Anime Love Song Special [Heart-Fluttering & Tearjerkers]
Anime spans many genres, but romance stories are definitely one of the classics.
And you could even say there are just as many love songs as there are shows.
Even when the main plot isn’t a love story, the opening or ending theme might be a love song.
In any case, there are tons—an absolutely staggering number—of anime love songs.
This article rounds up those masterpieces.
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Anime Love Song Special [Heart-Fluttering & Tearjerkers] (111–120)
By your side.riria.
It’s a warm, gentle song that tenderly embraces the feeling of being in love.
Riria’s clear, translucent voice beautifully captures the ache of a bittersweet romance.
Released digitally in July 2023, it was also chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime My Happy Marriage.
Beginning with the question, “Do Cinderella stories really exist?”, the lyrics portray emotions swaying between reality and dreams.
From this piece, you can feel both a wish for a future with a loved one and the resolve to better oneself to make it happen.
It’s a song that stays close to the hearts of those troubled by love and those seeking happiness.
sweets paradeRoromiya Karuta (CV: Hanazawa Kana)
This is the ending theme of the anime “Inu x Boku Secret Service,” known for its sweet and cute vibe.
Sung in the voice of Karuta Roromiya, played by Kana Hanazawa, it was released in August 2016.
The lyrics are memorable for their playful wordplay about sweets.
Sweet feelings of love and friendship are expressed through desserts, and just listening to it makes you feel happy.
It’s the kind of song you’ll want to give along with a Valentine’s Day present to someone you like.
Whether you’re troubled by love or not, it’s a track everyone can enjoy.
Sakura MitsutsukiSPYAIR
Their second collaboration with Gintama since “Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)”! The song was used as the opening theme for the fifth season of the Gintama anime, Gintama’.
It’s a love song that intertwines the meetings and partings that come with spring with the theme of romance.
Sung in IKE’s husky voice, the track brims with a unique charm unlike other love songs and is sure to make your heart skip a beat.
Even if you drift apart once, what if you could meet again and share the same moments… It’s bittersweet, yet it also carries a sense of hope for the future.
I fell in loveaiko
An unchanging feeling from long ago… This is a wonderful love ballad with lyrics that strikingly portray pure love.
It’s a song by aiko, a singer-songwriter from Osaka, released in 2016 as her 36th single.
It was chosen as the theme song for the film A Silent Voice.
It isn’t merely a “pure” song; the nuances at the end of the words in the lyrics convey deep emotions.
It’s not saying that love is superior to romance, but what you feel from this song is truly ‘love.’ It teaches us the importance of caring for someone.
Placation-and-coaxing negotiationKano to Uzaki-chan
It’s an anime song that starts with a bright, uplifting intro and is really pleasant to listen to.
Chosen as the opening theme for the anime “Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!,” it’s sung by the singer Kano, whose popularity took off thanks to her activities on Niconico.
Released in 2020 as her sixth single.
While it’s credited solely to Kano in her solo discography, the TV version is a collaboration with the series’ protagonist, Uzaki-chan.
The head-over-heels-in-love vibe really comes through and it’s super cute.