Summer 2023 is over and as you probably noticed, Anime Corner has decided to keep going with the Best Opening and Ending Theme Song of the Season poll. This season delivered some true hits and these are the ones you picked as your favorites!
Jujutsu Kaisen’s “Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani managed to snag the victory in front of “Tetsu no Ori” by Granrodeo (Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 theme song). King Gnu’s “SPECIALZ” from the second arc of the Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 is in third place, followed by Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 opening, “’spiral’ by LONGMAN. The infections “’Song of the Dead’ by KANA-BOON gathered just enough votes for the fifth place. 10,538 fans voted in the Best Opening Song poll.
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani | 10.63% |
| 2nd | “Tetsu no Ori” by Granrodeo | 10.24% |
| 3rd | “SPECIALZ” by King Gnu | 8.97% |
| 4th | “spiral” by LONGMAN | 6.93% |
| 5th | “Song of the Dead” by KANA-BOON | 5.53% |
| 6th | “Stars” by W.O.D. | 4.99% |
| 7th | “Anata no Soba ni” by Riria. | 4.56% |
| 8th | “The Peak” by Sekai no Owari | 3.62% |
| 9th | “Happy/Shiawase” by Omoinotake | 3.06% |
| 10th | “Hiten” by Ayase x R-Shitei | 2.62% |
| 11th | “Crack-Crack-Crackle” by CLASS:y | 2.51% |
| 12th | “VORTEX” by Bai Sha JAWS | 2.41% |
| 13th | “Kakuriyo” by Luz | 1.89% |
| 14th | “Please, please!” by Ayaka Ohashi | 1.79% |
| 15th | “SEIEN” by Lenny code fiction | 1.75% |
| 16th | “LIES GOES ON” by May”n | 1.66% |
| 17th | “NAME” by Tsuzuri | 1.62% |
| 18th | “Kenka” by Kujira Yumemi feat. Mimizuku & Fukurou | 1.41% |
| 19th | “Renai Miri Film” by halca | 1.22% |
| 20th | “Rakuen” by nonoc | 1.17% |
| 21st | “Kimi to Revue” by Bocchan (Natsuki Hanae) and Alice (Ayumi Mano) | 1.11% |
| 22nd | “HONEY” by Touya Kobayashi | 1.1% |
| 23rd | “Koi Sekai” by ClariS | 1.09% |
| 24th | “Hikari no Nai Machi” by nano.RIPE | 1.02% |
| 25th | “Hitoshizuku” by MyGO!!!!! | 0.94% |
| 26th | “Fanfare” as BRADIO | 0.94% |
| 27th | “Genjitsu Mysterium” by Aqours | 0.89% |
| 28th | “Uryou Mon ni wa Fuku Kitaru” by somei | 0.87% |
| 29th | “Kyuuseishu” by Tsukuyomi | 0.85% |
| 30th | “Cantabile” by Novelbright | 0.82% |
| 31st | “Paraglider” by Kaori Ishihara | 0.79% |
| 32nd | “Surprise” by Rei Nakashima | 0.76% |
| 33rd | “Reset Life” by Lezel | 0.71% |
| 34th | “Chase Me” by Nora | 0.69% |
| 35th | “AYAKASHI” by ANGELA | 0.66% |
| 36th | “Brand new day” by sana (sajou no hana) | 0.65% |
| 37th | “Bug-chan” by Nasuo☆ | 0.65% |
| 38th | “Golden Ray” by Sangatsu no Phantasia | 0.63% |
| 39th | “Bonnou☆Paradise” by Aimi | 0.63% |
| 40th | “Neppu wa Ruten-suru” by Philosophy no Dance | 0.59% |
| 41st | “It”s My Soul” by Hiroki Nanami | 0.55% |
| 42nd | “Rude Loose Dance” by Minami | 0.53% |
| 43rd | “Bravery? Naturally?” by Kaede Higuchi | 0.51% |
| 44th | “One Room Adventure” by MADKID | 0.51% |
| 45th | “Dare ga Tame” by MEGATERA ZERO | 0.47% |
| 46th | “LOVE INFINITY” by Hinano | 0.45% |
| 47th | “RAYTRACER” by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION | 0.41% |
| 48th | “The Beast” by Wagakki Band | 0.41% |
| 49th | “New Dawn” by Coldrain | 0.34% |
| 50th | “Sarracenia” by SkyHi | 0.32% |
| 51st | “Red” by SiM | 0.3% |
| 52nd | “The Last Resort” by GYROAXIA | 0.22% |
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 managed to impress in more ways than one, and so “Kiseki” by Luck Life also won the title of the Best Summer 2023 Ending Song with a resounding 12.16% of the votes. The first ending of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, “Akari” by Soushi Sakiyama, ranked second narrowly beating the second ending of this anime, titled “more than words” and performed by Hitsujibungaku. “Musubime’ by Yuiko Ohara (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2) was the fourth while “Endroll” by Yoh Kamiyama, from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2, secured fifth place. 8,981 fans voted in this poll.
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “Kiseki” by Luck Life | 12.16% |
| 2nd | “Akari” by Soushi Sakiyama | 8.82% |
| 3rd | “more than words” by Hitsujibungaku | 7.75% |
| 4th | “Musubime” by Yuiko Ohara | 6.85% |
| 5th | “Endroll” by Yoh Kamiyama | 5.83% |
| 6th | “Happiness of the Dead” by Shiyui | 5.58% |
| 7th | “Vita Philosophica” by Kashitarou Itou | 3.32% |
| 8th | “URL” by Ami Sakaguchi | 3.26% |
| 9th | “Edge / Kissaki” by Reol | 2.63% |
| 10th | “Raise” by Chilli Beans, | 2.38% |
| 11th | “THE TIDES” by Bai Sha JAWS | 2.08% |
| 12th | “reversal” by Anna | 2.03% |
| 13th | “Esoa” by Momosu Momosu | 1.95% |
| 14th | “Hakai Zenya no Koto” by asmi | 1.92% |
| 15th | “Haiiro” by Kana Hanazawa | 1.85% |
| 16th | “twilight little star” by ChouCho | 1.55% |
| 17th | “#Yume wa Mijikashi Koi Seyo Otome” by Aika Natsukawa (Akiho Suzumoto) | 1.48% |
| 18th | “Megane Go-round” by Masayoshi ga Megane wo Wasureta | 1.46% |
| 19th | “Aim” by Yumemi kujira feat. Tsumugi Shachi (from Kiminone) | 1.41% |
| 20th | “End Roll” by Amber”s | 1.33% |
| 21st | “Nuisance” by sajou no hana | 1.29% |
| 22nd | “fakey merry game” by SMILE PRINCESS | 1.2% |
| 23rd | “bloomin” by Liyuu | 1.05% |
| 24th | “Arrow” by Awkmiu | 1.01% |
| 25th | “Evening Canon” Soshina ft. Yuika | 1% |
| 26th | “door” by Nao Toyama | 1% |
| 27th | “Hoshikuzu Requiem” by Nasuo☆ | 0.97% |
| 28th | “Shiori” by MyGO!!!!! | 0.95% |
| 29th | “Culturegap Temptation” by Mia (Madoka Asahina), Kagura (Sumire Uesaka) | 0.91% |
| 30th | “Toko Siesta” by Sasanomaly | 0.87% |
| 31st | “Sugar” by YU-KA | 0.85% |
| 32nd | “Itsuka wa Mangetsu no You ni!” by Yuzuki (Aimi), Tsukuyo (Yu Serizawa) and Kurage Aoba (Yamashita Nanami) |
And that’s it for the opening and ending theme songs of Summer 2023! We got to hear some amazing new titles and enjoy new music together, alongside our favorite characters and stories. What do you think of the results and which one was your favorite?
Featured image:
“Kiseki” by Luck Life; © Kafka Asagiri, Harukawa35/KADOKAWA/Bungo Stray Dogs Production Committee
“Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani; © Gege Akutami/Shueisha/JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
“Song of the Dead” by KANA-BOON; © Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan / Zom100 Project
“Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani; © Gege Akutami/Shueisha/JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
“Kurogane no Ori” by GRANRODEO; © Kafka Asagiri, Harukawa35/KADOKAWA/Bungo Stray Dogs Production Committee