Shiny Tale

Shiny Tale is the opening theme of the anime, performed by the band Mix Speaker's, Inc. The accompanying visuals were directed by Ai Yoshimura.

Visuals[]

The visuals for the opening tell no narrative in particular. They are a mixture of stills and clips of various characters. These begin with Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake on their separate ways to school, and finally end with them standing outside the gates of Sanada North High, along with various other members of the school.

In the ending of the final episode, the visuals are a montage of clips from various episodes, next to which the credits roll.

Lyrics[]

Lyrics sourced from animelyrics.com (archive), with thanks to Rei (rōmaji lyrics) and animeyay (English lyrics).

- indicates lines used in the TV opening.
- indicates lines used in the ending of Episode 12.

Kanji	Rōmaji	English Translation
旅立つ夢を奏で始め最初のページ開いて	Tabidatsu yume wo kanade hajime Saisho no pēji hiraite	We begin playing as an orchestra our dreams of journeying, And flip to the first page
どんな宝より輝くモノ見つけた振り返ればほらバカみたいに笑う顔がどこまでも進ませる	Donna takara yori kagayaku mono mitsuketa Furikaereba hora baka mitai ni warau kao ga dokomademo susumaseru	I’ve found something that sparkles more than any treasure When I turn around, seeing your silly smiles gives me the strength to go as far as I need
この狭い部屋で書いた物語が紡ぐ小説のプロローグ	Kono semai heya de kaita monogatari ga Tsumugu shousetsu no purorōgu	The tale we once wrote in this small room Will be the prologue to the novel we're currently writing
大空へ届きそうなスピードで舵も取らず走ってきた旅立つ夢を奏で始め次のページを開いて	Ōzora e todokisou na supīdo de Kaji mo torazu hashitte kita Tabidatsu yume wo kanade hajime tsugi no pēji wo hiraite	Going fast enough to nearly touch the vast sky, we’ve been running with our hands off the ship's wheel We begin playing as an orchestra our dreams of journeying, and flip to the next page
どんな困難でも嵐や黒い雨も追い風に乗ってどこまでも誰も届かない場所で待っているから	Donna konnan demo arashi ya kuroi ame mo Oikaze ni notte Dokomademo dare mo todokanai basho de matteiru kara	No matter what difficulties we may face, be it storm or black rain, We’ll ride the tailwind and Wait in a place no one else will be able to reach
この広い海で書いた物語が空白の地図を埋めてゆく	Kono hiroi umi de kaita monogatari ga Kūhaku no chizu wo umete yuku	The tale we are writing in this vast sea Begins filling up our blank map
果てなく続く夢の海へ光か闇か分からずに一度きりのボク達の旅次のページを開いて	Hatenaku tsuzuku yume no umi e hikari ka yami ka wakarazu ni Ichidokiri no bokutachi no tabi tsugi no pēji wo hiraite	We sail towards a sea of endless dreams, not knowing whether we'll find light or darkness This is our one and only journey, so we begin looking for the next pages
この狭い部屋で書いた物語が紡ぐ小説のプロローグ	Kono semai heya de kaita monogatari wa Tsumugu shousetsu no purorōgu	The tale we once wrote in this tiny room Will be the prologue to the novel we're currently writing
まだ見ぬ場所に希望を見て数えきれない悲しみを真っ黒な光の海でも風はいつでもあるから	Mada minu basho ni kibou wo mite kazoekirenai kanashimi wo Makkuro na hikari no umi demo kaze wa itsudemo aru kara	There's hope to be found in hidden places, as well as countless sorrows On a sea where even the light is pitch black, there will always be wind
大空へ届きそうなスピードで舵も取らず走ってきた旅立つ夢を奏で始め次のページを開いて	Ōzora e todokisou na supīdo de Kaji mo torazu hashitte kita Tabidatsu yume wo kanade hajime tsugi no pēji wo hiraite	Going fast enough to nearly touch the vast sky, we’ve been running with our hands off the ship's wheel We begin playing as an orchestra our dreams of journeying, and flip to the next page
ボク達の物語次のページを探して	Bokura no monogatari tsugi no pēji wo sagashite	This is our story, so we begin looking for the next pages

Characters[]

In order of appearance:

Credits[]

These credits are seen during the ED of Episode 1.

Music: Mix Speaker's, Inc.
- Composition: seek
- Lyrics: YUKI
Storyboard: Shinji Takamatsu
Director: Ai Yoshimura
Animation director: Yoshinori Yumoto
Key animation:
- Ataru Nagasu
- Yasuyuki Noda
- Mai Ishī
- Akira Kikuchi
- Yukiko Ishibashi
- Tetsuya Ishikawa
- Takashi Maruyama
- Tomoko Ishida
Second key animation:
- Masakazu Endō
- Aiko Ōura
- Kana Nishijima
- Atsumi Koganemaru
- Kōhei Tokuoka

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

In the first few shots of the OP, the locations are based on real-life ones near the Kami-Igusa railway station in Suginami, Tokyo (which is close to where the Sunrise Animation headquarters is located).

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