A compilation of jazz insert songs and covers from anime
Looking for anime songs you can enjoy in a jazz style?
Theme songs, insert songs, and ending themes from Japanese anime have now established themselves as a major genre known worldwide as “anisong.”
At first glance, anime and jazz might not seem like they go together.
But once you listen, you’ll find that many famous anime tracks actually have a strong jazz flavor.
For those who love both anime and jazz, here are some songs you should definitely hear, including notable cover versions.
Give them a listen!
Playlist
| A compilation of jazz insert songs and covers from anime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Lupin the Third ’80Yuji Ohno | play_arrow | When it comes to jazz in anime, this is the song that comes to mind... |
| 2east | Deal with the deviltia | play_arrow | Adapted into an anime from Toru Naomura’s manga in 2017… |
| 3east | Tank!Yoko Kanno | play_arrow | The TV progra… that began airing in 1998 |
| 4east | FIRST NOTEHiromi Uehara | play_arrow | This piece pulses with the fiery soul of jazz. Hiromi Uehara... |
| 5east | Yokai Human BemHoney Knights | play_arrow | From October 7, 1968 to March 3, 1969… |
| 6east | bartenderNatural High feat. Junpei Shiina | play_arrow | Natural High and Junpei Shiina are teaming up... |
| 7north_east | galloppe’zmoku | play_arrow | Anime “BLEACH” ending theme… |
| 8south_east | Moanin’Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | play_arrow | The anime Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope), which features jazz as its theme... |
| 9east | Fly Me to the MoonBart Howard | play_arrow | 「Fly Me to the Moon」… |
| 10east | The Galaxy Express 999Platina Jazz | play_arrow | If you’re an adult, you’ve probably encountered Galaxy Express 999 at least once… |
| 11east | Cutie HoneyTakeo Watanabe | play_arrow | which was broadcast as a TV anime in the 1970s... |
| 12north_east | Over the LimitROUTE85 | play_arrow | A high-velocity rock sound filled with passionate emotion... |
| 13south_east | N.E.W.Hitomi Uehara | play_arrow | Globally active jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara... |
| 14east | Lupin the Third ‘Theme of Love’Yuji Ohno | play_arrow | When you walk into a shop, this tune you casually hear... |
| 15east | Genesis of AquarionPlatina Jazz | play_arrow | The robot anime “Sou…” that aired in 2005 |
| 16east | Moonlight LegendAnime That Jazz II | play_arrow | “Ani…,” a jazz arrangement of famous anime songs |
| 17east | For Thunderbolt Main ThemeNaruyoshi Kikuchi | play_arrow | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is … |
| 18east | Refrain of SoulsAnime That Jazz | play_arrow | Turning an anime fan–favorite classic into jazz... |
| 19east | Detective Conan ThemeJacob Koller | play_arrow | A theme song known from Japanese anime ja... |
| 20east | Aim to be a Pokémon MasterLowland Jazz | play_arrow | Lowland Jazz aims to lower the barriers to jazz... |
| 21east | Guns & RosesParadise Lunch | play_arrow | The TV anime broadcast in 2007, “BA… |
| 22east | DevilmanPlatina Jazz | play_arrow | A big band arran... of the Devilman theme song |
| 23east | The Curious Case FileAsami Seto | play_arrow | The light novel by Hajime Kamoshida, Seishun Buta Yarou… |
| 24east | NAJICADiligent Circle of Ekoda | play_arrow | A spy-action [series/film] that aired in 2001... |
| 25east | Anpanman’s MarchTokyo Brass Style | play_arrow | Tokyo Brass Style is a group composed of female members… |
| 26east | Rhapsody in BlueGeorge Gershwin | play_arrow | It’s as if jazz and classical music have fused together... |
| 27east | Boomerang Boogie ~Uncle from Nampūdō~PE’Z | play_arrow | A sci-fi anime set on Earth hundreds of years in the future, “… |
| 28east | Never Looking Back ~With a Transparent HeartRie | play_arrow | Created with the theme of “anime that even adults can enjoy”… |
| 29east | Darktown Strutters ‘BallShelton Brooks | play_arrow | A light, upbeat rhythm and a refreshing horn section... |
| 30east | A Town With An Ocean ViewPlatina Jazz | play_arrow | Swedish musician Rasm... |
| 31east | Marigoldorange pekoe | play_arrow | A chic story set in a Roman ristorante… |
| 32east | Seikan HikouPlatina Jazz | play_arrow | As an insert song in the anime Macross Frontier (Macross F), at the time... |
| 33east | ParaisoSOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS | play_arrow | The TV anime “Michi…” that aired in 2008 |
| 34east | SobakasuPlatina Jazz | play_arrow | As the theme song for the anime Rurouni Kenshin, ... |
| 35east | World Without LogosIshii Yasushi | play_arrow | A dark fantasy anime based on the original work by Kouta Hirano, … |





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