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

My beloved, be prepared to die.Onmyoza

"Beloved, Please Die" (Music Video)

This is a song that grips the heart with a tragic love story torn apart by fate, carried by a weighty sound.

It’s a track by Onmyo-za, who champion “yokai heavy metal,” and it’s included on their album Karura, released in November 2016.

The piece was created as the theme song for the pachislot machine SLOT Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls III.

One highlight is the dramatic shift from a quiet, traditional Japanese melody to a heavy section resounding with seven-string guitar low end.

The interplay between the male and female twin vocals vividly conveys an inescapable inner conflict, making it feel as if you’re witnessing an epic tale.

When this song plays during the game, it’s sure to heighten immersion in the story and raise your anticipation all at once!

Genesis of AquarionAKINO from bless4

Genesis of Aquarion / Sousei no Aquarion Aniuta 2011 Kitakyushu AKINO from bless4

There are quite a few people who got into anime after discovering it through pachislot machines, right? I think this song is one of those cases.

It’s the opening theme for the mecha anime “Sōsei no Aquarion” (Genesis of Aquarion) and a signature track by singer AKINO.

It was released in 2005 as her first solo single.

The charm of this song lies in its soaring vocals and sparkling melody.

The sense of openness in the chorus and the phrases that feel like an outburst of emotion linger in your ears.

It’s a classic anime song that’s also extremely popular at karaoke.

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Gravity SympathyAKB48

“Gravity Sympathy” MV / AKB48 [Official]

It was surprising when idols at the peak of their popularity were turned into a pachinko machine, wasn’t it? There were many groundbreaking gimmicks, like being able to capture special images via a QR code displayed on the machine, and a live performance starting on all machines at a set time.

Every song used in the machine was composed specifically for it, and it’s said that even AKB fans who normally don’t play pachinko rushed to parlors just to hear the tracks?! “Gravity Sympathy” is the image song that symbolizes this machine, featuring all of the original “God 7” members, including Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima.

Run, Beast King!Kageyama Hironobu

HASHIRUZE JYUOU

From the intro, your adrenaline goes into overdrive! You can practically see the king of beasts, ruler of the savannah, sprinting across the land.

This track was created as an original song for CR Shinju-Oh 2, timed with its rollout in September 2015.

The singer is Hironobu Kageyama, famed for legendary anime songs like “CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA.” His powerfully hard-rock-infused vocals blend perfectly with the high-velocity sound.

The arrangement, the vocals, the lyrical worldview—everything is spot on.

It’s truly a god-tier hype anthem.

Galaxy Express 999Godiego

Galaxy Express 999

Just hearing the intro makes your heart race with the feeling that an epic journey is about to begin.

Created by GODIEGO, who defined an era with their progressive sound, this is truly a timeless masterpiece across generations.

Released in July 1979 as the theme song for the anime film of the same name, it’s famous for playing over the ending, filling viewers with hope for the future.

Its passionate message urges us not to settle for the status quo, but to charge ahead toward a better tomorrow, and it’s genuinely stirring.

And if you hear it during a jackpot in pachinko, the exhilaration is off the charts!

Kabuki Mad SongKakuda Nobuaki

[MV] Noburo Tsunoda “Kabuki Mad Song” [CR Hana no Keiji X ~Beyond the Clouds~]

A heavy, Japanese-style rock track that slams you with the madness and exhilaration of the battlefield.

It’s a song by Noburo Tsunoda, known as a karateka, included on the mini-album “CR Hana no Keiji X (Ikusa) ~Kumo no Kanata ni~,” released in January 2017.

It also serves as an insert song for the pachinko machine “CR Hana no Keiji X ~Kumo no Kanata ni~,” heightening the hottest moments during play.

Many listeners will feel their blood boil at his powerful vocals that sound as if they’re being forced up from the depths of his core.

If you listen when you want to hit peak excitement, your adrenaline is guaranteed to go into overdrive!

Cherry Blossom Ninja ScrollsOnmyoza

Cherry Blossom Ninja Scrolls

A fated tale, once again resounding across time, by Onmyo-za.

Released in 2018, this song was created as the opening theme for the TV anime Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls.

About 12 years after the previous installment, the band once again provided the theme song for the series that weaves the ninjas’ intertwined destinies.

Heavy twin guitars and a powerful rhythm interlace with Kuroneko’s lustrous vocals to brilliantly capture the maddening pull of a cherry blossom–strewn fate.

Experience this one-of-a-kind world where Japanese sensibility and metal dynamism fuse.