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Anime songs recommended for people in their 40s, from nostalgic classics to the latest hits.

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.
A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

The music we loved as kids somehow sticks with us even after we grow up, doesn’t it?

In an unexpected moment, a song can start playing in your mind along with scenes from back then.

It brings on an indescribable feeling of nostalgia.

In this article, we’ve put together anime songs that people in their 40s will definitely want to check out.

Whether you were glued to the TV watching anime as a child, or you’re just getting into anime now, this is for you.

You might even find yourself time-traveling back to your childhood.

Anime songs recommended for people in their 40s: from nostalgic classics to the latest hits (1–10)

Mystical, Mysterious Adventure!Takahashi Hiroki

(In Memory of Akira Toriyama) Dragon Ball “Makafushigi Adventure!”

Mystical, Mysterious Adventure!Takahashi Hiroki

Despite being one of the earliest opening themes of the anime Dragon Ball, this number is the one many people instantly associate with the series.

With its bright, catchy melody that perfectly matches the adventure about to begin, it surely amped up the excitement of the generation that used to watch the show eagerly in front of their TVs.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Love Song of LumMatsutani Yūko

Love Song of Lum (Satoko Yamano Ver.)

Love Song of LumMatsutani Yūko

This is the song used for the opening of the anime Urusei Yatsura, based on Rumiko Takahashi’s original work.

The anime was truly a wild, slapstick comedy, but it was the kind that becomes addictive.

How about reminiscing about those days while listening to a song that feels like it speaks for Lum’s feelings toward Ataru Moroboshi?

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single bedSha ran Q

Sharam Q “Single Bed” (Music Video)

single bedSha ran Q

“Single Bed” is Sharam Q’s sixth single, released in October 1994.

Although it initially peaked at No.

9 on the Oricon chart, it became a long-running hit and sold over a million copies.

It may be a bit surprising, but this song was used as the ending theme for the anime “D.N.A.

— Doko ka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu —” at the time.

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Anime Songs Recommended for People in Their 40s: From Nostalgic Classics to the Newest Hits (11–20)

Until the World Ends…WANDS

WANDS “Until the World Ends… [WANDS 5th Generation ver.]” MV

Until the World Ends…WANDS

Released in 1994.

Set to a pleasant mid-tempo backing track, this supreme love song sings of a heartbreakingly tender love.

Many of you may know it, or have at least heard it once, as the opening theme song for the TV anime SLAM DUNK.

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frecklesJUDY AND MARY

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frecklesJUDY AND MARY

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story is an anime based on Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, and its theme song is Sobakasu performed by JUDY AND MARY.

It was a hit single that sold 1.2 million copies and reached number one on the Oricon chart.

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Moonlight LegendDALI

DALI – Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) Sailor Moon

Moonlight LegendDALI

The anime of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, which can be called a landmark of the transforming-heroine genre, began airing in 1992, and its opening theme is Moonlight Densetsu sung by DALI.

It has also been covered by various musicians.

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A Cruel Angel’s ThesisTakahashi Yoko

A Cruel Angel's Thesis – Yoko Takahashi (Full)

A Cruel Angel's ThesisTakahashi Yoko

Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime that sparked a social phenomenon and remains highly popular today.

Its theme song, A Cruel Angel’s Thesis, sung by Yoko Takahashi, peaked at No.

27 on the Oricon charts and became a hit, selling over 500,000 copies.

I’m sure many of you often sing it at karaoke.

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