"Clear" (stylized as "CLEAR") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released as a single on January 31, 2018, through FlyingDog. It was written by Sakamoto and composed by Yoshiki Mizuno of the band Ikimono-gakari.[1] "Clear" is the opening theme to the NHK anime Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, the sequel to Cardcaptor Sakura, for which Sakamoto's "Platinum" served as opening theme for the third season close to twenty years prior.[1] An acoustic take of "Platinum" performed on June 4, 2017 at the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima is included as a coupling track on the single.[2]
The single entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 9 on January 30, 2018.[3] It debuted at number 13 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 9,000 copies sold.[4] "Clear" also charted on several Billboard Japan charts: at number 8 on the Hot 100,[5] at number 2 on Hot Animation,[6] number 4 on Download Songs and at number 12 on Top Singles Sales.[7][8] The single also charted on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart, ranking at number 4 and selling a reported 18,000 downloads on its first week.[9]
^Sakamoto, Maaya (2018). Clear (Booklet). Maaya Sakamoto. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: FlyingDog. 4580325325256. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
^"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju']. Oricon. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年02月12日付 [Weekly Digital Single (single song) Ranking on February 12, 2018]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
週間 デジタルシングル（単曲）ランキング 2018年02月19日付 [Weekly Digital Single (single song) Ranking on February 19, 2018]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
