[Summer Anisongs] Iconic and Popular Anime Tracks That Feel Like Summer
What kinds of anime make you feel summer? Blue skies, the sea, towering cumulus clouds, the sound of cicadas… When those things appear, the season of summer really comes alive, doesn’t it? In this article, we’ve put together a selection of anime songs that evoke summer! From refreshing tunes to tracks that fill you with nostalgia, we’ll introduce plenty.
It’s all music that will make your thoughts swell with ideas for what to do this summer.
Be sure to find the perfect anime song for you!
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[Summer Anime Songs] Iconic and Popular Anime Tracks That Feel Like Summer (41–50)
Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)SPYAIR
A song used as the ending theme for the sci-fi, heartwarming, pseudo-period-comedy anime Gintama.
Born from Gintama’s over-the-top worldview, this is a high-energy, fast-paced upper tune.
The repeatedly appearing chorus sticks in your head and makes you want to hum along.
It sings of people laughing and crying in a world without any “answers,” trying their best to live while carving out their own path.
Both the lyrics and the melody evoke summer, making it a track that lifts your spirits!
silhouetteKANA-BOON
KANA-BOON’s fifth major-label single, which served as the 16th opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Naruto Shippuden.
The song makes excellent use of the vocalist’s high-tone mixed voice, making it very easy to listen to and highly recommended.
Become the windAyano Tsuji
It’s the theme song of Studio Ghibli’s film The Cat Returns.
Also used in commercials beyond the movie, this song is loved by people of all ages.
As you feel the refreshing breeze of summer, you can almost picture a scene of riding a bicycle up a path lush with greenery.
Small palmLia
A song that serves as the final ending theme for the anime CLANNAD.
It sings about the Illusionary World, a realm far removed from reality, where neither past nor future exists.
The lyrics intertwine the flow of life with the cycle of the seasons: just as the seasons turn, people grow, die, and are reborn as new life.
Even in the face of sorrow, you can feel the message that new hope will always sprout.
It’s a track that gently wraps your heart in warmth.
It seems like it has to be you.Masayoshi Oishi
The opening theme of the anime “Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun.” It’s an energetic, youthfully vibrant track that sings of a fresh, bashful first love that makes your heart race when you think of someone you like.
The brass and acoustic guitar sound wonderfully refreshing—perfect for summer listening.
Grand BlueShonan no Kaze
This is a track by Shonan no Kaze that was chosen as the theme song for the TV anime Grand Blue.
Matching the scuba-diving-themed anime, GRAND BLUE is a feel-good number that lets you feel the dazzling sun and the summery blue sky! It’s an energizing song that makes you want to start dancing, so be sure to give it a listen when you head out to the beach in summer or go for a drive!
Riding on LaprasMayumi Iizuka, Rikako Aikawa
It’s one of the ending themes from Pokémon, which is hugely popular as both a game and an anime.
It was used as the ending for the Orange Islands arc.
Since the Orange Islands had a tropical vibe and were surrounded by the sea, this song was also crafted as a bright and refreshing tropical-style tune.
The occasional voice you hear is Lapras’s cry.