"Kimi, Meguru, Boku" was used as the opening theme for the anime series Itazura na Kiss.

In 2010, his song "Tōmei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the seventh season of Naruto: Shippuden.

In 2012 he sang the song "Altair" under the name "Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon" for the ending of the anime Kids on the Slope, which premiered on 12 April 2012.

In 2013, his cover of "Rain" by Senri Oe was featured as the ED for The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai.

Hata cited Western artists such as Dua Lipa, Sam Smith, and Taylor Swift among his musical influences.