RULERS

* Cover 1

## Audio

**RULERS** is a single by Novel Core. It is the ending theme song for the fifth season of the anime *Kingdom*. It was digitally released on January 10.

It is the fourth track on his third major album, HERO, released January 18.

## Background and Release

On December 15, 2023 Novel Core announced he had written the ending theme for the Studio Pierrot anime *Kingdom*, which would begin airing in January 2024. With Novel Core himself being fan of the anime and manga off which the series is based, the song was written with details from the series in mind.

"Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai's aggressive digi-rock sound, lyrics by Novel Core with a theme of "a different justice" and a variety of tricks that *Kingdom* fans will recognize, plus skillful and expressive singing and rapping -- all three elements are highly fused to create an emotional song that reflects the unique tension of the 5th series."

"The jacket features a skeleton on an archway drawn in the motif of a representative scene from the 5th series and a dahlia flower that Novel Core used lyrically as one of the keywords to express the world view of the anime. It also includes a trick that Kingdom fans will recognize."

## Other Credits

### Song

* Guitar: Yuya Kumagai
* Recording & Mixing Engineer: Ryosuke "Dr.R" Sakai (STUDIO726 TOKYO)
* Recording & Mixing Studio: STUDIO726 TOKYO
* Mastering Engineer: Stuart Hawkes (Metropolis Studio)

### Music Video

Director: Atsunori Toshi (A4A Inc.)

Director of Photography: Mami Koyama (Schrittz Ltd.)

Camera Assistant: Ren Takahashi / Yuki Yoshide (Schrittz Ltd.)

Lighting Director: Keisuke Ikeda

Lighting Assistant: Masanao Yasuda

Hair & Make-up: Megumi Kuji (LUCK HAIR)

Stylist: Tatsuya Shimada

Virtual Production Technical Director: Yuki Tsuruoka

Location: KAGURAZAKA Online STUDIO

Production Manager: Shunsuke Tanaka (A4A Inc.)

Production: A4A Inc.

## Performances

* TV
* Live

* [2024.01.19] New GENE! / NHK

* [2024.01.17] ONEMAN LIVE -I AM THE HERO- at BUDOKAN

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## Lyrics

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**Featured Members**Novel Core

**Lyrics**
* Side-by-Side View
* Japanese
* Romaji
* English

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Naa bouya doushita?

Koko wa senjou daze

Tagiru zouo no rarii haichi no seichou katei

Kagen mo shirazu sakkidatta mama no ken ni

Hakkan suru karada karuma ka toga ika ni?

Tsune genjitsu wa fuchouwa na senritsu sa

Reiketsu na sutenresusei no shinzou motsu enzetsusha

Nankai me no meimetsu mata gaisen suru tenpesuta

Aachi kakeru zenaku mou outou shinai seizonsha

Hana no you warau My Red

Mamoritai mono datte

Kono tenohira hanarereba

Kowashitai mono nante

Kowasenai mono dake

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hane tachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

Are ga seigi to aku no shuppatsuten

Moto wa onaji iro de douka shite

Warugi no nai yaiba no saki

Dareka no kao kasumeta

Jaa chuuritsu teki na tachiichi e

Jitsu wa boukansha demo kyouhan desu

Kono yamashisa wo kakusu no ni

Mou ichido kono te wo yogoshite

Hana no you warau My Red

Kimi mo boku mo onaji de

Kizutsukeatte tashikamete

Mamoritai mono nante

Kowarechau mono dake

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hane tachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

Aa dou shiyou mo nai hodo atama ga itamu

Kono kensou kakiwakete wa mata tsugi naru meiro no naka ni temaneki sareru

Ranshin to kanki no hazama ni yureru kokoro wo mitasu kairaku

Sonna mono wa nai yoku wakatteiru

Demo mata akuma ga sasayaita

Kono geemu owari no nai kyoudou sensen

Nanika wo daishou ni nanika wo eru

Haite suteru hodo aru iiwake to yo meigen sura jama na dake

Oikaze da tte furimukeba totan ni mukaikaze

Nanzen nen toki wo kasanetemo eien kawaranu michi no hate

Unaru kono kyouki ga

Kuchizusamu aria

Furikaeru tabi itamu mune ni

Kagi kakeru honnou teki na ketsui

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hanetachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

**English Translation**
Hey boy, what's wrong?

This is a battlefield

A rally of seething hatred, resistance of growth process

Don't even know how to adjust the murderous intent of the sword

Sweating body, Karma or Sin, how's that?

Usually, reality is a discordant melody

The speaker with cold-blooded stainless steel heart

Blinking after several times, Tempest returns in triumph again

Overarch the good and evil, survivors who no longer respond

Laugh like flowers, My Red

Even something want to protect

If it leaves from this palm

Things which want to dеstroy

are the only things which can't be dеstroyed

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betrayal Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too, right?

The things you don't want to hurt

That's the starting point of justice and evil

Originally same colors are assimilated

Tip of the blade with no malicious intent

Grazed somebody's face

Well then, assume to a neutral position

Actually, even a bystander is an accomplices

to hide this guiltiness

Get this hand dirty once again

Laugh like flowers, My Red

You and I are the same

Hurting each other and identified

Things which want to protect

are the only things that break

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betraval Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too. right?

The things you don’t want to hurt

Aah, head hurts helplessly

Even push through this hustle and bustle, be beckoning to the next maze again

In between madness and joy, pleasure will satisfy the wavering feelings

There's no such thing. I fully understand

But the devil whispered again

This game is an endless cannon front

Getting something in return for loosing something

Numerous excuses and complains are just disturbing

Tailwind would be quickly changing to a headwind if you turn around

Even after thousand of years, the end of the road is never changed

Roar, that Madness

Humming an aria

Whenever looking back, the heart hurts

Lock the instinctive decision

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betrayal Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too, right?

The things you don't want to hurt

**Japanese Lyrics**
なぁ 坊や どうした？

ここは戦場だぜ

たぎる憎悪のラリー 背馳の成長過程

加減も知らず殺気立ったままの剣に

発汗する体　カルマか咎　如何に？

恒(つね)　現実は不調和な旋律さ

冷血なステンレス製の心臓持つ演説者

何回目の明滅　また凱旋するテンペスタ

アーチかける善悪　もう応答しない生存者

花のよう　咲うMy Red

守りたいものだって

この掌　離れれば

壊したいものなんて

壊せないものだけ

唸る その狂気が

花咲かすダリア

振りかざす度　歪んだ定規

反射する対照的な正義

裏切りのゲリラ

散らす羽たちが

飛ぶ鳥の蹴った地面のようさ

君にもあるんでしょう？

キズツケタクナイモノ

あれが正義と悪の出発点

元は同じ色で同化して

悪気のない刃の先

誰かの顔　かすめた

じゃあ　中立的な立ち位置へ

実は傍観者でも共犯です

このやましさを　隠すのに

もう一度　この手を汚して

花のよう　咲うMy Red

君も僕も同じで

傷付け合って　確かめて

守りたいものなんて

壊れちゃうものだけ

唸る その狂気が

花咲かすダリア

振りかざす度　歪んだ定規

反射する対照的な正義

裏切りのゲリラ

散らす羽たちが

飛ぶ鳥の蹴った地面のようさ

君にもあるんでしょう？

キズツケタクナイモノ

あぁ どうしようもないほど頭が痛む

この喧騒　かき分けてはまた次なる迷路の中に手招きされる

乱心と歓喜の狭間に揺れる心を満たす快楽

そんなものはない　よく分かっている

でも　また悪魔が囁いた

このゲーム　終わりのない共同戦線

何かを代償に何かを得る

掃いて捨てるほどある言い訳と世迷言すら邪魔なだけ

追い風だって振り向けば途端に向かい風

何千年　時を重ねても永遠変わらぬ道の果て

唸る この狂気が

口ずさむアリア

振り返る度　痛む胸に

鍵かける本能的な決意

唸る その狂気が

花咲かすダリア

振りかざす度　歪んだ定規

反射する対照的な正義

裏切りのゲリラ

散らす羽たちが

飛ぶ鳥の蹴った地面のようさ

君にもあるんでしょう？

キズツケタクナイモノ

**Romaji Lyrics + Color Code**
Naa bouya doushita?

Koko wa senjou daze

Tagiru zouo no rarii haichi no seichou katei

Kagen mo shirazu sakkidatta mama no ken ni

Hakkan suru karada karuma ka toga ika ni?

Tsune genjitsu wa fuchouwa na senritsu sa

Reiketsu na sutenresusei no shinzou motsu enzetsusha

Nankai me no meimetsu mata gaisen suru tenpesuta

Aachi kakeru zenaku mou outou shinai seizonsha

Hana no you warau My Red

Mamoritai mono datte

Kono tenohira hanarereba

Kowashitai mono nante

Kowasenai mono dake

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hane tachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

Are ga seigi to aku no shuppatsuten

Moto wa onaji iro de douka shite

Warugi no nai yaiba no saki

Dareka no kao kasumeta

Jaa chuuritsu teki na tachiichi e

Jitsu wa boukansha demo kyouhan desu

Kono yamashisa wo kakusu no ni

Mou ichido kono te wo yogoshite

Hana no you warau My Red

Kimi mo boku mo onaji de

Kizutsukeatte tashikamete

Mamoritai mono nante

Kowarechau mono dake

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hane tachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

Aa dou shiyou mo nai hodo atama ga itamu

Kono kensou kakiwakete wa mata tsugi naru meiro no naka ni temaneki sareru

Ranshin to kanki no hazama ni yureru kokoro wo mitasu kairaku

Sonna mono wa nai yoku wakatteiru

Demo mata akuma ga sasayaita

Kono geemu owari no nai kyoudou sensen

Nanika wo daishou ni nanika wo eru

Haite suteru hodo aru iiwake to yo meigen sura jama na dake

Oikaze da tte furimukeba totan ni mukaikaze

Nanzen nen toki wo kasanetemo eien kawaranu michi no hate

Unaru kono kyouki ga

Kuchizusamu aria

Furikaeru tabi itamu mune ni

Kagi kakeru honnou teki na ketsui

Unaru sono kyouki ga

Hana sakasu daria

Furikazasu tabi yuganda jougi

Hansha suru taishou teki na seigi

Uragiri no gerira

Chirasu hanetachi ga

Tobu tori no ketta jimen no you sa

Kimi ni mo arun deshou?

Kizutsuketakunai mono

**English Translation**
Hey boy, what's wrong?

This is a battlefield

A rally of seething hatred, resistance of growth process

Don't even know how to adjust the murderous intent of the sword

Sweating body, Karma or Sin, how's that?

Usually, reality is a discordant melody

The speaker with cold-blooded stainless steel heart

Blinking after several times, Tempest returns in triumph again

Overarch the good and evil, survivors who no longer respond

Laugh like flowers, My Red

Even something want to protect

If it leaves from this palm

Things which want to dеstroy

are the only things which can't be dеstroyed

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betrayal Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too, right?

The things you don't want to hurt

That's the starting point of justice and evil

Originally same colors are assimilated

Tip of the blade with no malicious intent

Grazed somebody's face

Well then, assume to a neutral position

Actually, even a bystander is an accomplices

to hide this guiltiness

Get this hand dirty once again

Laugh like flowers, My Red

You and I are the same

Hurting each other and identified

Things which want to protect

are the only things that break

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betraval Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too. right?

The things you don’t want to hurt

Aah, head hurts helplessly

Even push through this hustle and bustle, be beckoning to the next maze again

In between madness and joy, pleasure will satisfy the wavering feelings

There's no such thing. I fully understand

But the devil whispered again

This game is an endless cannon front

Getting something in return for loosing something

Numerous excuses and complains are just disturbing

Tailwind would be quickly changing to a headwind if you turn around

Even after thousand of years, the end of the road is never changed

Roar, that Madness

Humming an aria

Whenever looking back, the heart hurts

Lock the instinctive decision

Roar, that Madness

Dahlias are blooming

Whenever brandish, the distorted ruler

Reflecting contrasting justice

Betrayal Guerrillas

The scattering feathers

like the ground where flying bird kicked

You do have too, right?

The things you don't want to hurt

**Credits**
**Japanese:** Official
**Romaji:** Lyrical Nonsense modified by Chanting

**English:** Official

## Playlists

### Spotify

* Anime Now
* Electropolis (cover)

## Videos

* TV Anime "Kingdom" Season 5: No Credit ED Movie

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Novel Core Official Site - 「RULERS」が1月10日に配信リリース決定！ジャケット写真公開！, 2024/01/07*
2. ↑ Novel Core Staff Twitter