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, released on July 12, 2017.

Album versions

The album was released in three versions: the regular edition with the album, a special edition with the album and two live DVDs, and another special edition with the album, four live albums and three blue rays.

Reception

It sold over 53,000 copies within less than a week, debuting at #1 both at the

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'' Top Albums Sales, staying in the former for 5 weeks and in the latter for 9. In the end of the year, it reached #51 at the ''

'' Top Albums Sales Year End 2017 and #58 at Oricon's.

Songs used in other media

Several songs of the album were used way ahead of its release date in anime, TV series and sports events. "Deathtopia" was released as a single on August 3, 2016, and both the song and its b-side "Chou Onsoku Desutini" (which is also the album's fourth track) were used as the opening themes of the anime ''

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''. "Sora ga Aozora de Aru Tame ni" was also used as an opening theme for an anime: ''

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's ''Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy of Light''. "Scoop" was used as the ending theme of

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Track listing

References

External links

Album profile
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