Shinjuku Anime Song Scope:Theme song CD for Aqours' "Final Solo Live with 9 Members" tops the charts, as does MyGO!!!!!'s second album

"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 song at the store from December 15th to 22nd was the single "Eikyuu Hours" by Aqours, a nine-member school idol group from the popular "Love Live!" series, "Love Live! Sunshine!!".

◇Last week's results

The number one song, "Eikyuu Hours", is the theme song for "Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Finale LoveLive! ~Eikyuu Stage~", the "final solo live" where all nine members of "Aqours" will perform on stage at the same time, to be held at Love Live! Sunshine!! ) on June 21st and 22nd, 2025. The first limited edition includes a live-action PV, the second time since "DREAMY COLOR".

Coming in second is "Ato Dan Sora," the second album by MyGO!!!!!, a band featured in the popular anime and game "BanG Dream!". The album includes the ending themes for the first and second parts of the animated film "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!," which was released in September and November of this year, as well as songs from previous singles and new songs, for a total of 12 songs. This time, MyGO!!!!!'s first album, "Meiseiha," also ranked in at 8th place.

◇This week's trends

Among the highlights are "Kirara Tribute Collection : Bocchi the Rock! Kessoku Band's Kirara Anime Song Cover," which was featured at the event "Manga Time Kirara Exhibition Kessoku Band" held in September this year, with an added drama part; "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD 06 Sky Survive," the sixth CD in the "MOVEMENT OF STARDOM ROAD" CD series for the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! Theater Days (Mirishita)"; and "TABOO NIGHT XXXX," the new single by "QUARTET NIGHT," the idol unit from the popular game and anime series "Uta no Prince-sama" (Uta☆Pri).

◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)

1st place: "Eternal Hours" Aqours single

2nd place "Ato Dansora" MyGO!!!!! Album

3rd place: "Foundation's Flower Crown" Roselia single

4th place: "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS COLORFUL FE@THERS -CoMETIK-" Comedic Single

5th place: "Ai NEED YOU (FOR WONDERFUL STORY)" THE IDOLM@STER BRILLIANT STARS Single

6th place: "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS ECHOES 08" Comedic Single

7th place "The sound of decaying in the corner of my vision" Togenashitogeari Single

8th place "Meiseiha" MyGO!!!!! Album

9th place "Kessoku Band" Kessoku Band Album

10th place "Thornless" Togenashitogeari 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".