Masato Shimon’s Popular Song Ranking [2026]

GatchamanShimon Masato8rank/position

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman Opening

A guaranteed crowd-pleaser for a big sing-along! People might laugh and say, “Who put in ‘Gatchaman’?!” but honestly, there isn’t a single person in their 50s who doesn’t know the lyrics.

Have fun with it—try singing it a bit in Shimon’s style, too!

Working Vehicles 1Shimon Masato9rank/position

Working Vehicles 1 (with choreography)

Many young children love cars, don’t they? This song is great because you can learn about different kinds of working vehicles while singing along.

It even has choreography, so singing and dancing together should be lots of fun and make them really happy.

When you’re walking down the street with your child, it’s a good idea to point out any vehicles from the song that you spot.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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I am a train.Shimon Masato10rank/position

I am a train.

It’s a song released in 2003 that was played on the children’s TV show “Hirake! Ponkikki.” And amazingly, the singer is Masato Shimon, famous for “Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun” and the “Kamen Rider” theme songs, which makes this quite a rare find! Through its lyrics, it introduces jobs related to running trains, such as mechanics and stationmasters, making it an educational track for kids who love trains.

How about enjoying the song while chatting about it, saying, “So there are jobs like this, too!”?

Punch, punch, punch with Godzilla and Jet JaguarShimon Masato11rank/position

Punch, punch, punch with Godzilla and Jet Jaguar!

This is the theme song from Godzilla vs.

Megalon, the 13th film in the Godzilla series, released in March 1973.

It was sung by Masato Shimon, who later scored a massive hit in 1975 with Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun.

Because Shimon has many hit songs for children’s programs—such as Let’s Go!! Rider Kick—he is sometimes referred to as one of the “Big Three of anime songs,” alongside Ichiro Mizuki and Isao Sasaki.

Hone Hone RockShimon Masato12rank/position

Honehone Rock / Masato Shimon

It’s one of the signature songs from the era of “Hirake! Ponkikki.” As a single, it was included as the B-side to “Pata Pata Mama.” Although it has a unique worldview in which various bones start dancing to the beat of drums, it’s a song that feels fun.

It features many eerie words, yet the tone of the electric guitar and the overall sound keep it from feeling scary—another charm of the piece.

It also feels like a song that calls on everyone to have fun together, regardless of species.

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kappamaki

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My Brother, Denjin ZaborgerShimon Masato13rank/position

My Brother, Denjin Zaborger

This is the ending theme of the tokusatsu hero series Denjin Zaborger, which was also remade into a film in recent years by Itsuji Itao.

The show’s protagonist, Yutaka Daimon, had his father killed by the enemy Sigma organization, and the song is about him vowing revenge together with Zaborger.

Lonely Kamen RiderShimon Masato14rank/position

Lonely Kamen Rider

This is the late ending theme of Kamen Rider, broadcast in 1971.

It’s a song that relentlessly sings of Kamen Rider’s lonely struggle and sorrowful battles.

A masterpiece packed to the brim with the aesthetics of the solitary hero’s fight from the Showa era.