Male Singer-Songwriters’ Anime Songs: Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

GiftŌishi Masayoshi92rank/position

MasaYoshi Oishi – Gift [Official Video]

OISHI Masayoshi is the stage name that Masayoshi Oishi, who works as a singer-songwriter, uses for his anime song performances.

His fifth digital single “Gift,” used as the opening theme for the TV anime The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, also made waves when a dance performance video evoking a musical was released.

Its catchy melody over a light, upbeat rhythm perfectly suits the spring atmosphere.

It’s a refreshing pop tune that brings back memories of youthful romance.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Reaching YouTanizawa Tomofumi93rank/position

Kimi ni Todoke (with lyrics)

This is the opening theme of the TV anime Kimi ni Todoke, sharing the same title.

Since the anime portrays a heart-fluttering romance between a refreshing, cheerful boy and a shy girl, the song itself is also refreshing.

Its melody feels like it clears your mind in an instant.

If you’re in a student band in the midst of your youth, definitely give it a try.

Requiem of a TraitorHasegawa Daisuke94rank/position

Requiem of a Traitor

This song, used in the globally famous anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” is such a classic that any JoJo fan is sure to know it.

If you hear it coming from another karaoke room, you’ll probably end up joining them (lol).

It starts gently and builds up gradually, which really boosts your energy when you sing it.

It might also be fun to sing it in front of people who don’t know JoJo and use it as a chance to introduce them to how great it is!

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Itō Yūta

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To You Who Aren’t HereHoshino Gen95rank/position

"Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island" Gen Hoshino insert song: Special video for "To You Who Are Not Here"

A song by Gen Hoshino written specifically as an insert track for the film “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Treasure Island.” Through depictions of quiet nights by the sea and the morning sun, it conveys feelings for “someone who isn’t here.” The world of Doraemon and Gen Hoshino’s distinctive sensibility blend beautifully, resulting in a work that resonates deeply with listeners.

Released in February 2018, it was also used as the opening theme for the TV series “Doraemon.” Like Doraemon’s four-dimensional pocket, this song is filled with a variety of emotions.

It’s recommended for times when you’re thinking of someone important or when you want to take a new step forward.

I won’t fall in love anymore.Makihara Noriyuki96rank/position

[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “I Won’t Fall in Love Again” (Music Video) [5th Single] (1992) Noriyuki Makihara / Mou Koi Nante Shinai

A gem-like ballad that delicately portrays the pain of heartbreak and the hope of taking a new step forward.

Noriyuki Makihara’s gentle vocals tenderly envelop the protagonist’s complex feelings as they struggle to accept a breakup with their lover.

While carefully depicting the loneliness and confusion felt in everyday life, it also resonates with the positive resolve hidden behind the words “I won’t fall in love anymore.” Released in May 1992, the song was used as the theme for the drama “After the Children Are Asleep,” reaching No.

2 on the weekly Oricon chart and No.

7 for the year.

It’s a song that stands as emotional support, accompanying you through the healing process of a broken heart.

Zero -ZERO-Fukuyama Masaharu97rank/position

Masaharu Fukuyama – Zero (LIVE at Budokan 2018) Theatrical Feature “Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer” Collaboration Music Clip (Short ver.)

It was released on April 7, 2018 as the theme song for the movie Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer.

It’s a very cool track, but when you listen to the lyrics, they really hit you in the heart.

In response to one of Conan’s famous lines, the phrase “Justice isn’t just one thing” really makes you think.

It’s an essential song for any Conan fan!

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sasashina

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1991Yonezu Kenshi98rank/position

Kenshi Yonezu – 1991

The theme song for the live-action adaptation of 5 Centimeters per Second.

Kenshi Yonezu created it as a work that overlaps with his own origins; he was born in 1991, the same year the film’s protagonists first meet.

Director Yoshiyuki Okuyama was born in the same year as well.

This coincidence—almost a kind of inevitability—imbues the song with deep symbolism.

Themes like memory and loss, regret for the past, and the will to live are woven into the lyrics.

It’s a track that supports the film’s worldview, one only Yonezu—who was profoundly moved by the original work in his teens—could have created.