A good first anime vinyl collection can start with a score you love, then branch out into a sound you might have missed on screen. These anime soundtracks on vinyl cover TV series and films, with the label or release…
Items 41 The creator’s order
1 COWBOY BEBOP (1998) Released Jan 1, 1998 Start here if you want the rhythm section to make the whole room feel different. The first side of Milan’s double LP opens with “Tank!” and keeps moving through leaner small-group pieces such as “Cat Blues.” The label’s record is Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts’ anime soundtrack; the Netflix series has a… 0 2 Samurai Champloo Music Record: Departure FlyingDog’s two-LP Departure is the Samurai Champloo set to start with if you want the opening theme. Nujabes and Shing02’s “Battlecry” sets a different mood from Fat Jon’s instrumentals, and the two producers make the whole record flow like a beat tape. The other Samurai Champloo Music Record… 0 3 Akira Symphonic Suite Geinoh Yamashirogumi’s choral voices and big percussion make this a dramatic change from ordinary orchestral scores. Milan’s two-disc edition reorders the music into shorter sides for the format, and “Kaneda” gets straight to the interlocking drum and vocal patterns. Look for Symphonic Suite if you… 0 4 Spirited Away (Original Soundtrack) The Tokuma Japan Communications set spreads Joe Hisaishi’s score across three playable sides, leaving side D without music. The New Japan Philharmonic gives the film’s score room to swell, and Yumi Kimura’s closing vocal, “Always With Me,” brings the scale back down. Match the original soundtrack… 0 5 Ghost in the Shell (Original Soundtrack) Kenji Kawai’s “Making of Cyborg” opens the soundtrack with a choir and percussion that sound old and strange against the film’s futuristic setting. WRWTFWW pressed the 1995 film score officially on vinyl, with a collector’s edition adding the separate “See You Everyday” seven-inch single. The core… 0 6 Neon Genesis Evangelion (Original Series Soundtrack) The director’s edit of “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” sits beside tension-building cues like “Angel Attack” on Anime Limited’s blue-and-black double LP. Choose this edition for series score and theme music together. Evangelion Finally offers a separate vocal program with a different sequence. 0 7 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc (Original Soundtrack) The Aniplex and ufotable two-LP edition carries the score by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina as well as the TV-length Aimer opening and ending themes. Look for the Entertainment District Arc and the long-intro “Zankyo Sanka” from the finale. Demon Slayer’s other arcs have different vinyl releases. 0 8 Attack on Titan: Season 1 Soundtrack Anime Limited’s standard black-vinyl set gives Hiroyuki Sawano three records for the first season’s score. “Vogel im Käfig” shows how long Sawano can hold a vocal line in suspense before letting the orchestra open up. The season number matters here because the label has issued distinct sets for… 0 9 Howl’s Moving Castle (Original Soundtrack) The score opens with the familiar “Merry-Go-Round of Life” waltz, but the closing performance is another reason to pick the original film soundtrack. The Tokuma double LP includes “The Promise of the World” sung by Chieko Baisho, who voiced the older Sophie in the Japanese film. 0 10 Chainsaw Man (Original Series Soundtrack) Anime Limited’s two-LP set gives Kensuke Ushio’s score its own space, from the electronic abrasion of “edge of chainsaw” to the quieter “sweet dreams.” This is a good pick if you want the sounds underneath the scenes. “KICK BACK” and the rotating end songs are separate from this program. 0 
COWBOY BEBOP (1998)Released Jan 1, 1998Start here if you want the rhythm section to make the whole room feel different. The first side of Milan’s double LP opens with “Tank!” and keeps moving through leaner small-group pieces such as “Cat Blues.” The label’s record is Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts’ anime soundtrack; the Netflix series has a…0
Samurai Champloo Music Record: DepartureFlyingDog’s two-LP Departure is the Samurai Champloo set to start with if you want the opening theme. Nujabes and Shing02’s “Battlecry” sets a different mood from Fat Jon’s instrumentals, and the two producers make the whole record flow like a beat tape. The other Samurai Champloo Music Record…0
Akira Symphonic SuiteGeinoh Yamashirogumi’s choral voices and big percussion make this a dramatic change from ordinary orchestral scores. Milan’s two-disc edition reorders the music into shorter sides for the format, and “Kaneda” gets straight to the interlocking drum and vocal patterns. Look for Symphonic Suite if you…0
Spirited Away (Original Soundtrack)The Tokuma Japan Communications set spreads Joe Hisaishi’s score across three playable sides, leaving side D without music. The New Japan Philharmonic gives the film’s score room to swell, and Yumi Kimura’s closing vocal, “Always With Me,” brings the scale back down. Match the original soundtrack…0
Ghost in the Shell (Original Soundtrack)Kenji Kawai’s “Making of Cyborg” opens the soundtrack with a choir and percussion that sound old and strange against the film’s futuristic setting. WRWTFWW pressed the 1995 film score officially on vinyl, with a collector’s edition adding the separate “See You Everyday” seven-inch single. The core…0
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Original Series Soundtrack)The director’s edit of “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” sits beside tension-building cues like “Angel Attack” on Anime Limited’s blue-and-black double LP. Choose this edition for series score and theme music together. Evangelion Finally offers a separate vocal program with a different sequence.0
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc (Original Soundtrack)The Aniplex and ufotable two-LP edition carries the score by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina as well as the TV-length Aimer opening and ending themes. Look for the Entertainment District Arc and the long-intro “Zankyo Sanka” from the finale. Demon Slayer’s other arcs have different vinyl releases.0
Attack on Titan: Season 1 SoundtrackAnime Limited’s standard black-vinyl set gives Hiroyuki Sawano three records for the first season’s score. “Vogel im Käfig” shows how long Sawano can hold a vocal line in suspense before letting the orchestra open up. The season number matters here because the label has issued distinct sets for…0
Howl’s Moving Castle (Original Soundtrack)The score opens with the familiar “Merry-Go-Round of Life” waltz, but the closing performance is another reason to pick the original film soundtrack. The Tokuma double LP includes “The Promise of the World” sung by Chieko Baisho, who voiced the older Sophie in the Japanese film.0
Chainsaw Man (Original Series Soundtrack)Anime Limited’s two-LP set gives Kensuke Ushio’s score its own space, from the electronic abrasion of “edge of chainsaw” to the quieter “sweet dreams.” This is a good pick if you want the sounds underneath the scenes. “KICK BACK” and the rotating end songs are separate from this program.0