[For Band Members] Recommended Anime Songs for Cultural and School Festival Live Performances [2025]

Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE – Blue and Summer

It’s a refreshing rock number packed with the brilliance and wistfulness of summer.

While it portrays anxieties about friendships and romance, the song overflows with a positive belief in human connections.

Released in August 2018 as the theme song for the film “A Blue Summer: 30 Days of You,” Mrs.

GREEN APPLE’s seventh single surpassed 500 million streams in January 2024.

It was also performed at the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen in December 2024, generating major buzz.

Filled with summer-specific imagery and a desire to cherish every moment of youth, it’s guaranteed to unite and electrify the entire venue if performed at a school festival.

Tomorrow as wellSHISHAMO

SHISHAMO “Tomorrow Too”

A song that captures the feelings of someone who, despite weekday fatigue, keeps pushing forward for the “hero” they can meet on the weekend.

It’s a track from SHISHAMO’s album “SHISHAMO 4,” released in February 2017, and was featured in NTT Docomo’s “Docomo no Gakuwari” commercial, as well as performed at the 68th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

Widely known as an anthem for young people, it is also beloved as a cheer song for Kawasaki Frontale.

Offering the courage to keep moving toward tomorrow even in tough times, this youth anthem is perfect for those who have someone they want to support and for people who want to share moving moments with hard-working friends.

Eye’s SentryUVERworld

UVERworld『Eye’s Sentry』

UVERworld’s songs are well-known as anime opening themes, and their passionate sound—expressing the many challenges and emotions we face in life, such as self-acceptance, change, and the pursuit of love—deeply resonates with listeners.

This particular track was created as the opening theme for Blue Exorcist, and you can feel the strong connection between UVERworld and the anime.

It’s a masterpiece carrying a message about staying true to your path, reexamining your true self, and cherishing bonds with loved ones—earning support not only from UVERworld fans but from people of all ages.

If you perform this song at your school festival, it’s sure to get the crowd fired up!

hundreds of millions of light-yearsOmoinotake

Omoinotake | Hundreds of Millions of Light-Years [Official Music Video]

A love song titled after the astronomical unit “light-year,” marked by a catchy melody and bittersweet lyrics.

It expresses unwavering feelings that transcend time and distance through Omoinotake’s groovy sound and Reo Fujii’s expansive vocals.

Released in February 2024 as the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Eye Love You,” the track became a massive hit, surpassing 100 million streams.

It was also selected as the entrance march for the 97th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and included on the album “Pieces,” making it a signature song for the band.

With its mid-tempo, approachable melody line and invigorating arrangement unique to a full band, it’s an ideal choice to perform at school culture festivals and campus band shows.

Perfect-Sense DreamerONE OK ROCK

ONE OK ROCK "The Totally Sensational Dreamer"

ONE OK ROCK’s fourth single stirs the heart with its passionate rock sound and message of hope.

Released in February 2010, this work channels a powerful will to carve out the future not through logic, but through instinct.

Chosen as the ending theme for TBS’s “Arabiki-dan,” it reached No.

9 on the Oricon charts, marking the band’s first Top 10 entry.

With powerful instrumentation and an uplifting message that’s sure to captivate audiences, it’s a highly recommended song to perform at school festivals or live events.

God knows…Aya Hirano

10. God knows…／Aya Hirano ～Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou～

Here’s one of the staple anison tracks often played live.

Featured as an insert song in the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, it sparked a huge boom.

It’s sung by Aya Hirano, the voice actress for the protagonist, Haruhi Suzumiya.

It was included on the 2006 release The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya no Tsumiawase: In-Story Song Collection Single from the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

That guitar riff really makes you want to play it, doesn’t it?

Kaiju no Hanabuta (Monster's Flower Song)Vaundy

Monster’s Flower Song / Vaundy: MUSIC VIDEO

A song by Vaundy that sings about recalling the days when one held dreams as big as a kaiju and striving to reignite that passion.

Through a song once hummed by someone dear in the past, the protagonist sets out to reclaim the dreams, hopes, and childlike innocence they had nearly forgotten, all unfolding alongside a captivating melody.

Released as a digital-only single in May 2020, the track rapidly gained popularity after being performed at the end of 2022 on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Its call-and-response style, which unites performers and audience, makes it an ideal choice for school and cultural festivals.