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"spiral" is the third single by Longman. It was released on August 30, 2023, and peaked at #40 on the Oricon single chart. The song primarily serves as the opening theme from the second season of the anime series Mushoku Tensei. It was re-released in October 4, 2023 as part of "10/4".

Contents

The theme song was first released in May 2023, promoting the second season of Mushoku Tensei. According to Real Sound, the song became highly popular reaching over 4.5 million streams. Longman re-released it in the jacket and contents of their 2nd major full-length album "10/4", which was released on October 4, 2023. The DVD that comes with the first limited edition includes the music videos for the album's songs as well as a making-of video. Animehunch describes the opening sequence of Mushoku Tenseias a visual narrative from Rudeus’s perspective, eloquently portraying his yearning to be united with his beloved. This sentiment is portrayed through the graceful entwining of hands, a poignant depiction of his longing. The counterpart figure, however, remains blank, symbolizing the yet unfulfilled search. This sequence portrays Rudeus revisiting his past adventures, as he steadily moves forward. A transformative sequence follows up on this, as we see Rudeus ascend a spiral staircase. This is a metaphor for his evolving self. This staircase signifies his active role in shaping destinies, showcasing his growth. Overall, this opening captures Rudeus’ profound yearning, personal evolution, and the exciting journey that lies ahead. The song won "Favorite Opening Theme Song" in the "Summer 2023 Anime Awards" from Anime Trending

Production

Hirai wanted to do something different from what he done before, so he decided to make it a concept album. Machine Gun Kelly started doing punk rock in 2020, and because he comes from hip-hop, he used hip-hop rhythms and synchronized things. When he heard that, he realized that even punk rock can still do new things. From then on, we started incorporating more and more synchronization. Also, regarding the key of the vocals, up until then both Sawa and he had been singing in a relatively high key, but started using his male voice to sing in a lower key. Anyway, I got into a mode where I wanted to do more and more things that I hadn't done before.

While "spiral" is one thing, he thinks this album as a whole was quite a turning point. Up until then, the group had thought that drums were something that was behind the scenes, something that didn't really come to the fore. But while he was in the hospital, he learned the drums of Travis Barker, and thought that influence is evident in this album. Travis Barker's drumming is the type of drummer who goes out front in terms of sound, which fascinated him and influenced the style of "spiral". He feels like he is able to play the drums more "live-like" than before at live shows. I think it helped me come out of my shell. It is not "spiral," the drum sounds are completely different depending on the song. In that sense, I think the expressions have become even richer. Horihori recorded the instruments after recording the vocals, so he was able to record the drums along with the actual vocals for the first time. That is why he belivese the performance became even more expressive. Sawa suffered a broken bone, the recording schedule had to be changed drastically. The original plan was to record 8 songs in 3 months, but the schedule ended up recording 8 drum songs in 2 days. They recorded the vocals in Tokyo, but this time we recorded them in Ehime by themselves. Thanks to that, the group was able to show more expressions than before. Their pronunciation was also thoroughly investigated. It was extremely difficult, but the band is glad with what they did. While recording, they changed the singing parts.

Content

1. "spiral"
2. "Don’t kill my vibe"
3. spiral (TV size)"
4. "spiral (English Short Ver.)"

• Catalog Number: AICL-4413/4
• Lyrics: TBA
• Compositions: TBA
• Arrangement: TBA

References

1. Oricon https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/582561/products/1484050/1/. Retrieved October 13, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Anime's Promotional Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 2 Premiere". Retrieved October 13, 2023.
3. ^ "LONGMAN、メジャー2ndフルアルバム『10/4』ジャケット＆収録内容公開　先行試聴会への招待キャンペーンも". Real Sound. Retrieved October 13, 2023. Cite error: The named reference "realsound" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
4. "Mushoku Tensei season 2 Episode 5 review". Retrieved October 13, 2023.
5. https://twitter.com/AniTrendz/status/1712771013690401207