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released on January 13, 2021. The single used as a theme song for the two-part anime film, '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie''.


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single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...
contains theme song for the 2021 two-part anime film, '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie''. "Moon Color Chainon" was written by ''
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...
'' creator and
mangaka A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a pr ...
Naoko Takeuchi is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of ''Sailor Moon'', one of the most popular manga series of all time. She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for ''Sailor Moon''. Takeuchi is married to ...
(under the
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), composed by Akiko Kosaka, who had previously composed "Gekkō", and arranged by Gesshoku Kaigi band. The single was released in two versions: "Momoiro Clover Z Edition" and "''Eternal'' Edition". Momoiro Clover Z Edition contains the single that only sung by the group, and re-recorded songs that the group had provided for the ''Sailor Moon'' 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute album, as well as the theme songs from '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal'' series. The ''Eternal'' Edition contains the single that the group sung with the voice actresses:
Kotono Mitsuishi is a Japanese actress and narrator. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow, but is now freelance. Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. She graduated from high school and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy in 1986. She is ...
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Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...
),
Hisako Kanemoto , also known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is represented by Production Baobab. Biography Kanemoto attended high school in Kamogata, Okayama and enrolled in the voice acting course at the vocational school of ...
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Sailor Mercury , better known as is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a member of the Sailor Guardians, supernatural female fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. ...
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Rina Satō is a Japanese voice actress with hundreds of television and video game productions, many multi-year, and is active in film and as a singer as well. She won the Best Lead Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Satō has been appearing since 200 ...
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Sailor Mars , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. In the series, Rei is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural ...
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Ami Koshimizu is a Japanese actress and singer. She has voiced many different types of characters, from young girls to adult women, as well as boys and animals. Her roles include leads such as Ryuko Matoi in '' Kill la Kill'', Charlotte E. Yeager in '' Str ...
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Sailor Jupiter , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Makoto is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Sol ...
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Shizuka Itō is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Ken Production. She won a "Best Actress in Supporting Roles" award at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her roles in '' Prison School'' and '' Sailor Moon Crystal''. She ...
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Sailor Venus , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' and '' Codename: Sailor V'' manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. Minako is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians (of which she is the ...
), which was used for the two-part film, as well as the films' ending songs sung by
Yoko Ishida is a Japanese singer. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as '' Prétear'', '' Ai Yori Aoshi'', the '' Ah! My Goddess'' TV series and the '' Strike Witches'' series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max ...
and ANZA. There are two different versions of the music video for the single: The Artist Music Video (Momoiro Clover Z Edition), where it features the group, voice actresses and the band, and the Animation Music Video (''Eternal'' Edition), where it features various clips from the two-part film.


Track listing


Momoiro Clover Z Edition (CD+Blu-ray)


''Eternal'' edition (CD+Blu-ray)


Personnel

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Momoiro Clover Z is a Japanese idol girl group, commonly abbreviated as MCZ or . The four members of MCZ are known for energetic performances, incorporating elements of ballet, gymnastics, and action movies. MCZ is notable for being the first female group to ho ...
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Kanako Momota is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Stardust Promotion. She is best known as the leader of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. She has also provided the Japanese dub for Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic ...
– lead and backing vocals *
Ayaka Sasaki is a Japanese idol. She is known as a member of the female musical group Momoiro Clover Z. Her Momoiro Clover Z signature color is Pink. She is the youngest member of the group. Her self-introduction is: . On July 24, 2021, it was reported Sas ...
– lead and backing vocals *
Reni Takagi is a Japanese idol and a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. She is the former leader of the group, before leadership was passed to Kanako Momota, and her signature color in the group is purple. Takagi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture ...
– lead and backing vocals *
Shiori Tamai is a Japanese singer who is a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. As of December 2022, she was voice acting in the Nippon Television series '' Akumu-chan'' as a personage from the dreams of Keiko Kitagawa's character. Personal life T ...
– lead and backing vocals ;Sailor5Guardians *
Kotono Mitsuishi is a Japanese actress and narrator. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow, but is now freelance. Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. She graduated from high school and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy in 1986. She is ...
(as
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...
) – lead and backing vocals *
Hisako Kanemoto , also known professionally as , is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is represented by Production Baobab. Biography Kanemoto attended high school in Kamogata, Okayama and enrolled in the voice acting course at the vocational school of ...
(as
Sailor Mercury , better known as is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, a teenage Japanese schoolgirl, and a member of the Sailor Guardians, supernatural female fighters who protect the Solar System from evil. ...
) – lead and backing vocals *
Rina Satō is a Japanese voice actress with hundreds of television and video game productions, many multi-year, and is active in film and as a singer as well. She won the Best Lead Actress Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Satō has been appearing since 200 ...
(as
Sailor Mars , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. In the series, Rei is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural ...
) – lead and backing vocals *
Ami Koshimizu is a Japanese actress and singer. She has voiced many different types of characters, from young girls to adult women, as well as boys and animals. Her roles include leads such as Ryuko Matoi in '' Kill la Kill'', Charlotte E. Yeager in '' Str ...
(as
Sailor Jupiter , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Makoto is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians, female supernatural fighters who protect the Sol ...
) – lead and backing vocals *
Shizuka Itō is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Ken Production. She won a "Best Actress in Supporting Roles" award at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her roles in '' Prison School'' and '' Sailor Moon Crystal''. She ...
(as
Sailor Venus , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' and '' Codename: Sailor V'' manga series written by Naoko Takeuchi. Minako is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Guardians (of which she is the ...
) – lead and backing vocals ;Additional artists *
Yoko Ishida is a Japanese singer. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as '' Prétear'', '' Ai Yori Aoshi'', the '' Ah! My Goddess'' TV series and the '' Strike Witches'' series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max ...
– lead and backing vocals ("Wanting to be Together with You") * ANZA – lead and backing vocals ("I'll Go as Myself") ;Additional music *MIZ – 1st violin ("Moon Color Chainon") *Mari Mikuni – 2nd violin ("Moon Color Chainon") *Akari Mori – Viola ("Moon Color Chainon") *Mayumi Sano – Cello ("Moon Color Chainon")


Chart performance

The "Momoiro Clover Z" edition of the single album ranked number 6 in the Oricon top 10 album charts in January 2021. It also peaked number 7 in the component
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Hot Albums, and number 60 in the component Billboard Download Songs.


See also

*'' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie''


Notes


References


External links

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