is the debut single of

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duo

FictionJunction Yuuka is a Pop music, pop duo from Japan consisting of Yuuka Nanri (vocals) and composer Yuki Kajiura (composition, lyrics and keyboards). It is part of Kajiura's solo project FictionJunction. Biography The pair first met at , a Stage (theatre), stage ...

, from their debut album ''

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''. It was composed by

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and released on May 8, 2004. The single debuted at #22 on the

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Weekly Charts and had 20 weeks on chart. Both Hitomi no Kakera and its B-side, ''nowhere'', featured in the

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series ''

Madlax is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2004 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed ''Madlax'' and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura. The DVD version was released by ADV Films in North Americ ...

''.

Track listing

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''Madlax'' Soundtrack

''Hitomi no Kakera'' was originally composed by FictionJunction Yuuka as a theme song for the anime ''

''. The song originally featured on the OST for the series before it was released as a single, which gained the band significant fame on the J-pop scene. Both ''Hitomi no Kakera'' and its B-side track ''nowhere'' were used throughout the anime, ''Hitomi no Kakera'' being opening theme for the series, and ''nowhere'' being used mainly during the fights and action scenes. Both songs feature on the series' OST as well as on FictionJunction Yuuka's album.

References

External links

*Victor Animation Network
discography entry
2004 singles FictionJunction Yuuka songs Madlax Songs written by Yuki Kajiura 2004 songs Victor Entertainment singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub