The start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been on everyone’s lips for multiple reasons.
From the universal incompetence of the event’s storytelling and commentary teams in many territories, the lack of attention to Japanese culture, and the selective debate on competitiveness and clothing, the best part of the games come from the anime.
The soundtrack of the event has been full of easily recognizable pieces from different anime and video game series, which give an interesting color to an event of this magnitude in the land of the rising sun.
The main factor to understand in this situation is the difference that these media have within their country of origin compared to other territories. The vast majority of these works belong to some extent to the mainstream of Japanese pop culture, rather than being obscure stuff, known only to an insular fandom.
A list of content that has been presented at the Olympic Games has accumulated on social networks, including:
Video game
- Dragon Quest “Roto’s Theme”
- Final Fantasy “Victory Fanfare”
- Tales of series “Sorey’s Theme – The Shepherd”
- Monster Hunter “Proof of a Hero”
- Kingdom Hearts “Olympus Coliseum”
- Chrono Trigger “Frog’s Theme”
- Ace Combat “First Flight”
- Tales of series “Royal Capital Majestic Grandeur”
- Monster Hunter “Wind of Departure”
- Chrono Trigger “Robo’s Theme”
- Sonic the Hedgehog “Star Light Zone”
- Pro Evolution Soccer “eFootball Walk-on Theme”
- Final Fantasy “Main Theme”
- Phantasy Star Universe “Guardians”
- Kingdom Hearts “Hero’s Fanfare”
- Gradius “01 Act I-1”
- NieR “Song of the Ancients”
- SaGa “The Minstrel’s Refrain: SaGa Series Medley 2016”
- Soulcalibur “The Brave New Stage of History”
Anime
- Shingeki no Kyojin “Guren no Yumiya”
- Slam Dunk “Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai”
- Haikyuu “Imagination”
- Naruto Shippuden “Blue Bird”
- Kimetsu no Yaiba “Homura”
- Kimetsu no Yaiba “Gurenge”
This whole soundtrack is still in development, so there are sure to be more songs that will leave everyone stunned.
