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"Brave Shine"
"Brave Shine"
Single by Aimer
from the album DAWN
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Ophelia /; Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.- /; AM03:00 -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.- /; 7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live 'Midnight Sun' ver.-"
Released	June 3, 2015
Studio	Studio Device • Prime Sound Studio
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	27:28
Label	Defstar Records
Songwriter(s)	aimerrhythm; Hisashi Koyama;
Producer(s)	Kenji Tamai
Aimer singles chronology
Music video
	Brave Shine on YouTube

"Brave Shine" is the eighth single by Japanese singer Aimer, released on June 3, 2015 under Defstar Records. Written by Aimer (under her pen name "aimerrhythm") and Hisashi Koyama, the song was used as the second opening theme of the anime TV series Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.^[1]^[2]^[3] Originally, the series' second opening theme was intended to be "Last Stardust", composed also by Aimer. However, the staff did not find it fitting for the video's sequences and instead used "Brave Shine".^[4]

The single peaked at No. 4 on both Oricon's singles charts and Billboard Japan's Hot 100.^[5]

Track listing edit

CD edit

All lyrics are written by aimerrhythm

No.	Title	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Brave Shine"	Hisashi Koyama	Kenji Tamai Shogo Ohnishi	3:53
2.	"Ophelia"	Kōsuke Noma	MAURA Tamai Hajime Uchiyama	6:44
3.	"Kimi wo Matsu -acoustic ver.-" ((君を待つ -acoustic ver.-, "Waiting for You -acoustic ver.-"))	Takahiro Furukawa	Tamai Ohnishi	4:07
4.	"AM03:00 -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-"	give me wallets		6:14
5.	"7-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-" (Shichi-gatsu no Tsubasa -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.- (7月の翼, "Wings of July" -Live "Midnight Sun" ver.-))	Rui Momota		4:55
6.	"Brave Shine (TV Size)"	Koyama	Tamai Ohnishi	1:31

DVD edit

"Brave Shine" (Music video) - 3:55

Limited Edition DVD edit

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Non-credit Opening Movie - 1:40

Music video edit

The music video takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where a couple roams across the desert as a dark spirit follows them. As the man carries the woman up a volcano, they confront the entity and reach the summit and embrace as the volcano erupts.

Charts edit

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[6]	4
Billboard Japan Hot 100^[7]	4
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales^[8]	3
Billboard Japan Hot Animation^[9]	2

Awards and nominations edit

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2015	Newtype Anime Awards	Best Theme Song	"Brave Shine" (from anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)	Won^[10]

References edit

^ "Aimer8枚目のシングルは"Fate UBW"第2期OP" [Aimer's 8th single is "Fate UBW" 2nd OP]. Natalie.mu. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
^ "Aimer、新曲発売翌日のライブ音源をその24時間後にハイレゾ配信" [Aimer delivers high-resolution live music 24 hours after the release of the new song]. Natalie.mu. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
^ Loveridge, Lynzee (2015-02-15). "Aimer to Sing Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works' 2nd Season Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
^ "【Aimer／I beg you】歌詞の意味を徹底解釈！Fateの主題歌で間桐桜の暗くも切ない思いを描く！？" (in Japanese). Salute Project. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
^ "Brave Shine EP / Aimer". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "週間シングルランキング 2015年06月15日付" [Oricon Weekly Singles Ranking (2015-06-15)]. Oricon. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Animation (2015-06-15)". Billboard Japan. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
^ Green, Scott (2015-10-12). "2014–2015 Newtype Anime Award winners announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2020-03-20.