is the tenth studio album by
Japanese rock band
Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on March 30, 2022, through
Sony Music subsidiary
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 ...
. The album was preceded by six singles, including
Dororo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''W ...
, which was the opening for the anime series of the
same title.
Release
The album was released on March 30, 2022, in Japan. The album contained several features, including rappers OMSB and
Rachel on the song "A Starry Night, The City Of Light". The songs "
Empathy" and "Flowers" were released as a single, and were used in the film ''
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission''. The songs
"Dialogue" and "Furetai Tashikametai" were also released as singles in 2020.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
*
Masafumi Gotoh
(December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Masafumi met fellow band members Kensuke Kita and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin Uni ...
– vocals, guitars, recording
*
Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
*
Kensuke Kita – guitars, vocals
*
Takahiro Yamada – bass guitar, vocals
Additional musicians
* Ryosuke Shimomura - synthesizers
(tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
* Koichi Mizukami - keyboard, organ
Production
* Chris Athens – mastering
* Kenichi Koga – recording, mixing
Artwork and design
* Yutaka Kimura – design
* Yusuke Nakamura – illustration
Chart positions
References
{{Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation albums
2022 albums
Japanese-language albums
Ki/oon Records albums