Shin Takarajima (song)

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"Shin Takarajima"
CD only, CD/DVD and digital download editions' cover
Single by Sakanaction
from the album 834.194
Released	September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:06
Label	Victor Entertainment
Songwriter(s)	Ichiro Yamaguchi
Producer(s)	Sakanaction
Sakanaction singles chronology
"Sayonara wa Emotion" (2014) "Shin Takarajima" (2015) "Tabun, Kaze" (2016)
Alternative cover
2CD/DVD editions' cover.

"Shin Takarajima" (Japanese: 新宝島, "New Treasure Island") (Japanese pronunciation: [ɕintakaɾadʑima]) is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. The band's frontman, Ichiro Yamaguchi, wrote the lyrics and music. Shin Takarajima is the band's 11th single, released on September 15, 2015 by Victor Entertainment. The song was the band's first single since the release of "Sayonara wa Emotion", after which they took a year's hiatus in light of bassist Ami Kusakari's pregnancy. The song was featured in the soundtrack for the live-action film Bakuman and departs from the style of Sakanaction's other albums, featuring pop influences, together with an alternative rock and dance music style.

The title of the song was borrowed from Osamu Tezuka's Shin Takarajima, which Yamaguchi came across while researching manga for musical inspiration. The CD jacket on both the normal release and the initial limited edition displayed typography of the title; releases of the deluxe limited edition featured artwork of Bakuman character Miho Azuki, drawn by the series' artist, Takeshi Obata. The single was highly critically acclaimed, with some critics praising the sound, rhythm, and melodic elements as "a new direction for the band," and others finding it to be a return to the band's roots. "Shin Takarajima" charted number one on Billboard Japan Hot 100, and ranked #9 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

The song's music video was directed by Yūsuke Tanaka, and was produced in homage to the Shōwa-era music and variety show Dorifu Daibakushō. The music video was nominated for Best Traditional Japanese Group Video in the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. A separate karaoke music video was created by Bakuman director Hitoshi Ohne, designed to evoke the feel of karaoke videos produced in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The video was a self-parody of Bakuman, telling the story of a romance between a male manga artist and a girl. Yamaguchi takes on an acting role in the video. Sakanaction hosted their first live performance of "Shin Takarajima" during the SAKANAQUARIUM NF Records Launch Tour 2015-2016, and has since performed the song on musical programs such as COUNT DOWN TV and Music Station, and at events such as COUNTDOWN JAPAN.

The song was re-released on June 19, 2019 as part of the album 834.194.^[1]