The official website for voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto has announced that her next 36th CD single “Drops” is set to release on May 21, 2025. It will have been six months since the release of her previous 35th single “nina” in November 2024.The title tune will be featured as the opening theme for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime Once Upon a Witch’s Death. The lyrics are written by Yuho Iwasato, who has worked with Maaya Sakamoto on numerous songs, including her debut song “Yakusoku wa Iranai” (The Vision of Escaflowne opening theme). The music is composed by Naoto Kiyota, an up-and-coming composer who is collaborating with Sakamoto for the first time. And Shin Kono, who has also been arranging Maaya Sakamoto’s music for many years, works on arrangement.
Regular edition CD jacket
First press limited edition CD jacket
The first press limited edition also comes in a special package with an acrylic stand commemorating Maaya Sakamoto’s 30th anniversary, “Omote mo Ura mo Sakamoto Maaya!”.
The first main trailer for the TV anime Once Upon a Witch’s Death features the opening theme “Drops” sung by Sakamoto.
Source: Maaya Sakamoto official website© FlyingDog, Inc. All rights reserved.
