"Shinjuku Anime Song Scope" is a website where Higuchi Sho, the anime buyer at Tower Records Shinjuku, known for its extensive selection of anime songs, shares best-selling anime songs and real-life opinions from the sales floor. The number one single at the store from February 2nd to 8th was "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Song for Prism Karma/Naraku," a single from the game "The Idolmaster Shiny Colors Song for Prism (Shanison)."
◇Last week's results
The top-ranked "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Song for Prism Karma/Naraku" includes full-length, game-size, and off-vocal versions of the new songs "Karma" and "Naraku" by Fumage, the new "Shanisson" unit formed by Toru Asakura and Kiriko Yuya.
Coming in second place is the "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe" Original Soundtrack, from the second chapter of the popular Gundam anime film Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash (directed by Shukou Murase). The album includes 14 tracks, including a soundtrack by Hiroyuki Sawano and an edited version of the insert song "ENDROLL" sung by Yohei Kawakami of the band Alexandros and singer SennaRin.
Coming in at number 4 is the "Original Soundtrack & Vocal Collection Sazameki no Machikado," the second chapter of the animated film "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: Final Chapter," based on the popular anime series "Love Live!". The two-CD set includes music by Naoki Endo and EMME on Disc 1, and 12 tracks by each member on Disc 2, the ending theme song "Yakusoku ni Nare Bokura no Uta."
In sixth place was "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Makabe Mizuki," part of the "SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS" project, which releases 52 solo collection CDs of all 52 idols from the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!" over 52 consecutive weeks.
◇This week's trends
I'm keeping my eye on artist HACHI's fourth album, "Revealia."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Song for Prism Karma/Naraku" Fumage Single
2nd place: "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe" Original Soundtrack, Hiroyuki Sawano Album
3rd place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER 04 Mysterious Discovery Lab!" Hinata Kinoshita (Nao Tamura), Kana Yabuki (Ibuki Kido), Tsumugi Shiraishi (Saki Minami) Single
4th place: "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Chapter 2" Original Soundtrack & Vocal Collection Sazameki no Machikado (Sands of Sadness)" Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Album
5th place "Yuuzou Band" Yuuzou Band Album
6th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Makabe Mizuki" Makabe Mizuki (Abe Rika) Album
7th place "Shinozawa Hiroshi 3rd Single "Sunfaded" Hatsuhoshi Gakuen Single
8th place "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Song for Prism Countdown Love / KAWAII Metamoru Symphony" I'm a Cutie Finder Single
9th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Kitazawa Shiho" Kitazawa Shiho (Amamiya Sora) Album
10th place: "Fujita Kotone 3rd Single 'Self-affirmation Explosion ↑↑ Love Love Song'" Hatsuhoshi Gakuen Single
◇Profile
Higuchi Sho is an anime buyer on the 10th floor of Tower Records Shinjuku (Japanese music and sales promotion). He first became interested in anime through 1990s works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion," "BLUE SEED," and "VS Knight Ramune & 40 Flames," and among anime songs, he loves listening to character songs, especially songs related to idol anime. His favorite anthem is "Up! 10sion Pleeeeeeeeease!" from "The Idolmaster Million Live!" His favorite anime and games include "Pretty Rhythm," "The Idolmaster," "Photo Kano," and "Sakura Wars."
