"Shinjuku Anime Song Scope" is a website where Sho Higuchi, 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 on the website from November 17th to 23rd was "Seasons of LOVE?", the second mini-album by VOLTACTION, the music unit from the VTuber project Nijisanji.
◇Last week's results
"VOLTACTION" is a unit consisting of Nijisanji's Fuuraku Souto, Tokai Hibari, Shikinagi Akira, and Seraph Dazzle Garden. The mini-album "Seasons of LOVE?", which won the top spot, contains six love songs about sweet and sour love, fun love, and sad love, with the theme of "love in the four seasons."
Coming in second place is "Steadfast Spirits," the 18th single by Roselia, the girl band from the popular anime and game series "BanG Dream!". In addition to the title song, which was written to match the storyline of the smartphone game "BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!", the album also includes "Shien," the ending theme for episode 3 of the TV anime "Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez Deluxe Finals."
Coming in third place is the EP "Koyubi Tatemasen ka" by Togenashi Togeari, the band featured in the anime "Girls Band Cry." The album is a collection of songs included on bonus CDs for video merchandise released for the TV anime between June and December 2024, and includes popular songs such as "Ikite Ikite Yuku," "Aoi If," and "Kobyo na Byakuya."
In 8th place is the single "Run Through Melancholy" by "Special for Princess!", a unit that appears in the smartphone game "Ensemble Stars!!", in 9th place is the EP "Starlight Kuku-gumi prequel EP "Acte Zero"" from the media mix project "Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight", and in 10th place is "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Suou Momoko", which is part of the "SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS" project, which releases 52 solo collection CDs of all 52 idols from the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!" over 52 consecutive weeks.
◇This week's trends
We are focusing on "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE＠TER 03 SHIMMER," which includes music from an in-game event in the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! THEATRE DAYS (Mirishita)," and the album "Game App 'World Daistar Yume no Stellarium' Vocal Album Vol.8 'Faith in Expression Act-2'" from the smartphone game app "World Daistar Yume no Stellarium (Yumeste)."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st Place: "Seasons of LOVE?" VOLTACTION Album
2nd place: "Steadfast Spirits" Roselia Single
3rd place "Can you raise your little finger?" Togenashi Togeari Album
4th place "ULTIMATE CITY" Kagami Hayato Album
5th place: "FIGHT ADDICT" RAISE A SUILEN Single
6th place: "Snapshot" ReGLOSS Album
7th place: "Uma Musume Pretty Derby WINNING LIVE 30" Various Artists Album
8th place "Run Through Melancholy" Special for Princess! Single
9th place: "Starlight Kukugumi prequel EP 'Acte Zero'" Starlight Kukugumi album
10th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Suou Momoko" Suou Momoko (Watanabe Keiko) Album
◇Profile
Higuchi Sho is an anime buyer on the 10th floor of Tower Records Shinjuku (Japanese music and sales promotion). 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 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."
