is the twelfth single by

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. The single is available in three types, two including different bonus

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s, and one with a bonus live track. The title track is the second opening theme of the

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. "Kakusei Heroism" marks the debut of guitarist Takuya and keyboardist Yuuki after the departure of Bou. The song peaked at No. 13 on the

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and is their biggest selling single.

Track listing

Type A (Regular Edition)

Disc One #"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~) #"Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー～人の役　立てればいい　自分の得意なことで～) Disc Two #"Kakusei Heroism" (覚醒ヒロイズム Music Clip)

Type B (Limited Edition)

Type C (Limited Edition)

#"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~) #"Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー～人の役　立てればいい　自分の得意なことで～) #"Orange Dream ~Bonds Live Ver~" (オレンジドリーム～Bonds Live Ver.～)

Personnel

*Miku –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Takuya –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Kanon –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Yuuki –

electronic keyboard An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs an ...

*Teruki –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Shigeki Kashii –

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*Gen Okamura – recording engineer *Hiroaki Ohgushi – recording engineer *Yuji Chinone –

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakusei Heroism (The Hero Without a Name) An Cafe songs 2007 singles 2007 songs Loop Ash Records singles Songs written by Kanon (bassist)