Minami Kuribayashi Minami Kuribayashi OP theme for the 2nd season OP theme for the 2nd season TV animation "Hataraku Maou-sama! The second season of "Hataraku Maou-sama! will be "WITH" by Minami Kuribayashi. Kuribayashi will sing the opening theme "ZERO! The second season's opening theme "WITH" will be sung by Minami Kuribayashi, who also sang the first season's opening theme "ZERO! and the lyrics are written by Kuribayashi, with Tomohiro Nakado composing and arranging the music, and Masaaki Iizuka, an essential part of Kuribayashi's music, on guitar. Kuribayashi said of the song, "It's the same song as 'ZERO! The song is a more powerful version of the song while keeping the atmosphere of "ZERO! The lyrics were chosen to be energetic, but at the same time to be comforting. I hope you enjoy the world of the theme song as well as the work. Based on the popular light novel, the TV anime "Hataraku Maou-sama! is a popular fantasy about Satan, a demon king who comes to Tokyo from another world after being defeated by a hero, and lives in a six-tatami-mat apartment. The second season, which has been about eight years since the first season, began airing in July. Kuribayashi's 40th single "WITH" will be released on July 20. (C)2021 Satoshi Wagahara/KADOKAWA/MAOUSAMA Project
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
