Yui Makino Gives Fans a Touch of Hope with Latest Single!

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“Touch of Hope” Digital Jacket Cover

This past week, vocalist Yui Makino released her new digital single “Touch of Hope” across all digital music streaming platforms. “Touch of Hope” is the theme song of The Girl from the Other Side, a feature-length animation based on a Japanese manga series by Nagabe that was completed in March last year. The silky, clear sound of her voice during this pleasant, slow ballad will touch your heart. As the song progresses, layer after layer of sound is added, giving this masterpiece a grand scale.

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.

Yui Makino has also announced that she will be releasing a new album in 2022 under the FlyingDog label. More information will be released at a later date, so please keep your eye on Yui!

Be sure to check out the streaming link for “Touch of Hope” here!

Yui Makino Bring A Touch of Hope with Upcoming Release!

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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!

Yui Makino Teams Up with ARIA The BENEDIZIONE to Cast A New Release!

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ARIA The BENEDIZIONE

ARIA The BENEDIZIONE

ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, the latest and final chapter of the ARIA series, will be out on December 3. Yui Makino, who sang the opening theme “Undine” for the original ARIA The ANIMATION, will be returning to sing the opening and ending theme songs for ARIA The BENEDIZIONE. The opening theme, which is composed and arranged by Mina Kubota, is titled “Espero.” The ending theme is a newly recorded version of “Undine,” titled “Undine ～2021 edizione～”

Choro Club’s Shigeharu Sasago and Jyoji Sawada, who have handled the music of the ARIA series for many years, also participated in the recordings for “Espero” and the new “Undine,” making this a culmination of 16 years of ARIA music.

And, for the first time in 13 years, a completely new soundtrack featuring music from both ARIA The CREPUSCOLO and ARIA The BENEDIZIONE will be released on the same day!

This album will be handled by Choro Club feat. Senoo. It will contain two insert songs from ARIA The CREPUSCOLO: “Coccolo” and “Barcarolle”. Both feature vocals left behind by the late Eri Kawai (the singer for Athena), as well as vocals and music by Ryo Hirohashi (the voice actress for Alice). These two songs have been revived as completely new versions.

As we look forward to the new releasing be sure to pre-order both “Espero” and ARIA The CREPUSCOLO & ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Original Soundtrack Quattro below!

Espero

ARIA edition

YUI edition

ARIA The CREPUSCOLO & ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Original Soundtrack Quattro

Standard edition

Yui Makino 「Espero」 (ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Opening Theme Song)

ARIA Edition

1. Espero

2. Undine ～2021 edizione～

3. Espero ~cinema ver.~

4. Espero (w/o Yui)

5. Undine ～2021 edizione～(w/o Yui)

YUI Edition

1. Espero

2. Undine ～2021 edizione～

Plus another new song by Yui Makino and karaoke tracks without her.

ARIA The CREPUSCOLO & ARIA The BENEDIZIONE Original Soundtrack Quattro

1. Neo Venezia no Aki

2. Akogare

3. Itazura na Tameiki

4. Hakubo

5. Waki Yaku De Iikara

6. Tsuioku no Dolce ～Canal Grande～

7. Christmas-doori

8. Nayameru Undinetachi

9. Tsuioku no Dolce ～Canal Cafe Pianoforte～

10. Tayutau Shikisai ～La Strada per Bosa～
11. Shukusai no Maku ga Aku

12. Yume no Kizahashi

13. Coccolo ～2 pianos version～

14. Barcarolle ～orchestra version～

15. Umizoi no Fuyu

16. Kazemakase 

17. Hon no Sukoshi Dake

18. Ari no Mamade

19. Mattari Tea Time

20. Zeitaku na Yuutsu

21. Bonbori

22. Shinjiru Kimochi

23. Itsuka Miageta Sora e

24. Gondola no Maho

25. Fuyu no Sekai ～Fiocco di Neve～

26. Tabidachi no Sora ～ARIA Forever～

27. Akogare ～Winter Promenade Pianoforte～