Konomi Suzuki has announced new single This game with tie-up as the opening theme for upcoming anime No Game No Life. Its her 6th single and comes on two editions. Single This game is scheduled to hit stores on May 21st 2014 – more details and trailer for anime No Game No Life follows…
~ jacket covers and PV revealed ~
Most recently Konomi Suzuki released her first album “17” on February 26th 2014. The album contains her first 5 singles plus new songs for 15 total tracks. Previously she released 5th single AVENGE WORLD / Sekai wa Kizu wo Dakishimeru (2013.11.27) with both songs featured in anime Freezing’s second season Freezing Vibrations as the opening and ending themes
Konomi Suzuki (17) won the 5th Animax All-Japan Anison Grand Prix in 2011 and debuted with single CHOIR JAIL(2012.04.25) featured as opening theme for anime Dusk Maiden of Amnesia. She just held her first solo live event 1st one-man live ~ Suzuki !! Hashiru na !! ~ on March 15th 2014 at BLAZE Shinjuku. The sold-out event documentary footage and more comes on her new single’s Limited edition DVD.
Anime No Game No Life is adapted from light novels by Kamiya Yuu and follows the story of brother and sister Sora and Shiro. The siblings are hikikomori (socially withdrawn) gamers who, as a pair have become legend in the online gamer world. They are summoned to a fantasy world to represent humanity against 15 other races. The “God” of the fantasy world has forbidden all violence so that conflicts must be decided by games. Sora and Shiro find themselves as the would-be saviors of humanity.
The anime is produced by Madhouse and begins airing in Japan on Tokyo MX and other digital channels April 9th 2014. Outside of Japan no announcements yet on availability.
New single This game comes on two editions (details subject to change),
– Limited with DVD containing music video for title track plus documentary footage from Konomi Suzuki’s first solo live event held March 15th 2014 at BLAZE Shinjuku.
– Regular CD-only with anime themed illustrated jacket cover. Coupling track differs from Limited ed.
Full track list, jacket covers, and more will be updated when announced. Trailer for anime No Game No Life follows below the release details.
Konomi Suzuki – This game – release date May 21st 2014