arrangers:
- link: artist/9684
  names:
    en: Ryo Eguchi
    ja: 江口亮
- link: artist/7290
  names:
    en: Ryuji Yamamoto
    ja: 山本隆二
barcode: '4580325310290'
catalog: VTCL-35119
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/11856
  names:
    en: School Food Punishment
- link: artist/9684
  names:
    en: Ryo Eguchi
    ja: 江口亮
- link: artist/47883
  names:
    en: Takashi Tsukamoto
    ja: 塚本亮
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '18:27'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Buddy
    track_length: '4:03'
  - names:
      English: something little
    track_length: '5:13'
  - names:
      English: Buddy -Instrumental-
    track_length: '4:02'
  - names:
      English: something little -Instrumental-
    track_length: '5:09'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/28251
lyricists:
- link: artist/332
  names:
    en: Maaya Sakamoto
    ja: 坂本真綾
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-08-18T19:45
  edited_date: 2025-05-16T23:11
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T23:00
  freedb: 11
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5288
name: Buddy / Maaya Sakamoto
names:
  en: Buddy / Maaya Sakamoto
  ja: Buddy ／ 坂本真綾
  ja-latn: Buddy / Maaya Sakamoto
notes: 'Buddy is the OP theme of LAST EXILE -Ginyoku no Fam- anime series.

  Coupling track / B-side : something little

  Track 1

  Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto

  Music: School Food Punishment & Ryo Eguchi

  Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi

  String Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi & Tatsuya Murayama

  Vocal & Backing Vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  School Food Punishment are:

  Backing Vocals: Yumi Uchimura

  Synthesizer: Masayuki Hasuo

  Bass: Hideaki Yamasaki

  Drums: Osamu Hidai

  Strings: Nagisa Kiriyama Strings

  All Other Instruments: Ryo Eguchi

  Recording & Mixing Engineer: Hiroaki Okuda

  Assistant Engineer: Takahiro Okubo (Victor Studio), Hiroki Soshi (Sony Music Studios
  Tokyo)

  Recording Studio: Victor Studio

  Mixing Studio: Sony Music Studios Tokyo

  Track 2

  Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto

  Music: Takashi Tsukamoto

  Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto

  Vocal and backing vocal: Maaya Sakamoto

  Acoustic Piano, Organ & Programming: Ryuji Yamamoto

  Drums: Asa-Chang

  Bass: Yuji Okiyama

  Guitars: Takashi Yamamoto

  Tenor Sax: Satoru Takeshima

  Alto Sax: Yoshihiro Gosekki

  Trumpet & Flugel Horn: Teppei Kawakami

  Backing vocals: Maaya Sakamoto

  Recording & Mixing Engineer: Shojiro Watanabe

  Recording Engineer: Syunsuke Tanaka

  Assistant Engineer: Yosuke Watanabe (Victor Studio), Kazuya Yoshida (Tom Tom Studio)

  Recording & Mixing Studio: Tom Tom Studio

  Recording Studio: Victor Studio

  Track 3

  Music: School Food Punishment & Ryo Eguchi

  Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi

  String Arrangement: Ryo Eguchi & Tatsuya Murayama

  Track 4

  Music: Takashi Tsukamoto

  Arrangement: Ryuji Yamamoto

  STAFF

  Producer: Mitsuyoshi Tamura (tmf), maaya

  A&r Director: Masao Fukuda (FlyingDog)

  Artist Manager: Hideki Kawaguchi (fortunerest)

  Executive producer: Shiro Sasaki (FlyingDog)

  Artist Promoter: Kei Masuko (FlyingDog), Shosei Ito (FlyingDog)

  Sales Planner: Naomi Akatou (Victor Entertainment)

  A&r Desk: Mieko Takeuchi (FlyingDog)

  Official Fan Club Desk: Shiho Miyai, 山崎ひろみ (fortunerest)

  Official Web Designer: Chika Takagi (FlyingDog)

  Mastering Engineer: Hiroshi Kawasaki (FLAIR)

  Art Direction & Design: Yoshifumi Hioki

  Photographer: Makoto Hada (Koike Office)

  Assistant Cameraman: Yusuke Shirai

  Hair & Make-up: Yumi Narai

  Hair & Make-up Assistant: Tomoko Takano

  Styling: Miki Aizawa

  Coordinator: Nahoko Inokuma, Rebecca Hogben (TELE-SEARCH)

  Location: The Burren, Ireland

  Back Cover Illustration: RANGE MURATA

  Special Thanks to School Food Punishment, Koichi Chigira, GONZO, FAM Partners, Yosuke
  Suzuki, 市川裕一, 松田北斗, Takaaki Taguchi (Epic Records Japan), 岩井健郎 (アンパース), Masayuki
  Watanabe (RAINBOW ENTERTAINMENT), OKNACK, Takahiro Hibi (hibix), Daisuke Yamamoto
  (fortunerest), Vitamin M (bayfm), MICHIKO (MICHIKO''s Vocal Therapy), Maaya Sakamoto
  IDS!. comdoors'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/240
  names:
    en: flying DOG
    ja: flying DOG
    ja-latn: flying DOG
  role: label
- link: org/2101
  names:
    en: FlyingDog, Inc.
    ja: 株式会社フライングドッグ
    ja-latn: FlyingDog, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/11856
  names:
    en: School Food Punishment
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/15/28251/28251-1341030819.jpg
platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/1431
  names:
    en: 'Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing'
    ja: 'Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing'
    ja-latn: 'Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing'
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: VTCL-60286
  date: '2011-12-21'
  link: album/29660
  names:
    en: LAST EXILE -Fam, The Silver Wing- O.S.T.
    ja: ラストエグザイル ‐銀翼のファム‐ O.S.T.
    ja-latn: LAST EXILE -Ginyoku no Fam- O.S.T.
  type: anime
- catalog: VTCL-60287
  date: '2012-03-28'
  link: album/31321
  names:
    en: LAST EXILE -Fam, The Silver Wing- O.S.T.2
    ja: ラストエグザイル -銀翼のファム- O.S.T.2
    ja-latn: LAST EXILE -Ginyoku no Fam- O.S.T.2
  type: anime
release_date: '2011-10-19'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1155.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VTCL-35119
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-mb-49-en-70-4dbm.html
  name: Play-Asia
- link: http://www.yesasia.com/us/buddy-japan-version/1024819364-0-0-0-en/info.html
  name: YesAsia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/28251?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/buddy
    name: 'Buddy: Special Website'
  - link: http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/maaya/2011/
    name: 'Maaya Sakamoto 2011 Releases: Special Website'
