The official
YouTube channel of Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuya Kitani has
published the video clip of his new song "Manazashi wa
Hikari" ("Your gaze, twilight"), which has become the
opening song of the anime The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity,
released in the summer season of 2025.
A youth
story on screen
The video clip stars Soya Kurokawa, an actor who has recently stood out in the films Kokuho and Kaibutsu, and Tsubaki, known for her participation in a popular Pocari Sweat commercial. Together they play an emotional story of young first love.
Musical
success and its physical release
"Manazashi
wa Hikari" debuted
digitally on July 6, peaking at #33 on Oricon's weekly digital
singles chart. The physical CD release, with an exclusive illustration inspired
by the anime, is scheduled for September 10 (local time in
Japan, early morning of the same day in Spain).
A
recurring artist in anime openings
Tatsuya
Kitani debuted in 2018 under the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment label and is
recognized for performing themes for series such as Bleach, Oshi
no Ko and Jujutsu Kaisen. His melodic and lyrical style
has made him one of the most sought-after musicians in the anime industry.
A little
more about the anime and its history
The TV
adaptation of Saka Mikami's romance manga began airing
on July 5 in Japan, and is available on Netflix globally.
The series is directed by Miyuki Kuroki at CloverWorks,
with a script by Rino Yamazaki and character design by Kohei
Tokuoka.
At the
Chidori Institute, a school for boys with the worst grades, Rintaro,
a young man with an intimidating appearance but a kind heart, studies. While
helping out at the family bakery, he meets Kaoruko, with whom he
connects immediately. However, Rintaro discovers that she is a student at the
exclusive Kikyo Institute for young ladies, which unleashes a series of
obstacles and misunderstandings that will put their budding relationship to the
test.
