Masterpieces of poignant anime songs. Recommended popular tracks.

Let's meet in our dreams.SARD UNDERGROUND

SARD UNDERGROUND “Let’s Meet in a Dream” MV

A heartrending love song written as the ending theme for the anime Detective Conan, performed by SARD UNDERGROUND.

Have you ever felt that longing for someone precious whom you can only meet in your dreams? That aching hope for a reunion that can’t happen in reality truly resonates.

Released as a single in August 2024, it’s also included on the simultaneously released album “Namida-iro de.” The delicate vocals reminiscent of ZARD and the moving melody leave a lasting impression—you won’t forget it after just one listen.

It’s a song you’ll want to play on a quiet night when you’re thinking of someone dear.

Don’t be surprised if the tears won’t stop.

Become the windAyano Tsuji

Ayano Tsuji / Become the Wind [VIDEO MUSIC AYA~NO 2009]

Ayano Tsuji’s “Kaze ni Naru” is a refreshingly cool song, just like the wind.

It’s also known as the theme song for Studio Ghibli’s The Cat Returns.

You could say it’s a track that encapsulates the charm of Tsuji, a popular singer-songwriter.

wrap (as in: wrap up filming)Ikusaburo Yamazaki

Ikusaburo Yamazaki – “Crank Up” Music Video (TV Anime “Out of Focus at Dusk” Opening Theme)

A delicate, wistful medium-tempo ballad that opens with the sound of a film camera.

Released digitally in July 2024, this song is used as the opening theme for the anime “Twilight Out of Focus.” Ikusaburo Yamazaki’s gentle vocals envelop the lingering melancholy of fleeting moments.

The lyrics, which use a film shoot’s wrap as a metaphor, poignantly portray parting and a sense of loss.

It’s a recommended listen when you want to bask in memories or when you’ve experienced a farewell to something or someone precious.

Surely, it will stay close to your heart.

Message of RougeYumi Arai

Rouge's Message – Yumi Arai (Yumi Matsutoya) (Full)

Rouge no Dengon is a famous early song by Yumi Arai.

The song was used as a theme in Studio Ghibli’s smash-hit anime Kiki’s Delivery Service.

It’s a lively love song that makes you want to dance, but when you read the lyrics, the content is actually very heartbreaking.

My Neighbor TotoroAzumi Inoue

♪ My Neighbor Totoro / Azumi Inoue

Azumi Inoue’s “My Neighbor Totoro” is a song that is especially popular among young children.

It’s the theme song of the well-known Studio Ghibli hit anime “My Neighbor Totoro,” and it’s often heard being sung cheerfully by children at kindergartens and nursery schools.

secret base ~What You Gave Me~ (10 years after Ver.)Meiko Honma (Ai Kayano), Naruko Anjou (Haruka Tomatsu), Chiriko Tsurumi (Saori Hayami)

[THsub] Secret Base ~What You Gave Me~ (10 years after Ver.)

It’s the ending theme of Anohana.

Like the anime itself, the lyrics are heartrending and moving.

The simple, unadorned vocals further heighten the sorrow, and it brings me to tears.

I can’t help but see my own childhood in it.

I think it’s a top-tier song in the “moving/tear-jerker” category.

single bedSharam Q

Sharam Q “Single Bed” (Music Video)

This heartbreak song is extremely well-known and hugely popular, but in fact it was used as the ending theme for the anime “D·N·A²: Aitsu no Daiji na Aitsu” (DNA² ~Aitsu no Daiji na Aitsu~).

The lyrics, which express a poignant male perspective on heartbreak, are very striking.