Demon Slayer’s first season debuted worldwide earlier this year and it became an instant hit. It is easily the most popular anime of 2019 with the anime and manga breaking records left and right.
The manga for demon slayer recently outsold One Piece, taking the title of the highest-grossing manga held by One Piece for a decade now. With the end of the year in sight, many websites are releasing their yearly stats as a year-in-review and look like Demon Slayer has hit yet another benchmark.
Mora, a Japanese music download website recently released the list of the most downloaded anime songs of 2019 and Demon Slayer’s theme “Gurenge” performed by LiSA has topped the charts.
Gurenge or Red Lotus is the opening theme for the first season of Demon Slayer featuring slick animation with a very catchy song. The song was certified Platinum by Japan Record Association on 22nd September and held the record of the second most downloaded summer anime theme song. Gurenge was noted to have over 300,000 downloads in October. It is no surprise that this breathtaking theme from the most popular anime of 2019 is topping the charts.
Mora’s most downloaded anime songs of 2019 are:
1. “Gurenge” by LiSA (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
2. “Umi no Yūrei” by Kenshi Yonezu (Children of the Sea)
3. “Ai ni Dekiru koto wa Mada Arukai” by RADWIMPS (Weathering With You)
4. “I beg you” by Aimer (Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel II. lost butterfly)
5. “Haru no Hi” by Aimyon (Crayon Shin-chan Shinkon Ryokō Hurricane)
6. “Love Dramatic” by Masayuki Suzuki ft. Rikka Ihara (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
7. “Grand Escape” by Tōko Miura featuring RADWIMPS (Weathering With You)
8. “Onegai Muscle” by Ai Fairouz & Kaito Ishikawa (How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?)
9. “RESISTER” by ASCA (Sword Art Online: Alicization)
10. “from the edge” by FictionJunction feat. LiSA (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Demon Slayer’s season one came to an end this year, however with the first feature film of the franchise, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, coming soon, fans of the show won’t have to wait long to see Tanjiro and his crew in action.
About Demon Slayer
Created initially by Koyoharu Gotoge, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first debuted in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2016. It is a story revolving around the life of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was slaughtered ruthlessly by Demons. Sworn to take revenge and to get his sister, who is turning into a demon, cured, Tanjiro sets out. Into the demon-riddled world, to help others befalling the same fate he had just been through.
Source: https://mora.jp/special/animesong_ranking2019
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