#MUSIC

CloverWorks' adaptation of Bocchi the Rock! is one of the most technically inventive anime of the decade — a slice of life about social anxiety, friendship, and learning to play guitar that refuses to be ordinary in a single frame.

2024 produced some of the finest anime music in years. From Yuki Kajiura's understated masterwork on Frieren to the high-energy chaos of Dungeon Meshi, here are the soundtracks that defined the year.