AAA'08 - Award for Best Opening Sequence (OP)

From now on, I'll just keep things simple and sweet. Reason is that those who watch anime already know what it's about, and those who don't just can't be bothered with this anyway. Lack of comments for these sort of posts kinda discourage me to write a long analysis too. Or maybe it's just sheer laziness lol.

Anyway, here are the winners, from number five:





An OP that parodies those 90s idol animes. Cool thing is that Kannagi has nothing much to do with idols! The producers clearly made this OP to indicate what Kannagi actually is: Cheeky, experimental and fun. Plus a catchy tune and smooth animation? Sweet. Mmmmmmmm, mini-skirt.






Shaft studios again made a whirlwind of crazy montages in this one, well-suited for such a dark comedy. Super artsy, nice tune, and love those random things spewing out of Maria's eyes. No, there's nothing wrong with your computer. The jittering is part of the fun.






A crazy anime deserves an opening injected with maximum sugar rush. Did you see that animation when the chorus kicks in? The replay button is your new friend. Oh, and I love songs by MOSAIC.WAV. The girls spurt out cute gibberish like lightning, and still sound good. They rock.






Kyoto Animation never fails to impress. Fantastic animation. Breath-taking scenery and colours. The song is meaningful in respect to the anime, saying that "you are the only one for me". Also has scenes that, once people know what they are, will make their hearts cry. *sob*






An OP with powerful meaning to an unduly under-rated science fiction anime. Watching the OP will stir your emotions with every passing episode. And look at the art direction. Listen to the music. Is it really a wonder why this is in first place? Always trust Madhouse with OPs. Always.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Lol... not to say I wouldn't comment unless you asked. But I was kinda waiting for the entire award showcase to be finished before commenting :p.

Anyway I agree with your Clannad OP analysis. *cries*