Viral Poll Marks the Anime Songs Foreigners Love Best

A new poll shows which anime songs are most beloved by anime fans outside of Japan.

By Evan Valentine

Anime is becoming more popular around the world with each passing year. Thanks to technology allowing fans from outside of Japan to witness some of the biggest moments in the medium, it should come as no surprise that foreign anime enthusiasts have their own unique tastes when it comes to the various theme songs created. In a new poll, fans outside of Japan had the chance to share their favorite anime tunes and some of the list might be surprising to those lovers of the medium.

While it's been no surprise that most anime songs are performed by Japanese musical acts, one major new anime adaptation has thrown a bit of a curveball into the long-standing tradition. Kaiju No. 8 is the latest anime production from Production I.G. and was always a highly anticipated adaptation thanks to its Shonen Jump manga. Imagine Dragons and Young Republic helped create the tunes for this new anime series, highlighting how Japan is now looking to incorporate more of the West in their anime productions.

The poll was put together in Japan by a variety show titled "Quiz! Doremifadon", which gathered the intel for the list. While some of these choices might come as a shock for die-hard anime fans, there are several entries that are a given when it comes to the anime hits that resonated with worldwide fans. 

And The Top Anime Songs Are...

1. Dragon Ball Z: CHA LA HEAD CHA LA
2. Naruto Shippuden: Blue Bird
3. One Piece: We Are
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Cruel Angel's Thesis
5. Attack on Titan: Feuerroter Pfeil und Bogen
6. Slam Dunk: Sekai ga Owaru Made wa...
7. Your Name: Zen Zen Zense
8. Slam Dunk: Kimi ga Suki da Sakebitai
9. Digimon Adventure: Butter-Fly
10. Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba): Gurenge 1
11. Oshi no Ko: Idol
12. Haikyull: Fly High!!
13. Saint Seiya: Pegasus Fantasy
14. Mashle: Bling-Bang-Bang-Born
15 Cowboy Bebop: Tank!
16. Yu Yu Hakusho: Smile Bomb
17. Chainsaw Man: KICK BACK
18. One Piece Film Red: New Genesis
19. Sailor Moon: Moonlight Densetsu
20. Jujutsu Kaisen: Ao No Sumika  

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What has been your favorite anime theme song of all time? Follow along with Team Anime on ComicBook for all the latest on the musical side of the medium and hit me up directly @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and why Cowboy Bebop's theme song remains the king. 

Via Manga Mogura RE

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