Anime Theme Song Rating List
This is my anime theme song rating list.
Thanks to Anison Charts for providing (very complete!) lists of anime theme songs since 1995, and to AnimeThemes.moe for providing a repository of anime theme songs.
Temporary ratings are:
Σ — My absolute favorites. I could (and probably do) repeat these for hours. ♥♥♥
S — My favorites. ♥♥
A — I love these. ♥ (A* is a temporary rating, meaning "A or above")
B — I like these.
C — Alright.
D — Meh.
E — I don't really like these.
F — I almost couldn't make it through.
X — Couldn't find a full version, didn't care enough to do it. (I probably didn't care enough to enter all these in)
My ratings are based mostly on the music, not on the visuals or the anime themselves.
These will be written alphabetically, but filled in (roughly) chronologically.
A
Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach (1995) OP1 — B (FURIL — Yumemiru Ai Tenshi)
愛天使伝説 ウェディングピーチ
A bit standard, but really nice.
B
Bakuretsu Hunters (1995) OP1 — C (Shinnosuke Furumoto & Megumi Hayashibara — WHAT'S UP GUYS?)
爆れつハンター
Sounds distinctive enough, but not necessarily better.
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars (1996) OP1 — D+ (Kae Hanazawa — Sailor Star Song)
美少女戦士セーラームーン セーラースターズ
Eh.
D
Dragon Ball GT (1996) OP1 — C+ (FIELD OF VIEW — DAN DAN Kokoro Hikareteku)
ドラゴンボールGT
Definitely a classic, not one I particularly like or care for though.
F
Fushigi Yūgi (1995) OP1 — A (Akemi Satō — Itōshii Hito no Tame ni)
ふしぎ遊戯
Definitely one of my favorites from the 90s. (fav. sp95)
H
H2 (1995) OP1 — X (Toshinobu Kubota — Niji no Grand Slam)
H2
Sounded pretty nice, a potential favorite from Summer '95. Couldn't find it though...
Hana yori Dango (1996) OP1 — C (Tomohiko Kikuta — Futsū no Nichiyōbi ni)
花より男子
Okay, but really standard.
J
Jigoku Sensei Nube (1996) OP1 — C+ (FEEL SO BAD — Bari Bari Saikyou No.1)
地獄先生ぬ～べ～
Interesting, I kinda like it tbh.
K
Kaitō Saint Tail (1995) OP1 — C (Yasuko Matsuyuki — Toki o Koete)
怪盗セイント・テール
Nice, but unremarkable.
Kaitō Saint Tail (1995) OP2 — C+ (Seiko Matsuda — Ashita e to Kakedashite Yukou)
怪盗セイント・テール
Kinda falls in the same category as OP1.
Kidō Senkan Nadesico (1996) OP1 — C (Yumi Matsuzawa — YOU GET TO BURNING)
機動戦艦ナデシコ
Very 90s-y, but not exacty the best of its kind.
Kidō Shin Seiki Gundam X (1996) OP1 — A* (Romantic Mode — Dreams)
機動新世紀ガンダムX
Yet again, we continue with the classic 90s Gundam style. Amazing opening. (fav. '96?)
Kidō Shin Seiki Gundam X (1996) OP2 — B+ (Romantic Mode — Resolution)
機動新世紀ガンダムX
Yet another really good 90s Gundam opening.
Kishin Dōji ZENKI (1995) OP1 — C (Hironobu Kageyama — Kishin Dōji ZENKI)
鬼神童子ZENKI
An okay opening. Catchy but nothing too special.
Kishin Dōji ZENKI (1995) OP2 — C+ (Hironobu Kageyama — Chō Kishin ZENKI, Raigō Shōrin!)
鬼神童子ZENKI
I like this slightly better than OP1.
Kodomo no Omocha (1996) OP — B (TOKIO — 19-ji no News)
こどものおもちゃ
Never heard this one before, but it's a banger.
Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (1995) OP1 — X (Kiyohiko Ozaki — Moero! Gulliver Boy)
空想科学世界ガリバーボーイ
Didn't find the full version on animethemes. Was a potential C based off the extract I listened to, couldn't care enough to find the full version.
M
Magic Knight Rayearth II (1995) OP1 — C (Ayumi Nakamura — Kirai ni Narenai)
魔法騎士レイアース II
Nice OP. Not a huge fan of the singer's voice though.
Magic Knight Rayearth II (1995) OP2 — A (Naomi Tamura — Hikari to Kage o Dakishimeta Mama)
魔法騎士レイアース II
Not a huge fan of the sound effects, but that won't stop it from being one of my favorites from that period.
Mahō Shōjo Pretty Sammy (TV) (1996) OP1 — D (Chisa Yokoyama with Etsuko Kozakura — Yume Mireba Yume mo Yume ja Nai)
魔法少女プリティサミー
I... don't hate it I guess. But I definitely don't like it.
Meitantei Conan (1996) OP1 — B (THE HIGH-LOWS — Mune ga Dokidoki)
名探偵コナン
Pretty nice, I think it could grow on me if I listened to it more.
Meitantei Conan (1996) OP2 — C+ (VELVET GARDEN — Feel Your Heart)
名探偵コナン
This feels a bit... more fast-paced than it should be. But it's still pretty good.
Midoriyama Kōkō Kōshien-hen (TV) (1995) OP1 — X (ALI PROJECT — Strawberry Pie o Otabe)
緑山高校甲子園編
I have no idea what that anime is. I can't even find the 1995 version on AniList, let alone find this opening... And that's a shame, because I love Ali Project (well, sometimes) and it didn't sound bad...
N
Ninkū (1995) OP1 — C+ (Yume Suzuki — Kagayaki wa Kimi no Naka ni)
NINKU -忍空-ン
An alright OP.
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995) OP1 — C+ (Suirei — Koi o Suru Tabi ni Kizutsuki Yasuku...)
ナースエンジェルりりかＳＯＳ
While browsing TV Tropes, I've read that this was some kind of proto-magical girl deconstruction anime, which sounds based. The OP is pretty standard though.
O
Ōgon Yūsha Goldran (1995) OP1 — D (A-mi — Bokura no Adventure)
黄金勇者ゴルドラン
First anime song of this project, and it's... okay? Not particularly good, but I probably wouldn't skip it either.
R
Romeo no Aoi Sora (1995) OP1 — B (Hiroko Kasahara — Sora e...)
ロミオの青い空
First anime in here I've heard of before, and it's actually on my (admittedly extremely large) plan-to-watch list! The OP is actually pretty nice. (fav. w95)
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (1996) OP1 — C+ (JUDY AND MARY — Sobakasu)
るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-
I kinda like this but it's probably not something I'd put on my playlist.
S
Saber Marionette J (1996) OP1 — C+ (Megumi Hayashibara — Successful Mission)
セイバーマリオネットJ
Generic '90s opening, but it still sounds pretty good.
Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing (1995) OP1 — C+ (TWO-MIX — JUST COMMUNICATION)
新機動戦記ガンダムW
That definitely sounds like a 90s Gundam opening. Not my favorite of the bunch, but it's still pretty good. Not the biggest fan of the fight noises in the opening, but eh whatever.
Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing (1995) OP1 — B (TWO-MIX — RHYTHM EMOTION)
新機動戦記ガンダムW
Similar to JUST COMMUNICATION, though I like it a bit better. (fav. w96)
Shin Seiki Evangelion (1995) OP1 — A* (Yoko Takahashi — Zankoku na Tenshi no These)
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
A classic, and definitely worthy of being one. (fav. '95)
Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard (TV) (1995) OP1 — A (INVOICE — ILLUSION)
神秘の世界エルハザード
Discovered this opening during this quest of mine, but it's a really good discovery!
Slam Dunk (1993) OP1 — C (BAAD — Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai)
スラムダン
Not too BAAD.
Slam Dunk (1993) OP2 — D+ (ZYYG — Zettai ni Dare mo)
スラムダンク
It's... okay I guess. Not the biggest fan.
Slayers (1995) OP1 — C+ (Megumi Hayashibara & Masami Okui — Get along)
スレイヤーズ
Pretty nice, not much to say about it tbh.
Slayers NEXT (1996) OP1 — A* (Megumi Hayashibara — Give a reason)
スレイヤーズ NEXT
I greatly prefer this over the first season's OP, this is extremely catchy (and very 90's-y :p).
Street Fighter II V (1995) OP1 — B+ (Yuki Kuroda — Kaze Fuiteiru)
ストリートファイターII V
The "II V" looks kinda stupid (though the V is seemingly not intended as a Roman numeral here), but the OP is actually a banger lmao.
Street Fighter II V (1995) OP2 — C (Shuji Honda — Ima, Ashita no Tame ni)
ストリートファイターII V
Pretty nice but ultimately unremarkable.
T
Tenchi Muyō! (1995) OP1 — C+ (SONIA — Tenchi Muyō)
天地無用！
Pretty nice OP. (Off-topic, but I can't read Tenchi Muyō without thinking of the PhilosophyTube April's Fools video...)
Tenkū no Escaflowne (1996) OP1 — A* (Maaya Sakamoto — Yakusoku wa Iranai)
天空のエスカフローネ
A classic from the 90's and one of my favorites from that period for sure.
Written by me. Last update: 2023-05-10.