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May 19, 2020 10:16 PM
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My favorite is Hakujitsu by King Gnu
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May 19, 2020 10:26 PM
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there's japanese music not related anime??
May 19, 2020 10:34 PM
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Here's a song by a very famous Japanese artist that only dedicated foreign fans of his would know about. I remember him performing this song on a Japanese show that I saw years ago, and I can't believe that I still remember it today.

May 19, 2020 10:37 PM
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so the one song I really love which is not affiliated with any anime is Hatsukoi by Kozo Murashita


May 19, 2020 10:49 PM
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Paprika by Kenshi Yonezu is one of my favourites. It's really good.
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Probably the most popular japanese song on youtube - Lemon by Kenshi Yonezu and also songs from utaites like eve, mafumafu, kano, etc.
May 20, 2020 1:08 AM
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Polaris - by Aimer

It’s one of the recent ones I’d listened to
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Darling - by Kana Nishino screams slice of life to me, yet it isnt in one.

May 20, 2020 1:22 AM

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:^)

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May 20, 2020 1:26 AM

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Damn, it's really hard to pick!

I've been obsessing over this banger lately tho


May 20, 2020 1:57 AM

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-1RIng2Rule- said:
My favorite is Hakujitsu by King Gnu

I love it too!!

Paprika by Kenshi Yonezu
Hakuchumu by Aimer
Pretender by Hige Dandism
Kiseki by Greeeen
May 20, 2020 1:59 AM

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Uh I thought every japanese things is animu.
May 20, 2020 2:01 AM

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I love Neuromancer by oyasumi hologram


May 20, 2020 2:16 AM

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Zureru - Mass of the Fermenting Dregs is prob one of my favourites.
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May 20, 2020 2:18 AM
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Probably Lemon by Kenshi Yonezu. The most viewed j-pop song (it finally beat out ppap for the most viewed in may)
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May 20, 2020 2:18 AM

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Only one I can find in my playlist is Friends by Nishino Kana
May 20, 2020 2:24 AM
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Albums,
1. Flowering - TK from Ling Tosite Sigure
2. Still a Sigure Virgin?/I'mperfect/Just A Moment/Inspiration is DEAD - Ling Tosite Sigure
3. the book about my idle plot on a vague anxiety/Our Latest Number - toe
4. Yoshu Fukushu/Bu-ikikaesu- Maximum the Hormone

Singles,
1. Sokkenai/DADADA - Radwimps
2. Bond - LITE
3. Potage/On the Boom/POOL/Anamein - tricot
4. Nimrod - People in the Box
May 20, 2020 2:28 AM

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Akie- Nuit

My favourite J artists are Yorushika and Akie :)
May 20, 2020 2:33 AM
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YELLOW-Yoh Kamiyama
Princess♂️-TOPHAMHATKYO
Anything from Miy_yuu that man is a vocal god.
Whole Paradox Live project is fire... I can't decide.
May 20, 2020 2:36 AM

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Currently addicted to this one
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Gackt, Kagrra, KOTOKO, Uplift Spice - most songs from these singers. And of course Amazarashi, a gem I knew the value of before they became popular thanks to the Tokyo Ghoul.

Nutella71 said:
YELLOW-Yoh Kamiyama

Quite sure it is "You Kamiyama".

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DeadlyRavenMay 20, 2020 1:08 PM
Re:formed
May 20, 2020 2:43 AM
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Anything by GoDieGo. They're like my favourite group of all time, highly reccomend them.
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Main Actor - Minami
Outside- Eve
Racing into the night- Yoasobi
Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan- Orangestar (IA): Akie 秋绘 & 夏璃夜 cover
Roku-chou Nen to Ichiya Monogatari- IA: Wagakki Band cover
Lost One no Goukoku- Kagamine Rin: Afterglow cover
Douka Shiawase ni Naranaide (どうか幸せにならないで) feat. Harutya / KOBASOLO
Yorushika - Nautilus
Sincerely, on this day the cherry blossoms fall and sway/Mafumafu【Shōnen Jummaga Gakuen】
記念撮影- Bump of Chicken (The One Piece Hungry Days commercial)
May 20, 2020 3:23 AM

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Daniel_Naumov said:
Nutella71 said:
YELLOW-Yoh Kamiyama

Quite sure it is "You Kamiyama".

The japanese "u" for long sound o (or ō) can be written with "u" or "h". So both is right. Depends on the official romaji if there is any. But both should be right.

Anyways, on topic, here is one of my favorite nostalgic song,
May 20, 2020 3:48 AM

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Sadly don't remember as many from the top of my head but here are some.



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Nutella71 said:
YELLOW-Yoh Kamiyama
Princess♂️-TOPHAMHATKYO
Anything from Miy_yuu that man is a vocal god.
Whole Paradox Live project is fire... I can't decide.


I was going to say YELLOW also. You have good tastes.
May 20, 2020 3:58 AM

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Uh basically all the songs of Bump of Chicken and Sayuri.

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Kinda cheating, but Utada Hikaru's songs for kingdom hearts come to mind.
May 20, 2020 5:08 AM

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Yellow Magic Orchestra - Rydeen
May 20, 2020 5:16 AM

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My favorite for now is marie by Aimer its a really chill song and i really like it


May 20, 2020 5:18 AM

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I've been listening to some of those Japanese indie rock playlists recently while I work. Here's one from one o' those. It's 'Ichidaiji' by Polkadot Stingray

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Omoide wa Okkusenman



Airman ga Taosenai



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Anything from OGRE YOU ASSHOLE
Anything from Ichiko Aoba
Anything from Lamp
Anything from KIRINJI
Anything from Fishmans
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Bunch of my favorites has been Kenshi Yonezu songs (Lemon, Orion & Haiirotoao) not sure if these are OST from any anime.

Creature by Sasagawa Mao


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anything by SHANK. good night darling is probably one of my favourite songs by them


also all those city pop songs that always get recommended on youtube. plastic love, fragile, my baby queen, telephone number, flyday chinatown, stay with me etc

there's a whole youtube channel filled with japanese songs recommendations. they do playlists of different kind of genres:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_5z6HhKttOmcWgVgZ8tcg
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First and foremost, BABYMETAL, and their insanely talented backing musicians the Kami Band. Almost anything by them is absolute god tier metal. Favorite song - Rondo of nightmare (mischiefs of god intro) Live & Akatsuki live

Ningen Isu - Another Japanese metal band.

Band Maid - More alt rock/alt metal ish.

Wagakki band - Fusion of classic Japanese music and rock. Favorite song - Bougetsu

SCANDAL - pop/rock.

Edit: saw someone else’s comment and had to edit this in, “Sanctuary” and “simple and clean” by Utada Hikaru.
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Lolicons are scum.
BABYMETAL is more metal than Metallica.
Naruto is objectively the best anime ever.
HxH 99' is decent. HxH 11' is bad.
May 20, 2020 8:08 AM

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Most Eve songs aren't related to anime, same goes for Minami and Miyavi

And they're great
May 20, 2020 8:21 AM

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I love Anata wo mamoru tame ni by Exile Atsushi. I've been trying to make an AMV on this one not much progress there though

May 20, 2020 8:24 AM

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Any song of milet.

Found her from Vinland Saga ED2, she's pretty new and underrated. ig she did a few EDs for the Fate series, not sure. Anyway, her songs are damn good and they give off this western mellow pop vibe.
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Daniel_Naumov said:
And of course Amazarashi, a gem I knew the value of before they became popular thanks to the Tokyo Ghoul..

yesss Amazarashi is fukin amazing




Probably my fav. non-anime related song would be one of the following:

Gentle Rain - Alisa Takigawa (really underrated artist imo)
ONLYWONDER - Frederic
Dreamin' Pops - ORESAMA
STRAIGHT BET - Myth & Roid (also theatre D albeit that's an insert song in Re:Zero)
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Shishamo - Kimito natsu
Shishamo - Ashitamo
The Peggies - Glider
Frederic - Oddloop
KANA BOON - Naimononedari
Denny Caknan - Kartonyo Medot Janji
Polkadot Stingray - Telecaster Stripes
Polkadot Stingray - The Mermaid
My First Story - Second Limit
Hemenway - Start Kakumei
Nobodyknows+ - ENJOY!
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Shinichiro Yokota - Do It Again and Ryo Fukui - Want To Talk About You
May 20, 2020 9:29 AM
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Almost anything by Aimer, Mafumafu (Utaite) and Anri Kumaki.
May 20, 2020 9:31 AM

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My favorite is probably joker by alia
Eve's songs are also great
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Literally everything done by BRADIO.
May 20, 2020 10:49 AM

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While the song Sukiyaki Kyu Sakamoto was featured during one scene in From Up on Poppy Hill, it was because of the song's cultural significance in post-war era Japan and not due to the affiliations we see in anime today.

I really like this song, completely unironically. I think it could a contender for 'catchiest melodies that are easy to whistle to.'

May 20, 2020 11:00 AM

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Just thought of another great song. Sen no Rikyu by Wednesday Campanella. Fans of Hyouge Mono might be particularly tickled.



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Starlight by Babymetal, because it DJ0NTS! Guitar parts are played on an 8-string guitar in Drop C#1 (1 indicates the octave)!

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-1RIng2Rule- said:
My favorite is Hakujitsu by King Gnu


Sleeping Town by WhaleDontSleep and Yama

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