Mashiro Ayano (綾野 ましろ, Ayano Mashiro, born April 23 in Tōyako, Hokkaido) is a Japanese singer.[1] She released her first single "ideal white" on October 22, 2014, which is used as the opening theme to the 2014 anime television series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.[2] Her second single "Vanilla Sky" released on April 29, 2015, which is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime television series Gunslinger Stratos.[3] "infinity beyond". Ayano's third single was released August 19, 2015, and was used as the theme song for the Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded[4] PC game.[5] Her fourth single, "Lotus Pain", was released on August 3, 2016, and is used as the ending theme for D.Gray-Man Hallow.[6]
Mashiro Ayano | |
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Birth name | 綾野ましろ |
Born | April 23 |
Origin | Tōyako, Hokkaido, Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels |
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Website | www |
Her first album White Palace released on October 5, 2016. Ayano moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[7] Her fifth single "Newlook" was released on May 17, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Re:Creators..[8] Her sixth single "starry" was released on January 17, 2018; the song is used as the first opening theme of anime Record of Grancrest War.[9] Her seventh single "Shōdō" (衝動, Impulse) was released digitally on May 12, 2018, and received physical release on May 16, 2018; the song is used as the second ending theme of anime Record of Grancrest War.[10]
Her eighth single "Get Over/confession/ Glamorous Sky" was released on July 17, 2019.[11] The song "Get Over" was released digitally on July 1, 2019, and it was used as the fourth ending song of anime Puzzle & Dragons[12] Her second album Arch Angel was released on September 2, 2019[13] Her ninth single "Alive" was released on January 11, 2020, and received physical release on February 19, 2020; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Darwin's Game.[14] On September 22, 2021 she released her first digital compilation album white chronicles.[citation needed]
On December 14, 2021 it was announced that she will leave her agency "Creative Office Cue" and label Sacra Music at the end of the year, after her contract expired. [1]
On January 17, 2024, it was announced that she would resume large-scale activities after a hiatus since 2021. On the same day, a new official website and an official fan club "Neo-Mashirontier" were opened. Additionally, on February 3 she released the music video for her new song "FLAVOR. (GUM)" on her official YouTube channel. She released her first EP FLAVOR on March 1, 2024 with a digital version scheduled to be released on March 13, 2024. [15][16]
Discography
editStudio albums
editYear | Albums | Peak Oricon albums chart position | |
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1st | 2016 | White Place | 27[17] |
2nd | 2019 | Arch Angel | 38[13] |
Compilation albums
editYear | Albums | Peak Oricon Albums chart position | |
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1st digital | 2021 | white chronicles | 49 |
Mini-albums
editYear | Albums | Peak Oricon Albums chart position | |
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1st | 2016 | Early Days | 43[18] |
2nd | 2024 | Flavor. | — |
Singles
editYear | Title | Peak Oricon singles chart position |
Album | |
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1st | 2014 | "ideal white" | 14[19] | White Place |
2nd | 2015 | "Vanilla Sky" | 52[20] | |
3rd | "infinity beyond" | 64[21] | ||
4th | 2016 | "Lotus Pain" | 31[22] | |
5th | 2017 | "Newlook" | 26[23] | Arch Angel |
6th | 2018 | "starry" | 29[24] | |
7th | "Shōdō" | 24[25] | ||
8th | 2019 | "Get Over / Confession / Glamorous Sky" | 49[11] | |
9th | 2020 | "Alive" | 42[26] | white chronicles |
Digital singles
editYear | Song | Album |
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2015 | "Focus Light" | White Place |
2016 | "Believe" | Arch Angel |
2018 | "GLAMOROUS SKY" | white chronicles |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mashiro Ayano will leave Sacra Music and Creative Office Cue at the end of the year". Creative Office Cue. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "New Fate/stay night TV Anime is Unlimited Blade Works". Anime News Network. May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano, GARNiDELiA to Perform Gunslinger Stratos Themes". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ LTD., SQUARE ENIX CO. "ガンスリンガー ストラトス リローデッド 公式プロモーションサイト". Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "infinity beyond(初回生産限定盤) | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano Performs D. Gray-man Hallow Anime's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. May 21, 2023.
- ^ "ソニー、新レーベル『SACRA MUSIC』4月発足 Kalafina、ClariSら擁し海外展開". Oricon. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Re:Creators Original Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Main Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano Performs Record of Grancrest War Anime's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ "ASCA, Mashiro Ayano Return for 2nd Record of Grancrest War Theme Songs". Anime News Network. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "GET OVER/confession/GLAMOROUS SKY | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano Announces Triple A-Side Single Including Anime Song". Moshi Moshi Nippon. May 30, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Arch Angel" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 18, 2019). "Mashiro Ayano Performs Ending Theme for Darwin's Game Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano's new EP". mashirowhite.com. March 3, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Mashiro Ayano's new EP CD release". mashirowhite.com. March 1, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ "Arch Angel" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Early Days" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "ideal white" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "vanilla sky | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "infinity beyond | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Lotus Pain | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Newlook | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "starry | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "未定[Shōdō] | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ^ "Alive | 綾野ましろ". Retrieved February 4, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Mashiro Ayano on Twitter
- Mashiro Ayano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia