Moon Color Chainon Explained

Moon Color Chainon
B-Side:
  • "Wanting to be Together with You" (Yoko Ishida, Eternal Ed. only)
  • "I'll Go as Myself" (ANZA, Eternal Ed. only)
Type:Single
Label:Evil Line Records
Composer:Akiko Kosaka
Lyricist:Sumire Shirobara
Prev Title:"PLAY!"
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:"Hoero 2021" (吼えろ 2021, "Howl 2021")
Next Year:2021

is the 21st single by the Japanese idol girl group Momoiro Clover Z released on January 13, 2021. The single used as a theme song for the two-part anime film, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie.[1]

Details

The single contains theme song for the 2021 two-part anime film, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie. "Moon Color Chainon" was written by Sailor Moon creator and mangaka Naoko Takeuchi (under the pseudonym), composed by Akiko Kosaka, who had previously composed "Gekkō", and arranged by Gesshoku Kaigi band.[2] [3]

The single was released in two versions: "Momoiro Clover Z Edition" and "Eternal Edition". Momoiro Clover Z Edition contains the single that only sung by the group, and re-recorded songs that the group had provided for the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute album, as well as the theme songs from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series. The Eternal Edition contains the single that the group sung with the voice actresses: Kotono Mitsuishi (as Sailor Moon), Hisako Kanemoto (as Sailor Mercury), Rina Satō (as Sailor Mars), Ami Koshimizu (as Sailor Jupiter), and Shizuka Itō (as Sailor Venus), which was used for the two-part film,[1] as well as the films' ending songs sung by Yoko Ishida and ANZA.[4]

There are two different versions of the music video for the single: The Artist Music Video (Momoiro Clover Z Edition), where it features the group, voice actresses and the band, and the Animation Music Video (Eternal Edition), where it features various clips from the two-part film.[5]

Track listing

Eternal edition (CD+Blu-ray)

Personnel

Momoiro Clover Z
Sailor5Guardians
Additional artists
Additional music

Chart performance

The "Momoiro Clover Z" edition of the single album ranked number 6 in the Oricon top 10 album charts in January 2021.[6] It also peaked number 7 in the component Billboard Hot Albums, and number 60 in the component Billboard Download Songs.[7] [8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」テーマソング「月色Chainon」. October 4, 2020. Sailor Moon Official. ja. October 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Momoiro Clover Z, Main Cast Performs Sailor Moon Eternal Anime Films' Theme Song. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. October 4, 2020. Anime News Network. October 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Momoiro Clover Z Performs Sailor Moon Eternal Films' Theme Song with The Five Main VAs. Komatsu. Mikakazu. October 4, 2020. Crunchyroll. October 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」テーマソング「月色Chainon」. November 12, 2020. Sailor Moon Official. ja. November 12, 2020.
  5. Web site: Momoiro Clover Z Releases New Sailor Moon Eternal Music Video. Dennison. Kara. January 15, 2021. Crunchyroll. January 15, 2021.
  6. Web site: Oricon 2021 Week 03. Jasy. January 24, 2021. JaME. January 24, 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2021&month=01&day=25. ja:Billboard Hot Albums [2021/01/25 付け ].
  8. Web site: https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2020&month=12&day=14. ja:Billboard Download Songs [2020/12/09 公開].