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Kemono Friends Theme Tops Newly Released Karaoke Tracks for 2017

posted on by Lynzee Loveridge

The popularity of the Kemono Friends soundtrack and character CDs aren't limited to just disc sales. Fans are also belting out the "Yōkoso Japari Park e" (Welcome to Japari Park) theme song at JOYSOUND karaoke establishments. The company released the top selected songs for this year's first half and "Yōkoso Japari Park e" took the top spot for newly released songs in the overall and anime categories.

The Japari Café character song album and the anime's original soundtrack – ranked #1 and #2, respectively, on Oricon's weekly album chart for the June 5-11 week.

Coming in second in the newly released anime song category is "Doko Made mo ~How Far I'll Go~" from the Japanese release of Disney's Moana followed by LiSA's "Catch the Moment" from Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale.

Top 10 Karaoke Anime Songs Released in 2017 (1st Half)

  1. "Yōkoso Japari Park e" by Dōbutsu Biscuit x PPP (Kemono Friends)
  2. "Doko Made mo ~How Far I'll Go~" by Tomona Yabiku (Moana)
  3. "Catch the Moment" by LiSA (Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale)
  4. "Orion" by Kenshi Yonezu (March comes in like a lion)
  5. "Itteki no Eikyō" by UVERworld (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga)
  6. "Romeo" by LIP×LIP (The Moment You Fall in Love)
  7. "Kawaiku Naritai" by Sora Amemiya (The Moment You Fall in Love)
  8. "Aozora no Rhapsody" by fhána (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
  9. "Doko Made mo ~How Far I'll Go~" by Tomona Yabiku (Moana) by Miliyah Kato (Moana)
  10. "Los! Los! Los!" by Aoi Yūki (Saga of Tanya the Evil)

While "Yōkoso Japari Park e" dominated the two new song categories, it didn't make JOYSOUND's overall ranking or the anime/game/sci-fi category overall ranking. Those were dominated by RADWIMPS' theme for Makoto Shinkai's your name. film as well as staples like Neon Genesis Evangelion's "Cruel Angel's Thesis". Anime and game music highlights from the overall category include:

  • "Zen Zen Zense (movie ver.)" by RADWIMPS (your name.) at #2
  • "Himawari no Yakusoku" by Motohiro Hata (Stand By Me Doraemon) at #5
  • "Kanade" by Sukima Switch (live-action One Week Friends) at #6
  • "Cruel Angel's Thesis" by Yoko Takahashi (Neon Genesis Evangelion) at #11
  • "Senbonzakura" by WhiteFlame feat. Hatsune Miku at #23

"Zen Zen Zense" also topped this year's list of anime, video game, and tokusatsu themes.

Top 20 Karaoke Anime/Tokusatsu/Game Songs in 2017 (1st Half)

  1. "Zen Zen Zense (movie ver.)" by RADWIMPS (your name.)
  2. "Himawari no Yakusoku" by Motohiro Hata (Stand By Me Doraemon)
  3. "Cruel Angel's Thesis" by Yoko Takahashi (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  4. "Nandemonai ya (movie ver.)" by RADWIMPS (your name.)
  5. "Sugar Song and Bitter Step" by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (Blood Blockade Battlefront)
  6. "Let it Go ~Ari no Mama de~ by Takako Matsu (Frozen)
  7. "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" by supercell (Bakemonogatari)
  8. "Single Bed" by Sharan Q (DNA²)
  9. "Lion" by May'n/Megumi Nakajima (Macross F)
  10. "Touch" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (Touch)
  11. "God knows..." by Aya Hirano (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
  12. "RPG" by Sekai no Owari (Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma—! B-Kyū Gourmet Survival!!)
  13. "Butter-Fly" by Koji Wada (Digimon Adventure)
  14. "Kokoro e" by Road of Major (Major)
  15. Tobira Ake" by Sayaka Kanda & Eisuke Tsuda (Frozen)
  16. "Sosei no Aquarion" by AKINO (Aquarion)
  17. "Sekai ga Owaru made wa…" by WANDS (Slam Dunk)
  18. "only my railgun" by Fripside (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
  19. "unravel" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Tokyo Ghoul)
  20. "Yume Tōrō" by RADWIMPS (your name.)

The Japanese karaoke company DAM released its list for 2016 in April. Themes from Stand by Me Doraemon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and your name. were also top contenders.

Source: Animate Times


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