is a song by Japanese pop singer Sayuri. It was released as the fifth single of her debut studio album, Mikazuki no Koukai, on March 1, 2017. It reached number 10 on Oricon and Japan Hot 100, making her enter Top 10 for first time in both charts. It was used as the ending for the anime Scum's Wish.
Release On 15 December 2016, Fuji TV's Noitamina revealed that Sayuri would perform "Parallel Line" as ending theme song for Scum's Wish. Parallel Line was released as a single on 1 March 2017 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition. The single reached number 10 on Oricon and Japan Hot 100 and 4 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 8, 5 and 6 weeks respectively.
Music video The music video for "Parallel Line" was directed by Yasuhiro Arafune and the storyboards were created from Scum's Wish's author Mengo Yokoyari. The video features Sayuri singing in front of mirrors with night sky and cracked glass effect. Sometimes scene shifts to a classroom and a white background. It was also mixed with the scene from anime Scum's Wish.
Track listing All tracks written by Sayuri.
Regular edition
Limited edition
Limited anime edition
Personnel
Sayuri - music, lyrics Eiji Nishihara - producer Hidehiro Kawai - arranger, bass, keyboard Haruka - guitar Tsukasa Inoue - drums Ayaka Toki - recording engineer Masayoshi Sugai - mixing engineer Mitsuyasu Abe - mastering engineer
Charts YearChartPeakposition 2017 Oricon平行線 SAYURI ORICON 10 Japan Hot 100Sayuri – Chart history Billboard Japan10 Japan Hot Animation BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ANIMATION4
Release history RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogJapan1 March 2017Ariola JapanCDBVCL-782CD+DVDBVCL-780CD+DVDBVCL-783
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