Dear, the Title Track of JUNNA’s 5th Anniversary Album, Announced as OP of The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2! Jacket Visuals and Track List Released!

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• The second trailer for the TV anime The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 2, which will begin airing in Japan in April 2023, has been released, and it has been revealed that “Dear” by JUNNA has been chosen as the opening theme.
• The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a popular manga series by Kore Yamazaki, with over 10 million copies in circulation worldwide. It received an anime adaptation in 2017, followed by two-stage adaptations and an OAD. Following demand from fans, a second season of the anime has been confirmed and will air in Japan starting in April 2023.
• JUNNA, who will perform the opening theme song, is a talented artist who also sang “Here” for the first season of The Ancient Magus’ Bride. Upon its release, “Here” reached the number one spot on 10 major distribution sites and was certified as a gold record by the Japan Record Association. Like “Here,” “Dear” was written by Yuho Iwasato and composed and arranged by Yusuke Shirato, with JUNNA as the vocalist.
• In addition, the jacket visuals and track list for JUNNA’s 5th anniversary 3rd full album Dear have been released. The Limited First Edition comes with a special sleeve case featuring an original illustration of JUNNA by Kore Yamazaki. The CD will include 12 songs by various artists, such as Yuki Kajiura, Shiro Sagisu, n-buna, s-num (suisougurashi), and JUON, and the Limited First Edition includes two bonus tracks, totaling 14 songs. The Limited First Edition Blu-ray will feature the previously announced JUNNA ROCK YOU TOUR 2021 ～20-sai no Natsu～, as well as music videos for “Dear” and “Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai.” It will also include an original short animation titled “Fuyu no Okurimono.” This animation was produced by WIT STUDIO and FlyingDog and features a theme song by JUNNA. It tells the story of a young girl’s growth through an encounter with a mysterious creature. The animation will be directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, with Koichi Naruse, the head of Studio Kafka, serving as WIT STUDIO’s animation producer. Check out the teaser video to get a glimpse of the setting.

Product information

Title: Dear Release date: April 12, 2023 Limited First Edition VTZL-224 (CD+Blu-ray): ¥6,930 (including tax) Regular Edition VTCL-60570 (CD): ¥3,300 (including tax)

Limited First Edition

Special sleeve case with original JUNNA illustration by Kore Yamazaki

CD Track list

1. Dear (The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 2 OP) Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato, Composition/Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato 2. Umi to Shinju (Fena: Pirate Princess OP) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura 3. Fureba, Amagasa Lyrics/Composition: s-num, Arrangement: Kaede Mashio 4. Aimai na Futari (Kojinsa Arimasu OP) Lyrics/Composition: Yoko Nagai, Arrangement: TOPICS.LAB 5. Ayamachi Lyrics/Composition: JUNNA, Arrangement: Taichi Nakamura 6. Haru no Yume (Fuyu no Okurimono theme song) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: n-buna 7. Taiyo no Kouro (Fena: Pirate Princess ED) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura 8. THE END Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi, Composition/Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu 9. Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai (Sabikui Bisco OP) Lyrics: eijun, Composition/Arrangement: R・O・N 10. REVOLUTION Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: JUON 11. You ＋ Me = ? Lyrics: JUNNA, Composition/Arrangement: Shigeyuki Harada 12. Seiza Lyrics; jam, Composition: Toshiaki Matsumoto, Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu, CHOKKAKU (Bonus tracks) 13. Kakumei no Melody Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: eijun 14. the route of the sun Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura, English Translation: Joelle

Blu-ray Contents

1. Original short animation “Fuyu no Okurimono” Director: Kazuaki Terasawa, Music: n-buna, Theme Song: JUNNA’s “Haru no Yume” Animation: WIT STUDIO 2. Music Video “Dear” Director: Hideaki Fukui 3. Music Video “Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai” Director: Yuya Kimura

JUNNA ROCK YOU TOUR 2021 〜20-sai no Natsu〜

4. Opening 5. FREEDOM〜Never End〜 6. Steppin’ Out〜extended version〜 7. La Vie en rose 8. MC1 9. Abayo Yesterday 10. Sleepless 11. Kono Yubi Tomare -20×20 ver. 12. MC2 13. Namiuchigiwa 14. Here 15. MC3 16. Ima 17. Sky 18. Hiasobi 19. Believe In Myself 20. Now or Never 21. MC4 22. We are 23. Sekaiwo Ketobase! 24. Vai! Ya! Vai! 25. Ware wa Shousetsu Yori mo Ki Nari 26. Iru Imi 27. MC5 28. Umi to Shinju 29. MC6 30. Hajimari no Uta 31. Ending (Recording at Zepp Haneda (Tokyo) on September 19, 2021) Fuyu no Okurimono teaser video https://youtu.be/SX8gwcdjXqs

Regular Edition

CD Track list

1. Dear (The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 2 OP) Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato, Composition/Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato 2. Umi to Shinju (Fena: Pirate Princess OP) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura 3. Fureba, Amagasa Lyrics/Composition: s-num, Arrangement: Kaede Mashio 4. Aimai na Futari (Kojinsa Arimasu OP) Lyrics/Composition: Yoko Nagai, Arrangement: TOPICS.LAB 5. Ayamachi Lyrics/Composition: JUNNA, Arrangement: Taichi Nakamura 6. Haru no Yume (Fuyu no Okurimono theme song) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: n-buna 7. Taiyo no Kouro (Fena: Pirate Princess ED) Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura 8. THE END Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi, Composition/Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu 9. Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai (Sabikui Bisco OP) Lyrics: eijun, Composition/Arrangement: R・O・N 10. REVOLUTION Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: JUON 11. You ＋ Me = ? Lyrics: JUNNA, Composition/Arrangement: Shigeyuki Harada 12. Seiza Lyrics; jam, Composition: Toshiaki Matsumoto, Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu, CHOKKAKU

Distribution information

Available on streaming services and major download sites such as the iTunes Store, RecoChoku, and mora from April 12, 2023. Streaming services: Apple Music, LINE MUSIC, Amazon Music Unlimited, AWA, KKBOX, Rakuten Music, TOWER RECORDS MUSIC, Spotify, YouTube Music

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