Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe
"Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" (出町柳パラレルユニバース) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The song was initially pre-released digitally on September 21, 2022, with the full single being released (digitally and physically) a week later on September 28, 2022. It is the opening theme to anime series The Tatami Time Machine Blues, a sequel to The Tatami Galaxy which the band also provided the opening theme for (Maigoinu to Ame no Beat).
| "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" | ||||
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| Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation | ||||
| Released | 28 September 2022 | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Ki/oon | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Masafumi Gotoh | |||
| Producer(s) | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | |||
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The single also features a cover of Weezer's I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams, sung with AAAMYYY from Tempalay. The other B-sides include a duet between Gotoh and Kita for Oppama Feelin' Down, and an alternate version of the A-side called Yanagikōji Parallel Universe. Yanagikōji Parallel Universe is a continuation of the band's previous album Surf Bungaku Kamakura, where each track is named after a station on the Enoshima Electric Railway.
It is the first single from the band to include three new songs as B-sides since Blue Train.