Mushoku Tensei III PV Reveals Mika Nakashima Ending Theme
The involvement of pop star Mika Nakashima, who rarely sings anime theme songs, and Hitorie's Shinoda returning after Season 2 signals a higher-profile music lineup for the third season.
Reporting from 2 sources: Comic Natalie, Real Sound Anime.
The TV anime "Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu" released a new promotional video on June 4 that uses footage from the main story. The video reveals the ending theme "Inori, Owareba" performed by Mika Nakashima, with lyrics and composition by Shinoda of the rock band Hitorie. Shinoda previously handled the opening theme for the second cour of Season 2. The PV shows Rudeus accepting the loss of his father Paul while spending peaceful moments with his wives Sylphiette and Roxy, his mother Zenith, and his family. It also includes a scene of Rudeus and Roxy summoning lightning. The third season begins airing on July 5 on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other channels. It starts from volume 13 of the original novel and will depict the "Eris Training Arc." Nakashima said she is honored to sing the ending theme and described the song as a new kind for her. Shinoda said he wrote a straightforward love song for Nakashima and that hearing her voice on the track was an exciting first for him.
The new PV for "Mushoku Tensei III" is the first to show extended footage from the upcoming season, following a teaser PV released in March that focused on the Eris Training Arc and introduced new cast members Haruka Tomatsu and Takeshi Inada. The ending theme "Inori, Owareba" is Nakashima's first anime ending theme in several years; her last major anime tie-in was the opening theme for "Kuroshitsuji" in 2014. Shinoda said the song title came to him first and he sat on it for days before concluding no better title would come. The third season marks the fifth anniversary of the anime adaptation, which began in 2021. Studio Bind returns for production, with Ryosuke Shibuya directing and handling series composition alongside Naoto Taniuchi. The opening theme is "Ketsui no Uta" by Yuiko Ohara, who also performed the ending theme for Season 2's second cour. The season will adapt from novel volume 13 onward, covering Rudeus's life after his father's death and his deepening relationships with his family.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Comic Natalie 「無職転生III」最新PV公開 EDテーマは中島美嘉、ヒトリエのシノダが楽曲制作
- Real Sound Anime 『無職転生III』本編映像使用の新PV公開 EDテーマは中島美嘉「祈り、終われば」