Little by Little is a 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 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band, consisting of vocalist Hideco and Tetsuhiko. Little by Little's record label is Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....

 and they are attached to Stardust Promotion

Stardust Promotion

is one of the leading talent management firms in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shibuya, Tokyo Stardust also operates its own record label, Stardust Music, and its own production company, Stardust Studio is one of the leading talent management firms in Japan. Its headquarters are located...

. They are known mainly for their contributions to 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....

, including , the opening theme for the third season of Naruto

Naruto

is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...

, "Love & Peace", the second opening theme to Superior Defender Gundam Force

Superior Defender Gundam Force

is a Japanese anime series. The scenario was created by Yūichi Abe.-Overview:A Japan/America co-production, SD Gundam Force initially aired on Cartoon Network in the U.S...

, "Hummingbird", a closing theme for Yakitate!! Japan

Yakitate!! Japan

is a manga, authored by Takashi Hashiguchi, serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday, which has been adapted into a television anime series by Sunrise. The manga has spanned 25 tankōbon volumes, as of January, 2007, while the weekly serialization of the manga has ended as of January 10, 2007...

, and , the third closing theme of Naruto: Shippūden.

The band is named after the song "Little by Little" from their favorite band Oasis

Oasis (band)

Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...

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Singles

# - Single	Title	Date
1st	Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni (悲しみをやさしさに, "Sadness into kindness") (3rd Opening to Naruto Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of... ) 1."Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni" 2."Ireland fortune market" 3."home town" 4. "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni Naruto Opening Mix" (悲しみをやさしさに　NARUTO -ナルト- Opening MIX)	December 17, 2003
2nd	Love & Peace (Used as the second opening to SD Gundam Force Superior Defender Gundam Force is a Japanese anime series. The scenario was created by Yūichi Abe.-Overview:A Japan/America co-production, SD Gundam Force initially aired on Cartoon Network in the U.S... ) 1."Love & Peace" 2."Puzzle" 3."Astrodog" (アストロドッグ, Asutorodoggu) 4."Love & Peace (Instrumental)"	April 14, 2004
3rd	Amegari ni Kyūna Sakamachi (雨上がりの急な坂道, "A steep slope after the rain") (Used as the theme song to the drama 大好き！五つ子6 (Daisuki! Itsutsu ko 6) 1."Amegari ni Kyūna Sakamachi" 2."Hubble" (ハッブル Habburu) 3."Ninja Kids" 4. "Amegari ni Kyūna Sakamachi Instrumental (雨上がりの急な坂道 -instrumental-)	August 11, 2004
4th	Synchro (シンクロ, Shinkuro)(Used as the theme song of the film 恋は五・七・五！ (Koi wa go-shichi-go!)) 1."Synchro" 2."Namae no Nai Kyō" (名前のない今日, "Today without a name") 3."Synchro Instrumental" (シンクロ -instrumental-)	April 20, 2005
5th	Hummingbird (ハミングバード, Hamingubādo) (Used as the ending theme of Yakitate!! Japan) 1."Hummingbird" 2."Lonely Survivor" 3."Hummingbird Instrumental" (ハミングバード -instrumental-)	June 8, 2005
6th	Kimi Monogatari (キミモノガタリ, "Your story") (Third ending theme of Naruto: Shippūden) 1."キミモノガタリ" 2."Potato and Coke" (ポテトとコーク Poteto to kōku,) 3."Eden" 4."Kimi Monogatari Instrumental" (キミモノガタリ -Instrumental-)	December 5, 2007
7th	Pray 1."Pray" 2."Re:birth Day" 3. "Japanese Compact Girl 148" (ジャパニーズコンパクトガール148 "Japanīzu Konpakuto Gāru148) 4."Pray -Instrumental-"	May 28, 2008