Addictive Anime Songs That Use Irregular Time Signatures
First, let me explain odd time signatures in a super simple way.
Most music you often hear, like J-pop, to put it roughly, is basically in 4/4 time.
If you clap along to the song four times, that rhythm lines up and loops nicely with the melody and such.
But odd time signatures don’t line up like that.
“You know, when did it suddenly jump to the chorus?” “I was really grooving and then the timing suddenly shifted and it surprised me.” That kind of disorienting beat… as you listen, it becomes addictive.
This time, we’re doing a special feature on anime songs that use odd time signatures.
Please stick with us to the end.
Playlist
| Addictive Anime Songs That Use Irregular Time Signatures | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | asphyxiaCö shu Nie | play_arrow | A distinctive song that evokes imagery of the lyrical world… |
| 2east | A-E-I-U-E-O-AO!!gekidan hitotose | play_arrow | It appears within the TV anime “Hinako Note”... |
| 3east | Gray SagaChouCho | play_arrow | Before their major-label debut, they were an anisong band bo... |
| 4east | Mirror-surface wavesYURiKA | play_arrow | NHK’s “The 1st Anison Nodojiman G” and “N… |
| 5east | Misheard Lyrics CakeOranges & Lemons | play_arrow | Singer-songwriter Masumi Itō and sound… |
| 6east | Phantom JokeUNISON SQUARE GARDEN | play_arrow | With a distinctive high-tone voice and meticulously calculated... |
| 7east | SynchrogazerMizuki Nana | play_arrow | Reigning at the top as a voice actor-singer, their cue... |
| 8east | The way homeHachikuji Mayoi ((CV; Kato Emiri) | ![]() | Character from the TV anime “Bakemonogatari”… |
| 9east | Extinction Endangerment Girl!Chisuga Haruka | play_arrow | With that powerful singing ability, they have performed in numerous TV anime and games… |
| 10east | BuddySakamoto Maaya | play_arrow | Starting a career as a child actor at the age of eight, and then... |
| 11east | BijumeniaYuuki Aoi | play_arrow | Active across multiple fields as a voice actor, actress, and TV personality... |
| 12east | Indecipherablejin | play_arrow | Form up your ranks, become a person without forgetting benevolence, and become a blade… |
| 13east | pure whiteMorohoshi Sumire | play_arrow | She has been a member of the Himawari Theatre Group since the age of three, and aside from her musical activities... |
| 14east | That voice becomes a map.Hayami Saori | play_arrow | Among the voice actors born in the ’90s, at the very top cla… |
| 15east | Your characterKumaki Anri | play_arrow | Featuring an acoustic guitar… |
| 16east | Along with the sunsetSTARTails☆ | play_arrow | The main chara... |
| 17east | Kigurumi PlanetHIIRAGI (CV; TAKAGAKI AYAHI) | play_arrow | Characters from the TV anime Hanamaru Kindergarten... |
| 18east | THE LAST PARTY10th Year Black Class | play_arrow | In the TV anime Riddle Story of Devil, within the work there ap... |
| 19east | RoundaboutYES | play_arrow | Known as a leading figure in progressive rock... |
| 20east | At the time of MusuhiTomatsu Haruka | play_arrow | Shin, who has been active in numerous works as a voice actor... |
| 21east | aporiaYorushika | play_arrow | …with the theme of a curiosity for questions without answers, |
| 22east | Beautiful finsupittsu | play_arrow | A song that sings of the strength and beauty to go against the flow is… |


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