Blowing away Corona, 10 anisongs from the power-packed spring 2021 anime! Hiroyuki Deguchi's "Just Shut Up and Listen to Anime Songs! in Spring 2021".

Hello to the 10 million anime song fans in Japan. I am Hiroyuki Deguchi, a wandering bassist and DJ who plays a lot of anime songs and special effects songs. It's time for the "Just Shut Up and Listen to Anime Songs" column, in which I choose 10 anime songs from this season based on my own prejudices and opinions. It's time for "Just Shut Up and Listen to Anime Songs!

Two months remain until the Olympics, with no signs of the Corona convergence in sight. The situation is becoming increasingly chaotic, and I'm feeling depressed, but I'm still holding on somehow.

I can't speak on political matters or anything difficult, but I can say that I feel a little better now that I have come to the realization that the only thing to do now is to live well while remembering to be considerate to others and to oneself. I think the reason I feel a little better is that all the anime of this season are interesting. After watching an anime, I feel like I can reset my mood by saying, "Oh, that was fun.

It may be too much of an exaggeration to say that it gives me energy for tomorrow, but I feel much better as a result of being exposed to so many interesting works because it enriches my mind. Thanks to anime, I am in good physical condition. Such is this season.

Now that I know I'm feeling good, what is this column all about? I'm sure many of you may be asking, so I'll explain briefly: I, Deguchi, watch an anime work that airs every season, listen to all of its songs (opening and ending), and choose 10 songs based on my subjective and biased preferences.

In short, this column is not about ranking the songs or the works, but about simply being satisfied with the songs and saying, "I love this song so much! It is a very peaceful column where I just talk about "I love this song so much!

I am very happy if this column can be a trigger for someone to meet someone new, and I hope that you will be able to enjoy my column.

So, without further ado, I would like to choose 10 songs for this season!

Get ready, 10 songs!

Isekai Majo to Summon Girl no Slave Majutsu Ω

OP "EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY!/Yu Serizawa with DJ KOO & MOTSU

ODDTAXI

OP "ODDTAXI / Skirt and PUNPEE

If the ultimate evolution of full-dive RPG is shittier than reality

ED "Kisuida! / Reona Kisaragi (cv. Ayana Taketatsu), Alicia (cv. Ai Fayrouz), Misarisa (cv. Shiori Izawa), Kaede Yuki (cv. Aoi Koga)"

Gojira S.P. <Singular Point

OP "in case... /BiSH

300 years after defeating slime, I reached the max level before I knew it!

OP "Gudafuwa Everyday/Yuki Aoi

Duel Masters King!

OP "Updating Life/DOBERMAN INFINITY

Beyblade Burst Dynamite Battle

OP "Bump it! Dynamite Battle/NORISTRY

Iruma-kun (2nd series) Iruma-kun (2nd series)

OP "No! No! Satisfaction!/DA PUMP

Mashiro no oto

ED "Until This Dream Awakens feat.

More! Seriously Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (2nd series)

ED "ZORORI ROCK! /Yabai T-shirt Shop

These are 10 songs from this season!

I was so worried! It was a very difficult decision this time!

Intuitively, I was able to select up to about 15 songs right away, but from there it was difficult. I did not have a particular theme in mind when selecting the songs, but I think I chose songs that had a live feel, or the texture of live instruments and other "nuances of a human performance. Looking back on it again.

So, please listen to each of them! points of each song.

ODDTAXI

OP "ODDTAXI/Skirt and PUNPEE

Odd Taxi" is the most popular work in this season around me (on SNS, etc.). Anyway, the animation is interesting! and "the music is good! and "the music is great!

The OP theme "ODDTAXI" is already extremely compelling from the very first note, and has a penetrating power that makes you know intuitively that it is a "good song.

This collaboration is a unique combination of Wataru Sawabe's solo project "Skirt" and PUNPEE, who is active as a rapper and trackmaker. Perhaps because both artists share a common backbone, being from Itabashi, it is interesting that the grooves fit together beautifully, despite the different fields in which they usually work. The lo-fi, languid groove creates a gentle undulation that is neither too heavy nor too light, and the groove seems to stir up the hopes and anxieties of everyday life.

The structure of this song is reminiscent of "Boogie Back Tonight" by Kenji Ozawa and Schadaraparr, but the essence of the song is "a fusion of keen sensibilities that captures the atmosphere of the times in a frighteningly vivid way," rather than the superficial aspects of a unique collaboration or an encounter between a singer-songwriter and hip-hop. The song "Boogie Back Tonight" is a song that is a real treat.

Just as "Boogie Back Tonight" vividly captures the atmosphere of the 1990s, including the stagnant stagnation, "ODDTAXI" sharply captures the atmosphere of "now" in 2021. It could be called an anthem of the times.

Mashiro no oto

ED "Until This Dream Awakens feat.

This song is another unique collaboration. The undulating groove of black music and the atacky Tsugaru shamisen, a percussion-like instrument played with a bachi, go so well together! It is a great musical discovery.

The strangeness of this combination is not simply a matter of the music being in harmony because it goes well together, but a groove born from the collaboration of the top players, Miliyah Kato and the Yoshida Brothers. It is clear that while bringing out the best in the other, they are also generously showing off their own strengths.

The music, based on hip-hop, dub, trap, and other globally mainstream EDM mannerisms, is strong enough to be used not only in Japan but also overseas. Perhaps it is the combination of Japanese and Western influences that makes this song so appealing, and perhaps it is this combination of Japanese and Western influences that makes it so appealing that it will stick with audiences outside of Japan.

Duel Masters King!

OP "Updating Life/DOBERMAN INFINITY

This is a song by the hip-hop group "DOBERMAN INFINITY" belonging to LDH. The catchy and pop melody line is great for a work whose main audience is elementary school boys. In particular, the singalong-type line of the chorus has a stadium-class scale, and I can picture the climax of a live concert with everyone pumping their fists and singing as long as their voices last. It is precisely because live performances and concerts are now restricted due to Corona, and not only singing together but even vocalizing is not permitted, that songs like this, which are completed by singing together, can be a source of comfort to overcome the difficult situation.

Without thinking about such serious matters, we simply say, "That's cool!" I guess that's what it means, but the power of music in simplicity is really amazing! I thought, "This is really cool!