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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
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1eastmoonbowBUMP OF CHICKEN
moonbowBUMP OF CHICKENplay_arrow
BUMP’s moving song lights the protagonist’s path.
2eastD-tecnoLifeUVERworld
D-tecnoLifeUVERworldplay_arrow
UVERworld’s smash-hit song about a cool life
3eastThe Story You Don’t Knowsupercell
The Story You Don't Knowsupercellplay_arrow
Unspoken love in the summer, feelings I couldn’t confess
4eastPRIDEHIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
PRIDEHIGH and MIGHTY COLORplay_arrow
The theme song of Gundam SEED is full of a sense of speed.
5eastDespair BillyMakishimamu Za Horumon
Despair BillyMakishimamu Za Horumonplay_arrow
Signature songs of Maximum the Hormone
6eastNameless MonsterEGOIST
Nameless MonsterEGOISTplay_arrow
EGOIST’s Psycho-Pass ending song, an expression of the conflict between society and the individual
7eastChase the Light!Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
Chase the Light!Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegasplay_arrow
A fiery song by a rock band that takes on adversity
8eastTogetsukyo ~Thinking of You~Kuraki Mai
Togetsukyo ~Thinking of You~Kuraki Maiplay_arrow
The theme song of the Detective Conan movie features an appealing Japanese-style melody.
9eastGod knows…Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya)
God knows...Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya)play_arrow
Haruhi’s famous song, a passionate rock that resonates in the heart
10eastThe Story You Don’t Knowsupercell
The Story You Don't Knowsupercellplay_arrow
Supercell’s Bakemonogatari ending theme becomes a big hit
11eastDon’t say “lazy”Sakurakou Keionbu
Don't say "lazy"Sakurakou Keionbuplay_arrow
K-On! ending theme, a song about the value of effort and rest
12eastRewriteASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
RewriteASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONplay_arrow
Signature songs of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
13eastGO!!!FLOW
GO!!!FLOWplay_arrow
FLOW's NARUTO opening song
14eastCrimson Bow and ArrowLinked Horizon
Crimson Bow and ArrowLinked Horizonplay_arrow
The opening song of Attack on Titan is grand and powerful.
15eastBeautiful WorldUtada Hikaru
Beautiful WorldUtada Hikaruplay_arrow
Hikaru Utada’s Evangelion theme song
16eastGod knows…Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya)
God knows...Suzumiya Haruhi (CV: Hirano Aya)play_arrow
A rock song that expresses Haruhi's feelings
17eastGenesis of AquarionAKINO from bless4
Genesis of AquarionAKINO from bless4play_arrow
AKINO’s overwhelmingly powerful anime OP vocals
18eastVelonicaAqua Timez
VelonicaAqua Timezplay_arrow
Aqua Timez’s rock song, BLEACH’s opening theme
19eastREVERSIUVERworld
REVERSIUVERworldplay_arrow
UVERworld powerfully expresses the struggles of life
20eastThe Kouga Ninja ScrollsOnmyoza
The Kouga Ninja ScrollsOnmyozaplay_arrow
Basilisk theme song, Ninja Scrolls series works
21eastcloudy skyDOES
cloudy skyDOESplay_arrow
A representative work by DOES, the Gintama opening theme song
22eastpeace signYonezu Kenshi
peace signYonezu Kenshiplay_arrow
Kenshi Yonezu’s My Hero Academia opening theme
23eastMake Me WonderOfisharu Higedan Dism
Make Me WonderOfisharu Higedan Dismplay_arrow
The opening theme song of the anime “Darwin’s Incident,” A Challenge to the Unknown
24eastIt’s nothing.RADWIMPS
It's nothing.RADWIMPSplay_arrow
The moving theme song from the film “Your Name.”
25eastCrimson Lotus FlowerLiSA
Crimson Lotus FlowerLiSAplay_arrow
Anime theme song, a song about the courage to face adversity
26eastMy Past Life, Many Lifetimes AgoRADWIMPS
My Past Life, Many Lifetimes AgoRADWIMPSplay_arrow
RADWIMPS masterpiece depicting bonds of fate
27eastButter-FlyWada Kōji
Butter-FlyWada Kōjiplay_arrow
Iconic songs of courage and hope from the Digimon anime
28eastPaleduskHUGs
PaleduskHUGsplay_arrow
Paledusk’s new song, anime theme song
29eastBlue Motionmeiyo densetsu
Blue Motionmeiyo densetsuplay_arrow
A powerful theme song from a wizard anime
30eastGive me an unbalanced kissTakahashi Hiro
Give me an unbalanced kissTakahashi Hiroplay_arrow
A beloved classic ending theme from Yu Yu Hakusho that transcends generations
31eastLast lookSuda Keina
Last lookSuda Keinaplay_arrow
Break the norms and meet your true self
32eastYou are a monster.TOOBOE
You are a monster.TOOBOEplay_arrow
The trembling of the heart of a precious person beside a monster
33eastGlass LineTele
Glass LineTeleplay_arrow
The ending theme song of the anime “Takopi’s Original Sin”
34eastRecklessm-flo
Recklessm-floplay_arrow
Affirming contradictions, singing the courage to move forward
35eastShine in the cruel nightLiSA
Shine in the cruel nightLiSAplay_arrow
A beacon of hope, a song of bonds with comrades
36eastHALONOMELON NOLEMON
HALONOMELON NOLEMONplay_arrow
The hopeful insert song of the anime “GQuuuuuuX”
37eastSugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDEN
Sugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDENplay_arrow
A masterpiece that portrays people living amid chaos
38eastI want to shout that I love you.BAAD
I want to shout that I love you.BAADplay_arrow
The classic youth anthem, the theme song of SLAM DUNK
39eastGRIDOUTyama
GRIDOUTyamaplay_arrow
yama's GRIDOUT is in an anime opening
40eastSummertime GhostSuiyōbi no Campanella
Summertime GhostSuiyōbi no Campanellaplay_arrow
Wednesday Campanella Sophisticated Electro of a Summer Night