Nano Ripe

Nano Ripe
Origin Japan
Genres Pop rock
Years active 2004–present
Labels Lantis
Website www.nanoripe.com
Members Kimiko
Jun Sasaki
Past members Shinn
Nobuyuki Abe
Yūki Aoyama

Nano Ripe (styled as nano.RIPE) is a Japanese pop rock duo that formed in 2004 as an indie band. They released three singles and four mini-albums before being signed to Lantis in 2010. Although the core of the band is made up of Kimiko (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Jun Sasaki (composition, guitar), when they debuted on Lantis in 2010, the band also consisted of bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Shinn. Shinn left the band in 2011, but Yūki Aoyama joined the band as the drummer in 2013. Abe and Aoyama left the band in 2016.

Following the release of their major debut single "Patricia" (2010), they released four more singles from 2010 to 2011; all five were featured on their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (2011). Their next three studio albums were Plus to Minus no Shikumi (2012), Namida no Ochiru Sokudo (2013), and Nanairo Megane no Himitsu (2014). After the release of their compilation album Shiawase no Kutsu (2015), they released their fifth studio album Space Echo (2016).

Members

Past members

History

Nano Ripe formed in 2004 with Kimiko and Jun Sasaki as an indie band. They released their first two singles independently: "Kiminchi e / "Kimi no Uta" (きみんちへ/キミノウタ) on October 31, 2004 and "Tricycle Rider" in April 2006. Their first two mini-albums were also released independently: Aoiro Pouch (青色パウチ) on March 12, 2007 and 88 on March 7, 2008.[1] Their next two mini-albums were released by White Dream: Soratobu Kutsu (空飛ぶクツ) on September 10, 2008 and Jikū Flask (時空フラスコ) on May 13, 2009.[2][3] Their next single "Sekai Ten" (世界点) was also released by White Dream on November 25, 2009.[4] By January 2010, bassist Nobuyuki Abe had joined the band.[5]

Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis in 2010, and released their major debut single "Patricia" (パトリシア) on September 22, 2010.[6] They released their second single "Flash Keeper" (フラッシュキーパー) on December 22, 2010.[6] Their third single "Hana no Iro" (ハナノイロ) was released on April 20, 2011;[6] the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime series Hanasaku Iroha. They released their fourth single "Saibō Kioku" (細胞キオク) on June 29, 2011.[6] Their fifth single "Omokage Warp" (面影ワープ) followed on August 3, 2011[6] and the title song is used as the second opening theme of Hanasaku Iroha. Their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (星の夜の脈の音の) was released on October 19, 2011.[6] The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.[7]

Nano Ripe released their sixth single "Yuki no Sei" (ゆきのせい) on January 31, 2012 limited to 1,000 copies.[8] Nano Ripe released "Esoragoto" (絵空事) as their seventh single on April 25, 2012;[6] the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Sankarea. The band's eighth single "Real World" (リアルワールド) was released on July 25, 2012;[6] the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita. Nano Ripe's second studio album Plus to Minus no Shikumi (プラスとマイナスのしくみ) was released on October 3, 2012.[6] Their ninth single "Moshimo no Hanashi" (もしもの話) was released on October 31, 2012;[6] the title song is used as the opening theme of the third season of the anime series Bakuman. Yūki Aoyama became a support drummer for the band in February 2013 and officially joined the band the following month.[9]

Nano Ripe's tenth single "Kagefumi" (影踏み) was released on March 6, 2013;[6] the song is used as the theme song to the 2013 anime film Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home. Nano Ripe's 11th single "Sankaku e.p." (サンカク e.p.) was released on May 22, 2013;[6] the three songs from the single are used as ending themes of the 2013 anime series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. The band's 12th single "Nanairo Biyori" (なないろびより) was released on October 30, 2013;[6] the song is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series Non Non Biyori. Nano Ripe's third studio album Namida no Ochiru Sokudo (涙の落ちる速度) was released on January 8, 2014.[6] Nano Ripe's 13th single "Tōmei na Sekai" (透明な世界) was released on July 23, 2014;[6] the song is used as the ending theme to the 2014 anime series Glasslip. The band's fourth studio album Nanairo Megane no Himitsu (七色眼鏡のヒミツ) was released on April 8, 2015.[6] Included on the album is a cover of Spitz's song "Hotaru" (ホタル).

Nano Ripe's 14th single "Kodama Kotodama" (こだまことだま) was released on July 22, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime series Non Non Biyori Repeat.[10] Nano Ripe released their first compilation album Shiawase no Kutsu (シアワセのクツ) on September 23, 2015. Nano Ripe's 15th single "Lime Tree" (ライムツリー) was released on February 24, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle.[11][12] Nano Ripe made their North American debut at Anime Boston in March 2016.[13] The band's 16th single "Snowdrop" (スノードロップ) was released on August 3, 2016; the title song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara.[14] Nano Ripe's fifth studio album Space Echo (スペースエコー) was released on October 19, 2016.[6] The bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Yūki Aoyama left the band in late 2016.[15] Nano Ripe's 17th single "Yoru no Taiyō" (夜の太陽) was released on April 29, 2017 and was only available during events on Nano Ripe's 2017 tour Seinaru Tanebi (せいなるたねび).[16]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions
2007 Aoiro Pouch
  • Released: March 12, 2007
  • Format: CD
 —
2008 88
  • Released: March 7, 2008
  • Format: CD
 —
Soratobu Kutsu
  • Released: September 10, 2008
  • Format: CD
 —
2009 Jikū Flask
  • Released: May 13, 2009
  • Format: CD
 —
2011 Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no
  • Released: October 19, 2011
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15150, LACA-35150)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 39[17]
2012 Plus to Minus no Shikumi
  • Released: October 3, 2012
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15237, LACA-35237)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 35[18]
2014 Namida no Ochiru Sokudo
  • Released: January 8, 2014
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15370, LACM-35369, LACM-35370)
  • Format: CD
 17[19]
2015 Nanairo Megane no Himitsu
  • Released: April 8, 2015
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15481, LACA-35481)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 26[20]
2016 Space Echo
  • Released: October 19, 2016
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15580, LACA-35580)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 48[21]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak Oricon
chart positions
2015 Shiawase no Kutsu
  • Released: September 23, 2015
  • Label: Lantis (LACA-15514, LACA-35514)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
 33[22]

Singles

Year Song Peak Oricon
chart positions		 Album
2004 "Kiminchi e" — Non-album single
"Kimi no Uta" —
2006 "Tricycle Rider" —
2009 "Sekai Ten" — Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no
2010 "Patricia" —
"Flash Keeper" —
2011 "Hana no Iro" 15[23]
"Saibō Kioku" 59[24]
"Omokage Warp" 34[25]
2012 "Yuki no Sei" — Plus to Minus no Shikumi
"Esoragoto" 52[26]
"Real World" 26[27]
"Moshimo no Hanashi" 85[28] Namida no Ochiru Sokudo
2013 "Kagefumi" 33[29]
"Sankaku e.p." 35[30]
"Nanairo Biyori" 27[31]
2014 "Tōmei na Sekai" 29[32] Nanairo Megane no Himitsu
2015 "Kodama Kotodama" 35[10] Space Echo
2016 "Lime Tree" 48[12]
"Snowdrop" 100[14]
2017 "Yoru no Taiyō" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart.

Music videos

Year Song Director
2010 "Patricia" Jūichi Banba[33][34][35]
"Flash Keeper"
2011 "Hana no Iro"
"Saibō Kioku" Akiko Fukada[36]
"Omokage Warp" Jūichi Banba[37]
"Seratona" Yasunori Kakegawa[38]
"Noctiluca"
2012 "Esoragoto" Atsushi Tani[39][40]
"Real World"
"Number Zero" Yasunori Kakegawa[41]
"Moshimo no Hanashi" Atsushi Tani[42]
2013 "Kagefumi"
"Tsumabiku Hitori" Kenji Kiyama[43]
"Nanairo Biyori" Tōru Nomura[44]
2014 "Hello" Satoshi Takaki[45]
"Tōmei na Sekai" Nanae Takanashi[46]
2015 "Kotaeawase" Ryōji Aoki[47]
"Kodama Kotodama" Shin Okawa
2016 "Lime Tree"
"Snowdrop" Seiji Kitahira
"Luminary"

Other album appearances

Year Song Album Notes Ref.
2011 "Hatch" Yunosagi Relations Image song for the character Minko Tsurugi from the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. [48]
2012 "Esoragoto" Sankarea Original Soundtrack TV size version for theme song to the anime television series Sankarea. [49]
"Real World" Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita. [50]
2013 "Hana no Iro"
"Omokage Warp"
"Yumeji"		 Yunosagi Best Songs A compilation album of theme songs to the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. [51]
"Gekka"
"Star Chart"
"Tsumabiku Hitori"		 Hataraku Maō-sama! Original Soundtrack TV size versions for theme songs to the anime television series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. [52]
"Nanairo Biyori" Non Non Biyori Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Non Non Biyori. [53]
2016 "Lime Tree" Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut Original Soundtrack TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle. [54]

Additional songs

Year Song Artist Album Notes Ref.
2011 "Hatch" Chiaki Omigawa (as Minako Tsurugi) "Namida de Saku Hana" Character song single for the anime series Hanasaku Iroha. [55]
2014 "Loupe" Kanae Itō "Loupe" Kanae Itō's ninth single. [56]
"Praline" Aimi (as Julia) The Idolmaster Live Theater Harmony 04 Compilation album for The Idolmaster Million Live!. [57]
2016 "Isle" Machico (as Tsubasa Ibuki) The Idolmaster Million Live! 3 Original CD Included on a CD bundled with the special edition version of the third volume of the manga series The Idolmaster Million Live! by Yuki Monji. [58]

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  2. ↑ 空飛ぶクツ [Soratobu Kutsu] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
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