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((An Imitation) Blood Orange)
- Artist
- Mr.Children
- Album
- [(an imitation) blood orange]
- Released
- 2012.11.28
- Catalog Number
- TFCC-86420 (Limited Edition)
- TFCC-86421 (Regular Edition)
- Price
- ¥3,059
- CD Tracklist
- hypnosis
- Marshmallow day
- End of the day
- Joutoku (常套句; Idiom)
- pieces
- Imitation no Ki (イミテーションの木; Imitation Tree)
- Kazoe Uta (かぞえうた; 'Counting Song)
- In My Town (インマイタウン)
- Kako to Mirai wo Koushin Suru Otoko (過去と未来と交信する男; The Man Who Communicate the Past and the Future)
- Happy Song
- Inori ~Namida no Kidou (祈り ~涙の軌道; Prayer ~Orbit of Tears)
- DVD Tracklist
- hypnosis (Music Video)
- Marshmallow day (Music Video)
- Joutoku (常套句) (Music Video)
- Inori ~Namida no Kidou (祈り ~涙の軌道) (Music Video)
- Information
[(an imitation) blood orange] is the 17th studio album released by Mr.Children. The album was released in two versions: a limited CD+DVD edition and a regular CD only edition. "hypnosis" was used as the theme song for the drama Tokkan, "Marshmallow day" was used as the commercial song for Shiseido's "MAQuillage" and "Joutoku" was used as the theme song for the drama Osozaki no Himawari ~Boku no Jinsei, Renewal~. The album reached #1 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 24 weeks.
Oricon Chart Positions

Mr.Children promoting the album
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 530,235 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 82,272 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42,989 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33,301 |
Year | Month | Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | November | 1 | 530,235 |
Total Sales in 2012: 612,507 (#8 Album of the year)
Total Reported Sales: 773,975*
External Links
- Oricon Profile: Limited Edition | Regular Edition
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