Manatsu no Tōriame
| "Manatsu no Tōriame" | ||||
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| Single by Hikaru Utada | ||||
| from the album Fantôme | ||||
| Released | April 15, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 5:41 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter | Hikaru Utada | |||
| Producer | Hikaru Utada | |||
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| "Manatsu no Tōriame" on YouTube | ||||
"Manatsu no Tōriame" (真夏の通り雨; lit. "Midsummer Shower") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released digitally on April 15, 2016, alongside "Hanataba o Kimi ni" as joint singles for the album Fantôme. The song is the theme to NTV's news show News Zero. The single is Utada's first release since 2012's Evangelion: 3.0 theme song "Sakura Nagashi", and marks their official comeback to the Japanese music scene.