TOKIMEKI Runners

TOKIMEKI Runners (lit. EXCITED Runners) is the title track and first song on Nijigasaki High School Idol Club's first album of the same name, and the eleventh track on their third album, Just Believe!!!. It is also their first group song. It was released on November 21, 2018 with a PV, the opening movie to Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS, and a solo song from each member.

A version featuring Lanzhu Zhong & Mia Taylor is included in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club TV Anime 2 Blu-ray 5, which was released on October 28, 2022.

It was used as an insert song in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 Episode 8.

The song is written by Aki Hata, composed and arranged by Tsukasa Yatoki (Arte Refact).

CD

 * 1) TOKIMEKI Runners
 * 2) Yume e no Ippo (夢への一歩)
 * 3) Diamond (ダイアモンド)
 * 4) Anata no Risou no Heroine (あなたの理想のヒロイン)
 * 5) Starlight
 * 6) Meccha Going!! (めっちゃGoing!!)
 * 7) Nemureru Mori ni Ikitai na (眠れる森に行きたいな)
 * 8) CHASE!
 * 9) Evergreen
 * 10) Doki Pipo ☆ Emotion (ドキピポ☆エモーション)

DVD

 * 1) "TOKIMEKI Runners" CG Animation PV (「TOKIMEKI Runners」CGアニメーションPV)
 * 2) "Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS" Opening Movie (「ラブライブ！スクールアイドルフェスティバルALL STARS」オープニングムービー)

CD

 * 1) Say Good-Bye Namida (Say Good-Bye 涙)
 * 2) Margaret
 * 3) Yagate Hitotsu no Monogatari (やがてひとつの物語)
 * 4) Fire Bird
 * 5) Tanoshii no Tensai (楽しいの天才)
 * 6) Märchen Star (lit. Fairy Tale Star)
 * 7) LIKE IT! LOVE IT!
 * 8) Aion no Uta (哀温ノ詩)
 * 9) Analog Heart (アナログハート)
 * 10) Ketsui no Hikari (決意の光)
 * 11) TOKIMEKI Runners (Chapter 17 Ver.)
 * 12) Just Believe!!!

Audio

 * Does not work on iPad, or any medium that does not support the .ogg audio format.

Live Performances

 * November 10, 2018: "TOKIMEKI Runners" release commemoration event ODAIBA TOKIMEKI stage
 * March 30, 2019: Kounai Matching Festival
 * June 23, 2019: Lantis Matsuri at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall, Chiba
 * September 1, 2019: Animelo Summer Live 2019 -STORY-
 * December 14 & 15, 2019: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club First Live with You!
 * January 18 & 19, 2020: Love Live! Fest
 * September 12 & 13, 2020: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Live! Brand New Story & Back to the TOKIMEKI
 * October 4, 2020: Tokyo Idol Festival Online 2020 (Day 3)
 * March 20 & 21, 2021: Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Shuffle Festival
 * September 11 & 12, 2021: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club UNIT LIVE & FAN MEETING Vol.1 DiverDiva ~Big Bang~ (DiverDiva Ver.)
 * December 31, 2021: LoveLive! Series Presents COUNTDOWN LoveLive! 2021→2022 〜LIVE with a smile!〜 at PIA ARENA MM
 * January 22 & 23, 2022: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club UNIT LIVE & FAN MEETING Vol.4 R3BIRTH ~First DELIGHT~ (R3BIRTH Ver.)
 * February 26 and 27, 2022: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 4th Live! ~Love the Life We Live~
 * Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 5th Live! Nijigasaku Basho
 * Tokyo Garden Theater in Tokyo (Colorful Dreams! Colorful Smiles!): September 10 & 11, 2022 (TV Anime Insert Song Ver.)
 * Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo (Next TOKIMEKI): September 17 & 18, 2022 (TV Anime Insert Song Ver. & Full Ver.)
 * January 14 & 15, 2023: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club UNIT LIVE! R3BIRTH R3VOLUTION (R3BIRTH Ver.)
 * February 4 & 5, 2023: Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club UNIT LIVE! A・ZU・NA LAGOON (A・ZU・NA Ver.)
 * Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Nijitabi! TOKIMEKI FAN MEETING TOUR
 * Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall: April 22 & 23, 2023
 * Line Cube Shibuya in Tokyo: May 6 & 7, 2023

Trivia

 * Tokimeki Runners sold 22072 copies on its debut week and placed fifth on the Oricon albums chart.
 * Unusually for a debut release of a Love Live! unit, TOKIMEKI Runners was released as an album, rather than a single.
 * This song is covered by Mira-Cra Park!.