Pop-rock duo GARNiDELiA will release their fifth original album Duality Code on November 17, 2021, the duo’s first since moving to Pony Canyon. Ahead of release day, the music video for Otome no Kokoroe has been uploaded to YouTube! 

Otome no Kokoroe is the opening theme song for the Taisho Otome Fairy Tale anime series, currently airing on TV Tokyo. The track is now available to stream. 

Featuring a brass band, this is a new kind of pop song for MARiA and toku that captures the story of the series. The music video was produced by MARiA herself and features the singer in a retro-modern Japanese outfit with Taisho-era flair. 

Otome no Kokoroe Music Video

This will be the first album released since the duo moved to Pony Canyon and their first album in a year. The two have been working on solo activities, and this new album marks a return to GARNiDELiA’s roots while also utilizing new skills learned over the past twelve years. 

After the release of the album, GARNiDELiA will start a 5-city tour starting at CLUB CITTA in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on December 5, 2021. 

Pop-rock duo GARNiDELiA will be performing the opening theme song for the upcoming Taisho Otome Fairy Tale anime series, set to begin airing October 8. The title of the track is Otome no Kokoroe, and a bit of the song can be heard in the recently-released third trailer.

GARNiDELiA is composed of Maria, the lead vocalist, and toku, the group’s composer. The two made their major debut in 2014, and have contributed to a number of anime series in the past. Since moving to the Pony Canyon label in 2021, GARNiDELiA is planning on a number of new collaborations and releases.

The Taisho Otome Fairy Tale anime series is based on the manga of the same name, serialized in Jump Square from 2015 until 2017. Written and illustrated by Sana Kirioka, it tells the story of a wealthy boy, Tamahiko Shima, who, after becoming handicapped after a terrible accident, is sent to live in the countryside, away from his well-off family. It’s there that he meets Yuzuki Tachibana, sent to be his bride. The two become closer, and Tamahiko begins to heal from the many scars of his youth.

Comments from GARNiDELiA

“Each character in this story is incredible and unique in their own way.

I’m honored to be singing the theme song for this amazing work, and doing so has made me feel more and more attached to it as the story progresses.

I hope the song conveys the beauty of a woman and love, and the strength of caring for someone with all your heart.

I hope the audience enjoys this song as much as I do, and that you enjoy it as you watch the series!”

“This track is a big-band tune in true GARNiDELiA style, inspired by the characters in this incredible story and their ever-changing emotions. This opening is a new challenge for us, and we hope you enjoy it!”

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