An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, dorama, manga, or commercial product that is sometimes sung by the voice actor or actor of a character, in character. It is meant to give a sense of the personality of the character.
The export-friendly anime Ultimate Muscle has had its titular character singing about his South Korean dinner in many episodes. It is the same old pioneering modern day image song (presumed English name: Cow and Rice song) that made the show so popular among the Anglophone fans, ever since it first invaded the American screens on September 14 2002.
by Snapper2001 February 9, 2018