Maaya Sakamoto FGO Best Album "Yoin" Releases July 29
The album marks a chronological cap on Sakamoto's decade-long musical involvement with Fate/Grand Order, collecting every theme she contributed from launch through the final chapter.
Reporting from 3 sources: Comic Natalie, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Hack (anime.eiga.com).
A best album collecting all six theme songs Maaya Sakamoto performed for the smartphone RPG "Fate/Grand Order" will be released on July 29. The two-disc set, titled "Yoin," covers the franchise from the 2015 launch theme "Shikisai" through the 2025 final chapter theme "Toki." Disc 1 includes all six original theme songs, with "Toki" appearing on CD for the first time after its digital release last year. Disc 2 features previously released unplugged session versions of "Shikisai" and "Gyakkou," plus a newly recorded unplugged session of "Yakudou." Also included is a self-cover of "Transparent," the theme song for the "Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot - Paladin; Agateram" film, for which Sakamoto wrote the lyrics and Mamoru Miyano originally performed. The first press limited edition adds a Blu-ray with footage from the 2021 no-audience livestream "Fate/Grand Order 6th Anniversary Special Live ~Maaya Sakamoto Unplugged~" and the music video for "Toki," plus a triple-sided sleeve case with double-sided illustrations by TYPE-MOON's Takashi Takeuchi.
The album title "Yoin" translates to "afterglow" or "lingering echo," a word that Sakamoto has said captures the feeling of looking back on a long journey. The six songs on Disc 1 span the entire history of "Fate/Grand Order," from the 2015 launch theme "Shikisai" through the 2025 final chapter theme "Toki." Disc 2 includes three unplugged sessions: "Shikisai" and "Gyakkou" were previously released, while "Yakudou" receives a newly recorded unplugged arrangement. The self-cover of "Transparent" is also a new recording.
The first press limited edition, priced at 4,950 yen, includes a Blu-ray with footage from the 2021 no-audience livestream "Fate/Grand Order 6th Anniversary Special Live ~Maaya Sakamoto Unplugged~," recorded at Tokyo Opera City. The live setlist features three songs: "Dokuhaku," "Gyakkou," and "Yakudou." The live band includes Sakamoto on vocals, Kento Ogiya on piano and pipe organ, Masao Fukunaga on drums and percussion, Ichiro Fujitani on wood bass, Kazuma Hokazono on acoustic guitar, and the Koichiro Muroya Strings. The Blu-ray also includes the music video for "Toki." The limited edition comes with a triple-sided sleeve case featuring double-sided illustrations by TYPE-MOON's Takashi Takeuchi.
The regular two-disc edition is priced at 2,750 yen. The album will be available on streaming services including Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music, as well as download stores such as iTunes Store and Recochoku, starting July 29.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Comic Natalie 坂本真綾が歌う「FGO」主題歌ベストアルバム発売、宮野真守「透明」のセルフカバーも - コミックナタリー
- Denfaminicogamer 『FGO』坂本真綾さんが歌う“11年間”の主題歌を集めたベストアルバム「余韻」が7月29日に発売決定。「色彩」から最終章主題歌「時計」までを収録
- Anime Hack (anime.eiga.com) 坂本真綾担当の「FGO」主題歌をすべて収めたベストアルバム「余韻」7月29日発売