Nijisanji's Sara Hoshikawa Taps HoneyWorks for Anime Ending Theme
A long-running studio-level collaboration between a Nijisanji member and HoneyWorks now lands on a TV anime ending theme, pairing a light novel adaptation with a vtuber voice the song was written to fit.
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Nijisanji's Sara Hoshikawa will sing 'Hatsukoi Reply' for the TV anime 'Shiokoi: Shio Kotai no Sato-san ga Ore ni dake Amai.' Credited to HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara, the song is written, composed and arranged by HoneyWorks with MARUMOCHI, and is Hoshikawa's first anime tie-in. It arrives digitally on September 29. The anime's second key visual and main PV also appeared. Oishi Masayoshi handles the opening theme, 'Sugar Salt,' out October 6, the day the anime starts airing.
The song is credited to HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara, with lyrics, music and arrangement by HoneyWorks and the music creator team MARUMOCHI. Hoshikawa said she sang it while picturing the protagonist and heroine closing the distance between them, and HoneyWorks said the writing aimed at the expressions heroine Sato Koharu reserves for the protagonist. The two sides have worked together before, on 'Kawaii ne tte Iwarechatta' from the 2021 album 'Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai -FLYING SONGS- Aishiteru,' on 2022's 'Uchira, Koibito Sengen!,' and on the 2023 duet 'Itakiss' with Amatsuki. HoneyWorks also handled lyrics, music and arrangement for 'Koi no Oshiuri' on Hoshikawa's 2023 first album.
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