Level 5: Judgelight Explained
| Cover: | Level 5 Judgelight cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | fripSide |
| Language: | Japanese |
| B-Side: | Memory of Snow |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 18:50 |
| Label: | Geneon Universal |
| Composer: | Satoshi Yaginuma |
| Lyricist: | - fripSide
- Satoshi Yaginuma
- Yuki-ka
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| Producer: | Jun Nishimura |
| Chronology: | fripSide |
| Prev Title: | Only My Railgun |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Future Gazer |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
"Level 5: Judgelight" (stylized as "LEVEL5 -judgelight-") is a Japanese single by the pop and trance duo fripSide, which was released by Geneon Universal Entertainment on February 17, 2010.[1] It is used as the second opening theme music for J.C.Staff's anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun.
Background
"Level 5: Judgelight" is the first single that fripSide was credited as a group for its lyrics. Satoshi Yaginuma coined the title from two words—"judgement" and the "light" emitted by Mikoto Misaka's Railgun ability—that he described as the "light of justice that gathers around Mikoto as a collective of longing, trust, and bond".[2]
Track listing
Limited edition
The single's limited edition is bundled with a DVD and was also released on February 17, 2010.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: fripSide／LEVEL5-Judgelight- . toaru-project.com/railgun . Japanese . October 26, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026005338/https://toaru-project.com/railgun/goods/cd/index00750000.html . October 26, 2021.
- Web site: https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1265013991&pagemode=amp . February 1, 2010 . . Japanese . ja:「only my railgun」が09年の台風の目となったfripSideにインタビュー――新「LEVEL5-judgelight-」は「よりfripSideらしい曲になりました」 . Interview with fripSide, whose song "only my railgun" became a typhoon in 2009--The new song "LEVEL5-judgelight-" is "more like a fripSide song" . October 26, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026013929/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1265013991&pagemode=amp . October 26, 2021.
- Web site: http://fripside.net/disc_s7.php . fripSide Official Site . Japanese . ja:LEVEL5 -judgelight-（初回限定盤）. LEVEL5 -judgelight- (First Limited Edition) . October 26, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026020332/http://fripside.net/disc_s7.php . October 26, 2021.
- Web site: LEVEL5-judgelight- . . Japanese . October 26, 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211026024919/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/415674/products/855525/1/ . October 26, 2021.
