The theme songs for "Mashin Sentai Kiramager," which is currently broadcast every Sunday morning on TV Asahi, has been released this month on CD from the Nippon Columbia label.
The opening theme song is sung by Yohei Onishi, and the closing song is done by Takashi Deguchi, working on a Super Sentai Series tokusatsu TV show for the first time.
I recently interviewed the two singers in writing and asked them what their thoughts are for the songs.
Onishi sang the opening song of "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger" in 2015. Since then, he has accumulated experience singing theme songs for tokusatsu TV dramas. He sang the closing song of "Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger" and also provided the voice of Kamen Rider Zi-O's belt, which is heard during the superhero's transformation sequence in the eponymous drama.
"Through my experiences so far, I could learn how to produce the voice of someone fighting for peace. I'd like to make the most of it and sing straightforwardly," Onishi said.
The melody of the Kiramager theme song uses a higher range of notes that did not exist in Onishi's songs in the past.
"I'm convinced that I've been involved in music making so far to sing this song," said the singer, showing his deep appreciation for the song.
Deguchi is a maverick kind of singer who is a qualified childminder. As a childminder-artist, he has written songs for children, sung them himself and directed the production of the CDs. He also teaches other childminders choreography for school sports days and talent shows.
The lyrics he sings in the Kiramager closing theme song have lines that describe the characteristics of the machines in the show. Deguchi said he struggled with how to sing those lines.
"I feel that a song like that is an anthem for the world right now because it encourages people to make a miracle together, not separately," he said emphatically.
Unfortunately, it is difficult right now to deliver the songs directly to the audience.
"I will definitely come and see you, so please wash your hands, gargle your throats and wait for me," Onishi said in a message to his fans, both children and adults.
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