The Man Climbing the Hologram explained

The Man Climbing the Hologram
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Susumu Hirasawa
Cover:	Hirasawa_Hologram.jpg
Alt:	A man wearing climbing boots jumps off of an iron mountain.
Studio:	Studio WIRESELF
Label:	Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0077
Producer:	Susumu Hirasawa
Prev Title:	The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Beacon
Next Year:	2021

is the thirteenth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa.

Background

In April 2015, the alternate reality game was started on Hirasawa's website. It segued into the story of the album's Interactive Live Show concerts held a week after the album's release.

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Personal computer, Digital audio workstation, Synthesizers, Sampler, Sequencer, Programming, Production
• Kenji "sato-ken" Sato – Backing Vocals on "The Iron Cutting Song (The Man Climbing an Iron Mountain)"
• Masanori Chinzei – Recording, Mixing, Mastering
• Toshifumi Nakai – Design
• Syotaro Takami, Grae – Translation
• Presented by Chaos Union/TESLAKITE: Mika Hirano, Rihito Yumoto, Kinuko Mochizuki and Hyūga Yukino

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Albums Chart^[1]	32
Oricon Indie Albums Chart^[2]	3
amazon.co.jp dance/electronica sales ranking	1

External links

• The Man Climbing the Hologram special page
• Samurai Facing the Past: The machinations in the Psi'gahara Field

Notes and References

1. Web site: ホログラムを登る男 | 平沢進. ORICON STYLE. Oricon. 26 September 2016. Japanese.
2. Web site: Oricon 2015 Week 49. JaME WORLD. 26 September 2016.