Ikuta Rira The opening theme for the second season of the TV anime "The Apothecary's Monologue" "Hyakuka Ryoran" won the Grand Prize in the theme song category at the first "Fans Hot Anime and Manga Awards" held by TikTok!

Ikuta Rira, who also works as the vocalist of YOASOBI, has written the opening theme for the first season of the second season of the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Monologue,” and released on Friday, January 10th, to be released in the “Theme Song Category” in the “Theme Song Category” Winter 2015 Ranking (January to March 2015) of the new award project “Fans Hot, Anime and Manga Award,” which focuses on the passion of users in the anime and manga genres, held by the short movie platform “TikTok.”

This award is held by TikTok, which has previously held awards to recognize a variety of trends and cultures, including the TikTok Awards Japan and the TikTok First Half Trend Award, with the aim of recognizing fans’ passion and creative activities for anime and manga works based on comprehensive data-based analysis results. Awarded works will be announced based on a comprehensive ranking of the number of posts on TikTok, engagement numbers, engagement rates, and more. In addition, the song “Hyakuka Ryoran” won the grand prize in the “Theme Song Category”, and the TV anime “The Apothecary’s Monologue” won the grand prize in the “Only Broadcast Anime Category”, which has an overwhelming presence on TikTok, including anime works.

The song is a pop tune that depicts various developments, incorporating the world of the harem that was the setting for “The Apothecary’s Monologue,” and the mystery that arises there. The music video, which was released in March, is a special collaboration footage of the entire film, directed by photographer and film director Ninagawa Mika and was filmed at the solo exhibition “Ninagawa Mika Exhibition with EiM: Light of the Eigans, Shadows of the EiGrand,” held by Ninagawa Mika. Two months into the release of the music video, the anime has now seen 5.26 million views, and the uncredited opening footage has exceeded 6.46 million views. Furthermore, in March, the CDs were released in three formats: a limited edition, a limited edition first edition, and a regular edition. The limited edition comes in a medicine shelf-style package that includes a digital pack with a newly drawn illustration of “The Apothecary’s Monologue,” and the limited edition first edition and regular edition are luxuriously decorated with newly photographs taken by Ninagawa Mika. Each song, music video, and CD is packed with charm, so please take this opportunity to check it out.

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