"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 February 9th to 15th was "Shinozawa Hiro 3rd Single 'Sunfaded'," the third single by Shinozawa Hiro, who appears in the smartphone app "Gakuen Idol Master (Gakumasu)."
◇Last week's results
From "Gakumasu," the third singles of Shinozawa Hiroshi, Shiun Kiyoka, Fujita Kotone, and Himesaki Rina were released simultaneously on January 28th. "Shinozawa Hiroshi 3rd Single 'Sunfaded'" ranked 4th in the first week of release, 7th in the second week, and now it has reached 1st place in its third week.
The "3rd Single" includes new solo songs for each idol, created to accompany the game's latest scenario, "STEP3," as well as solo versions of Hatsuhoshi Academy's school song, "Shirushi," and "ENDLESS DANCE," which was performed on their first tour. The jackets of each CD feature original illustrations that capture the "growth" and "best moments" of the idols shining on stage. Fujita Kotone's single also came in at 7th place in this ranking.
Coming in at third place is "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Tokugawa Matsuri," part of the "SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS" project, which sees the release of 52 solo collection CDs for all 52 idols from the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!" over 52 consecutive weeks. New entry HACHI's fourth album, "Revealia," came in at eighth place.
◇This week's trends
We're focusing on the soundtrack CD "Yamato Forever REBEL3199 Original Soundtrack vol.01" for the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime "Space Battleship Yamato," "Yamato Forever REBEL3199," and "PROVANT," the 14th single from Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project, "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]," which includes the opening theme for the TV anime "Fate/strange Fake."
◇Tower Records Shinjuku store anime song section ranking (from left: title, artist, title omitted)
1st place "Shinozawa Hiroshi 3rd Single "Sunfaded" Hatsuhoshi Gakuen Single
2nd place "Yuuzou Band" Yuuzou Band Album
3rd place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Tokugawa Matsuri" Tokugawa Matsuri (Suwa Ayaka) Album
4th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER 04 Mysterious Discovery Lab!" Kinoshita Hinata (Tamura Nao), Yabuki Kana (Kido Ibuki), Shiraishi Tsumugi (Minami Saki) Single
5th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! SPECIAL SOLO RECORDS Makabe Mizuki" Makabe Mizuki (Abe Rika) Album
6th place "THE IDOLM@STER MILLION BATTLE OF THE@TER 03 SHIMMER" Anna Mochizuki (Shiina Natsukawa), Yuriko Nanao (Miku Ito), Ami Futami (Asami Shimoda), Mirai Kasuga (Haruka Yamazaki) Single
7th place: "Fujita Kotone 3rd Single 'Self-affirmation Explosion ↑↑ Love Love Song'" Hatsuhoshi Gakuen Single
8th place "Revealia" HACHI Album
9th place "THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS Song for Prism Countdown Love / KAWAII Metamoru Symphony" I'm a Cutie Finder Single
10th place: "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe" Original Soundtrack, Hiroyuki Sawano 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."
