This isn't quite a best of 2012 poll. There was a bit of cheating to bring in some '11 goodies. In a recent Biglobe Anime Ranking, six thousand otaku responded to a query asking for their favorite anime opening airing between the fall 2011 season and fall 2012 season. 

 

1. Kuroko's Basketball

 

2. Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!

 

3. Joshiraku

 

4. Sword Art Online

 

5. Accel World

 

6. Tiger & Bunny

 

7. Guilty Crown

 

8. Steins;Gate

 

9. Haganai 

 

10. Penguindrum

 

11. Persona 4: The Animation

 

12. (tie) Hyouka 

 

12. (tie) Oda Nobuna

14. Nyarko-san

 

15. Humanity has Decline

 

16, Psycho-Pass

 

17. The World God Only Knows II

 

18. Fate/zero

 

19. Tari Tari

 

20. YuruYuri

 

21. Heaven's Memo Pad

22. Hanasaku Iroha

23. Sankarea

24. Usagi Drop

25. (tie) Ixion Saga DT

25. (tie) Binbogami Gah!

27. Nisemonogatari

28. Ano Natsu de Matteru

29. BTOOOM!

30. Space Brothers

31. Aquarion EVOL

32. Girls und Panzer

33. Inu x Boku SS

34.(tie) Ben To

34. (tie) Pet Girl of Sakurasou

36. (tie) Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing

36. (tiie) Senki Zesshō Symphogear 

38. C3

39. K

40. Total Eclipse

 

What was your favorite opening of the last year?

 

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.