is the 13th single by Japanese rock band TM Network, released on March 5, 1988 under Epic Records. Written by Mitsuko Komuro and Tetsuya Komuro, the song was used as the ending theme of the 1988 mecha anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. It was also included in the band's sixth studio album Carol: A Day in a Girl's Life 1991.
The single peaked at No. 4 on Oricon's singles chart. It was nominated for the Gold Award at the 30th Japan Record Awards.
In 2018, the song was ranked No. 4 on NHK's .
"Beyond the Time" was re-released as a digital single in 2025 and was used as the episode 11 ending theme of the series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. The 2025 version hit No. 1 on Oricon's Digital Singles chart with over 7,600 downloads while the original 1988 version resurfaced to No. 5 with over 3,200 downloads.
Track listing All lyrics are written by Mitsuko Komuro; all music is composed and arranged by Tetsuya Komuro.
Personnel Tetsuya Komuro – keyboards Takashi Utsunomiya – lead vocals Naoto Kine – guitar
Charts Chart (1988)PeakpositionJapanese Oricon Singles4
Chart (2025)PeakpositionJapanese Oricon Digital Singles1
Luna Sea version
Japanese rock band Luna Sea covered the song as the third opening theme of the 2019 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet. Released digitally through Universal J on September 6, 2019, it peaked at number 79 on Billboard Japans Japan Hot 100, but reached number 15 on their Hot Animation chart, which tracks anime and video game music. The song was also later included in a limited edition of their album Cross.
Track listing
Charts Chart (2019)PeakpositionBillboard Japan Hot 10079Billboard Japan Hot Animation15
Other cover versions Chie Nakamura covered the song on the 2008 various artists album Hyakka Seiren: Josei Seiyū-hen - 2. Starving Trancer feat. Hideki covered the song on the 2009 various artists album Exit Trance Presents Speed: Anime Trance Bitter. SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer covered the song as a bonus track in the 2016 soundtrack album Mobile Suit Gundam RE:0096 Complete Best (Limited Edition). Hiroko Moriguchi covered the song on her 2019 album Gundam Song Covers. She re-recorded the song with TM Network on her 2022 album Gundam Song Covers 3. Nami Tamaki covered the song for the 2023 pachinko game P-Fever Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. The cover version was later released on her 2024 album Singularity. SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] featuring SennaRin covered the song on the 2024 compilation album TM Network Tribute Album: 40th Celebration. The cover version is also included as a bonus track on SennaRin's 2026 EP Lost and Found. Takanori Nishikawa covered the song on his 2025 album SINGularity III - VOYAGE -.
See also 1988 in Japanese music
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