"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 selling them. The number one CD from December 1st to 8th at the store was "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS COLORFUL FE@THERS -CoMETIK-," a CD from the smartphone game "The Idolmaster Shiny Colors (Shinimasu)."
◇Last week's results
The top-place winning "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS COLORFUL FE@THERS -CoMETIK-" is the latest in a CD series featuring solo songs by idols appearing in "Shikimori Project." It features solo songs by Ikaruga Luka, Suzuki Hana, and Ikuta Haruki from "CoMETIK," a new-generation idol unit.
Coming in second is singer Ruka Endo's first album, "1st album." It is a compilation of all the songs she has released as a solo artist and stage actress, including some songs that are sold out or unreleased and are now difficult to obtain.
In addition, "Memories of the Coral Reef," the original soundtrack and vocal collection for the first chapter of the animated film " Love Live! Love Live! High School Idol Club: Final Chapter," based on the popular anime series " Love Live! ", debuted at No. 7. The second split single by the group units "Cheeses Bouquet," "DOLLCHESTRA," and "Miracle Park!" from the virtual school idol group "Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club" from the same series, "Hanamusubi/Badcage/Josho Kiryuu," also debuted at No. 9.
Coming in fourth to sixth place were the first three volumes of the CD series "MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD" from the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! Theater Days (Mirishita)."
◇This week's trends
Some of the highlights include "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS ECHOES 08," which contains the comedic song that took first place this time in the "Shikimori Project" CD series; "Idolmaster" series' 20th anniversary song "Ai NEED YOU (FOR WONDERFUL STORY)," the 15th single "Kizana no Hanakanmuri" by the all-girls band Roselia from "BanG Dream!", which is popular for its anime and games; and "Zettai LOVER/Dazzling Game," which contains the insert song from episodes 6 and 8 of the third season of the TV anime " Love Live!! Superstar!!."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place: "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS COLORFUL FE@THERS -CoMETIK-" Comedic Single
2nd place "1st album" Ruka Endo Album
3rd place "Bubble Rise/Special Color" Liella! Single
4th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 02 Upper Dog" Serika Hakozaki (Momo Asakura), Tomoka Tenkubashi (Kotori Koiwai), Akane Nonohara (Saki Ogasawara), Konomi Baba (Minami Takahashi)
5th place: "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 01 Idol Stairway" Momoko Suo (Keiko Watanabe), Umi Kosaka (Reina Ueda), Matsuri Tokugawa (Ayaka Suwa), Fuka Toyokawa (Rie Suegara)
6th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 03 Hypernova" Subaru Nagayoshi (Yuki Saito), Sayoko Takayama (Yuri Komagata), Karen Shinomiya (Yui Kondo), Chizuru Nikaido (Kanako Nomura), Arisa Matsuda (Rie Murakawa)
7th place: "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Chapter 1 Original Soundtrack & Vocal Collection: Memories of the Coral Reef" Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Album
8th place "Thornless" Togenashitogeari Album
9th place "Hanamusubi/Bad Cage/Josho Kiryu" Cerise Bouquet/DOLLCHESTRA/Mirakura Park! Single
10th place: "Kessoku Band" Kessoku Band 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".
