SIGN OP/ED (Merch)

.hack//SIGN Opening Theme Obsession / Ending Theme 優しい夜明け (Yasashii Yoake)
Artist(s)	Yuki Kajiura See-Saw
Release Date	22 May 2002
Format	Physical Media
Tracks	4
Disc(s)	1
Label	Victor
Manufacturer	Victor
Phonographic Copyright	Victor
Dimensions	5⅝ in x 4⅞ in x ¼" in 142mm x 124mm x 5.2mm
Weight	68g 2.4oz
Release Price	1155 JPY
Catalog Number	VICL-35384
Barcode	4988002431304

.hack//SIGN Openning^(sic) Theme Obsession / Ending Theme 優しい夜明け (dot hack sign Opening Theme Obsession / Ending Theme Yasashii Yoake), also known as .hack//SIGN OP/ED, is a CD single with four tracks. It was released in 2002, within a month of the .hack//SIGN TV anime initially airing. The music tracks featured are the opening and ending themes for the anime, as well as instrumental karaoke versions of the respective tracks. Unlike other albums in the series, there was no international release.

About

Single「Obsession/優しい夜明け」が発売になりました。 2002/4～9月深夜帯で放映の、 [.hack//SIGN] というアニメーションのOP＆ED曲になっています。 同番組のBGMはkey梶浦が担当しておりますので、 宜しければご覧になってみて下さいませ。

–See-Saw Homepage

The CD is a 12cm Maxi Single and is packaged in a Slimline Jewel case. As such, it does not feature a back-cover insert, allowing the disc to be viewed through the jewel case. Additionally, the liner notes, spine, and front cover consist of a single, folded paper insert. The original release had an obi featuring the barcode and some additional information.

Tracklist

Tracklist

#	Japanese Title Romaji		English Title	Length
01	Obsession	Obsession	Obsession	4:28
02	優しい夜明け	Yasashii Yoake	Gentle Dawn	5:07
03	Obsession (カラオケ)	Obsession (Karaoke)	Obsession (karaoke)	4:28
04	優しい夜明け (カラオケ)	Yasashii Yoake (Karaoke)	Gentle Dawn (karaoke)	5:07
			Total:	19:10

Credits

Musicians

Instrument	Name	Track(s)
Vocal	Ishikawa, Chiaki	1, 3
Chorus	Ishikawa, Chiaki	1, 3
Keyboard	Kajiura, Yuki	1, 3
Electric Guitar	Nishikawa, Susumu	1, 3
Percussion	Misawa, Mataro	1, 2, 3, 4
Drums	Ishikawa, Masaharu	2, 4
Bass	Tomohito Aoki	2, 4
Acoustic Guitar	Nishikawa, Susumu	2, 4
Irish Bouzouki	Nishikawa, Susumu	2, 4
Flute	Akagi, Rie	2, 4
Violin	Kuwano, Hijiri	2, 4
Viola	Yano, Haruko	2, 4
Cello	Matsuba, Haruki	2, 4

Production

Role	Name	Company	Track(s)
Artist	See-Saw		1, 2, 3, 4
Programming	Kajiura, Yuki		1, 2, 3, 4
Lyricist	Kajiura, Yuki		1, 2, 3, 4
Composer	Kajiura, Yuki		1, 2, 3, 4
Arranger	Kajiura, Yuki		1, 2, 3, 4
Recording Engineer	Tachikawa, Masato	MIXER'S LAB	1, 3
	Koiwa, Takashi		1, 3
Mixing Engineer	Okada, Tsutomu	Water Color	1, 3
	Koiwa, Takashi	MIXER'S LAB	2, 4
Recording at		SOUND VALLEY STUDIO	1, 3
Mixing at		MARUNI STUDIO	1, 3
		SOUND VALLEY STUDIO	2, 4
Supervisor	Sadamoto, Yoshiyuki
	Ito, Kazunori
	Mashimo, Koichi
Producer	See-Saw
	Keiichi Nozaki	VICTOR
Production Co-producer	Mori, Yasunori	Space Craft Produce
Mastering Engineer	Kotetsu, Tohru	JVC YOKOHAMA MASTERING CENTER
Management Producer	Sasaki, Shiro	VICTOR
Head of Promotion	Ito, Shosei	VICTOR
VICTOR Promotion Team	Abe, Hiroyuki	VICTOR
	Saito, Yuji
	Sugawara, Yoshinori
	Miyai, Shiho
A&R Desk	Onishi, Etsuyo	VICTOR
Sales Promotion	Nakajima, Toshiyuki	VICTOR
	Yamashita, Kou
Cover Illustration	Ohsawa, Satoshi
Designer	Yoshida, Riichiro	VICTOR DESIGN CENTER
Post Pro Editor	Kobayashi, Yasuko	VICTOR DESIGN CENTER
Special Thanks	Unozawa, Shin	BANDAI
	Uchiyama, Daisuke	BANDAI
	Azuma, Fukashi	TV TOKYO
	Morimoto, Koji	BANDAI VISUAL
	Egawa, Kuninori	BeeTrain
	Nakano, Toru	HALF H・P STUDIO
	Takadera, Takeshi	HALF H・P STUDIO
		TV TOKYO Music

Liner Notes

(C) Project .hack

TV東京アニメーション
作詞・作曲・編曲:楓浦由記

Victorビクターエンタテインメント株式会社 VICL-3530

MUSICIAN
Vocal & Chorus 石川千亜紀
Keyboard & Programming 構浦由記
E.Guitar 西川進
Percussion 三沢またろう

MUSICIAN
Vocal & Chorus 石川千亜紀
Keyboard & Programming 浦由記
Drums 石川雅春
Bass 青木智仁
A.Guitar & Irish bouzouki 西川 進
Percussion 三沢またろう
Flute 赤木りえ
Violin 桑野聖
Viola 矢野春子
Cello 松葉春樹

SUPERVISOR:貞本義行×伊藤和典×真下耕一
PRODUCER : See-Saw with 野崎圭一(VICTOR)
"See-Saw":All Vocal & Chorus 石川千亜紀
All Keyboards & Programming 幌浦由記
PRODUCTION CO-PRODUCER: 森 康哲(スペースクラフトプロデュース)

"Obsession"
RECORDING ENGINEER:立川真佐人
MIXING ENGINEER:岡田 勉(ウォーターカラー)
RECORDING at SOUND VALLEY STUDIO
MIXING at MARUNI STUDIO

"優しい夜明け"
RECORDING ENGINEER:立川真佐人
RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER :小岩孝志(MIXER'S LAB)
RECORDING & MIXING at SOUND VALLEY STUDIO
MASTERING ENGINEER :小鉄 徹(JVC YOKOHAMA MASTERING CENTER)

MANAGEMENT PRODUCER:佐々木史朗(VICTOR)
HEAD of PROMOTION :伊藤将生(VICTOR)
VICTOR PROMOTION TEAM:阿部港之、斎藤 裕、菅原貴範、宮井紫帆
A&R DESK:大西悦代(VICTOR)
SALES PROMOTION:中島敏行、山下 (VICTOR)
'COVER ILLUSTRATION:大澤 聡
DESIGNER : 吉田理一郎(VICTOR DESIGN CENTER)
POST PRO EDITOR : 小林泰子(VICTOR DESIGN CENTER)
SPECIAL THANKS TO: 鶏之澤 伸、内山大輔(バンダイ)東不可止(テレビ東京)
森本造二(バンダイビジュアル) 江川功陽憲(BeeTrain)
中野(徹、高寺:雄(HALF H・P STUDIO)テレビ東京ミュージック

See-Saw OFFICIAL HOME PAGE
http://www.fictionjunction.com/seesaw/

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Additional Releases

Obsession / 優しい夜明け ハイレゾ (Hi-Res Audio)
Artist(s)	See-Saw
Release Date	25 February 2015
Format	Digital Hi-Res Audio FLAC 96.0kHz/24bit
Tracks	2
Disc(s)	–
Label	Victor
Manufacturer	Victor
Phonographic Copyright	Victor
Dimensions	327.4MB
Weight	–
Release Price	Album: 1,100円 Per Track: ¥ 550
Catalog Number	VICL-35384_F
Barcode	–

In 2015, JVC Music announced a high resolution release of this single. It was released digitally on 25 February 2015. The album is priced at 1,100円, with individual tracks priced at ¥ 261 per track. The karaoke versions were cut from this release, so this release consists of two tracks and total playtime is 09:42. The total file size for the full album is 327.4MB. The file size for the track "Obsession" is 152.4MB. The file size for the track "Gentle Dawn" is 174.9MB. The audio files are ハイレゾ(Hi-Res Audio) FLAC format with 96.0kHz/24bit encoding.

It was made available through the following services:

• mora
• HD-Music^{[dead link]}
• e-onkyo music^{[dead link]}

2002年5月22日、CDリリース。仮想現実を体験するゲームにまつわる魅力的なストーリーとキャラクターで人気を博したTVアニメの主題歌シングルは、石川智晶がヴォーカル、サウンドプロデュースを梶浦由記が担当するユニット"See-Saw"が担当。作品内容ともあいまって、その独特なサウンドによりこの主題歌シングルも大ヒットを記録した
◆本作品は16bit/44.1kHzのマスター音源をビクタースタジオ FLAIRが有するオリジナル技術『K2HDプロセッシング』を用いハイレゾ化した作品となります。

※こちらの商品は、ハイレゾ音源(高音質音源、Hi-Res)商品です。

May 22, 2002, CD release. The theme song single for the TV anime, which gained popularity for its attractive story and characters related to games that experience virtual reality, was performed by the unit "See-Saw", with Chiaki Ishikawa on vocals and Yuki Kajiura producing the sound. Coupled with the content of the work, the single on this theme song also became a huge hit due to its unique sound
◆This work is a high-resolution version of the 16bit/44.1kHz master sound source using Victor Studio FLAIR's original technology 『K2HD processing』.

• This product is a high-resolution sound source (high-quality sound source, Hi-Res) product.
  

Media

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  Front Cover (Insert)

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  Back Cover (Insert)

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  Inner Page 1 (Insert)

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  Inner Page 1 (Insert)

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  Obi

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  Disc

Notes

The title contains a spelling error; "Openning" rather than "Opening."

The inner insert pages feature various shots from the opening and ending animations. The liner notes also included lyrics, which are featured on the article for their respective tracks.

Unlike other albums in the series, this CD does not appear to have been bootlegged.

External Links

• Album on JVCMusic (Flying Dog)
• See-Saw homepage (Archived)
• JVCmusic .hack Product Page (Archived)
• Merch Page on Dothack Network
• Album on VGMdb
• Album on .hack//Wiki (Fandom.com)
• Album on canta-per-me (Kajiura fan-site)