NEW ERA

NEW ERA is the first opening theme from the Hanyō no Yashahime, and is performed by the Japanese boy band SixTONES. It begins it run from Episode 1 to Episode 13 until it was replaced by BURN.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Towa Higurashi
 * Setsuna
 * Moroha
 * Kohaku
 * Hisui
 * Kirara
 * Jyūbei
 * Riku
 * Takechiyo
 * Sesshōmaru
 * Inuyasha
 * Buyo

Description
Start with Towa's left eye, zoom out shot to her face, then with her twin sister Setsuna, and with half-cousin Moroha. Then goes Towa running, then comes Setsuna, and Moroha. Then the Gold, Silver, and Red Rainbow Pearls out of the water and fly and changes to in circle as the title in Japanese "A Feudal Fairy Tale". Then Towa comes up straight up, Setsuna comes up straight left, and Moroha comes up straight right, and they landed as Towa hold Kikujūmonji, close up to their faces from left to right.

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Romaji = Hashiridasou tsurete ikou yakusoku no basho e to (kiki nogasu na hajimari no aizu) Mukuna tamashī ga netsu o ageru Alright, welcome to New Era

Let’s go tsukamaero atarashī jidai What time is it? Kimi to iru mirai e (We just came out of the blue, ok?) Nani mo kowaku wanaikara

Do it yourself yeah jibun shidai Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) Kanaeyou Everything so kimi to

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah Mō mayowanai Yeah yeah yeah kanjiru mama I wanna, I wanna, I wanna say No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Koe agero michi no sekai e

Hashiridasou tsurete ikou yakusoku no basho e to (kiki nogasu na hajimari no aizu) Kiseki o shinjite Hitori janai kakegae nai onaji toki kizamou (te o hanasu na kakenukeru Life) Mukuna tamashī ga netsu o ageru

Hashiridasou tsurete ikou yakusoku no basho e to (kiki nogasu na hajimari no aizu) Kiseki o shinjite... English = Let’s start running, I’ll take you there To the promised place (Don’t miss the starting signal) A pure soul gets heated up Alright, welcome to the New Era

Let’s go, grab onto the new era What time is it? To the future with you (We just came out of the blue, ok?) Nothing to be afraid of

Do it yourself yeah, it’s up to you Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) Let’s make it comes true, Everything so, with you

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah I won’t hesitate anymore Yeah yeah yeah, as I feel I wanna, I wanna, I wanna say No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Raise your voice to the unknown future

Let’s start running, I’ll take you there To the promised place (Don’t miss the starting signal) Believe in miracles You are not alone, let’s mark the precious, same era together (don’t let go of this hand, running through Life) A pure soul gets heated up

Let’s start running, I’ll take you there To the promised place (Don’t miss the starting signal) Believe in miracles... Kanji = 走り出そう 連れて行こう 約束の場所へと (聞き逃すな 始まりの合図) 無垢なが を上げる Alright, welcome to New Era

Let’s go 捕まえろ新しい時代 What time is it? 君といる未来へ (We just came out of the blue, ok?) 何も怖くはないから

Do it yourself yeah 自分次第 Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) えよう Everything so と

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah もう迷わない yeah yeah yeah 感じるまま I wanna, I wanna, I wanna say No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no 声上げろ 未知の世界へ

走り出そう 連れて行こう 約束の場所へと (聞き逃すな 始まりの合図) 奇跡を信じて ひとりじゃない かけがえない 同じ刻もう (手を離すな駆け抜ける Life) 無垢なが を上げる

走り出そう 連れて行こう 約束の場所へと (聞き逃すな 始まりの合図) 奇跡を信じて...

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Romaji = Let’s go tsukamaero atarashī jidai What time is it? Kimi to iru mirai e (We just came out of the blue, ok?) Nani mo kowaku wanaikara

Do it yourself yeah jibun shidai Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) Kanaeyou Everything so kimi to

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah Mō mayowanai Koe agero michi no sekai e

Hashiridasou tsurete ikou yakusoku no basho e to (kiki nogasu na hajimari no aizu) Kiseki o shinjite Hitori janai kakegae nai onaji toki kizamou (te o hanasu na kakenukeru Life) Mukuna tamashī ga netsu o ageru English = Let’s go, grab onto the new era What time is it? To the future with you (We just came out of the blue, ok?) Nothing to be afraid of

Do it yourself yeah, it’s up to you Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) Let’s make it comes true, Everything so, with you

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah I won’t hesitate anymore Raise your voice to the unknown future

Let’s start running, I’ll take you there To the promised place (Don’t miss the starting signal) Believe in miracles You are not alone, let’s mark the precious, same era together (don’t let go of this hand, running through Life) A pure soul gets heated up Kanji = Let’s go 捕まえろ新しい時代 What time is it? 君といる未来へ (We just came out of the blue, ok?) 何も怖くはないから

Do it yourself yeah 自分次第 Let’s make a new world (Oh, this is our time) えよう Everything so と

Changing ways yeah yeah yeah もう迷わない 声上げろ 未知の世界へ

走り出そう 連れて行こう 約束の場所へと (聞き逃すな 始まりの合図) 奇跡を信じて ひとりじゃない かけがえない 同じ刻もう (手を離すな駆け抜ける Life) 無垢なが を上げる

Trivia

 * In Animage's 43rd Anime Grand Prix, NEW ERA was ranked 9th for Best Song.