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

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.

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TV anime “Bocchi the Rock!” ending video / “Distortion!!” #KessokuBand

Bocchi the Rock! is an anime that depicts the everyday lives of high school students who form a rock band.

For its ending theme, the band Kessoku Band wrote an original song titled “Distortion!!”.

The word “distortion” refers to the warping of sound.

In the song, it’s used to express both the sound the protagonists play and the emotions they carry as forms of distortion.

Another appealing aspect is the satisfying way the lyrics keep rhyming with the word “distortion” as the phrases progress.

DAY×DAYBLUE ENCOUNT

BLUE ENCOUNT / The opening theme song “DAY×DAY” from the anime Gintama° is included on their first album “≒ Equivalence.”

BLUE ENCOUNT’s second single, which serves as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Gintama.

It’s a fast-tempo, fairly casual rock track.

The vocalist’s timbre suits rock very well, and I felt it further heightened the song’s overall rock feel.

Sweet MemoryEVE

TV anime “Petty Lives Series” non-credit OP video | Eve “Sweet Memory”

This is a song by Eve that sings of sweet, bittersweet memories.

Released in July 2024, it served as the opening theme for the TV anime “Shoshimin Series.” It features an emotional, melodic sound, and its fusion of pop and rock resonates deeply with listeners.

It’s a perfect track for those who feel the end of summer and look forward to the new season.

Be sure to give it a careful listen.

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The Prince of Tennis: Seishun Glory

This is the theme song for the hit tennis anime The Prince of Tennis’s film, The Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai, The First Game.

It evokes the feeling of a refreshing summer sky.

The song portrays the effort and struggles on the path toward a happy ending, and it cheers them on.

Calendula Requiemkanon×kanon

Shiki OP2 full Calendula Requiem

This is the opening theme of the anime Shiki.

The original work is a horror-suspense novel, and the anime solidly conveys those elements as well.

It’s a series that not only explores the cause of the villagers’ mysterious deaths that continue through the summer, but also invites you to pay close attention to the backstories of its many characters.

This song perfectly aligns with the image of a certain character, so please enjoy it together with the anime.

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Macaroni Enpitsu “Hoshi ga Oyogu” MV

Hoshi ga Oyogu, chosen as the theme song for the anime Summertime Rendering—a sci-fi suspense set on a remote island—was released in 2022 by the rock band Macaroni Enpitsu, hugely popular among young people.

The track features a refreshing band sound that evokes “love” and “youth.” Its somewhat nostalgic, heartrending melody may bring you to tears.

It’s an emotional rock number with a dramatic progression.

Give it a listen while picturing summer scenery.