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

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[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.

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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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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.

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Kenshi Yonezu – Plazma

The world of Kenshi Yonezu woven from imaginative melodies and innovative electronic sounds.

Set against the backdrop of space, this work—depicting life’s choices and fateful encounters—was released in January 2025 as the theme song for the animated film “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-.” It carries Yonezu’s signature delicate sensibility and straightforward passion, familiar from albums like “diorama” and “BOOTLEG.” Alongside its high-energy musicality, the lyrics powerfully convey the courage to step into new worlds and the drive to face the unknown, leaving a deep impression.

It’s a song I especially recommend to younger listeners who are determined to forge their own path.

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Pokemon XY OP2 FULL SONG – Mega V (Volt) by Yusuke

It’s a rousing track sung by Yusuke, who’s also well known as an actor and TV personality.

Centered on themes of friendship and the courage to chase your dreams, it’s packed with elements that heat up your heart just by listening.

The lyrics, which rhythmically list Pokémon types, are very unique and amplify the excitement for the battles to come.

Released as a single in June 2014, the song served as the opening for the anime Pokémon XY and the film Pokémon the Movie: XY — Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

Its structure—adding new lyrics to a previous theme song—also conveys a sense of the story’s evolution.

It’s the kind of song that gives you a powerful boost when you’re about to take on a new challenge.