"Shinjuku Anime Song Scope" is a website where Higuchi Sho, the anime buyer at Tower Records Shinjuku, known for its extensive selection of anime songs, reports on best-selling anime songs and direct feedback from the sales floor. The number one song at the store from October 12th to 19th was "Yohana ni Mitorete / D / N / A" by the unit "25-ji, Night Code de.", which appears in the smartphone game "Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku (ProSeka)."
◇Last week's results
"25-ji, Night Code de." is an unidentified music circle from "Project Sekai." The number one song, "Yoka ni Mitorete/D/N/A," is the 11th single by "25-ji, Night Code de." "Yoka ni Mitorete" was produced by Vocaloid producer keeno, and "D/N/A" was produced by Vocaloid producer Azari.
Coming in second and third place are two titles from the animated film "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -A Miracle of Encounters!", a collaboration between the popular anime and game series "Aikatsu!" and "PriPara." In second place is "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -A Miracle of Encounters! Vocal Album -PriPara ver.-," which includes the ending theme "Pretty x Activity" and songs from the film, and in third place is "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -A Miracle of Encounters! Vocal & Soundtrack Album -Aikatsu! ver.-," which includes the main theme "Happy Tuning" and background music.
In fourth place was "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.10," the 10th album featuring popular cover songs currently available for the smartphone game "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!". In fifth place was "New Game +," the first new single in about eight years by Haruko Momoi, who works as a voice actress and singer-songwriter. In sixth place was "Underground Insanity," the album by the unit "ALI PROJECT," consisting of Arika Takano and Mikiya Katakura.
◇This week's trends
We're looking forward to voice actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto's best album "M30 ~Your Best~" commemorating her 30th anniversary since her debut.
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place "Yoka ni Mitore/D/N/A" 25-ji, Night Code de. Single
2nd place: "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -The Miracle of Encounter!-" Vocal Album -PriPara ver.-" Various Artists Album
3rd place: "Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -The Miracle of Encounter!-" Vocal & Soundtrack Album -Aikatsu! ver.-" Various Artists Album
4th place "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.10" Various Artists Album
5th place "New Game +" Haruko Momoi Single
6. "Underground Insanity" ALI PROJECT Album
7th place: "One-Winged Toribaga" Edel Note Single
8th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Julia" Julia (Aimi) Single
9th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER OP Summit Battle Victory!!!!!!" Mogami Shizuka (Tadokoro Azusa), Kikuchi Makoto (Hiromi Hirata), Emily Stewart (Ikuhara Yu), Ogami Tamaki (Inagawa Eri), Kitakami Reika (Hirayama Emi), Tenkubashi Tomoka (Koiwai Kotori) Single
10th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER 01 Clash of Colors" Yokoyama Nao (Watanabe Yui), Makabe Mizuki (Abe Rika), Hagiwara Yukiho (Asakura Azumi), Nagayoshi Subaru (Saito Yuuki) Single
◇Profile
Higuchi Sho is a buyer in charge of anime at Tower Records Shinjuku's 7th floor (Japanese music and sales promotion). He was transferred from the Machida store in 2014. He first became interested in anime through 1990s works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion," "BLUE SEED," and "VS Knight Ramune & 40 Flames," and among anime songs, he loves listening to character songs, especially those 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."
