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Best Fairy Tail openings

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21# Believe in Myself (ep 253~265)1394

The worldwide ranking generated by 8.8k votes

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21# Believe in Myself (ep 253~265)1394

15# Strike Back (ep 189~203)1351

9# Towa No Kizuna (ep 99~111)1280

22# Ashita wo Narase (ep 266~277)1279

16# Masayume Chasing (ep 176~188)1274

3# Ft. (ep 25~35)1273

1# Snow Fairy (ep 1~11)1238

14# Yakusoku no hi (ep 167~175)1232

26# More Than Like (ep 316~Fin)1220

#10

10# I Wish (ep 112~124)1215

#11

6# Fiesta (ep 61~72)1210

#12

19# Yumeiro Graffiti (ep 227~239)1198

#13

23# Power of the Dream (ep 278~290)1190

#14

20# NEVER-END TALE (ep 240~252)1190

#15

24# Down by Law (ep 291~303)1187

#16

18# Break Out (ep 215~226)1185

#17

5# Egao No Mahou (ep 49~60)1183

#18

7# Evidence (ep 73~85)1179

#19

2# S.O.W. Sense Of Wonder (ep 12~24)1166

#20

25# NO-LIMIT (ep 304~315)1165

#21

17# Mysterious Magic (ep 204~214)1156

#22

8# The Rock City Boy (ep 86~98)1144

#23

13# Breakthrough (ep 151~166)1108

#24

11# Hajimari no Sora (ep 125~137)1085

#25

12# Tenohira (ep 138~150)1076

#26

4# R.P.G. – Rockin' Playing Game (ep 36~48)1025

What the community says

8839 duels later, 21# Believe in Myself (ep 253~265) is still #1 in the Fairy Tail opening ranking, with 15# Strike Back (ep 189~203) close behind.

The sharpest divide appears between ranks 2 and 3: 71 ELO points separate 15# Strike Back (ep 189~203) from 9# Towa No Kizuna (ep 99~111), a gap that splits the top contenders from the rest of the field. The podium reflects a preference for later-series openings, with 21# Believe in Myself (ep 253~265) claiming 1394 ELO points and 15# Strike Back (ep 189~203) securing second place at 1351 points. Meanwhile, the bottom of the ranking tells a different story: 4# R.P.G. – Rockin' Playing Game (ep 36~48) sits at rank 26 with 1025 points, suggesting that early-series openings fail to resonate as strongly with voters. The divide between upper and lower ranks reveals a community drawn to the energy and polish of the anime's middle and late arcs.

This ranking draws on 8839 duels cast by 106 players across 26 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. Each duel weighs one opening against another, building a collective portrait of fan preferences through direct comparison. The current standings reflect these accumulated choices, but the ranking remains open to shifts as more votes arrive. Cast your own duels on VAINKEURZ to shape the order and see how your favorite Fairy Tail opening measures up against the rest.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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