"No Regret" is a JPop song by singer Kumi Koda

Kumi Koda

, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...

. The song's lyrics are written by Tōru Watanabe and the music is written and arranged by H-Wonder. The song is also the opening theme of the 2nd season of the Japanese 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 Law of Ueki. The song appears on Koda's 6th album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Best: second session, and it is the 8th single of Koda Kumi's 12 single release. As with the other 11 singles in this collection, the cover

Cover art

Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...

 of the single represents a stylized version of a traditional dress from a culture; this time it draws its inspiration from India. Like the 1st single in this collection – "You

You (Kumi Koda song)

"You" is Koda Kumi's 19th single. It went to #1 in the official Japanese top 200 singles chart making it her very 1st single to hit #1 on the Oricon single chart. It is the first of the twelve singles to be released in succession of twelve weeks. The single also includes the song Sweet Kiss...

" – "No Regret" is not limited to 50,000 copies. The coupling track, "Rain," is a song from her previous album feel my mind. "No Regret" made its debut in the on January 25, 2006 at #4, which is the same position it debuted at one week later, February 1, 2006, in the Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 100.

"No Regret" is also the second ending theme for 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....

 – The Law of Ueki

The Law of Ueki

is a Japanese manga series by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was first serialised in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 2002 and ended in 2005. Sixteen tankōbon volumes was compiled and published by Shogakukan. An anime adaptation was first broadcast on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2005, ended with 51...

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Track listing

1. "No Regret"
2. "Rain" (Unplugged Version)
3. "No Regret" (Instrumental)
4. "Rain" (Album Version Instrumental)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	First Week Sales	Sales Total	Chart Run
January 25, 2006	Oricon Daily Singles Chart	4
	Oricon Weekly Charts	4	72,081	131,348	6 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Charts	5
	Oricon Yearly Charts	74