Starting in 2004, I've spent each birthday on a day-long quest, trying to set a new personal best for the number of anime songs sung at karaoke (the entire song, natch, not just one verse). The marathon is gruelling, but it's also a unique way to reflect on life, with the songs evoking a steady stream of memories from throughout the nearly three decades that I've been a fan. And at marathon's end, there's the satisfaction of having achieved something new.
In 2004, getting through 142 anime songs had been gruelling; not a fun experience, but something I took some pride in having been able to do. In 2005, the goal was 150--and this time it was actually fun, especially with a new karaoke system, UGA, offering a couple thousand more anime songs than the previous year's CyberDAM system (including some of my longtime favorites that only UGA seems to have!).
After #145, it was time to think about the final five songs...but I'd started from the back of the catalog and there were still several pages to go, with a slew of fun songs I hated to skip. Sooo, figured what the heck--63 is my lucky number, so changed the goal to 163, and spent the final hour tickled silly that a voice was still coming out!
| Song (SERIES/MOVIE, op= opening theme, end=ending theme, ins=insert song or character song) | Score (1-100) |
|---|---|
| 12:30pm 1. "Change The World" (INUYASHA op) | 91 |
| 2. "Fukai Mori" (INUYASHA end) | 90 |
| 3. "Circus Game" (IGAINO KABAMARU op) | 89 |
| 4. "Ginga No Seishun" (DAIRUGGER XV op) | 94 |
| 5. "Caravel Farewell -Susume Going Merry-go-" (ONE PIECE ins) | 93 |
| 6. "We Are!" (ONE PIECE op) | 89 |
| 7. "Watashi Ga Iru Yo" (ONE PIECE end) | 90 |
| 8. "Taiyou Wa Shinanai" (WAGA SEISHUN NO ARCADIA movie) | 93 |
| 9. "Waga Seishun No Arcadia" (WAGA SEISHUN NO ARCADIA movie) | 96 |
| 10. "Oretachi No Funade" (MUGEN KIDOU SSX op) | 93 |
| 11. "Harlock No Ballad" (MUGEN KIDOU SSX end) | 90 |
| 12. "Uchuu No Ooja! God Mars" (GOD MARS op) | 92 |
| 13. "Ginga Ni Hitori" (GOD MARS ins) | 95 |
| 14. "Senshi No Uta" (GOD MARS ins) | 95 |
| 15. "Ai No Kinjitou" (GOD MARS end) | 92 |
| 16. "Honoo No Takaramono" (LUPIN III CAGLIOSTRO CASTLE movie) | 91 |
| 17. "Sexy Adventure" (LUPIN III PART 3 op) | 91 |
| 18. "Lupin III Sono 2" (LUPIN III end) | 96 |
| 19. "Lupin III Sono 1" (LUPIN III op) | 92 |
| 20. "Lupin III No Theme" (LUPIN III op) | 84 |
| 21. "Super Hero" (LUPIN III ins) | 86 |
| 22. "Love Is Everything" (LUPIN III ins) | 90 |
| 23. "Lupin III Ai No Theme" (LUPIN III end) | 91 |
| 24. "Love Squall" (LUPIN III end) | 89 |
| 25. "UFO Senshi Dai Apollon" (DAI APOLLON op) | 87 |
| 2:31pm 26. "Tobe! Grendizer" (GRENDIZER op) | 89 |
| 27. "Uchuu No Ooja Grendizer" (GRENDIZER end) | 90 |
| 28. "Yuusha Raideen" (YUUSHA RAIDEEN op) | 88 |
| 29. "Ikou Yo Akira" (YUUSHA RAIDEEN ins) | 89 |
| 30. "Ore Wa Akira Da" (YUUSHA RAIDEEN end) | 88 |
| 31. "Kita No Ookami Minami No Tora" (YAKYUKYOU NO UTA end) | 91 |
| 32. "Ai No Inochi" (BE FOREVER YAMATO movie) | 91 |
| 33. "Omokageboshi" (BE FOREVER YAMATO movie) | 94 |
| 34. "Hoshi No Pendant" (BE FOREVER YAMATO movie) | 92 |
| 35. "Ginga Densetsu" (BE FOREVER YAMATO movie) | 89 |
| 36. "Ai Yo Sono Hi Made" (BE FOREVER YAMATO movie) | 87 |
| 37. "Yamato Yo Towa Ni" (SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO III end) | 90 |
| 38. "Mononoke Hime" (MONONOKE HIME movie) | 85 |
| 39. "Sora Kara Koboreta Story" (MEITANTEI HOLMES op) | 90 |
| 40. "Senakagoshi Ni Sentimental" (MEGAZONE 2-3 ova) | 93 |
| 41. "Himitsu Kudasai" (MEGAZONE 2-3 PART 2 ova) | 94 |
| 42. "Mune Ga Dokidoki" (MEITANTEI CONAN op) | 87 |
| 43. "Step By Step" (MEITANTEI CONAN end) | 92 |
| 44. "Hikari To Kage No Roman" (MEITANTEI CONAN end) | 88 |
| 45. "Dartanias No Uta" (DARTANIAS op) | 93 |
| 46. "Yuke! Zambot 3" (ZAMBOT 3 op) | 87 |
| 47. "Midnight Submarine" (URASHIMAN op) | 88 |
| 48. "Crystal Knights Necrime" (URASHIMAN ins) | 90 |
| 49. "Microid S" (MICROID S op) | 93 |
| 50. "Tottemo Umanami" (MAKIBAOU end) | 90 |
| 4:17pm 51. "Run! Run! Run!" (ONE PIECE end) | 81 |
| 52. "Mazin Kenzan!!" (MAZINKAISER: SHITO! ANKOKU DAI SHOGUN ova) | 86 |
| 53. "Mazinger Z" (MAZINGER Z op) | 91 |
| 54. "Z No Theme" (MAZINGER Z ins) | 95 |
| 55. "Yuzurenai Negai" (RAYEARTH op) | 91 |
| 56. "Honoo No Tenkousei" (HONOO NO TENKOUSEI ova) | 88 |
| 57. "Bara Wa Utsukushiku Chiru" (ROSE OF VERSAILLES op) | 93 |
| 58. "Heart Of Madness" (HOKUTO NO KEN movie) | 93 |
| 59. "Ai O Torimodose!!" (HOKUTO NO KEN op) | 86 |
| 60. "Blue Water" (NADIA op) | 91 |
| 61. "Tatakae! Go Lion" (GO LION op) | 90 |
| 62. "Haruka ~Sailing For My Dream~" (B'T X op) | 88 |
| 63. "Hi No Tori" (HI NO TORI ova) | 89 |
| 64. "Babel II" (BABEL II op) | 89 |
| 65. "Melissa" (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST op) | 91 |
| 66. "Shinobi No Theme" (NINJA KAMUI GAIDEN op) | 95 |
| 67. "Dreamy My Love" (GOD MAZINGER op) | 95 |
| 68. "Toki No Yuuwaku" (GOD MAZINGER end) | 93 |
| 69. "Roller Hero Muteking" (MUTEKING op) | 88 |
| 70. "Tonari No Totoro" (TOTORO movie) | 85 |
| 71. "Love Chaser" (DR. SLUMP movie) | 80 |
| 72. "Chikyuu Ni I Love You" (DORVACK op) | 94 |
| 73. "Kimi Ni Okuru Lullabye" (DORVACK end) | 94 |
| 74. "Tate! Toushou Daimos" (DAIMOS op) | 86 |
| 75. "Yakusoku Wa Iranai"(ESCAFLOWNE op) | 94 |
| 6:14pm 76. "Kimi O Nosete" (LAPUTA movie) | 90 |
| 77. "Cosmos Ni Kimi To" (IDEON end) | 95 |
| 78. "Fukkatsu No Ideon" (IDEON op) | 93 |
| 79. "Kaze No Mirai He" (DA GARN op) | 89 |
| 80. "Devilman No Uta" (DEVILMAN op) | 87 |
| 81. "Kyou Mo Dokokade Devilman" (DEVILMAN end) | 89 |
| 82. "Terra He...Coming Home To Terra" (TERRA HE movie) | 89 |
| 83. "Ai No Planet ~All We Need Is Love~" (TERRA HE movie) | 93 |
| 84. "Tetsuwan Atom" (TETSUWAN ATOM op) | 90 |
| 85. "Tetsujin 28-go" (TETSUJIN 28 op) | 83 |
| 86. "Macross" (MACROSS op) | 89 |
| 87. "Runner" (MACROSS end) | 90 |
| 88. "Tenshi No E No Gu" (MACROSS: DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE movie) | 91 |
| 89. "Ai Yo Far Away" (DANCOUGAR op) | 94 |
| 90. "Hoshi No Stranger" (CHOUJIN LOCKE movie) | 92 |
| 91. "Voltes V No Uta" (VOLTES V op) | 91 |
| 92. "Chichi O Motomete" (VOLTES V end) | 93 |
| 93. "ComBattler V No Theme" (COMBATTLER V op) | 88 |
| 94. "Heats" (CHANGE! GETTA ROBO ova) | 86 |
| 95. "Hyouryuu ~Sky Hurricane~" (ORGUSS op) | 82 |
| 96. "Kokoro Wa Gypsy" (ORGUSS end) | 87 |
| 97. "Hoshi No Deja Vu" (SOUTHERN CROSS op) | 92 |
| 98. "Touch" (TOUCH op) | 91 |
| 99. "Turn A Turn" (TURN A GUNDAM op) | 93 |
| 100. "Saraba Yasashiki Hibi Yo" (DOUGRAM op) | 94 |
| 7:59pm 101. "Before Dawn" (ONE PIECE end) | 90 |
| 102. "Taiyou No Shisha Tetsujin 28-go" (TETSUJIN 28 op) | 88 |
| 103. "Tiger Mask" (TIGER MASK op) | 90 |
| 104. "Shippuu Xabungle" (XABUNGLE op) | 89 |
| 105. "Honoo No Sadame" (VOTOMS op) | 88 |
| 106. "Go Shogun Hasshinseyo" (GO SHOGUN op) | 90 |
| 107. "Pegasus Fantasy" (SAINT SEIYA op) | 88 |
| 108. "Dunbine Tobu" (DUNBINE op) | 85 |
| 109. "Cobra" (SPACE COBRA op) | 92 |
| 110. "Cosmos Dream ~Uchuu O Kakeru Yume~" (QUEEN OF 1000 YEARS op) | 88 |
| 111. "Zankokuna Tenshi No Thesis" (EVANGELION op) | 86 |
| 112. "Rhythm Emotion" (GUNDAM WING op) | 87 |
| 113. "Wild Wing" (GUNDAM WING ins) | 85 |
| 114. "Zangou No Hitsugi" (GODANNAR end) | 84 |
| 115. "Shounen Kenya" (SHOUNEN KENYA movie) | 84 |
| 116. "Savannah O Koete" (JUNGLE TAITEI op) | 88 |
| 117. "Ikari No Juushin" (JUUSHIN RYGAR op) | 89 |
| 118. "L-Gaim ~Time For L-Gaim~" (L-GAIM op) | 83 |
| 119. "Sailing Mirai He" (SUBMARINE SUPER 99 op) | 90 |
| 120. "Saikyou Robo Daiooja" (DAIOOJA op) | 92 |
| 121. "Taga Tame Ni" (CYBORG 009 op) | 91 |
| 122. "Mechanical Dancing Fight" (GOLD LIGHTAN end) | 87 |
| 123. "Stiff Breeze" (GENSOUMADEN SAIYUUKI ins) | 87 |
| 124. "The Clouds Break" (GENSOUMADEN SAIYUUKI ins) | 90 |
| 125. "Infinity" (GENSOUMADEN SAIYUUKI ins) | 91 |
| 10:01pm 126. "Getta Robo!" (GETTA ROBO) | 85 |
| 127. "Ginga Shippu Sasuraigar" (SASURAIGAR op) | 89 |
| 128. "Ginga Reppu Baxingar" (BAXINGAR op) | 88 |
| 129. "Ginga Sempuu Brygar" (BRYGAR op) | 86 |
| 130. "Abayo Fly Bye" (BRYGAR ins) | 89 |
| 131. "Ginga Tetsudou 999" (GALAXY EXPRESS 999 op) | 91 |
| 132. "Aoi Chikyuu" (GALAXY EXPRESS 999 end) | 93 |
| 133. "Nagareboshi Gin" (GINGA op) | 90 |
| 134. "On The Wing" (LENSMAN op) | 90 |
| 135. "Cutey Honey" (CUTEY HONEY op) | 84 |
| 136. "Ai Senshi" (GUNDAM II movie) | 89 |
| 137. "Suna No Juujika" (GUNDAM I movie) | 96 |
| 138. "Meguri Ai" (GUNDAM III movie) | 88 |
| 139. "Kishin Douji Zenki" (ZENKI op) | 81 |
| 140. "Men Of Destiny" (GUNDAM 0083 ova) | 87 |
| 141. "Technoboyger" (TECHNOBOYGER op) | 91 |
| 142. "Uchuu Wa Hitotsu" (TECHNOBOYGER end) | 89 |
| 143. "Ashita Yume Mite" (GATCHAMAN II end) | 92 |
| 144. "Uchuu Wa Taihen Da!" (URUSEI YATSURA end) | 90 |
| 145. "Ashita Ni Ikiro Baldios" (BALDIOS op) | 89 |
| 146. "Umi No Toriton" (TORITON op) | 95 |
| 147. "Uchuu Majin Daikengou No Uta" (DAIKENGOU op) | 95 |
| 148. "Yamato No Fu ~Wadatsumi~" (FINAL YAMATO movie) | 95 |
| 149. "Kodai (Ore) To Yamato" (FINAL YAMATO movie) | 93 |
| 150. "Ashita No Joe ~Utsukushiki Ookami-tachi~" (ASHITA NO JOE movie) | 92 |
| 12:14am 151. "Harukana Tomo Yo" (SRUNGLE end) | 95 |
| 152. "Fighting On" (SRUNGLE op) | 88 |
| 153. "Ashita No Joe" (ASHITA NO JOE op) | 90 |
| 154. "Hateshinaki Yami No Kanata Ni" (ASHITA NO JOE 2 end) | 93 |
| 155. "Ashita No Joe 2 No Theme ~Ashita He No Sakebi~" (ASHITA NO JOE 2 movie) | 88 |
| 156. "Seishun No Period ~Joe...Forever~" (ASHITA NO JOE 2 movie) | 90 |
| 157. "Captain Harlock" (CAPTAIN HARLOCK op) | 89 |
| 158. "Mukashi Mukashi" (CAPTAIN HARLOCK ins) | 93 |
| 159. "Waga Tomo Waga Inochi" (CAPTAIN HARLOCK ins) | 92 |
| 160. "Don't Stop! Carry On!" (VICTORY GUNDAM end) | 91 |
| 161. "Winners Forever" (VICTORY GUNDAM end) | 88 |
| 162. "Yamato!! Aratanaru Tabidachi" (YAMATO NEW JOURNEY movie) | 92 |
| 163. "Uchuu Senkan Yamato" (SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO op) | 91 |
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