Yui Makino Bring A Touch of Hope with Upcoming Release!

Vocalist Yui Makino announced that she will be apart of The Girl from the Other Side the feature-length animation based on a Japanese manga series by Nagabe that was completed in March last year. Yui Makino has been chosen to sing the theme song “Touch of Hope.” In addition, “Touch of Hope” will be released as a digital single on March 10, the same day as the release of the bonus manga volume that will come with the anime DVD.

The Girl from the Other Side was released in 2019 as a short art animation and was highly acclaimed at national and international film festivals. The feature-length animation was produced by Wit Studio and directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya. To fund this production, Wit Studio held a crowdfunding campaign from March to May last year, and the target amount of 3 million yen was achieved in just four hours. In the end, the campaign raised over 20 million yen from 1,418 users.

As we look forward to the upcoming release, be sure to check out her latest music video “Espro” below!

SHACHI Spins her Lies with Latest Digital Release!

“LIE” Jacket Cover

Female rapper SHACHI released her brand new single “LIE” across digital music streaming platforms. This single is the third single released in the past four consecutive weeks, following "DAYS feat. YOSHIKI EZAKI" and "MY TOYS feat. Minchanbaby" and is her sixteenth single overall. SHACHI's unique voice and lyrics that are easy to sympathize with are matches beautifully by sound producer SAME. SHACHI said, “The lyric puts that ideal that I doubt people and I'm skeptical that everything is a lie. I made a female empowerment song! “

Be sure to check out “LIE” on all streaming platforms here!

MY FIRST STORY Shows Their Leadership In Latest Single!

Four-member rock band MY FIRST STORY released their latest digital single “LEADER” on January 10! “LEADER” is the latest release by the band since their album V, which was released in August 2020. “LEADER” is currently being used as the theme song for the anime Hortensia Saga which began broadcasting on January 6 on the station TOKYO MX. Hortensia Saga is a war memorial fantasy based on an RPG game that is available on iOS/Android systems. “LEADER” is full of speed and power and does a great imagining of the world Hortensia Saga takes place in. It is currently available on all digital streaming platforms including Apple Music! You can check it out below!

DISH// Tells it like it is With Upcoming Release!

“Atarimae” Jacket Cover

Four-member rock band DISH// announced that they will be releasing a brand-new track, “あたりまえ” (“Atarimae”) January 15 across all digital music streaming platforms. This will be the latest release done by the band since “僕らが強く。” (“Bokura ga Tsuyoku.”) back in August and will be their first release of 2021. "Atarimae" is a number composed by vocalist and guitarist Takumi Kitamura and is used as the theme song for the TV Tokyo drama, “Cat,” which is also based on the DISH // song “Cat.” To hype up the track, they also released an acoustic version for the song on their YouTube channel. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out the acoustic version of “Atarimae” below!

Nana Mizuki Links Preview to New Digital Single!

Popular vocalist-voice actress Nana Mizuki released the trailer video for her digital single “Links or Chains” which will drop on all digital streaming platforms January 10, 2021. “Links or Chains” will be used as the opening theme for the Netflix anime “Levius” which begins airing January 9, 2021 on TokyoMX.

Nana Mizuki is known for her many voice acting roles and theme song performances in anime such as Basilisk, Blood-C, Naruto, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Rosario to Vampire, Darker Than Black, Blood Blockcade Battlefront, Tiger & Bunny, and many more. Levius will be added to the number of anime contributions under Mizuki’s belt. You can check out the preview for “Links or Chains” below!