Maaya Sakamoto has announced her 23rd single SAVED / Be mine! that features two title songs with both featured as theme songs in upcoming anime TV series. Song SAVED gets tie-up as the ending theme for anime Inari KonKon Koi Iroha and song Be mine!, backed and provided by rock group the band apart, is featured as opening theme for anime Seikai Seifuku ~ Boryaku no Zvezda. Single SAVED / Be mine! comes on 4 editions scheduled for release on February 5th 2014 – read on for more details…
~ Be mine! updated ~
Most recently singer/songwriter/voice actress Maaya Sakamoto released her 22nd single Hajimari no Umi featured as the opening theme song for anime TV series Tamayura – More Aggressive on July 31st 2013.
Anime Inari KonKon Koi Iroha is adapted from manga by Morohe Yoshida. The romantic-comedy centers around Inari Fushimi a typical shy middle-school girl who would like to express her feelings for the boy she likes, classmate Koji Tanbabashi. After helping a fox pup, Inari is confronted by a deity Uka-no-Mitami-no-Kami who grants her to ability to change form.
The anime adaption is produced by Production IMS and stars new-comer Naomi Ozora (Sue, Genshiken 2) in the roll of Inari and veteran voice actress Houko Kuwashima (Clare, Claymore) as Uka-no-Mitami-no-Kami. Anime Inari KonKon Koi Iroha begins airing in Japan January 2014.
The anime’s opening theme is provided by May’n with her 9th single Kyo ni Koiiro (今日に恋色), more details.
Anime Seikai Seifuku ~ Boryaku no Zvezda (World Conquest: Strategy Zvezda) is an original anime from A-1 Pictures (Tensai Okamura director, Meteo Hoshizora and Okamura scripts, Keigo Sasaki animation director). A secret society “Zvezda” has world conquest on their minds.
The anime begins airing in Japan January 2014 on MBS TV, Tokyo MX, and other stations.
New single SAVED / Be mine! comes on four editions (2 pairs) with the Limited editions includes a DVD with 6 live songs from Maaya Sakamoto’s Roots of SSW tour performance at Shibuya Bunkamura April 25th 2013. All editions also include coupling track Koe with tie-up as the theme for Monster Hunter Frontier G (guess that makes this a triple tie-up single).
– Limited “SAVED” with DVD that includes 6 live songs. Adds illustrated Inari KonKon Koi Iroha themed extra jacket cover.
– Limited “Be mine!” with DVD. Includes illustrated Sekai Seifuku Boryaku no Zvezda theme extra jacket cover.
– Regular “SAVED” CD-only.
– Regular “Be mine!” CD-only.
Watch the teaser trailer for anime Sekai Seifuku ~ Boryaku no Zvezda below the release details.
Maaya Sakamoto – SAVED / Be mine! – release date February 5th 2014
Limited “SAVED” [CD+DVD] (¥1800)  |
Limited “Be mine!” [CD+DVD] (¥1800) |
| [CD] 1. SAVED lyrics, composer: Suzuki Sachiko, arrangement: Yamamoto Ryuji 2. Be mine! 3. Koe (Monster Hunter Frontier G theme song) 4. SAVED (off vocal) |
[CD] 1. Be mine! 2. SAVED 3. Koe 4. Be mine! (off vocal) 5. SAVED (off vocal) 6. Koe (off vocal) [DVD] (live Roots of SSW) 1. Toku 2. Grapefruit 3. cloud9 4. park amsterdam(the whole story) 5. Scrap ~ Wakare no Uta 6. Singer Songwriter |
| Regular “SAVED” [CD] (¥1300) |
Regular “Be mine!” [CD] (¥1300) |
| [CD] 1. SAVED 2. Be mine! 3. Koe 4. SAVED (off vocal) 5. Be mine! (off vocal) 6. Koe (off vocal) |
[CD] 1. Be mine! 2. SAVED 3. Koe 4. Be mine! (off vocal) 5. SAVED (off vocal) 6. Koe (off vocal) |
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