Musgraves sings of a love so pure that it evokes the heart-filled eyes of an anime character. The song crescendos from a smooth reflection on heartsickness to an explosion of feelings. It namechecks legendary Studio Ghibli animator Hayao Miyazaki and the magical girl archetype Sailor Moon. Vulture Magazine called “Anime Eyes” “one of the most bizarre songs in her whole discography. It’s weird; it’s wonderful.”