Worst Anime Opening Songs of All Time

This is a list of all the bad anime opening songs. Put one you hate. Format is as follows: song - anime.
The Top Ten
1 Sirius - Kill la Kill

Not a bad song by Eir Aoi, but she could have done better. I prefer Ambiguous over Sirius actually.

I actually think it's pretty good.

2 Munou - Tokyo Ghoul Root A

How can a studio that gave us Unravel (one of the best openings ever) and Asphyxia, give us THIS. Boring visuals that make the season seem like a calm one when it really isn't. A lacklustre (how do I know that word? ) song. Honestly, there is only one good thing about it. The website I watch TG subs a line from that song as 'the prostitute spat fire'. That's the only reason I watch it, to laugh at that line.

The song is awful! It ruins the TG soundtrack. I just skip it now, which is something I definitely don't do to Unravel and Asphyxia. It just can't compete with its bland song and boring visuals. At least Root A had Glassy Sky which was decent. But this is my least favourite intro while the other TG ones are great.

Tokyo Ghoul Root A had a good storyline, a good animation, and a good plot and yet the opening is awful. I wonder whether the opening matches the anime itself. After listening to the song for the first time, I skip it because of its awfulness

I hate this one.

3 Crossing Field - Sword Art Online

First, that abysmal Most Disappointing Anime of All Time list, and now I'm stuck with Worst Anime Opening Songs of All Time. Crossing Field is one of my favorite Sword Art Online opening songs of all time, and is one of my favorite LiSA songs along with Rising Hope and Oath Sign! How dare you put this on the list!

*cough* LiSa *cough*

4 Ambiguous - Kill la Kill

I actually like this song. GARNiDELiA does a good job with this song. It's slightly better than Sirius.

5 Liar Mask - Akame ga Kill

Actually, I kind of agree with this item. I preferred Skyreach over Liar Mask. No wonder Toonami used a random OST for the second intro opening theme song for Akame ga Kill! But it isn't that bad.

Not bad, but I wouldn't really call it a favorite for me.

6 Pirate Rap - One Piece

Oh my God, why isn't this number one? No joke, this is the worst theme song I've ever heard in anything. Go look it up right now. Stop whatever you're doing and actually listen to it.

4Kids absolutely butchered this anime. Good job to Funimation for making a great dub.

7 Kyouran Hey Kids!! - Noragami Aragoto

Probably a mistake. It's one of the best openings.

Why the hell is this song on here? It's so catchy.

We'll someone put this in the list by mistake

hell no.

8 Ignite - Sword Art Online II

Oh hell no! Not another one of my favorite anime opening theme songs on here! Eir Aoi is one of the best J-Pop singers out there and this being on the list disappoints me!

I'm offended! Ignite is one of the best anime openings! Not the eighth worst!

Decent but I prefer Courage over Ignite

9 Seishun wa Hanabi no You ni - Attack on Titan Junior High
10 What's Up People - Death Note

The first death note opening " the world" by nightmare is one of the best anime openings of all time. So why would you replace it with this god awful song. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

It's a good song, it just doesn't fit the theme of the show like The World by Nightmare (opening 1)

The Contenders
11 Strike Back - Fairy Tail

I prefer Snow Fairy over Strike Back. It's still a good song though, just not one of my favorites.

12 Gera Gera Po - Yo Kai Watch
13 The Everlasting Guilty Crown - Guilty Crown
14 Let Me Hear - Parasyte

Hey, this is an excellent opening track...

15 The Rock City Boy - Fairy Tail

I cannot stress how much I hate this opening. It's so cringey lmaooo.

This should be higher! It didn't fit the Fairy Tail theme at all. Not to mention it just shouts a bunch of random stupid words that don't make any sense

Boo worst Fairy Tail theme ever!

Cringeworthy and doesn't fit fairy Tail at ALL

16 Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul

I don't get what everyone loves about this song. Honestly, I hate it.

17 History Maker - Yuri on Ice

Mistake. This is a great opening

18 Naruto - Opening 1

I'm mad. Who the hell voted for this. I don't know if this is opening one of the original Naruto, or opening one of Shippuden, but both of them were straight bangers.

Rocks is literally the only good Naruto opening, and Hero's come back is top 5 of Shippuden.

Worst opening of Naruto...

19 Tell Me Why - Berserk

Doesn't fit the tone or pace of the show what so ever...A

20 Hunter x Hunter 2011 Opening 1

There are different versions of this intro throughout the entire anime, but the only differences are the lyrics. And this song is just so bad. Departure (the name of this opening song) is definitely one of the worst anime outros I ever heard (I made the original list before I heard of this intro song).

It's a little childish, but it isn't bad.

So... Childish. Nothing like the show.

21 Rising Hope - The Irregular at Magic High School

And I thought Crossing Field was bad! This, however, is miles worse, as LiSA tries to pull of a Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (the ones behind the Parasyte opening) and fails in the worst way possible. Thankfully, this was ditched for Griletto by Garnidela later on (which is one of the best openings I have ever heard as of now). Rising Hope has to be one of if not the worst anime opening I have ever heard.

22 Pokémon Theme Song
23 Hunter x Hunter 1999 - Opening 2

Die. This is the best opening, what are you thinking

24 Re:re - Erased
25 Brave Shine - Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works

Sigh... yet another good song is on this list. I love the first opening Ideal White by Mashiro Ayano, and it's one of my favorite anime openings of all time, but when I heard the second opening Brave Shine by Aimer, that instantly became another one of my favorite anime openings of all time.

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