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, released on February 4, 2004; it reached number 1 on the

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broadcast) opening song to the first ''

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'' anime series. It was featured as a song in the Japan-exclusive

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, ''

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'', along with the Japan-exclusive 2005

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Track listing

Covers

American punk rock band

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loosely translated and covered the song, which features on a tribute album to L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was also released as a Japanese bonus track on their 2013 album ''

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''. The song was covered by Afterglow, a fictional all-female band from the multimedia franchise ''

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'', and became playable in the '' Girls Band Party!'' game beginning October 27, 2017. A full version of the song is included in the album ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.1'' released on June 27, 2018. It was also covered by Argonavis, a fictional rock band from the related ''

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References

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