Aurora Arc
{{Infobox album
| name = Aurora Arc
| type = studio
| artist = Bump of Chicken
| cover = Bump of Chicken - Aurora Arc.png
| alt =
| caption = Regular edition cover
| released = {{start date|2019|07|10}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 64:59
| label = Toy's Factory
| producer =
| prev_title = Butterflies
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Aurora Arc is the ninth studio album by Japanese band Bump of Chicken, released through Toy's Factory on July 10, 2019. It debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 202,157 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-07-22/|title=オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月08日～2019年07月14日|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|accessdate=October 23, 2019|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717052814/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-07-22/|archivedate=July 17, 2019}} The lead single, "Aria", was released in mid-2016.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/bumpofchicken20|title=BUMP OF CHICKEN「aurora arc」特集｜3年半ぶりニューアルバムが描き出した、バンドの本質と進化の軌跡 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー|website=Natalie|language=ja|date=|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}
Several of the tracks were used as theme songs for anime series; "Gekkou" was used as the first opening theme of Karakuri Circus, while "Sirius" was used as the opening of the anime Juushinki Pandora, with "Spica" being used as its ending theme. The band embarked on the Aurora Ark tour in support of the album from July to November 2019.
Background
Cover art
The cover art is a photo of the aurora borealis taken in Yellowknife, Canada, by the photographer Yoshiharu Ota, who collaborated with visual designer Verdy on the sleeve.{{cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/newrelease/bump-of-chicken-reveal-all-of-the-details-about-their-upcoming-album-aurora-arc/98899/|title=BUMP OF CHICKEN reveal all of the details about their upcoming Album "aurora arc"|website=Arama! Japan|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Aurora Arc
| length1 = 2:06
| title2 = Gekkou
| note2 = 月虹; Moonbow
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = Aurora
| length3 = 4:39
| title4 = Kinen Satsuei
| note4 = 記念撮影; Commemorative Photograph
| length4 = 4:42
| title5 = Junglegym
| note5 = ジャングルジム; Jangarujimu
| length5 = 6:28
| title6 = Ribbon
| note6 = リボン, Ribon
| length6 = 4:31
| title7 = Sirius
| note7 = シリウス, Shiriusu
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = Aria
| note8 = アリア; Aria
| length8 = 6:16
| title9 = Hanashi ga Shitai Yo
| note9 = 話がしたいよ; I Want to Talk to You
| length9 = 4:19
| title10 = Answer
| note10 = アンサー; Ansā
| length10 = 5:20
| title11 = Bouen no March
| note11 = 望遠のマーチ; Long Distance March
| length11 = 4:18
| title12 = Spica
| length12 = 4:15
| title13 = Shin Sekai
| note13 = 新世界; New World
| length13 = 3:45
| title14 = Nagareboshi no Shoutai
| note14 = 流れ星の正体; The True Form of a Shooting Star
| length14 = 5:11
| total_length = 64:59
}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2019&month=07&day=22|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2019/07/22 付け|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|accessdate=October 23, 2019}}
| 1 |
| {{album chart|Oricon|1|date=2019-07-22|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 23, 2019}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2019/p/2/|title=年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}
| 11 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|artist=BUMP OF CHICKEN|title=aurora arc|award=Platinum|certyear=2019|certmonth=7|access-date=January 4, 2023}}
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