Ultimate Diamond

ULTIMATE DIAMOND
Studio album by Nana Mizuki
Released	3 June 2009
Genre	J-pop, pop rock, jazz, Eurobeat
Length	65:26 (CD)
Label	King Records
Nana Mizuki chronology
Great Activity (2007) Ultimate Diamond (2009) Impact Exciter (2010)
Regular Edition
Singles from Ultimate Diamond
"Starcamp EP" Released: February 6, 2008 "Trickster" Released: October 1, 2008 "Shin'ai" Released: January 21, 2009

Ultimate Diamond is the seventh studio album released by Japanese voice actress and pop singer Nana Mizuki on June 3, 2009. It was released in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. The first press of the album has a 44-page booklet. A limited CD+DVD edition of the album included a DVD of a concert at the Shinjuku Koma Theater on October 11, 2008. At the concert, she covered two enka songs: Fuyumi Sakamoto's "Yozakura Oshichi" and Mitsuko Nakamura's "Kawachi Otoko Bushi".^[1] The limited DVD included the two songs.^[2] The album reached number 1 in Japan's Oricon weekly albums charts for the week of June 15, 2009, and became the first album from a voice actress to accomplish that feat since the creation of Oricon.^[3]

Track listing

1. Maria & Joker
   • Lyrics: Hibiki
   • Composition, arrangement: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
2. Etsuraku Camellia (悦楽カメリア)
   • Lyrics: Nana Mizuki
   • Composition, arrangement: Shogo Ohnishi
3. Perfect Smile
   • Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Hiroyuki Ito
4. Trickster
   • Lyrics: Nana Mizuki
   • Composition, arrangement: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
5. Mr.Bunny!
   • Lyrics: Sayuri
   • Composition: Mitsuru Wakabayashi
   • Arrangement: Shinya Saitou
6. Chinmoku no Kajitsu (沈黙の果実)
   • Lyrics, composition: Shihori
   • Arrangement: Renka Amou
7. Brand New Tops
   • Lyrics: Yūmao
   • Composition, arrangement: Tomoya Miyabi
8. Shounen (少年)
   • Lyrics, composition: Toshirou Yabuki
   • Arrangement: Toshirou Yabuki, Tsutomu Ouhira
9. Gimmick Game
   • Lyrics: Hibiki
   • Composition, arrangement: Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden)
10. Dancing in the Velvet Moon
    • Lyrics: Nana Mizuki
    • Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
    • Arrangement: Noriyasu Agematsu, Masato Nakayama (Elements Garden)
11. Ray of change
    • Lyrics, composition: Kazunori Saita
    • Arrangement: Kouichiro Takahashi
12. Shin'ai (深愛)
    • Lyrics: Nana Mizuki
    • Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu (Elements Garden)
    • Arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
13. Aoki Hikari no Hate -Ultimate Mode- (蒼き光の果て-ULTIMATE MODE-)
    • Lyrics: Junko Tsuji
    • Composition: Shunsuke Matsui
    • Arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
14. Astrogation
    • Lyrics: Hibiki
    • Composition, arrangement: Jun Suyama
15. Yume no Tsuzuki (夢の続き)
    • Lyrics, composition: Nana Mizuki
    • Arrangement: Junpei Fujita (Elements Garden)

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Weekly Albums	1	104,902	16 weeks

References

1. "水樹奈々さん念願の『コマ劇場座長公演 水樹奈々 大いに唄う』開催(アニメイトTV)" (in Japanese). BIGLOBE. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
2. "Ultimate Diamond" (in Japanese). HMV Japan. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
3. デビュー9年目の水樹奈々、声優史上初の首位獲得に「夢のような出来事」 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

External links

• Information on official website