Umi no Manimani

"Umi no Manimani"
Reflection of fireworks on the water surface
Single by Yoasobi
from the EP Hajimete no – EP and The Book 3
LanguageJapanese
English title"Manimani"
ReleasedNovember 18, 2022
GenreJ-pop
Length4:15
LabelSony Japan
Songwriter(s)Ayase
Producer(s)Ayase
Yoasobi singles chronology
"Shukufuku"
(2022) 		"Umi no Manimani"
(2022) 		"Adventure"
(2023)
Music video
"Umi no Manimani" on YouTube
"Manimani" on YouTube

"Umi no Manimani" (海のまにまに, lit. "at the mercy of the sea") is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their EPs, Hajimete no – EP and The Book 3 (2023). It was released as a single on November 18, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, as the third song from the short story collection project Hajimete no after "Mr.", and "Suki da". The song was based on the story Yūrei, written by 147th Naoki Prize-winning Mizuki Tsujimura.

Background and release

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On December 1, 2021, the same date as their EP The Book 2 release, Yoasobi announced the project Hajimete no, a collaboration between the duo and four Naoki Prize-winning novelists: Rio Shimamoto, Mizuki Tsujimura, Miyuki Miyabe, and Eto Mori, to produce songs based on the authors' novel under the theme of "a story to read when you do [something] for the first time". All novels were published as a book on February 16, 2022, titled Hajimete no.[1][2] One of four novels written by Tsujimura is Yūrei (ユーレイ, lit. "Ghost") with the theme "a story when you first run away from home". It is about a middle school "I" who runs away from home and arrives at a seaside town. She meets a mysterious girl who holds bouquets of flowers at the beach at night.[3]

On November 6, 2022, Yoasobi began posting a series of Stories via their pop-up store Tabi Suru Honya-san Yoasobi Gō's Instagram account, teasing a snippet of "Umi no Manimani", based on Yūrei.[4] Followed by numerous texts from the based novel, the last story announced that the song would be released on November 18.[5] To commemorate the release, billboards of 400-character handwritten reading impressions of Yūrei were placed inside the Tokyo Metro subways and at Shibuya Station between November 7 and 13. Japanese voice actor Shin'ichirō Kamio, actress Tao Tsuchiya, YouTuber Bunkei, singer Momoko Gumi Company (Bish), comedian Nishida (Lalande), and sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi are in charge of writing the impressions.[6] All billboards were later featured in the single's teaser video, uploaded on November 15.[7] A music video for "Umi no Manimani", directed by Asuka Dokai, premiered on March 21, 2023.[8]

"Umi no Manimani" was later included on Yoasobi's EPs Hajimete no – EP and The Book 3, released on May 10 and October 4, 2023, respectively.[9][10] The English version, "Manimani", appeared on their third English-language EP E-Side 3, released on April 12, 2024.[11] "Umi no Manimani", its visual, and its based story were adapted into an exhibition called Immersive Museum Yoasobi – "Umi no Manimani" ga, Dekiru Made at Bellesalle Shinjuku South Exit from July 10 to September 8, 2024.[12]

Composition

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"Umi no Manimani" is a medium-tempo track written by member Ayase, expressing "the mood change of the protagonist who runs away from home to the mysterious world of the beach at night, which is the main worldview of the story."[13] The song was composed in the key of B minor, 98 beats per minute with a running time of four minutes and 15 seconds.[14]

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for "Umi no Manimani"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[15] 68
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[16] 7

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Umi no Manimani"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 18, 2022
Sony Japan [17]

References

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  1. ^ "YOASOBI 4人の直木賞作家とコラボ 書き下ろし原作に楽曲を発表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Mugi (December 31, 2021). "Hit duo YOASOBI teams up with 4 Naoki Prize-winning novelists for new song project". Grape. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "家出して海辺の街に辿り着いた中学生の「私」。花束が手向けられた夜の広場で、不思議な少女と出会う【辻村深月 ユーレイ】／はじめての②". Davinci Web (in Japanese). October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Yoasobi [@YOASOBI_staff] (November 6, 2022). "【 #はじめての 新曲解禁 】" (Tweet). Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボプロジェクト・辻村深月『ユーレイ』原作曲「海のまにまに」の配信決定". The First Times (in Japanese). November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ・プロジェクト第3弾楽曲「海のまにまに」配信リリース 原作小説試し読み企画も". CDJournal (in Japanese). November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ・プロジェクトの辻村深月原作曲「海のまにまに」ティーザー公開。モモコグミカンパニー（BiSH）、土屋太鳳らによる原作小説の読書感想文を使用". Skream! (in Japanese). November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家とのコラボプロジェクト『はじめての』第3弾楽曲「海のまにまに」MV公開". The First Times (in Japanese). March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボプロジェクト4曲＆小説入り『はじめての - EP』数量限定でリリース". Barks (in Japanese). March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "YOASOBI、新曲「勇者」がTVアニメ"葬送のフリーレン"OPテーマに決定。同曲収録した3rd EP『THE BOOK 3』10/4リリース". Skream! (in Japanese). September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "YOASOBIの英語版EP第3弾『E-SIDE 3』が明日配信リリース". Cinra (in Japanese). April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "YOASOBIの楽曲「海のまにまに」が誕生するまでを体験する特別展『Immersive Museum YOASOBI』開幕". Spice (in Japanese). July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "YOASOBI、直木賞作家コラボ曲第3弾「海のまにまに」配信決定 土屋太鳳ら著名人6名による原作小説の読書感想文も公開". Pia (in Japanese). November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "Key, BPM of 海のまにまに by YOASOBI". Musicstax. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Week of November 30, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2022-11-28" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "直木賞作家コラボプロジェクト『はじめての』第三弾、辻村深月『ユーレイ』原作曲「海のまにまに」が11/18(金)配信決定！". Yoasobi Official Website. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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