| Resister | |
| Cover: | RESISTER - ASCA Reguler Edition.jpg |
| Caption: | The regular edition cover |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | ASCA |
| Album: | Hyakkaryōran |
| B-Side: | Michishirube |
| Released: |
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| Recorded: | 2019 |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Length: | 3:46 |
| Label: | Sacra Music |
| Producer: | ASCA |
| Chronology: | ASCA |
| Prev Title: | Rin |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Rust/Hibari/Kōbō |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Resister" (stylized as RESISTER) is a song by Japanese pop singer ASCA. It was released digitally on January 13, 2019[1] before received a physical release on February 27, 2019.[2] It reached number 14 on Oricon and number 21 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the second opening theme of anime Sword Art Online: Alicization.[3]
On 9 December 2018, the official website of the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization revealed about the second opening theme song "Resister" that would be sung by ASCA. The song was released digitally on January 13, 2019 before received a physical release on February 27, 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[4] The single reached number 14 on Oricon, 27 on Japan Hot 100, and 8 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 9, 10 and 11 weeks respectively.[5] [6] [7] In July 2019, "Resister" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 100,000 full-track ringtone digital music downloads (Chaku Uta Full). The song was featured in her first album .[8]
The music video for "Resister" was directed by Atsunori Toshi.[9] The video features ASCA with the dancer singing and dancing in the factory. Some scene show the dancer shoot with a bow. And some scene show ASCA and the dancer singing and dancing with a lightning effect. The video end when ASCA is taking a bow.
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oricon | 14 |
| Japan Hot 100 | 27 | |
| Japan Hot Animation | 8 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 27 February 2019 | Sacra Music | CD | VVCL-1406 |
| CD+DVD | VVCL-1404 | |||
| CD+DVD | VVCL-1407 |