The top place by far goes to the famous song that shook the hearts of the admirals! Akiba Research Institute Announces the results of the "Akiba Research Institute Anime Song Awards 2022" voting!

The "Akiba Research Institute Anison Awards 2022," a year-long summary of the year,closed on February 2, 2023. Here are the results.

This is an annual project in which we take the liberty of deciding which of the OP and ED themes of anime broadcast in 2022 were favored by anime fans.

A total of 48 songs ranked in the top 5 in the OP theme popularity poll and the ED theme popularity poll for winter, spring, summer, and fall of 2022, respectively, were entered in the contest. The results of the final vote are as follows.

No. 1 Ryugen Toshiki "Shigure" ("Kisen kore" Someday at that sea) ... 946 votes
No.2 Shin Furukawa "Waga, rosani ni shiwasu" (Funeral Arrangement of the Rose King)...405 votes
No.3 Kotone Kazashiki (CV. Honoka Inoue), Fur (CV. Hina Kino), Lufuria (CV. Natsumi Kawaida), Rakira (CV. Banaka Ishimi) "Make Up Life!
No.4 cluppo "With you" (Sakiu Ars Notria Sutekku!)...173 votes ...173 votes
No.4 halca "This and that drastic feat. Aina Suzuki" (Jyakamichan Dropkick X)...173 votes
No.4 halca "Dareka Scramble" (Engage Kiss)...173 votes
No.4 Zuma (Nijiiro Samurai) "MUSASHI" (Megaton-kyu Musashi Season 1 Special Arc)...173 votes
No.4 Nanawoakari "Love Brain" (Engage Kiss)...173 votes
No. 4 Queen Bee "MYSTERIOUS" (Karasu in the Later Palace) ... 173 votes
No.4 Minami Kuribayashi "Sugar, Sugar, Spice" (Immoral Guild)...173 votes

No.1 Ryugen Toshiki "Shigure" ("Kisenkore" Someday at That Sea)...946 votes

No.1 was "Shigure" from "'Kisenkore' Someday at That Sea", which also won the 2022 Fall Anime OP poll by a landslide. The song is sung by Toshi Ryugen, another name of Toshi, vocalist of the rock band X JAPAN.
Many of you may not be aware that this is the name he uses for his variety and media mix activities, but he is a member of a world-famous band, after all. Toshi's song was overwhelmingly voted as one of the most popular songs not only in each season, but also in the annual polls. The ballad sung with a deep and sincere heart for the ship's daughters is a song that I am sure that I am not the only one who was deeply moved by it.
Toshi-san has also released a cover of "Kizuna with the Admiral" on his YouTube channel. Don't miss it, too!

Shin Furukawa "Waga, roses ni whore" (Funeral procession of the Rose King)...405 votes

In second place is "Waga, rosani ni shiwasu," the opening song from the previous season of "The Funeral Arrangement of the Rose King" sung by Shin Furukawa, who is also a very popular voice actor.
Mr. Furukawa, who is also active as an artist, sings with an unprecedented male sex appeal in this song. In an interview, he said that he was conscious of his neutral voice, which must have thrilled many female fans.

He was also ranked second in the "Akiba Research Institute Best Male Voice Actor Awards 2022," and his popularity as both a voice actor and an artist has made him a favorite in both genres!

Kotone Kazashiki (CV: Honoka Inoue), Fur (CV: Hina Kino), Lufuria (CV: Natsumi Kawaida), Rakira (CV: Banaka Ishimi) "Make Up Life!

This is a royal road anime song that could be called a "voice actress song" or "Kirara song"! Make Up Life!", with its pop and glittering sound and the singing voices of cute female voice casts, has won the hearts of many anime fans.
The song and the video perfectly matched each other, and the scene with Kirara jumping was a liberating experience!
It seems that not a few fans have become so addicted to the song that they repeat it endlessly, and even now there are voices on the Internet that appreciate the song. It is an undisputed top 3 song.

Looking at the top four and below, there were seven songs that received the same number of votes. All of them are equally great songs, so be sure to check out these songs as well.


For the results of the 11th place and below, please check the links below!

The "Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2022" is currently underway, and the deadline is 23:59 on February 9, so if you haven't voted yet, please do so here as well!(*You must be logged in as a member of Akiba Research Institute to vote.)