is the twelfth single by Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese band An Cafe

An Cafe

is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash. They are an oshare kei band, but now describe themselves as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs...

. The single is available in three types, two including different bonus DVD

DVD

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s, and one with a bonus live track. The title track is the second opening theme of the anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series, Darker than Black

Darker than Black

is an anime television series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It premiered across Japan from April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, and its affiliated broadcast stations, with its satellite television premiere in Japan on Animax in May 2007. The music for the series is...

. "Kakusei Heroism" marks the debut of guitarist Takuya and keyboardist Yuuki after the departure of Bou.

Type A (Regular Edition)

Disc One

1. "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~)
2. "Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー ～人の役　立てればいい　自分の得意なことで～)

Disc Two

1. "Kakusei Heroism" (覚醒ヒロイズム Music Clip)

Type B (Limited Edition)

Disc One

1. "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~)
2. "Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー ～人の役　立てればいい　自分の得意なことで～)

Disc Two

1. "Darker Than Black Clip"

Type C (Limited Edition)

1. "Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~" (覚醒ヒロイズム ~The Hero Without a "Name"~)
2. "Respect Mommy ~Hito no Yaku Tatereba ii Jibun no Tokui na Koto de~" (リスペクトマミー ～人の役　立てればいい　自分の得意なことで～)
3. "Orange Dream ~Bonds Live Ver~" (オレンジドリーム ～Bonds Live Ver.～)

Personnel

• Miku – vocals
• Takuya – guitar
  Guitar
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• Kanon – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Yuuki – electronic keyboard
  Electronic keyboard
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• Teruki – drums
  Drum kit
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• Shigeki Kashii – mixing engineer
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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  , recording engineer
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
  
• Gen Okamura – recording engineer
• Hiroaki Ohgushi – recording engineer
• Yuji Chinone – mastering engineer
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...