Anime songs that were hits in the 1990s. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks.
Back in the 1990s, it still wasn’t the age of the internet.
These days, late-night anime and VOD subscriptions are the norm, but when you think of 90s anime, it was all about those early evening broadcasts.
Many of you probably spent your grade-school days rushing home after classes and turning on the TV right away.
This time, we’re featuring anime songs from that nostalgic 90s era!
Be sure to look for tracks from the shows you were obsessed with.
They’re great picks to keep in mind for karaoke, too!
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Anime songs that were hits in the 1990s: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks (71–80)
As myselfKuwashima Houko
Martian Successor Nadesico is a science fiction anime produced by XEBEC that aired from 1996 to 1997, and it later received a theatrical film.
The ending theme is “Watashi Rashiku,” Houko Kuwashima’s major-label debut song.
Houko Kuwashima also voices the main heroine, Yurika Misumaru.
DREAMSROMANTIC MODE
The Gundam series is synonymous with Japan’s flagship robot anime.
One of the works broadcast on TV in the 1990s, After War Gundam X, aired in 1996.
Its opening theme, DREAMS, was ROMANTIC MODE’s debut song, and the vocalist Akira Asakura also made a name for herself as an anime song singer.
Ojamajo Doremi Carnival!!MAHO dō
It’s the opening theme of Ojamajo Doremi, which aired starting in 1999.
It’s incredibly bright and poppy—a song you find yourself humming before you know it.
I bet some of you often sing it at karaoke, too.
You can almost see the characters’ smiling faces in your mind.
I don’t need promises.Sakamoto Maaya
A gentle piece that evokes the flow of precious, radiant moments.
Its dreamy, tender sound fits perfectly with the anime scenes of The Vision of Escaflowne.
This was voice actor Maaya Sakamoto’s debut as a singer, and it became a popular work alongside the anime.
Released in April 1996.
In the anime, Maaya Sakamoto plays the protagonist, Hitomi Kanzaki.
We are!kitadani hiroshi
The anime adaptation of One Piece, the flagship series of Weekly Shonen Jump, began in 1999.
Its first opening theme was We Are!, which was Hiroshi Kitadani’s debut single.
The song won the Theme Song Award at the 5th Animation Kobe Awards.
HEART OF SWORD ~Before Dawn~T.M.Revolution
This is a gem of a song, known as the ending theme of the anime Rurouni Kenshin, that powerfully sings of loneliness and hope.
Set in the stillness before dawn, its strong will to believe in one’s own path and move forward is expressed through a forceful melody.
Its striking, tempestuous sound and emotionally rich vocals resonate together, piercing deeply into the listener’s heart.
Released as T.M.Revolution’s third single in November 1996, it was used twice as an ending theme during the anime’s broadcast run.
It has been included on numerous acclaimed records, such as the albums “restoration LEVEL→3” and “B★E★S★T.” When you feel lost in life or are facing an important decision, listening to this song is sure to give you the courage to take a new step forward.
Passage of Early SpringTanaka Yoko
Yoko Tanaka debuted in 1990 and was an idol who won various awards, including the Best New Artist Award at the Megalopolis Song Festival.
The anime created in collaboration with her is Idol Angel Welcome Yoko, and this song is its theme song.