Manatsu no Tōriame

"Manatsu no Tōriame" (真夏の通り雨, lit. "Midsummer Shower") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally on April 15 2016, alongside "Hanataba o Kimi ni" as joint singles for her album Fantôme. The song is the theme to NTV's news show News Zero. The single is Utada's first release since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 theme song "Sakura Nagashi", and marks her official comeback to the Japanese music scene.^[1]

"Manatsu no Tōriame"
Single by Hikaru Utada
from the album Fantôme
Released	April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Recorded	2016
Genre	J-pop
Length	5:41
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Hikaru Utada
Producer(s)	Hikaru Utada
Hikaru Utada singles chronology
"Hanataba o Kimi ni" (2016) "Manatsu no Tōriame" (2016) "Michi" (2016)
Music video
"Manatsu no Tōriame" on YouTube

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Hikaru Utada; all music is composed by Hikaru Utada

Digital version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Manatsu no Tōriame (真夏の通り雨)"	5:38

Credits

Credits adapted from Fantôme liner notes.^[2]

• Hikaru Utada – vocals, songwriting, production, string arrangement, programming
• Tamada Tom – drums
• Yamaguchi Hiroo – electric bass
• Kawano Kei – band leader, conductor, acoustic piano
• Suhara Anzu – strings leader
• Darren Heelis – synth bass
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Steve Fitzmaurice – recording, mixing, additional drum programming
• Komori Masahito – vocal recording
• Darren Heelis – additional engineering, additional drum programming
• Matsui Atsushi – recording

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Japan	April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)	PC download

Charts

Weekly and monthly charts Chart Peak position Billboard Japan Hot 100^[3] 5 JpopAsia Music Video Chart^[4] 1

Certifications Chart Amount RIAJ digital downloads^[5] 250,000 (Platinum)

References

1. . Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016.
2. Fantôme (booklet). Hikaru Utada. Virgin. 2016. TYCT-60101.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
4. "Utada Hikaru's "Manatsu no Tooriame" Tops JpopAsia's Music Video Chart For April 2016". JpopAsia. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
5. "有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. Retrieved February 21, 2017.