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Best Opening and Ending Theme Songs of Summer 2023 Anime Season

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!

Best Summer 2023 Anime Opening

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.

RankTitleVotes
1st“Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani10.63%
2nd“Tetsu no Ori” by Granrodeo10.24%
3rd“SPECIALZ” by King Gnu8.97%
4th“spiral” by LONGMAN6.93%
5th“Song of the Dead” by KANA-BOON5.53%
6th“Stars” by W.O.D.4.99%
7th“Anata no Soba ni” by Riria.4.56%
8th“The Peak” by Sekai no Owari3.62%
9th“Happy/Shiawase” by Omoinotake3.06%
10th“Hiten” by Ayase x R-Shitei2.62%
11th“Crack-Crack-Crackle” by CLASS:y2.51%
12th“VORTEX” by Bai Sha JAWS2.41%
13th“Kakuriyo” by Luz1.89%
14th“Please, please!” by Ayaka Ohashi1.79%
15th“SEIEN” by Lenny code fiction1.75%
16th“LIES GOES ON” by May”n1.66%
17th“NAME” by Tsuzuri1.62%
18th“Kenka” by Kujira Yumemi feat. Mimizuku & Fukurou1.41%
19th“Renai Miri Film” by halca1.22%
20th“Rakuen” by nonoc1.17%
21st“Kimi to Revue” by Bocchan (Natsuki Hanae) and Alice (Ayumi Mano)1.11%
22nd“HONEY” by Touya Kobayashi1.1%
23rd“Koi Sekai” by ClariS1.09%
24th“Hikari no Nai Machi” by nano.RIPE1.02%
25th“Hitoshizuku” by MyGO!!!!!0.94%
26th“Fanfare” as BRADIO0.94%
27th“Genjitsu Mysterium” by Aqours0.89%
28th“Uryou Mon ni wa Fuku Kitaru” by somei0.87%
29th“Kyuuseishu” by Tsukuyomi0.85%
30th“Cantabile” by Novelbright0.82%
31st“Paraglider” by Kaori Ishihara0.79%
32nd“Surprise” by Rei Nakashima0.76%
33rd“Reset Life” by Lezel0.71%
34th“Chase Me” by Nora0.69%
35th“AYAKASHI” by ANGELA0.66%
36th“Brand new day” by sana (sajou no hana)0.65%
37th“Bug-chan” by Nasuo☆0.65%
38th“Golden Ray” by Sangatsu no Phantasia0.63%
39th“Bonnou☆Paradise” by Aimi0.63%
40th“Neppu wa Ruten-suru” by Philosophy no Dance0.59%
41st“It”s My Soul” by Hiroki Nanami0.55%
42nd“Rude Loose Dance” by Minami0.53%
43rd“Bravery? Naturally?” by Kaede Higuchi0.51%
44th“One Room Adventure” by MADKID0.51%
45th“Dare ga Tame” by MEGATERA ZERO0.47%
46th“LOVE INFINITY” by Hinano0.45%
47th“RAYTRACER” by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION0.41%
48th“The Beast” by Wagakki Band0.41%
49th“New Dawn” by Coldrain0.34%
50th“Sarracenia” by SkyHi0.32%
51st“Red” by SiM0.3%
52nd“The Last Resort” by GYROAXIA0.22%

Best Summer 2023 Anime Ending

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.

RankTitleVotes
1st“Kiseki” by Luck Life12.16%
2nd“Akari” by Soushi Sakiyama8.82%
3rd“more than words” by Hitsujibungaku7.75%
4th“Musubime” by Yuiko Ohara6.85%
5th“Endroll” by Yoh Kamiyama5.83%
6th“Happiness of the Dead” by Shiyui5.58%
7th“Vita Philosophica” by Kashitarou Itou3.32%
8th“URL” by Ami Sakaguchi3.26%
9th“Edge / Kissaki” by Reol2.63%
10th“Raise” by Chilli Beans,2.38%
11th“THE TIDES” by Bai Sha JAWS2.08%
12th“reversal” by Anna2.03%
13th“Esoa” by Momosu Momosu1.95%
14th“Hakai Zenya no Koto” by asmi1.92%
15th“Haiiro” by Kana Hanazawa1.85%
16th“twilight little star” by ChouCho1.55%
17th“#Yume wa Mijikashi Koi Seyo Otome” by Aika Natsukawa (Akiho Suzumoto)1.48%
18th“Megane Go-round” by Masayoshi ga Megane wo Wasureta1.46%
19th“Aim” by Yumemi kujira feat. Tsumugi Shachi (from Kiminone)1.41%
20th“End Roll” by Amber”s1.33%
21st“Nuisance” by sajou no hana1.29%
22nd“fakey merry game” by SMILE PRINCESS1.2%
23rd“bloomin” by Liyuu1.05%
24th“Arrow” by Awkmiu1.01%
25th“Evening Canon” Soshina ft. Yuika1%
26th“door” by Nao Toyama1%
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 Sasanomaly0.87%
31st“Sugar” by YU-KA0.85%
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

Tamara Lazic

Managing Editor at Anime Corner News. Loves anime, books and spends way too much time on Genshin Impact.

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