Iconic scenes overlap! Anime songs recommended for the yutori generation
Japanese animation has now become a cultural asset Japan can proudly present to the world.
Back in the Showa era, songs made for anime works were simply called “anisong,” but in recent years it’s become commonplace for famous artists to handle anime theme songs, and it’s no longer unusual for global hits to be born from those themes.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of classic anisong tracks recommended for the yutori generation.
Every song on the list helped define its era, so be sure to check them out!
Playlist
| Iconic scenes overlap! Anime songs recommended for the yutori generation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | moonbowBUMP OF CHICKEN | play_arrow | BUMP’s moving song lights the protagonist’s path. |
| 2east | D-tecnoLifeUVERworld | play_arrow | UVERworld’s smash-hit song about a cool life |
| 3east | The Story You Don’t Knowsupercell | play_arrow | Unspoken love in the summer, feelings I couldn’t confess |
| 4east | PRIDEHIGH and MIGHTY COLOR | play_arrow | The theme song of Gundam SEED is full of a sense of speed. |
| 5east | Despair BillyMakishimamu Za Horumon | play_arrow | Signature songs of Maximum the Hormone |
| 6east | Nameless MonsterEGOIST | play_arrow | EGOIST’s Psycho-Pass ending song, an expression of the conflict between society and the individual |
| 7east | Chase the Light!Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas | play_arrow | A fiery song by a rock band that takes on adversity |
| 8east | Togetsukyo ~Thinking of You~Kuraki Mai | play_arrow | The theme song of the Detective Conan movie features an appealing Japanese-style melody. |
| 9east | God knows…Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya) | play_arrow | Haruhi’s famous song, a passionate rock that resonates in the heart |
| 10east | The Story You Don’t Knowsupercell | play_arrow | Supercell’s Bakemonogatari ending theme becomes a big hit |
| 11east | Don’t say “lazy”Sakurakou Keionbu | play_arrow | K-On! ending theme, a song about the value of effort and rest |
| 12east | RewriteASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | play_arrow | Signature songs of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
| 13east | GO!!!FLOW | play_arrow | FLOW's NARUTO opening song |
| 14east | Crimson Bow and ArrowLinked Horizon | play_arrow | The opening song of Attack on Titan is grand and powerful. |
| 15east | Beautiful WorldUtada Hikaru | play_arrow | Hikaru Utada’s Evangelion theme song |
| 16east | God knows…Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya) | play_arrow | A rock song that expresses Haruhi's feelings |
| 17east | Genesis of AquarionAKINO from bless4 | play_arrow | AKINO’s overwhelmingly powerful anime OP vocals |
| 18east | VelonicaAqua Timez | play_arrow | Aqua Timez’s rock song, BLEACH’s opening theme |
| 19east | REVERSIUVERworld | play_arrow | UVERworld powerfully expresses the struggles of life |
| 20east | The Kouga Ninja ScrollsOnmyoza | play_arrow | Basilisk theme song, Ninja Scrolls series works |
| 21east | cloudy skyDOES | play_arrow | A representative work by DOES, the Gintama opening theme song |
| 22east | peace signYonezu Kenshi | play_arrow | Kenshi Yonezu’s My Hero Academia opening theme |
| 23east | Make Me WonderOfisharu Higedan Dism | play_arrow | The opening theme song of the anime “Darwin’s Incident,” A Challenge to the Unknown |
| 24east | It’s nothing.RADWIMPS | play_arrow | The moving theme song from the film “Your Name.” |
| 25east | Crimson Lotus FlowerLiSA | play_arrow | Anime theme song, a song about the courage to face adversity |
| 26east | My Past Life, Many Lifetimes AgoRADWIMPS | play_arrow | RADWIMPS masterpiece depicting bonds of fate |
| 27east | Butter-FlyWada Kōji | play_arrow | Iconic songs of courage and hope from the Digimon anime |
| 28east | PaleduskHUGs | play_arrow | Paledusk’s new song, anime theme song |
| 29east | Blue Motionmeiyo densetsu | play_arrow | A powerful theme song from a wizard anime |
| 30east | Give me an unbalanced kissTakahashi Hiro | play_arrow | A beloved classic ending theme from Yu Yu Hakusho that transcends generations |
| 31east | Last lookSuda Keina | play_arrow | Break the norms and meet your true self |
| 32east | You are a monster.TOOBOE | play_arrow | The trembling of the heart of a precious person beside a monster |
| 33east | Glass LineTele | play_arrow | The ending theme song of the anime “Takopi’s Original Sin” |
| 34east | Recklessm-flo | play_arrow | Affirming contradictions, singing the courage to move forward |
| 35east | Shine in the cruel nightLiSA | play_arrow | A beacon of hope, a song of bonds with comrades |
| 36east | HALONOMELON NOLEMON | play_arrow | The hopeful insert song of the anime “GQuuuuuuX” |
| 37east | Sugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDEN | play_arrow | A masterpiece that portrays people living amid chaos |
| 38east | I want to shout that I love you.BAAD | play_arrow | The classic youth anthem, the theme song of SLAM DUNK |
| 39east | GRIDOUTyama | play_arrow | yama's GRIDOUT is in an anime opening |
| 40east | Summertime GhostSuiyōbi no Campanella | play_arrow | Wednesday Campanella Sophisticated Electro of a Summer Night |


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