''Butterflies'' is the eighth studio album by Japanese band Bump of Chicken, released through

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on February 10, 2016. It debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 197,160 copies in its first week. "Go" was used as the opening theme for ''

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'', "Hello, World!" was used as the opening theme for ''

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'', and "Fighter" was used as the ending theme for '' March Comes in Like a Lion''.

Critical reception

Writing for ''

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'', Ronald Taylor called ''Butterflies'' "nothing new", comparing it to the sound of the band's previous album, 2014's ''Ray'', in that it is "like a giant retread of its usual

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". Taylor also wrote that with the track "Butterfly", the band "blending"

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into their sound 2016 feels "dated", and that other Japanese bands "are getting better results" when doing so. Acclaim was reserved for the tracks "Hello, World!" and "Parade", with the former noted for its "complicated melody" on which vocalist Motoo Fujiwara "really shine , and the latter for its "captivating piano melody" with an "explosive climax".

Track listing

Charts

References

2016 albums Bump of Chicken albums Japanese-language albums {{2010s-album-stub