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not_sophieLast Update: (4/19/2026. Added the last two artist comments, which were the comments from Nanase Aikawa and Hiroshi Takano. For whatever reason, Takano was posted last on the site (not even the same day as Aikawa) despite his song being played in episode 23 and hers being from the final episode. Maybe they liked his comments more. I sure do because what the fuck was this world's 2016 and where the fuck did we go ten years after? WHAT IS THIS DIMENSION'S 2026 WTF. Anyway take care of yourselves, because we're not in ConRevo's 2026, unfortunately.)
Time for the second set of the guest music artist comments. There are less of these ones compared to season 1, namely because The Last Song is itself shorter than season 1. If you meant to read the guest musicians' comments from the first season (and notably, performers like ZAQ and Yohske Yamamoto who continued to be involved in the second season) you can read those here.
But anyway. Time for the actual really real last section I've been looking to translate from the official site. I wonder what I'll learn this time!
Comments from Cutemen (cover artist of Episode 14 insert song) have arrived!! (April 11th, 2016)
--Tell us about the production of "Shuppatsu no Uta."
The moment it was decided that we would cover this song, its completed form was already playing in my head. It began without worries, proceeded without worries, and was completed without worries. That's a pretty rare experience. I want to give my sincere thanks to each and every person involved in this fortunate, wonderful experience. (CMJK from Cutemen)
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I helped as an individual a little bit in the first season, so I'll never forget the shock I felt when I first asked about the concept (laughs). It's going to be interesting to see how the second season powers up even more from here. (CMJK from Cutemen)
--Do you have a message for the audience?
It's time for us to head out to space, to the future, toward the galaxy! Oh yeah!! (Picorin from Cutemen)
Comments from Candysun (singer of Episode 15 insert song) have arrived!! (April 18th, 2016)
--Tell us about the production of "Chiisai Glass -Resentment ver.-"
Since it's called the "Resentment" version, during the recording, I sang while imagining someone drinking alone at a bar, absorbed in their frustrations. It was difficult to figure out how to express feelings of resentment through song, but I had a blast!!
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
When I first saw "THE LAST SONG" part of the title, I was like... Wha... LAST?! SONG?! And got really excited about what was going to happen next, and what would happen with the Angel Stars specifically next, too! I'm so anxious about how the plot will develop in the second season!!!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hey everyone, this is Candysun!
This opportunity to sing a song solo was so unexpected! While I was happy and it was fun, I was also really nervous. But I sang the best I could, so please give it a listen!! I hope you like it!
Comments from Rika Mayama (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku member & singer of Ep18 song) arrived! (May 9, 2016)
[not-sophie note: just a little tl note in advance for this one. The name of ConRevo's era, Shinka, means deification. Keep that in mind and you'll understand a pun in Mayama's comments that is not easily translatable while maintaining my choice of rendering Shinka as is since that's the conventional way to handle Japan's era names in English rather than translating it into its kanji meaning.]
--Tell us about the production of "Hachi no Musashi wa Shinda no sa."
When I told my family I would be covering this song, my dad told me it was a very famous song, and sang it for me. I was nervous to sing something so well-known, but it was a really fun recording process!!
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
The retro and near-future setting is exciting! Now that we've gotten into the second season, the deification of Shinka doesn't stop! God!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hi everyone! My name is Rika Mayama!
As a fan who likes rewatching each week's episode of ConRevo just like all of you, I'm so happy to be able to participate! The arrangement of this song is wonderful, too, so I hope you enjoy it while you watch closely!
Comments from U-ya Asaoka (singer of Episode 19 insert song) have arrived!! (May 16, 2016)
--What was the recording process like for "Higashi e Nishi e"?
It's a famous song, so of course I already knew it, but it was my first time looking at the lyrics and melody and trying to sing it properly.
Before the recording, I thought hard about how to avoid ruining the atmosphere of the original song, and also how to fit in with the techno instrumentation of this cover. But the moment I started singing in the booth, I got this feeling that I was putting my own spin on it and it was working! I think the way Yousui's (Yousui Inoue, creator of the original song) melody blended unexpectedly well with the signature U-ya Asaoka sound is entirely because the arrangement by TECHNOBOYS was so amazing! This couldn't exist without how good their arrangement was!!!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hey everyone, my name is U-ya Asaoka. I'm extremely happy that fate has allowed me to sing an insert song! I'd really like for you to have a listen, if you get the chance!
I hope you enjoy it!
Comments from Demon Kakka (singer of Episode 21 insert song) have arrived!! (May 31st, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Toki no Sugiyuku mama ni"?
This song was a huge hit during my temporary boyhood, where I was hidden away from the public eye. I knew it so well I could sing nearly its entirety from heart. But creating a proper recording in the present day made me remember deep emotions from that distant time. Every single word of the lyrics that passed through my body brought me back.
The night of the final day of recording, I found myself replaying it, through headphones, countless times, all the while drinking. That recording was an unfinished arrangement, yet it was still deeply moving.
Further, while checking my takes during the recording process, I discovered what one might call a "bad habit" with my singing style, so I was able to grapple with those corrections. In other words, I believe I can credit recording this song with my being able to take one more step in my growth as a singer.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I didn't know a lot about it, but I took this opportunity to view it. It's overflowing with homages and collages of various nostalgic heroes. It was truly interesting. I think I'll try to watch many more episodes.
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Guhahahaha~! I am Demon. These days, it appears that there are some among you who are of a generation unaware that I am a "singer." As you can see, I have been doing this professionally for over 30 years now. When singing calm, slow-paced songs, this is what my voice sounds like.
I am not only a "singer," one of my other primary professions is "songwriter," so I bestow upon you the chance to discover that work. Nuahahaha~!
Comments from Yohito Teraoka (singer of an Episode 23 insert song) have arrived!! (June 15th, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Oyoge! Taiyaku-kun"?
I never would have thought I'd get to record a song that I'd sang back in elementary school, so it felt very strange. But just like I thought, that song from back then has an easy to remember melody, and a wonderful sense of the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I think it's very unique that it uses Showa music as one of its themes. It created new ideas by studying the past, so there's a novel feeling to the things that are old. It left me with a good impression.
Do you have a message for the audience?
With my song as well as the others, I hope you'll all be able to experience music that's old yet new.
Comments from Nanase Aikawa (singer of Episode 24 insert song) have arrived!! (June 20th, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Ii Hitabidachi"?
I was extremely honored ot be given the chance to sing this song from Momoe Yamaguchi, a singer who is both great and legendary. I was nervous during the recording since it's a famous song, but it was a great experience.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
It was a work that felt like a premonition of the near future while simultaneously being somehow nostalgic.
When I was a child, I longed for the era of the near future that was the 21st Century, which I had put so many dreams into. If I think about how the era we live in now has made the world I saw on screen back then feel like it was tinged with reality, I wonder if the kids who see this anime will also feel like it started to become real once they become adults in the near future.
Thinking about how the eras might continue changing in that direction makes the world of anime feel a bit like a time machine, in a sense.
--Do you have a message for the audience?
My name is Nanase Aikawa. I'm so happy to have been able to participate in the world of ConRevo, and to have been able to enjoy its world along with everyone else!!
Comments from Hiroshi Takano (singer of an Episode 23 insert song) have arrived!! (June 24th, 2016)
--How was the process of arranging "Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon"?
When I saw the order to make a techno version of "Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon," I got all fired up (laughs). I've loved the song for a long time, and creating a techno version of its simple structure was a lot of fun.
--What's your impression of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
We've come to the halfway point of 2016, a year where legends are passing on to the other world one after another, and political and climate chaos is erupting all over the world. It gives me a bizarre feeling, almost like history is being warped on its axis.
If there were another 2016 in the parallel world of Concrete Revolutio, what kind of world would it be? Those were the kinds of things I thought about while experiencing this story.
Time for the second set of the guest music artist comments. There are less of these ones compared to season 1, namely because The Last Song is itself shorter than season 1. If you meant to read the guest musicians' comments from the first season (and notably, performers like ZAQ and Yohske Yamamoto who continued to be involved in the second season) you can read those here.
But anyway. Time for the actual really real last section I've been looking to translate from the official site. I wonder what I'll learn this time!
Comments from Cutemen (cover artist of Episode 14 insert song) have arrived!! (April 11th, 2016)
--Tell us about the production of "Shuppatsu no Uta."
The moment it was decided that we would cover this song, its completed form was already playing in my head. It began without worries, proceeded without worries, and was completed without worries. That's a pretty rare experience. I want to give my sincere thanks to each and every person involved in this fortunate, wonderful experience. (CMJK from Cutemen)
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I helped as an individual a little bit in the first season, so I'll never forget the shock I felt when I first asked about the concept (laughs). It's going to be interesting to see how the second season powers up even more from here. (CMJK from Cutemen)
--Do you have a message for the audience?
It's time for us to head out to space, to the future, toward the galaxy! Oh yeah!! (Picorin from Cutemen)
Comments from Candysun (singer of Episode 15 insert song) have arrived!! (April 18th, 2016)
--Tell us about the production of "Chiisai Glass -Resentment ver.-"
Since it's called the "Resentment" version, during the recording, I sang while imagining someone drinking alone at a bar, absorbed in their frustrations. It was difficult to figure out how to express feelings of resentment through song, but I had a blast!!
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
When I first saw "THE LAST SONG" part of the title, I was like... Wha... LAST?! SONG?! And got really excited about what was going to happen next, and what would happen with the Angel Stars specifically next, too! I'm so anxious about how the plot will develop in the second season!!!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hey everyone, this is Candysun!
This opportunity to sing a song solo was so unexpected! While I was happy and it was fun, I was also really nervous. But I sang the best I could, so please give it a listen!! I hope you like it!
Comments from Rika Mayama (Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku member & singer of Ep18 song) arrived! (May 9, 2016)
[not-sophie note: just a little tl note in advance for this one. The name of ConRevo's era, Shinka, means deification. Keep that in mind and you'll understand a pun in Mayama's comments that is not easily translatable while maintaining my choice of rendering Shinka as is since that's the conventional way to handle Japan's era names in English rather than translating it into its kanji meaning.]
--Tell us about the production of "Hachi no Musashi wa Shinda no sa."
When I told my family I would be covering this song, my dad told me it was a very famous song, and sang it for me. I was nervous to sing something so well-known, but it was a really fun recording process!!
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
The retro and near-future setting is exciting! Now that we've gotten into the second season, the deification of Shinka doesn't stop! God!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hi everyone! My name is Rika Mayama!
As a fan who likes rewatching each week's episode of ConRevo just like all of you, I'm so happy to be able to participate! The arrangement of this song is wonderful, too, so I hope you enjoy it while you watch closely!
Comments from U-ya Asaoka (singer of Episode 19 insert song) have arrived!! (May 16, 2016)
--What was the recording process like for "Higashi e Nishi e"?
It's a famous song, so of course I already knew it, but it was my first time looking at the lyrics and melody and trying to sing it properly.
Before the recording, I thought hard about how to avoid ruining the atmosphere of the original song, and also how to fit in with the techno instrumentation of this cover. But the moment I started singing in the booth, I got this feeling that I was putting my own spin on it and it was working! I think the way Yousui's (Yousui Inoue, creator of the original song) melody blended unexpectedly well with the signature U-ya Asaoka sound is entirely because the arrangement by TECHNOBOYS was so amazing! This couldn't exist without how good their arrangement was!!!
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Hey everyone, my name is U-ya Asaoka. I'm extremely happy that fate has allowed me to sing an insert song! I'd really like for you to have a listen, if you get the chance!
I hope you enjoy it!
Comments from Demon Kakka (singer of Episode 21 insert song) have arrived!! (May 31st, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Toki no Sugiyuku mama ni"?
This song was a huge hit during my temporary boyhood, where I was hidden away from the public eye. I knew it so well I could sing nearly its entirety from heart. But creating a proper recording in the present day made me remember deep emotions from that distant time. Every single word of the lyrics that passed through my body brought me back.
The night of the final day of recording, I found myself replaying it, through headphones, countless times, all the while drinking. That recording was an unfinished arrangement, yet it was still deeply moving.
Further, while checking my takes during the recording process, I discovered what one might call a "bad habit" with my singing style, so I was able to grapple with those corrections. In other words, I believe I can credit recording this song with my being able to take one more step in my growth as a singer.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I didn't know a lot about it, but I took this opportunity to view it. It's overflowing with homages and collages of various nostalgic heroes. It was truly interesting. I think I'll try to watch many more episodes.
--Do you have a message for the audience?
Guhahahaha~! I am Demon. These days, it appears that there are some among you who are of a generation unaware that I am a "singer." As you can see, I have been doing this professionally for over 30 years now. When singing calm, slow-paced songs, this is what my voice sounds like.
I am not only a "singer," one of my other primary professions is "songwriter," so I bestow upon you the chance to discover that work. Nuahahaha~!
Comments from Yohito Teraoka (singer of an Episode 23 insert song) have arrived!! (June 15th, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Oyoge! Taiyaku-kun"?
I never would have thought I'd get to record a song that I'd sang back in elementary school, so it felt very strange. But just like I thought, that song from back then has an easy to remember melody, and a wonderful sense of the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
I think it's very unique that it uses Showa music as one of its themes. It created new ideas by studying the past, so there's a novel feeling to the things that are old. It left me with a good impression.
Do you have a message for the audience?
With my song as well as the others, I hope you'll all be able to experience music that's old yet new.
Comments from Nanase Aikawa (singer of Episode 24 insert song) have arrived!! (June 20th, 2016)
--How was the recording process for "Ii Hitabidachi"?
I was extremely honored ot be given the chance to sing this song from Momoe Yamaguchi, a singer who is both great and legendary. I was nervous during the recording since it's a famous song, but it was a great experience.
--What kind of impression do you have of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
It was a work that felt like a premonition of the near future while simultaneously being somehow nostalgic.
When I was a child, I longed for the era of the near future that was the 21st Century, which I had put so many dreams into. If I think about how the era we live in now has made the world I saw on screen back then feel like it was tinged with reality, I wonder if the kids who see this anime will also feel like it started to become real once they become adults in the near future.
Thinking about how the eras might continue changing in that direction makes the world of anime feel a bit like a time machine, in a sense.
--Do you have a message for the audience?
My name is Nanase Aikawa. I'm so happy to have been able to participate in the world of ConRevo, and to have been able to enjoy its world along with everyone else!!
Comments from Hiroshi Takano (singer of an Episode 23 insert song) have arrived!! (June 24th, 2016)
--How was the process of arranging "Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon"?
When I saw the order to make a techno version of "Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon," I got all fired up (laughs). I've loved the song for a long time, and creating a techno version of its simple structure was a lot of fun.
--What's your impression of Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria ~ THE LAST SONG?
We've come to the halfway point of 2016, a year where legends are passing on to the other world one after another, and political and climate chaos is erupting all over the world. It gives me a bizarre feeling, almost like history is being warped on its axis.
If there were another 2016 in the parallel world of Concrete Revolutio, what kind of world would it be? Those were the kinds of things I thought about while experiencing this story.
