Best Of: Curated Anime OP/ED Lists

gaku.moe's database is thousands of anime deep, which is great for looking something up but not great for finding something new. Want to just listen instead of read? Head to Playlists to play any of these lists back-to-back, no clicking between songs. These are hand-picked lists — grouped by genre and era, with real commentary on why each pick made the cut — meant as a starting point rather than a ranking algorithm's output.

The Best Mecha Anime Openings

Ten openings spanning 1979 to 2007, tracing how the genre's visual language evolved from marching-band optimism to rapid-cut character reveals.

The Best Anime Openings of the 1990s

Ten openings from the decade that gave anime a lot of its modern identity — jazz instrumentals, shoegaze, sports anthems, and everything between.

The Best Anime Endings

Openings sell the show before it's earned anything; these ten endings are the ones that actually land after the credits start rolling.

The Best Psychological Anime Openings

Ten openings that set the tone for thrillers, mysteries, and mind-games — from Death Note's falling apples to Mob Psycho 100's stylized dread.