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However, as anime’s popularity increases, the competition between the shows is getting fiercer each year. The anime fall season of 2022 offered various popular releases, whether a new season of a long-running series like My Hero Academia, Spy X Family, or upcoming releases like Chainsaw Man, Bluelock, and much more.

7 Spy X Family Season 1 Part 2

Song: Souvenir Artist: Bump Of Chicken

Souvenir is a fast-paced song written and sung by Bump of Chicken after a hiatus that lasted for six months. In addition to great vocals, the band provided melodies that featured energetic chords, light guitar strums, and enjoyable drumming. Even though the genre is pop, the use of propulsive rhythms also categorizes its genre as Pop-rock and J-rock.

Bump of Chicken said they wrote Souvenir while thinking of their fans, whom they met in concerts, and wanted the lyrics to deliver the sentiment of finding a path that leads to an important place. It is reminiscent of the Spy X Family concept, about the Forger family that finds each other through their journey.

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After the massive success of Spy X Family’s first part, Spy X Family part two introduces the Doggy Crisis arc (starts in chapter 18), setting off after Anya requests a pet dog at the end of season one. Bond, the experimental spy dog, will appear in part two and embark on a journey with the Forger family to investigate and stop a bombing attack while facing other enemies.

6 IDOLISH7! Third Beat Part 2

Song: WONDER LiGHT Artist: IDOLiSH7

Since IDOLiSH7 anime is an adaption of the IDOLiSH7 rhythm game, WONDER LiGHT was already available in the game before the anime opening was released. There is also an animated music video for the full song featuring the seven bright idols as the main stars.

The lyrics written by Erika Masaki translate the boy’s wish to stay true to themselves and keep going on a journey toward their future while gently twinkling like they always did.

This season of IDOLiSH7, the idol group is showered with significant success. However, they can’t seem to enjoy it as they are faced with ŹOOĻ, the new idol group that enjoys bringing other idols down by using all kinds of dirty tricks. Not wanting their image ruined by ŹOO like TRIGGER, IDOLiSH7 form an alliance with Re:vale to try and maintain their reputation.

5 Beast Tamer

Song: Change The World Artist: Madkid

Doomed as the weakest due to his unique ability, Rein the Beast Tamer gets kicked out of the hero’s party and sets off on an adventure alone, leading him to form a contract with Kanade, the cat-eared girl from the Cat Tribe after saving her from an attack. Later on, Rein will form contracts with other Strongest Races along his journey with Kanade.

Beast Tamer’s opening, Change the World, is performed by Madkid. The song combines J-pop and hip-hop, offering captivating vocals and a fast-paced beat and rap. Madkid was formerly known as J-BOYS-5 and now consists of five members, three vocalists, and two rappers.

4 Mob Psycho 100 III

Song: 1 Artist: Mob Choir

Mob Choir was a project solely created to cover Mob Psycho 100 ’s songs. Following their performances in the first two seasons of the show ‘99’ and ‘99.9’, Mob Choir performed the third theme song of the third season, titled ‘1’. It was released alongside eight other tracks under an album of the same title.

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Kageyama Shigeo known as Mob, is a boy who yearns to live a normal life by keeping his ESP suppressed. Still, the boy will lose control over his power due to his lack of emotional expression while going through natural and supernatural challenges. As an esper, Mob must let go of his naivety and control his emotions to keep his psychic powers. This season is about self-improvement and maturity, which every teenager must go through.

3 Chainsaw Man

Song: Kick Back Artist: Kenshi Yonezu

Kick Back was one of the most anticipated theme songs this season as it’s the opening of one of the most-awaited anime, Chainsaw Man season one. The song is performed by non-other than Kenshi Yonezu, a J-pop producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-platinum artist.

Chainsaw Man is about Denji who works for the Yakuza, killing devils to pay off his debt. One day, he saves Pochita the Devil Dog with Chainsaw Powers. After being betrayed by the Yakuza, the young boy faces a horrendous death by a Zombie Devil, which leaves Pochita no other choice but to merge himself with Denji. The Devil Dog resurrects the young man as a unique devil-human hybrid known as the Chainsaw Man.

2 My Hero Academia Season 6

Song: Hitamuki Artist: Super Beaver

Super Beaver is the performer of the tenth opening of My Hero Academia’s Hitamuki. It is a rock song that starts with the strikes of a prominent electric guitar and a bass guitar, followed by some drum beats, providing its fast-paced rhythm.

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The 6th season of My Hero Academia focuses on the most awaited arc in the series, the Paranormal Liberation War arc, which has already been spoiled in the manga (chapter 253). Throughout this season, fans will see how all the villains come together under Shigaraki, who plans on taking Deku’s Quirk. This season will be a point of change for all characters as viewers will see if the heroes can go against this newly formed alliance or if they will be defeated and crumble into despair.

1 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury

Song: Shukufuku Artist: YOASOBI

Shukufuku is a theme song performed by YOASOBI for the mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. It holds in its notes a mix of electropop and dance-pop. The song also contains catchy melodies and throbbing beats. Upon its release, the song peaked at number one on Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan), and number two on Japan Hot 100. The opening provides an upbeat tune that can raise the listener’s energy and build up their enthusiasm to start the anime episodes.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury takes place on Ad Stella, where a man-machine system called Gund was created. The anime follows the main character, Suletta, who left Mercury to enroll at Asticassia, a technology school built by the Beneritt Group. The pure-hearted girl will have to prove her worth as a pilot alongside Gundam Aerial, a Mobile Suit built using Gund the Forbidden Technology that negatively affects pilots.

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