Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e- (Dear My Friend －まだ見ぬ未来へ－ Dear My Friend -Towards an Unseen Future-?) is the first ending theme for the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime. It was introduced in the Episode 2 of the anime and was used through Episode 14 (it was also used as ending in Episode 1 when it was released in Blu-ray) excluding Episode 12 which used the special ending theme SMILE -You & Me-. The song is later featured as an insert song near the final moments of the finale of the anime.
Tracklist[]
The song is performed by ELISA. Lyrics for the song was written by Kazu Humiharu, with the music written by Takuya Watanabe, and finally the arrangement was done by Kaoru Ookubo.
The single release features the full version of the song along with other iterations of it, as well as the insert song SMILE -You & Me-.
- "Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e-" (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ-?) – 4:01
- "SMILE -You & Me-" – 3:33
- "Dear my Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e- E.M. ver." (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ- E.M ver.?) - 4:06
- "Dear my Friend -Mada Minu Mirai e- (instrumental)" (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ-（Instrumental）?) – 4:01
- "SMILE -You & Me-" (Instrumental) - 3:33
- "Dear my Friend (-Mada Minu Mirai e-) E.M. ver." (instrumental) (Dear My Friend -まだ見ぬ未来へ- E.M ver.（Instrumental）?) - 4:06
Characters[]
By order of appearance:
Lyrics[]
| Japanese | English Translation |
| Dear My Friend Every day & night always be with you Dear My Friend Every day & night always be with you |
Dear My Friend Every day & night always be with you Dear My Friend Every day & night always be with you |
| Hanashite mo madamada tarinai mama Yuuyake ga machi o someteyuku |
No matter how much we talk, it’s not enough for me. The sunset dyes the town in it’s colors. |
| Omou you ni nakanaka ikanai... tte kizuitara issho ni naiteita |
It doesn’t go as I hope... before we realize it, we were both crying. |
| koi mo yume mo hana mo niji mo kaze mo zenbu tsukamou yo |
Love, dreams, flowers, rainbows, and the wind, let’s seize them all! |
| daijoubu! genki dashite watashi ga soba ni iru kara kyou no misu kuyamu yori ima norikoete daijoubu! mayowanaide mada minu mirai e to mukatte zutto aruiteyukou |
Don’t worry! Cheer up, I’m here with you. Rather than worrying over today’s mistakes, overcome them. Don’t worry! Don’t falter, face towards the unseen future, let’s always walk forward. |
| Every day & night always be with you | Every day & night always be with you |
Trivia[]
- The final episode of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime takes its name from the song.
References[]
- ↑ ELISA／Dear My Friend －まだ見ぬ未来へ－ - Toaru Project. (Japanese)