The Final Season Part 2 of the TV anime "The Final Season" is currently airing on NHK Sogo, and the promotional video for the ED theme "Demon Child" by Ai Higuchi has been released on the official YouTube channel. The video can be described as an anime special version of the music video for "Akuma no Ko". The video uses a lot of footage from the TV anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" since it started airing in 2013, Season 1, along with the song. It's a must-see for fans as it brings back famous scenes from the past in a specially edited version. As soon as "Demon Child" was released for distribution on January 10 (Mon.), it reached No. 1 in the Apple Music J-Pop ranking in 66 countries including Germany, France, Italy, and Korea, and in the top 10 in 41 other countries. In the iTunes Store J-Pop Ranking, it was ranked No. 1 in 24 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Italy, and in the top 10 in 13 other countries, and in the overall ranking, it was in the top 10 in three countries. (C) Hajime Isayama, Kodansha / "The Final Season" Production Committee
【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.
