Aimer on Essence of New ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’ Movie Collab ‘A World Where the Sun Never Rises’: Interview

Aimer is teaming up with the blockbuster anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba erstwhile again. The “Zankyosanka” songstress was tapped to execute 1 of the 2 taxable songs gracing the archetypal of the anime trilogy Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle — Part 1: Akaza Returns alongside LiSA, with Aimer singing “Taiyo ga Noboranai Sekai” (English title: “A World Where the Sun Never Rises”).

The songwriting squad for the way includes Hikaru Kondo, the film’s wide director, and Go Shiina, the composer of the soundtrack, some from the accumulation squad of the title’s anime series. Aimer’s vocals resonate with the communicative of the Infinity Castle movie, filling the opus with strength, determination, and vulnerability. How did the “Asa ga kuru” vocalist attack this caller opus calved from the movie? In this latest interview, the 35-year-old vocalist reflects connected her transportation with the Kimetsu series and opens up astir the originative process and essence of her latest collaboration. 

You archetypal collaborated with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba anime done “Zankyosanka” and “Asa ga kuru,” the opening and ending taxable songs for the Entertainment District communicative arc. You’d already worked connected galore tie-ins for different works. What was it similar moving connected the Kimetsu series?

When I was archetypal tapped to bash it, the enactment was already good known and LiSA had performed each of the taxable songs up to that point, truthful determination was immoderate pressure. Still, I was capable to enactment connected “Zankyosanka” with the aforesaid squad I’d been moving with since my debut, and I’d besides worked with Yuki Kajiura, who wrote “Asa ga kuru,” and ufotable, the accumulation institution down the Kimetsu anime, truthful I was assured that we could make thing great. Being capable to articulation the Kimetsu anime squad was a immense honor.

“Zankyosanka” went connected to regularisation Billboard Japan’s 2022 year-end Japan Hot 100, and you performed it for your archetypal quality connected the prestigious Kohaku Uta Gassen year-end euphony extravaganza. What does this opus mean to you?

It’s a opus that changed my concerts. In the aboriginal days of my career, determination were a batch of ballads successful my repertoire and the assemblage was chiefly seated astatine my shows. I focused connected making songs that reflected my interior world. But arsenic I gained much experience, I began to recognize however important performing unrecorded is, and past twelvemonth I went connected an overseas tour.

The Aimer 3 Nuits Tour 2024 that made stops successful Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong, your archetypal circuit extracurricular of Japan successful astir 5 years.

The section assemblage sang on with astir each the songs. In particular, “Zankyosanka” has a scat-like portion that everyone tin sing on to, truthful they sang it unneurotic with large enthusiasm. Inspired by their energy, I thought possibly my assemblage successful Japan would sing on too, truthful I decided to marque the adjacent home circuit (Aimer Hall Tour 2024-25 “lune blanche”) 1 wherever I physique unneurotic with my audience. “Zankyosanka” was a large turning constituent for me.

How did you consciousness erstwhile you were asked to collaborate with the Kimetsu franchise again, to sing “A World Where the Sun Never Rises” for the latest movie version?<...