Is the most popular song, as expected, the "Oni no Kai" song? Or is it? The result of "LiSA Anime Tie-up Song Popularity Poll" was announced!

Akiba Research Institute's official voting project "LiSA Anime Tie-up Song Popularity Poll" was held from September 29 to October 14, 2020. Here are the results.

LiSA, who has become a national artist with the smash hit "Kourenka," the OP theme song of "Demon Slayer," released her new album "LEO-NiNE" on October 14, her first album in almost three years, and "Flame," the theme song of the movie "Demon Slayer: Infinity Train Arc," which will be released on October 16, simultaneously. LiSA is getting into the groove, and we at Akiba Research Institute want to give her our full support!

We held a poll on the popularity of LiSA's anime tie-up songs released so far.

The results of the poll, which collected 318 votes, can be found at ......?

No. 1 Silushi ( Sword Art Online II ): 63 votes

No. 2 Catch the Moment ( Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale-) 58 votes

No. 3 Rising Hope ( The Lesser Student of Magical High School ) 44 votes

No.4 Red lotus flower ( Demon Slayer ) 42 votes

No.5 oath sign ( Fate/Zero ) 31 votes

No.6 crossing field ( Sword Art Online ) 21 votes

No.7 ASH ( Fate/Apocrypha ) 12 votes

No.8 ADAMAS ( Sword Art Online: Alicization ) 10 votes

No. 9 Rally Go Round ( Nisekoi: ) 9 votes

No. 10 träumerei (The Sun Rises ): 7 votes

While one might expect the popularity of "Kimetsu" to have an impact, it turns out that four of the top 10 songs were "Sword Art Online" songs.

In addition, the magnificent rock ballad "Shirushi " ("Sword Art Online II" ED) took first place, overturning the public image of Kimetsu as a singer who sings hard rock songs. Some may find this song surprising, but after watching the anime, reading LiSA's own lyrics, and listening to the song over and over again, it is a gem of a song that will slowly sink in. The development from the restrained A melody to the emotional chorus is the song's greatest highlight!

It is also impressive that around the time of the release of this song, the band began to actively participate in rock festivals as well as anime-related events. In a sense, it may be reading too much into this song to say that it was a milestone that led to the big hit of "Kourenka" in the very beginning.

At any rate, the fact that so many people voted for this song shows that everyone knows what they are talking about! It seems like everyone knows what they are talking about!

Second place went to "Catch the Moment," the theme song for "Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale. This is a royal rock tune. This song has the quality of an ani-song that colors the work with its music, and is also very attractive as a rock number. The liberating chorus and gorgeous piano phrases that run over the solid rock sound are impressive.

Third place went to "Rising Hope," the OP theme for "The Lesser Student of Magical High School. Composed by Tomoya Tabuchi of UNISON SQUARE GARDEN and arranged by Shota Horie of PENGUIN RESEARCH, this was LiSA's first song for which she wrote the lyrics (with Tabuchi), and a major turning point for her. She also said in an interview that the song was a turning point for her.

It is also one of the most important songs in her career, as she performed it on the music program "Music Station.

With such a backbone, the Top 3 result is understandable.

After the top three songs were all worthy of being called LiSA's masterpieces, "Kourenka" came in at No. 4. The fact that this song seems to have been written as if it was intended to be a masterpiece is a surprise, but on the other hand, this song is sure to become a new masterpiece as well. In this sense, the No. 4 position is also understandable and very suggestive.

No. 5 "oath sign" (OP of "Fate/Zero") is a song from the origin of the major label debut single. At the same time, it is a song that marks the encounter with the "Fate" series. For those who know this era, this song is probably the one LiSA is most associated with! For those who know this era, this is the song that LiSA is known for! The dramatic melody and LiSA's passionate singing make for an exquisite marriage.

SAO," "Magical High School," "Kimetsu," and "Fate" are all big titles. However, I was again surprised to find that the songs on ...... are as strong as the tie-ups, or rather, they are songs that make the works of art even more powerful.

In addition, "crossing field" ("Sword Art Online" OP) ranked 6th, "ADAMAS " (Sword Art Online: Arisゼーション) 8th, "ASH" (Fate/Apocrypha) 7th, and songs from the "SAO" series and "Fate" series were ranked in the top 10.

No. 10 "träumerei " ("Gensho wo Kakeru Taiyo" OP), another hard rock number, is in the same lineage as the theme songs of these works.

The song that stands out from the rest is No. 9, "Rally Go Round" (OP of "Nisekoi:"), which is both cool and cute at the same time. This song is both cool and cute at the same time, showing LiSA's wide range of talent. LiSA used to reference idol performances when she used to be a member of a band ....... In the music video, LiSA shows a cute expression that reminds us of those days. Check it out!

There are many attractive anime tie-up songs lined up below the 11th place, so please listen to them and enjoy LiSA's charm!