Cinema Staff

Cinema Staff
OriginGifu Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2003 (2003)–present
Labels
Members
  • Tomotoka Tsuji
  • Mizuki Iida
  • Sōhei Mishima
  • Yōhei Kuno
Websitewww.cinemastaff.net

Cinema Staff (stylized as cinema staff) are a Japanese alternative rock band from Gifu Prefecture, formed in 2003.[1] Originally formed as Real when the band members were still in high school, they made their major debut on the label Pony Canyon in June 2012 with the release of their EP Into the Green.[2] Their single "Great Escape" was used as the second ending theme to the anime television series Attack on Titan.[3] Another single, "Kirifuda", was used as the fourth opening theme to the anime television series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.[4]

Band members

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Current members

  • Tomotoka Tsuji – guitar
  • Mizuki Iida – vocals, guitar
  • Sōhei Mishima – bass guitar
  • Yōhei Kuno – drums

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[5] 		JPN
Billboard
Cinema Staff
  • Released: June 1, 2011
  • Label: Under Bar
  • Format: CD
 41 38[6]
Boukyou
(望郷; Hometown) 		25 22[7]
Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars
  • Released: April 2, 2014
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 32 26[8]
Blueprint
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 27 23[9]
Eve
  • Released: May 18, 2016
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 22 19[10]
Netsugen
(熱源; Heat Source)
  • Released: May 17, 2017
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 22 19[11]
Kaitei Yori Ai wo Komite
(海底より愛をこめて; With Love from the Bottom of the Sea)
  • Released: November 3, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 40 34[12]

Mini albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[5] 		JPN
Billboard
Document
  • Released: November 19, 2008
  • Label: Under Bar
  • Format: CD
 — —
Symmeteronica
  • Released: June 10, 2009
  • Label: Under Bar
  • Format: CD
 115 —
Blue, Under the Imagination
  • Released: July 7, 2010
  • Label: Under Bar
  • Format: CD
 72 74[13]
Salvage You 44 33[14]

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[5] 		JPN
Billboard
Best Of The Super Cinema 2008-2011/2012-2019 33[15] 29[16]

Extended plays

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Title EP details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[5] 		JPN
Billboard
Into the Green 42 35[17]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Notes Album
JPN
Oricon
[18] 		JPN
Billboard
"Suiheisen wa Yoru Ugoku"
(水平線は夜動く) 		2011 32 — Non-album single
"Chiisana Shokutaku"
(小さな食卓; "Small Table") 		2013 46 — Boukyou
"Seinansei no Niji"
(西南西の虹; "Rainbow in West and Southwest") 		38 —
"Great Escape" (Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars only includes an alternative version) 12 11[19] Second ED theme for the anime Attack on Titan Season 1.[3] Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars
"Waypoint E.P."[a] 2015 46 — Eve
"Solution E.P."[a] 40 —
"Vektor E.P."[a] 2016 54 — Netsugen
"Name of Love" 2019 39 — Second ED theme for the anime Attack on Titan Season 3.[22] Best Of The Super Cinema 2008-2011/2012-2019

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2012 CD Shop Awards Regional Production (Tōkai region) Cinema Staff Won[23]
2013 Billboard Japan Music Awards Animation Artist of the Year Cinema Staff Nominated[24]
2014 Music Jacket Awards Grand Prize Boukyou Nominated[25]
2016 Music Jacket Awards Grand Prize "Solution E.P." Nominated[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Categorized as a single since it contains 3 songs.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "cinema staff の記事まとめ" [Cinema Staff Overview]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Into the green". Oricon. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Green, Scott (June 6, 2013). "Cinema Staff to Perform New 'Attack on Titan' Ending". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 21, 2015). "Cinema Staff, Mrs. Green Apple Perform New 'Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V' Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "Cinema Staffのアルバム" [Cinema Staff albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 3, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. April 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 4, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 30, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 29, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. November 10, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 19, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Best Of Super Cinema 2008-2011/2012-2019" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 25, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Cinema Staffのシングル" [Cinema Staff singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Cinema Staff Digital Download Certifications" (Enter Cinema Staff into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  21. ^ "週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年06月10日付" [Weekly CD Single Ranking for June 10, 2019]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  22. ^ "cinema staff「進撃の巨人」新シリーズED曲をシングルリリース" [Cinema Staff's new single for "Attack on Titan" new ED song]. Natalie (in Japanese). March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  23. ^ "ももクロがCDショップ大賞受賞「次はノーベル賞！」" [Momoclo won the CD Shop Grand Prize "Next Nobel Prize"!]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 27, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Billboard Japan Music Awards 2013" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  25. ^ "ミュージック・ジャケット大賞 2014」一般投票締め切り迫る！" ["2014 Music Jacket Grand Prize" general votes deadline!] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. June 20, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  26. ^ "「ミュージック・ジャケット大賞2016」大賞候補50作品発表！本日より特設WEBサイトにおいて一般投票をスタート！" [50 Nominees of "2016 Music Jacket Grand Prize" announced! General votes start on special website today!] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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