# Nano Ripe

Nano Ripe (styled as nano.RIPE) is a Japanese pop rock duo that formed in 1998 as an indie band. They released three singles and four mini-albums before being signed to Lantis in 2010. Although the core of the band is made up of Kimiko (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Jun Sasaki (composition, guitar), when they debuted on Lantis in 2010, the band also consisted of bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Shinn. Shinn left the band in 2011, but Yūki Aoyama joined the band as the drummer in 2013. Abe and Aoyama left the band in 2016.
Following the release of their major debut single "Patricia" (2010), they released four more singles from 2010 to 2011; all five were featured on their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (2011). Their next three studio albums were Plus to Minus no Shikumi (2012), Namida no Ochiru Sokudo (2013), and Nanairo Megane no Himitsu (2014). After the release of their compilation album Shiawase no Kutsu (2015), they released their fifth studio album Space Echo (2016) and their sixth studio album Pippala no Ki no Shita de (2018). This was followed by their second compilation album Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best (2020) and their seventh studio album Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru (2022).

## Members

* Kimiko (きみコ) (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar)
* Jun Sasaki (ササキ ジュン, Sasaki Jun) (composition, guitar)

### Past members

* Shinn (drums)
* Nobuyuki Abe (アベ ノブユキ, Abe Nobuyuki) (bass)
* Yūki Aoyama (青山 友樹, Aoyama Yūki) (drums)

## History
### 1998–2014

Nano Ripe formed in 1998 with Kimiko and Jun Sasaki as an indie band. They released their first two singles independently: "Kiminchi e / "Kimi no Uta" (きみんちへ/キミノウタ) on October 31, 2004 and "Tricycle Rider" in April 2006. Their first two mini-albums were also released independently: Aoiro Pouch (青色パウチ) on March 12, 2007 and 88 on March 7, 2008. Their next two mini-albums were released by White Dream: Soratobu Kutsu (空飛ぶクツ) on September 10, 2008 and Jikū Flask (時空フラスコ) on May 13, 2009. Their next single "Sekai Ten" (世界点) was also released by White Dream on November 25, 2009. By January 2010, bassist Nobuyuki Abe had joined the band.
Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis in 2010, and released their major debut single "Patricia" (パトリシア) on September 22, 2010. They released their second single "Flash Keeper" (フラッシュキーパー) on December 22, 2010. Their third single "Hana no Iro" (ハナノイロ) was released on April 20, 2011; the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime series Hanasaku Iroha. They released their fourth single "Saibō Kioku" (細胞キオク) on June 29, 2011. Their fifth single "Omokage Warp" (面影ワープ) followed on August 3, 2011 and the title song is used as the second opening theme of Hanasaku Iroha. Their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (星の夜の脈の音の) was released on October 19, 2011. The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.
Nano Ripe released their sixth single "Yuki no Sei" (ゆきのせい) on January 31, 2012 limited to 1,000 copies. Nano Ripe released "Esoragoto" (絵空事) as their seventh single on April 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Sankarea. The band's eighth single "Real World" (リアルワールド) was released on July 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series Humanity Has Declined. Nano Ripe's second studio album Plus to Minus no Shikumi (プラスとマイナスのしくみ) was released on October 3, 2012. Their ninth single "Moshimo no Hanashi" (もしもの話) was released on October 31, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the third season of the anime series Bakuman. Yūki Aoyama became a support drummer for the band in February 2013 and officially joined the band the following month.
Nano Ripe's tenth single "Kagefumi" (影踏み) was released on March 6, 2013; the song is used as the theme song to the 2013 anime film Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home. Nano Ripe's 11th single "Sankaku e.p." (サンカク e.p.) was released on May 22, 2013; the three songs from the single are used as ending themes of the 2013 anime series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. The band's 12th single "Nanairo Biyori" (なないろびより) was released on October 30, 2013; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series Non Non Biyori. Nano Ripe's third studio album Namida no Ochiru Sokudo (涙の落ちる速度) was released on January 8, 2014. Nano Ripe's 13th single "Tōmei na Sekai" (透明な世界) was released on July 23, 2014; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2014 anime series Glasslip.

### 2015–present

Nano Ripe's fourth studio album Nanairo Megane no Himitsu (七色眼鏡のヒミツ) was released on April 8, 2015. Included on the album is a cover of Spitz's song "Hotaru" (ホタル). Nano Ripe's 14th single "Kodama Kotodama" (こだまことだま) was released on July 22, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime series Non Non Biyori Repeat. Nano Ripe released their first compilation album Shiawase no Kutsu (シアワセのクツ) on September 23, 2015. Nano Ripe's 15th single "Lime Tree" (ライムツリー) was released on February 24, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle. Nano Ripe made their North American debut at Anime Boston in March 2016. The band's 16th single "Snowdrop" (スノードロップ) was released on August 3, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate. Nano Ripe's fifth studio album Space Echo (スペースエコー) was released on October 19, 2016. The bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Yūki Aoyama left the band in late 2016. Aoyama later died in August 2018.
Nano Ripe's 17th single "Yoru no Taiyō" (夜の太陽) was released on April 29, 2017 and was only available during events on Nano Ripe's 2017 tour Seinaru Tanebi (せいなるたねび). The band's 18th single "Kyokyo Jitsujitsu" (虚虚実実) was released on November 15, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate. Nano Ripe's 19th single "Azalea" (アザレア) was released on February 7, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2018 anime series Citrus. Nano Ripe's song "Ao no Rakugaki" (あおのらくがき) is used as the opening theme song to the 2018 anime film Non Non Biyori Vacation. Nano Ripe's sixth studio album Pippala no Ki no Shita de (ピッパラの樹の下で) was released on August 29, 2018. The digital single "I See" (アイシー) was released on May 3, 2019, followed by the band's 20th single "Yorugao" (ヨルガオ) on August 21, 2019. Their 21st single "Emblem" (エンブレム) was released on November 6, 2019; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2019 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate.
Nano Ripe's 22nd single "Last Chapter" (ラストチャプター) was released on April 22, 2020; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2020 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate. They released their second compilation album Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best (月に棲む星のうた ～nano.RIPE 10th Anniversary Best～) on September 23, 2020. Nano Ripe's song "Tsugihagi Moyō" (つぎはぎもよう, Patchwork Pattern) was released on the Non Non Biyori theme song compilation album Non Non Biyori Days (のんのんびよりでいず) on February 24, 2021; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2021 anime series Non Non Biyori Nonstop. Their digital mini album Chiisana Inori no Sho (小さな祈りの書) was released on November 5, 2021. Nano Ripe's seventh studio album Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru (不眠症のネコと夜) was released on October 12, 2022. Another mini album, Hikari no Nai Machi (光のない街), was released on August 23, 2023; the title track is used as the opening theme to the latter half of the second season of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Their eighth studio album Hikari o Hakobu Mono (光を運ぶもの) will be released on March 12, 2025.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
| 2007 | Aoiro Pouch Released: March 12, 2007 Format: CD | — |
| 2008 | 88 Released: March 7, 2008 Format: CD | — |
| 2008 | Soratobu Kutsu Released: September 10, 2008 Format: CD | — |
| 2009 | Jikū Flask Released: May 13, 2009 Format: CD | — |
| 2011 | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no Released: October 19, 2011 Label: Lantis (LACA-15150, LACA-35150) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 39 |
| 2012 | Plus to Minus no Shikumi Released: October 3, 2012 Label: Lantis (LACA-15237, LACA-35237) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 35 |
| 2014 | Namida no Ochiru Sokudo Released: January 8, 2014 Label: Lantis (LACA-15370, LACM-35369, LACM-35370) Format: CD | 17 |
| 2015 | Nanairo Megane no Himitsu Released: April 8, 2015 Label: Lantis (LACA-15481, LACA-35481) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 26 |
| 2016 | Space Echo Released: October 19, 2016 Label: Lantis (LACA-15580, LACA-35580) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 48 |
| 2018 | Pippala no Ki no Shita de Released: August 29, 2018 Label: Lantis (LACA-15736, LACA-35736) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 52 |
| 2021 | Chiisana Inori no Sho Released: November 5, 2021 Label: Lantis (LZC-2036) Format: CD | — |
| 2022 | Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru Released: October 12, 2022 Label: Lantis (LACA-25018) Format: CD | 135 |
| 2023 | Hikari no Nai Machi Released: August 23, 2023 Label: Lantis (LACA-25066, LACA-25067) Format: CD | — |
| 2025 | Hikari o Hakobu Mono Released: March 12, 2025 Label: Lantis (LACA-25147) Format: CD | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. |||

#### Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | Peak Oricon chart positions |
| 2015 | Shiawase no Kutsu Released: September 23, 2015 Label: Lantis (LACA-15514, LACA-35514) Format: CD, CD+DVD | 33 |
| 2020 | Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best Released: September 23, 2020 Label: Lantis (LACA-9778–9779) Format: CD | 34 |

### Singles

| Year | Song | Peak Oricon chart positions | Album |
| 2004 | "Kiminchi e" | — | Non-album single |
| 2004 | "Kimi no Uta" | — | Non-album single |
| 2006 | "Tricycle Rider" | — | Non-album single |
| 2009 | "Sekai Ten" | — | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2010 | "Patricia" | — | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2010 | "Flash Keeper" | — | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2011 | "Hana no Iro" | 15 | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2011 | "Saibō Kioku" | 59 | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2011 | "Omokage Warp" | 34 | Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no |
| 2012 | "Yuki no Sei" | — | Plus to Minus no Shikumi |
| 2012 | "Esoragoto" | 52 | Plus to Minus no Shikumi |
| 2012 | "Real World" | 26 | Plus to Minus no Shikumi |
| 2012 | "Moshimo no Hanashi" | 85 | Namida no Ochiru Sokudo |
| 2013 | "Kagefumi" | 33 | Namida no Ochiru Sokudo |
| 2013 | "Sankaku e.p." | 35 | Namida no Ochiru Sokudo |
| 2013 | "Nanairo Biyori" | 27 | Namida no Ochiru Sokudo |
| 2014 | "Tōmei na Sekai" | 29 | Nanairo Megane no Himitsu |
| 2015 | "Kodama Kotodama" | 35 | Space Echo |
| 2016 | "Lime Tree" | 48 | Space Echo |
| 2016 | "Snowdrop" | 100 | Space Echo |
| 2017 | "Yoru no Taiyō" | — | Pippala no Ki no Shita de |
| 2017 | "Kyokyo Jitsujitsu" | 92 | Pippala no Ki no Shita de |
| 2018 | "Azalea" | 59 | Pippala no Ki no Shita de |
| 2019 | "I See" | — | Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best |
| 2019 | "Yorugao" | 144 | Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best |
| 2019 | "Emblem" | 126 | Tsuki ni Sumu Hoshi no Uta: Nano Ripe 10th Anniversary Best |
| 2020 | "Last Chapter" | 41 | Fuminshō no Neko to Yoru |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were ineligible to chart. ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Director |
| 2010 | "Patricia" | Jūichi Banba |
| 2010 | "Flash Keeper" | Jūichi Banba |
| 2011 | "Hana no Iro" | Jūichi Banba |
| 2011 | "Saibō Kioku" | Akiko Fukada |
| 2011 | "Omokage Warp" | Jūichi Banba |
| 2011 | "Seratona" | Yasunori Kakegawa |
| 2012 | "Esoragoto" | Atsushi Tani |
| 2012 | "Real World" | Atsushi Tani |
| 2012 | "Number Zero" | Yasunori Kakegawa |
| 2012 | "Moshimo no Hanashi" | Atsushi Tani |
| 2013 | "Tsumabiku Hitori" | Kenji Kiyama |
| 2013 | "Nanairo Biyori" | Tōru Nomura |
| 2014 | "Hello" | Satoshi Takaki |
| 2014 | "Tōmei na Sekai" | Nanae Takanashi |
| 2015 | "Kotaeawase" | Ryōji Aoki |
| 2015 | "Kodama Kotodama" | Shin Okawa |
| 2015 | "Chikyū ni Hari" | Ryōji Aoki |
| 2016 | "Lime Tree" | Kenji Kiyama |
| 2016 | "Snowdrop" | Seiji Kitahira |
| 2016 | "Luminary" | Shin Okawa |
| 2017 | "Kyokyo Jitsujitsu" | Takayuki Koizumi |
| 2018 | "Azalea" | Tetsuo Inoue |
| 2018 | "Polaris" | Takayuki Koizumi |
| 2019 | "Yorugao" | Mitsuo Toyama |
| 2019 | "Emblem" | Hideaki Fukui |
| 2020 | "Last Chapter" | Kenji Kiyama |
| 2020 | "Lily Reviver" | Miku Nakajima |
| 2020 | "Orb" | Mitsuo Toyama |
| 2020 | "Itoshiki Hibi" | Emiri Torihata |
| 2020 | "Spica" | Emiri Torihata |
| 2021 | "Hana ni Ame" | Mitsuo Toyama |
| 2021 | "Seimeibun" | Kō Kanoto |

### Other album appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
| 2011 | "Hatch" | Yunosagi Relations | Image song for the character Minko Tsurugi from the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. |
| 2012 | "Esoragoto" | Sankarea Original Soundtrack | TV size version for theme song to the anime television series Sankarea. |
| 2012 | "Real World" | Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita Original Soundtrack | TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Humanity Has Declined. |
| 2013 | "Hana no Iro" "Omokage Warp" "Yumeji" | Yunosagi Best Songs | A compilation album of theme songs to the anime television series Hanasaku Iroha. |
| 2013 | "Gekka" "Star Chart" "Tsumabiku Hitori" | Hataraku Maō-sama! Original Soundtrack | TV size versions for theme songs to the anime television series The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. |
| 2013 | "Nanairo Biyori" | Non Non Biyori Original Soundtrack | TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Non Non Biyori. |
| 2016 | "Lime Tree" | Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut Original Soundtrack | TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle. |
| 2018 | "Azalea" | Citrus Original Soundtrack: To fear love is to fear life | TV size version for the theme song to the anime television series Citrus. |
| 2021 | "Tsugihagi Moyō" | Non Non Biyori Days | Theme song to the anime television series Non Non Biyori Nonstop. |

#### Additional songs

| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Notes |
| 2011 | "Hatch" | Chiaki Omigawa (as Minako Tsurugi) | "Namida de Saku Hana" | Character song single for the anime series Hanasaku Iroha. |
| 2014 | "Loupe" | Kanae Itō | "Loupe" | Kanae Itō's ninth single. |
| 2014 | "Praline" | Aimi (as Julia) | The Idolmaster Live Theater Harmony 04 | Compilation album for The Idolmaster Million Live!. |
| 2015 | "Shōnen Brave" | Kimiko (vocals) Jin (composition) | Mekakucity M's: Mekakucity Actors Vocal and Sound Collection | Vocaloid song from Kagerou Project. |
| 2016 | "Aisle" | Machico (as Tsubasa Ibuki) | The Idolmaster Million Live! 3 Original CD | Included on a CD bundled with the special edition version of the third volume of the manga series The Idolmaster Million Live! by Yuki Monji. |
| 2022 | "Mizukagami no Sekai" | Marina Horiuchi | "Mizukagami no Sekai" | Marina Horiuchi's debut single. |