Cinema Staff Explained

Cinema Staff
Origin:	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Years Active:	- present

Cinema Staff (stylized as cinema staff) are a Japanese alternative rock band from Gifu Prefecture, formed in 2003. Originally formed as Real when the band members were still in high school, they made their major debut on the label Pony Canyon in June 2012 with the release of their EP Into the Green.^[1] Their single "Great Escape" was used as the second ending theme to the anime television series Attack on Titan.^[2] Another single, "Kirifuda", was used as the fourth opening theme to the anime television series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.^[3]

Band members

Current members

• Tomotoka Tsuji – guitar
• Mizuki Iida – vocals, guitar
• Sōhei Mishima – bass guitar
• Yōhei Kuno – drums

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon ^[4]	JPN Billboard
Cinema Staff	Released: June 1, 2011 Label: Under Bar Format: CD	41	38^[5]
Boukyou (望郷; Hometown)	Released: May 22, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	25	22^[6]
Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars	Released: April 2, 2014 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	32	26^[7]
Blueprint	Released: April 22, 2015 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	27	23^[8]
Eve	Released: May 18, 2016 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	22	19^[9]
Netsugen (熱源; Heat Source)	Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	22	19^[10]
Kaitei Yori Ai wo Komite (海底より愛をこめて; With Love from the Bottom of the Sea)	Released: November 3, 2021 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download	40	34^[11]

Mini albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon	JPN Billboard
Document	Released: November 19, 2008 Label: Under Bar Format: CD	—	—
Symmeteronica	Released: June 10, 2009 Label: Under Bar Format: CD	115	—
Blue, Under the Imagination	Released: July 7, 2010 Label: Under Bar Format: CD	72	74^[12]
Salvage You	Released: September 5, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	44	33^[13]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications	Notes	Album
		JPN Oricon ^[18]	JPN Billboard
"Suiheisen wa Yoru Ugoku" (水平線は夜動く)	2011	32	—
"Chiisana Shokutaku" (小さな食卓; "Small Table")	2013	46	—				Boukyou
"Seinansei no Niji" (西南西の虹; "Rainbow in West and Southwest")		38	—
"Great Escape" (Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars only includes an alternative version)		12	11^[19]		RIAJ: Gold^[20]		Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars
"Waypoint E.P."	2015	46	—				Eve
"Solution E.P."		40	—
"Vektor E.P."	2016	54	—				Netsugen
"Name of Love"	2019	39	—	JPN: 1,677^[21]			Best Of The Super Cinema 2008-2011/2012-2019

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2012	CD Shop Awards	Regional Production (Tōkai region)	Cinema Staff	^[22]
2013	Billboard Japan Music Awards	Animation Artist of the Year	Cinema Staff	^[23]
2014	Music Jacket Awards	Grand Prize	Boukyou	^[24]
2016	Music Jacket Awards	Grand Prize	"Solution E.P."	^[25]

External links

• Official website
• Official blog
• Official MySpace
• Official Twitter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Into the green. Oricon. August 16, 2013.
2. Web site: Green. Scott. Cinema Staff to Perform New 'Attack on Titan' Ending. Crunchyroll. June 6, 2013. August 16, 2013.
3. News: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Cinema Staff, Mrs. Green Apple Perform New 'Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V' Theme Songs. Anime News Network. September 21, 2015. August 16, 2013.
4. Web site: Oricon. Japanese. Cinema Staffのアルバム. Cinema Staff albums. February 6, 2019.
5. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. June 13, 2011. February 6, 2019.
6. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. June 3, 2013. February 6, 2019.
7. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. April 14, 2014. February 6, 2019.
8. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. May 4, 2015. February 6, 2019.
9. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. May 30, 2016. February 6, 2019.
10. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. May 29, 2017. February 6, 2019.
11. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. November 10, 2021. May 26, 2022.
12. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. July 19, 2010. February 6, 2019.
13. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. September 17, 2012. February 6, 2019.
14. Web site: Oricon. Japanese. Cinema Staffのアルバム. Cinema Staff albums. February 6, 2019.
15. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Best Of Super Cinema 2008-2011/2012-2019. September 18, 2019. January 18, 2022.
16. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. September 25, 2019. May 26, 2022.
17. Web site: Billboard Japan. ja. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts. July 2, 2012. February 6, 2019.
18. Web site: Oricon. Japanese. Cinema Staffのシングル. Cinema Staff singles. February 6, 2019.
19. Billboard. Japan Hot 100. September 7, 2013. February 6, 2019.
20. Web site: Recording Industry Association of Japan. Japanese. Cinema Staff Digital Download Certifications. February 6, 2019. Enter Cinema Staff into the アーティスト then select 検索.
21. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年06月10日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for June 10, 2019. Oricon Style. June 5, 2019. Japanese.
22. Web site: ももクロがCDショップ大賞受賞「次はノーベル賞！」. Momoclo won the CD Shop Grand Prize "Next Nobel Prize"!. ja. Natalie. February 27, 2012. February 6, 2019.
23. Web site: Billboard Japan Music Awards 2013. ja. Billboard Japan. February 6, 2019.
24. News: ミュージック・ジャケット大賞 2014」一般投票締め切り迫る！. "2014 Music Jacket Grand Prize" general votes deadline!. Recording Industry Association of Japan. June 20, 2014. February 6, 2019. ja.
25. News: 「ミュージック・ジャケット大賞2016」大賞候補50作品発表！本日より特設WEBサイトにおいて一般投票をスタート！. 50 Nominees of "2016 Music Jacket Grand Prize" announced! General votes start on special website today!. Recording Industry Association of Japan. March 10, 2016. February 6, 2019. ja.