Written by Emi Makiho and Tetsurō Oda, the single was released on May 10, 1995, by Victor Entertainment.

[2][3][4] "Aoi Usagi" was used as the opening theme of the NTV drama series Hoshi no Kinka, which also starred Sakai.

According to lyricist Makiho, she won a competition to write lyrics for Oda's composition to match the Grimms' Fairy Tales-influenced theme of the drama.

[8] The music video features Sakai performing Japanese Sign Language while singing the song, as she played a deaf and mute girl in Hoshi no Kinka.

She did a similar performance on the 46th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1995, her first and only appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.