Preview of Blood Circulator, a Single from Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Asian Kung-Fu Generation announced details of their new single “Blood Circulator (ブラッドサーキュレーター)”, complete with audio preview of the single. This single is the 23rd for them. Only one edition would be released (CD) when it will hit the stores at July 13th 2016. Blood Circulator is anime tie-up. It become the #19 opening theme for the famous Naruto Shippuden (ナルト 疾風伝) anime.

This single is the third this year for the band that will celebrate their 20th anniversary. Two singles, the 21st and 22nd has been released. The 21st single “Right Now” was released at January 06th 2016 and tie-up for Pink and Gray (ピンクとグレー) movie. The 22nd single “Re:Re: was released at March 16th 2016 and tie-up as anime opening theme of Erased (Boku Machi, Boku dake ga Inai Machi, 僕だけがいない街). Re:Re is actually a self-cover. The first version of the song is originally become part of their second album that was released on 2004 titled Sol-Fa (ソルファ).

Blood Circulator as new opening of Naruto Shippuden started with episode 459. This new opening theme becomes the mark when the anime return to the main story.

NARUTO is world famous anime series that has been airing on various broadcasters all around the world. In Japan, it airs on TV Tokyo. The second opening theme for this series is Haruka Kanata (遥か彼方) provided by AKG in 2003. The series is manga adaptation. The manga is made by Kishimoto Masashi. The story is about Ninjas in Konoha, with Uzumaki Naruto as the main character. Originally, the series is titled NARUTO. Naruto anime aired for 220 episodes started back in 2002. In 2007, the anime started to air as Naruto Shippuden that has been aired for more than 460 episodes.

CD edition (details are subject to change) are the only planned edition for this single.

Release date of Asian Kung-Fu Generation – Blood Circulator is scheduled on July 13th 2016.