120 Songs from Popular Artists to Voice Actor Units Entered in the "Which Song is Your Favorite? Akiba Research Institute, Inc.

Akiba Research Institute's official project "Which song is your favorite? 2023 Summer Anison Popularity Poll" started today, August 24. The deadline for voting is September 7.

The second half of the summer 2023 anime season is now underway. This season, too, a variety of anime songs are decorating each work, and many of them must have become familiar to your ears.

On August 24, Akiba Research Institute started its annual "Which song is your favorite? As in the previous year, 120 songs including OP and ED themes were entered in this year's poll.

It is no longer unusual for popular J-POP artists to sing anime songs these days. This year, too, "AI no Issei Denshi" ED "Mukonamogusa" (GReeeeN ), " GAMERA -Rebirth-" OP "Natsu Dawn" (WANIMA ), ED "FLY & DIVE" (WANIMA), "Tousou no Valkyrie II" ED "Pray" (Masatoshi Ono), " Vending Machine Reborn Me Wandering in the Maze Wandering" OP "Fanfare" by BRADIO, " Jujutsu Kaisen (2nd season) Shibuya Jihen" OP "SPECIALS" by King Gnu, " Zombie 100 - 100 things I want to do before becoming a zombie" OP "Song of the Dead" by KANA-BOON. Hanma Baki: The Second Part" OP "Srracenia" (SKY-HI) and ED "Salvia" (BE:FIRST) are just a few examples.

On the other hand, there are also character songs and unit songs by popular voice actors.Aqours sings the OP and ED of "Genshitsu no Yohane -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-", and the five children of the Nakano family sing the OP and ED of " 五等分の 花嫁∽". The OP of "Shinigami Bo-chan to Kuro Maid (2nd season)" "Kimi to Revue" (Bo-chan (CV. Hanae Natsuki) Alice (CV. Mano Ayumi)).Tempuru" ED "Oideimase!Mikazukiji" (Yuzuki (CV. Aimi), Tsukiyo (CV. Yu Serizawa), Kaitsuki (CV. Nanami Yamashita), Mia (CV. Maruka Asahina), Kagura (CV. Sumire Uesaka)), etc. are also fun songs that are "anime songs! The songs are fun and enjoyable, and are a perfect example of "this is what anime songs are all about!

Anime song singers and artists were not to be outdone.
angla has provided songs for "Sokyu no Fafner THE BEYOND (TV Edition) " and "AYAKA," while sajou no hanahas provided the ED "Newsance" for " Spy Classroom 2nd season" as a band, and sana, the vocalist, has provided a solo song for Vocalistsanahas also contributed"Brand new day," the OP of "Okashi no Tensei" as a solo artist, and bassist Kitatatsuyahas contributed "Ao no Sumika," the OP of " Jujutsu Kaisen (2nd season) Kaidama/Tamaori".

In addition, a total of 120 songs by a wide variety of artists, from voice actors to singers, have been entered in the contest, so please feel free to vote for your favorite songs!

The deadline for voting is September 7, 2023.

Each person can cast up to 7 votes, so you can either give all your votes to your favorite best ani-song or allocate them to your favorite songs. We hope that you will cast your passionate votes.
(*You must be logged in as a member of Akiba Research Institute to vote.)