Anime Love Song Special [Heart-Fluttering & Tearjerkers]

After-School OverflowMegumi Nakajima

After-School Overflow

It’s an insert song from Macross Frontier: The Wings of Goodbye.

It’s sung by Megumi Nakajima, the voice actress who played Ranka Lee, an idol in the story.

Set to a refreshing melody, it expresses the bittersweet feeling of falling in love with someone you know already loves someone else.

The world is falling in loveCHiCO with HoneyWorks

The World Is Falling in Love / CHiCO with HoneyWorks

A track used as the opening theme for the anime Blue Spring Ride, based on the manga by Io Sakisaka.

It was also adapted into a live-action film in 2014—a fresh, youthful love story.

The melody sparkles with a brightness that evokes the story’s refreshing vibe.

The song’s protagonist realizes she’s fallen for the same person as her friend.

Without noticing her own feelings, she gives her friend advice, only to be overwhelmed by bittersweet emotions and come to the realization: I really do like them.

The lyrics capture such a common love scenario that many will relate to.

It’s a song especially recommended for those who are in love right now.

Vitrified glass patternyanaginagi

Nagi Yanagi – Vidro Moyou Yanaginagi Bidoro Moyou Live 2015

The ending theme of the TV anime “Waiting in the Summer.” Yanaginagi’s clear voice is truly like glass.

Both the lyrics and the melody evoke brilliant images of youthful love, and it’s a wonderful piece that makes me remember the summers I spent during my school days.

In love with loveMai Kuraki

Mai Kuraki “In Love with Love”

The theme song of Detective Conan.

She acts like she doesn’t like him even though she does, and pretends she’s not interested even though she is.

Because it’s such a precious love, the lyrics portray a girl who can’t bare her true feelings, which is so relatable.

Mai Kuraki’s clear, transparent voice is wonderful.

fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu

DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu 'Uchiage Hanabi' MUSIC VIDEO

The theme song for Akiyuki Shinbo’s animated film “Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?” The song centers on the fleeting, special bond shared with “you” while watching fireworks together on a summer day, and the wistful distance that followed—perfectly reflecting the film’s story.

Its lyrics intertwine the transience of a single summer memory with fireworks that flare brightly and vanish in an instant.

A gentle melody delivers bittersweet, beautiful memories of summer.

Why not listen to it as a couple?

orionKenshi Yonezu

Kenshi Yonezu – Orion, Kenshi Yonezu

The ending theme of the TV anime March Comes in Like a Lion.

It’s a song that conveys a strong power within a relaxed tempo.

Many people will likely be drawn to the gentle voice, like softly drawing in a thin, long thread.

It’s a track I definitely recommend listening to at least once.

centimeterthe peggies

the peggies “Centimeter” Music Video

It’s a heart-tugging love song that sings of wanting to get just a little closer to someone special.

It’s a track by the three-piece girls’ band the peggies from Kanagawa, released in 2020.

The song is featured in the anime Rent-A-Girlfriend.

The pleasant band sound gently wraps around vocalist Yuuho Kitazawa’s voice, making it a truly soothing piece.

It’s a work that teaches us the importance of thinking about the one you love.