On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the formation of YOASOBI, the animated film “Fure.” ” Theme song “Monotone” is released! MV release decision

■MV is “Touch. ” Collaboration video created completely original by the movie team!

On October 1st, the 5th anniversary of their formation, YOASOBI will release the original feature-length animated film “Fureru.” ”A new song “Monotone” written as the theme song has been released. Furthermore, it has been decided that the MV will be premiered on YouTube at 8pm on the same day.

The movie “Touch. ” is the latest original feature-length animation created by director Ryusetsu Nagai, scriptwriter Mari Okada, and character designer/chief animation director Masayuki Tanaka. The roles of the main characters Aki, Ryo, and Yuta will be played by a group of extremely talented actors, including Ren Nagase, Ryuta Bando, and Kentaro Maeda. This is the story of three childhood friends who are connected by touching each other through the power of the mysterious creature “touch,” even if they don’t express their feelings.

The new song “Monotone”, which will be the theme song for the movie, is based on the novel “Fureru” written by Mari Okada, who wrote the script for the movie. The night before. ” was produced based on. The lyrics describe the loneliness of living and the feeling of yearning for someone, which is felt from the “relationships between people” that are depicted in the movie, and the magnificent sound creates a song that appeals to the heart. There is. The distribution jacket photo is from the movie “Fure.” This is a collaboration jacket designed using a scene from the movie about the mysterious creature “Fure” that appears in the movie.

The music video, which will be released at 8pm on the same day, is “Fureru.” ” This is a collaboration video created completely original by the film team. The work features three childhood friends who become the main characters, and a new animation that was not drawn in the main story of the mysterious creature “Fure”, as well as a song and the original novel “Fure.” The night before. ” It is a special video linked to.

Furthermore, on October 2nd, the English version of the song “Monotone” was released and the “Monotone” CD was released. The CD jacket photo is from the anime movie “Fureru.” ” This is an official newly drawn illustration, and it is a picture book-style booklet with the motif of the book that tells the story of the mysterious creature “Fure” that appears in the work.

In addition to the title song “Monotone,” the CD includes the English version of “Monotone” and the original feature-length animated film “Fureru.” ” “Monotone – Movie Edit –” which added new parts for the main story, and “Fureru”, the original novel of “Monotone” written by Mari Okada, who is working on the screenplay of the movie. The night before. ‘ will be recorded. The store-specific benefits are original items that use the movie’s official illustrations and song logos.

“The Case of Hakusan Street Burning” (authored by Arutemado) is the grand prize winner of a novel contest that was a collaboration between monogatary.com, the novel posting site that gave birth to YOASOBI, and the literary magazine “Bungei” published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha. The title of the new song produced by YOASOBI based on this work has been decided as “New me”. Additionally, a commercial video for Recruit featuring this song has been released.

In order to express the worries, hesitation, and confusion that everyone has, the commercial video begins with a black-and-white, incomplete animation, and the main character’s positive message, “I will never forget the step I took even though I didn’t understand it.” The world becomes brightly colored, leading to the rainbow depicted in the logo of Recruit’s brand message, “Encounters that are not here yet.” Coupled with the song “New me” and the title, the result creates a feeling of anticipation for the beginning of a new journey.

In addition, the book “Newme -Bungei x Monogatary.com Novel Collection-”, which collects the above-mentioned contest winning works, including the original novel “Hakusan Dori Burning Case” of “New Me”, will be published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha on November 11th. It has been decided that it will be released. A calligraphy created by illustrator Havtza was also released.

This is the perfect book to experience once again YOASOBI’s concept of “turning novels into music,” which is celebrating its 5th anniversary.