| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[WebAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsAnime https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2021_07_10_45729_pm.png]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350: [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "Are you ready, kids?"]]]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | A SubTrope to {{Animesque}}. Almost every {{anime}} has a [[ThemeTune catchy opening]]. [[AnimeThemeSong Anime openings are rife with their own tropes and cliches]], making them distinct from Western cartoon openings. In the West, lyrical theme songs are more limited to kid shows and sitcoms. This has led to the question: what if their favorite media had an anime opening? |
| 5 | |
| 6 | This is often used for comedy. There's humor to be found in creating a serious {{animesque}} opening for a comedic show and vice versa. It's also not limited to pieces of media, as there have been fan anime openings created for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXYY89zulpg&t=26s WWII]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJc_t_AqVY Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRQQVK6nV8 the entirety of the Byzantine Empire]]. If the parody is from an official source, expect a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to be used to avoid getting into copyright trouble. The opening may include an ArtShift to an anime style. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | More often than not, such parodies are a {{Homage}} or AffectionateParody to the anime genre. After all, who doesn't love an epic opening? |
| 9 | ---- |
| 10 | !!Examples: |
| 11 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 12 | |
| 13 | !!!Fanmade (sorted by source material) |
| 14 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 15 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt16-NSFD96XMVqSPKQS7Mw MytholoGeek]] made various anime opening parodies, but the most notable of them are the live-action versions of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' which were made to see if they would resemble than their anime counterparts (''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtZ_CBCC7s Sobakasu]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60_QvhZeZM Asterisk]]'', respectively.) |
| 16 | * The opening song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/evangelion-opening-parodies is a meme]]. Memes can range from edits to full-fledged animation depending on how much effort the creator is willing to put in. |
| 17 | * Parodies of ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'''s first opening are common, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNv_PjDSgCo this one]] with the characters replaced by those from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnwf2_O802Y this one]] which uses the ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' cast, or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75plXNp0h70 this one]], which uses the ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' characters. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf95SxnJi_M This version]] uses the Nichijou characters, but its costumes and settings are from ''VideoGame/AmongUs''. |
| 18 | [[/folder]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 21 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpqiJISMDeo This video]] shows what Disney's ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' might look like as an anime opening. |
| 22 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0a27UWy8k Attack on Ogre]] is an anime opening of ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (crossed with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''). |
| 23 | [[/folder]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 26 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47WHe1bW35o This video]] shows what ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' might look like as an anime opening, using the song "Guren No Yumiya" from ''Anime/AttackOnTitan''. |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 30 | * One fan video reworks the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' opening for ''Series/TwinPeaks'' by replacing the animated clips and KenBurnsEffect stills from the original with images and clips from the live-action ''Twin Peaks'', with Agent Cooper taking Shinji's place. This plays on similarities between the two works, with both being {{Mind Screw}}y cult favorite shows from the 90's with heavy amounts of esoteric symbolism, and also plays on the "Twin Peaks is an Anime" meme that became popular when Season 3 was released. Video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tGL2wpcs-Q here]] (contains [[SpoilerOpening major spoilers]] for ''Twin Peaks''). |
| 31 | [[/folder]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 34 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2g7g6zuIRU This video]] redoes the second opening theme and first closing theme sequences of ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist2003'' as well as the third ending sequence of ''Anime/BoboboboBobobo'' with the cast of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. In all three cases, most of the backgrounds and poses are taken from the original footage, with a few exceptions such as the characters being on the airship in place of Edward and Alphonse running. |
| 35 | [[/folder]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 38 | * ''WebAnimation/StarWarsGalaxyOfAdventures'' received various anime openings thanks to Website/YouTube users like [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tOydGJ6ApCXKLQTCQf7jw Bar Akuda]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDN84IDS3LF5YEmASweDjhg 6IXLXRD]], who used the animated clips from the web series and converted them into anime openings based on trilogies or exclusive movies. |
| 39 | [[/folder]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 42 | * On Website/{{YTMND}}, there's the site "[[https://cosbybebop.ytmnd.com/ Cosby Bebop]]", spoofing ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' with sound clips of Bill Cosby as parodied on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 43 | [[/folder]] |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 46 | * Some fans made an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkUvZKC5x2w anime opening]] for WebVideo/ElBananero based on the one from ''Manga/BlendS''. The "opening" was so well received by El Bananero himself that [[AscendedMeme he used it as the opening]] for the actual version of ''Radio Garka'' (his past podcast now revived as a live Website/YouTube show due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic) for the rest of 2020. |
| 47 | [[/folder]] |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[folder:WesternAnimation]] |
| 50 | * ''WebAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsAnime'' originally began as fully-animated anime opening parodies of popular Nickelodeon show ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. |
| 51 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZBgxmo4hc "South Eater"]], a parody of the first ''Manga/SoulEater'' opening rendered with ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' characters. |
| 52 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa-CmvzEGlI This fan-made opening]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' is accompanied by "No Pain, No Game", the first opening of ''Manga/{{Btooom}}''. |
| 53 | [[/folder]] |
| 54 | |
| 55 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 56 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEt9KSP6VeQ This video]] uses footage from various WWII films to create an anime opening for WWII. |
| 57 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRRQQVK6nV8 This video]] is a fully-animated parody of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' centered around the UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire. |
| 58 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJc_t_AqVY This video]] is a fully-animated anime opening for the 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, portraying him as a CoolOldGuy. |
| 59 | * Due to the rebellion state of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019?2021_Chilean_protests Chilean protests since 2019]] (that would be more brutal if it wasn't for the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic), various anime openings were dedicated to this massive event, mostly the openings based on ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATzWZTOR2bs with]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDUyWCCis8A many]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXqp1PPcJzY versions]] of "Guren No Yumiya" (OP 1) to other openings of the series like "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diNZCxcEfQ Jiyuu no Tsubasa]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xxTe7Th00s Shinzou wo Sasageyo]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ggGIme2ic My War]]." |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | !!!Non-fanmade |
| 63 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 64 | * ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'': The anime does a bait and switch with this, starting off apparently like a magical girl/pop idol anime called "Hoshiiro Girldrop" complete with an anime opening. Just as its first title card is read out, Popuko appears and rips it apart, starting the real anime of the series. |
| 65 | * Hitoshi Ariga, the creator of the renowned manga ''Manga/MegaManMegamix'' based on ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' made his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqFsp0-l3es own animated opening]] based on the famous "Subarashiki Shin Sekai (Brave New World)" from ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'', with Mega Man, Bass and the Robot Masters staring this animation against the [[VideoGame/MegaManV Stardroids]], which are the BigBadEnsemble of the series, hyping fans for many years about a possible AnimatedAdaptation of his manga. |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 69 | * The opening of the TV version of ''Literature/TrainMan2004'' parodied the [[Anime/DaiconIIIAndIV Daicon IV]] anime sequence, using the same music and key sequences but using Mina (a character from a ShowWithinAShow on ''Train Man'') instead of the heroine and with flying trains instead of flying swords. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 73 | * ''VideoGame/ProjectWingman'' has an EasterEgg where if you play Mission 11 ("Cold War") on the highest difficulty, the game will display the game's title (in both English and Japanese) along with the "episode number" when the mission starts. |
| 74 | * ''VideoGame/ShogoMobileArmorDivision'' is an American-produced {{homage}} to HumongousMecha anime, complete with an original anime-style opening theme. |
| 75 | * ''VIdeoGame/Splatoon2'': The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzuOw50zmbU trailer for the 4.0 update]] is a pastiche of anime openings, from the J-rock-inspired track used to the shots of characters staring off into the distance before the action kicks in for the chorus to the fake "credits" in the Inkling language. TheStinger is even a fake "sponsored by" screen with in-game brands. |
| 76 | [[/folder]] |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 79 | * ''WebAnimation/ASDFMovie'': ''12'' includes an anime opening. The segment has an ArtShift to a more {{Animesque}} style. |
| 80 | * ''Centricide 2'', also known as ''Centwocide'', a fan-made concurrent story to ''WebVideo/{{Jreg}}'''s ''Centricide'', produced by ''WebAnimation/Jreg2'' has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxYJCLGZOMA opening]] edited to mimic an anime opening. |
| 81 | * ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_ok7fF_s4 JaidenAnimations the Anime]]'', as the name implies, is a faux anime opening created by and themed around story time animator WebAnimation/JaidenAnimations, fitting her and the various people in her videos within the context of a FightingSeries. The video even uses an original J-rock-styled theme song created specifically for it. |
| 82 | [[/folder]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 85 | * Website/{{Twitch}} streamer/gamer Max Gamble, AKA [[https://www.twitch.tv/aplatypuss Aplatypuss]], plays a parody of the ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]'' OP based around images and content from his streams and Website/YouTube videos whenever he's raided by another Twitch streamer. |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 89 | * In ''WebVideo/InternetHistorian'' (Incognito Mode) video "mythology.", the ad for [=NordVPN=] resembles an anime opening, complete with an original WordSaladLyrics song. |
| 90 | * ''WebVideo/{{Cultaholic}}'' had the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eetB4T0wS74 Big Dog Bebop]], a series of openings for the channel's "WTF Moments" shows, which parodied anime openings, complete with BlindIdiotTranslation subtitles, Japanese-spoken songs, and still images of the show's host Ross Tweedell, Wrestling/RomanReigns, [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Rusev]] and [[spoiler:Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}]]. |
| 91 | * ''LetsPlay/Dzwiedz24'' has one for the ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2'' let's play, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odd6uWlNSao "Dźwiedziu's Bizarre Adventure"]] - complete with a Japanese theme song with lyrics displayed on the bottom of the screen and Japanese CreditsGag. |
| 92 | [[/folder]] |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' parodies the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' opening "Tank!" in the episode "The Spinoffs." The short surrounds the character Larry Needlemeyer and is titled "Barcode Cowboy." |
| 96 | * ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' parodies the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' opening "Cruel Angel's Thesis" in the episode "Brilliant Century Duck Crisis Special." |
| 97 | * The ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Rickamurai Jack" replaces the usual intro with an {{Animesque}} intro sequence (complete with Japanese vocals) for "Rick and Two Crows". |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
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