"Hishoku no Sora" is the 2nd single of J-pop singer Mami Kawada

Mami Kawada

is a J-pop singer who is currently signed to Geneon Entertainment Inc. She is also a member of the I've Sound who performs soundtracks for some eroge. Mami was usually paired up with co-I've member Kotoko when making soundtracks for anime...

. The title track was used as the first intro theme to the anime Shakugan no Shana

Shakugan no Shana

, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...

. 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

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 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. Anime News Network

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's Theron Martin described the "synth-pop" track, "Hishoku no Sora", as "solid" and "enthusiastic (if not entirely original-sounding)".

Tracklisting

1. - 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. - 4:14
5. another planet (instrumental) - 5:49