Moon Color Chainon

"Moon Color Chainon" (月色Chainon) is the 21st single by the Japanese idol girl group Momoiro Clover Z released on January 13, 2021. The single used as a theme song for the two-part anime film, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie.

Details
The single contains theme song for the 2021 two-part anime film, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie. "Moon Color Chainon" was written by Sailor Moon creator and mangaka Naoko Takeuchi (under the "Sumire Shirobara" (白薔薇sumire) pseudonym), composed by Akiko Kosaka, who had previously composed "Gekkō", and arranged by Gesshoku Kaigi band.

The single was released in two versions: "Momoiro Clover Z Edition" and "Eternal Edition". Momoiro Clover Z Edition contains the single that only sung by the group, and re-recorded songs that the group had provided for the Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Memorial Tribute album, as well as the theme songs from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series. The Eternal Edition contains the single that the group sung with the voice actresses: Kotono Mitsuishi (as Sailor Moon), Hisako Kanemoto (as Sailor Mercury), Rina Satō (as Sailor Mars), Ami Koshimizu (as Sailor Jupiter), and Shizuka Itō (as Sailor Venus), which was used for the two-part film, as well as the films' ending songs sung by Yoko Ishida and ANZA.

There are two different versions of the music video for the single: The Artist Music Video (Momoiro Clover Z Edition), where it features the group, voice actresses and the band, and the Animation Music Video (Eternal Edition), where it features various clips from the two-part film.

Personnel

 * Momoiro Clover Z
 * Kanako Momota – lead and backing vocals
 * Ayaka Sasaki – lead and backing vocals
 * Reni Takagi – lead and backing vocals
 * Shiori Tamai – lead and backing vocals


 * Sailor5Guardians
 * Kotono Mitsuishi (as Sailor Moon) – lead and backing vocals
 * Hisako Kanemoto (as Sailor Mercury) – lead and backing vocals
 * Rina Satō (as Sailor Mars) – lead and backing vocals
 * Ami Koshimizu (as Sailor Jupiter) – lead and backing vocals
 * Shizuka Itō (as Sailor Venus) – lead and backing vocals


 * Additional artists
 * Yoko Ishida – lead and backing vocals ("Wanting to be Together with You")
 * ANZA – lead and backing vocals ("I'll Go as Myself")


 * Additional music
 * MIZ – 1st violin ("Moon Color Chainon")
 * Mari Mikuni – 2nd violin ("Moon Color Chainon")
 * Akari Mori – Viola ("Moon Color Chainon")
 * Mayumi Sano – Cello ("Moon Color Chainon")

Chart performance
The "Momoiro Clover Z" edition of the single album ranked number 6 in the Oricon top 10 album charts in January 2021. It also peaked number 7 in the component Billboard Hot Albums, and number 60 in the component Billboard Download Songs.