Nano Ripe (styled as nano.RIPE) is a four-person Japanese pop rock band that formed in 2008 as an indie band. They released one single and three albums independently, but were signed in 2010 to Lantis. They released their major debut single "Patricia" in September 2010. The band's third and fifth singles, "Hana no Iro" and "Omokage Warp", were used as the opening themes to the anime Hanasaku Iroha.

History

Nano Ripe formed in 2008 as an indie band. They released their debut album 88 on March 7, 2008. They released two more albums: Soratobu Kutsu (空飛ぶクツ) on September 10, 2008 and Jikū Flask (時空フラスコ) on May 13, 2009.The band released their single "Sekai Ten" (世界点? on November 25, 2009. Nano Ripe was signed to Lantis in 2010, and released their major debut single "Patricia" (パトリシア) on September 22, 2010. They released their second single "Flash Keeper" (フラッシュキーパー) on December 22, 2010. Their third single "Hana no Iro" (ハナノイロ) was released on April 20, 2011; the title song was used as the opening theme of the anime TV series Hanasaku Iroha. They released their fourth single "Saibō Kioku" (細胞キオク) on June 29, 2011. Their fifth single "Omokage Warp" (面影ワープ) followed on August 3, 2011 and the title song is used as the second opening theme of Hanasaku Iroha. Their major debut album Hoshi no Yoru no Myaku no Oto no (星の夜の脈の音の) was released on October 19, 2011. The drummer Shinn left the band on November 12, 2011.
Nano Ripe released their sixth single "Yuki no Sei" (ゆきのせい) on January 31, 2012 limited to 1,000 copies. Nano Ripe released "Esoragoto" (絵空事) as their seventh single on April 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime TV series Sankarea. The band's eighth single "Real World" (リアルワールド) was released on July 25, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the anime TV series Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita. Nano Ripe second studio album Plus to Minus no Shikumi (プラスとマイナスのしくみ?) was released on October 3, 2012. Their ninth single "Moshimo no Hanashi" (もしもの話?) was released on October 31, 2012; the title song is used as the opening theme of the third season of the anime TV series Bakuman. Nano Ripe's tenth single "Kagefumi" (影踏み?) was released on March 6, 2013; the song is used as the theme song to the 2013 anime film Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home. Their 11th single "Sankaku e.p." (サンカク e.p.) was released on May 22, 2013; the songs "Tsukihana" (月花) and "Star Chart" (スターチャート) from the single are used as ending themes of the anime TV series Hataraku Maō-sama!.

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