Anime Anime characters singing badly!

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

One my low-key favourite things in anime is when you have characters who sing terribly, despite usually being voiced by someone who can sing in real life! It's such an interesting and almost endearing take on a vocal performance.

So, I was wondering if anybody else knew of some examples?
I have also seen some compilations on YouTube, but most of those were the implication of bad singing. Instead, featuring still frames of characters and no actual singing. Not what I'm after here

The most recent one I've seen was from "Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan"

*I have also heard that the VA for Koshi-tan improvised this song. Extra points, if true!

 

[bjork]

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

I almost thought nothing was wrong here, until she tried to hit those sustained notes!
Love it!

 

[Bonkers225]

Ranma(Female) singing is one.

 

[PrismRed]

From the top of my head;
Almost every single Lucky Star ED.

Edogawa Conan from Case Closed, voiced by Minami Takayama, an accomplished singer.

Yomi from Azumanga Daioh by Tanaka Rie, while she was not an active singer until recently, she played a lot of tone deaf characters it sorta killed her chance to dive deep into music industry back in mid 2000s.

During Girls und Panzer's scene where Pravda school marches while singing Katyusha, Nonna's actor, Sumipe, is actually fluent in Russian and she was asked to botch her voice a bit so it sounds like 'Japanese trying to sound Russian'.

Sorta related, there is an official cover of YuruYuri OP sang by Yasumoto Hiroki (Chad from Bleach, Egil from SAO etc.) it's hilariously awesome.

 

[GuyZero32k4]

This.
This Classic from last year. How could you not put this first... The character tell her what we're all thinking....

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

From the top of my head;
Almost every single Lucky Star ED.

Edogawa Conan from Case Closed, voiced by Minami Takayama, an accomplished singer.

Yomi from Azumanga Daioh by Tanaka Rie, while she was not an active singer until recently, she played a lot of tone deaf characters it sorta killed her chance to dive deep into music industry back in mid 2000s.

During Girls und Panzer's scene where Pravda school marches while singing Katyusha, Nonna's actor, Sumipe, is actually fluent in Russian and she was asked to botch her voice a bit so it sounds like 'Japanese trying to sound Russian'.

Sorta related, there is an official cover of YuruYuri OP sang by Yasumoto Hiroki (Chad from Bleach, Egil from SAO etc.) it's hilariously awesome.

It's a shame someone can be typecast that way for doing what was probably required for comedy roles!
I did check out that YuruYuri cover. It was as you said!

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This.
This Classic from last year. How could you not put this first... The character tell her what we're all thinking....

I haven't seen that anime, but that is 100% the kind of performance I'm after!

 

[poppy_]

Edogawa Conan from Case Closed, voiced by Minami Takayama, an accomplished singer.

his singing is so funny

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

his singing is so funny

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I was almost expecting him to drop the mic in that 2nd video hehe

 

[Taukyrie]

Two of my favorites that haven't been posted yet

Saki (Pink-Haired girl) is voiced by someone who is mostly known for singing so this is especially funny.

Also this one kills me every time I hear it.

his singing is so funny

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The second video is even funnier when you remember that Minami Takayama is the main vocalist of TWO-MIX.

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

Two of my favorites that haven't been posted yet

Saki (Pink-Haired girl) is voiced by someone who is mostly known for singing so this is especially funny.

Also this one kills me every time I hear it.

The second video is even funnier when you remember that Minami Takayama is the main vocalist of TWO-MIX.

Love 'em both!

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

Thats art .

 

[Duke_11037]

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

An all-time classic! That might be my favourite example

 

[tsunderemaid]

Tomokazu Sugita is such an amazing VA. Love how his voice starts cracking as he sings.

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

Another favourite of mine, from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya:

 

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[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

I haven't seen this show yet, but I've been mildly obsessed with its music the last couple of days