Yoasobi - Shukufuku / The Blessing (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)

"Shukufuku" (祝福, lit. "Blessing"), alternatively titled "The Blessing" in English, is a song by Japanese duo Yoasobi from their third extended play, The Book 3 (2023). It was released on October 1, 2022, through Sony Music Entertainment Japan, served as the opening theme of the first season of the Japanese mecha anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022). The song was based on the anime writer Ichirō Ōkouchi's novel Yurikago no Hoshi, depicting the perspective of XVX-016 Gundam Aerial to Suletta Mercury. "Shukufuku" reached number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and Combined Singles Chart, and number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and was certified platinum for both downloads and streaming by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). #mobilesuitgundamthewitchfrommercury #YOASOBI #shukufuku #TheBlessing #anime #live