is the debut

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of the character Kirari Tsukishima from the

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ese anime ''

Kirarin Revolution is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao (magazine), Ciao'' from March 2004 to June 2009, with side stories running in ''Pucchigumi'' in 2006. The manga has sold a cum ...

''. The album was released on February 28, 2007 with songs performed by

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, credited as .

Background and release

''Mitsuboshi'' is the debut studio album of the character Kirari Tsukishima from ''

''.

member

, who provides her voice, is credited as . Aside from containing new original songs, the album compiles songs from her previous singles, "

Koi Kana is the first opening theme song to the Japanese anime ''Kirarin Revolution''. The song was released on July 12, 2006 and is performed by Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume, credited as . The song was released as Kirari Tsukishima's first single, ...

" and "

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An Nakahara is a female Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is best known for her romantic comedy Kirarin Revolution is a Japanese manga series by An Nakahara. The series ran in the shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao (magazine), Ciao' ...

, the creator of ''

'', wrote the lyrics to "Koi Hanabi." The lyrics appear in volume 6 of the manga. The album was released on February 28, 2007 under the Zetima label. The limited edition featured an alternate cover and a Happy Idol Life Kurikira Card from ''

''. The regular edition came with a 16-page photobook as its first press bonus.

Reception

The album debuted at #16 in the

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Weekly Albums Chart and charted for 10 weeks.

Track listing

Charts

References

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