The new theme song for Scarlet Nexus is here! As with the first opening track, it was performed by rock band THE ORAL CIGARETTES and is titled MACHINEGUN. The song will be released digitally on October 13, 2021. 

Scarlet Nexus Second Creditless Opening

Scarlet Nexus is based on the action RPG of the same name, released on June 24, 2021, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC. The new opening shows the ongoing battle between Yuito, Kasane, and the other soldiers against the incoming army of monsters. Head to Apple Music and Spotify to pre-save the track now ahead of release!

Former member of EXILE GENERATIONS Ayumu Imazu made his solo debut in February 2020 to positive reviews. At only 21 years old, he’s a representative of Generation Z and has made a splash in the global music scene. On September 30, his new single Stranger hit streaming services! The track was chosen as the ending theme song for the second season of the popular anime series Scarlet Nexus. 

Scarlet Nexus began airing on a number of Japanese stations in July, and the song Stranger took over as ending theme in the fourteenth episode. This is the first time the singer is featured in an anime series, so we can only imagine his excitement!

After the airing of Episode 14, the clean version of the ending was also uploaded to YouTube.

TVアニメ「SCARLET NEXUS」ノンテロップエンディングムービー

The song is now streaming, so be sure to check it out! In addition, a music campaign is ongoing on Apple Music, Spotify, and LINE MUSIC–listeners tweeting out their thoughts on the song using the appropriate hashtag will be entered to win signed Ayumu Imazu goods, as well as original Scarlet Nexus merch! The event is happening through October 13. Check the website for more details!

SCARLET NEXUS is an upcoming anime series set to release on TOKYO MX on July 1. The opening theme, Red Criminal, will be performed by the Japanese alternative rock band THE ORAL CIGARETTES. The track will drop on June 30 and comes as the band’s first new song in over a year. Fans of the band and upcoming series will be able to hear a teaser of the track in an upcoming trailer planned for release this Saturday.

SCARLET NEXUS is an upcoming action RPG developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Set to release on June 25 for Windows and previous and current gen consoles, the anime adaptation is being produced by Sunrise and was licensed by Funimation.

The game’s main theme, Dream In Drive, is also performed by THE ORAL CIGARETTES. The track is taken from the band’s 2020 album SUCK MY WORLD.

THE ORAL CIGARETTES are currently knee-deep in their ‘TALK & MUSEUM TOUR,’ an exhibition and talk-style event tour in promotion of their 5th album SUCK MY WORLD. The band’s ‘BKW!! Premium Members’ tour set for this autumn is exclusive to fan club members. It will be shortly followed by ‘Hall Tour 2022 SUCK MY WORLD’ which begins on January 24 next year and will take them to 17 venues across 14 cities across Japan.

Takuya Yamanaka (THE ORAL CIGARETTES) | Comment

“I’m over the moon that I also get to sing SCARLET NEXUS’s opening theme as well as the game’s theme. The song captures the great fate that brings Kasane and Yuito together, as well as their conflicts. Please enjoy our song when you watch the anime.”

It has been announced that THE ORAL CIGARETTES’s song Dream In Drive, which is taken from their new album SUCK MY WORLD which hit shelves on April 29, 2020, will be used as the theme song for the upcoming action RPG SCARLET NEXUS.

SCARLET NEXUS is an upcoming action RPG for Xbox One and Xbox Series X. A release date has yet to be announced. The game’s producer Keita Iizuka explained the reason behind THE ORAL CIGARETTES being chosen for the title’s main theme as their ability to express deep human emotions through their rock music, as well as being a band to consistently evolve.

SCARLET NEXUS – Announcement Trailer

Dream In Drive is a fast-paced rock tune taken from THE ORAL CIGARETTES’s latest album SUCK MY WORLD which peaked at No. 1 on Oricon’s album charts. It is their second record to do so following their last, Kisses and Kills. The band is sure to garner many more followers thanks to their tie-up with SCARLET NEXUS.

Takuya Yamanaka (Vocalist & Guitarist for THE ORAL CIGARETTES) | Comment

“I am really happy we have been put in charge of the theme song for SCARLET NEXUS. A synergy is created between the game and protagonist and our sound. It cuts through the story with a red line. We hope you enjoy hearing it.”

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