Hikari no Akuma

Demon of Light (光の悪魔) is a song by εpsilonΦ.

It was revealed for the first time, along with εpsilonΦ's reveal, during the [https://youtu.be/CArGFgIXf7M?t=1266 Argonavis from BanG Dream! AAside Special Valentines Stream] on February 15, 2020.

Its full version was shown for the first time during the ARGONAVIS 3rd LIVE "Sound Only Live" concert, on April 29, 2020; same day its composer was revealed.

The game version was announced on December 4, 2020 and released on January 14th, 2021 along with AAside's release; where it was used as the song for the band quests "Exciting Rehearsal" and "An Exciting Game". It was also one of the bonus songs for the Live Royal Fes 1st Round Main Battle event (though the game only considered AAside as its event song at the event story page).

From January 6, 2022 to January 8 2022, in celebration of ARGONAVIS LIVE 2022, the Background Video used in that live was released on YouTube.

It was written, composed and arranged by TK (Ling tosite Sigure) -who also played the guitar and was also in charge of all the other instruments and programming-, the bass by Yoshida Ichiro Untouchable World and the drums by Tom DuPree.

It is one of the titular tracks for the omnibus album, Gin no Yuri/Banzai RIZING!!!/Hikari no Akuma, which was released on December 9, 2020. It is also included on their first album Friction, which was released on September 21, 2022; and on the first disc of the Argonavis AAside Memorial Album, which will be released on April 12, 2023.

Videos
MV= https://youtu.be/VzJXI8GiPIM AAside MV= https://youtu.be/ML8AE_zd4us Live Performance (LRF 2020)= https://youtu.be/ttaEvn5WtyM Full (Omnibus)= https://youtu.be/BqZm9vel4sM Full (Friction)= https://youtu.be/aIh5ww1Yxtw

Lyrics
Romaji=

Mechakucha ni kizutsuke aou yo sutete Nani mo kamo wo tabesasete

Torauma wa arukai? Konpurekkusu wa naikai? Ashita no hachiji made ni  subete yugan deru

Mechakucha ni kuchidzuke aou yo hirotte Tramouma mo yurushi atte

omae no sei da mitasenai no

Kanji =

めちゃくちゃに傷つけ合おうよ 捨てて なにもかもを食べさせて

トラウマはあるかい？コンプレックスはないかい？ 明日の8時までに

すべて歪んでる

めちゃくちゃに口づけ合おうよ 拾って traもumaも許しあって

お前のせいだ 満たせないの

English = The demon of light who consumes everything Exposes something which is on plain eyesight I’ll break everything down The happiness you hold so dear Will now turn into a monster and devour you Binding you in pleasure covered in thorns

Who’s today protagonist? Who’s today’s prey? Sorry for the wait!

Let’s hurt each other very much Every single irreplaceable thing, throw it away Let me devour every and anything For the microscale king, the world is his toy

Play with me, your stupid freedom Is destroyed into pieces Break with me, cross over the sky, let’s become ugly demons covered in dirt

The unbreakable past and the unchangeable future, Trace them in tin and make a rocket out of them Do you have traumas? Don’t you have a complex? Until tomorrow at 8 Where loss and defeat come out The whole world is covered in trash You’ll realize that everything is twisted

Who’s today’s toy? Who’s Kyoto’s miracle? Sorry for the wait!

Let’s kiss each other very much All that’s been misplaced, pick it up Forgiving both Tra and Uma Am I the loser? All I wanted was eye

Play with me, the stupid freedom of the world Is destroyed into pieces Break with me, cross over the sky, that ugly, covered in me

Heart, destroy it, and then melt away the memories This twisted loneliness it’s your fault If the king covered in blood who sees the world as his toy Wasn’t cruel, it can’t be kept, Today’s peace

Translation by @beautemaudite

Live Performances

 * October 10, 2020: Live Royal Fes 2020
 * January 2, 2022: ARGONAVIS LIVE 2022
 * January 8, 2023: from ARGONAVIS 2nd LIVE -Rezonance- (DAY2)

Trivia

 * It was part of Spotify Japan's Anime Now playlist.
 * The background video used during ARGONAVIS LIVE 2022 was made by Shuhei Maeta, who uploaded images of it (and Cynicaltic Fakestar's) to Twitter.