Nano Ripe

Nano Ripe (styled as nano.RIPE) is a Japanese pop rock duo that formed in 1998 as an indie band. They released three singles and four mini-albums before being signed to Lantis in 2010. Although the core of the band is made up of Kimiko (composition, lyrics, vocals, guitar) and Jun Sasaki (composition, guitar), when they debuted on Lantis in 2010, the band also consisted of bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Shinn. Shinn left the band in 2011, but Yūki Aoyama joined the band as the drummer in 2013. Abe and Aoyama left the band in 2016.
Following the release of their major debut single "Patricia" (2010), they released four more singles from 2010 to 2011; all five were featured on their major debut album "Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no" (2011). Their next three studio albums were "Plus to Minus no Shikumi" (2012), "Namida no Ochiru Sokudo" (2013), and "Nanairo Megane no Himitsu" (2014). After the release of their compilation album "Shiawase no Kutsu" (2015), they released their fifth studio album "Space Echo" (2016) and their sixth studio album "Pippala no Ki no Shita de" (2018).
History.
1998–2014.
Nano Ripe formed in 1998 with Kimiko and Jun Sasaki as an indie band. They released their first two singles independently: on October 31, 2004 and "Tricycle Rider" in April 2006. Their first two mini-albums were also released independently: on March 12, 2007 and "88" on March 7, 2008. Their next two mini-albums were released by White Dream: on September 10, 2008 and on May 13, 2009. Their next single was also released by White Dream on November 25, 2009. By January 2010, bassist Nobuyuki Abe had joined the band.
Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis in 2010, and released their major debut single on September 22, 2010. They released their second single on December 22, 2010. Their third single was released on April 20, 2011; the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime series "Hanasaku Iroha". They released their fourth single on June 29, 2011. Their fifth single followed on August 3, 2011 and the title song is used as the second opening theme of "Hanasaku Iroha". Their major debut album was released on October 19, 2011. The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.
Nano Ripe released their sixth single on January 31, 2012 limited to 1,000 copies. Nano Ripe released as their seventh single on April 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series "Sankarea". The band's eighth single was released on July 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime series "Humanity Has Declined". Nano Ripe's second studio album was released on October 3, 2012. Their ninth single was released on October 31, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the third season of the anime series "Bakuman". Yūki Aoyama became a support drummer for the band in February 2013 and officially joined the band the following month.
Nano Ripe's tenth single was released on March 6, 2013; the song is used as the theme song to the 2013 anime film "Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home". Nano Ripe's 11th single was released on May 22, 2013; the three songs from the single are used as ending themes of the 2013 anime series "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!". The band's 12th single was released on October 30, 2013; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series "Non Non Biyori". Nano Ripe's third studio album was released on January 8, 2014. Nano Ripe's 13th single was released on July 23, 2014; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2014 anime series "Glasslip".
2015–2019.
Nano Ripe's fourth studio album was released on April 8, 2015. Included on the album is a cover of Spitz's song . Nano Ripe's 14th single was released on July 22, 2015; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime series "Non Non Biyori Repeat". Nano Ripe released their first compilation album on September 23, 2015. Nano Ripe's 15th single was released on February 24, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series "Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle". Nano Ripe made their North American debut at Anime Boston in March 2016. The band's 16th single was released on August 3, 2016; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime series "". Nano Ripe's fifth studio album was released on October 19, 2016. The bassist Nobuyuki Abe and drummer Yūki Aoyama left the band in late 2016. Aoyama later died in August 2018.
Nano Ripe's 17th single was released on April 29, 2017 and was only available during events on Nano Ripe's 2017 tour . The band's 18th single was released on November 15, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2017 anime series '. Nano Ripe's 19th single was released on February 7, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2018 anime series "Citrus". Nano Ripe's song is used as the opening theme song to the 2018 anime film "Non Non Biyori Vacation". Nano Ripe's sixth studio album was released on August 29, 2018. The digital single was released on May 3, 2019, followed by the band's 20th single on August 21, 2019. Their 21st single was released on November 6, 2019; the song is used as the ending theme to the 2019 anime series '.
2020–present.
Nano Ripe's 22nd single was released on April 22, 2020; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2020 anime series "". They released their second compilation album on September 23, 2020. Nano Ripe's song was released on the "Non Non Biyori" theme song compilation album on February 24, 2021; the song is used as the opening theme to the 2021 anime series "Non Non Biyori Nonstop".