Hitomi no Kakera

"Hitomi no Kakera"
Single by FictionJunction Yuuka
from the album Destination
B-side	nowhere
Released	May 8, 2004 (JP)
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Japanese Pop
Length	15:37
Label	Victor Entertainment VICL-35627 (Japan, CD)
Producer	Victor Entertainment
FictionJunction Yuuka singles chronology
"Hitomi no Kakera" (2004) "Inside Your Heart" (2004)

"Hitomi no Kakera" (瞳の欠片, Fragments of a Gaze^?) is the debut single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka, from their debut album Destination. It was composed by Yuki Kajiura and released on May 8, 2004. Though this was the group's first single, their actual first recording was Akatsuki no Kuruma.^{[citation needed]} The single debuted at #22 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and had 20 weeks on chart.^[1] Both Hitomi no Kakera and its B-side, nowhere, featured in the Bee Train anime series Madlax.

Track listing

1. Hitomi no Kakera (瞳の欠片, Fragments of a Gaze^?)
2. nowhere
3. Hitomi no Kakera (original karaoke) (瞳の欠片（オリジナル・カラオケ^?)
4. nowhere (original karaoke) (nowhere（オリジナル・カラオケ^?)^[2]

Madlax Soundtrack

Hitomi no Kakera was originally composed by FictionJunction Yuuka as a theme song for the anime Madlax. The song originally featured on the OST for the series before it was released as a single, which gained the band significant fame on the J-pop scene. Both Hitomi no Kakera and its B-side track nowhere were used throughout the anime, Hitomi no Kakera being opening theme for the series, and nowhere being used mainly during the fights and action scenes. Both songs feature on the series' OST as well as on FictionJunction Yuuka's album.

References

1. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」
2. ^ Release of tracklist at Victor Animation Network

External links

• Victor Animation Network: discography entry