"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 first and second place songs at the store from June 22nd to 29th were "Dazzle the Destiny," the 16th single, and "Requiem for Fate," the 17th single, released simultaneously by Roselia, the girl band from the popular anime and game series "BanG Dream!".
◇Last week's results
Roselia's 16th and 17th singles, which ranked 1st and 2nd, are paired together, with the 16th title track "Dazzle the Destiny" depicting the light side of "destiny" and the 17th title track "Requiem for Fate" depicting the dark side of "destiny". Each coupling track includes a song that was released in "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!".
Coming in third is "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER OP Choujo Kessen Victory!!!!!!," which contains the theme song for an in-game event in the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! Theater Days (Mirishita)." In fourth place is "ARIA The BEST 2005-2025," a three-disc best album celebrating the 20th anniversary of the broadcast of the anime series "ARIA," based on Kozue Amano's manga. In addition to theme songs and insert songs from the TV series, the album includes the theme songs for the trilogy "ARIA The AVVENIRE," produced to commemorate the anime's 10th anniversary, and "ARIA The CREPUSCOLO" and "ARIA The BENEDIZIONE," produced to commemorate the 15th anniversary.
Coming in fifth place is the album "WARN12G" by the male vocal unit Urashimasakatasen.
◇This week's trends
We are looking forward to "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS "Enkan -Halo around-" 02," the second release in the CD series "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS "Enkan -Halo around-"" from the smartphone browser game "THE IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors (Shinimas)," and the split singles by the group unit of virtual school idol group "Hasunozora Girls' Academy School Idol Club" from the popular anime series "Love Live!", including "37.5°C Fantasy/Ai My Mayday/BLAST!!/Izayoi Selene."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place: "Dazzle the Destiny" Roselia Single
2nd place: "Requiem for Fate" Roselia Single
3rd place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER OP Top Battle Victory!!!!!!" Mogami Shizuka (Tadokoro Azusa), Kikuchi Makoto (Hirata Hiromi), Emily Stewart (Ikuhara Yuu), Ogami Tamaki (Inagawa Eri), Kitakami Reika (Hirayama Emi), Tenkubashi Tomoka (Koiwai Kotori) Single
4th place "ARIA The BEST 2005-2025" Various Artists Album
5th place "WARN12G" Urashimasakatasen Album
6th place "Kessoku Band" Kessoku Band Album
7. "Samurai Champloo Music Record "Departure"" Nujabes, Fat Jon Album
8th place "Leo/need SEKAI ALBUM vol.3" Leo/need album
9. "Completeness" Ave Mujica Album
10th place: "iki" harmoe 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".
