Anime Love Song Special [Heart-Fluttering & Tearjerkers]

I want to shout that I love you.BAAD

I want to shout that I love you – BAAD (Full)

It was used as the opening theme for the anime SLAM DUNK, which centers on high school basketball.

Since the story is mostly about basketball, there’s very little romance.

However, if you think of the characters as being in love with basketball, it may resonate just as deeply with many people who devote themselves to something.

The lyrics express a passionate, straightforward feeling: loving someone so much that you can’t wait to become a couple with them.

It’s a sentiment anyone with an unrequited crush has probably felt.

HOMEAsako Toki

Asako Toki / “HOME” Music Video

It’s a perfect number for when you want to spend a relaxed, unhurried time, singing that the place I return to is where you are.

The song is by Asako Toki, a singer who’s also active as a narrator, and it was chosen as the opening theme for season 2 of the anime Fruits Basket, based on a shoujo manga.

The vocals and melody gently seep into your heart—truly lovely.

Although the song’s theme is “family” and “home,” it can also be taken as a love song.

It makes you want to go—to return—to the place where your special someone is.

Summer IllusionGARNET CROW

GARNET CROW Summer Illusion live (2004–2013)

Natsu no Maboroshi, a signature song by the four-member band GARNET CROW, was used as the 10th ending theme for the TV anime Detective Conan.

The song tells of cherishing the happy summer memories with a beloved person with whom things never worked out—keeping them quietly as treasures of the heart.

Though the melody is bright, it conveys a bittersweet longing.

In the anime’s ending sequence, a memorable scene shows Conan, in sync with the lyrics, closing his eyes and recalling Ran Mouri, for whom he harbors feelings.

Cherry blossoms bloom: future, love, dreamyozuka*

yozuca* “Sakura Saku Mirai Koi Yume” | D.C. ~Da Capo~ | Opening

Like cherry blossoms swaying in the spring breeze, this heart-fluttering number hints at the start of a sweet-and-sour romance.

Yozuca*’s crystal-clear vocals intertwine with a wistful yet forward-looking melody to make listeners’ hearts skip a beat.

The pop sound feels as if it captures a sparkling moment of youth.

Released as Yozuca*’s second single in July 2003, this track was used as the opening theme for the TV anime D.

C.

~Da Capo~.

It might just make you want to listen—and rewatch—again.

Sakura KissChieko Kawabe

Chieko Kawabe – Cherry Blossom Kiss [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] (Opening Theme for the Nippon TV Anime “Ouran High School Host Club”)

A dazzling number that sparkles like spring sunshine, with a melody that makes your heart race.

It sings of a straightforward longing to see the one you love and a sincere desire to cherish the “now,” this very moment.

The bubbly feeling you get just by listening may be thanks to its catchy sound.

This work was released by Chieko Kawabe in April 2006 as her fifth single, and it was chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime Ouran High School Host Club.

It’s an irresistible track that brings back sweet, bittersweet memories.

My boyfriend is a pilot.Mari Iijima

Lynn Minmay – My Boyfriend is a Pilot (My Boyfriend is a Pilot)

This is the debut song of the idol Lynn Minmay from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, used as an insert song in the series.

It’s also a classic that has been covered by many characters in later Macross installments.

The lyrics sweetly portray a young woman’s feelings as she frets over her lover, who seems more obsessed with airplanes than with her.

PUNCH LINE!Shokotan ♥ Dempagumi

Shokotan ❤ Dempagumi 'PUNCH LINE!'

It’s the opening theme of the TV anime Punch Line.

Shoko Nakagawa and Dempagumi.

inc collaborate to sing it.

The lyrics, portraying a girl who’s proactive in love, are striking.

Even if you know it’s a bit calculated, it’s so cute you can’t help but forgive it—such a song.