Yasou Emaki (八奏絵巻, Octet Picture Scroll) is the second studio album by Japanese band
Wagakki Band and the band's first album of original songs. It was released on September 2, 2015 by
Avex Trax in five editions: CD only, two music video editions, and two live concert editions with
DVD or
Blu-ray discs. The live concert editions feature the band's concerts at the
Shibuya Public Hall on January 7, 2015 and the ATT Show Box in
Taipei on May 10, 2015. In addition, a limited edition "Gōka Kenran Box" (豪華絢爛BOX, "Gorgeous Box") was released, featuring a digital copy of the album and both video editions on a special USB flash drive.[3][4][5]
The album features the single "Hangeki no Yaiba", which was produced and mixed by
Matt Wallace and featured in the web series Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets.[1][2] Also included are "Ikusa" and "Nadeshikozakura", which were used as the theme songs of the anime series Samurai Warriors.[6]
Yasou Emaki hit No. 1 on
Oricon's albums chart and was certified Gold by the
RIAJ.[7][8] It also earned the band the Good Planning Award at the
57th Japan Record Awards.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.
CD
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Ikusa" ((戦-ikusa-, "War"))
Asa
3:40
2.
"Hoshizukiyo" ((星月夜, "Starry Night"))
Machiya
4:19
3.
"Perfect Blue"
Asa
4:53
4.
"Tsuioku" ((追憶, "Recollection"))
Machiya
5:16
5.
"Hagane" ((鋼-HAGANE-, "Steel"))
Kurona
4:23
6.
"Fūrin no Utautai" ((風鈴の唄うたい, "Sing with the Wind Chimes"))