LiSA's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Film Theme Wins Song of the Year in Japan
LiSA's "Homura" song, the theme song for the Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train film, won Song of the Year at the 62nd Japan Record Awards on Wednesday. This is the first time in four years that a female solo artist won it, since Kana Nishino won in 2016. LiSA thanked composer Yuki Kajiura, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga creator Koyoharu Gotouge, the anime studio ufotable, the production company Aniplex, Sony Music, and the fans during her acceptance speech. The Japan Record Awards had announced in November that Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won one of the Special Achievement Awards, which honor people or works that have garnered widespread attention or captured the zeitgeist. The other Special Achievement Award winners this year were Uru, NiziU, Seiko Matsuda, and Kenshi Yonezu. The award ceremony aired in Japan on TBS. LiSA's "Homura" song has ranked #1 on Oricon's weekly digital singles ranking chart...