Official HiGE DANdism’s new song Mixed Nuts has been chosen as the opening theme song for the upcoming anime adaptation of the SPYxFAMILY manga series. Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, the manga has been serialized on Shonen Jump+ since 2019 and has been incredibly well-recieved, selling over 12.5 million copies. The anime series will premiere in April 2022.

Along with this announcement, the official website for the anime series has posted the full promotional video for the show. The video also previews the opening song.

The ending theme will be Kigeki by Gen Hoshino. 

SPY×FAMILY Trailer

The members of Official HiGE DANdism also posted a comment about their track being chosen as the opening theme. 

“It’s such an incredible series, and as fans ourselves, we’ve been so pumped for the anime adaptation. The art quality is incredible and we hope that everyone enjoys the show. If you could, be sure to listen to Mixed Nuts while you follow the story of Loid, Yor, and Anya.”

©遠藤達哉／集英社・SPY×FAMILY製作委員会

Uru’s new song Scenery, which features on her upcoming single Negai―set for release on September 11―was used as an insert song in the ongoing TV anime series Granbelm.

The surprise reveal happened during episode 7 during a major plot point during which the song began playing, tying together with the scene beautifully.

Scenery is a ballad song about the strong bonds between people and was written specifically for the anime series. Uru herself wrote the lyrics and composed the music while rionos was in charge of the song’s arrangement. In the run up to the single’s full release, Scenery is now available to purchase as a standalone track.

A YouTube edit version of Scenery‘s music video was released on Uru’s official channel.

If you’ve yet to start watching Granbelm then you’re missing out.

Full details for Uru’s upcoming new single Negai have been revealed. The song will receive an early digital release tonight at midnight (JST) before its CD release on September 11.

Uru’s 8th single to date, the title track is used as the ending theme for the TV anime series Granbelm. The single will also include the grand ballad Scenery which has been arranged by rionos, a cover of her own song remember which was used as the main theme for Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World, and a cover of Hakujitsu by music group King Gnu who are a standout in Japan’s music scene right now.

The CD’s First Press Limited Edition will include three extra songs―Kiseki taken from her performance at Showa Women’s University Hitomi Memorial Hall in March last year, Nibiiro no Hi which despite being lumped in with other tracks on an album is a fan favourite, and a cover of  Spitz’s Robinson―as well as a DVD featuring the music video for Prologue which Uru performed as the main theme for the Japanese live-action drama Meet Me After School (2018).

The Limited Pressing Anime Edition will include the TV size version of Negai and a Blu-ray featuring the creditless video for Granbelm‘s ending.

Negai‘s full music video is now available to watch on her website. A short version was previously released on YouTube, so now fans get to see the conclusion to the video.

Granbelm‘s fourth episode airs in Japan tonight. If you’ve yet to check it out then you’re missing out. Catch it on Crunchyroll and be sure to listen out for Uru’s new song.

Uru’s new single Negai will be released on September 11 but for now, we get a sneak peek at the stunning single art. Negai is currently being used as the ending theme song for the brand new anime Granbelm, which just went on air this month. 

The artwork for Negai was created by Yuichi Miyashi, who also took Uru’s artist photos. The photo for the single jacket is of a neverending horizon upon which the gentle light of the moon is reflected. This pure image perfectly links to Uru’s artist photos and to her song Negai (Wish).

First-Press Edition

Regular Edition

The First-Press and Regular Editions of the single come with a special edition colourful CD tray. The First-Press edition comes in the same jewell case as the regular edition as well as a limited edition three-sided box case decorated with Uru’s logo pressed into the casing in silver foil. 

Anime Edition

The Anime Edition comes in the form of a Digipak. The illustration features the main characters Mangetsu and Shingetsu, who are gazing into each other’s eyes on the night of a full moon.

Before the CD is released, Negai will be available for downloading and streaming from July 26. We have only ever witnessed the short ending version of the song from the anime. The short version music video was released on YouTube recently, too. Fans are eagerly waiting for the release of the full version of the song. 

 Uru’s new single Negai will be released on September 11 and will be available for downloading and streaming from July 26. The official music video has just been uploaded on YouTube. 

Negai is a down-to-earth song which paints a world of a happy place that is filled with the people most important to you. It contains strong feelings of not wanting to let go. 

Uru Negai YouTube ver.

Atsunari Toushi, who was previously involved in the making of the music videos for Uru’s songs Freesia and Shiawase no Uta, was in charge of making the music video for Negai. The music video contains scenes of a utopia where two young sisters are living a beautiful life together as well as an empty dystopian scene where one of the girls can be seen stood in a plain white dress.

A statement by Atsunari Toushi

Uru’s lyrics perfectly depict the story of two young girls who are forever close. We hope that you will be struck by many emotions when you watch this video. This entire creation is but a beautiful story and music. We hope that viewers who watch and listen will want to hold those precious to them even closer as they enter the world we have created in the new music video. Please take a look and enjoy both the beautiful scenes and the music. 

 Along with the release of the music video, the lyrics for the full song have been released on song lyric website UTA-NET (Japanese only).

Negai has also been chosen to become the ending theme song for the new original anime Granbelm. You can enjoy the new song on air from today. Granbelm is directed by Masaharu Watanabe, who is also known for directing Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. Original character designs were created by Shinichiro Otsuka and the series was structured by Jukki Hanada, who is famous for many works including directing multimedia project Love Live! There was an advanced screening of the anime a few days ago, which received a great response. This is one of the most sensational topics in the media and is snatching up the attention of many anime fans. 

The first promotional video for the upcoming anime series Granbelm has been released and features a snippet of the ending theme song Negai by Uru.

Granbelm is being directed by Masaharu Watanabe with character designs by illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka―both of whom worked on Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World―and with series composition by Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate, No Game No Life).

The new promotional video was first shown at the DMM Pictures booth at Anime Japan 2019 on March 24. It showcases the main characters Mangetsu and Shingetsu as well as a fighting scene with the magical doll Almanox.

Uru also unveiled a new artist photo alongside the release of the trailer. The moonlit photo was shot by Mari Amita who was also in charge of the photo taken for Uru’s previous release Prologue.

Series director Masaharu Watanabe expressed his gratitude to Uru for the song, commenting: “Thank you so much for this ending theme, it pierces the heart!! Granbelm is made even better by Uru’s voice, and I’m personally moved by it myself!! I believe you can bask in the afterglow of the story after the episodes finish as you hear her singing. Please look forward to it!!”

Uru also released her own statement: “I am overjoyed to have been given the opportunity to sing the ending theme for Granbelm. There are many lines in the story that pierce your heart and leave an impression on you so I referenced them when I was writing the lyrics. There are also lyrics in there about things that take you aback in everyday life. I also thought to substitute something in our ordinary daily lives with the magical in Granbelm. I look forward to seeing how the story and song come together.”

Uru will release her new single remember on September 26. The song will serve as the main theme song for the upcoming anime movie Natsume’s Book of Friends The Movie: Tied to the Temporal World. A collaborative music video was uploaded to Uru’s official YouTube channel on August 27.

This marks the J-pop singer’s first release since her first album Monochrome dropped in December last year and her first single since Kiseki which was used as the main theme song for the Japanese drama series Konodori.

Watch the music video below.

The music video captures the beautiful world of Natsume’s Book of Friends and its characters and links up perfectly with the song. Its a recipe that’s sure to warm the hearts of those who watch it.

Uru’s Comments

“I have read the story of both the original manga and the movie. It’s a story about humans and spirits, but it’s rooted in the encounters and separations we experience in life and includes themes of isolation and loneliness, people’s gentleness and love. It’s a masterpiece that moves the heart. I want not just kids to watch it but adults too. And for that reason, I wanted the song to reflect that. I wrote the song for people to build on their experiences and feel warm inside after listening to it as it talks about how the heart moves during our encounters and separations in life, things which everyone has experienced at least once. I would be overjoyed if people can feel that when watching the movie.”

The music video is a special YouTube version and has different parts from the music video included in the limited pressing edition of the single which drops on September 26. Be sure to check out both videos.

Uru will release her new single remember on September 26. The artwork for the single has now been unveiled.

This marks the J-pop singer’s first release since her first album Monochrome dropped in December last year. It is also her 6th single to date will serve to decorate the set-list of her second concert.

The single will be used as the main theme song for the upcoming anime film Natsume’s Book of Friends The Movie: Tied to the Temporal World which is based on the manga and anime Natsume’s Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa.

remember will be released in two versions: a limited pressing anime edition and regular edition. The anime edition features original artwork of the popular characters of Natsume’s Book of Friends, including the cute Nyanko-sensei from the movie who can divide himself into three cats.

Shiori Iwakura, a photographer gaining attention on Instagram, was in charge of the single’s regular edition artwork. The photo evokes the feeling of the end of summer with a beautiful moment caught of the stretching horizon on an ordinary day. It reinforces the images brought to mind by the song even more.

Iwakura also took the most recent artist photo of Uru which was released the other day. It’s a nostalgic portrait that was taken during a photo session in Kagawa Prefecture.

Since her debut, Uru has sung about the workings of the heart like its gentleness and the joy felt in everyday life, as well as the transience of existence. remember covers a variety of feelings including encounters with special people―something that anyone must have experienced―and the sadness and loneliness when separated from them, and the memories of them that continue in your mind when parting from them, which is mixed with emotions like love and warmth, knowing that it isn’t goodbye.

The song shows that Uru has taken a big step forward as both a singer and songwriter.

The single also includes the songs Gomen ne., an upbeat song by Uru, as well as a new recording of her famous cover of Masayoshi Yamazaki’s One more time, One more chance which she uploaded to YouTube before her debut, and a cover of Freesia, the ending theme for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.

The future is looking exciting for Uru as she goes on to grow and expand her musicianship.

Famous choreographer MIKIKO has been announced as the next guest talker to appear in Gen Hoshino’s magazine feature “Futarikiri de Hanasou” which is serialised in the weekly magazine AERA (published by Asahi Shinbun). The next edition will go on sale on May 8^th where MIKIKO will feature across 4 weeks.

Gen Hoshino has been writing “Futarikiri de Hanasou” for AERA since April this year, which translates to “let’s talk together, just the two of us.” Just as the title suggests, Gen himself talks together with his guests with no one else in the room – no staff, no cameramen, no managers. There is no theme for any of the talks, instead taking the form of a free conversation where they can chat to their heart’s content. Gen and the guests don’t even turn up with their hair and make-up done by a stylist, and they even take the photos that are featured in the articles by themselves. The only one listening to the conversation is the recorded in the middle of the table. This is (probably) the first project of its kind in the publication industry.

星野源 Official site：http://www.hoshinogen.com/

MIKIKO Official site：http://www.mikiko0811.net/

The next edition’s guest is MIKIKO who runs the dance company “ELEVENPLAY” as a performance choreographer. She has created choreography for numerous music videos, commercials and stage performances, not to mention for the famous J-pop group Perfume, in addition to choreography for other live performances. She is also responsible for having been in charge of the choreography for Gen Hoshino’s music videos “SUN,” “Toki yo,” and the hit “Koi” which took Japan by storm. The new publication of “Futarikiri de Hanasou” is an amazing opportunity to hear both Gen and MIKIKO talk about an abundance of topics, such as dance as an expressive form, moving one’s body, their thoughts of on work production, what they’ve been up to recently and more. Don’t miss out!

■Information

AERA

Price: ￥390 (tax included)

On Sale May 8^th, 2017

※Please note that the release date for the magazine may vary from location to location.

Gen Hoshino Official Site: http://www.hoshinogen.com/

MIKIKO Official Site: http://www.mikiko0811.net/

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