Best Naruto openings

3 – Kanashimi Wo Yasashisa Ni wins 63% of its duels and tops the Naruto opening ranking ahead of 2 – Haruka Kanata.

The third opening pulls ahead with 1336 ELO points after 115 duels, establishing a 50-point lead over 2 – Haruka Kanata in second place. This gap between the top two spots is the largest in the ranking, while the rest of the podium remains tightly contested: 4 – GO!!! sits at 1249 ELO, and 5 – Seishun Kyousoukyoku follows at 1225. The first opening, 1 – R★O★C★K★S, lands at fifth place with 1211 ELO, suggesting that chronology and nostalgia don't always align. At the bottom, 6 – No Boy, No Cry closes the ranking at 1108 ELO, just below 9 – Yura Yura and 8 – Re:member, which cluster together in the lower positions.

This ranking draws from 2903 duels submitted by 159 players across 9 contenders, last updated on 11 October 2026. The competition captures which Naruto opening triggers the strongest nostalgic response, and the results reveal clear favorites alongside surprising placements. Cast your own vote and shape the ranking by choosing between two openings in a head-to-head duel.

Updated on October 11, 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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