Japanese electronica.

One of the best intro musical scores for any show I've seen to date.

This is Red Faction's intro for Black Lagoon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOmNWL5nzE4

Of course this one has to go here.

This is the complete version of Yoko Kanno's Inner Universe.

GITS fans will recognize parts of it, but this is the full 5:14 version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkny9djzk7o&feature=related

Yoko is awesome.

And my favorite Yoko Kanno song to date.

It's just...well, you'll see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYDh4aPITBM&feature=more_related


Lyrics (in tranliterated Japanese):

Hitotsume no kotoba wa yume
nemuri no naka kara
mune no oku no kurayami wo sotto
tsuredasu no

futatsume no kotoba wa kaze
yukute wo oshiete
kamisama no ude no naka e
tsubasa wo aoru no

tokete itta kanashii koto wo
kazoeru you ni
kin'iro no ringo ga
mata hitotsu ochiru

mita koto mo nai fuukei
soko ga kaeru basho
tatta hitotsu no inochi ni
tadoritsuku basho

furui mahou no hon
tsuki no shizuku yoru no tobari
itsuka aeru yokan dake

we can fly
we have wings
we can touch floating dreams
call me from so far
through the wind
in the light

mittsume no kotoba wa hum ..
mimi wo sumashitara
anata no furueru ude wo
sotto tokihanatsu

Here's another song I really like.
This one's from Gundam SEED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYcXdc4kB-U

Lyrics:

Anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro

Arifureta yasashi saha kimi wo toozakeru dake
Tsumetaku kirisuteta kokoro wa samayou bakari
Sonna kakkou warusa ga ikiru toiu koto nara
Samuzora no shita me wo tojite iyou

Anna ni issho datta no ni
Kotoba hitotsu toura nai kasoku shite yuku senaka ni ima wa
Anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro
Semete kono tsuki akari no shita de shizuka na nemuri wo

Unmei to umaku tsukiatte yuku nara kitto
Kanashii toka sabishii nante itte rare nai
Nando mo tsunagatta kotoba wo muryoku ni shite mo
Taikutsu na yoru wo tsubushitain da ne

Anna ni issho datta no ni
Fuzoroi na futari ni ima tadoritsukeru basho nado nainda
Anna ni issho datta no ni hajimete au yokogao ni
Fushigi nakurai ni miserareteru tomadou kurai ni

Kokoro wa doko ni iru? Doko ni fukarete iru? Sono hitomi ga mayowanu you ni

Anna ni issho datta no ni
Kotoba hitotsu toura nai ugoki hajimeta kimi no jounetsu
Anna ni issho datta no ni yuugure wa mou chigau iro
Semete kono tsuki akari no shita de shizuka na nemuri wo

No collection of great Japanese songs would be complete without Yokko Kanno's "Tank":

You'll recognize it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jCJZEFIto

My favorite Code Geass song.

Continued Story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHViAiVuDsA

Special thanks to Sheeah Freitas, author of The Chosen: Book One, for introducing me to this song.

From Escaflowne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjB3SQ1EXAU

Another favorite from Code Geass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_WYx2xt4c

And of course Innocent Days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ7aVGjym9A&NR=1