Popular Japanese singer Rei Yausda dropped her new album Re:I on March 18, 2020. The 12-track record is her first album release since Prism back in 2016, and features numerous hits including Asymmetry which is the opening theme for the Japanese drama series Motokare Mania; the Natsume’s Book of Friends ending theme and teary ballad Kimi no Uta, and her new song fortunes which will be used as the ending theme for Gout Temps Nouveau 2.
Rei Yasuda’s new song through the dark is now being used as the ending theme for the TV anime series Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle which began airing on April 6. Rei Yasuda featured on a recent video on the official Shironeko Project YouTube channel on April 3 where she commented on the anime seriesーwhich she herself had also been looking forward to watchingーas well as the song.
through the dark will be released on CD on May 27, 2020. Limited Pressing Edition copies of the album include a Blu-ray that features the creditless ending video from the anime series. The anime version of the title track was released digitally on Monday, and the full version is scheduled to drop on May 11, 2020.
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through the dark
Release Date: May 27, 2020
First Press Limited Edition – ¥1,800 (Tax Included)
Regular Edition – ¥1,200 (Tax Included)
Limited Pressing Edition- ¥1,500 (Tax Included)
Rei Yasuda Official Website: http://www.yasudarei.net/
Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle
Initial Broadcast: April 6, 2020
Official Website: https://colopl.co.jp/shironekoproject/animation/zero_chronicle/
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A new trailer released on Sunday revealed the artists set to perform the opening and ending themes for the upcoming anime series Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle which is set to begin airing on April 6, 2020.
The series is an anime adaptation of the 3D action RPG smartphone game of the same name. Takanori Nishikawa will perform the series opening theme. He will be joined by guest vocalist ASCA who is known for her hit single RESISTER which has over 100,000 downloads in Japan. Details on the song title and its release have yet to be announced, but the song will cover the drama between the series's main characters, Prince of Darkness and Queen of Light Iris. Rei Yasuda will perform the ending theme song through the dark. Yasuda announced the release of her third studio album Re:I recently, which will hit shelves on March 18. through the dark is being produced by Japanese-Korean record producer and songwrite Jeff Miyahara who has worked with numerous high profile artists including Namie Amuro and Girl's Generation. Speaking about the ending theme, Rei Yasuda said: "What is it we can we do for the person we love? I tried expressing these mixed and strong emotions with the themes of light and dark. Love is made up of these two strong forms of love. It's something that no one can touch, and if you have it, you can make it through any kind of darkness. I really believe that." She continues: "I wrote the song about going through hardships to want to do something to protect the person you love, even if you don't know what someone with such a faint light as yourself can do. It's a powerful and straightforward feeling that I'm sure everyone has deep instead their heart." © COLOPL/Shironeko Animation Project©COLOPL, Inc. Information
Takanori Nishikawa + ASCA
Details: Song name and release date TBA (As of posting this article)
Takanori Nishikawa Official Website: http://www.takanorinishikawa.com/
ASCA Official Website: http://www.ASCA-official.com
Rei Yasuda – “through the dark”
Release Date: TBA (As of posting this article)
3rd Album – “Re:I”
Release Date: March 18, 2020
First Press Edition (CD+Blu-ray+24 Page Photo Book): ¥3,800 (Before Tax)
Regular Edition (CD+16 Page Photo Book): ¥3,000 (Before Tax)
*First press bonus and Blu-ray content TBA
Rei Yasuda Official Website: http://www.yasudarei.net/
Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle
Initial Broadcast: April 6, 2020
Official Website: https://colopl.co.jp/shironekoproject/animation/zero_chronicle/