IRIS OUT/JANE DOE【Standard Edition】

Kenshi Yonezu's 16th single is a double A-side single featuring the theme song for the theatrical film "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" and the ending theme featuring Hikaru Utada!

Kenshi Yonezu and Chainsaw Man team up again by miracle!!
And, the first-ever gorgeous collaboration between Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada has come true!!

It has been decided that "IRIS OUT," written by Kenshi Yonezu as the theme song for the theatrical film "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc," and the film's ending theme, Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada's "JANE DOE," will be released as a double A-side single.

The original work is the manga "Chainsaw Man," which has exceeded 30 million copies in cumulative circulation in the series and is currently being serialized to great popularity in "Shonen Jump+" (Shueisha). The author is the genius manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto, who has produced one hit after another, such as "Fire Punch," "Look Back," and "Sayonara Eri." In 2022, a TV anime produced by animation studio MAPPA ("Jujutsu Kaisen," "Attack on Titan: The Final Season," etc.) was broadcast, earning high acclaim not only in Japan but also around the world. It has been distributed in over 200 countries and regions to date. The opening theme "KICK BACK," written by Kenshi Yonezu, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), achieving the unprecedented feat of being the first song with Japanese lyrics to do so. In response to the huge worldwide buzz, it became a massive hit with 200 million MV views, 140 million views for the anime OP video, and over 500 million cumulative streaming plays.

And this time, the story that continues from the final episode of the TV anime and is highly popular among fans, [Episode "Reze Arc"], is being made into a movie. The story of the protagonist Denji, who is toyed with by a girl named Reze whom he met by chance and charges into an unpredictable fate, is depicted along with the high-speed battle action unique to MAPPA animation. The movie will be released on Friday, September 19. It has been decided that it will be released in over 50 countries and regions, starting with Japan.

《Contents》
1.IRIS OUT
2.JANE DOE

Jacket illustration by Kenshi Yonezu