THE FIRST TAKE is a YouTube channel that tasks musicians and singers with performing songs in a single take. It launched in November 2019, releasing over 430 performance videos to date.Following Lilas Ikuta and ano’s performance of “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki” on May 10, the two returned for the newest episode to perform “Seishun Ohka,” the theme song for the second part of the two-part DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION anime film, based on Inio Asano’s (Solanin, Downfall) manga of the same name. The two are also cast as the film’s protagonists — Lilas Ikuta (the vocalist of the musical unit YOASOBI) as Kadode Koyama and ano as Oran Nakagawa. “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki” features ano as the lead singer, while Ikuta is the lead singer of “Seishun Ohka.”
Lilas Ikuta “Seishun Ohka feat. ano” for THE FIRST TAKE
Lilas Ikuta “Seishun Ohka feat. ano” official music video
ano “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki feat. Lilas Ikuta” for THE FIRST TAKE
ano “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki feat. Lilas Ikuta” official music video
The first part of the DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION anime movies released in Japan on March 22, 2024, with the second part is set to open on May 24.As previously announced, Crunchyroll will stream the anime in a new episodic format for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The anime will premiere on Crunchyroll on May 23 at 8:00 p.m. PT, with new episodes premiering weekly.Crunchyroll describes the series:
As the world is threatened by the sudden appearance of a mysterious alien mothership, best friends Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa “Ontan” Oran carry on about their high school life. But as they grow up, they face existential questions, learning adulthood’s complexities and that the true threat may not be from above.
Source: THE FIRST TAKE official YouTube channel
