"Shinjuku Anime Song Scope" is a website where anime buyer Higuchi Sho from Tower Records Shinjuku, known for its extensive selection of anime songs, reports on best-selling anime songs and the voices of those at the sales floor. The number one album at the store from March 30th to April 6th was "Love Live! to Ishikawa University Tourism," a "SPECIAL" album by Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club, a school idol group that appears in the smartphone app "Link! Like! Love Live!" from the popular "Love Live!" series.
◇Last week's results
The top-place-winning "Come to Ishikawa! Tourism at Ishikawa University" is a "SPECIAL" album featuring Ishikawa Prefecture, the setting for the "Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club" project. It debuted at No. 3 in the rankings from March 23rd to 30th, and has now taken the No. 1 spot. The title track "Come to Ishikawa! Tourism at Ishikawa University" is a song that ties into the YouTube project "Ready, set! Hasunozora! 104," and is a playful, "the local" song that promotes the region's famous sites to the world. It also includes unit songs from the group's units, "Chrise Bouquet," "DOLLCHESTRA," and "Miracle Park!", as well as Hasunozora's first "grade-level song."
Among the first-time entries is the 10th single "Supernova/Killer" by the four-member idol unit "MORE MORE JUMP!" which appears in the smartphone game "Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku (ProSeka)", which ranked in at 5th place.
In addition, the 10th anniversary CD of "The Idolmaster SideM," part of the popular "The Idolmaster" series of anime and games, "THE IDOLM@STER SideM 10th ANNIVERSARY P@SSION 12 SEM," made its first appearance in 10th place.
◇This week's trends
We're keeping our eyes on Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club's sixth single, "Always, Forever."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place "Come on! Ishikawa University Tourism" Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club Album
2nd place: "MOMENTUM" ROF-MAO Album
3rd place: "I'm ready!" by Kaori Maeda Album
4th place "Kessoku Band" Kessoku Band Album
5th place "Supernova/Killer" MORE MORE JUMP! Single
6th place: "KiLLKiSS" Ave Mujica Single
7th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION RADIO! Reward Sweets" Kasuga Mirai (Yamazaki Haruka), Mogami Shizuka (Tadokoro Azusa), Hakozaki Serika (Momo Asakura) Single
8th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 08 Knowing Tears" Sakuramori Kaori (Kari Arisa), Ogami Tamaki (Inagawa Eri), Julia (Aimi), Nakatani Iku (Harashima Akari) Single
9th place "Ai Scream!" AiScReam Single
10th place "THE IDOLM@STER SideM 10th ANNIVERSARY P@SSION 12 SEM" SEM Album
◇Profile
Higuchi Sho is a buyer in charge of anime at Tower Records Shinjuku store, 7th floor (Japanese music/sales promotion). He was transferred from the Machida store in 2014. He got into anime because of 1990s works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion", "BLUE SEED", and "VS Knight Ramune & 40 Flame", 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".
