Nano Ripe (styled as nano.RIPE) is a Japanese pop rock duo that formed in 1998 as an indie band. They released three singles and four mini-albums before being signed to Lantis in 2010. Although the core of the band is made up of Kimiko (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Jun Sasaki (composition, guitar), when they debuted on Lantis in 2010, the band also consisted of bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Shinn. Shinn left the band in 2011, but Yūki Aoyama joined the band as the drummer in 2013. Abe and Aoyama left the band in 2016.
Following the release of their major debut single "Patricia" (2010), they released four more singles from 2010 to 2011; all five were featured on their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (2011). Their next three studio albums were Plus to Minus no Shikumi (2012), Namida no Ochiru Sokudo (2013), and Nanairo Megane no Himitsu (2014). After the release of their compilation album Shiawase no Kutsu (2015), they released their fifth studio album Space Echo (2016) and their sixth studio album Pippala no Ki no Shita de (2018). This was followed by their second compilation album Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best (2020) and their seventh studio album Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru (2022). Their eighth studio album is Hikari o Hakobu Mono (2025).
Members (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar) (composition, guitar)
Past members Shinn (drums) (bass) (drums)
History 1998–2014 Nano Ripe formed in 1998 with Kimiko and Jun Sasaki as an indie band. They released their first two singles independently: on October 31, 2004 and "Tricycle Rider" in April 2006. Their first two mini-albums were also released independently: on March 12, 2007 and 88 on March 7, 2008. Their next two mini-albums were released by White Dream: on September 10, 2008 and on May 13, 2009. Their next single was also released by White Dream on November 25, 2009. By January 2010, bassist Nobuyuki Abe had joined the band.
Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis in 2010, and released their major debut single on September 22, 2010. They released their second single on December 22, 2010. Their third single was released on April 20, 2011; the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime series Hanasaku Iroha. They released their fourth single on June 29, 2011. Their fifth single followed on August 3, 2011 and the title song is used as the second opening theme of Hanasaku Iroha. Their major debut album was released on October 19, 2011. The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.
Nano Ripe released their sixth single on January 31, 2012 limited to 1,000 copies. Nano Ripe released as their seventh single on April 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Sankarea. The band's eighth single was released on July 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Humanity Has Declined. Nano Ripe's second studio album was released on October 3, 2012. Their ninth single was released on October 31, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the third season of the anime series Bakuman. Yūki Aoyama became a support drummer for the band in February 2013 and officially joined the band the following month.
Nano Ripe's tenth single was released on March 6, 2013; the song is used as the theme song to the 2013 anime film Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home. Nano Ripe's 11th single was released on May 22, 2013; the three songs from the single are used as ending themes of the 2013 anime series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. The band's 12th single was released on October 30, 2013; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series Non Non Biyori. Nano Ripe's third studio album was released on January 8, 2014. Nano Ripe's 13th single was released on July 23, 2014; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2014 anime series Glasslip.
2015–present Nano Ripe's fourth studio album was released on April 8, 2015. Included on the album is a cover of Spitz's song . Nano Ripe's 14th single was released on July 22, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime series Non Non Biyori Repeat. Nano Ripe released their first compilation album on September 23, 2015. Nano Ripe's 15th single was released on February 24, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle. Nano Ripe made their North American debut at Anime Boston in March 2016. The band's 16th single was released on August 3, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate. Nano Ripe's fifth studio album was released on October 19, 2016. The bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Yūki Aoyama left the band in late 2016. Aoyama later died in August 2018.
Nano Ripe's 17th single was released on April 29, 2017 and was only available during events on Nano Ripe's 2017 tour . The band's 18th single was released on November 15, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate. Nano Ripe's 19th single was released on February 7, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2018 anime series Citrus. Nano Ripe's song is used as the opening theme song to the 2018 anime film Non Non Biyori Vacation. Nano Ripe's sixth studio album was released on August 29, 2018. The digital single was released on May 3, 2019, followed by the band's 20th single on August 21, 2019. Their 21st single was released on November 6, 2019; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2019 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate.
Nano Ripe's 22nd single was released on April 22, 2020; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2020 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate. They released their second compilation album on September 23, 2020. Nano Ripe's song was released on the Non Non Biyori theme song compilation album on February 24, 2021; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2021 anime series Non Non Biyori Nonstop. Their digital mini album was released on November 5, 2021. Nano Ripe's seventh studio album was released on October 12, 2022. Another mini album, , was released on August 23, 2023; the title track is used as the opening theme to the latter half of the second season of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Their eighth studio album was released on March 12, 2025.
Discography Albums Studio albums Year Album details Peak Oricon chart positions 2007 Aoiro Pouch Released: March 12, 2007 Format: CD — 2008 88 Released: March 7, 2008 Format: CD — Soratobu Kutsu Released: September 10, 2008 Format: CD — 2009 Jikū Flask Released: May 13, 2009 Format: CD — 2011 Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no Released: October 19, 2011 Label: Lantis (LACA-15150, LACA-35150) Format: CD, CD+DVD 39 2012 Plus to Minus no Shikumi Released: October 3, 2012 Label: Lantis (LACA-15237, LACA-35237) Format: CD, CD+DVD 35 2014 Namida no Ochiru Sokudo Released: January 8, 2014 Label: Lantis (LACA-15370, LACM-35369, LACM-35370) Format: CD 17 2015 Nanairo Megane no Himitsu Released: April 8, 2015 Label: Lantis (LACA-15481, LACA-35481) Format: CD, CD+DVD 26 2016 Space Echo Released: October 19, 2016 Label: Lantis (LACA-15580, LACA-35580) Format: CD, CD+DVD 48 2018 Pippala no Ki no Shita de Released: August 29, 2018 Label: Lantis (LACA-15736, LACA-35736) Format: CD, CD+DVD 52 2021 Chiisana Inori no Sho Released: November 5, 2021 Label: Lantis (LZC-2036) Format: CD — 2022 Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru Released: October 12, 2022 Label: Lantis (LACA-25018) Format: CD 135 2023Hikari no Nai Machi Released: August 23, 2023 Label: Lantis (LACA-25066, LACA-25067) Format: CD — 2025Hikari o Hakobu Mono Released: March 12, 2025 Label: Lantis (LACA-25147) Format: CD "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart.
Compilation albums Year Album details Peak Oricon chart positions 2015 Shiawase no Kutsu Released: September 23, 2015 Label: Lantis (LACA-15514, LACA-35514) Format: CD, CD+DVD 33 2020 Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best Released: September 23, 2020 Label: Lantis (LACA-9778–9779) Format: CD 34
Singles Year Song Peak Oricon chart positions Album 2004 "Kiminchi e" — "Kimi no Uta" — 2006 "Tricycle Rider" — 2009 "Sekai Ten" — Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no 2010 "Patricia" — "Flash Keeper" — 2011 "Hana no Iro" 15 "Saibō Kioku" 59 "Omokage Warp" 34 2012 "Yuki no Sei" — Plus to Minus no Shikumi "Esoragoto" 52 "Real World" 26 "Moshimo no Hanashi" 85 Namida no Ochiru Sokudo 2013 "Kagefumi" 33 "Sankaku e.p." 35 "Nanairo Biyori" 27 2014 "Tōmei na Sekai" 29Nanairo Megane no Himitsu 2015 "Kodama Kotodama" 35 Space Echo 2016 "Lime Tree" 48 "Snowdrop" 100 2017 "Yoru no Taiyō" — Pippala no Ki no Shita de "Kyokyo Jitsujitsu" 92 2018 "Azalea" 59 2019 "I See" — Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best "Yorugao" 144 "Emblem" 126 2020 "Last Chapter" 41 Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru 2022 "Hana Akari" — 2025 "Shizuku" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart.
Music videos YearSongDirector 2010 "Patricia" Jūichi Banba "Flash Keeper" 2011 "Hana no Iro" "Saibō Kioku" Akiko Fukada "Omokage Warp" Jūichi Banba "Seratona" Yasunori Kakegawa 2012 "Esoragoto" Atsushi Tani "Real World" "Number Zero" Yasunori Kakegawa "Moshimo no Hanashi" Atsushi Tani 2013 "Tsumabiku Hitori" Kenji Kiyama "Nanairo Biyori" Tōru Nomura 2014 "Hello" Satoshi Takaki "Tōmei na Sekai" Nanae Takanashi 2015 "Kotaeawase" Ryōji Aoki "Kodama Kotodama" Shin Okawa "Chikyū ni Hari" Ryōji Aoki 2016 "Lime Tree" Kenji Kiyama "Snowdrop" Seiji Kitahira "Luminary" Shin Okawa 2017 "Kyokyo Jitsujitsu" Takayuki Koizumi 2018 "Azalea" Tetsuo Inoue "Polaris" Takayuki Koizumi 2019 "Yorugao" Mitsuo Toyama "Emblem" Hideaki Fukui 2020 "Last Chapter" Kenji Kiyama "Lily Reviver" Miku Nakajima "Orb" Mitsuo Toyama "Itoshiki Hibi" Emiri Torihata "Spica" 2021 "Hana ni Ame" Mitsuo Toyama "Seimeibun" Kō Kanoto
Other album appearances Year Song Album Notes Ref. 2011 "Hatch" Yunosagi Relations Image song for the character Minko Tsurugi from the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. 2012 "Esoragoto" Sankarea Original Soundtrack TV size version for theme song to the anime television series Sankarea. "Real World" Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Humanity Has Declined. 2013 "Hana no Iro""Omokage Warp""Yumeji" Yunosagi Best Songs A compilation album of theme songs to the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. "Gekka""Star Chart""Tsumabiku Hitori" Hataraku Maō-sama! Original Soundtrack TV size versions for theme songs to the anime television series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. "Nanairo Biyori" Non Non Biyori Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Non Non Biyori. 2016 "Lime Tree" Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle. 2018 "Azalea" Citrus Original Soundtrack: To fear love is to fear life TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Citrus. 2021 "Tsugihagi Moyō" Non Non Biyori Days Theme song to the anime television series Non Non Biyori Nonstop.
Additional songs