Cinema Staff

Cinema Staff
Cinema Staff
Origin	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Indie rock; alternative rock; post-rock; noise pop; math rock;
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Under Bar (Japan); Pony Canyon (Japan); Youkai Entertainment (Brazil)
Website	www.cinemastaff.net
Members	Tomotoka Tsuji; Mizuki Iida; Sōhei Mishima; Yōhei Kuno;

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] Their newest single, "Kirifuda", was used as the fourth opening theme to the anime television series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.^[4]

Band members[]

Current members

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

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[5]	JPN Billboard
Cinema Staff	Released: June 1, 2011 Label: Under Bar Format: CD	41	38^[6]
Boukyou (望郷; Hometown)	Released: May 22, 2013 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	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]

Mini albums[]

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	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^[12]
Salvage You	Released: September 5, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	44	33^[13]

Extended plays[]

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
Title	EP details	JPN Oricon ^[5]	JPN Billboard
Into the Green	Released: June 20, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download	42	35^[14]

Singles[]

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications	Notes	Album
Title	Year	JPN Oricon ^[15]	JPN Billboard	Sales	Certifications	Notes	Album
"Suiheisen wa Yoru Ugoku" (水平線は夜動く)	2011	32	—	N/A			Non-album single
"Chiisana Shokutaku" (小さな食卓; "Small Table")	2013	46	—	N/A			Boukyou
"Seinansei no Niji" (西南西の虹; "Rainbow in West and Southwest")		38	—	N/A			Boukyou
"Great Escape" (Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars only includes an alternative version)		12	11^[16]	JPN: 100,000	RIAJ: Gold^[17]	Second ED theme for the anime Attack on Titan Season 1.^[3]	Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars
"Waypoint E.P."^[a]	2015	46	—	N/A			Non-album singles
"Solution E.P."^[a]	2015	40	—	N/A
"Vektor E.P."^[a]	2016	54	—	N/A
"Name of Love"	2019	39	TBA	JPN: 1,677^[18]	TBA	Second ED theme for the anime Attack on Titan Season 3.^[19]

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2012	CD Shop Awards	Regional Production (Tōkai region)	Cinema Staff	Won^[20]
2013	Billboard Japan Music Awards	Animation Artist of the Year	Cinema Staff	Nominated^[21]
2014	Music Jacket Awards	Grand Prize	Boukyou	Nominated^[22]
2016	Music Jacket Awards	Grand Prize	"Solution E.P."	Nominated^[23]

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Categorized as a single since it contains 3 songs.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "cinema staff の記事まとめ" [Cinema Staff Overview]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Into the green". Oricon. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Green, Scott (June 6, 2013). "Cinema Staff to Perform New 'Attack on Titan' Ending". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Cinema Staffのアルバム" [Cinema Staff albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 13, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. June 3, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. April 14, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 4, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 30, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. May 29, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 19, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Cinema Staffのシングル" [Cinema Staff singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Billboard Japan Music Awards 2013" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
^ "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.
^ "「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.

External links[]

[EP_but_a_single-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Categorized as a single since it contains 3 songs.

[Overview-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "cinema staff の記事まとめ" [Cinema Staff Overview]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[itg-2] "Into the green". Oricon. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[ann1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Green, Scott (June 6, 2013). "Cinema Staff to Perform New 'Attack on Titan' Ending". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[YuGiOh-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.

[Oricon_Album-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "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. July 19, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[13] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. September 17, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[14] "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | Charts" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 2, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[Oricon_Single-15] "Cinema Staffのシングル" [Cinema Staff singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[16] "Japan Hot 100". Billboard. September 7, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[RIAJ_CD-17] "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.

[19] "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.

[20] "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.

[21] "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.

[22] "Billboard Japan Music Awards 2013" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

[23] "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.

[24] "「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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