{"rewrite":{"id":"r_06def778212a740accc893d5","clusterId":"c_96210e2ef74a7e2e640e5bbe","slug":"nijisanji-s-sara-hoshikawa-taps-honeyworks-for-anime-ending-theme","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nijisanji's Sara Hoshikawa Taps HoneyWorks for Anime Ending Theme","summary":"Nijisanji's Sara Hoshikawa will sing 'Hatsukoi Reply' for the TV anime 'Shiokoi: Shio Kotai no Sato-san ga Ore ni dake Amai.' Credited to HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara, the song is written, composed and arranged by HoneyWorks with MARUMOCHI, and is Hoshikawa's first anime tie-in. It arrives digitally on September 29. The anime's second key visual and main PV also appeared. Oishi Masayoshi handles the opening theme, 'Sugar Salt,' out October 6, the day the anime starts airing.","whyItMatters":"A long-running studio-level collaboration between a Nijisanji member and HoneyWorks now lands on a TV anime ending theme, pairing a light novel adaptation with a vtuber voice the song was written to fit.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe song is credited to HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara, with lyrics, music and arrangement by HoneyWorks and the music creator team MARUMOCHI. Hoshikawa said she sang it while picturing the protagonist and heroine closing the distance between them, and HoneyWorks said the writing aimed at the expressions heroine Sato Koharu reserves for the protagonist. The two sides have worked together before, on \u0026#39;Kawaii ne tte Iwarechatta\u0026#39; from the 2021 album \u0026#39;Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai -FLYING SONGS- Aishiteru,\u0026#39; on 2022\u0026#39;s \u0026#39;Uchira, Koibito Sengen!,\u0026#39; and on the 2023 duet \u0026#39;Itakiss\u0026#39; with Amatsuki. HoneyWorks also handled lyrics, music and arrangement for \u0026#39;Koi no Oshiuri\u0026#39; on Hoshikawa\u0026#39;s 2023 first album.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sara Hoshikawa's first anime tie-in is a HoneyWorks feature, not a solo single: the duo writes, composes, and arranges 'Hatsukoi Reply' with MARUMOCHI, so the credit line runs both names.","twitterPost":"Sara Hoshikawa's anime debut is credited HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara, not a solo single. The duo writes, composes, and arranges 'Hatsukoi Reply'.","threadsPost":"Sara Hoshikawa's first anime theme is a HoneyWorks feature, not a solo single. HoneyWorks writes, composes, and arranges 'Hatsukoi Reply' with MARUMOCHI, and the digital release lands September 29, ahead of the anime's October 6 premiere.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijisanji's Sara Hoshikawa will sing the ending theme for the TV anime 'Shiokoi: Shio Kotai no Sato-san ga Ore ni dake Amai.' The song, 'Hatsukoi Reply,' is credited to HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara and is her first anime tie-in. It releases digitally on September 29, and Oishi Masayoshi handles the opening theme, 'Sugar Salt,' out October 6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96602\",\"title\":\"Nijisanji's Hoshikawa Sara Tapped for First TV Anime Theme Song, Produced by HoneyWorks\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4806,"outputTokens":751,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789733662,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T12:09:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T12:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_96210e2ef74a7e2e640e5bbe","canonicalTitle":"にじさんじ星川サラ、TVアニメ主題歌に初起用　制作はHoneyWorks","representativeArticleId":"a_1e041ed9e06b1da1631ef5fc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":1,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Shiokoi: Shio Kōtai no Satō-san ga Ore ni dake Amai\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hatsukoi Reply\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Sara Hoshikawa\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T11:09:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T11:09:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96602","title":"にじさんじ星川サラ、TVアニメ主題歌に初起用　制作はHoneyWorks"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Shiokoi: Shio Kōtai no Satō-san ga Ore ni dake Amai"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hatsukoi Reply"],"studios":[],"people":["Sara Hoshikawa"],"type":"news","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}