| Brave Shine | |
| Cover: | Aimer - Brave Shine.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Aimer |
| Album: | DAWN |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Ophelia / Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.- / AM03:00 -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.- / 7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.- |
| Studio: | Studio Device • Prime Sound Studio |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 27:28 |
| Label: | Defstar Records |
| Producer: | Kenji Tamai |
| Prev Title: | Broken Night |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Ninelie |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Brave Shine" is the eighth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on June 3, 2015 under Defstar Records. Written by Aimer (under her pen name "aimerrhythm") and Hisashi Koyama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime TV series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.[1] [2] [3] Originally, the series' second opening theme was intended to be "Last Stardust", composed also by Aimer. However, the staff did not find it fitting for the video's sequences and instead used "Brave Shine".[4]
The single peaked at No. 4 on both Oricon's singles charts and Billboard Japan's Hot 100.[5]
The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a couple roams across the desert as a dark spirit follows them. As the man carries the woman up a volcano, they confront the entity and reach the summit and embrace as the volcano erupts.
| Chart (2015) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[6] | 4 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100[7] | 4 | |
| Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales[8] | 3 | |
| Billboard Japan Hot Animation[9] | 2 |