"Shinjuku Anime Song Scope" is a program where anime buyer Higuchi Sho from Tower Records Shinjuku, known for its wide 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 October 27th to November 3rd was "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 04 Oshitte Honto," the fourth release in the "MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD" CD series for the popular game "The Idolmaster Million Live! Theater Days (Mirishita)."
◇Last week's results
The number one album "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 04 Oshitte Honto," includes songs from the in-game project "STARDOM ROAD THEATER," where idols sing and act, as well as a drama part. Coming in third is "Happy Surprise Trick!", which includes the ending theme and insert song from the "Halloween Live" episode of the TV anime "THE IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2nd season."
In fourth place is "BURN! BURN! BURN!", the 30th anniversary CD of "Macross 7," a popular anime series from the "Macross" series. It includes the first new song in about 12 years from the band "FIRE BOMBER" in the show.
In fifth place is "carVe," the album celebrating the fifth anniversary of voice actor and singer Nakamura Shuugo's debut as an artist. In sixth place is "DAWNTRAIL: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack," the original soundtrack for Square Enix's popular online game "FINAL FANTASY XIV." In seventh place is "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 9," the ninth album in the album series that brings together popular cover songs from the smartphone game "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!".
In addition, the ninth single "Tetrad/Cyberpunk Dead Boy," by the unit "Wonderlands x Showtime" from the smartphone game "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku (ProSeka)," ranked ninth, and "Otogi no Gingadan," a two-disc set of an album and a best-of album commemorating the 10th anniversary of singer-songwriter Harumaki Gohan, ranked 10th.
◇This week's trends
We're paying attention to the new EP "We will" by the band "Yuusoubando" from the TV anime "Bocchi the Rock!", "nina," the opening theme for the TV anime "Nina in the Kingdom of the Stars" sung by voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto, and "Strongest? The Best! Brave My Heart," the opening theme for "That Healer Who Was Expelled from the Party, Actually the Strongest," sung by voice actress and singer Hina Tachibana.
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song corner ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place: "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 04 Oshitte Hontotsu" Tokoro Emi (Fujii Yukiyo), Shimabara Erena (Kadomoto Asuka), Satake Minako (Ozeki Eri), Tanaka Kotoha (Taneda Risa), Yabuki Kana (Kido Ibuki)
2nd place: "Fanfare!!!" Mirakura Park! Single
3rd place: "Happy Surprise Trick!" Shiny Colors Single
4th place: "BURN! BURN! BURN!" Fire Bomber Single
5th place: "carVe" Nakamura Shugo Album
6th place: "DAWNTRAIL: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack" GAME MUSIC Album
7th place: "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol. 9" Various Artists Album
8th place: "Yuuzou Band" Yuuzou Band Album
9th place: "Tetrad that Illuminates the World/Cyberpunk Dead Boy" Wonderlands x Showtime Single
10th place: "Otogi no Gingadan" Harumaki Gohan Album
◇Profile
Higuchi Sho Anime buyer at Tower Records Shinjuku 7th floor (Japanese music/sales promotion). Transferred from Machida store in 2014. She first became interested in anime through 1990s works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion," "BLUE SEED," and "VS Knight Ramune & 40 Flame," and among anime songs, she loves listening to character songs, especially songs related to idol anime. Her favorite anthem is "Up! 10sion Pleeeeeeeeease!" from "The Idolmaster Million Live!" Her favorite anime and games include "Pretty Rhythm," "The Idolmaster," "Photo Kano," and "Sakura Wars."
