With each anime season comes over 100 new anime theme songs! Here are the ones from this summer’s anime season that remain firmly stuck in my head.
*Note: Songs are presented in alphabetical order by series.
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Anime: Angels Of Death
Song: “Pray”
Artist: Haruka Chisuga
Why I Love It: I love how the piano line in this song acts as a counterpoint to the vocals that gives the verses a haunting feel.
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Anime: Attack on Titan: Season 3
Song: “Requiem der Morgenröte”
Artist: Linked Horizon
Why I Love It: What starts off as a somber children’s ballad transitions into a chorus reminiscent of the previous Attack on Titan theme songs.
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Anime: Baki
Song: “BEASTFUL”
Artist: GRAN RODEO
Why I Love It: This song has an excellent build, layering on the instruments until exploding into the chorus. The male pitch-perfect falsetto doesn’t hurt either.
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Anime: Banana Fish
Song: “found & lost”
Artist: Survive Said The Prophet
Why I Love It: The chorus of this song takes beautiful male vocals and a rocking melody and accentuates them with a death metal growl to make something more than the sum of its parts.
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Anime: Black Clover
Song: “Guess Who Is Back”
Artist: Koda Kumi
Why I Love It: This rock anthem is insanely catchy and Koda Kumi belts it out perfectly.
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Anime: How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
Song: “Saiaku na Hi demo Anata ga Suki.”
Artist: Yuu Serizawa
Why I Love It: “Darling make me happy, la la la, I need you~♪ Darling make me happy, la la la, I love you~♪”
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Anime: Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-
Song: “Utsushiyo no Yume”
Artist: nano
Why I Love It: It’s no secret I am in love with nano’s insanely powerful alto voice, but adding to it traditional Japanese instruments makes for something incredibly unique.
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Anime: Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King
Song: “Tenshi yo Kagou wo Kike”
Artist: May’n
Why I Love It: May’n’s distinctive voice works well in this song–reminding me of her awesome work as Sheryl in Macross Frontier.
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Anime: OVERLORD III
Song: “Silent Solitude”
Artist: OxT
Why I Love It: This one has a lovely piano part along with an almost tribal beat that make the verses stand out as much as the chorus.
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Anime: Steins;Gate 0
Song: “Fatima”
Artist: Kanako Itou
Why I Love It: What I really like about this one is how it reflects the game’s opening song Amadeus, with the chorus having a both a similar pace and chord progression. It’s like it’s reminding us that, like the two songs, the game and anime are different yet strikingly similar. (Yes, I know this one is a bit of a cheat, but as the second opening uses the second verse of the song, I decided it was different enough from the first season version to include on this list).
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Extra Pick: An Awesome Game Theme Song from Summer 2018
Game: Border Break (PS4)
Song: “Amazing Trees”
Artist: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle
Why I Love It: If you loved the theme songs to last year’s Re:Creators, then you have to check this one out. From the same composer and one of the singers, this one brings a similar feel with a soft build followed by a powerful two-part chorus.
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