"Dear", The Title Track of JUNNA’s 5th Anniversary Album, Revealed As OP of "The Ancient Magus’ Bride" Season 2

It was recently revealed that the title track to JUNNA's upcoming third album, "Dear", will be the opening theme for the second season of the anime "The Ancient Magus' Bride". This was revealed in the recently released second trailer for the upcoming show, and you can check out the details below!

"The Ancient Magus’ Bride" is a popular manga series by Kore Yamazaki, with over 10 million copies in circulation worldwide. It received an anime adaptation in 2017, followed by two stage adaptations and an OAD. Fan demand was high enough for a second season of the anime to be confirmed and it will air in Japan starting in April 2023.

JUNNA is no stranger to the show as her song "Here" was used in the first season of "The Ancient Magus' Bride". Upon its release “Here” reached the number one spot on 10 major distribution sites and was certified as a gold record by the Japan Record Association. Like “Here”, “Dear” was written by Yuho Iwasato, and composed and arranged by Yusuke Shirato, with JUNNA as the vocalist.

Additionally, the jacket visuals, track list, and other details for JUNNA’s third full album, also titled "Dear", have been released. The Limited First Edition comes with a special sleeve case featuring an original illustration of JUNNA by Kore Yamazaki. The CD will include 12 songs by various artists, such as Yuki Kajiura, Shiro Sagisu, n-buna, s-num (suisougurashi), and JUON, and the Limited First Edition includes two bonus tracks, totaling 14 songs. The Limited First Edition Blu-ray will feature the previously announced "JUNNA ROCK YOU TOUR 2021 ~20-sai no Natsu~", as well as music videos for “Dear” and “Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai”. It will also include an original short animation titled “Fuyu no Okurimono”. This animation was produced by WIT STUDIO and FlyingDog and features a theme song by JUNNA. It tells the story of a young girl’s growth through an encounter with a mysterious creature. The animation will be directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, with Koichi Naruse, the head of Studio Kafka, serving as WIT STUDIO’s animation producer. Check out the teaser video below to get a glimpse of the setting.

Product Information
Title: Dear
Release Date: April 12, 2023

Tracklist
*Special sleeve case with original JUNNA illustration by Kore Yamazaki
CD Track list
1. Dear (The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 2 OP)
Lyrics: Yuho Iwasato, Composition/Arrangement: Yusuke Shirato
2. Umi to Shinju (Fena: Pirate Princess OP)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura
3. Fureba, Amagasa
Lyrics/Composition: s-num, Arrangement: Kaede Mashio
4. Aimai na Futari (Kojinsa Arimasu OP)
Lyrics/Composition: Yoko Nagai, Arrangement: TOPICS.LAB
5. Ayamachi
Lyrics/Composition: JUNNA, Arrangement: Taichi Nakamura
6. Haru no Yume (Fuyu no Okurimono theme song)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: n-buna
7. Taiyo no Kouro (Fena: Pirate Princess ED)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura
8. THE END
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi, Composition/Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu
9. Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai (Sabikui Bisco OP)
Lyrics: eijun, Composition/Arrangement: R・O・N
10. REVOLUTION
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: JUON
11. You ＋ Me = ?
Lyrics: JUNNA, Composition/Arrangement: Shigeyuki Harada
12. Seiza
Lyrics; jam, Composition: Toshiaki Matsumoto, Arrangement: Shiro Sagisu, CHOKKAKU
(Bonus tracks)
13. Kakumei no Melody (Limited Edtion Only)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: eijun
14. the route of the sun (Limited Edtion Only)
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura, English Translation: Joelle
 
Blu-ray Contents (Limited Edtion Only)
1. Original short animation “Fuyu no Okurimono”
Director: Kazuaki Terasawa, Music: n-buna, Theme Song: JUNNA’s “Haru no Yume”
Animation: WIT STUDIO
2. Music Video “Dear”
Director: Hideaki Fukui
3. Music Video “Kaze no Oto sae Kikoenai”
Director: Yuya Kimura
JUNNA ROCK YOU TOUR 2021 〜20-sai no Natsu〜
4. Opening
5. FREEDOM〜Never End〜
6. Steppin’ Out〜extended version〜
7. La Vie en rose
8. MC1
9. Abayo Yesterday
10. Sleepless
11. Kono Yubi Tomare -20×20 ver.
12. MC2
13. Namiuchigiwa
14. Here
15. MC3
16. Ima
17. Sky
18. Hiasobi
19. Believe In Myself
20. Now or Never
21. MC4
22. We are
23. Sekaiwo Ketobase!
24. Vai! Ya! Vai!
25. Ware wa Shousetsu Yori mo Ki Nari
26. Iru Imi
27. MC5
28. Umi to Shinju
29. MC6
30. Hajimari no Uta
31. Ending
(Recording at Zepp Haneda (Tokyo) on September 19, 2021)

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