In February 2010, the band spent 2 weeks in New York, in which they recorded 2 songs.
In the same month it was announced that the band would provide the opening theme for the anime The Tatami Galaxy , which features character design from Yusuke Nakamura, the same artist who illustrates the Ajikan CD covers. The song was titled ” Maigoinu to Ame no Beat ” (…
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In January 2010, Gotoh posted an entry into his diary stating that they had recorded a Japanese version of The Rentals song “A Rose Is a Rose”.
At the same time, the band announced that at the end of March 2010, they would be releasing a new single titled ” Solanin “, which was to be used as the theme song to the film of the same name.
The band released their 13th single, “Shinseiki no Love Song” ( 新世紀のラブソング , Love Song of the New Century ) , on December 2, 2009, which featured a DVD of songs from the group’s appearance at Jisan Valley Rock Festival earlier in the year.
In October, their sixth DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 6 , was released and was also the band’s first release on Blu-ray .
In July 2009, Asian Kung–Fu Generation held their annual Nano-Mugen festival. This was accompanied by Nano-Mugen Compilation 2009 , which featured a new track, “Yoru no Call” ( 夜のコール , Call of the Night ) , and tracks from each of the other 16 bands that partook in the festival.
In March 2009, they released their fifth DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 5 , featuring a collection of live videos from various live events in 2008.
Incidentally, Third Eye Blind later appeared for the fourth and final lineup of AKFG’s seventh annual Nano-Mugen Festival held at the Yokohama Arena through July 20-21st.
The band appeared as a supporting act for a show held at Yokohama Bay Hall by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind on July 18.