Masterpieces from the Basilisk series | A selection of popular songs from the anime and slot machine!
Basilisk is a popular series that every pachislot fan knows.
Beyond the tense ninja battle scenes, it’s the music that really amplifies the thrill of playing the slots! From the anime’s opening and insert songs to the machine’s original BGMs, just hearing them makes many people’s hearts race—“Is it coming?” In this article, we’ll highlight the most memorable tracks that play throughout the Basilisk series.
Will that unforgettable song from your memories make an appearance?
Masterpieces from the Basilisk Series | A Selection of Popular Songs from the Anime and Slot Machine! (1–10)
The Kouga Ninja ScrollsOnmyoza
This track, which also serves as a TV anime theme song, is a gothic metal piece featuring a Japanese-style melody.
It’s a popular song that appears not only in the anime Basilisk but also in its pachislot version.
It was created by Onmyo-za, a veteran four-member metal band formed in Osaka in 1999, consisting of Matatabi, Kuroneko, Maneki, and Karukan.
My beloved, be prepared to die.Onmyoza
This track is characterized by a melodic style reminiscent of Nordic metal.
The powerful, archaic Japanese lyrics—seemingly crafted with a deep awareness of the original work’s world—intertwine beautifully with the heavy sound.
The clear, soaring voice of the female vocalist, Kuroneko, is also wonderfully pleasing to the ear!
WILD EYESMizuki Nana
This is the ending theme of the anime Basilisk, sung by Nana Mizuki—an iconic figure and songstress in the anisong world.
The song doesn’t play at the end of every single episode; instead, it appears at the conclusion of specific story arcs.
Since Nana Mizuki originally aspired to be an enka singer, her powerful, ornamented vocals fit perfectly with the direction and atmosphere that shape the story’s world.
Miko of the Flood DragonOnmyoza
This is a popular song by Onmyo-za from the pachislot version of Basilisk.
With a classic metal sound, their background—heavily influenced by Judas Priest—comes through strongly in the music.
Even so, it’s amazing how they stay true to the anime’s worldview while unwaveringly expressing the band’s concept of “yokai heavy metal.”
annihilation; extermination; to annihilate
This is the instrumental BGM that plays during the “True Eyes Technique Chance” in the pachislot version of Basilisk.
The track sticks to the series’ signature V-metal style.
By the way, did you know this is the most popular song in the pachislot lineup? It’s actually number one in sales on Amazon! If you kind of like it, buying it and adding it to iTunes might boost your energy when you listen to it.
Night-Approaching Soul
An epic, roughly eight-minute instrumental composed as part of the score for the anime Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls.
It features a weighty, traditional Japanese sound, with a structure that builds gradually from a quiet introduction, conveying the fated tragedy of the Kouga and Iga clans through music alone.
It was included on the 2005 album “Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou Drama & Soundtrack Oto Emaki ~Chapter Three~,” and was re-released in 2017 on the pachislot series soundtrack.
As background music played during hall performances, it’s a classic etched in the memories of many fans.
HOT BLOODMizuki Nana
A Japanese rock number with traditional flair, powerfully sung by Nana Mizuki as the ending theme for the anime Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls.
Heavy guitar lines are layered with synths evoking traditional instruments and taiko-like percussion, sonically expressing the work’s world of ninja fate.
The lyrics, interweaving classical and elegant diction, portray the protagonist’s resolve and tragic love—risking life for the one they cherish despite the bonds of blood—where defiance and resignation toward a shifting destiny collide.
Released in January 2018 as a new track on the best-of album THE MUSEUM III, it was also performed during that year’s seven-day run at Nippon Budokan.
A must-listen for those drawn to a fusion of Japanese elements and rock.