"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 the sales floor. The number one album at the store from April 20th to 27th was "Completeness," the first album by Ave Mujica, a band from the popular anime and game series "BanG Dream!".
◇Last week's results
Ave Mujica is a band whose identity was revealed in the TV anime "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!," which aired from June to September 2023, and became a hot topic. The TV anime "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica" aired from January to March this year. Their first album "Completeness," which topped the charts, contains a total of seven songs, including the TV anime's opening theme "KiLLKiSS" and the ending theme "Georgette Me, Georgette You."
Coming in second was the sixth single "Yuujitsu Senshu" by MyGO!!!!!, a band also from the "BanG Dream!" series. In addition to the title song, which was used as an insert song in the final episode of the TV anime "BanG Dream! Ave Mujica," the single also includes "Shoshin Seimei" as a coupling track.
In 7th place is voice actor and singer Shugo Nakamura's 8th single "Illuminate," released in his 5th year since his debut. The title song and two B-side songs were written and composed by Nakamura himself. In 8th place is the best album of theme songs from the popular TV anime "ONE PIECE," "ONE PIECE 25th Anniversary BEST 1999-2024."
◇This week's trends
We're looking at the best album from the popular anime "Macross" series, "Macross Frontier," "Macross Frontier All Time Best Album: Nyannyan Greatest Hits!", the ninth release from the CD series "MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD" from the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 09 IV," and the second album "Fluctus" by voice actress and singer Yoshino Aoyama.
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1. "Completeness" Ave Mujica Album
2nd place "Yuujitsu-senshu" MyGO!!!!! Single
3rd place: "MOMENTUM" ROF-MAO Album
4th place "Empurple/Bake no Hana" 25ji, Night Code de. Single
5th place "No sting" Togenashitoge ant album
6th place "Kessoku Band" Kessoku Band Album
7th place "Illuminate" Shugo Nakamura Single
8th place "ONE PIECE 25th Anniversary BEST 1999-2024" Various Artists Album
9th place "Always, Forever" Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club Single
10th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION RADIO! Reward Sweets" Kasuga Mirai (Yamazaki Haruka), Mogami Shizuka (Tadokoro Azusa), Hakozaki Serika (Momo Asakura) Single
◇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".
