Editing Fly Away

{{Infobox Lostwave|Box=BoxRed|ShowBox=Yes|Name=Fly Away|Image=TheAkibaTape.webp|Caption=|Alt_name=The Akiba Tape|Status=Unsolved|Year=1984-1995|OP=tekibaka|Search_started=2000|Media=FlyAway.mp3|Search_community=|Language=Japanese}}'''Fly Away ('''also known as '''The Akiba Tape)''', is an unidentified song of Japanese origin. The song was found on a cassette tape purchased in Akihabara.

== Background ==
On August 5th, 2000, the song was first posted to the internet on the occult board of 2chan by an anonymous user in a thread dedicated to posting scary songs, saying that they bought the song from a blank cassette tape in an Akihabara music shop.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20211019073920/http://piza.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/occult/964388358/</ref>

On March 18th, 2011, the full song was uploaded to the Japanese video streaming site, niconico.jp, titled "Sadness of Dead Leaves, Lost in the Sea of Trees".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190516051703/https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm13890090</ref> This was followed by a blog post on May 12th, 2013, where they explain that they purchased the cassette at Radio Kaikan, a multi-level complex of independent shops, and that they bought the tape in the early 1990s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_Radio_Kaikan</ref><ref>http://tekibaka.asks.jp/2988.html</ref>

On October 18th, 2021, YouTuber SakuraStardust posted a documentary about the song, which increased the song's popularity in the English speaking world.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7X6G-vazzA</ref>

It was discovered that the song uses the Yamaha RX11 drum machine and possibly the Yamaha DX7, which were both released in 1984.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/JapansMysterySong/comments/satxjx/the_song_wasnt_made_before_1984/</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_RX-11?useskin=vector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_RX-11]</ref> It is also noted that the tape has an "ARA" logo scribbled out with a marker, which stands for Audio Representative Associates.<ref>https://x.com/tekibaka/status/1567877207783280648</ref> 

== Leads ==

=== Possible ===

=== Debunked ===

* '''Arika Takarano''': Japanese singer known for the band Ali Project, which was investigated due to the similar vocals and lyrical themes<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/JapansMysterySong/comments/sn276h/thoughts_on_possible_ali_project_connection/</ref>, confirmed that they did not make the song.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1bvv36f/new_lead_on_fly_awaythe_akihabara_tape/</ref>

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