After the premiere of the winter 2025 TV anime Sorairo Utility in Japan on January 4, the music videos for the anime’s opening and ending songs were posted on the official YouTube channels for the respective artists.Singer-songwriter Masayoshi Oishi provided the opening theme song ‘”Shujinkou ni Narou! feat. Airi Suzuki”. As its title suggests, the song features solo singer Airi Suzuki as guest vocalist. The song, written, composed and arranged by Oishi himself, released digitally on January 3. The CD single is scheduled to follow on February 19.Sou Yasui, who also previously worked on the music videos for Oishi’s “Ato no Matsuri” and “Namara Menkoi Gal,” served as director.
Masayoshi Oishi “Shujinkou ni Narou! feat. Airi Suzuki” Music Video
Sorairo Utility Creditless Opening Video
Moeka Yahagi, a former member of the Japanese girl idol group AKB48, sings the ending theme song “Suiheisen” (“The Horizon”). Since leaving the group in February 2020, she continued to work as a solo artist. “Suiheisen” released digitally as her first anime theme song work on January 4. The CD single of the song will be available in two editions on February 19.Yahagi worked on the lyrics and music of the song by herself. In a recent interview with encore, she explained the meaning of the title “Suiheisen”: “I put my thought that just as there is no end to the horizon, there is no end to dreams. I have found my dream, and I am working hand in hand with my friends toward it, but I don’t know where I will end up. I sometimes feel anxious because of such thoughts, but I wrote the song with this message in mind: ‘But I’m going forward together with my friends.'”
Moeka Yahagi “Suiheisen” Music Video
Sorairo Utility Creditless Ending Video
Kengo Saito directs and provides character designs for the new Sorairo Utility TV anime at animation studio Yostar Pictures, joined by scriptwriters Yu Sato, Aya Satsuki and Aki Mizuki.The original Sorairo Utility OVA is available on Crunchyroll. The new Sorairo Utility anime is currently available to stream on HIDIVE, who describes the series:
High schooler Minami Aoba has no strengths or aspirations and worries that she will live her life as a minor character—graduating as merely “Villager A.” So, she runs away from school in search of her uniqueness, her own “special something.” Unexpectedly, she has her first encounter with golf when she comes across a driving range and is approached by a part-timer and genius golfer Haruka Akane. Together with Haruka and influencer Ayaka Hoshimi, the unremarkable Minami becomes a super beginner ready to swing her golf club—aiming for the moment when she becomes the “Protagonist.”
Sources: Masayoshi Oishi official YouTube channel, Moeka Yahagi official YouTube channel
