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Ayano Mashiro (綾野ましろ) is getting ready to release new single “vanilla sky” and recently unveiled the jacket covers and full track list. Her 2nd single has tie-up as the opening theme for anime Gunslinger Stratos. Single vanilla sky comes on three editions hitting stores April 29th 2015. Read on for more details and audio preview.

The single’s title song is a collaboration with meg rock (lyrics), masahiro (composer), and toku from GARNiDELiA providing arrangement. For the launch of new single vanilla sky several in-store release events are announced (*more added) with participation ticket given to purchasers of the single at the target store,

– April 29th 2015 7:00pm Gamers Akihabara (sales clerk, handshake) 
– May 2nd 2015 1:00pm animate Takasaki (clerk, poster signing)*
– May 2nd 2015 7:00pm animate Shinjuku (min-live, handshake)
– May 3rd 2015 2:00pm animate Nagoya (talk, autograph)
– May 8th 2015 7:00pm Gamers Namba (talk, jacket signing)* 
– May 9th 2015 1:00pm animate Tennoji (talk, autograph session)
– May 9th 2015 6:00pm animate Hiroshima (mini-live, handshake)
– May 10th 2015 2:00pm animate Fukuoka (talk, autograph session)
– May 16th 2015 12:00pm Gamers Sapporo (sales clerk, poster signing)
– May 16th 2015 2:00pm animate Sapporo (talk, autograph session)
– May 17th 2015 2:00pm ion Tomakomai Hokkaido Tower Records (mini-live, handshake)*
– May 24th 2015 2:00pm Tower Records Sapporo (mini-live, handshake)*

Hokkaido born anisong singer Ayano Mashiro released her debut single ideal white on October 22nd 2014. Its featured as the opening theme for 1st season of anime Fate/stay night ‘Unlimited Blade Works’.

Anime Gunslinger Stratos based on 2012 game from Nitroplus and Square Enix with Urobuchi Gen (Aldnoah.ZERO,Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass) providing the original concept. Its set in 2115 with a former Japan split into two worlds – an outlaw world with complete freedom and one without any personal freedoms. The boundary between the two worlds starts to erode and both governments pick their top special force individuals – Gunslingers – to be sent back in time to 2015. Their goal is to eliminate the opposing side so that only one group survives altering the future.

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Produced by A-1 Pictures the anime began airing April 4th 2015 on Tokyo MX. Outside of Japan provider Crunchyroll simulcasts. Check our Crunchyroll updates page or hit the link for Gunslinger Stratos for episodes and related stories.

GARNiDELiA provides the ending theme with their 4th single MIRAI (more details)

Single vanilla sky comes on three editions. Limited Pressing features anime themed illustrated jacket cover. Each edition First Press includes purchase bonus 2 postcard set (varies by store),

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Audio preview below and anime trailer after the release details.

Ayano Mashiro (綾野ましろ) – vanilla sky – release date April 29th 2015

Limited [CD+DVD] (¥1481)
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Limited Pressing [CD+DVD] (¥1481)
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[CD]
1. vanilla sky
(preview)

lyrics: meg rock, composer: masahiro mizoguchi, arrangement: toku (GARNiDELiA)

2. TURN TO YOU
3. Gentō (幻燈)
4. vanilla sky (off vocal)
[DVD]
1. vanilla sky (music video)

[CD]
1. vanilla sky
2. TURN TO YOU
3. Gentō (幻燈)
4. vanilla sky (off vocal)
[DVD]
1. opening theme animation (textless)
Regular [CD] (¥1204)
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[CD]
1. vanilla sky
2. TURN TO YOU
3. Gentō (幻燈)
4. vanilla sky (off vocal)
 

 

 

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Gunslinger Stratos animation