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Genre
classic anime

Classic anime music is a genre that features upbeat and catchy melodies with a mix of electronic and rock elements. The music often accompanies action-packed scenes and emotional moments in anime series. The genre is characterized by its use of synthesizers, electric guitars, and drums to create a high-energy sound. The lyrics are typically in Japanese and focus on themes such as love, friendship, and overcoming challenges. The music of this genre has become iconic and is often associated with the golden age of anime in the 1980s and 1990s.


Top artists of classic anime genre

TM NETWORK
ドリーミング
Kohei Tanaka
遠藤正明
Hiroko Moriguchi
Takayoshi Tanimoto
Akira Kushida
Ichirou Mizuki
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classic anime music timeline

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List of classic anime artists

Here is a list of classic anime artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the classic anime genre. You can find out what classic anime genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
TM NETWORK
46 2 61 83 10 64 126 172559
2
ドリーミング
44 0 73 86 35 96 96 7416
3
Kohei Tanaka
39 80 43 55 34 40 122 7086
4
遠藤正明
37 0 45 90 5 49 128 20728
5
Hiroko Moriguchi
36 0 48 78 13 50 129 24023
6
Takayoshi Tanimoto
35 0 50 92 3 45 166 4788
7
Akira Kushida
33 0 59 87 17 70 147 18055
8
Ichirou Mizuki
33 2 49 79 23 63 147 20320
9
Mitsuko Horie
33 1 94 33 37 86 124 5380
10
Yoshiyuki Osawa
32 0 0 0 0 0 0 11032
11
CRYSTALKING
31 0 60 53 40 41 87 4558
12
大和田りつこ
30 0 75 46 61 63 150 271
13
PSY・S［saiz］
30 5 59 76 21 55 109 18541
14
松谷祐子
29 0 55 90 46 76 91 3227
15
新居昭乃
29 13 52 41 69 33 107 13927
16
Mami Ayukawa
29 0 56 83 20 80 129 7619
17
Daisuke Inoue
29 0 50 54 52 27 118 3873
18
Takayuki Miyauchi
28 0 52 91 17 48 147 6289
19
Shinichi Ishihara
26 0 45 91 10 47 158 1159
20
橋本潮
26 0 61 73 44 48 123 950
21
Geinoh Yamashirogumi
25 5 69 69 13 19 120 8823
22
ひろえ純
25 0 55 84 8 35 145 1535
23
大山のぶ代 (ドラえもん)
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 910
24
Tomcat
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 862
25
Project.R
24 0 55 96 2 59 118 2498
26
Mayumi Tanaka
24 0 73 54 42 94 60 680
27
ウルトラ☆オールスターズ
23 1 50 91 1 35 144 3132
28
尾藤イサオ
22 0 52 55 53 58 122 607
29
ゲームミュージック
22 92 38 74 0 56 158 1236
30
サイキックラバー
22 0 41 94 1 51 175 711
31
Psychic Lover
22 0 53 92 1 65 172 1304
32
FENCE OF DEFENSE
22 0 55 91 2 53 129 3973
33
大西洋平
22 0 48 96 4 56 137 1525
34
Miq
22 0 53 82 22 62 132 3860
35
チャーリー・コーセイ
22 0 45 46 77 42 147 1957
36
伊勢大貴
21 0 46 95 0 68 149 376
37
高橋 洋樹
21 0 57 87 0 49 135 302
38
Naoto Fuuga
21 0 49 89 1 48 154 802
39
北代 桃子
21 0 64 80 19 59 102 335
40
MoJo
21 0 66 76 54 77 152 739
41
ささきいさお
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2625
42
EUROX
20 32 50 78 1 36 119 523
43
鎌田章吾
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
44
山本まさゆき
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1823
45
らんま1/2
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 3040
46
Hideyuki Takahashi
19 0 62 92 10 73 158 520
47
Tomohiro Hatano
19 0 49 94 2 70 139 303
48
高橋洋樹
18 0 58 90 0 69 135 152
49
Sister MAYO
18 0 73 92 60 89 130 1020
50
松原剛志
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
51
Tsuyoshi Matsubara
18 0 54 97 11 62 162 222
52
Taku Kitahara
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 73
53
太田貴子
18 0 56 80 10 50 141 1743
54
Masaaki Endoh
18 0 52 93 2 52 163 496
55
Tatsuhiko Yoshida
18 0 55 96 2 71 130 286
56
Masanori Ikeda
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 978
57
KAGE
18 0 57 81 5 60 172 103
58
TETSU
17 0 58 77 9 54 138 489
59
高橋 洋樹
17 0 60 79 8 64 136 261
60
幡野智宏
17 0 52 95 4 72 91 707
61
岩崎貴文
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 60
62
a・chi-a・chi
17 0 88 85 33 89 104 956
63
宇野ゆう子
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 192
64
Yohei Onishi
17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1008
65
岡本舞子
17 0 70 90 57 69 118 748
66
Isao Sasaki
16 0 59 80 26 71 136 4580
67
Tomoko Tane
16 25 59 78 22 46 125 2936
68
宮里久美
15 0 64 68 27 77 135 703
69
KODOMO BAND
15 0 45 95 0 48 120 511
70
Yukio Yamagata
15 0 53 92 3 63 157 130
71
Takafumi Iwasaki
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 201
72
Showgo Kamada
14 0 51 97 16 19 148 178
73
New Jack Takuro
14 0 67 79 18 71 94 157
74
たいらいさお
14 0 57 73 24 67 161 728
75
Kenta Sato
14 0 57 87 33 43 150 135
76
Tu Chee Chen
14 0 70 87 16 78 112 134
77
コロムビアゆりかご会
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
78
Kenji Suzuki
14 0 64 82 24 62 160 450
79
吉田達彦
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 82
80
トゥー・チー・チェン
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
81
小林泉美
13 58 60 59 19 89 165 1218
82
高山成孝
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
83
NEW JACK 拓郎
12 0 39 96 0 33 160 75
84
Kenta Sato
12 3 52 91 0 44 169 116
85
佐藤健太
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 196
86
ピカソ
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 938
87
Daisuke Shima
12 0 55 94 37 87 163 182
88
Masayuki Yamamoto
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 410
89
石川 進
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
90
Katsumi Kahashi
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 148
91
いけたけし
11 0 69 91 11 78 156 79
92
山形ユキオ
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 181
93
Kumi Sasaki
11 0 46 89 17 35 164 126
94
Naritaka Takayama
11 0 42 95 36 58 180 113
95
YUKA
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
96
鈴木けんじ
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 50
97
Ryu Kisami
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
98
アンディ
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
99
希砂未 竜
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
100
Jennifer Cihi
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 110
101
東京少年
10 1 63 85 1 76 135 722
102
Koji Makaino
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 458
103
夢工場
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 206
104
神谷 明
10 0 64 85 35 94 125 99
105
Tsuyoshi Matsubara
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 153
106
小原乃梨子
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
107
Ken Narita
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 162
108
NAT'S
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
109
北原 拓
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
110
樋浦一帆
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
111
謎の新ユニットSTA☆MEN
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 135
112
下成佐登子
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 341
113
ロイヤル・ナイツ
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
114
The New Mysterious Unit STA☆MEN
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
115
ザ・ギャートルズ
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
116
スーパーロボット大戦α 〜オリジナルBGM〜
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 400
117
小山茉美
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 55
118
Takashi Deguchi
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 128
119
TOM★CAT
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1108
120
神谷 明・伊倉 一恵
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
121
ちのはじめ
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
122
小倉良
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
123
大内 義昭
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
124
トッシュ
5 0 68 70 12 93 144 57
125
町田よしと
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 140
126
Naritaka Takayama
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
127
藤井健
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
128
松木美音
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
129
NIGHT HAWKS
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 811
130
タケウチユカ
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 72
131
Yoshiro Hiroishi
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 120
132
Casey Rankin
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
133
白石冬美
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
134
鈴木ヒロミツ
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
135
TAKU
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
136
平野文
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
137
VisioN
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
138
Nelly schwartz
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
139
筒井広志
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
140
フォー・スラッガーズ
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
141
徳垣とも子
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
142
The City Crackers
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
143
ピタゴラス
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
144
小出広美
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
145
Maria Kawamura
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 117
146
長山洋子
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 255
147
Asao Koike
1 0 35 33 76 45 173 8
148
Mamoru Asada
1 0 43 18 88 17 182 5
149
西松一博 by ARAGON
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
150
Hiroaki Serizawa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
151
Yashiki Takajin
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173
152
Hashimoto Ushio
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211