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Yorushika
is a Japanese rock duo founded in 2017. The group is composed of N-buna, a Vocaloid producer, and Suis, a female vocalist. They are known for their juxtaposition of "passionate" and "upbeat" production and instrumentation fused with heavier lyrical content, which often explore ideas such as love and human emotion and draw from works of literature including Masuji Ibuse and Jules Verne. The duo is extremely secretive, never publicly revealing their faces. N-buna stated that he doesn't want the creator to take precedence over the work. Name The name "Yorushika" is taken from a lyric in their song "The Clouds and the Ghost", . The eye-designed logo mark is a motif of two moons facing each other and also serves as a clock hand, portraying the time "from 6:00 to night". History Prior to the formation of Yorushika, N-buna already had a sizeable following on Niconico, a Japanese video hosting website, first releasing vocaloid music on the platform in 2012. His 2013 song reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake (Yorushika Song)
is a song by Japanese rock band Yorushika. It was released as a digital single by Polydor Records on January 17, 2025. The song, inspired by a passage from "Li-Sui" (Di-Thoughts) by the Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen, was used as the ending theme for the NHK General TV anime series ''Chi: On the Movement of the Earth''. Background On January 8, 2025, it was announced on the official X that the new ending theme for the TV anime ''Chi. About the Earth's Movement'' would be "Snake". This song was used from the 16th episode that aired on the 11th of the same month.Aporia In philosophy, an aporia () is a conundrum or state of puzzlement. In rhetoric, it is a declaration of doubt, made for rhetorical purpose and often feigned. The notion of an aporia is principally found in ancient Greek philosophy, but it also p ... was used until episode 15 n-buna explained that one day he saw a snake with beautiful scales, and felt an affinity with the anime when he was writing a song about snakes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Journey (Yorushika Song)
is a song by Japanese rock band Yorushika . It was released as their second digitally-only single by Universal Japan on March 4, 2020. On the same day, the music video for the song, produced by Studio Colorido, was posted on their YouTube channel . On April 10, 2020, it was announced that the song would be used as an insert song for the feature-length animation series "Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu". Charts In popular culture Insert song for the feature-length animation "I Want to Cry, I Wear a Cat" References {{Yorushika 2020 singles 2020 songs Animated music videos Anime songs Songs in Japanese Universal Music Japan singles Yorushika songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In A Flower
is a song by Japanese rock duo Yorushika from their third studio album ''Plagiarism''. It was released on April 22, 2020, through Universal J. The song was used as the theme for the 2020 Japanese animated film ''A Whisker Away is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation, and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, with the latter being his directorial debut, the film was released on June 18, 2 ...''. An accompanying music video for the song premiered on the same day. Directed by Popurika, it featured footage from ''A Whisker Away''. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References {{authority control 2020 songs 2020 singles Animated music videos Anime songs Songs in Japanese Songs written for animated films Songs written for Japanese films Universal J singles Songs about flowers Yorushika songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny (Yorushika Song)
is a song by Japanese rock duo Yorushika. It was released as a single by Polydor Records on January 5, 2024, and served as the second opening theme for the 2023 Japanese anime series '' Frieren: Beyond Journey's End''. Commercially, "Sunny" peaked at 11th on the Oricon Combined Singles Chart and 8th on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, and received a Platinum certification for streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Background and release On December 22, 2023, following the release of ''Frieren''s 16th episode, "Long-Lived Friends", a snippet of "Sunny" was used in ''Frieren''s fourth trailer, revealing Yorushika to be in charge of the series' second opening theme. The song was available digitally on January 5, 2024, the same day as ''Frieren''s 17th episode, "Take Care", premiered. Composition and reception N-buna, a half of Yorushika and the songwriter, stated in a press release that "Sunny" is about "hoping for sunny days when the weather is not sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N-buna
N-buna (pronounced ''nabuna'', stylized as n-buna) is a Japanese music producer and composer. He is a Vocaloid music producer and is the guitarist and songwriter for the Japanese rock duo Yorushika. History N-buna was born in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. His family members all played music instruments, so he bought an electric guitar when he was in 8th grade. He started writing music, but did not publish his works until he came across vocaloid songs and realized that he can post his works on the internet. In 2012, N-buna started composing as vocaloid music producer, and posted on Niconico. After that, his 2013 song reached first on the platform's daily vocaloid ranking. On April 26, 2014, he released his first solo album, . Then, On July 22, 2015, he released with U&R Records, marking his first album with a major record label. On July 6, 2016, was released. Together with vocaloid producer Orangestar, n-buna wrote the song "Star Night Snow" for SNOW MIKU 2017. Though n-bun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Whisker Away
is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation, and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, with the latter being his directorial debut, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese. The film stars Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Minako Kotobuki, Susumu Chiba, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ohara, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroaki Ogi, and Koichi Yamadera. Originally slated to premiere alongside the Japanese release of the film, the English dub's release was delayed until June 28, 2020, when it was officially released on Netflix. Plot Miyo Sasaki is a 14-year-old girl living in the town of Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture. She does not get along with her stepmother, Kaoru. She always flirts with her crush, Kento Hinode, even though he has no romantic feelings for her at all, and often stays away from her. One day, she receives a magical Noh mask from a mysterious mask seller, which lets her become a cat. As "Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaina Of The Great Snow Sea
is an original Japanese anime television series created by Tsutomu Nihei and animated by Polygon Pictures to commemorate the studio's 40th anniversary. The series aired from January to March 2023 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A manga adaptation with art by Itoe Takemoto was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' between February 2022 and June 2024. A sequel anime film titled ''Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage'' premiered in Japanese theaters in October 2023. Crunchyroll holds the license of both the manga and the anime. Plot Kaina lives on a world covered in an organic membrane called the Canopy, created by massive Orbital Spire Trees. Far beneath the Canopy at the foot of the Orbital Spire Trees lies the endless Snow Sea, where Princess Ririha and her country of Atland struggle to survive against the cold and the rival nation of Valghia. When Ririha travels to the Canopy in a desperate bid to save her country, she is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangers In My Heart
, abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Sakurai. It is published on the manga website. The manga has been published in 12 volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation aired from April to June 2023. A short spin-off original net animation (ONA) for the series was released in December 2023. A second season aired from January to March 2024. Premise Kyotaro Ichikawa is a disgruntled loner student who is often reading a murder encyclopedia and learning about human anatomy. He fantasizes about murdering his popular classmates, with the beautiful class idol, Anna Yamada, being his prime target. However, when he observes that Anna is rather quirky in her own way, and when she becomes increasingly friendly towards Kyotaro, he gradually warms up to her and they start to become closer and eventually fall in love. Characters ; : :A middle school boy who has tendencies. He loves spending time reading books i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and Hanshin Contents Link since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The first number-one song on the chart by a non-Japanese artist was " Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis in the issue dated April 30, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated June 11, 2025, is "Boyz" by SixTones. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masuji Ibuse
was a Japanese author. His novel ''Black Rain (novel), Black Rain,'' about the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bombing of Hiroshima, was awarded the Noma Prize and the Order of Culture, Order of Cultural Merit. Early life and education Ibuse was born in 1898 to a landowning family in the village of , now part of Fukuyama, Hiroshima. Ibuse failed his entrance exam to Hiroshima Middle School, but in 1911 he gained admission to Fukuyama Middle School. Fukuyama Middle School was an elite academy and was linked to eminent scholars. Fukuyama's teachers boasted about the school's pedigree, but Ibuse was unconcerned. Ibuse spoke of this school as following Western ideals; in ''The First Half of My Life'', he said that the school emphasized Dutch learning and French military exercises. Ibuse was made fun of at this school, and he avoided wearing glasses in an effort to avoid ridicule. Although Ibuse enjoyed the Western influences in his education, his grandfather arranged fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydor Records
Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. The company is usually mentioned as "Polydor Ltd. (UK)", or a similar form, for holding copyrights. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include Rainbow (rock band), Rainbow, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, the Cure, James Brown, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Mayall, Deep Purple, Cream (band), Cream, the Moody Blues, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees, Lana Del Rey, Stephen Fretwell, the Jam, Style C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
