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is a song recorded by Japanese singer
Masami Okui is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Itami, Hyōgo. She began her professional musical career at age 21 as a concert backup singer. From almost the very beginning of her career, Masami has sung themes for anime television and movies. She ...
, from the album '' Ma-KING''. It was released as the album's third single on May 21, 1997, through
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. The title track is the theme song to the TX anime series ''
Revolutionary Girl Utena is a series created by Be-Papas, an artist collective founded by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by Chiho Saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by Ikuhara, and ''Adolescence of ...
''. It was also featured in the animated film ''
Adolescence of Utena is a 1999 Japanese anime film. It is a follow-up to the 1997 anime television series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', created by the artist collective Be-Papas. The film is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, written by Yōji Enokido based on a story b ...
''. A
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CD single featuring both "Rondo-Revolution" and the ending theme to ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', "Truth" by Luca Yumi, was released simultaneously by Starchild Records.


Background

"Rondo-Revolution" was written by Okui and composed, arranged and produced by
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. The title of the song constitutes an
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pronunciation of the kanji 輪舞 (''rinbu'') as the musical term
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. The director of ''Revolutionary Girl Utena''
Kunihiko Ikuhara , also known by the nickname Ikuni, is a Japanese director, writer, artist, and music producer. He has created and collaborated on several notable anime and manga series, including ''Sailor Moon'', ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', ''Penguindrum'' ...
revealed in a blog entry about the song that its initial working title was "Take my revolution".


Composition

The song is composed in the key of
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and set to a tempo of 132
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. Okui's vocals span from A3 to F5.


Chart performance

"Rondo-Revolution" (KIDA-149) debuted at number 43 on the weekly
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, with 8,000 copies sold. The single charted for two weeks and sold a reported total of 12,000 copies. The double A-side version (KIDA-151) of the single entered the Oricon Singles Chart at number 26, with 16,000 copies sold. It charted for four consecutive weeks and sold a reported total of 34,000 copies.


Track listing


Charts


"Rondo-Revolution" edition


"Rondo-Revolution" / "Truth" edition


Sales


References


External links

* - KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE Official Channel {{Authority control 1997 songs 1997 singles Anime songs Masami Okui songs Revolutionary Girl Utena