Empathy (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

"Empathy" (エンパシー, Enpashī) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as single on August 4, 2021, and it was used as the theme song for the 2021 anime film, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.^[1][2] The single's B-side, Flowers also added as insert song for the same film.^[3] The single was produced and arranged by Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Ryosuke Shimomura, who also support member for their live concerts.

"Empathy"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Planet Folks
Released	August 4, 2021
Studio	Landmark Studio Cold Brain Studio Xylomania Studio LLC
Length	4:44
Label	Ki/oon
Songwriter(s)	Masafumi Gotoh
Producer(s)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Ryosuke Shimomura
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai" (2020) "Empathy" (2021) "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" (2022)

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh.

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empathy" (エンパシー Enpashī)	4:44
2.	"Flowers" (フラワーズ Furawāzu)	5:21
3.	"Furetai Tashikametai (Seiho Remix)" (触れたい 確かめたい (Seiho Remix) I Want To Touch You And Be Sure (Seiho Remix))	5:44
4.	"Empathy (Instrumental)"	4:44
5.	"Flowers (Instrumental)"	5:21
Total length:		25:55

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empathy (music video)"
2.	"Empathy (music video making)"

Personnel

Adapted from the single liner notes.^[4]

Asian Kung-Fu Generation Masafumi Gotoh – vocals, guitars Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums Kensuke Kita – guitars, vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass guitar, vocals Production Asian Kung-Fu Generation - production Kenichi Koga – recording (track 1 & 2), mixing (track 1 & 2), protools programming (track 1 & 2) Mai Kondo – assistant engineered (track 1 & 2) Randy Merrill - mastering Kenichi Nakamura – recording (track 1 & 2) Ryoma Nakamura – assistant engineered (track 1 & 2) Hajime Yamamoto – editing (track 1 & 2) Artwork and design Yusuke Nakamura – illustration

Additional musicians ermhoi – chorus (track 2) Yosuke Inoue – acoustic guitar advisor (track 2) Fumihiro Ibuki – drum technician (track 1 & 2) Mariko Hirose – strings section arrangement (track 2) Shuta Nishida – guitar sound adviser (track 1 & 2) guitar noise (track 1) Seiho – remix (track 3) Ryosuke Shimomura – synthesizers (track 1 & 2), programming (track 1 & 2), editing (track 1 & 2), production Naoto Tange – equipment staff (track 2) Koji Yamada – equipment staff (track 1 & 2) YOUSAYSOUNDS – fuzz (track 2) Tomoe Nakajima (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 1st violin (track 2) Leina Ushiyama (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 1st violin (track 2) Sena Oshima (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 2nd violin (track 2) Anzu Suhara (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 2nd violin (track 2) Mikiyo Kikuchi (Yasuko Murata Strings) – viola (track 2) Yasuko Murata (Yasuko Murata Strings) – viola (track 2) Robin Dupuy (Yasuko Murata Strings) – cello (track 2) Shuhei Ito (Yasuko Murata Strings) – cello (track 2)

Charts

Chart (2021)	Peak positions
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[5]	17
Japanese Anime Singles (Oricon)[6]	8
Japanese Rock Singles (Oricon)[7]	1
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]	60
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[9]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	August 4, 2021	Ki/oon	CD	KSCL-3308
			CD+DVD	KSCL-3306
Various			Digital download streaming