Kuroneko Chelsea

Artist

Kuroneko Chelsea is a Japanese rock band centered on vocalist Daichi Watanabe, who is also active as an actor. The band's sound combines Watanabe's expressive vocals with melancholic minor-key melodies. Their representative anime tie-up is 'Ao no Lullaby,' an ending theme for 'NARUTO Shippuden'—the first song drummer Keisuke Okamoto composed on his own for the band. Watanabe wrote the lyrics, and the band handled arrangement themselves, producing a powerful performance that resonates with the struggles of young protagonists. The anime-edition jacket made headlines for including the first-ever newly drawn NARUTO mini-poster.