My Playlist of Japanese Songs + Animes

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In this article, I want to present my list of favorite Japanese songs. Most of them are songs that probably appeared in some anime or game. I want to talk about all the songs, artists, and share a complete ranking to help you find what to listen to.

When it comes to music, I am a bit different from most people; it’s usually the instrumental touches, rhythms, and soundtracks that catch my attention in a song, not the lyrics or the singer’s voice. One of the main reasons I like Japanese music so much is that they exaggerate in instrumentals that differ from the repetitive everyday sounds.

Take any popular Brazilian or international song; they will always have the same instruments and rhythms. On the other hand, Japanese songs distance themselves from the traditional and use great mixes of rhythms and even classical music instruments.

Favorite Japanese Singers, Composers, and Bands

I usually don’t tend to like just one singer, composer, or musical group. Generally, I like only one or two songs from each random band because that song was part of crucial moments in my life.

Quickly listing my favorite Japanese bands, composers, and singers in ranked order. I can’t say precisely what I like; I usually listen to a maximum of 3 songs from each, but the top ones on the list usually have more songs.

• Hiroyuki Sawano;
• Goose House;
• Yuzu;
• LiSA;
• ClariS;
• MISIA;
• Mai Kuraki;
• Hikaru Utada;
• Rimi Natsukawa;
• Sayuri;
• Mika Kobayashi;
• Mika Nakashima;
• 7!!;
• SID;
• ReoNa;
• May.J
• Aimer;
• ayaka;
• PornoGraffiti;
• Yui;
• Yui Horie;
• BoA
• Yoko Takahashi;
• CHiCO;
• Mashiro Ayano;
• GReeeeN;
• ASCA;
• Eir Aoi;
• Miura Jam;

My Favorite Japanese Songs

I always find a song and listen to it about 1,000 times until I get tired of it. There are songs that I can never get tired of, and they remain marked forever, like the endings and openings of the 2011 anime Hunter x Hunter; all of them are epic, especially those by Yuzu.

HitoriGoto and Irony by Claris have also been in my Playlist for a long time. From Sayuri, I have listened to Heikousen and Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna thousands of times. The ending of Shigatsu Wa Kimi no Uso, Orange by 7!! is another one that gives me chills.

The song I have been listening to the most lately is Unlasting by Lisa, the ending of Sword Art Online Alicization 2. Previously, I also listened a lot to Niji no Kanatani from the same anime.

Two other very popular songs that I love and have always found among the most sung at Karaoke are Zankoku na Tenshi no teeze from Evangelion and Sekai wa koi ni ochiteiru from Ao Haru Ride.

In 2018, during my trip to Japan, I discovered two songs that I still listen to constantly today. They are ai no katachi [アイノカタチ] by MISIA and also the traditional Okinawan song Shima Uta [島唄], sung by Rimi Natsukawa.

Before these songs, I love most of the songs and OST tracks composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, especially those sung by Mika Kobayashi and Mizuki, particularly those from the Aldnoah.Zero anime and the game Xenoblade X.

Goose House is another band that I liked a lot; they do several covers and have perfect original songs like Oto no Naru Houe from Silver Spoon and Hikaru Nara from Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso.

Japanese Songs from My Playlist

Of course, there are many other Japanese songs that have been or are in my playlist for some time and that have marked me in some way. I will list below some songs that were left out and that I strongly recommend listening to.

Remembering that they are not in order of favorites or anything, I just added the ones I found in the apps I use, or the ones that came to my mind. There may be more songs that I may not have remembered T.T — Sad…

Responsive Table: Scroll the table sideways with your finger >>

Song Name	Band/Singer	Anime/Media
ALIEz	feat. mizuki mZk	Aldnoah.Zero
A little pain	Olivia Lufkin	Nana
Fantastic Future	Tamura Yukari	HenNeko
Oh! Rival!	PornoGrafitti	Detective Conan
Try Again	Mai Kuraki	Detective Conan
Chikai	Hikaru Utada	Kingdom Hearts 3
Yuki no Hana	Mika Nakashima	ReLife
Kiss of Death	Mika Nakashima	Darling in the Franxx
Friendship	Okazaki Ritsuko	Sukitte Ii na yo
Again	Yui	Fullmetal Alchemist
Blue Bird	KOBUKURO	Bakuman
Period	Chemistry	Fullmetal Alchemist
Love Dramatic	Masayuki Suzuki	Kaguya-Sama
Ref:rain	Aimer	Koi wa Ameagari
Kiseki	GReeeeN	Classical
NatsuMatsuri	Whiteberry	Traditional
Departure	Masatoshi Ono	Hunter x Hunter
Ichiban no Takaramono	Yui	Angel Beats
My Dearest	supercell	Guilty Crown
unravel	TK from Ling	Tokyo Ghoul
Guren no Yumiya	Linked Horizon	Shingeki no Kyojin
Rain	SID	Fullmetal Alchemist
Uso	SID	Fullmetal Alchemist
the WORLD	Nightmare	Death Note
Brave Heart	Miyazaki Ayumi	Digimon
Moonlight Densetsu	Moon Lips	Sailor Moon
God knows	Aya Hirano	Suzumiya Haruhi
Nandemonaiya	RADWIMPS	Kimi no na wa
Todokanai Koi	Uehara Rena	White Album 2
Bouken Desho Desho	Hirano Aya	Suzumiya Haruhi
Flavor of Life	Hikaru Utada	Hana Yori Dango (D)
Sorairo Days	Saenai Heroine	Gurren Lagann
Only my Railgun	fripSide NAO	Railgun
Yuukyou Seishunka	Ali Project	Code Geass
Chasing the World	may’n	Accel World
Unfinished	KOTOKO	Accel World
Kanade	Sukima Switch	Famous
Let Me Hear	Las Vegas	Kiseijuu
Kanashii Ureshii	Frederic	Koi to Uso
Fukashigi no Carte	Various Artists	Seishun Buta
Sparkle	RADWIMPS	Kimi no na wa
Uragiri no Yuuyake	Theatre Brook	Durarara
Fatima	Kanako Ito	Steins;Gate
Bravely You	Lia	Charlotte
Days of Dash	Suzuki Konomi	Sakurasou
君が夢を連れてきた	Various Artists	Sakurasou
Oracion	Ai Kayano	No Game no Life
This Game	Konomi Suzuki	No Game no Life
B.B	The Yatou	Uchuu Kyoudai

Ranking of the Best Japanese Songs

To conclude this article, let’s share a ranking of favorite Japanese songs of all time according to popular opinion. We will not put them in order of popularity but rather in alphabetical order.

• 366 nichi – HY · 2008
• Ayaka Hirahara · 2004
• Ai no Katachi – Misia · 2018
• Aiuta – Greeeen · 2007
• anata ni aitakute – Dreams Come True · 1989
• Arigatou – Ikimono-gakari · 2010
• Aruiteikou-Piano Intro Version- – Ikimono-gakari · 2012
• Ashitaga Kurunara – JUJU · 2009
• Beginner – AKB48 · 2010
• Best Friend – Kiroro · 2002
• Clock Strikes – One Ok Rock · 2013
• Futatsu no Kuchibiru – Exile · 2009
• Hana – Orange Range · 2004
• Hanaha Saku – Kiroro · 2018
• Hitohira No Hanabira – Stereopony · 2009
• Hotaru – Maiko Fujita · 2019
• Hyakuman-kai no ‘I Love You’ – Rake · 2011
• Ijime, Dame, Zettai – BABYMETAL · 2013
• jun-ai rhapsody – Mariya Takeuchi · 1994
• Kataomoi – Aimer · 2016
• KETSUI NO ASA NI – Aqua Timez · 2006
• Kimi No Subeteni – Spontania · 2008
• KIMINIUTATTARABUSONGUKARAOKE – Lil’B · 2008
• Kiseki – Greeeen · 2008
• Koi Suru Fortune Cookie – AKB48 · 2014
• Koibito yo – Mayumi Itsuwa · 1980
• Koko ni shika sakanai hana – Kobukuro · 2005
• Konayuki – Remioromen · 2005
• Love Forever – Miliyah Kato · 2009
• Love so sweet – Arashi · 2007
• Lovers Again – Exile · 2007
• Mirai E (letra E Tradução) – Kiroro · 1998
• Nandemonaiya – Radwimps · 2016
• Nokoribi – Mayumi Itsuwa · 1989
• Obokuri – Eeumi – Ikue Asazaki · 2008
• Please Stay With Me – Yui · 2010
• PONPONPON – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu · 2011
• Sakura Anatani Deaete Yokatta – RSP · 2009
• Sakurairo Mau Koro – Mika Nakashima · 2005
• Soba ni Iru ne – Thelma Aoyama · 2008
• Sparkle – Radwimps · 2016
• Sukiyaki – Kyū Sakamoto · 1962
• Sunao Ni Naretara – JUJU · 2008
• Tomorrow never knows – Mr. Children · 1994
• Towa ni Tomo ni – Kobukuro · 2004
• Uchiagehanabi – Daoko · 2017
• WINDING ROAD – Kobukuro · 2012
• Yuki no Hana – Mika Nakashima · 2003
• 心の友 – Mayumi Itsuwa · 1991
• 抱いて – Tatsuya Ishii · 1998