The “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” anime franchise’s Twitter account shared on June 4 that the music video for its opening theme song, “Yusha” (The Brave) by the Japanese musical duo YOASOBI, has reached over 100 million views on YouTube.
Shared on their official YouTube channel on September 29, 2023, the video quickly gained traction, reaching 10 million views in just 12 days. As of now, it has amassed a remarkable total of 103,960,800 views.
“Yusha” was initially released digitally by Sony Music Entertainment on September 29, 2023. Billboard Japan reported that the song hit 100 million streams by January 2024.
An English version, titled “The Brave,” was released on November 22, 2023. The CD single of “Yusha,” YOASOBI’s fourth, came out in Japan on December 23, 2023, and reached #3 on Oricon’s weekly single charts.
“Yusha” joins YOASOBI’s other successful anime theme songs like “Kaibutsu” (BEASTARS opening theme), “Shukufuku” (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury opening theme), and “Idol” (Oshi no Ko opening theme), cementing its status as one of the duo’s most popular works.
