[Summer Anisongs] Iconic and Popular Anime Tracks That Feel Like Summer

A hill where summer begins to showDaisuke

Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2: Da! – Opening Theme “Summerly Slope” (English Sub)

This is a refreshing, fast-paced song by singer-songwriter Daisuke that feels wonderfully pleasant to listen to.

It combines the excitement of the start of summer with a fleeting sense of poignancy that appears in quiet moments.

The lyrics paint scenes of sloping streets, sunsets, and fireworks that spring vividly to mind, almost like your own memories.

Released in July 2013 as his seventh single, the track served as the opening theme for the anime Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure and the movie Genesect and the Legend Awakened.

Even now, its heart-thumping melody line is unforgettable.

It’s a song you’ll want to play on a summer drive or on a night when you want to sink into a slightly sentimental mood.

Trace OrionUNISON SQUARE GARDEN

UNISON SQUARE GARDEN “Tracing Orion” LIVE MUSIC VIDEO

This is the opening theme of the hero anime TIGER & BUNNY, depicted with an innovative setting.

As the series gained recognition, the song did as well, and it can be considered a signature hit from the hugely popular youth-favorite band UNISON SQUARE GARDEN.

Cathe the MomentLiSA

LiSA 『Catch the Moment』-Music Clip RADIO EDIT ver.-

A signature hit by LiSA and the theme song of the anime Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale.

The way it shifts in an instant from a jazzy intro to a full-on rock sound with harmonics is irresistibly cool.

FUTUREFISHSTYLE FIVE

Free! Eternal Summer Ending

This is the ending theme of the anime “Free! -Eternal Summer-,” which depicts handsome high school boys dedicating their youth to swimming.

The song is performed by the voice actors who portray the characters in the series, and it is well-loved by both fans of the show and voice actor enthusiasts.

When They Cry: HigurashiEiko Shimamiya

When They Cry OP – High Quality?

It’s a single released in 2006 and the opening theme for Higurashi: When They Cry.

Despite the anime’s cute art style, it’s a madness-tinged horror work, and the music captures that worldview brilliantly.

If you extend the intro phrase and play it in reverse… well, if you’re curious, look it up.

With a summer-colored smile, 1, 2, Jump!μ’s

[Love Live!] “Mermaid festa vol.1” (B-side track of the 3rd single) sample video

It’s a song from the popular anime Love Live!.

The passionate melody evokes the feeling of summer.

It’s produced with extremely high quality.

You could say it’s a track packed with the charms of nine star-studded voice actors.

It’s a song from their third single, released in 2012.

Bravely YouLia

Lia – Bravely You (Charlotte AMV)

This is the opening theme of the anime Charlotte, which aired in the summer of 2015.

It features many star-inspired sounds, and the opening sequence, with scenes of the starry sky, was very beautiful.

While the meaning of the lyrics becomes fully clear in the final episode of the anime, it’s also a masterpiece that gives you plenty to think about even when considered as a standalone song.