Thorough comparison of 7 music distribution services! This is the service to listen to ani-songs [2022].

In 2022, ani-song theme songs are being released one after another. How do you enjoy anison?

Of course, there is the pleasure of buying anison CDs, but recently, subscription music distribution services such as "Spotify" and "Apple Music" have become a hot topic as an environment for listening to music. Many of you may already be using one of these services, but this time we asked the question, "Which one is the easiest to listen to ani-songs? The writer has picked up 8 services and compared them based on his own judgment and prejudice.

(Based on a survey conducted in August 2022).

I want to enjoy not only music but also music videos!

Apple Music

Number of songs distributed: 50 million

Free trial period: 3 months

Monthly fee: Student 480 yen Individual 980 yen Family 1,480 yen

Anison Rating

Apple Music, the subscription music service of Apple, which provides iTunes and other services, has a wide variety of songs. If you want to listen to anisong, you can check out the "Anime" category. There are a variety of playlists, including the best songs by decade, by artist, and "Vocaloid Best. There are also playlists of anime songs by the most recent airing, but it is a little disappointing that they are not yet well organized for the most recent airings. On the other hand, one of the features of Apple Music is that you can watch music videos that are available on the service. There are not that many, but if you want to enjoy ani-songs together with videos, this is a good option for you. It is recommended for those who want to enjoy ani-songs with video.

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Spotify

More than 40 million songs available

Free trial period: 30 days

Anisonic evaluation ★☆☆☆☆

Monthly fee: ¥980 Free course available Student Discount Plan ¥480 Family Plan ¥1,480 Operated by a Swedish company, Spotify is a subscription music service that is very popular around the world. However, while there is a "game" category, there is no "anime" category, and you have to search for the song you are looking for to see if it is available, and there are no new anime songs available to begin with. On the other hand, it has a function to connect with PlayStation Music and can be used on PlayStation, so it is an option for those who want to play games while listening to music! If you want to play games while listening to music, this may be a good option for you.

Amazon is offering "Love Live! Love Live!

Amazon Music Unlimited

Number of songs available: over 65 million

Monthly fee: 980 yen (780 yen for Amazon Prime members)

Free trial period: 30 days

Anison-like Rating ★★★☆☆☆☆

This is a subscription music distribution service provided by Amazon, an e-commerce service that no longer needs explanation. There is no "anime" category in the search, and only "Love Live! series and "Monogatari" series, but some of the playlists are a mixture of old and new works, making it difficult to find what you are looking for. However, the site boasts an overwhelming number of songs distributed, and a search of the site reveals that it covers new anime songs well, so the lineup is more than adequate. If you are the type of person who "only listens to ani-songs that I like! I said that there are not many playlists.
As I said, the playlist is not large, but it is a good selection for those who want to listen to the "Love Live! Sunshine! Aquors 4th LoveLive! ~Sailing to the Sunshine~" at the end of 2018 was pinpointed in the Tokyo Dome concert setlist, which was a bit of an interesting point.

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Google Play Music

Number of songs available: More than 40 million

Free trial period: 1 month

Monthly fee: 980 yen 1,480 yen

Anison Rating: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ This is a subscription music service by Google, which is well known.

This is a well-known subscription music distribution service by Google. In the anison field, there are several playlists centering on the taste of the music, such as "Holiday with games and anime" and "Aggressive anison. One of the features of Google Play Music is that it is linked to YouTube, so when you search, the YouTube search results are also displayed. Therefore, if you enter the name of an anime work, you may only get hits from YouTube videos. In addition, in many cases, the videos are not full versions or songs, so from the perspective of "listening to anime songs," the rating is not very good.

I want to excite people with my music selection!

AWA

Number of songs available: Over 50 million

Free trial period: 90 days

Monthly fee: 960 yen/month Annual plan: 9,600 yen/year Free course available

Anisonic Rating ★★★☆☆☆

This service is provided by AWA Corporation, a joint venture between CyberAgent and Avex Digital. The service supports voice recognition in search, implements tag functions such as "#AwaAnime" and "#RobotAnime," and users have created a wide variety of anime playlists. There are also playlists such as "Anime Theme Songs - Autumn 2018," so if you want to listen to the most popular anime songs of the moment in one place, you may want to consider installing this service. You may want to consider installing this service if you want to listen to popular anime songs all at once. In addition, users' playlists are often picked up in the "ANIME" category, so you may be able to enjoy sharing your own ani-song lists with others.

Ani-song in your daily life!

LINE MUSIC

Free trial period: Up to 3 months

Number of songs available: Over 50 million

Monthly fee: 960 yen Students 480 yen (Android devices only, BASIC plan with time limit also available)

Anisonic evaluation ★★★★☆

A subscription music distribution service provided by the communication application "LINE". In the anime genre, there are playlists of theme songs of famous works, "Tsundere Heroine Anime Theme Songs! and "Popular voice actors appearing in fall 2018 anime! and "Kami Cover Anime Songs" and "Anison Songs to Take a Break from Studying for Exams". Songs from this service can also be set to "LINE Chaku-Uta," which is recommended for those who want to spend their days with ani-songs and voice actor songs.

Want to become familiar with voice actors and artists through ani-songs!

dHitz

Free trial period: First 31 days

Number of songs available: Undisclosed

Monthly Fee: 540 yen

Anison Rating

This subscription music distribution service by NTT Docomo and RecoChoku offers not only songs in the "Anime/Voice Actor" category, but also special content on voice actors and anime, such as "Premium Artist Talk [BanG Dream! In addition, on each artist's page, you can view basic information such as their biographies and, in the case of voice actors, their representative works, so you can learn more about the voice actors and artists through ani-songs. The UI, however, seems rather user-unfriendly. So far, we have not been able to find any new anisongs, and that seemed to be a negative point.

As mentioned above, we have examined subscription music distribution services from the viewpoint of ani-songs, and it can be said that each service handles ani-songs in a thousand different ways. Therefore, if you think "I want to listen to ani-song on a subscription music service! If you think "I want to listen to ani-song on a subscription music service," please think about how you want to deal with ani-song. You may be able to find a service that suits you. Since subscription music distribution services are deeply rooted in our daily lives, you should be able to rediscover "anime songs for yourself.