is the 13th

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by Japanese

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, released on March 5, 1988 under

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. Written by Mitsuko Komuro and

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, the song was used as the ending

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of the 1988

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film '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack''. It was also included in the band's sixth studio album '' Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life 1991''. The single peaked at No. 4 on

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's singles chart. It was nominated for the Gold Award at the

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. In 2018, the song was ranked No. 4 on

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's . "Beyond the Time" was re-released as a digital single in 2025 and was used as the episode 11 ending theme of the series ''

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''. The 2025 version hit No. 1 on Oricon's Digital Singles chart with over 7,600 downloads while the original 1988 version resurfaced to No. 5 with over 3,200 downloads.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mitsuko Komuro; all music is composed and arranged by

Personnel

– keyboards * Takashi Utsunomiya – lead vocals * Naoto Kine – guitar

Charts

Luna Sea version

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covered the song as the third opening theme of the 2019 anime series '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet''. Released digitally through

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on September 6, 2019, it peaked at number 79 on ''

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''s

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, but reached number 15 on their Hot Animation chart, which tracks anime and video game music. The song was also later included in a limited edition of their album ''

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''.

Track listing

Charts

Other cover versions

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covered the song on the 2008 various artists album ''Hyakka Seiren: Josei Seiyū-hen - 2''. * Starving Trancer feat. Hideki covered the song on the 2009 various artists album ''Exit Trance Presents Speed: Anime Trance Bitter''. * SawanoHiroyuki /nowiki>nZk/nowiki>:

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covered the song as a bonus track in the 2016 soundtrack album '' Mobile Suit Gundam RE:0096 Complete Best'' (Limited Edition). *

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covered the song on her 2019 album ''

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''. She re-recorded the song with TM Network on her 2022 album '' Gundam Song Covers 3''. *

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covered the song for the 2023

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game ''P-Fever Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack''. The cover version was later released on her 2024 album ''Singularity''.

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1988 singles 1988 songs 2019 singles Gundam songs Songs in Japanese Songs written by Tetsuya Komuro Epic Records singles Luna Sea songs Universal Music Japan singles