Hot Hits from Pachinko and Pachislot! A Special Feature on Hype-Inducing Anthem Tracks

RADIANT FORCESenki Zesshō Shinfogia Jī Kyarakutā Songu

RADIANT FORCE

Don’t you find yourself wanting to root for these color-coded, idol-like characters? The song “RADIANT FORCE” is one of the tracks that plays in the hugely popular pachinko series Symphogear (Senki Zesshō Symphogear).

One of the appeals of this machine is that you can choose the songs you want to listen to yourself.

Of course, you can keep this track on repeat if you like.

From a calm, classical-style intro, it suddenly bursts into a powerful sound, and even people who don’t know the Symphogear anime will probably want to watch the show after hearing it.

The vocals split by voice actor parts are great, and the theme of “carving out a new era!” fits Symphogear perfectly.

You’ll find yourself wanting to listen to it over and over again.

Sleeping InstinctChouCho

Sleeping Instinct

This is a song featured in the pachislot machine “Pachislo Girls und Panzer G: This Is My Way of the Tankery!” based on the anime Girls und Panzer.

It plays during the “Sleeping Instinct Bonus,” which shares its name with the track, and it’s designed to build into the AT mode “Tankery.” While it has a brilliant touch that incorporates strings and piano tones, its sense of speed is striking, evoking a powerful drive to push forward.

The lyrics portray the resolve to leave the past behind and advance together with one’s comrades, which also heightens the emotional impact.

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Trident「Blue Horizon」 Music Video short ver.

A refreshingly exhilarating electropop sound that conjures up a boundless blue sky and vast ocean! This song, which captures the world of the anime Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-, is performed by the voice actress unit Trident.

Originally performed only once at their final live show in April 2016, it was later released the following year in response to passionate fan requests for an official recording—a moving backstory.

Knowing it represents the unit’s crowning achievement makes it all the more stirring when you listen again.

The Last BlossomKakuda Nobuaki

Noburo Tsunoda “The Last Flower”

What’s the single greatest scene in the manga “Hana no Keiji”? Isn’t it the moment when Keiji Maeda, fully prepared to die, strides fearlessly before Toyotomi Hideyoshi? The song that serves as the de facto theme for the long-awaited pachinko release “P Hana no Keiji: Ren” from the “Hana no Keiji” series is “Saigo no Hitohana” (“The Last Bloom”).

The repeated battle cries of “Ohhh!” woven throughout the track evoke the very essence of a Sengoku battlefield.

Comparing the warriors who live and die on the field of war to the fleeting beauty of the lotus, this is a song worth hearing even outside the world of pachinko.

Nobuaki Kakuda’s rugged, masculine vocals give it tremendous impact.

Dawn Windjero

Jero “Dawn Wind” Music Video

This is a soul-stirring song sung by Jero, who debuted in 2008 and swept the newcomer awards.

Released in January 2012 as the theme song for the pachinko game “Pachinko Hissatsu Shigotonin IV,” it is also included on the album Passion.

As Jero himself described it as his “first man’s song,” it powerfully portrays, with a fervent vocal performance, the way of a man who bears anguish and loneliness yet heads toward the light of dawn.

Coupled with the dramatic sound crafted by the master, Masaaki Hirao, it really tugs at the heart.