| "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" | ||||
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| Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation | ||||
| Released | 28 September 2022 | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Songwriter | Masafumi Gotoh | |||
| Producer | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | |||
| Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology | ||||
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"Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" (出町柳パラレルユニバース) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The song was initially pre-released digitally on September 21, 2022, with the full single being released (digitally and physically) a week later on September 28, 2022. It is the opening theme to anime series The Tatami Time Machine Blues,[1] a sequel to The Tatami Galaxy which the band also provided the opening theme for (Maigoinu to Ame no Beat).[2][3]
The single also features a cover of Weezer's I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams, sung with AAAMYYY from Tempalay. The other B-sides include a duet between Gotoh and Kita for Oppama Feelin' Down, and an alternate version of the A-side called Yanagikōji Parallel Universe. Yanagikōji Parallel Universe is a continuation of the band's previous album Surf Bungaku Kamakura, where each track is named after a station on the Enoshima Electric Railway.[4]
It is the first single from the band to include three new songs as B-sides since Blue Train.
The music video for "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" was directed by Yoshiyuki Shimada.[5] The video begins with an animation of the song's lyrics with Gotoh singing along, before transitioning to be in the same style of The Tatami Galaxy's (and Tatami Time Machine Blues) opening titles. The rest of the video features the band members inside the animated world of The Tatami Galaxy whilst dressed as characters from the anime.[6]
All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh except track 2.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" (出町柳パラレルユニバース) | Masafumi Gotoh | 4:04 | |
| 2. | "I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams (with AAAMYYY)" (Cover, original song by Weezer) | Rivers Cuomo | Rivers Cuomo | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Oppama Feelin' Down" (追浜フィーリンダウン) | Masafumi Gotoh and Kensuke Kita | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "Yanagikōji Parallel Universe" (柳小路パラレルユニバース) | Masafumi Gotoh | 2:55 | |
| Total length: | 13:09 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jūni Shinhō no Yūkei" (十二進法の夕景; Evening Glow of Duodecimal) | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Shinseiki no Love Song" (新世紀のラブソング) | 5:51 |
| 3. | "Kōya wo Aruke" (荒野を歩け; Walk in the Wild Land) | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Standard" (スタンダード) | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Maigoinu to Ame no Beat" (迷子犬と雨のビート; A Lost Dog and Beats of the Rain) | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Ima wo Ikite" (今を生きて; Living in the Now) | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Empathy" (エンパシー) | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 35:36 | |
| Chart (2022) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| Japanese Singles (Oricon)[7] | 9 |
| Japanese Rock Singles (Oricon)[8] | 1 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 21 September 2022 | Ki/oon | Pre-release of A-side track "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" | ||
| Japan | 28 September 2022 | CD | KSCL-3384 | Full release of single, including B-side tracks | |
| CD+BD | KSCL-3382 | ||||
| Various |
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