Lovely anime song

Anime songs recommended for people in their 40s, from nostalgic classics to the latest hits.

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.
A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerWakachan Araki
I started playing guitar in middle school and focused on band activities during my student years. I’ve been a hobbyist Vocaloid producer for over 15 years. After entering the workforce, I gained experience in various roles, including event sound engineering and videography/photography. As a writer, I’ve contributed introduction articles for music and manga websites, and in 2022 I had the opportunity to write the bonus liner notes for IA SUPER BEST. My specialties are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

The music we loved as kids somehow sticks with us even after we grow up, doesn’t it?

In an unexpected moment, a song can start playing in your mind along with scenes from back then.

It brings on an indescribable feeling of nostalgia.

In this article, we’ve put together anime songs that people in their 40s will definitely want to check out.

Whether you were glued to the TV watching anime as a child, or you’re just getting into anime now, this is for you.

You might even find yourself time-traveling back to your childhood.

Anime songs recommended for people in their 40s: from nostalgic classics to the latest hits (1–10)

TouchYoshimi Iwasaki

Touch – Yoshimi Iwasaki (Full)

Touch Iwasaki Yoshimi

This is the song used as the first-season theme for the hugely popular anime Touch.

Yoshimi Iwasaki’s lustrous vocals, sung over a rock sound, are beautiful.

It’s a track that makes you want to listen while recalling the anime’s iconic scenes, like the one where Minami Asakura bursts into tears or the moment when Tatsuya Uesugi confesses his feelings to her.

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Mystical, Mysterious Adventure!Hiroki Takahashi

(In Memory of Akira Toriyama) Dragon Ball “Makafushigi Adventure!”

Mysterious Adventure! Hiroki Takahashi

Despite being one of the earliest opening themes of the anime Dragon Ball, this number is the one many people instantly associate with the series.

With its bright, catchy melody that perfectly matches the adventure about to begin, it surely amped up the excitement of the generation that used to watch the show eagerly in front of their TVs.

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Love Song of LumYuko Matsuya

Love Song of Lum (Satoko Yamano Ver.)

Lum's Love Song by Yuko Matsutani

This is the song used for the opening of the anime Urusei Yatsura, based on Rumiko Takahashi’s original work.

The anime was truly a wild, slapstick comedy, but it was the kind that becomes addictive.

How about reminiscing about those days while listening to a song that feels like it speaks for Lum’s feelings toward Ataru Moroboshi?

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Anime Songs Recommended for People in Their 40s: From Nostalgic Classics to the Newest Hits (11–20)

single bedSharam Q

Sharam Q “Single Bed” (Music Video)

Single Bed Sharam Q

“Single Bed” is Sharam Q’s sixth single, released in October 1994.

Although it initially peaked at No.

9 on the Oricon chart, it became a long-running hit and sold over a million copies.

It may be a bit surprising, but this song was used as the ending theme for the anime “D.

N.

A.

— Doko ka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu —” at the time.

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Moonlight LegendDALI

DALI – Moonlight Densetsu (Moonlight Legend) Sailor Moon

Moonlight Densetsu DALI

The anime of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, which can be called a landmark of the transforming-heroine genre, began airing in 1992, and its opening theme is Moonlight Densetsu sung by DALI.

It has also been covered by various musicians.

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Until the World Ends…WANDS

WANDS “Until the World Ends… [WANDS 5th Generation ver.]” MV

Until the World Ends… WANDS

Released in 1994.

Set to a pleasant mid-tempo backing track, this supreme love song sings of a heartbreakingly tender love.

Many of you may know it, or have at least heard it once, as the opening theme song for the TV anime SLAM DUNK.

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Saint Seiya Myth ~Soldier Dream~Hironobu Kageyama & BROADWAY

Saint Seiya Myth ~Soldier Dream~ (An Acoustic Guitar Duo’s Shady Journey!! Live ver.)

Saint Seiya Myth ~Soldier Dream~ Hiro Nobu Kageyama & BROADWAY

It’s a landmark anime song that unfolds a dramatic, grand-scale worldview.

Featuring Hironobu Kageyama’s powerful vocals and BROADWAY’s exhilarating, fast-paced sound, it’s an irresistibly compelling track.

The lyrics, depicting the mission and friendship of warriors who fight with their lives shining, and their hope for the future, are sure to set listeners’ hearts ablaze.

Released in May 1988, it gained popularity as the opening theme for a TV Asahi anime.

In May 2019, a male contestant who performed this song on NHK Nodo Jiman was crowned the first Reiwa-era anime song champion.

Highly recommended not only for those who enjoyed anime in their youth, but for anyone with a fiery spirit.

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