Editing Asian Kung-Fu Generation (section)

===2007–2008: Withdrawal and ''World World World''===
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On March 21, the band released another live DVD, ''Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 3'' that contained footage of their previous tour. Although they took part in various domestic summer festivals, AKFG gradually became more and more withdrawn over the course of 2007 before halting appearances almost entirely, including the lack of their annual Nano-Mugen festival.<ref name="ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: Biography"/> Nevertheless, the band released the single "[[After Dark (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)|After Dark]]", which debuted in the top ten on the Oricon charts and was used as the seventh opening for the anime series ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-1176/index.html |title=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "After Dark" (アフターダーク) |access-date=2008-10-11 |work=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Official Website |publisher=Ki/oon Records Inc |date=2007-11-07| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080924082728/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-1176/index.html| archive-date= 24 September 2008 | url-status= live}} {{in lang|ja}}<!--Japanese--></ref>

In March of the following year, the band released their next album, ''[[World World World (Asian Kung-Fu Generation album)|World World World]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rock-net.jp/fes/countdownjapan/0708/ |title=COUNTDOWN JAPAN 07/08 |access-date=2008-11-07 |work=[[Rockin'on]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024051032/http://www.rock-net.jp/fes/countdownjapan/0708/ |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} {{in lang|ja}}<!--Japanese--></ref> accompanied by the single {{nihongo|"[[Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu]]"|転がる岩、君に朝が降る|}}. Despite the lack of media appearances and the significant timespan between releases, the album debuted at #1 on the Oricon album chart.<ref name="Archive for the 'Oricon Ranking' Category">{{cite web |url=http://jpop4u.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/oricon-top-20-album-weekly-ranking-2008-week-10/ |title=Oricon TOP 20 Album Weekly Ranking 2008 (Week 10) |access-date=2008-04-03 |date=2008-03-16 |work=J.U.M.P. presents MUSIC★MUSUME |publisher=[[WordPress]]}}</ref>

Just a few months after the album's release, Asian Kung–Fu Generation released their second major-label EP, ''[[Mada Minu Ashita ni]]'', on June 11, 2008. The mini-album features songs conceived around the time of the recording of their preceding full-length album.<ref>{{cite web | title=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: Mada Minu Ashita ni (未だ見ぬ明日に) | url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-1250/index.html | work=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Official Website | publisher=Ki/oon Records | access-date=2008-06-15| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514191050/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-1250/index.html| archive-date= 14 May 2008 | url-status= live}} {{in lang|ja}}<!--Japanese--></ref> Although the EP spawned no singles, the song "Mustang" managed to peak at number fifteen on the [[Japan Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3097151&cdi=9813111&cid=07%2F04%2F2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129091421/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3097151&cdi=9813111&cid=07/04/2008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-29 |title=Japan Hot 100 Singles – Mustang |access-date=2008-11-10 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=2008-07-04 }}  {{in lang|en}}<!--English--></ref> The song was the band's very first entry on the newly established chart.