| Kōya o Aruke | |
| Cover: | Kouya wo Aruke Asian Kung-Fu Generation.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Asian Kung-Fu Generation |
| Album: | Hometown |
| Released: | March 29, 2017 |
| Genre: | Indie rock, alternative rock |
| Length: | 4:16 |
| Label: | Ki/oon |
| Producer: | Asian Kung-Fu Generation |
| Prev Title: | Blood Circulator |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Boys & Girls |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released on March 29, 2017 and was used as the theme song for the 2017 anime film, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl.[1] Yūsuke Nakamura, the illustrator for all of the band's artwork, is also the person in charge of the original character design for the movie.[2]
The music video for "Kōya o Aruke" was directed by Nakamura Hiroki.[3] The video features a girl walk around the city at midnight until morning, with the band appear on her back as projection screen.
| Chart (2021) | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Singles (Oricon)[4] | 15 | |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[5] | 14 | |
| Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 29 March 2017 | Ki/oon | CD | KSCL-2899 |
| CD+DVD | KSCL-2897 | |||
| Various |