Songs & albums releases - December 2020 (Patreon)
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2020 was a crazy year for anime music on streaming platforms, and December was probably the best way we could have ended this year: Sony music unlocked hundreds of anime songs on Spotify.
We have been waiting for this for years, songs from Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Bleach, Gintama, Gurren Lagann, Eureka Seven and so much more are now available in all countries where Spotify is available.
Let's review what has been released over this incredible month!
🍂 Fall 2020 releases
- 100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru Original Soundtrack by Ken Ito
- Burn the Witch Ending "Blowing" by NiL
- Cocotama Original Soundtrack, Openings & Endings
- Digimon Adventure: Ending 3 - "Mind game" by Maica_n
- Entotsu Machi no Poupelle
Ending - "Entotsu Machi no Poupelle" by LOZAREENA
Original Soundtrack by Yuta Bandoh & Youki Kojima - Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot 1 - Wandering; Agateram Ending - "Dokuhaku" by Maaya Sakamoto
- Golden Kamuy 3rd Season Ending - "Yuusetsu" by THE SIXTH LIE
- Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima Endings - "Kizuna" by Hypnosis Mic -D.R.B- (Division All Stars)
- Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi
Insert - "Shinkai" by Eve
Original Soundtrack by Evan Call
Ending "Ao no Waltz" by Eve - Kaoru no Taisetsu na Mono Theme Song "Akai Kizuna" by Yui Ninomiya
- Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen
Opening - "Against." by Kaori Ishihara
Ending - "Koori no Torikago" by Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX (CV : Sora Amamiya)
Insert ep 8 - "Soukyou Etranger" by Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX (CV : Sora Amamiya)
Original Soundtrack by Elements Garden - Kiratto Pri☆chan Season 3 Opening 2 - "Luminance Princess" by Run Girls, Run!
- Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film
Opening by LIPxLIP
Ending by LIPxLIP - Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Ending ep 12 "Ano ne. - loved ones ver." by Yuna (CV: Maki Kawase) & Fina (CV: Azumi Waki)
- Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai:
Insert ep 4 - "Saikou Heart" by Ai Miyashita (CV: Natsumi Murakami)
Insert ep 5 - "La Bella Patria" by Emma Verde (CV: Maria Sashide)
Insert ep 6 - "Tsunagaru Connect" by Rina Tennoji (CV: Tomori Kusunoki)
Insert ep 7 - "Butterfly" by Konoe Kanata (CV: Akari Kitou)
Insert ep 8 - "Solitude Rain" by Shizuku Osaka (CV: Kaori Maeda)
Insert ep 9 - "VIVID WORLD" by Karin Asaka (CV: Miyu kubota) - Maoujou de Oyasumi Original Soundtrack by Yukari Hashimoto
- Osomatsu-san 3rd Season Opening - "nice to NEET you! " by AOP
- Pokémon Movie 23: Coco Theme Song Collection by Taiiku Okazaki
- Pokémon Sun & Moon
Ending 1 "Pose" by Taiiku Okazaki
Opening 4 "Kimi no Bouken" by Taiiku Okazaki
Ending 4 "Kokoro no Note" by Hino Shiritsu Nanaomidori Shougakkou Gasshou-da - Project Scard: Praeter no Kizu Character Song "Clumsy"
- Tokyo Gambo Theme Song - "Banbutsu Ruten" by Moga Mogami
The following KADOKAWA releases are only available in 14 countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UK & USA.
- Ochikobore Fruit Tart Original Soundtrack by Ryuichi Takada
- Maesetsu! Original Soundtrack by Satoru Kousaki
❄️ Winter 2021 releases
- King's Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi Opening 2 (tv size) "Eclipse" by DREAMCATCHER
- Levius (TV) Ending - "Beautiful Doll" by Mamoru Miyano
- Log Horizon Opening - "Different" by BAND-MAID
- Shingeki no Kyojin Final Season
Opening (tv size) - "Boku no Sensou" / "My War" by Shinsei Kamattechan
Ending - "Shogeki" / "Shock" by Yuko Ando
🌏 Off-season releases
EVANGELION FINALLY album was released (not worldwide, see below), the album includes a great selection of tracks from the anime & movies:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
Opening - "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" by Yoko Takashi
Ending ep 9, 13 - "Fly Me to the Moon - Yoko Takahashi Acid Bossa Version" - Neon Genesis Evangelion Death & Rebirth
Ending 2 - "Tamashii no Refrain" by Yoko Takahashi - Evangelion 2.0
Insert - "Tsubasa wo Kudasai" by Megumi Hayashibara
Insert - "Kyou no Hi wa Sayounara" by Megumi Hayashibara - The End of Evangelion
Insert - "Komm'susser Tod" by ARIANNE
Ending - "THANATOS-IF I CAN'T BE YOURS" by LOREN & MASH
Unfortunately the album is not available for : Japan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates & Vietnam
InuYasha Original Soundtracks were also released :
- Music Collection 1 by Kaoru Wada
- Music Collection 2 by Kaoru Wada
- Music Collection 3 by Kaoru Wada
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gear Fighter Dendoh, we got 3 albums from the anime:
- Original Soundtrack Vol.1 by Toshihiko Sahashi
- Original Soundtrack Vol.2 by Toshihiko Sahashi
- BEST DRIVE~SONG COLLECTION
On Christmas day we were gifted by two great releases
- Hataraku Maou-sama! Original Soundtrack & Character Song Album
- Tiger & Bunny Original Soundtracks & Character songs
Other releases:
- Baki: Dai Raitaisai-hen - Original Soundtrack by Kenji Fujisawa
- Cannon Busters - Original Soundtrack by Bradley Denniston
- Crusher Joe - Original Soundtrack by Norio Maeda
- Dixia Cheng Yu Yongshi: Nizhuan Zhi Lun - Original Soundtrack by Kenji Ito
- Lapis Re:LiGHTs Insert Song album - "SKY FULL of MAGIC(Selected Edition)"
- Levius Ending (Netflix) - "child dancer" by Nazome
↩️ Come backs
We have identified more than 500 unlocked songs from Sony Music Labels, so I hope you won't hold it against me if I don't list them one by one in this post 😅
For those of you who wants to get the big idea, I recommend you going through the very long thread I did on Twitter.
If you want to get a more detailed list of songs updated, you can use the Sony filter on the website and then type "2020-12" in the search bar. It will list you all songs that have been added or updated related to Sony Music Labels.
👩🎤 Artists
Inori Minase's discography was released worldwide :
- Tsurezure Children Opening - "Aimai Moko"
- Endro~! Ending - "Wonder Caravan!"
- Somali to Mori no Kamisama Ending - "Kokoro Somali"
- Vivid Strike! Ending - "Starry Wish" (not available for Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand)
Brian the Sun's missing songs are now available worldwide
- Sangatsu no Lion 2nd Season Ending 1 - "Cafuné"
- Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! Opening - "Sunny side up"
- Shin Chuuka Ichiban! Ending - "Paradigm Shift"
- Neko Neko Nihonshi 3rd Season Opening 1 - "Polaris" (released with Sony batch)
Yui Ogura's discography is now available worldwide:
- Tsurezure Children Ending - "Dear"
- Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. Ending - "Baby Sweet Berry love"
- Joukamachi no Dandelion Ending - "Honey Come!!"
- Vivid Strike! Opening - "Future Strike"
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G:Stride Gate-Hen Ending 1 - "High Touch Memory"
Miyuki Hashimoto's discography is available:
- Saki Openings & Endings
- iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia Openings
- Shuffle! Endings
- Ichigo 100% OVA Ending
- and more: links to all her anime songs
Aki Misato's discography is available:
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Ending 2
- Genshiken 2 Opening
- Ga-Rei: Zero Insert ep 7
- Strawberry Panic Openings
- Needless Opening 2
- and more : links to all her anime songs
🇯🇵 Japan only
The following releases are unfortunately Japan only at the moment:
- Adachi to Shimamura - Original Soundtrack by Natsumi Tabuchi / Hanae Nakamura / Miki Sakurai
- Baki (1st season) - Original Soundtrack by Kenji Fujisawa
- Fruits Basket 2nd Season Original Soundtrack by Masaru Yokoyama
- One Room 3rd Season Ending 2 - "3kai kara yamato nadeshiko"
- Osomatsu-san 3rd Season Ending - "Max Charm Faces ~Kanojo wa Saikou
- Sailor Moon albums including openings and endings from the original anime & Crystal.
- Sore dake ga Neck Insert - "Tsukiakari no Serenite" by Tsukiko (CV: MoeMi)
- ♡♡!!!!!!~"by Shuta Sueyoshi, Totoko♡Nya & Matsuno-ke 6 Kyoudai
- Tonikaku Kawaii - Original Soundtrack by ENDO.
❌ Not on Spotify
- Akudama Drive Character Song Mini Album
- Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? BloomOriginal Soundtrack
- Healin' Good Precure Original Soundtrack 2
- Kamisama ni Natta hi Insert Song
- Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen Original Soundtrack
- Majo no Minarai wo Sagashite Original Soundtrack
- Pokemon Movie 23: Coco Music Collection
- Rail Romanesque Endings 1, 2 & 3
- Strike Witches: Road to Berlin Original Soundtrack & Character Songs
▶️ New Playlists
A lot of new playlists were created this month (most of them thanks to Sony Music Labels)
- Soul Eater | openings & endings
- AnoHana | opening & endings
- Blue Exorcist | openings & endings
- Guilty Crown | openings & endings
- Gurren Lagann | openings & endings
- InuYasha | openings, endings & OST
- Kill la Kill | openings & endings
- Log Horizon | openings & endings
- March Comes in Like a Lion | openings & endings
We also released a new special playlist named Best of Anime OST, it's a selection of the best tracks from your favorite anime OST composers updated every week. I hope you will like it!
See you next month~