Anime Songs Dominate the Music Hit Charts! The "Which song is your favorite? 2022 Autumn Anime OP Theme Popularity Poll" starts, with a lineup of trending artists!

Akiba Research Institute's official voting project, "Which song is your favorite? 2022 Fall Anime OP Theme Popularity Poll," started on November 14, 2022. The deadline for voting is November 28.

The anime of the fall season of 2022 has entered the second half of the year, which has a reputation for being one of the most "bumper crops" in recent years. The OP themes that color each anime must be familiar to everyone's ears.
In the midst of all this, Akiba Research Institute has started its annual official project, "Which song is your favorite? This time, a total of 57 songs were entered!

This season, the use of artists at the forefront of music trends, such as "Kick Back" (Genji Yonezu) from "Chainsaw Man," which swept the charts immediately after its distribution, and "Blessing" (YOASOBI) from "Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury," have been particularly popular. Anime songs are now the center of the music scene! The time may have come when it can be said that anime songs are the center of the music scene.
So-called creator-oriented songs, such as "Aiue feat. Minami, SAKURAmoti" (MAISONdes) from "Urusei Yatsura," are also gaining momentum in the anime world.

On the other hand, "Love? (Love? Reason why!), the OP theme of "Love Flops," is also gaining momentum in the anime industry. Dreamy Life" by the idols "Gentlemen" (CV. Shotaro Morikubo, Takuatsu Terashima, Jun Kasama and KENN) from"Eternal Boys" and " Tonton Staff" from the maid cafe in "Akiba Meizu Senso" were also performed. The OP theme sung by the characters in the show is also very impressive, including "Maid Daiten"(CV. Reina Kondo, Rina Sato, Mimi Tanaka, Tomoyo Kurosawa, and Ayahi Takagaki), sung by the "Tontototon staff" (CV.

In terms of music themes, the music of "Bocchi Za Rokku! The OP theme "Seishun Complex" is sung by Ikumi Hasegawa, who plays Ikuyo Kita, the vocalist of the band "Band of Unity " in the show. The song is a fast-paced and powerful rendition of the original song, which has been talked about for the seriousness with which it was composed.

Other unique OP songs include "SOUVENIR" (BUMP OF CHICKEN) from the popular home comedy "SPY×FAMILY (2nd cool)," "Never the Fever! and more!

The deadline for voting for the "2022 Fall Anime OP Theme Popularity Poll" is November 28, 2022, and each person can cast up to seven votes, so you can either give all your votes to your favorite song or divide them among your favorite songs. Cast your passionate vote.
(*You must be logged in as a member of Akiba Research Institute to vote.)

In our popular series "Just Shut Up and Listen to Anime Songs! also reviewed plenty of this season's anime songs!