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Here’s a set of anime songs that I like to listen lately. It’s a collection of feel-good music and composed mainly of alternative—rock, pop and acoustic. These songs are something that I would listen whenever I’m traveling by subway, driving in daylight, sitting on my bean bag, thinking what will be my next post, and conditioning myself into anime mode.
My Playlist 1 : AudioScape (Click Image to Download Song)
Song: Aoi Shiori
Artist: Galileo Galilei
Anime: Ano Hana
For sure, majority of anime viewers know this song. This is the OP of Ano Hana and truly speaks about the theme. The beat in the very beginning is so catchy. My favourite line is “Something must be wrong with me.”
Song: Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari Artist: supercell
Anime: Bakemonogatari
This is Shaft’s Bakemonogatari ED song. First time I heard of this music, I instantly connected with it due to the piano tune and the sexy vocals. The lyrics are wonderfully written and complement the plotline very well.
Song: Kimi ni Todoke
Artist: Tanizawa Tomofumi
Anime: Kimi ni Todoke
This Kimi ni Todoke’s OP song has cool tune which rightly fits the carefree characters of KnT. The wordings are lovely for it suits nicely with Kazehaya and Sawako’s love story.
Song: Sakasama Bridge
Artist: Suneohair
Anime: Arakawa Under the Bridge
This ending song is the reason why I always find myself excited whenever an episode concludes. The melody and beat is so entrancing that I didn’t really mind what the lyrics say.
Song: Hana Nokori Tsuki
Artist: nano.RIPE
Anime: Hanasaku Iroha
Aside from the lovely art. this OP song surely made the series livelier. Who would’ve ever forgotten Ohana rushing down the stairs while fixing her pins and pulling her strings in place? Cool huh? Forget about the lyrics, I’m not a big fan of it; however it’s so grooving to see how the tempo and character movements perfectly in-sync together.
Song:Hana no Iro
Artist: nano.RIPE
Anime: Hanasaku Iroha
Acoustic is a must in on my playlist. I simply adore this song because I like how they used the tune to fittingly suit the mood. Also, the lyrics are sensibly written and poignant.
Song: Centefolia
Artist: Ceui
Anime: Aoi Hana
This is the type of music that you would want to listen when you’re laying down under the tree while daydreaming of whatever. It’s very refreshing and enchanting. Like the other songs on this list, it flawlessly fits its anime.
Song: Akai Coat
Artist: Sunehair
Anime: Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge
Although I didn’t really feel a deep connection between this ED song and its anime, I happened to love this because of its laid-back melody and lyrics—songs like this suit my personality.
Song: Morning Arch
Artist: Kawano Marina
Anime: A-Channel
This OP song together with its animation is very well constructed and animated. I truly enjoy listening to the relaxed but groovy beat and tone.
Song:Fuwa Fuwa Time
Artist: Yoko Hikasa
Anime: K-On!!
I got attached to this song because K-On!! reminds me of how enjoying my high school was. Each time I listen to this song, it throws back silly and fun memories, that’s why how am I supposed to leave this behind? This has some nice punk rock beat that would make anyone feel genki.
A Little Bit About This Week:
I’m so overjoyed that I finally graduated from my beloved University of Toronto. It had been my home for the last four years and educated me beyond academics. I’m so proud to be one of its alumni.
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Side Comments:
- Technically it’s Thursday, but I’m going to pretend that it’s Saturday because I might not be able to go online on that day.
- This is my very first anime playlist. They’re refreshing—an escapism, in a good way—to my ear.
- I don’t really understand the wordings and only heavily rely upon the available translations, however that didn’t stop me from appreciating these songs.
- Most importantly, all credits and copyrights belong to the artists and studios of the respective songs.
Nice list you got here, and congratulations! on graduating! exciting stuff ahead of you now!
Thank you.
listening to jap music despite having little to no knowledge is just like appreciating anime. I guess it’s in every otaku’s blood to at least have a preference over these things.
congratulations on graduating!
Yeah I really believe so too. Also, I grew in a very multicultural city that’s why I’m very open welcoming new things as long as it works for me.
Btw, thanks for the cheers.
Graduating? I had no idea, ‘grats.
Oh, and I’m not familiar with a lot of the songs on this list – among them I’d have to say I only know two or three. For starters I guess you could say that I absolutely adore supercell’s song for Bakemonogatari, a great anime with a fittingly amazing song. The piano’s is really soothing but I prefer that song for the vocals, really.
Thanks for congratulating Tom! ^^
I think we’re just on the same boat. Haven’t really seen that much anime yet. I just happen to remember these songs because one of my criteria–which is not deliberate–for choosing which to watch is the OP and ED songs. And indeed, supercell’s vocals is so amazing. ^^
Congratulations on your graduation!
I gave your playlist a listen. Centefolia and Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari are already my top favorite songs for the same reasons as yours as well. You know from my recent post that songs are a hit or miss with me due to my deafness, but I have to say that Aoi Shiori was the only hit with me. I do think that the other songs are decent; just that they didn’t click with me. Maybe I just haven’t given a listen to a lot of anime song yet.
Thanks for the cheers. ^^
I apologize if they’re not that decent for you, I think I understand why. This playlist has songs that I feel like have moderate lively upbeats. Lately I’m traveling quite a lot and I don’t want to fall asleep that’s why I mentioned that I’d listen to these songs to make me genki and they’re more suitable in daylight. I also have strong taste for indie music… On my next playlist, I’m planning to look for mellow down songs, hopefully they’ll sound much better.
Oh, you don’t need to worry and apologize about if they sound better to me or not; it’s all up to you and your preferences! And, yeah, I can understand why some of them are more suitable in daylight especially Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (my top favorite along with “One More Time, One More Chance” by Masayoshi Yamazaki).
I like that 5cm song. That’s actually one the songs on my next playlist. I didn’t include that because it doesn’t suit the theme of this list. ^^
Congratulations on graduating ^^. Hopefully mine will not be to far behind, lol.
Very nice listing. For some reason I have not been in the mood to listen to music nor have I got any new music for this season. Odd…
Thanks for congratulating me. Just hang in there, soon you won’t even notice that it’s already graduation day. Personally, it kind of felt surreal.
For me, I use music to stimulate my brain cells, but oftentimes I also find myself enjoying more the serenity of silence.
What a coincidence, I’m listening to Supercell right now
I had the HanaIro op on loop for a while a few days ago, but I think I played out its entertainment value for now.
Congrats on graduating!
Great! What are the odds, right…?
I like supercell because she has a distinct vocals, which is quite easy for me to recognize.
As for Hana no Iro, I never skip that OP whenever I watch the anime. The animation together with the song always amuse me.
Btw, thanks for the congrats.
I absolutely adore Aoi Shiori, though I prefer the abridged version of it, which is being used as the OP. I’m surprised the ED didn’t make it on the list.
I haven’t heard the rest except for the OP/ED of Hanasaku. I didn’t quite like the voices, neither did I like the lyrics, of which I understood very little. But that aside, I can’t help but agree with the following:
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Aoi Shiori topped my list because the first time I heard it, I just love it. I didn’t include the ED because I’m planning to add that on my next list.
nano.RIPE’s vocals (HanaIro singer) isn’t really my type, but I like their music. I included that on my list because it complements well with anime. I also find it smart how HanaIro uses the songs to better bring out the emotion of the anime as a whole.
Thanks for informing that the script isn’t working properly. I fixed your quote.
I have no idea why it didn’t work, hopefully future commenters won’t experience the same problem.
I wanted to congratulate you previously (since I didn’t in my first or second comment), but didn’t want to spam with more comments than necessary at any one point in time. So, here: Congratulations on your graduation. I have a year to go before I, too, graduate.
Aww that’s so sweet, I really appreciate the thoughts.
Last school year turned out really fast for me. I suggest you to enjoy it to the fullest. I wish you all the best for your last term.
Thanks for congratulating me. A year from now, I’ll be saying the same thing to you.
Oh, I’m late, but congratulations!
The real life starts now with the job search.
Thanks! There’s never too late. ^^
Yeah, job search is every graduate’s reality slap.
Congratulations on the graduation, sunshine. Dunno why I called you that, and I’m not sure why I decided to comment so late.
I have a shamefully large anime playlist, which shall now be expanding a little bit (HanaIro and AnoHana openings) thanks to this post. =D
Despite begrudgingly liking K-ON’s OPs and EDs, I just can’t bring myself to download them. Maybe it’s my seething dislike for the actual series that holds me back.
Thanks, even though it’s a late comment it’s still well appreciated just like the others… and LOL to sunshine. ^^
Great, so you have huge playlist collection. I’m not really too familiar of anime songs and this is my first playlist, do you have some good recommendation?
I’m glad that you like the HanaIro and AnoHana OPs, those two are really quite popular this season and I also really like them. How come you’ve no love for K-On? It’s one of my favourite anime last year. As for their OST, I don’t play it as much as Aoi Shiori, but it’s catchy enough to be on my list.
And thank you for appreciating my comment. I appreciate that, thus creating a never ending cycle of appreciation.
Oh hell, it’s wonderful for a first playlist. Pretty consistently happy/bubbly as well. Can’t say I can get behind that all the way, but it’s always great to see somebody who knows what they like.
Well, I’m a fan of the Aria OST, as are many. As far as soothing, relaxing music goes for a soundtrack, it’s very hard to beat. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I recommend doing so.
K-ON just wasn’t my cup of tea is all. It was one of the few series that almost thoroughly bored me, the only redeeming factor being Sawako and her borderline psychotic personality. Oh sure, it made me chuckle at times, but it just didn’t appeal to me very much. Oddly enough, I’m an avid reader of K-ON doujin. It’s weird how the world works out sometimes.
Haha, you surely know how to make people smile.
I think I understand how K-On wasn’t your type. I have two brothers, the first one I was able to force him watch K-On, and the second one I failed miserably convincing him. It’s quite odd though since most of the time the second one always has similar taste to mine, but not with K-ON.
Oh pshaw, you’re too kind. :3
Don’t mention it. I’ve fallen asleep to the Aria soundtrack every night for the past few nights, and it’s been the best sleep that I’ve had in awhile. And sometimes, especially when I feel stressed, it’s good to have on in the background while I do my writing.
K-ON just ultimately struck me as shallow. While not everything has to have layers upon layers of complexity for me to enjoy it, it wasn’t memorable in the slightest, aside for a couple of gags and Yui’s intolerable, incurable denseness.
Again, different strokes for different folks. I may not like it, but my complaints aren’t any more valid than anybody’s compliments for the series.
Yeah, I believe you can really comfortingly fall asleep with Aria’s OST, no wonder why this anime is often described as one that offers ultimate relaxation. And same here, I listen to anime songs when I write a post because it conditions my brain.
As for K-ON, I agree with you. The reason why I enjoyed it is due to its simplicity and well-executed mundane story, and I guess that’s because I’m a laid-back shallow person. ^^
Well, it depends on my mood. I’ll either have the Aria soundtrack, Die Sektor, swing music, or speed metal on. Mostly Aria, since I like feeling a sort of auditory euphoria as I clack away on the keyboard.
But that soundtrack is really something else, easily one of my favorites. And if you haven’t watched it yet, I recommend doing so.
There’s nothing wrong with being shallow when it comes to anime. I mean hell, Azumanga Daioh isn’t exactly rife with complexity and that’s easily one of the most thoroughly enjoyable anime series out there. Not sure exactly why K-ON didn’t do it for me, but it didn’t.
Oh yeah, I started downloading Aria. Once I finish, Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, I’m going to start watching it. Thanks to your recommendation.
It’s not a problem at all. The more people who see Aria, the closer I think we can come to world peace. Or at the very least everyone seeing a damn good anime.
Nice. I make a lot of lists like this myself, though KOKIA has been monopolizing them as of late (such an awesome singer). Also, I know it’s been what, 9 months since you posted this, but congratulations on graduating! I just recently started, so it’s something far in the future for me, but I’m sure you’re enjoying your free time. So good work!
Thanks for letting me know about KOKIA, I’m not really aware of any J-Pop singers aside from the Big Bang boy band. But right now, I really liked Supercell.
Btw, thanks so much for the congrats. I’m really enjoying my non-school schedule. The stress that I’m experiencing is different but good thing I now have time to blog in between. Also, I noticed that it’s your first commenting on my post… thanks, again, for dropping by.