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Get Fired Up! Anime Songs for Men – Classics and New 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.

Anime is a culture that has continued to expand with the times.

Back in the day, labels like “hero stories,” “magical girl,” or “mecha” were enough to explain what kind of show it was, but now words alone just aren’t enough.

That’s how big a scene it has become.

In this article, we’re doing a special feature on anime songs recommended for men.

From nostalgic, heart-pounding tracks to relatively recent releases,

it’s a lineup packed with masterpieces.

It may undermine the premise a bit to say this, but although we’re calling them “recommended for men,” there are surely songs here that will resonate with women too.

Please take your time and enjoy it to the end.

Get Fired Up! Recommended Anime Songs for Men [Classics & New] (41–50)

ignited -Ignited-T.M.Revolution

T.M.Revolution “ignited” (TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY opening theme song)

ignited -Ignited- T.M.Revolution

A powerful number that fuses electronic sounds with hard rock, depicting the resolve and inner conflict of a protagonist swept up by the fate of battle! The heavy sound woven by synthesizers and fierce guitar riffs captures the very tension of an interstellar war.

Released in November 2004, this song was selected as the first opening theme for the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, and it claimed the top spot on the Oricon Weekly Chart for the first time in about six years.

The lyrics, imbued with a strong will to uphold one’s beliefs on the battlefield and a pure desire to protect the ones you love, are sure to push you forward when you face major life decisions.

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Get Fired Up! Anime Songs Recommended for Men [Classics & Latest] (51–60)

Run, Makibao!F Map

Makibaō Opening Theme

Run, Makibao F · MAP

Midori no Makibao is a flagship work by Tsunomaru, who is known for creating many manga with animal protagonists.

While it may look like a gag manga at first glance, it actually portrays the world of horse racing quite seriously.

This song was the theme song when it was adapted into an anime, and its original tune is Hashire Kotaro.

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only my railgunfripSide

fripSide – only my railgun (Audio)

only my railgunfripSide

The second single overall by the three-member co-ed music unit fripSide, which has been active in its third phase since 2022 under the theme of “keeping the flame of digital J-POP alive.” Used as the opening theme for the TV anime A Certain Scientific Railgun, the synth sound, evoking trance, really amps up the energy.

The driving melody riding on a four-on-the-floor backbeat showcases the evolution of anison.

It’s a track whose sound, reminiscent of 1990s digital pop, sets your heart ablaze.

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CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LAHironobu Kageyama

Hironobu Kageyama – CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA .Live.mp4

CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA Hironobu Kageyama

It’s the theme song of Dragon Ball Z and one of Hironobu Kageyama’s signature works.

In the original manga, ‘Z’ covers the story from the Saiyan Saga onward, where the style shifted decisively toward full-on battle action.

Many films were also produced, and it may have been the period when the Dragon Ball series was at its peak.

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boyhoodTetsuya Takeda

Adolescence (with lyrics)

Takeya Tetsuya in his boyhood

The theme song of the film Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars.

The original author, Fujiko F.

Fujio, loved this song so much that he said, “The theme song has to be Tetsuya Takeda.” It evokes a sense of nostalgia and loneliness while reminding us of important things we had forgotten.

It was released in 1985.

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Mazinger ZIchiro Mizuki

Mazinger Z – Opening Japones [ Full ]

Mazinger Z Mizuki Ichirō

It’s the theme song of Mazinger Z, a landmark in robot anime that greatly influenced later works, sung by Ichirou Mizuki—now fondly known as “Aniki.” The lyrics weave in both the power of Mazinger Z and its array of weapons.

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Betrayal at SunsetTHEATRE BROOK

THEATRE BROOK / Sunset of Betrayal

Betrayal at Sunset THEATRE BROOK

A song by the funk rock band THEATRE BROOK that was used as the opening theme for the anime Durarara!!, which is based on a light novel.

It’s a track that sticks in your ears with its powerfully emotive vocals and a guitar whose presence feels like it’s playing a different melody in the background.

The slightly dark worldview and addictive rhythm are a perfect match for a work themed around the extraordinary.

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