10 Best Anime Openings & Closings That Use Non-Japanese Songs to Incredible Effect

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10 Best Anime Openings & Closings That Use Non-Japanese Songs to Incredible Effect
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Kevin has been writing professionally since 2015. As one who's watched anime since childhood, he has great familiarity with the industry.

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Some anime have such a strong image of their story that they can find songs outside Japan to express the vibes. While most shows naturally source their music from Japan, some stand out for having opening or ending credit sequences that utilize English, be it from whole bands, or individual singers lending their voices. Nonetheless, these pleasant surprises make these particular shows stand out all the more.

10 Kaiju No. 8 2024's newest anime comes with a wholly original English song Close Kaiju No. 8 Animation Action Fantasy Kafka Hibino, a disillusioned Kaiju corpse cleanup worker, dreams of joining the Defense Force that protects Japan from monstrous Kaiju attacks. His life takes a surreal turn when he becomes infected by a Kaiju parasite, granting him the power to transform into a Kaiju himself. Known as Kaiju No.

In keeping with this seriousness, both seasons make use of light rock songs: the first season had Lithium Flower, sung by Scott Matthew and written by Tim Jensen, while 2nd Gig ended on Living Inside the Shell, sung by Steve Conte and written by Shanti Snyder. The fact famed composer Yoko Kanno was involved shows the English lyrics were planned from the start.

Ergo Proxy, despite its simple description, can be a confounding, confusing experience that is stuffed with cultural references and tangled narrative threads.

5 Neon Genesis Evangelion Fly Me to the Moon remains an iconic cover Close Neon Genesis Evangelion Created by Hideaki Anno First Film Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth TV Show Neon Genesis Evangelion Gainax's 1995 mecha show transformed the anime landscape for years.

Great Pretender shares its name with The Great Pretender and even has its credits take cues from Freddy Mercury's music video, while the cats are purportedly styled after the singer's own pets. For an extra twist, Mercury's song is actually a cover of the original by the Platters. It's only appropriate that an anime about trickery uses a copy of a song, regardless of the singer's fame.

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