Get Fired Up! A Collection of Anime Songs to Hype Up Your Sports Day and Athletic Festival
Just hearing them can make your heart surge with passion, or lift you up when you’re feeling down—anime songs have a mysterious power, don’t they?
In this article, we’ve gathered anime songs that are perfect for sports days and athletic festivals.
These are all classic tracks that will fire you up—whether you’re thinking, “We’re going to win for sure!” or “I want to make the best memories with my friends!”
We’ve carefully selected songs recommended for a wide range of ages, from preschool and kindergarten sports days to high school athletic festivals, so feel free to use them as references for BGM or dance routines.
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Get Fired Up! Anime Songs to Hype Up Your Sports Day and Athletic Festival (31–40)
Refrain of SoulsTakahashi Yoko
This song is the theme for the hugely popular anime film Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth.
Sung by Yoko Takahashi—also famous for the classic anime tune A Cruel Angel’s Thesis—it showcases her powerful vocal work.
Listen to this energetic track at a school sports festival or athletic meet and it’s sure to give you strength! An essential song for firing up the crowd.
No.1DISH//
A sports day where you and your teammates aim for victory.
Just like the title suggests, it’s a rock tune that fires you up to go for No.
1.
It’s a song by the band DISH//, known for hits like “Neko (THE FIRST TAKE ver.)” and “Jindai Hana,” released in 2021 as their 13th single.
It also served as the opening theme for the anime My Hero Academia.
The message woven into the lyrics—win the future together with your friends—truly resonates.
Fanfaresumika
The theme song for the animated film I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is sumika’s Fanfare.
While sumika has songs in a variety of styles, this one is more of a classic guitar rock track.
It’s fresh and fast-paced, with excellent dynamics throughout the arrangement.
It’s a great pick for a sports day BGM!
silhouetteKANA-BOON
Silhouette by KANA-BOON is a song that could be said to have defined an era in the Japanese rock scene.
It’s well-known as a theme song for the anime Naruto Shippuden.
Packed with the band’s appeal—catchiness and a simple, easy-to-listen-to structure—it’s a single that really showcases them.
Since it’s an up-tempo track, it’s recommended as background music for running events like relays.
Adolescent Complexkessoku bando
Seishun Complex, chosen as the opening theme for the anime Bocchi the Rock!, was included on the album of the same name released in 2022 by the in-story band Kessoku Band.
The song carries a message that empathizes with the worries and anxieties everyone faces during their youth, and it’s sure to ignite the spirits of athletes taking on various events at a sports day.
With a groove-rich sound and passionate melody, it’s a perfect track to hype up school sports festivals.
It also works great as BGM for heated competitions like relays and tug-of-war.
Get Fired Up! Anime Songs to Hype Up Your Sports Day and Athletic Festival (41–50)
ImperfectŌishi Masayoshi
It’s an anime song overflowing with positivity, singing, “With you, I can seize the future.” Created by Masayoshi Oishi, a singer known for performing numerous anime theme songs, it was released in 2021 as his sixth single and chosen as the opening theme for the anime SSSS.DYNAZENON.
The irresistibly classic, straight-down-the-middle sound is exactly what you’d call ‘textbook.’ Songs like this really set your heart ablaze! It’s a powerhouse track that can ignite the excitement of any school sports day or athletic festival.
OLA!!yuzu
Yuzu’s song “OLA!!,” which also became the theme song for Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!, is well-known among children.
Its chorus melody makes you want to start dancing, and its warm lyrics are perfect for sports days and athletic festivals where everyone works together! It also works great as a dance track for kids, so be sure to give it a try!
