The Animelo Summer Live 2025 “ThanXX!” kick-off presentation took place on March 23 at Tokyo Big Sight during AnimeJapan 2025, unveiling the highly anticipated first round of performers. Marking its 20th anniversary, the annual event—commonly known as “Anisama”—continues to be the world’s largest anime music festival, attracting over 80,000 fans across three days.

This year’s theme, “ThanXX!,” expresses gratitude to fans and artists who have supported the event since its inception in 2005 with Animelo Summer Live 2005 -THE BRIDGE-.

Here’s the first wave of performers announced for each day:

August 29 (Friday):

i☆Ris
Eir Aoi
Masayoshi Oishi
Masami Okui
TRUE
fripSide
MyGO!!!!!
Suzuko Mimori
May’n
ReoNa
Roselia

August 30 (Saturday)

Ave Musica
angela
GRANRODEO
ZAQ
JAM Project
TrySail
FLOW
Mamoru Miyano
Milky Holmes
Hiroko Moriguchi

August 31 (Sunday)

Shota Aoi
Yoko Ishida
Maaya Uchida
Minami Kuribayashi
Konomi Suzuki
Minori Chihara
fhána
Poppin’Party
Nana Mizuki
Chihiro Yonekura
LiSA

These artists, considered top-tier in the anisong world, represent the spirit and evolution of anime music over the past two decades. Especially notable are headliners such as Nana Mizuki, LiSA, and Masayoshi Oishi—each a cornerstone in the anime music industry.

Since its inception, Anisama has become a symbolic gathering for anime music fans, celebrating not just songs from popular anime series but the unique live performances that bring together artists and audiences in a massive, electric atmosphere. Even with past postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has remained a beloved tradition among fans worldwide.

Source : ORICON NEWS