Japanede rock band Aqua Timez is going to collaborate with the Naruto anime series and fashion brand Uniqlo.
Aqua Timez is formed in 2003 and debuted in 2005 under Epic Records Japan. Vocalist Futoshi, bassist OKP-STAR, drummer TASSHI, keyboardist mayuko and guitarist Daisuke make the line-up of Tokyo-based band.Their 13th single “Mayonaka no Orchestra(真夜中のオーケストラ）” will be the theme song of an original anime being given away to buyers of the “Naruto x Uniqlo” T-shirts that go on sale on January 1, 2011.
A limited number of people who buy the T-shirts will receive a “NARUTO x UT Original DVD,” containing a newly animated work. A special version of Aqua Timez’s “Mayonaka no Orchestra” (titled “Mayonaka no Orchestra UNIQLO x NARUTO ver.”) will be its theme song. Only 200,000 copies of the DVD are being produced, and they will be available not only in Japan, but also in stores in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, and France.
“Mayonaka no Orchestra” has also been chosen as the next ending theme of the “Naruto: Shippuden” television series. The song will be released as a single on January 26.
