"Hishoku no Sora" (緋色の空, ''Scarlet-colored Sky'') is the second single of J-pop singer

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. The title track was used as the first intro theme to the anime ''

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''. This single peaked at the #11 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold 16,503 copies on its first week. It stayed at the

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weekly charts for 18 weeks and sold a total of 36,661 copies overall. The single will come in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCA-0019) and a regular CD only edition (GNCA-0020). The DVD will contain the promotional video for ''Hishoku no Sora''.

Reception

The single peak ranked 11th on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart and remained on the chart for eighteen weeks.

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's Theron Martin described the "synth-pop" track, "Hishoku no Sora", as "solid" and "enthusiastic (if not entirely original-sounding)".

Track listing

# - 4:15 #:Lyrics: Mami Kawada #:Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa #Another Planet - 5:50 #:Lyrics: Mami Kawada #:Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa #another planet ~twilight~ - 4:01 #:Lyrics: Mami Kawada #:Composition by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa #:Arrangement by:

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# - 4:14 #another planet (instrumental) - 5:49

References

2005 singles Mami Kawada songs Shakugan no Shana songs Songs with lyrics by Mami Kawada Song recordings produced by I've Sound {{2000s-Japan-single-stub