"Resister" (stylized as RESISTER) is a song by Japanese pop singer ASCA. It was released digitally on January 13, 2019[1] before received a physical release on February 27, 2019.[2] It reached number 14 on Oricon and number 21 on Japan Hot 100. It was used as the second opening theme of anime Sword Art Online: Alicization.[3]
On 9 December 2018, the official website of the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization revealed about the second opening theme song "Resister" that would be sung by ASCA.[2][3] The song was released digitally on January 13, 2019[1] before received a physical release on February 27, 2019 on three edition; Regular edition, Limited edition and Limited anime edition.[4] The single reached number 14 on Oricon, 27 on Japan Hot 100, and 8 on Japan Hot Animation with spent 9, 10 and 11 weeks respectively.[5][6][7] In July 2019, "Resister" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for 100,000 full-trackringtone digital music downloads (Chaku Uta Full).[8] The song was featured in her first album Hyakkaryōran (百歌繚乱, Hundred Songs).[9]
The music video for "Resister" was directed by Atsunori Toshi.[10] The video features ASCA with the dancer singing and dancing in the factory. Some scene show the dancer shoot with a bow. And some scene show ASCA and the dancer singing and dancing with a lightning effect. The video end when ASCA is taking a bow.
