Brave Shine

"Brave Shine" is the eighth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on June 3, 2015 under Defstar Records. Written by Aimer (under her pen name "aimerrhythm") and Hisashi Koyama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime TV series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.[1][2][3] Originally, the series' second opening theme was intended to be "Last Stardust", composed also by Aimer. However, the staff did not find it fitting for the video's sequences and instead used "Brave Shine".[4]

"Brave Shine"
Single by Aimer
from the album DAWN
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Ophelia /
Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.- /
AM03:00 -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.- /
7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.-"
ReleasedJune 3, 2015 (2015-06-03)
Recording studioStudio Device • Prime Sound Studio
Genre
Length27:28
LabelDefstar Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kenji Tamai
Aimer singles chronology
"Broken Night"
(2014)		 "Brave Shine"
(2015)		 "Ninelie"
(2016)
Music video
Brave Shine on YouTube

The single peaked at No. 4 on both Oricon's singles charts and Billboard Japan's Hot 100.[5]

Track listing

CD

All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Brave Shine"Hisashi Koyama
  • Kenji Tamai
  • Shogo Ohnishi
3:53
2."Ophelia"Kōsuke NomaMAURA
  • Tamai
  • Hajime Uchiyama
6:44
3."Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.-" ((君を待つ -acoustic ver.-, "Waiting for You -acoustic ver.-"))Takahiro Furukawa
  • Tamai
  • Ohnishi
4:07
4."AM03:00 -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-"give me wallets 6:14
5."7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-" (Shichi-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.- (7月の翼, "Wings of July" -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-))Rui Momota 4:55
6."Brave Shine (TV Size)"Koyama
  • Tamai
  • Ohnishi
1:31

DVD
  • "Brave Shine" (Music video) - 3:55

Limited Edition DVD

Music video

The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a couple roams across the desert as a dark spirit follows them. As the man carries the woman up a volcano, they confront the entity and reach the summit and embrace as the volcano erupts.

Chart position
Charts (2015) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 4[6]
Billboard Japan Hot 100 4[7]
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales 3[8]
Billboard Japan Hot Animation 2[9]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2015 Newtype Anime Awards Best Theme Song "Brave Shine"
(from anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)		 Won[10]

References
  1. "Aimer8枚目のシングルは"Fate UBW"第2期OP" [Aimer's 8th single is "Fate UBW" 2nd OP]. Natalie.mu. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. "Aimer、新曲発売翌日のライブ音源をその24時間後にハイレゾ配信" [Aimer delivers high-resolution live music 24 hours after the release of the new song]. Natalie.mu. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. Loveridge, Lynzee (2015-02-15). "Aimer to Sing Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works' 2nd Season Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. "【Aimer／I beg you】歌詞の意味を徹底解釈！Fateの主題歌で間桐桜の暗くも切ない思いを描く！？" (in Japanese). Salute Project. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. "Brave Shine EP / Aimer". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  6. "週間 シングルランキング 2015年06月15日付" [Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking (2015-06-15)]. Oricon. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  8. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. Green, Scott (2015-10-12). "2014–2015 Newtype Anime Award winners announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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