[For Band Members] Recommended Anime Songs for School Culture Festivals and Campus Live Shows [2026]

Can you sleep at night?flumpool

flumpool “Can You Sleep at Night?” Music Video

It’s the opening theme of the TV anime Ajin.

With a dark, intense rock sound far removed from flumpool’s former image, you might not realize it’s their song at first.

If you perform it, make sure the whole band locks in tightly with the rhythm.

Calendar GirlWaka, Fūri, Sunao, Risuko

Delivering the Aikatsu! music video “Calendar Girl”♪

It’s the ending theme of the anime Aikatsu!.

The composition and arrangement were handled by Hidekazu Tanaka from MONACA, whose exceptional sense shines through; as expected, the song features a very satisfying chord progression.

If you’re confident in your slap technique, be sure to try performing it live.

CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LAKageyama Hironobu

Dragon Ball Z – Cha La Head Cha La + Lyrics

It’s the opening theme of the TV anime Dragon Ball Z.

Its appeal lies in a powerful, relentlessly upbeat worldview that perfectly suits the protagonist, Son Goku.

Any boy who’s ever been into Dragon Ball is sure to get fired up.

unravelTK from RIN TO SHITE SIGURE

TK from Ling Tosite Sigure 'unravel (short version)'

The opening theme of Tokyo Ghoul.

Its sharp guitar sound, which breaks away from the typical anime song image in a good way, is captivating.

It’s quite a technical track, but if you want to set your band apart from the others, this is definitely the right choice.

Cry BabyOfisharu Higedan Dism

Official HIGE DANDism – Cry Baby [Official Video]

This is a song by Official HIGE DANDism written specifically as the theme for the anime Tokyo Revengers.

Its lyrics mirror the story’s repeated battles to change fate, and the powerful, rousing sound is a major draw.

Another standout feature is the frequent key changes, which allow the track to showcase a variety of moods within a single song.

Because of the intense modulations and relatively high vocal range, it takes some know-how to cover, but if you can pull it off, it’s packed with cool elements.

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kappamaki

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Funny Bunnythe pillows

the pillows / Funny Bunny

There are quite a lot of people who like slightly older Japanese rock.

For those people, I recommend the song “Funny Bunny” by the pillows.

It gained popularity among anime fans because an in-story band performed it in the TV anime SKET DANCE.

It’s simply a cool track, and it goes over well not just with anime fans but with general audiences too.

That’s why I think it’s easy to perform at school cultural festivals.

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Saitō Ayumu

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GATE II ~Beyond the World~Kishida Kyoudan & THE Myoujou Rockets

Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets_GATE II ~Beyond the World~_MUSIC VIDEO

The opening theme for season 2 of the anime “GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri.” While it carries over the vibe of the season 1 opening, it has an even stronger rock flavor.

It might be fun to perform both the season 1 and season 2 openings live!