History ThePowerOfRock / AnimeAndManga

* The ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' [[RadioDrama Drama CD]] had four-fifths of the FiveManBand face a musical monster, which first has to be weakened by [[HollywoodToneDeaf singing badly at it]], before commencing to rock out.

** ''Anime/MacrossPlus'' sees a rare use of ThePowerOfRock for evil. Sharon Apple, a [[AiIsACrapshoot rogue AI]], uses it to mind control an entire ''city'' in the OVA and '''[[UpToEleven the entire planet Earth]]''' in TheMovie. [[spoiler:She is finally stopped when Myung hits Isamu with her own special song that she hadn't sung in seven years, breaking him out of Sharon's spell so he can destroy Sharon's central computer core.]]

* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' is about powering your armor through singing and kicking alien ass with it, which means that virtually every fight scene is an example. This gets even better as the casts becomes larger each season, as each and every Symphogear is a capable singer of their own right, on top of being [[NamesToKnowInAnime big names in the anime industry]]. In a literal sense, the trope name especially applies to Chris and Kirika's {{Leitmotif}}s (Hard and Symphonic Rock, respectively).

* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' is about powering your armor through singing and kicking alien ass with it, which means that virtually every fight scene is an example. This gets even better as the casts becomes larger each season, as each and every Symphogear is a capable singer of their own right, on top of being [[NamesToKnowInAnime big names in the anime industry]]. In a literal sense, the trope name especially applies to Chris and Kirika's {{Leitmotif}}s (Hard and Symphonic Rock, respectively).

* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', during her fight with [[MusicalAssassin Nonon Jakuzure]], Ryuko uses Senketsu to change the frequency of the music blast Jakuzure is sending towards her from Beethoven's 5th to rock and roll, and turn it back against her.

* In ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'', Class 1-A's performance of "Hero Too" is able to slay the metaphorical shadow of [[KnightofCerebus Overhaul]] and get [[TheWoobie Eri]] [[WhenSheSmiles to smile again.]]

* Parodied in ''Anime/BoboboboBobobo''. Denbo, Jelly Jiggler and Don Patch fight J by singing, which makes stuff in the song become real. But the songs they think up are completely ridiculous, involving things like Beta-Carotene and a 49 year old man. There's even a little [[VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution DDR]] section. This is [[RecycledInSPACE recycled]] in the manga sequel, except that [[BrattyHalfPint Pokomi]] is the one singing.

* In ''Anime/{{MyHeroAcademia}}'', Class 1-A's performance of "Hero Too" is able to slay the metaphorical shadow of [[KnightofCerebus Overhaul]] and get [[TheWoobie Eri]] [[WhenSheSmiles to smile again.]]

* In ''Anime/{{MyHeroAcademia}}'', Class 1-A's performance of "Hero Too" is able to slay the metaphorical shadow of [[KnightofCerebus Overhaul]] and get [[TheWoobie Eri]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to smile again.]]

* The final battle in ''Shin VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou'' is a war between {{Idol Singer}}s. The Chou Sisters versus an impromptu group formed from Enjutsu, Choukun and Kakuka. The war is not so much about the singers as it is [[CharmPerson controlling their fanboys]] to either take revenge or calm down. The final blow is dealt by Ryuubi and company singing an a capella version of "Ima wo Shinjite" that wins by ThePowerOfFriendship alone.