette" by Nakahara Meiko
Dirty Pair OVA By Yourself" by Keiko Mai / Tsuneiku Waizumi
Dominion Cherry Moon de Odorasete" by Shoujo-Tai
Dondon Dommel to Ron Fly away - Yume no Hikouki" by Mitsuko Horie
Doteraman Seigi no Shisha Da The Doteraman" by Koorogi '73
Dragon Ball Makafushigi Adventure" by Hiroki Takahash
Dragon Ball Z Op 1 Cha-La Head-Cha-La" by Hironobu Kageyama
Dragon Quest: Yuusha Abel Densetsu Mirai wo Mezashite" by Tohru Furuya
Easy Cooking Animation: Seishun no Shokutaku Pashhu!" by THE MINKS
Esper Mami Op 1 Teleportation: Koi no Mikakunin" by Ushio Hashimoto
F Op 1 F" by Youji Sawamukai / The Burst
F Op 2 LOVE AFFAIR" by Koujirou Shimizu
Fuuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen Don't Go Away" by Night Hawk
Fuusen no Doratarou Fuusen no Doratarou" by Nagira Kenichi
Ganbare! Kickers Kimi wa Nagareboshi" by Tomomi Nishimura
Giant Gorg Bright Eyes" by TAKU
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Op 1 Skies of Love" by Michiru Akiyoshi
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam Hello, Vifam" by TAO
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin Nagareboshi Gin" by Takayuki Miyauchi
Ginga Reppuu Baxingar Ginga Reppuu Baxinger" by Yukio Yamagata & Satoshi Sakabe
Haai Step Jun Binkan! Mechanic" by Akiko & Naoko Kobayashi
Haja Taisei Dangaiou Op 1 Cross Fight" by Mitsuko Horie & Ichiro Mizuki
Haja Taisei Dangaiou Op 2 Cheap Thrills" by Hidemi Nakai
Hello! Sandybell Hello! Sandybell" by Mitsuko Horie, The Chirps
High School Agent Op 1 Dakishime I Love You" by SCRAP
High School! Kimengumi Op 1 Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 2 Zou-san no Scanty" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 3 Nagisa no" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 6 Toki no Kawa wo Koete" by Ushirogami Hikaretai
High School! Kimengumi Op 7 Anata wo Shiritai" by Ushirogami Hikaretai
Hikari no Densetsu Haato no Kisetsu" by Tsukasa Ito
Hokuto no Ken 2 Tough Boy" by TOM★CAT
Hokuto no Ken Op 1 Ai wo Torimodose!!" by Crystal King
Hokuto no Ken Op 2 Silent Survivor" by Kodomo Band
Hoshi Neko Fullhouse Galactic Ecstasy" by Hitomi Kuroishi, Lisp
Ikinari Dagon "Ai Koso Hero" by Mitsuko Horie
Juusenki L-Gaim Op 1 L-Gaim~ "TIME FOR L-GAIM" by MIO
Juusenki L-Gaim Op 2 "Kaze no No Reply" by Mami Ayukawa
Juushin Liger Op 1 "Ikari no Juushin" by Hiroki Yumi
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor "Mirai wa Lovers" by Hiroko Kasahara
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On Television Op 1 "Sono Mama no Kimi de Ite" by Yuuko Nitou
Kikou Kai Galient "World Galient" by Eurox
Rest can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NjOT16RY-pNGNk8rFdejATo-SkYd6WhRw7vFlmm4FDM/edit?usp=sharing
Year rankings:
#1 1987
#2 1988
#3 1986
#4 1989
#5 1984
#6 1985
#7 1982
#8 1983
#9 1981
#10 1980
Anime and songs used:
Ace wo Nerae! 2 Endless Dream" by Hiroko Moriguchi
Ace wo Nerae!: Final Stage Never Say Goodbye" by Hiroko Moriguchi
Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Story Op 1 Shiawase Carnival" by Yuuki Kudou
Aishite Knight Koi wa Totsuzen" by Mitsuko Horie
Akai Kiba: Blue Sonnet What Is Love" by Go!
Anmitsu Hime Koi wa Question" by Onyanko Club
Aoi Blink Hitomi no Naka no Mirai" by Youko Minamino
Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner Melos no You ni —Lonely Way—" by Airmail from Nagasak
Area 88 Op 1 How Far to Paradise" by Derek Jackson
Area 88 Op 2 Sabaku no Illusion" by Shima Kitahara
Ashita no Joe 2 Op 1 Kizudarake no Eikou" by Takeshi Obo
Ashita no Joe 2 Op 2 MIDNIGHT BLUES" by Ichiro Araki
Assemble Insert Assemble Insert" by Hiroko Kasahara
Bari Bari Densetsu Slope ni Tenki Ame" by Youko Oginome
Bosco Daibouken Tokimeki wa Forever" by Noriko Hidaka
Bubblegum Crisis Op 1 Konya wa Hurricane" by Kinuko Oomori
Bubblegum Crisis Op 2 Mad Machine" by Kinuko Oomori
Bubblegum Crisis OP 3 CRISIS ~ Ikari wo Komete Hashire" by Yuiko Tsubokura
Bubblegum Crisis OP 4 Mysterious Night" by the Knight Sabers
Captain Tsubasa Op 2 Moete Hero" by Takayuki Takemoto
Cat's Eye OP 1 Cat's Eye" by Anri
Cat's Eye Op 2 Derringer" by Mariko Tone
Chiisana Ahiru no Ooki na Ai no Monogatari: Ahiru no Kwak Yakusoku da yo" by Megumi Hayashibara
Choujikuu Kidan Southern Cross Hoshi no Deja Vu" by Youko Katori
Choujikuu Seiki Orguss "Hyouryuu: Sky Hurricane"" by Casey Rankin
Choujin Locke: Lord Leon Try to Believe" by Toshiya Igarashi
Choujuu Kishin Dancougar Op 1 Ai yo Far Away" by Rie Fujiwara
Choujuu Kishin Dancougar Op 2 Honto no Kisu o Okaeshi ni" by Rie Fujiwara
Chouon Senshi Borgman Op 1 Don't Look Back" by EARTHSHAKER
Chouon Senshi Borgman Op 2 Yoru wo Buttobase!" by Hips
Chouriki Robo Galatt Welcome! Galatt: Galatt no Theme" by Yumi Murat
City Hunter 2 Op 1 Angel Night" by PSYS
City Hunter 2 Op 2 Sara" by Fence of Defense
City Hunter 3 Running To Horizon" by Tetsuya Komuro
City Hunter Op 1 CITY HUNTER~Ai yo kienaide" by Kahoru Kohiruimaki
City Hunter Op 2 Go Go Heaven" by Toshiyuki Ohsawa
Dallos Dallos no Theme" by Hiroyuki Nanba & Ichirou Nitta
Dash! Yonkurou Be Top" by Taku Kitahara
Densetsu Kyojin Ideon Fukkatsu no Ideon" by Taira Isao
Dirty Pair Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian Roulette" by Nakahara Meiko
Dirty Pair OVA By Yourself" by Keiko Mai / Tsuneiku Waizumi
Dominion Cherry Moon de Odorasete" by Shoujo-Tai
Dondon Dommel to Ron Fly away - Yume no Hikouki" by Mitsuko Horie
Doteraman Seigi no Shisha Da The Doteraman" by Koorogi '73
Dragon Ball Makafushigi Adventure" by Hiroki Takahash
Dragon Ball Z Op 1 Cha-La Head-Cha-La" by Hironobu Kageyama
Dragon Quest: Yuusha Abel Densetsu Mirai wo Mezashite" by Tohru Furuya
Easy Cooking Animation: Seishun no Shokutaku Pashhu!" by THE MINKS
Esper Mami Op 1 Teleportation: Koi no Mikakunin" by Ushio Hashimoto
F Op 1 F" by Youji Sawamukai / The Burst
F Op 2 LOVE AFFAIR" by Koujirou Shimizu
Fuuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen Don't Go Away" by Night Hawk
Fuusen no Doratarou Fuusen no Doratarou" by Nagira Kenichi
Ganbare! Kickers Kimi wa Nagareboshi" by Tomomi Nishimura
Giant Gorg Bright Eyes" by TAKU
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Op 1 Skies of Love" by Michiru Akiyoshi
Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam Hello, Vifam" by TAO
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin Nagareboshi Gin" by Takayuki Miyauchi
Ginga Reppuu Baxingar Ginga Reppuu Baxinger" by Yukio Yamagata & Satoshi Sakabe
Haai Step Jun Binkan! Mechanic" by Akiko & Naoko Kobayashi
Haja Taisei Dangaiou Op 1 Cross Fight" by Mitsuko Horie & Ichiro Mizuki
Haja Taisei Dangaiou Op 2 Cheap Thrills" by Hidemi Nakai
Hello! Sandybell Hello! Sandybell" by Mitsuko Horie, The Chirps
High School Agent Op 1 Dakishime I Love You" by SCRAP
High School! Kimengumi Op 1 Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 2 Zou-san no Scanty" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 3 Nagisa no" by Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
High School! Kimengumi Op 6 Toki no Kawa wo Koete" by Ushirogami Hikaretai
High School! Kimengumi Op 7 Anata wo Shiritai" by Ushirogami Hikaretai
Hikari no Densetsu Haato no Kisetsu" by Tsukasa Ito
Hokuto no Ken 2 Tough Boy" by TOM★CAT
Hokuto no Ken Op 1 Ai wo Torimodose!!" by Crystal King
Hokuto no Ken Op 2 Silent Survivor" by Kodomo Band
Hoshi Neko Fullhouse Galactic Ecstasy" by Hitomi Kuroishi, Lisp
Ikinari Dagon "Ai Koso Hero" by Mitsuko Horie
Juusenki L-Gaim Op 1 L-Gaim~ "TIME FOR L-GAIM" by MIO
Juusenki L-Gaim Op 2 "Kaze no No Reply" by Mami Ayukawa
Juushin Liger Op 1 "Ikari no Juushin" by Hiroki Yumi
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor "Mirai wa Lovers" by Hiroko Kasahara
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On Television Op 1 "Sono Mama no Kimi de Ite" by Yuuko Nitou
Kikou Kai Galient "World Galient" by Eurox
Rest can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NjOT16RY-pNGNk8rFdejATo-SkYd6WhRw7vFlmm4FDM/edit?usp=sharing
