Mone Kamihiraishi takes charge of the OP theme for the second season of the anime "7SEEDS! The music was written by rock band GLIM SPANKY!

Actress and singer Mone Kamihiraishi will be the opening theme for the second season of "7SEEDS," which will be distributed on Netflix during 2020. The song is "From The Seeds," a new song written by the rock band GLIM SPANKY for this production.

7SEEDS" is an anime work based on the manga of the same title by Yumi Tamura, which was serialized in Shogakukan's "flowers flower comics alpha". It is a blockbuster survival work that has sold a total of more than 6 million copies (including digital copies) in volumes 1-35 (plus one volume of an outside story).

The first season of the anime is currently being distributed on Netflix, and is also being broadcast on TOKYO MX, BS Fuji, and other popular TV stations. The long-awaited second season will also be distributed on Netflix in 2020.

Mone Kamihiraishi, born in 1998, is an actress and singer who debuted in 2011 when she won the Special Jury Prize at the 7th "Toho Cinderella" audition. In 2014, she played her first leading role in a film, "Maiko is Lady," for which she won the 38th Japan Academy Prize for Best New Actor. He is currently starring in the drama "Koi ha tsudzuru yo dokoide" and is scheduled to star in the musical "Little Zombie Girl" to be performed in July 2020. In animation, she voiced the heroine Mitsuba in Makoto Shinkai's hit "Kimi no na wa. She is also known for voicing the heroine Mitsuba in Makoto Shinkai's hit film "Kimi no na wa.

GLIM SPANKY, the rock band that wrote the opening theme "From The Seeds," is a two-man rock unit consisting of Remi Matsuo (vocals and guitar) and Hiroki Kamemoto (guitar). The band is a popular unit that has attracted attention for Matsuo's husky vocals with an overwhelming presence and Kamemoto's bluesy, emotional guitar playing.

Comments from Mone Kamihiraishi and GLIM SPANKY have been received, so let us introduce them below.

Comment from Mone Kamihiraishi
I thought that the bravery that the two members of GLIM SPANKY put into the song, which is about confronting adversity and going forward with faith in what you have cultivated, was a perfect link to the work. I also felt that the kindness and flexible strength of the two of you, which I was exposed to during the production process, was packed into every part of this song. Encountering this work and music, and meeting Remi and Mr. Kamemoto, I myself feel that I have been given the strength to quietly look forward. I hope it will be the same for someone else.

GLIM SPANKY Comment
First of all, in writing "From The Seeds," I wanted to get to know Moeon well, so I met her in person. My impression was that she is very straight, has a strong core, and is a beautiful person. I thought it was very human and beautiful that she lives her life trying to create something good even though she is lost and conflicted about her own expression. We always choose to live our lives, and this becomes our fertilizer and nurtures us." This is the message shared by the original anime, Mone's humanity, and what GLIM SPANKY wants to convey. To express this message, the song is melodious, but has the right strength, and I think that Moeon's singing has made it a song that can be conveyed straight to the audience.
In fact, we recorded the sound in our usual style, and I was able to participate in the performance and chorus, making it a very collaborative work. Please take a listen and find out what kind of chemical reaction has occurred between Moeon-san and GLIM SPANKY.

Opening theme information
From The Seeds" by Mone Kamihiraishi
Lyrics: Remi Matsuo (GLIM SPANKY)
Composed by GLIM SPANKY
Arrangement: Hiroki Kamemoto (GLIM SPANKY)
Single: February 25, 2020 (Tuesday) release

Anime Outline
7SEEDS

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1st season available exclusively worldwide on Netflix
2nd season to be available exclusively worldwide on Netflix in 2020

Broadcast Information
Broadcasting from January 14, 2020
TOKYO MX: Every Tuesday at 23:00~
BS Fuji: Every Tuesday at 24:00~
J:TV "Aniobi": Every Tuesday at 23:30~

Staff＞
Director：Yukio Takahashi
Assistant Director：Kazuya Aiura
Series Structure：Doko Waita
Screenplay：Doko Waita, Shigeru Morita, Aoi Shujiro
Character Design：Yoko Sato
Chief Animation Director：Yoko Sato, Yoshiko Saito, Chisa Shibata
Prop/Sub Character Design：Yoshiko Saito
Creature Design/Creature Supervisor：Tadashi Otohata
Action and Effects Supervisor: SNIPES
Art Design: Ayumi Sugimoto (Senju Kobo)
Art Board: Masayo Kobayashi (Senju Kobo)
Art Director: Yusuke Ikeda / Color Design: Mineyo Onishi
Special Effects: Meimi Irisa
Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa / Editor: Akari Saito
3DCG Production: OKINAWA GONZO
3DCG production assistance: Type ZERO
2D Design/Monitor Works: Hirofumi Araki
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
Music: Michiru
Music Production: Universal Music
Animation Production: GONZO/Studio KAI

＜Cast＞
Natsu Iwashimizu: Nao Higashiyama
Arashi Aota: Jun Fukuyama
Cicamaru Asai: Katsuyuki Konishi
Botan Saotome: Yoko Sawaumi
Matsuri Tendou: Kana Asumi
Chimaki Morimiya: Akira Ishida
Hotaru Kusakari: Aoi Yuki
Momote: Kazuhiko Inoue
Hana Suekuro: Yoko Hikasa
Haru Yukima: Hiroshi Nojima
Mansaku Kadomata: Ryutaro Okiayu
Hibari Niigusa: Eri Kitamura
Chisa Taiami: Mamiko Noto
Momotaro Wild Fire: Ryo Hirohashi
Fujiko Sweet Tea: Shizuka Ito
Ao Yanagi: Hisao Egawa
Ran Inogaki: Mayumi Asano
Akiwo Inagashii: Kenta Miyake
Kurumi Shikano: Ai Kakuma
Ryusei Ogiwara: Kaito Ishikawa
Akane Nashimoto: Mikako Komatsu
Sakuya Yamaki: Daisuke Sakaguchi
Hazuki Karita: Takanori Hoshino
Yoshiya Jugoya: Kenjiro Tsuda
Takahiro Niimaki: Nozomu Sasaki
Fuki Shimejima: Kenji Nojima
Misuru Kagurazaka: Hoko Kuwashima
Yasui: Kensho Ono
Ryo: Takahiro Sakurai
Koruri: Haruka Sensuga
Ayu: Yu Shimamura
Coot: Takuatsu Terajima
Gengoro: Takuya Sato
Niji: Junko Minagawa
Unani: Masashi Sugawara
Takashi: Toshi Hayami
Maaku Ibaraki: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Maria Kanzake: Minako Kotobuki

＜Music＞
・First season:
Opening theme: Amatsuki "Ark"
Ending theme: majiko "WISH"
・Second season:
Opening theme: Mone Kamishiraishi "From The Seeds
Ending theme: Cider Girl "Synchro"

＜Introduction＞
When the girl Natsu wakes up, she is in the ocean. She is suddenly thrown out into the raging sea and arrives at an island with Arashi, Cicadamaru and Botan. The island is an uncivilized jungle, where she is attacked by giant plants and ferocious animals and insects one after another, and thrown into a life of survival where death is the only option. In the midst of all this, a man claiming to be their guide tells them of an unbelievable plan to avert the extinction of the human race. It is the "7SEEDS Project," a grand plan to freeze young, healthy people and preserve them in a world after the disaster has passed, in order to avoid the extinction of the human race. The girls were shocked to learn for the first time that they were the chosen ones for the project.
The young people selected for the "7SEEDS Project" live their lives in a changed world under harsh conditions, but they do their best to survive.

(C) 2019 Yumi Tamura, Shogakukan/7SEEDS Project