Best Bleach openings

5 ELO points separate Opening 13 – Ranbu no Melody from Opening 5 – Rolling Star at the top of the Bleach – Opening ranking, after 1605 duels.

The top of the ranking shows a tight race. Opening 13 – Ranbu no Melody edges out Opening 5 – Rolling Star by just 5 points to claim first place with 1284 ELO, while Opening 2 – D-tecnoLife follows closely in third with 1270 ELO. Opening 6 – ALONES holds fourth at 1269 ELO, winning 58% of its 161 duels. The sharpest divide appears between ranks 4 and 5, where Opening 6 – ALONES maintains a 30-point advantage over Opening 9 – Velonica. The podium contenders have all proven their appeal through extensive voting, with Opening 2 – D-tecnoLife accumulating 193 duels and Opening 5 – Rolling Star recording 173. At the bottom, the community has spoken clearly: Opening 4 – Tonight, Tonight, Tonight sits last with 1063 ELO and a 39% win rate across 132 duels, while TYBW Opening 2 – STARS struggles just above it at rank 17 with 1107 ELO.

This ranking draws from 1605 duels involving 21 players across 18 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The closeness at the top and the decisive gaps elsewhere reveal which openings resonate most with fans of the series. Cast your vote to influence the next update and see how your favorite stacks 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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