What you need to know:
- The all-female vocal and dance group PassCode announced that they will sing the opening theme of the second season of the TV animation “As a Reincarnated Noble, Use the Art of Appraisal to Rise Up the World.” This song called “SKILLAWAKE” is their second consecutive anime theme song after the previously released “WILLSHINE”. “WILLSHINE” is the opening song of the second season of “SHY” and it is also their first after changing labels. album.
- The anime is adapted from the light novel “As a reincarnated noble, I will use my appraisal ability to rise up in the world: I inherited a weak territory. As long as more talents are added, it will become the strongest territory.” Written by Miraijin A, Kodansha K Ranobe Books Publishing. It tells the story of the protagonist, Als Luvent, who was reincarnated into a different world. He has a unique skill “identification” that can identify the attributes and abilities of others. By making good use of this skill, he can discover individuals with hidden potential and turn weak areas into strong areas. This novel caused a huge sensation on the novel self-publishing website “Shousetsuka ni Narou”, with more than 100 million views. The first season of the anime will premiere in April 2024, and the second season will begin airing on September 29.
- The new song “SKILLAWAKE” will be released on various music platforms starting from October 7th, and will be released as a single CD on December 18th. This limited edition Blu-ray will contain the complete recordings of all 12 songs that PassCode performed live at the VERSUS PASSCODE 2024 Vol.2 event held on July 1 at Spotify O-EAST in Shibuya. This includes the first performance of WILLSHINE, which was released on September 11th, making it a must-have for fans.
- The music video for “WILLSHINE” is now available on PassCode’s official YouTube channel, so be sure to watch it!
Comment by PassCode member Nao Minami
PassCode had the honor to sing the opening theme of “As a Reincarnated Noble, I Will Use My Appraisal Technique to Conquer the World Season 2”. .
“SKILLAWAKE” is a typical up-tempo PassCode song, but it’s actually sung from the perspective of a character in the story, so I hope you keep that in mind when watching the anime.
Product information
New single “SKILLAWAKE”
Release date: December 18, 2024
First Press Limited Edition (CD + Blu-ray)
Price: 6,930 yen (tax included)
Product number: LAMR-34036
Tracks:
1. Skilawick
2. New song B
3. SKILLAWAKE instrumental music
4. New song B instrumental
Blu-ray content
VERSUS PASSCODE 2024 Vol.2 by Spotify O-EAST
*All 12 songs:
It’s you/GROUNDSWELL/MYTH/Freely/Seize the coming new era/Ray/Natsu no Mahoro (cover)/WILLSHINE/The future is around you/Tonight/Club Kids Never Die/Moon Above the Clouds
Standard Edition (CD only)
Price: 1,430 yen (tax included)
Product number: LAMR-4036
Tracks:
1. Skilawick
2. New song B
3. SKILLAWAKE instrumental music
4. New song B instrumental
About password
PassCode consists of four members: Nao Minami, Kaede Takashima, Hinako Ogami and Emily Arima. With a versatile repertoire based on the band’s sound and featuring unique shouts and screams, they have performed at numerous major music festivals such as SUMMER SONIC and ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL, winning the hearts of rock lovers and idol fans alike Widely supported.
Following their official debut in 2016, they released their first international album “Ex Libris PassCode” in the United States, Europe and Canada under the British JPU Records in October 2018. was chosen as the album’s opening song. In 2020, their single “STARRY SKY” was selected as the theme song of the TV series “182 Days Remaining” and topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and Billboard JAPAN Weekly Singles Chart for the first time. They also made their debut on Nippon Broadcasting Corporation’s All Night Nippon 0 program.
In February 2022, they held their first concert at Nippon Budokan. In 2023, they embarked on their first US tour “PassCode US / JAPAN TOUR 2023 -GROUNDSWELL-“, which included Dallas, Los Angeles and New York, as well as 11 cities and 12 venues in Japan.
Official website: passcode-official.com
Official fan club “Linkage” website: fannect.jp/passcode-linkage
Social media:
X: twitter.com/passcodeo
YouTube: youtube.com/user/PASSCODE0000
Facebook: facebook.com/PassCodeOfficial
Instagram: instagram.com/passcodeo
Source: Official press release
