RECS: Superstar J-POP Band Perfume Share Love for Anime with Personal Favorites
Earlier this month, best selling J-POP girl group Perfume announced their return to the international stage with two performances at Primavera Sound 2023 and their first London show in nine years titled Perfume LIVE 2023 “CODE OF PERFUME”. You can buy tickets to their June 3rd show in London now.
Their music has topped the Oricon charts for over a decade, with hit songs such as “Polyrhythm”, “Spinning World”, and “FLASH.” Anime fans may recognize the last song as the ending theme song for the live-action adaptation of Chihayafuru.
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It comes as no surprise then that members a-chan, NOCCHi, and KASHIYUKA are big, big anime fans. Crunchyroll recently spoke to the trio about their current anime watchlist and why Love Live! have the best karaoke songs. Now, the electro-pop band share their favorite anime of all time with Crunchyroll and why these shows have earned a spot at the top.
KASHIYUKA
KASHIYUKA’s favorites are dominated by heavy hitters such as Attack on Titan, JUJUTSU KAISEN, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
“I like that the names of enemies and Stand, the spiritual power, are incorporated into artist names and song titles. Even enemies have their own strong beliefs and determination so I can’t simply call them “evil” and there are a lot of cool villain characters.” – KASHIYUKA on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
On JUJUTSU KAISEN, she “loves the exhilarating feeling of overcoming any obstacle with their strong beliefs and pursuit of justice!” and that her favorite character is Toge Inumaki. Other favorites included character-driven sports drama Chihayafuru and historical drama Golden Kamuy.
a-chan
a-chan’s top titles are a mix of contemplative drama films such as Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children and Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name. and mega-hit series such as One Piece and SPY x FAMILY.
“For humans, I think sexuality, nationality and color of your skin shouldn’t matter. But after watching this anime, I started thinking that maybe all living creatures, not just humans, can connect and understand each other.” – a-chan on Wolf Children
a-chan said that THE PROMISED NEVERLAND taught her that “even demons have hearts” and that “kind hearts on both sides trying to understand each other” was so touching it left her in tears.
- One Piece
- SPY x FAMILY
- THE PROMISED NEVERLAND
- Chihayafuru
- Weathering With You
- Wolf Children
- Kakegurui
- Your Name.
NOCCHi
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners image via Official Website
NOCCHi’s anime list is jam packed with prestige darlings such as coming-of-age drama March comes in like a lion, slice-of-life iyashikei Laid-Back Camp, anime original Lycoris Recoil, and 2023 Anime of the Year winner Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
“Just by seeing them, I can relax, too. I usually play this anime when I clean my house because having this anime and the songs playing in the room, I can feel the air purifying.” – NOCCHi on Laid-Back Camp
A big fan of the mecha genre, NOCCHi chose two titles from the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise to include in her recommendations.
- Laid-Back Camp
- A Place Further Than the Universe
- March comes in like a lion
- Lycoris Recoil
- Mobile Suit GUNDAM Iron Blooded Orphans
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Whose taste in anime surprised you the most? Which member do you agree with the most? Let us know in the comments below! Most importantly, don’t forget to buy your tickets to Perfume LIVE 2023 “CODE OF PERFUME” on June 3rd.
Kristine Don is a Senior Manager on the Editorial team at Crunchyroll. She oversees our global newsrooms in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Russian.
