is the fifth studio album by Japanese band

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, released on November 23, 2005. The album shows the band exploring new territory with less heavy material, drawing from folk influences. The lyrical themes of the album are also a sharp turn away from the darkness of their previous albums. The limited edition of the album includes a

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with footage from their

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an tour. The first press versions included a second disc with two extra songs and had a blue cover instead of brown. The album reached number 22 on the

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Track listing

Note

* A re-recording of "Ame no Orchestra" was featured on their 2017 self-cover album ''Koroshi no Shirabe II This is NOT Greatest Hits''. * A re-recording of "Mukashi Kodomo Datta Hitotachi e" was featured on their 2021 best album ''Myojo''.

Covers

"Saishū Ressha" was covered by

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respectively, on the 2017 Mucc tribute album ''Tribute Of Mucc -en-''.

References

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