Kōya Ruten

"Kōya Ruten"
Single by FictionJunction Yuuka
B-side	"Blessing"
Released	November 22, 2006 (JP)
Recorded	2006
Genre	J-pop
Label	Victor Entertainment VICL-36177 (Japan, CD)
Songwriter(s)	Yuki Kajiura
Producer(s)	Victor Entertainment
FictionJunction Yuuka singles chronology
"Silly-Go-Round" (2005) "Kōya Ruten" (2006) "Romanesque" (2007)

"Kōya Ruten" (荒野流転, Wilderness Vicissitudes) is the sixth single of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on November 22, 2006.

This single included opening song of the anime Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto, as well a song from the musical Angel Gate: Haru no Yokan (Angel Gate: 春の予感～) in which Yuuka Nanri, the vocalist of FictionJunction Yuuka, stars in. Both songs were composed by Yuki Kajiura. Its catalog number is VICL-36177.

This single peaked at #13 on the Oricon weekly charts.^[1]

Track listing

From Flying Dog.^[2]

1. Kōya Ruten (荒野流転, Wilderness Vicissitudes)
2. Blessing
3. Kōya Ruten (without vocal) (荒野流転 (without vocal))
4. Blessing (without vocal)

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First week sales	Sales total
November 22, 2006	Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	13	9,396	11,800*

(*): Sales after 2 weeks

References

1. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」
2. Release of track list at Victor Animation Network

External links

• Victor Animation Network: discography entry
• Usenet group, sci.lang.Japan, discussion of the song lyrics. [1]. The discussion thread includes the Japanese lyrics with translation and a romaji transliteration of the lyrics. (Note: In the discussion thread there is a link to a promotional video of the song at the Victor Entertainment official site. The promotional video is no longer at this link having been replaced by more current content.)