Japan

Italian-made, Japan-loved high-speed dance music, the soundtrack of drifting and para para.

In a very short time, it makes viewers remember the characters, the world and the next encounter.

Max out the hype in 89 seconds: fast guitars, a declarative chorus and a title you can shout.

The song that rises softly as an episode ends: piano, strings and a gentle voice leaving the afterglow to you.

Group unison, sparkling arrangements and gaps left for the crowd's chants, songs written for cheering.

Showa-style hero themes: brass fanfares, male voices shouting attack names, robots and heroes charging out.

With no real singer present, a voice can still become a character people create together.

Turns excessive cuteness, repetition and strange logic into a channel of its own.

Touhou Project themes rearranged into rock, metal, electronic and jazz; one game raised an entire doujin music scene.

Ultra-fast hardcore kicks, moe vocal samples and goofy effects, the frantic electronic music of Japan's doujin scene.

Fast, intensely melodic and emotionally full, the sound behind countless anime openings.

Music, body and look become a character together, and that character's fragility is sung to the whole venue.

Heavy metal guitars and drums with sweet J-pop idol melodies and choreography: cute and violent, both turned up to the max.

Rich chords, frequent key changes and fast, dense lyrics: modern Japanese pop built on piano and band, with choruses that soar.

Packs night views, sea breeze and city life into a refined, light groove.

French pop, bossa nova and '60s soft rock cut and pasted into a stylish Tokyo sound.

Pop from Showa-era TV music shows: orchestral arrangements, idol smiles and a touch of sentiment.

Precise electronic production turns pop melody into a recognisable character and stage.

Lets a single farewell linger in long notes and turns, longer than the story itself.

Shamisen, shakuhachi and taiko meet rock or electronics, a Japanese night under lanterns.

Makes every town and every farewell a place on the journey you can come back to.