What you need to know:
- On July 17, versatile voice actress/artist Akane Kumada digitally released her latest single “Another Self,” the ending theme song for the anime series “Hero Classroom.”
- While adhering to the anime worldview, the song fully reflects Akane Kumada’s current state of mind and her realization that facing herself and accepting her weaknesses is the source of growth. “Another Self” is an ambitious song, written by fellow label member Aira Yuki, composed and arranged by Tasuku Maeda, and written with the producer group Jazzin’park, who have produced many hit songs. Ambitious songs with a relaxed tempo that incorporate the latest musical styles. We hope it gets your attention.
- Along with the digital release of the song, a music video based on the animated theme “Looking for Friends” was also released. The challenging music video is based on a variety show in which Kumada attempts to find missing lyrics. During her journey, she meets all kinds of people and discovers what it means to be herself. We hope you enjoy listening to this song while watching the music video.
Introduction to Akane Xiongda
Akane Kumada’s career began in 2017 when she won the grand prize in the Anime Star audition. Ellen, the voice of Mina in “The Other Pharmacy”.
In January 2020, he voiced Kazuko Oda, one of the protagonists of “Cinnamon Nobunaga”, and debuted as an artist with the opening song “Sunny Sunny Girl”. Since then, she has sung the opening theme songs for many popular works, including “Slime Diary: About My Reincarnation as a Slime”, “Super Cub”, “Another World Pharmacy: The Slow Life of a Cheating Pharmacist”, etc. . In recent years, she has not only been active in the field of animation, but also frequently appeared in radio programs and TV variety shows, and performed a wide range of other activities.
Product Information:
Product Information
Release date: September 6, 2023
Name: TV animation “Hero Classroom” ending theme “Another Self”
Artist: Akane Kumada
Product number: LACM-24432
Price: 1,650 yen (10% tax included)/1,500 yen (tax excluded)
Features: CD cover features original artwork from the anime
Publisher: Bandai Namco Music Live Inc.
Distributor: Bandai Namco Films
Track list
1. Another self
Lyricist: Aira Yuki
Composer: Kubota Shingo (Jazzin’park), Kurihara Satoru (Jazzin’park), Maeda Yu
Arranger: Yu Maeda, Shingo Kubota (Jazzin’park)
2. Seize my chance (feat. Higuchi Kaede)
Lyricist, composer, arranger: Satoshi Yuhara
3. Vision
Lyricist: Takuma Terashima
Composer/Arranger: R・O・N
4. Another self (TV animation version)
5. Another self (accompaniment)
6. Take My Chance (feat. Kaede Higuchi) (Instrumental)
7. Vision (Tools)
Source: Official press release
