Man With a Mission has an announcement right on the eve of the start of their Chasing the Horizon Tour - North American leg: their song "Dark Crow" will be featured as the second opening song for the anime adapter of Vinland Saga.
Vinland Saga as a whole has been serialized for 14 years. The anime adaptation of Vinland Saga has been running for about two months so far and the second season will start on September 29. As mentioned earlier the opening will be "Dark Crow" by Man With a Mission and it is paired with "Drown" by milet. Milet and Man With a Mission will also collaborate on the song "Reiwa." The single will be released on October 23 and also includes the tracks "86 Missed Calls" featuring Patrick Stump (who Man With a Mission worked with on "Dead End in Tokyo") and Man With a Missions' "My Hero" as remixed by EDM artist Slushii. If you've never read or watched Vinland Saga take a look. It's full of vikings, fighting, revenge, and... farms. Okay, not yet, but eventually. Longtime fans you know what I mean.
Read on for a few tidbits of info from the artists themselves:
<Comment from Jean-Ken Johnny>
WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TAKING ON THE OPENING THEME OF Vinland Saga ANIME SERIES.
IT IS A VERY EPIC STORY OF VENGEANCE SET IN THE MEDIEVAL VIKING ERA; IT IS ALSO A HEROIC TALE THAT GOES BEYOND REVENGE. AS A GUY, IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE A PART OF SUCH A COOL WORK. I’D BE GLAD IF YOU COULD ENJOY “Dark Crow” ALONG WITH THE ANIME.
<Comment from Kamikaze Boy>
WHEN I FIRST HEARD milet’S VOICE, I KNEW THAT HERE WAS ANOTHER ARTIST WHO WOULD PERSONIFY AND LEAD THE NEW ERA. THIS TIME, UPON MAKING THE NEW SONG “Reiwa”, SOMEHOW I HAD milet’S VOICE OVERLAPPING THE IMAGE OF THE SONG WHILE COMPOSING THE MELODY. SO I TALKED ABOUT IT WITH EVERYONE AND TOOK THE COURAGE TO ASK HER.
AS SOON AS milet’S VOICE WAS IN THE SONG, I FELT THAT SOMETHING LIKE AN ENTHUSIASM OF A NEW ERA WAS BREATHED INTO THE SONG. I ALREADY LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT WE PERFORM TOGETHER NOT ONLY ON AUDIO BUT ALSO ON STAGE AND DELIVER THE SONG DIRECTLY TO YOU ALL!!
<Comment from milet>
When I first heard “Reiwa”, my heart was swayed by the straightforward and tenderly enveloping voice and the epic and powerful sound that gave me an image of a bright and dazzling world opening up wide. I sang the song making the wish for peace and enjoying the happiness of living in the new era of Reiwa. And I am simply happy that I was able to blend into the sound of MAN WITH A MISSION, a band that have always been my big favorite. Please look forward to the fusion of MAN WITH A MISSION and milet.