I first discovered ZUTOMAYO around 2018, when the crossfade video of the EP album "今は今で誓いは笑みで" was recommended to me. Though their 2nd Full album "ぐされ" is my first album from them to join my album collection. The "Kyo" Limited Deluxe Edition also came with a postcard, MV illustration booklet the music disk which includes instrumentals and posable figure of "Nira" and "Uniguri", who are recurring characters in Zutomayo's music videos.
I ordered mine from CDJapan, so I got the bonus 8 bit cover CD of "Nouri ue no cracker" and "Hunch Gray". From what I read they originally planned to make 10,000 copies of the figure edition, so the stock went out pretty fast and I managed to get a copy when they said 7 left in stock, and it all got sold out close to an hour after pre-orders started. They did eventually increased the number of copies produced but still limited.
The album case is described to be a "grimoire". The case is pretty cool and has that mysterious and premium feel. Opening the Grimoire you are greeted by a Postcard of 'Study Me' Nira. Every copy has one, but only a few were lucky to be greeted with a postcard hand signed by ACAne herself, which only 100 random copies contains it.
The MV illustration book included art from Ham, Hunch Gray, Can't be right, Darken, and a sneak peak preview of the Kan Saete kuyashiwa MV which was released 30 March 2021.
ZUTOMAYO MART - Nira and Uniguri figures.
The design of the figures came from Study Me.
Music wise, as always the songs with Music videos slaps, for the non-MV tracks I find them more experimental compared to previous albums, overall a good album.
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