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Sanketsu Shōjo

Sanketsu Shōjo (酸欠少女, Hypoxia Girl) is the second and final studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Sayuri. It was officially released on August 10, 2022, via Ariola Japan.

Sanketsu Shōjo
Studio album by
Sayuri
ReleasedAugust 10, 2022
GenreJ-pop, rock
Length49:54
LabelAriola Japan
ProducerEiji Nishikara, Ryo Kato
Sayuri chronology
Me
(2020) 		Sanketsu Shōjo
(2022)
Singles from Sanketsu Shōjo
  1. "Tsuki to Hanataba"
    Released: February 28, 2018
  2. "Reimei"
    Released: December 5, 2018
  3. "Kōkai no Uta"
    Released: November 27, 2019
  4. "Sekai no Himitsu"
    Released: September 8, 2021
  5. "Hana no Tō"
    Released: July 3, 2022

The work contains 11 tracks with a total playing-time of 49:54 minutes. Several songs featured on this album have been used as opening or ending themes for anime productions.

Sanketsu Shōjo is the first album released in about five years after her debut full-length Mikazuki no Koukai, which was published in 2017. The album ranked in the Japanese Albums Chart.

Background and production

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On June 10, 2022, the release of Sayuri's sophomore album was announced for August 10 of the same year under the title Sanketsu Shōjo.[1] The album's tracklist was revealed two weeks after its initial release announcement. Her singles "Tsuki no Hanabata", "Kōkai no Uta" and "Sekai no Himitsu", which were officially released between 2018 and 2022 are featured on the album.[2] Several songs featured on the album have been used for anime productions such as Edens Zero, My Hero Academia, Sing "Yesterday" for Me and Lycoris Recoil.[2] Another song on the album is "Reimei", which was co-produced with Japanese pop punk band My First Story.[2] The co-produced song served as the opening theme song for the second season of the anime television series Golden Kamuy.[3]

All songs except for "Reimei" were written and composed by Sayuri while Shō Tsuchiya and Hiro were cited as co-authors on "Reimei". The album was mastered by Mitsuyasu Abe at Sony Music Studios.[4]

Releases

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In November 2017, it was revealed that Sayuri's song "Tsuki to Hanataba" would be used as ending theme song for the anime series Fate/Extra Last Encore. The song was released as a physical single on February 28 the following year.[5] In August 2018, during her appearance at Rock in Japan festival Sayuri announced that the song "Reimei", which was co-created with Japanese rock band My First Story would receive a physical release.[6] In November 2019, Sayuri released the song "Kōkai no Uta", which serves as ending theme song for the fourth season of My Hero Academia anime series.[7][8]

In April 2020, a music video for the song "Nejiko" was released. The song was featured in a television commercial for Asahi Foods company. The song received a digital single release.[9] In the beginning of 2021, the track "Kamisama" was officially released and used as opening theme for the dorama series Tokyo Kaiki Zake.[10] In September 2021, Sayuri released her song "Sekai no Himitsu". The song served as ending theme song for the anime series Edens Zero.[11]

The album itself was officially announced for an August 10, 2022 release date on June 10, 2022.[2] The album features all singles released between 2018 and 2021 as well as the song "Hana no Tō", which was used as ending theme song for the original anime series Lycoris Recoil.[2][12] The song was released on streaming platforms on July 3, 2022.[13]

Commercial performance

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Sanketsu Shōjo peaked at no. 13 on the Japanese Albums Chart published by Oricon and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks in total.[14] On the Japanese Hot Albums Chart published by Billboard Japan, the album peaked at no. 8 and stayed for a total of ten weeks on the chart.[15]

Her single "Hana no Tō" received a nomination for Ending Theme Song of the Year at the ninth installment of the Anime Trending Awards[16] and was voted into sixth place.[17] "Hana no Tō" won the audience award category and Grand Prix at the Anime Song Awards.[18] The song has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 100,000 digital copies sold and 50 million on-demand streams.[19]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Sayuri, except "Reimei" (co-written and composed by Shō Tsuchiya and Hiro of My First Story).[4][20]

Sanketsu Shōjo track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sanketsu Shōjo" (酸欠少女; Hypoxia Girl)4:08
2."Hana no Tō" (花の塔; Flower Tower (Ending theme from the anime Lycoris Recoil))4:35
3."Kōkai no Uta" (航海の唄; About a Voyage)4:42
4."Dawn Dance"4:24
5."Sekai no Himitsu" (世界の秘密; World Secret)5:48
6."Aoibashi" (葵橋; Blue Bridge)3:50
7."Tsuki to Hanataba" (月と花束; Moon and Bouquet)4:36
8."Kamisama" (かみさま; God(s))4:37
9."Summer Bug"3:30
10."Reimei" (レイメイ; Dawn (featuring My First Story))5:14
11."Nejiko" (ねじこ; Nejiko)4:30
Total length:49:54

References

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  1. ^ ""酸欠少女"さユり、5年ぶりとなる2ndアルバム『酸欠少女』8/10リリース決定". Skream.jp (in Japanese). June 10, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "さユり、2ndアルバム『酸欠少女』詳細情報を解禁　アニメ『リコリス・リコイル』エンディングテーマ先行配信も決定". Spice.eplus.jp (in Japanese). June 24, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Karen Ressler (August 5, 2018). "Sayuri, My First Story Perform Opening Song for Golden Kamuy Season 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Sanketsu Shoujo". Videogame Music Database. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "アニメ『Fate/EXTRA Last Encore』主題歌はOP西川貴教/EDさユり". Oricon (in Japanese). November 19, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "さユり×MY FIRST STORYが『ゴールデンカムイ』第2期OP 早くも初披露". Oricon (in Japanese). August 6, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Mikikazu Komatsu (August 25, 2019). "BLUE ENCOUNT, Sayuri to Perform Theme Songs for My Hero Academia 4th Season". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ ""酸欠少女"さユり、新曲「航海の唄」がTVアニメ"僕のヒーローアカデミア"第4期EDテーマに決定。11/27にシングル・リリース". Skream.jp (in Japanese). August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "さユり、「ねじこ」MVを4・15プレミア公開 ダンサー・TSUKUSHIも登場、"ねじれた世界"を表現". Oricon (in Japanese). April 14, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "酸欠少女さユりの新曲「かみさま」、ドラマ『東京怪奇酒』OPテーマに決定". Oricon (in Japanese). January 21, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "酸欠少女さユり、アニメ「EDENS ZERO」の新エンディングテーマ書き下ろし". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). June 29, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  12. ^ Egan Loo (June 6, 2022). "Lycoris Recoil Anime Announces More Staff, Ending Song Artist, July 2 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  13. ^ ""酸欠少女"さユり、2ndアルバム『酸欠少女』詳細発表。TVアニメ"リコリス・リコイル"EDテーマ「花の塔」7/3先行配信". Skream.jp (in Japanese). June 24, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "酸欠少女". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "さユり". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Nominees of the 9th Anime Trending Awardss". Anitrendz.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Results of the 9th Anime Trending Awards — Theme Song Awards". Anitrendz.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "今年の「アニソン大賞」は米津玄師が歌う「チェンソーマン」OPテーマ". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). December 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  19. ^ Certifications:
  20. ^ Sayuri: Sanketsu Shōjo, Ariola Japan, 2022, Japanese
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