Mikazuki No Koukai (ミカヅキの航海, Crescent Moon Voyage) is the debut studio album by Japanese pop singer and songwriter Sayuri. It was released on May 17, 2017, by Ariola Japan.[1]

Mikazuki no Koukai
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2017
GenreJ-pop
Length63:52
LabelAriola Japan
Sayuri chronology
Mikazuki no Koukai
(2017)
Me
(2020)
Singles from Mikazuki no Koukai
  1. "Mikazuki"
    Released: August 25, 2015
  2. "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna"
    Released: February 24, 2016
  3. "Ru-Rararu-Ra-Rurararu-Ra-"
    Released: June 23, 2016
  4. "Furaregai Girl"
    Released: December 7, 2016
  5. "Parallel Line"
    Released: March 1, 2017

Release

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The album was released on May 17, 2017, in Japan. The album was also available as a limited edition Blu-ray/DVD combination, the Blu-ray edition featured all music videos and the DVD edition featured a live digest video.[2] All singles, except "Ru-Rararu-Ra-Rurararu-Ra-", were available on CD and DVD (containing the music video for the single).[3] Singles were released in different editions, consist of three editions: regular edition, limited edition type A & B and limited anime edition.

Three songs were used as ending theme songs for anime, "Mikazuki", "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" and "Parallel Line" for Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Erased and Scum's Wish respectively.[4][5] The first single from the album was "Mikazuki" and it was released on August 25, 2015. The single reached number 20 in the Oricon Chart. The single was followed by "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna", "Ru-Rararu-Ra-Rurararu-Ra-", "Furaregai Girl" and "Parallel Line". "Parallel Line" reached number 10 in the Oricon and Japan Hot 100, making it the highest-charting single in both chart for her to date. The album itself charted at number 3 in the Oricon chart and 4 in the Japan Hot Album.[6][7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sayuri, except "Furaregai Girl" by Yojiro Noda and "Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" by Yuki Kajiura

Regular edition
No.TitleLength
1."Mikazuki" (ミカヅキ Crescent Moon)4:21
2."Parallel Line" (平行線 Heikousen)4:58
3."Juu Oku nen" (十億年 A Billion Year)5:23
4."Cake o Yaku" (ケーキを焼く Bake a Cake)3:37
5."Furaregai Girl" (フラレガイガール Girl Who Should Be Rejected)6:07
6."Hachi to Misemono" (蜂と見世物 A Bee and Circus)4:03
7."Ru-Rararu-Ra-Rurararu-Ra-" (るーららるーらーるららるーらー)3:18
8."Eyes Mismatched in Colour" (オッドアイ Oddo Ai)4:54
9."Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" (それは小さな光のような It's Like a Small Light)4:32
10."Raise de Aou" (来世で会おう See You In The Afterlife)4:40
11."Knot"4:42
12."Anonymous" (アノニマス Anonimasu)4:31
13."Natsu" ( Summer)3:29
14."Birthday Song"5:17
Total length:63:52
Blu-ray edition[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Mikazuki" (music video)4:30
2."Sore wa Chiisana Hikari no Youna" (music video)4:32
3."Raise de Aou" (music video)4:47
4."Furaregai Girl" (music video)6:07
5."Anonymous" (music video)4:29
6."Parallel Line" (music video)5:08
7."Birthday Song" (music video)3:17
DVD edition[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Live from Tokyo Cinema Club (2016/6/24) and Shinjuku ReNY (2016/11/3)" 

Charts

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Year Chart Peak positions
2017 Oricon[6] 3
Japan Hot Album[7] 4

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan May 17, 2017 Ariola Japan CD BVCL-795
CD+Blu-ray BVCL-791
CD+DVD BVCL-793

References

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  1. ^ "Sayuri Announces 1st Studio Album "Mikazuki no Koukai"". Jpopasia. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. ^ "Sayuri to release first studio album 'Mikazuki no Koukai'". Japako Music. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. ^ ""酸欠少女"さユり、配信限定3rdシングルを6/3に配信決定" (in Japanese). Musicman-Net. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ "Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Sayuri Perform ERASED/Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Anime's Songs". Anime News Network. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  5. ^ "96Neko, Sayuri Perform Scum's Wish Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. ^ a b "ミカヅキの航海 [Mikazuki no Koukai]" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Japan Hot Album Chart March 29, 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Mikazuki no Kokai [w/ Blu-ray, Limited Edition / Type A]". CDJapan.
  9. ^ "Mikazuki no Kokai [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B]". CDJapan.
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