Nano Ripe is four-person Japanese pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 band that formed in 2008 as an indie band. They released one single and three albums independently, but were signed in 2010 to Lantis

Lantis (company)

is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...

. They released their major debut single "Patricia" in September 2010. The band's third single "Hana no Iro" was used as the opening theme to the anime Hanasaku Iroha

Hanasaku Iroha

, or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work...

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History

Nano Ripe formed in 2008 as an indie band. They released their debut album 88 on March 7, 2008. They released two more albums: on September 10, 2008 and on May 13, 2009. The band released their single on November 25, 2009. Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis

Lantis (company)

is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...

 in 2010, and released their major debut single on September 22, 2010. They released their second single on December 22, 2010. Their third single was released on April 20, 2011; the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime TV series Hanasaku Iroha

Hanasaku Iroha

, or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work...

. They released their fourth single on June 29, 2011. Their fifth single 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 was released on October 19, 2011. The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... chart positions
2008	88 Released: March 7, 2008 Format: CD	—
	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 Lantis (company) is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...  (LACA-35150, LACA-15150) Format: CD+DVD	39
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Song	Peak Oricon chart positions	Album
2009	"Sekai Ten"	—	Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no
2010	"Patricia"	—
	"Flash Keeper"	—
2011	"Hana no Iro"	15
	"Saibō Kioku"	59
	"Omokage Warp"	34
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2010	"Patricia"	Jūichi Banba
	"Flash Keeper"
2011	"Hana no Iro"
	"Saibō Kioku"	Akiko Fukada
	"Omokage Warp"	Jūichi Banba
	"Seratona"	Yasunori Kakegawa

Other album appearances

Year	Song	Album	Notes	Ref.
2011	"Hatch"	Yunosagi Relations	Image song Image song An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album for an anime, game or dorama that is usually sung by the seiyū or actor of a character, in character...  for the character Minko Tsurugi from the TV anime Hanasaku Iroha Hanasaku Iroha , or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work... .