Epsilon no Fune
Studio album by
Kotoko
ReleasedOctober 14, 2009
Recorded2007-2009
Genre
Length66:27
LabelGeneon
Kotoko chronology
Uzu-Maki
(2006)		 Epsilon no Fune
(2009)		 Hiraku Uchū Poketto
(2011)
Alternative cover
CD only Edition
Singles from Epsilon no Fune
  1. "Hayate no Gotoku!"
    Released: May 23, 2007
  2. "Real Onigokko"
    Released: December 19, 2007
  3. "Blaze"
    Released: March 12, 2008

Epsilon no Fune (イプシロンの方舟, Ark of Epsilon) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer Kotoko. It was released on October 14, 2009 by Geneon Entertainment. The album debuted at the sixth place of the Oricon daily charts, making this album one of the most successful in Kotoko's musical career. Overall, Epsilon no Fune is Kotoko's fourth best-selling album according to Oricon.

This album covers her "Hayate no Gotoku!", "Shichiten Hakki Shijou Shugi!", "Real Onigokko", and "Blaze" singles. There are nine new songs including a cover song performed with I've Sound creator, Kazuya Takase.

The album comes in a limited CD+DVD edition (GNCV-1014) and a regular CD-only edition (GNCV-1015). The DVD contains the PV and making for ε: Epsilon. Also, the album contained a special CD which contains a 2009 remix and the original version of her song Hitorigoto (ひとりごと, Soliloquy).

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kotoko, except "Little Baby Nothing" by James Dean Bradfield, Richard Edwards, Nicholas Allen Jones and Sean Moore

No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."ε~Epsilon~"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase6:50
2."Real Onigokko (リアル鬼ごっこ)"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase6:37
3."-∞-DRIVE"Maiko IuchiMaiko Iuchi5:17
4."Scene"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase4:47
5."Ame to Guitar (雨とギター)"Tomoyuki NakazawaTomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki4:10
6."Genkai Daha (限界打破)"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase4:32
7."Monera no Kizuna (モネラの絆)"C.G mixC.G mix5:24
8."Hayate no Gotoku! (ハヤテのごとく!)"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase4:25
9."RI←SU→KU"Tomoyuki NakazawaTomoyuki Nakazawa, Charlie Tanaka4:07
10."Hellion"Maiko IuchiMaiko Iuchi5:22
11."Geoglyphs"C.G mixC.G mix, Takeshi Hoshino5:22
12."Blaze"Kazuya TakaseKazuya Takase5:07
13."Little Baby Nothing" (featuring Kazuya Takase of I've Sound) (Manic Street Preachers cover)  4:27
Special CD
No.TitleLength
1."Hitorigoto -2009 ver.- (ひとりごと, Soliloquy)"6:30
2."Hitorigoto -2001 original ver.- (ひとりごと, Soliloquy)"6:55
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."ε: Epsilon PV" 
2."Making of ε: Epsilon PV" 

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Weekly Albums (Oricon)[1] 12

References

  1. ↑ "イプシロンの方舟(初回限定盤)". Oricon. Retrieved September 25, 2023.


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