, officially translated into English as "Brand-new", is a song by Japanese rock band
Kana-Boon. It was released as the band's fourteenth
major-label single on June 12, 2019, through
Ki/oon Music
is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Artists
Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Supercar, Pushim, Chatmonchy, Denki Groove, Tomoe ...
. "Massara" was used as the opening theme song for the anime series ''
Sarazanmai'',
while its B-side track "FLYERS" was used as an
image song
An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, ''dorama'', manga, or commercial product that is sometimes sung by the voice actor or actor of a character ...
for the smartphone game ''Kick-Flight''.
Background
On March 7, 2019, the official website of ''
Sarazanmai'' announced that Kana-Boon would be performing the opening theme song for the anime series. The song was written by Kana-Boon's singer and guitarist Maguro Taniguchi specifically for the show.
On writing the song, Taniguchi commented the song's main theme was "connections", specifically forging new connections and rekindling broken connections. The song was also written as part of the band's fifth anniversary of debuting under a major label.
On April 25, 2019, video game developer Grenge announced that the B-side track "FLYERS" would be used as an
image song
An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, ''dorama'', manga, or commercial product that is sometimes sung by the voice actor or actor of a character ...
for a promotional video for its smartphone game ''Kick-Flight''.
The promotional video, animated by
MAPPA
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including ''Terror in Resonance'', ''Yuri!!! on Ice'', ''In This Corner of the Wo ...
, was released on June 5, 2019, with Taniguchi commenting that he was excited as the video looked like an anime opening, and he was looking forward to playing the game.
Release and reception
The single was released in two editions, a standard edition and a first pressing limited edition. The first pressing limited edition includes a DVD containing footage from Kana-Boon's fifth-anniversary tour .
The single reached number 25 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
charts,
68 on the
Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thur ...
,
and 8 on the Japan Hot Animation charts.
Music video
The music video for "Massara" was released on June 12, 2019, and is directed by Satoshi Watanabe.
Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
External links
* {{MusicBrainz release group, mbid=4da2ad48-f509-4d3e-9a00-cc1ab0bcdffb, name=Massara, type=single
2019 singles
2019 songs
Anime songs
Ki/oon Music singles
Animated series theme songs