[Summer Anisongs] Iconic and Popular Anime Tracks That Feel Like Summer

Sugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDEN

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN “Sugar Song and Bitter Step” Live Music Video

Wouldn’t it be perfect as background music for a lively summer night barbecue party with friends? It’s a song by the three-piece rock band UNISON SQUARE GARDEN.

It was used as the ending theme for the anime Blood Blockade Battlefront, and became a hot topic along with the ending sequence featuring the characters dancing.

A bouncy rhythm, razor-sharp guitar, a throbbing bass, and soaring high vocals—every slice is delicious in this highly addictive track.

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Araki Jakkan

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Ghost of the SeaYonezu Kenshi

Kenshi Yonezu – Spirits of the Sea

This is a song by Kenshi Yonezu, written as the theme for the animated film Children of the Sea, released on June 7, 2019.

The lyrics evoke precious memories of summers past, and while the sound carries a certain wistfulness, listening to it gently warms the heart.

With your eyes closed, it feels as if you’re floating in a vast ocean.

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sasashina

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Pursuing My True SelfHirata Shihoko

Pursuing My True Self (FULL w/ lyrics)

The opening theme song of the TV anime Persona 4.

The anime tells the story of a protagonist who moves from the city due to family circumstances and spends his days in a peaceful rural town with a group of unique friends, while unraveling the rumors of the “Midnight Channel” and the truth behind them.

The song is an upbeat house tune that carries a detective-suspense vibe.

Its lyrics depict swimming through the sea of the unconscious while pursuing one’s own “truth” and pressing forward.

It’s a track that conveys the exhilarating feel of summer and the vastness of the ocean!

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HATSUMI

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Innocent StarterMizuki Nana

Nana Mizuki “innocent starter” Music Clip

The opening song from the original season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

It’s one of the most popular anime songs, and it had already gained strong popularity even before Nana Mizuki became a household name.

She has performed the themes throughout the series, and every song is very popular and still loved today.

It’s a driving, summer-perfect anison that conjures up a clear blue sky.

Incidentally, it’s also a track that has inspired many uploads on video-sharing sites, including karaoke and guitar cover videos.

cometYunna

Comet_Sui-Feng + Yoruichi

It’s an ending theme from the anime BLEACH.

It evokes the image of a beautiful summer night sky and brings to mind a bittersweet love.

It became a hit, partly because it was used during BLEACH’s peak popularity.

A cover version by voice actors was later produced as well.

Sea of Memoriesyozuka*

yozuca - Sea of Memories

This is one of the ending theme songs from the anime School Days, which is based on a romance game.

The anime aired in the summer of 2007 and drew a huge response due to the gap between its cute character designs and early developments, and the dramatic turn it takes later on.

The lyrics include the names of the two heroines and frankly convey a heroine’s feelings, so I hope you’ll listen with attention to the lyrics that immerse you in the world of the story.

Run Through the MemoriesMy Hair is Bad

Omoide wo Kakenukete

It’s a heartwarming rock ballad for summer.

The song is by My Hair is Bad, a three-piece band from Niigata Prefecture, and it was released digitally in June 2024.

It was newly written as the theme song for the film “Crayon Shin-chan: Our Dinosaur Diary.” The lyrics convey friendship, growth, and hope for the future.

The powerful, strummed guitars in the chorus are truly stirring.

Give it a listen when you want to look back on summer memories or take a new step forward.