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  names:
    en: Shintaro Tokita
    ja: 常田真太郎
- link: artist/24832
  names:
    en: Tohru Horikoshi
barcode: '4547366045918'
catalog: SICL-215
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/40622
  names:
    en: SAYA
    ja: 小夜
- link: artist/356
  names:
    en: Yuki Kajiura
    ja: 梶浦由記
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  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: 明日へのキズナ
      Romaji: Asu e no Kizuna
    track_length: '5:03'
  - names:
      Japanese: さよならソリティア
      Romaji: Sayonara Solitaire
    track_length: '3:41'
  - names:
      Japanese: 明日へのキズナ〜Instrumental〜
      Romaji: Asu e no Kizuna ~Instrumental~
    track_length: '5:00'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/136
  names:
    en: Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックディストリビューション
    ja-latn: Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/13926
lyricists:
- link: artist/6389
  names:
    en: Naomi Kosaka
    ja: こさかなおみ
- link: artist/356
  names:
    en: Yuki Kajiura
    ja: 梶浦由記
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2009-06-13T03:02
  edited_date: 2025-07-19T16:25
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T00:58
  freedb: 6
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5202
name: Asu e no Kizuna / HIMEKA
names:
  en: Asu e no Kizuna / HIMEKA
  ja: 明日へのキズナ / HIMEKA
  ja-latn: Asu e no Kizuna / HIMEKA
notes: 'M-01 - TV Anime "Senjou no Valkyria -Valkyria Chronicles-" 1st Opening Theme

  Composer: SAYA

  Arranger: Shintaro Tokita

  Lyricist: Naomi Kosaka

  Produced & Arranged by Shintaro Tokita

  Recorded & Mixed by Shunroku Hitani (prime sound studio form)

  Guitars: Kazuki Fujimoto

  Bass: Tsuyoshi "Jay" Miura

  Drums: Koichi Katayama

  Piano & All Other Instruments: Shintaro Tokita

  Strings: Gen Ittetsu Strings

  Musician Coordinator: Jin Kano (FACE MUSIC)

  Recorded at Heartbeat Recording Studio / prime sound studio form / San Siro st.

  Mixed at Pastoral Sound

  Shintaro Tokita (sukimaswitch) appears by the courtesy of Augusta Records/BGM JAPAN,
  INC.

  M-02 - TV Anime "Chrno Crusade" Ending Theme Cover

  Composer: Yuki Kajiura

  Arranger: Tohru Horikoshi

  Lyricist: Yuki Kajiura

  Produced by Hideki Ninomiya (Mercer Street Music)

  Arranged by Tohru Horikoshi

  Recorded & Mixed by Neeraj Khajanchi (Mercer Street Music)

  Piano & All Other Instruments: Tohru Horikoshi

  Recording Coordinator: Miwa Hayakawa (Mercer Street Music)

  Recorded at Studio em POINT

  Mixed at Studio Dedé

  Mastered by Shigeo "MT" Miyamoto (form THE MASTER)

  A&R Direction: Yuichi Nakanishi (Sony Music Japan International Inc.)

  Art Direction & Design: Madoka Goto (Sony Music Communications Inc.)

  Photography: Hirohisha Nakano (ANARCHIC AGENCY)

  Styling: Seiko Itoh

  Hair & Make-up: Akiko Gamou

  Artist Management: Junji Honda (Earthly Nince Inc.)

  Cooperation: Animax Broadcast Japan Inc.'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1066
  names:
    en: Sony Records International
    ja: ソニーレコーズ インターナショナル
    ja-latn: Sony Records International
  role: label
- link: org/1346
  names:
    en: Sony Music Japan International Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックジャパンインターナショナル
    ja-latn: Sony Music Japan International Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/517
  names:
    en: Senjou no Valkyria -Valkyria Chronicles-
    ja: 戦場のヴァルキュリア -Valkyria Chronicles-
    ja-latn: Senjou no Valkyria -Valkyria Chronicles-
- link: product/4561
  names:
    en: Chrno Crusade
    ja: クロノクルセイド
    ja-latn: Chrno Crusade
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2009-05-27'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1260.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SICL-215
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9y-49-en-70-3c6x.html
  name: Play-Asia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/13926?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/10438
  names:
    en: HIMEKA
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/himeka/SICL-215/index.html
    name: 'Sony Music Online Japan : ヒメカ : 明日へのキズナ'
