Anime songs that get you hyped just by listening. Recommended classics and popular tracks.
Here are some classic anime songs that will get you hyped just by listening—handpicked recommendations of masterpieces and fan favorites from our studio staff.
It’s a gem-filled playlist of opening themes, insert songs, and ending themes from popular anime that everyone will want to sing along to.
Anime songs that get you hyped just by listening. Recommended classics and popular tracks (1–10)
Wanna beNEW!teddyloid
Producer TeddyLoid, known for electronic music and his work on anime and game soundtracks, has created this ambitious new track as the opening theme for the TV anime “Tōjima Tanzaburō Wants to Be Kamen Rider,” airing from October 2025.
Featuring Shigeru Matsuzaki and TOPHAMHAT-KYO, the song pairs a powerful four-on-the-floor beat—channeling the fervor of a hero-struck protagonist—with razor-sharp synth leads.
In the chorus, Matsuzaki’s soaring high notes explode, sonically amplifying the series’ central theme of transformation.
A must-listen for fans of hero stories!
Until the world endsNEW!WANDS
The 8th single chosen in 1994 as the ending theme for the landmark basketball manga SLAM DUNK became a million-seller and one of WANDS’s signature songs.
The lyrics, written by then-vocalist Sho Uesugi, depict loneliness and a sense of loss in the big city, infusing the personal pain of heartbreak with an urgent feeling that hints at the end of the world.
Composed by Tetsuro Oda, the driving melody merges perfectly with Uesugi’s soul-stirring vocals.
The song reached No.
1 on the Oricon weekly chart and stayed in the Top 10 for nine consecutive weeks.
For those who spent their youth with the anime, just hearing it may bring back a flood of memories.
It’s a classic that’s guaranteed to unite the room when everyone belts out the chorus at karaoke.
Song of the DeadNEW!KANA-BOON
This is the opening theme of the anime “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” which depicts protagonists trying to accomplish everything they’ve ever wanted in a world overrun by zombies.
Released by KANA-BOON in September 2023, it’s a chaotic yet uplifting rock track themed around the liberation of life.
Precisely because the situation is desperate, they take on the things they truly wanted to do.
That attitude of chasing freedom overlaps with the energetic sound and really hits home.
It’s perfect for livening up a Halloween party or for times when everyone wants to let loose and have a blast.
Red LiberationNEW!fripSide
A vampire-themed track that’s perfect for Halloween.
Released by fripSide in October 2023, this song was chosen as the opening theme for the anime “The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess.” Its powerful sound puts a rock flavor front and center! The exhilarating progression and choral harmonies feel great, making it a number that’s sure to light up live shows.
It’s a fiery anison that conveys a strong will to overcome fate.
OtonokeNEW!Creepy Nuts
Centered on Gen Z, the TV anime Dandadan became a social phenomenon, and its opening theme can be described as a new frontier in hip-hop woven by R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga.
Its title is a coined word meaning “sound apparition,” expressing how music itself slips into people’s hearts like something supernatural.
The lyrics are sprinkled with references to horror icons like Sadako and Kayako, as well as phrases that evoke other Jump works, sublimating the daring theme of fusing the occult with hip-hop.
The breakneck beat, relentless flow, and intricately calculated rhymes have the power to pull listeners straight into the story’s world.
Released in October 2024, the track topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and earned high praise both at home and abroad.
It’s an anime song recommended for those who want to immerse themselves in the anime’s worldview or experience a new form of hip-hop.
Revolutionary Journey – On the WayNEW!Aina the End
This song, created as the opening theme for Season 2 of the TV anime Dandadan, was written and composed by Aina the End.
It will be released digitally in July 2025, followed by physical releases in two formats—CD and Blu-ray—in September.
Its exhilarating sound layers with a mysterious melody, conveying the protagonists’ determination to fight to protect what’s precious to them in a straightforward way.
As Aina herself says, she “reduced the distortion in her voice and sang straightforwardly,” resulting in a clear and powerful vocal performance.
It perfectly matches the anime’s worldview, where the occult and youth intersect.
It’s a track we recommend when you want to keep moving forward or need a push on your back.
Zankyo SankaNEW!Aimer
Released in January 2022 as Aimer’s 20th single, this song was selected as the opening theme for the popular anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc.
It topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks, surpassed 200 million streams, and received a Special Award at the Japan Record Awards.
Masahiro Tobinai’s bold arrangement features resplendent brass and strings that brilliantly capture both the opulence of the red-light district and the tension of battle.
The lyrics, imbued with a powerful resolve to overcome past pain and resound into the future, embody the very determination of characters who confront their fate.
Performed even in cheering scenes at Koshien, it’s a song cherished not only by anime fans but also by many listeners running through their youth.