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Top 10 Anime Dub Openings


nothing made you more hype than these
intros I’m Ashley with WatchMojo and
these the top 10 anime dub openings
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this list we’re going to be looking at
the original songs specifically made for
the English release of an anime as such
don’t expect the likes of you you
hakusho or Sailor Moon to appear on the
list since they’re just English versions
of the Japanese songs okay let’s get
started
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numbered st. cardcaptors when it comes
to the magical girl genre we’ve grown
accustomed to hearing melodic and often
uplifting tracks that prepare us for the
fluffiness ahead apparently the guys
behind this particular dub took one look
at Sakura and thoughts we need to have
this shit up and they really did you
have a rapid-fire buildup of the cloud
counts all before the song explodes into
life like it’s a Broadway musical bless
the lead singer because she’s giving it
her all like she’s been tasked with
performing a legendary ballad number
nine monster rancher looking back on it
now yeah the lyrics were as weird as can
be and the vocalist sounds like he’s
been smoking one too many Mochis
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can’t blame them to merge since he had
to try and make the phrase for evil Moo
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then again it did do its job by hyping
up audiences for one of the more
forgotten series that got released in
the West it also falls into that beloved
anime opening sub-genre that tried to
provide a plot synopsis as quickly as
possible what else can you say other
than monsters rule
number eight one piece oh god it’s so
bad but so good
whichever brave soul over at four kids
decided to give this straw hat crew
their own rap needs to be commended and
well it’s certainly intrigued Western
newcomers who were uninitiated in the
ways of lúthien company this song has
since become the perfect definition of
what isn’t one piece as in it totally
goes against odours magnificent design
but we’d be lying to ourselves if we
said it wasn’t fun we’d love to see how
these guys would rap about the whole
[Music]
number seven Digimon digital monsters
while the original Japanese theme has
stuck with the digidestined all the way
through to the try movies many are still
in agreement that the English version
actually nailed the tone of the show
right off the bat
chuckle thanks to the addition of a
slick techno sound the opening played
out like a fever dream remix instantly
complementing the barrage of giant
it’s no wonder that the show would
revisit this track later down the line
with the dubbed versions of o2 and
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number six Dragon Ball Z which one as if
you have to ask everyone who grew up
watching the grandfather of Shonen was
instantly blown away when they feasted
there is on this little number this song
is pure hype the lyrics consist of only
three phrases Rock the dragon come get
me
and Dragon Ball Z that’s it though if
you’ve got a guitar solo this
mesmerizing do you really need anything
else
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even during the series’s dullest moments
this track had everyone pumped to see
what Goku was going to pull off next
wouldn’t be surprised if this was
Vegeta’s workout song of choice
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number-5 medabots robots shooting the
crap out of each other is awesome enough
but when you add this track to it you
can bet that every kid nearly blew a
granted we don’t exactly see metabee
ever engaging in anything as first pace
as the opening then again we don’t
really need to the song is practically
non-stop with its awesomeness
continually building and building until
kind of amazing since the majority of
the time all the song is doing is
listing different types of words with
number four ukyo there are so many
aspects that make this opening such a
winner to the points where you’re left
wondering how a show about a children’s
guard game got itself a song that wasn’t
only engrossing but layered unfeeling
like something out of ancient Egypt
itself right before the remix kicks in
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thunderous percussion an epic choir all
the elements ended coming together to
create something almost colossal in
scope however let’s be honest we all
remember this track for one thing and
number 3
beyblade
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you will believe a game of spinning tops
as the most awe-inspiring sport to ever
be conceived
especially when it’s got a Sun like this
backing it up there’s no filter with
this one only plenty of guitar shredding
and a singer who is so into it that he’s
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every collision every launch every spin
the song hypes it all up like it’s the
greatest events in the world and we’ll
be damned if it didn’t succeed the
premise may be ridiculous
but the Schirmer of fun their song
manages to deliver is just too
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number two shaman King kind of ironic
isn’t it an anime that’s infamous for
having one of the most ludicrous dubs in
the medium also got one of the best
original openings from the very first
notes listeners are practically
overwhelmed by the hard rock style all
the world and melodic vocals provide an
almost mystical tone we can’t believe
we’re saying this but the shaman King
English dub opening might be one of the
most shown and things we’ve ever
experienced the pace the style and the
execution blend together so well that it
paints us to think how the rest of the
show is slammed through the censor
before we reveal our number one pick is
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you met you at your I’m new beginner
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beep and forage Mars beta get a body
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number one Pokemon the one the only the
best to train them
while it’s seemingly endless amount of
sequel series still managed to snag
their own original songs as far as we’re
concerned they are all just pale
imitations of this instant nostalgia
bomb quite possibly the only song to the
mainstream everyone who grew up watching
ashes indigo League adventures can
attest to singing along to this at least
once don’t deny it
the lyrics bury themselves into your
head like a Diglett the tune is fun
light-hearted and so whimsical that it’s
impossible not to smile much like ash
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