TV Asahi held a poll in which foreigners voted on which song they considered the best in the anime, with “Cruel Angel’s Thesis” from Evangelical Neon Genesis comes in first place. 1760 anime fans living in countries outside of Japan participated in this poll. [Thanks, Oricon!]
Below are the 20 best Anime songs as rated by foreign fans:
- “Thesis of the evil angel” – Evangelical Neon Genesis
- “Idol” – Oshi no Ko
- “The song of Volt V” – Volt V
- “To make clear” – The vampire in Tokyo
- “Kickbacks” – Chainsaw man
- “Blue bird” – Naruto Shippuden
- “special” – Jujutsu Kaisen
- “We are!” – A piece
- “Again” – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- “Ao no Sumika” – Jujutsu Kaisen
- “Samurai Heart (Some people like it attractive!!)” – Gintama
- “Gurenge” – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- “Cha-La Dau-Cha-La” – Dragon Ball Z
- “Butterfly” – Digimon Adventure
- “Ball” – Naruto Shippuden
- “Kaiki Kitan” – Jujutsu Kaisen
- “Tank!” – Cowboy bebop
- “Akuma no Ko” – Attack the giant
- “Shinzou wo Sasageyo” – Attack the giant
- “Guren no yumiya” – Attack the giant
The age of the fans responding to this poll is unknown. Most of these songs are established classics very popular since they came out. There was a longer version of the list that appeared on the show where TV Asahi revealed the results.
For example, we know that “Mezase! Pokemon Master” from Pokemon at number 36. RIca Matsumoto, who sings and voices Ash in the Japanese dub of Pokemonis a guest on the show.
Those who disagree with some of the entries on this list may want to keep an eye out for future opportunities to let the world know what the best anime song is.
