is a song by Japanese

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singer Sayuri. It was released as the fifth single of her debut studio album, '' Mikazuki no Koukai'', on March 1, 2017. It reached number 10 on

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, making her enter Top 10 for first time in both charts. It was used as the ending for the anime ''

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Release

On 15 December 2016,

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revealed that Sayuri would perform "Parallel Line" as ending theme song for ''

''. Parallel Line was released as a single on 1 March 2017 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition. The single reached number 10 on Oricon and Japan Hot 100 and 4 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 8, 5 and 6 weeks respectively.

Music video

The music video for "Parallel Line" was directed by Yasuhiro Arafune and the storyboards were created from ''

's'' author Mengo Yokoyari. The video features Sayuri singing in front of mirrors with night sky and cracked glass effect. Sometimes scene shifts to a classroom and a white background. It was also mixed with the scene from anime ''Scum's Wish''.

Track listing

All tracks written by Sayuri.

Regular edition

Limited edition

Limited anime edition

Charts

Release history

References

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