帝国少女 (Teikoku Shoujo)

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Background[]

“Wanna escape from rural areas as soon as possible (really).”
—Author's comment

"Imperial Girl" is an original song by R Sound Design. It is his most notable work to date.

The song entails the singer's perceptions of the city as its frequent explorer at night. She describes the city as the embodiment of the zeitgeist of its residents and herself a zombie wandering without a goal; however listless and degrading one may be in its streets at night, the city will wake up to the bright daylight of tomorrow, and as the witness of such transformation, she calls herself "imperial girl." However, as the song progresses, the singer reveals her deeper trauma from a failed relationship, calls for the other to be punished for her suffering as she wanders through the night, refers to herself as "weeping girl," a homophone of "imperial girl" in Japanese, and ultimately takes her own life, leaving all her emotions and memories, regardless of good or bad, into the city night she once held dear.

This song has entered the Hall of Legend and exceeded over 20 million YouTube views.

Succeeding versions[]

R Sound Design's Cover

Featuring	R Sound Design
Categories	Human Cover; Self-cover
Description	This version is featured in his self-cover album Replica.

R Sound Design's Remix

Featuring	R Sound Design
Categories	Remix

Hatsune Miku NT Prototype's Vocal Demonstration

Featuring	Hatsune Miku New Type
Producers	Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Demonstration Song

Hatsune Miku NT's Vocal Demonstration

Featuring	Hatsune Miku NT Whisper+
Producers	Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Demonstration Song

Re:帝国少女

Translation	Re:Imperial Girl
Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	R Sound Design
Categories	Remaster
Description	Uploaded in commemoration of Teikoku Shoujo's 5th anniversary.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size)

R Sound Design - Teikoku Shoujo (single)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; In-game content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

STUDY WITH MIKU ver.

Producers	jny, SmileBoom, Takumadrops (arrange), anbiyori (video)
Categories	Arrangement
Description	An instrumental medley arrangement of various VOCALOID songs that can be played as background music while the listener studies.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full - 2DMV)

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Hatsune Miku, Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina), Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena)
Producers	SWAV (illust), Lye (video) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Original MV; In-game content
Description	Full version, featured in Vivid BAD SQUAD's 2nd full album Vivid BAD SQUAD SEKAI ALBUM Vol.2, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on September 4, 2023.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal (1)]

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Azusawa Kohane (CV: Akina)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; In-game content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal (2)]

Featuring	Vivid BAD SQUAD: Shiraishi An (CV: Sumi Tomomi Jiena)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; In-game content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
頽廃的都市構想	taihai teki toshi kousou
浮ついた世のシーンでメロウに	uwatsuita yo no shiin de merou ni
雑踏の中息衝いたTrap　ChiptuneとNeon　アラカルト	zattou no naka ikizuita Trap Chiptune to Neon arakaruto

感傷的都市逍遥	kanshouteki toshi shouyou
フラついた夜のミームとメロディ	furatsuita yoru no miimu to merodi
彷徨って行き着いた路地裏の闇夜に溶ける	samayotte ikitsuita rojiura no yamiyo ni tokeru

本能的都市抗争	honnouteki toshi kousou
騒ついた銀のホールでファジーに	zawatsuita gin no hooru de fajii ni
喧騒の中色褪せぬVaporwave　Makina　エトセトラ	kensou no naka iroasenu Vaporwave Makina etosetora

絶対的都市権能	zettaiteki toshi kennou
ヘラついた今日のあいつをバターに	heratsuita kyou no aitsu o bataa ni
強がって噛み付いた聳える都市のシステム	tsuyogatte kamitsuita sobieru toshi no shisutemu

純金製の欠乏感を左の耳にぶら下げて	junkinsei no ketsuboukan o hidari no mimi ni burasagete
芳香性の憂鬱感を纏ったら	houkousei no yuuutsukan o matottara
抗菌性の停滞感を両手の爪に散りばめて	koukinsei no teitaikan o ryoute no tsume ni chiribamete
どうせ何も起きることのないこの夜に	douse nani mo okiru koto no nai kono yoru ni

朽ちゆく身体と心を連れ	kuchi yuku karada to kokoro o tsure
一人当て無く漂っていくの	hitori ate naku tadayotte iku no
形骸的残響に絆され滅びゆく都市を這い回るゾンビ	keigaiteki zankyou ni hodasare horobi yuku toshi o haimawaru zonbi
どんなにどんなに夜に堕ちても	donna ni donna ni yoru ni ochite mo
明日の光が世界を染めてく	asu no hikari ga sekai o someteku
蘇る私は	yomigaeru watashi wa
帝国少女	teikoku shoujo

盲目的都市幻想	moumokuteki toshi gensou
ひしめき合うスノッブと漂うクロエ	hishimekiau sunobbu to tadayou kuroe
私をちょっと狂わせるPUSHER　Wave　Pablo　エトセトラ	watashi o chotto kuruwaseru PUSHER Wave Pablo etosetora

恋愛的都市様相	renaiteki toshi yousou
目眩く夜とジーンのシャワーに	mekurumeku yoru to jiin no shawaa ni
直濡れた指の先でなぞる恋のシニカル	hiranureta yubi no saki de nazoru koi no shinikaru

金剛性の背徳感を薬の指に光らせて	kongousei no haitokukan o kusuri no yubi ni hikarasete
伸縮性の優越感に袖を通して	shinshukusei no yuuetsukan ni sode o tooshite
後天性の先入観で両目の淵を彩った	koutensei no sennyuukan de ryoume no fuchi o irodotta
違う人とあの部屋で夢を見るならもう	chigau hito to ano heya de yume o miru nara mou

私の身体と心を傷付けた罪を償いなさいよ	watashi no karada to kokoro o kizutsuketa tsumi o tsugunainasai yo
衝動的感情に流されて行き着く先はクライクライ夜	shoudouteki kanjou ni nagasarete ikitsuku saki wa kurai kurai yoru
あんなにあんなに縛られたのは	anna ni anna ni shibarareta no wa
あなたに愛して欲しかっただけ	anata ni aishite hoshikatta dake
泣き濡れる私は	nakinureru watashi wa
啼哭少女	teikoku shoujo

もう遣る瀬無い浮かぬ日々も	mou yaru senai ukanu hibi mo
揺れる摩天楼に抱かれて	yureru matenrou ni dakarete
ビルにまみえる夜空の星に願いを込める	biru ni mamieru yozora no hoshi ni negai o komeru
こんな夜に	konna yoru ni

朽ちゆく身体と心を連れ	kuchi yuku karada to kokoro o tsure
一人当て無く漂っていくの	hitori ate naku tadayotte iku no
形骸的残響に絆され滅びゆく都市を這い回るゾンビ	keigaiteki zankyou ni hodasare horobi yuku toshi o haimawaru zonbi
どんなにどんなに夜に堕ちても	donna ni donna ni yoru ni ochite mo
明日の光が世界を染めてく	asu no hikari ga sekai o someteku
未来などどうでもいいのよ	mirai nado dou demo ii no yo

こんなにこんなに愛した場所よ	konna ni konna ni aishita basho yo
何度も何度も歩いた道よ	nando mo nando mo aruita michi yo
催涙的郷愁に襲われ	sairuiteki kyoushuu ni osoware
黄昏る街を駆け抜けるゾンビ	tasogareru machi o kakenukeru zonbi
私の身体と心の傷あなたの笑顔も声も全部	watashi no karada to kokoro no kizu anata no egao mo koe mo zenbu
ここに置いて逝くわ	koko ni oite iku wa
帝国少女	teikoku shoujo

Derivatives[]

KAITO's Cover

Featuring	KAITO V3
Producers	Yun. (tuning)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Yamine Renri's Cover

Featuring	Yamine Renri
Producers	Bu. (tuning, UST)
Categories	UTAU Cover

Itou Kashitarou's Cover

Producers	Itou Kashitarou (vocals), kain (mixing, encode)
Categories	Human Cover

NORISTRY's Cover

Producers	NORISTRY (vocals), Gaoo (mixing), Zakuro (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Sou's Cover

Producers	Sou (vocals, mixing), SILVANA (mastering)
Categories	Human Cover

Mary's Cover

Producers	Mary (vocals), Gaoo (mixing)
Categories	Human Cover

Other media appearances[]

Discography[]

This song was featured in the following albums:

帝国少女 (Teikoku Shoujo) (single)
City Girl Syndrome

Video games[]

This song was featured in the following video games:

CHUNITHM
Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by Hatsune Miku; SEKAI version by Vivid BAD SQUAD and Hatsune Miku)
maimai Deluxe PRiSM PLUS

Gallery[]

External links[]

Official[]

Blog
DL & Streaming Platforms:
- AmazonMP3
- Apple Music
- KARENT
- LINE MUSIC
- mora
- Spotify
Instrumental:
- Off-vocal (2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Mastered) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Key -6 2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (2mix Mastered) — piapro
- Off-vocal (Key -3 2mix) — piapro
- Off-vocal (2mix Mastered) — piapro
Lyrics — piapro