"Level 5: Judgelight" (stylized as "LEVEL5 -judgelight-") is a Japanese single by the pop and trance duo fripSide, which was released by Geneon Universal Entertainment on February 17, 2010.[1] The track serves as the second opening theme music for J.C.Staff's anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun.

"Level 5: Judgelight"
Single by fripSide
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Memory of Snow"
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2010 (2010-02-17)
GenreJ-pop
Length18:50
LabelGeneon Universal
Composer(s)Satoshi Yaginuma
Lyricist(s)
  • fripSide
  • Satoshi Yaginuma
  • Yuki-ka
Producer(s)Jun Nishimura
fripSide singles chronology
"Only My Railgun"
(2009)
"Level 5: Judgelight"
(2010)
"Future Gazer"
(2010)
A Certain Scientific Railgun album chronology
A Certain Scientific Railgun
(2009)
A Certain Scientific Railgun OVA
(2010)

Background

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"Level 5: Judgelight" is the first single for which fripSide was credited as a group for its lyrics. The title, coined by Satoshi Yaginuma, combines the words "judgement" and the "light" emitted by Mikoto Misaka's Railgun ability. Yaginuma described it as representing the "light of justice that gathers around Mikoto as a collective of longing, trust, and bond".[2]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Satoshi Yaginuma

"Level 5: Judgelight" CD track listing
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Level 5: Judgelight"fripSide4:25
2."Memory of Snow"Satoshi Yaginuma
Yuki-ka
5:02
3."Level 5: Judgelight" (instrumental) 4:25
4."Memory of Snow" (instrumental) 4:58
Total length:18:50

Limited edition

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The single's limited edition is bundled with a DVD and was also released on February 17, 2010.[3]

"Level 5: Judgelight" DVD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Level 5 Judgelight (PV)" 
2."Making" 
3."Spot (In Stores Now ver.)" 
4."Spot (Special ver.)" 

Chart

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Year Chart Peak
position
2010 Japan Oricon Singles Chart (Oricon)[4] 4

References

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  1. ^ "fripSide/LEVEL5-Judgelight-". toaru-project.com/railgun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ 「only my railgun」が09年の台風の目となったfripSideにインタビュー――新「LEVEL5-judgelight-」は「よりfripSideらしい曲になりました」 [Interview with fripSide, whose song "only my railgun" became a typhoon in 2009--The new song "LEVEL5-judgelight-" is "more like a fripSide song"]. Animate Times (in Japanese). February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ^ LEVEL5 -judgelight-(初回限定盤) [LEVEL5 -judgelight- (First Limited Edition)]. fripSide Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "LEVEL5-judgelight-". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.