Recommended anime songs for weddings and receptions: moving masterpieces and popular hits

Last Train HomePat Metheny

Last Train Home

It was selected as the ending theme for the Egypt arc of the anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.

The song is a track from the 1987 album Still Life (Talking).

These days, anime usually commission new songs to match the broadcast, or use tracks that haven’t been out for long, but this one was chosen nearly 30 years after its release.

Its landscape-evoking melody and guitar work perfectly conjure the feeling of a journey.

Since marriage marks the beginning of a new life, it’s an ideal song for the occasion.

Sugar Song and Bitter StepUNISON SQUARE GARDEN

Sugar Song and Bitter Step – UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Full)

This song is strikingly addictive—you can’t help but hum along—and it was used as the ending theme for Blood Blockade Battlefront.

The poppy, catchy vocals are quintessentially them, while the interlude leans into heavy use of guitar and drums to show an aggressive side, and the non-monotonous key changes are absolutely fantastic.

Fictionsumika

sumika / Fiction [Music Video]

This work by sumika portrays the everyday lives of two people, woven like a story, set to a refreshing melody.

It carries a positive message: treat each day as a new page and embrace both joys and challenges in your own way.

Released in April 2018 and used as the opening theme for the Fuji TV anime “Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku,” this catchy track lightly colors everyday moments.

It’s the perfect song to mark the departure of two people stepping toward a hope-filled future.

CLEARSakamoto Maaya

Maaya Sakamoto “CLEAR” MV Short ver.

This is the song used as the opening theme for the anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card.

It’s a track with a catchy, refreshing melody, and the part where the chorus ends with repeated “Going on” gives off a vibe similar to the artist Ikimono-gakari.

The clear vocal tone and the chorus melody are so beautiful that it’s no exaggeration to say they’re flawless.

mellowSuda Keina

Suda Keina – Mellow (Music Video)

This piece, written by Keina Suda—renowned for his delicate emotional expression and distinctive lyrics—as the opening theme for the anime Skip and Loafer, features lyrics that carefully depict the dazzling impression of a first meeting and the gradual maturation of a relationship.

It’s a perfect fit to mark the start of a new chapter for the two of you.

Included on the album Ghost Pop, this song will gently accompany your days ahead as you weave moments of happiness.

Use it as the main theme for your wedding or as background music for your wedding video, and it will envelop the venue in a fresh, spring-morning atmosphere.

To the skyYamazaki Masayoshi

Masayoshi Yamazaki – To the Sky (Theme song of “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan” [New])

It was chosen as the theme song for the animated film Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016.

Inspired by the film’s story, it’s crafted as a medium-tempo ballad evoking the theme of leaving the nest, and, in consultation with the director, it captures the world of Doraemon.

Its melody, which pairs perfectly with the characteristically moving finale of Doraemon films, makes it a song you’ll want sung at weddings and receptions.

FLY HIGH!!BURNOUT SYNDROMES

BURNOUT SYNDROMES “FLY HIGH!!” Music Video TV anime Haikyu!! Second Season Cour 2 Opening Theme

It was selected as the opening theme for Cour 2 of Haikyu!! Second Season and also chosen as the song for their major-label debut.

The way it jumps straight into the lyrics without an intro gives a full-throttle feel from the start, matching the anime’s image.

Just like the title suggests, it’s a song that evokes the feeling of taking flight, so it’s one I’d love to hear sung boldly by a male vocalist.