{"id":73225,"date":"2026-10-01T16:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73225"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:19:21","slug":"supercell-leader-ryo-reflects-on-bands-return-after-7-years-for-the-witch-on-the-holy-night-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/supercell-leader-ryo-reflects-on-bands-return-after-7-years-for-the-witch-on-the-holy-night-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercell leader Ryo reflects on band\u2019s return after 7 years for the Witch on the Holy Night movie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final trailer for Type-Moon and Ufotable\u2019s <strong>Witch on the Holy Night<\/strong> anime film adaptation has revealed that doujin band Supercell and guest vocalist Yanaginagi (previously known as \u201cnagi\u201d) have reunited to perform the movie\u2019s theme song \u201cYoru to Ao\u201d (\u201cNight and Blue\u201d). The reunion marks 15 years since Yanaginagi\u2019s departure from Supercell, and 7 years since the band\u2019s last music release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u9b54\u6cd5\u4f7f\u3044\u306e\u591c\u300f\u6700\u7d42\u4e88\u544a\uff0f\u4e3b\u984c\u6b4c\uff1asupercell\u300c\u591c\u3068\u9752\u300d\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1jyM2kSBzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supercell is a collective band led by musician and songwriter Ryo. The main group consists of 11 members who, with the exception of Ryo, are all artists and designers who work on illustrations for album booklets and music videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frontman Ryo shared a heartfelt message to his fans on via <a href=\"https:\/\/note.com\/ryodayospcl\/n\/ncc7472597f7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Note<\/a>. He reminisced about the Witch on the Holy Night 2012 visual novel, for which the band created the ending theme song \u201cHoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni.\u201d At the time, Type-Moon was growing increasingly popular thanks to visual novel hits like Tsukihime and Fate\/Stay Night, so Supercell was ecstatic that they would be contributing to the studio\u2019s latest game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast-forward 15 years later, and Ryo is happy that the band is able to deliver its newest song since 2019\u2019s \u201cLove,\u201d which was used as the theme song for the animated movie Cencoroll. The new song, \u201cYoru to Ao,\u201d was finished toward the end of July 2026, with him tweaking details like the lyrics, guitar volume, and hi-hat sounds all the way toward the deadline. According to Ryo, this cumulative refinement process holds the \u201ctrue meaning\u201d behind the band\u2019s relaunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Witch on the Holy Night film will premiere on November 20 in Japanese theaters, followed by worldwide cinema screenings starting January 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/fate-extra-record-gets-new-publisher-aniplex-original-director-kazuya-niino-leaves-type-moon-studio-bb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fate\/Extra Record gets new publisher Aniplex. Original director Kazuya Niino leaves Type-Moon Studio BB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/melty-blood-twi-lumina-hands-on-and-developer-qa-act-modes-auto-combos-are-surprisingly-powerful-and-the-new-grand-scenario-mode-offers-a-20-hour-story-by-kinoko-nasu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina hands-on and developer Q&amp;A: Act Mode\u2019s auto-combos are surprisingly powerful, and the new Grand Scenario Mode offers a 20-hour story by Kinoko Nasu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The band will also be reuniting with singer Yanaginagi for the first time in 15 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":73227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-10-01T07:19:27+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwscyae2sa2y","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwscyae2sa2y\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibczey5ev2cnlk65j42omt24vpvwy2qug5jctfdce33vleyd3xbxu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreiebkzrq55thx7ov7nmdzqlujb2eaazmv6fe2yz3mmlynzfybgid44\",\"rev\":\"3mwscyaegja2y\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"},{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-10-01T07:19:31+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwscyemdzx2n","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwscyemdzx2n\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibczey5ev2cnlk65j42omt24vpvwy2qug5jctfdce33vleyd3xbxu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreiaamtwhchf3qvpld5dzesvizevuoo3hczpkyopkr34lnyism6o3oa\",\"rev\":\"3mwscyemhwx2n\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-73225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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