And though the visuals are basic, this one's all about the song.
NARUTO OPENING 2 SERIES
This is around the point where the series was really beginning to pick up, and served as the first big introduction to our new larger cast of secondary characters.
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#5 - Naruto Opening 2: Haruka Kanata (Chunin Exams opening) But awesome as they all are, I've picked out the five that have stuck out the most as the absolute best this series has delivered yet. The music is almost always super catchy, and the visuals are usually awesome. I love the openings because they're almost like little trailers, or short music videos that tell the story for what we can expect from the current arc, only with a lot more style and flare than you'd normally see in the regular show. With Shippuden they began showcasing a lot more action and actual fight scenes.
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They get the job done in telling the story and previewing the events of that particular arc, but they're not nearly as exciting as their Part 2 counterparts. Part 1 openings mainly consist of character showcases and still images with music playing over it, with little in the way of action for the most part. But I'd say that overall, Naruto Shippuden has produced better openings than the original series. With the exception of the very first Naruto opening, there hasn't actually been a single bad one in the whole series. Last week's debut of the latest Naruto opening got me thinking about some of the best Naruto openings we've had thus far.