Anri's debut release was 1978's "Oribia o Kikinagara" ("While Listening to Olivia"), written by
Amii Ozaki. She achieved commercial success and popularity with her signature classic 1983 release,
Timely!!, which spawned the hits "
Cat's Eye" and "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ("I Can't Stop the Loneliness"). "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme of the eponymous 1983
anime series of the same name It was one of the first
J-pop songs used for an anime theme song. In 2017, she performed the song live at the opening of the touring ice show
Fantasy on Ice amongst others. She appeared at the
Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year, performing "Cat's Eye". Other hit songs include: "Summer Candles" and "Dolphin Ring", both of which became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She has had highly successful tours—one with an attendance of almost 100,000—and toured
Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She sang Furusato, a folklore song, during the
1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies . With the renewed popularity of
city pop, and her songs having been sampled by many new artists of the
vaporwave and
future funk genres, Anri has enjoyed new success and popularity outside of Japan. == Personal life ==