Kenshi Yonezu Shows His Shade of Blue With Latest Music Video!

“Pale Blue” Jacket Cover

Ahead of his upcoming release, vocalist Kenshi Yonezu released the music video for his track “Pale Blue” on his YouTube channel. Set for release June 16, this will be the vocalist’s latest release since his very popular album STRAY SHEEP back in August of last year and will be his eleventh single overall. With this track currently being used as the theme song for the romance drama RicoKatsu, Yonezu looks to shake up the music industry once again with his unique style. The single will include three tracks and news zero’s new theme song “ゆめうつつ” (“Yumeutsutsu”) and “死神” (“Shinigami”). It will also come with three editions: a CD-only standard edition and two limited editions lovingly called Puzzle edition and Ribbon edition. Puzzle edition will only come with special packaging and will be CD-only while Ribbon edition will come with a bonus DVD. The DVD will include several music videos from previous releases along with footage from Kenshi’s FORTNITE concert event STRAY SHEEP in FORTNITE which took place last year.

Be sure to check out the music video in question along with the pre-order links for “Pale Blue” below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition Puzzle

Limited edition Ribbon

Singing Cosplayer Hikari Covers 'Atai' with the illustration by Illustrator Tama Specially for Hikari!

Singing Cosplayer Hikari has been actively promoting Japanese culture by singing cover songs and cosplaying characters from Anime and Vocaloid. Hikari is releasing the cover song “Aitai/ I want to meet you” by Gumi to the world through both music and video distribution. This song is a Vocaloid song which was released on Nico Nico Douga in August 2010. This song is composed by Dios/Signal P and the lyrics were made by Deadman. Singing Cosplayer Hikari released a music video for the cover song “Aitai /I want to meet you” on the 30th of March this year. She wore a Japanese school uniform by LucyPop that carried a nostalgic feeling about the memories of her own school days. Which has been played over 350,000 times.

Illustrator Tama, who Singing cosplayer Hikari has been admiring since she was in junior high school, created a portrait illustration of Hikari in school uniform in 2D. She uses this beautiful illustration as her cover picture.

Singing Cosplayer Hikari’s last video of a cover song, “Yume To Hazakura” by Hatsune Miku (lyrics and music by Aoki Gekkoh) has been viewed over 1.5 million times on YouTube.

This cover song ranked in the J-POP chart on iTunes and Apple Music in 19 countries and ranked top in 8 countries. And she ranked in the top 10 on iTunes music video top song ranking on the 27th of May in Japan.

She also ranked the 6th in April and 7th in May on USEN CAN SYSTEM’s next break artists’ discovery ranking.

In addition to Hikari’s latest cover song “Aitai/ I want to meet you” and her last cover song “Yume To Hazakura”, she has also released “Soul’s Refrain” and “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” on music streaming and downloading sites. With “Aitai/ I want to meet you” and “Yume To Hazakura” also been released on video streaming and downloading sites worldwide.

Okosama Brunch Brings Their Unique Style to the Forefront With Latest Music Video!

To hype up theirupcoming release, pop duo Okosama Brunch released the music video for their track “Oh Matte Sun” on their YouTube channel. Scheduled for release June 22, this will be the latest release by the duo since “おこさまブランチ” (“Okosama Brunch”) and will be their third single overall. Okosama Brunch is a self-produced unit by voice actor Masashi Igarashi and music producer michitomo. Featuring vocalist Junta Terashima, who co-stars with Igarashi in the anime series KING OF PRISM, this work features a soulful sound with Japanese ancient words as well as sadness and a melancholy feeling. The single will include a total of three tracks, including the ballad "Footsteps" and the audio drama "Oki Letter". Igarashi wrote the lyrics and michitomo was in charge of composition and production. Throughout the music video you can enjoy the comical performance of three people dressed as sushi clerks.

Unfortunately there are no pre-order links for the single at the time of reporting but be sure to check out the music video in question below!

billboard Japan Reveals Top Songs, Albums, and Artist for Top Half of 2021!

With the second half of 2021 starting, billboard Japan announced the JAPAN HOT 100 hits for the year so far. Surprising no one, vocalist Yuuri’s hit song “Dry Flower” has taken the number one spot on the HOT 100 Songs, with female vocalist LiSA taking second with her tune “Homura”, and Korean boy group BTS’s “Dynamite” taking third. Something else of note is that duo YOASOBI has placed in the top 10 with “Yoru ni Kakeru”, “Kaibutsu”, and “Gunjou”.

For the HOT Albums, popular six-member Johnny’s boy group SixTONES has taken first with their album 1ST, with THE BOOK by YOASOBI taking second and SOUNDTRACKS by Mr. Children taking third. Also noteworthy, Johnny’s Entertainment artists take up four of the ten artists list with Hey! Say! JUMP, Johnny’s WEST, and Sexy Zone placing on the charts as well.

Lastly, for TOP Artist, if you’ve been following the ORICON CHARTS then it is no surprise that the duo YOASOBI took the number one spot with 13 songs charted in JAPAN HOT 100. Of these, nine songs were ranked within the 100th place and five songs within the 10th place, demonstrating the duo’s strength in the digital domain through avenues such as downloads and streaming.

We at OTY would like to congratulate all the artists for their successes over the past six months and hope that the remainder of the year will end strong with amazing works.

MyAnimeList Launches “Zombieland Saga: 4-koma Revenge” Contest!

Popular anime site, MyAnimeList has announced that it will be holding a worldwide “caption this” contest in collaboration with the popular TV anime Zombieland Saga: Revenge. From the submitted entries, MyAnimeList management and staff involved with the anime will choose the funniest 4-panel manga. The winner will be announced at the end of July 2021.

Contest Outline

A global “caption this” contest using images from the popular TV anime Zombieland Saga: Revenge, open to participants from all over the world.

In response to three panels Tweeted by the official MyAnimeList Twitter account, participants must choose a fourth panel, caption it, and retweet it to enter.

The submitted 4-panel manga will be screened by MyAnimeList management and staff involved with the anime, and the creator of the funniest manga will receive a Blu-ray signed by the anime’s cast.

Please keep an eye on the masterpieces created using the cute, funny, touching, and unique materials of Zombieland Saga: Revenge!

How to Enter

1. Follow the MyAnimeList official account on Twitter (@myanimelist)

2. Choose a story theme and an image for the final panel.

3. Quote retweet the chosen theme and add the image, a punchline, and the hashtag #CaptionZLSR

Event Schedule (may be subject to changes)

Entry period: June 11 - July 15 23:59 (JST) 

Prize announcement: July 30, 2021

Be sure to check out the official event page here, and good luck to all who enter!