Winter Anime "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju -Sukeroku Again-", OP theme information released!　Megumi Hayashibara and Ringo Shiina will continue to play the theme from the first season!

Information on the opening theme for the anime "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc-", which will start in January 2017, has been released.

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju" is a manga serialized in "ITAN" (Kodansha) by Haruko Unda. The story centers on Yorakutei Yakumo, a lone rakugo storyteller who is called "the last master of the Showa era," and Yotaro, who fell in love with rakugo and became his apprentice.
In January 2017, it was announced that the second season "Sukeroku Again Arc", which depicts Yotaro, who became a professional actor and took over the name of "Sukeroku", would be adapted into a movie.
⇒2017 Winter Anime List

It was announced that Megumi Hayashibara, who plays Miyokichi, an important character in the anime "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Sukeroku Again Arc", will sing the opening theme song "Imagine Death", and Ringo Shiina will write, compose, and produce the song, as in the first season. As the title suggests, the song offers a glimpse into the classic rakugo story "Shinigami," or the sensitive emotions of the characters in the anime film.
The single CD is scheduled for release on February 22, 2017. In addition to the title track, it will include coupling tracks, all written, composed, and produced by Sheena Ringo, as well as the opening theme single for the first season of the anime, "Usura Hui Shinju," with the participation of a team of splendid musicians.

[Product Information
Single CD "Imawa no shinigami" (The God of Death on the verge of Now)
Release date: February 22, 2017
Price: 1,200 yen (excluding tax)
Released and distributed by: King Record Co.
Digipak specification only for the first production run