TOMOO (pronunciation: TOMOO) has released a new song “Contrast” which is the ending theme for the second season of the TV anime “Ao no Hako”.
“Ao no Hako” is a very popular work with a cumulative circulation of over 6.5 million copies. The long-awaited TV anime adaptation of the love story about youth clubs, which delicately depicts the subtleties of the heart and touches the heart, has been made into a TV anime.
This song is a classic middle ballad that begins with TOMOO playing the piano. Ryo Eguchi served as the sound producer, creating a sound that conveys the depth of feelings and the sparkle of youth. Please pay attention to the lyrics, which express the complicated feelings of unrequited love that accompany the characters in the anime, and which feel fresh and realistic, reminiscent of a page in youth that everyone has experienced.
A music video was also released at the same time as the release. Directed by Denki Imahara, who is working with TOMOO for the first time, the film is an emotional video that goes along with the song, including school classrooms, hallways, and rooftops, as well as singing scenes in a blue background and orange studio. There is.
TOMOO will hold their first Budokan one-man live “TOMOO Live at Nippon Budokan” on May 23rd. This will be the first time that TOMOO will hold a solo performance at Nippon Budokan. For details on how to purchase tickets and the venue, please check TOMOO’s official website and SNS.
Also, the performance of “TOMOO one-man live ‘Anchor’ at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA”, which was held during the sold-out event the other day, is being streamed on U-NEXT until 11:59 pm on January 13th. Please check this out as well.
“Contrast” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
“Contrast” now available
URL:https://TOMOO.lnk.to/contrast
TV anime “Ao no Hako”
Every Thursday from 11:56
Simultaneously broadcast nationwide on 28 TBS stations
“Ao no Hako” new PV
Delivery information
Now available in advance on Netflix
It will be distributed sequentially on other distribution platforms after the TV broadcast ends.
Anime unlimited, ABEMA, FOD, FOD channel for Prime Video, J:COM STREAM, J:COM STREAM unlimited viewing, SPOOX powered by Lemino, Ponta pass, d anime store, d anime store Niconico branch, d anime store for Prime Video, DMM TV, Disney Plus, TELASA (unlimited viewing plan), TELASA (rental), Nico Nico, HAPPY! Video (smartphone only), Bandai Channel, Videx, Hulu, Prime Video, Prime Video (rental), Furatto Douga, milplus, milplus unlimited viewing pack prime, U-NEXT, Rakuten TV, Lemino, WOWOW on demand
*Alphabetical order
*The distribution start date may change depending on the service. Thank you for your understanding.
INTRODUCTION
The popular manga “Ao no Hako” by Koji Miura is currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha).
This work, which delicately depicts life-sized characters devoting themselves to club activities with their own feelings in mind, and the subtleties of the heart when you fall in love with someone, has been serialized since April 2021. It attracts many readers.
Such a heart-warming love story of youth club activities has finally been made into a TV anime!
STORY
There is someone I want to meet first every morning.
Daiki Inomata, a first-year member of the boys’ badminton club, enters Eimei High School, a school that excels in middle and high school sports.
Daiki falls in love with Chinatsu Kano, a senior he sees every morning at morning practice.
Chinatsu is the ace of the women’s basketball team, and Takamine Hana is popular both inside and outside the school.
One day, Daiki’s busy high school life begins with club activities, love, and studying…
STAFF
Original work: Kouji Miura (serialized in Shueisha’s “Weekly Shonen Jump”)
Director: Yuichiro Yano
Character design/chief animation director: Miho Tanino
Series composition/screenplay: Yuko Kakihara
Color design: Narumi Konno
Art director: Wang Fujii
Director of Photography: Hiroki Kawashita
Editing: Yoshihiro Kasahara
Sound director: Hitoshi Akedagawa
Music: Ko Omama
Creative Advisor: Shingo Mogi
Planning production: UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS
Animation production: Telecom Animation Film
CAST
Daiki Inomata: Shoya Chiba
Chinatsu Kano: Rena Ueda
Butterfly Hina: Akari Kito
Tadashi Kasahara: Chiaki Kobayashi
Kengo Hario: Yuma Uchida
Shota Hyodo: Yuki Ono
Hitoshi Yusagi: Kensho Ono
Moriya iris: Kana Ichinose and others
theme song
1st season opening theme: Official Hige Dandism “Same Blue” (IRORI Records / PONY CANYON)
1st season ending theme: Eve “Teenage Blue” (TOY’S FACTORY)
2nd season opening theme: Macaroni Pencil “Naraba” (TOY’S FACTORY)
2nd season ending theme: TOMOO “Contrast” (IRORI Records / PONY CANYON)
Official website:https://aonohako-anime.com/
Official X: @aonohako_PR
Official TikTok: @aonohako_PR
TOMOO Live at Nippon Budokan
Performance date/time/venue
Friday, May 23rd Nippon Budokan Open 17:00 / Start 18:30
Ticket price
All seats reserved: 9,900 yen (tax included)
ticket sales
Official/SNS advance
Reception period: December 25, 2024 (Wednesday) 12:00 to January 13, 2024 (Monday/Holiday) 23:59
Click here to apply:https://eplus.jp/tomoo/
Purchase limit: up to 2 tickets per person
Notes regarding performances
*Resale/transfer of tickets is prohibited. If resale/transfer is discovered, entry will be refused regardless of the reason.
*No one other than the winning purchaser will be able to enter for any reason.
*To prevent ticket resale/transfer, we may require an ID check (identity verification) upon entry. When visiting, please be sure to bring an official ID with a photo (driver’s license, passport, etc.). If you do not have a photo ID, please bring two official IDs (student ID, health insurance card, resident card, etc.).
*Fees apply for ages 6 and older. However, if a seat is required, one ticket is required per person, even if the child is 5 years old or younger. Additionally, if a child under the age of 5 does not require a seat, only one child per parent may watch the show on their lap.
TOMOO Live at Nippon Budokan special site
https://tomoo-budokan.ponycanyon.co.jp
TOMOO one-man live “Anchor” at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA U-NEXT exclusive live streaming
Missed distribution: As soon as distribution preparations are completed until January 13, 2025 (Monday/Holiday) 23:59
Pacifico Yokohama National Hall, Kanagawa Prefecture
https://t.unext.jp/r/tomoo
TOMOO special feature
https://www.video.unext.jp/browse/feature/FET0011754
Artist information
Official website:https://www.tomoo.jp/
Official X:https://twitter.com/Tomoo_628
Official Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomoo_ssw/
Official YouTube:https://youtube.com/@tomoo_628
profile
Singer-songwriter from Tokyo. Started playing the piano at the age of 6.
Later, he became interested in composing music as he started playing around with improvised melodies and singing them to the lyrics of songs he had never heard before.
When he entered junior high school, he started producing original songs. After that, he started his music career in earnest.
On August 3, 2022, Major 1st Digital Single “Othello” will be released from PONYCANYON/IRORI Records.
On September 27, 2023, the 1st album “TWO MOON” will be released. In May 2025, he will hold his largest one-man live at Budokan.
