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
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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.