With the summer heat comes a ton of new awesome anime songs to jam to.
*Note: Songs are presented in alphabetical order by series.
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Anime: Baruto: Naruto Next Generations
Song: “Gamushara”
Artist: CHiCO with HoneyWorks
Why I Love It: I really like how the singer’s breaths have a musical tone to them and are basically inward singing.
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Anime: Belle
Song: “Uta Yo”
Artist: Kaho Nakamura
Why I Love It: From unsure timid singing at the start to a tune that feels like it was plucked right out of Ghost in the Shell by the time it hits the chorus, this song is a beautifully haunting masterpiece.
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Anime: D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION
Song: “Black Lotus”
Artist: Rondo from D4DJ
Why I Love It: I simply love the singer’s breathless female falsetto in the chorus.
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Anime: Kingdom
Song: “King”
Artist: Emiko Suzuki
Why I Love It: The vast majority of this song is sung with two female vocals blended together. It gives the whole thing an almost Hiroyuki Sawano vibe—which is about the biggest complement I can give a song.
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Anime: Kobayashi-san Dragon Maid S
Song: “Ai no Supreme”
Artist: fhána
Why I Love It: This song just screams fun with its silly, cutesy rap and soring chorus.
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Anime: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Song: “Careless”
Artist: ClariS
Why I Love It: I mean, what would a Madoka Magica anime be without a cute ClariS song that feels like a perfect fit for any magical girl anime—you know except for one with the dark content of Madoka Magica.
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Anime: Record of Ragnarok
Song: “KAMIGAMI”
Artist: Maximum the Hormone
Why I Love It: Okay. I admit it. I’m not much for the half-rap, half-screaming male vocals but I absolutely love the big band feel of the female ones.
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Anime: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 2)
Song: “Like Flames”
Artist: MindaRyn
Why I Love It: Try not singing along with the chorus. Go on. I dare you.
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Anime: The Case Study Of Vanitas
Song: “0 (zero)”
Artist: LMYK
Why I Love It: This song mixes the singer’s willowy voice with a killer beat to make something really cool.
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Anime: The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace
Song: “Seija no Koushin”
Artist: Tatsuya Kitani
Why I Love It: What starts as almost discordant in the verse becomes a killer rock anthem in the chorus.
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Bonus Movie Pick
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Film: Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Song: “Broken Heart of Gold”
Artist: ONE OK ROCK
Why I Love It: Sure, the singer is amazing the whole way through but Jesus Christ—how that bassline in the chorus plays off the vocals is something wonderful.
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Bonus Game Pick
Game Guilty Gear Strive
Song: “Love the Subhuman Self”
Artist: AISHA, Jamison Boaz
Why I Love It: The progression in this song is amazing. The first verse it is Aisha’s powerful voice alone. The next verse adds death metal growl harmonies. Then for the final pre-chorus, it drops all instruments before bringing it all back for the final chorus. It’s so good I bought the $60 game and a $300 Hitbox just to play while listening to it.
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