Hishoku no Sora

"Hishoku no Sora"
Single by Mami Kawada
from the album SEED
B-side	another planet
Released	November 9, 2005
Format	Maxi
Genre	J-pop
Length	24:09
Label	Geneon
Writer(s)	Mami Kawada
Producer(s)	I've Sound
Mami Kawada singles chronology
radiance (2005) Hishoku no Sora (2005) Akai Namida/Beehive (2007)

"Hishoku no Sora" (緋色の空, Scarlet-colored Sky) is the second single of J-pop singer Mami Kawada. The title track was used as the first intro theme to the anime Shakugan no Shana. This single peaked at the #11 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold 16,503 copies on its first week. It stayed at the Oricon weekly charts for 18 weeks and sold a total of 36,661 copies overall.

The single will come in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCA-0019) and a regular CD only edition (GNCA-0020). The DVD will contain the promotional video for Hishoku no Sora.

Reception

The single peak ranked 11th on Oricon's Weekly Singles Chart and remained on the chart for eighteen weeks.^[1] Anime News Network's Theron Martin described the "synth-pop" track, "Hishoku no Sora", as "solid" and "enthusiastic (if not entirely original-sounding)".^[2]

Track listing

1. Hishoku no Sora (緋色の空) - 4:15

   Lyrics: Mami Kawada

   Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

2. Another Planet - 5:50

   Lyrics: Mami Kawada

   Composition/Arrangement by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

3. another planet ~twilight~ - 4:01

   Lyrics: Mami Kawada

   Composition by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa

   Arrangement by: Maiko Iuchi

4. Hishoku no Sora (instrumental) (緋色の空) - 4:14
5. another planet (instrumental) - 5:49

References

1. "Hishoku no Sora Past Rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
2. Martin, Theron (2006-09-12). "Review Shana DVD 1: The Torch Bearer". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-06-29.