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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I want to throw in a special acknowledgment for Black, too. It's mostly a standard Showa "dude on a motorcycle" opening, but the opening bit with the slow walk forward is friggin' iconic.

The first 30 seconds of BLACK's intro could legit be taught in film schools or something. The contrast between the loud whooshy sounds of the title card, followed by that brief silence before that gradual *step* *pause* *step*, all building up to him crashing out of that wall, it's a total masterpiece in terms of audio, even completely ignoring the song.

I, uh, can't really narrow this question down enough to even just say a couple things. I'll try, but just know I even unironically love Blade's first opening. Ex-Aid is my favorite one in recent memory, because it reminds me the most of Ryuki, which will always be my gold standard for visuals in a Rider opening, with the bonus of conveying maybe a little more information about the show than Ryuki's occasionally cryptic (but gorgeous!) shots do.

So in general I prefer the more flashy, less literal openings, but the simpler ones have their own charm. Agito makes three dudes riding on bikes *work*, and the 24/7 version from later in the series has that shot of G3 crashing through a wall displaying footage of G3 that was actually a practical effect, accomplished by projecting the footage onto said wall. So you know, there's always something to say for all of them, is the point.