K-ON!! Vol. 2 Anime Soundtrack Release Date Set

By Chris Nguyen | Published: July 29, 2010

For those of you who’ve been having a blast listening to volume 1 of the K-ON!! Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack to the second season of the K-ON! anime, the second volume’s release date has been set. The CD will be out in stores on October 6, 2010. You can order the soundtrack on CDJapan.

Like with the previous album, volume 2 will continue to present Hajime Hyakkoku’s light-hearted compositions from the K-ON! anime series. Whether the album will come with a character song or two like the first volume did is unknown for now.

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Seiyuu Pop Group Sphere Concert Announced at Budokan

By Chris Nguyen | Published: July 28, 2010

Sphere, the pop group made up of seiyuu Aki Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, Ayahi Takagaki, and Minako Kotobuki, have announced a concert at Budokan on November 23, 2010. The concert, ON LOVE, ON Live, will open their doors at 4:30pm and officially start at 5:30pm.

Anime music fans should be familiar with Sphere’s work given their debut single for Hatsukoi Limited’s intro, titled “Future Stream.” They’ve gone on to release “Super Noisy Nova” for Sora no Manimani, and, most recently, Asobi ni Ikuyo!’s “Now loading…Sky!!.” They also have a single set to be released in October for an anime premiering in Fall 2010.

Source: Sphere website via J1m0ne.

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Hiroaki Yura, Hiroki Kikuta, and Shihori are Guests at Otakon 2010

By Chris Nguyen | Published: July 27, 2010

It shouldn’t be a surprise given that Hiroaki Yura, Hiroki Kikuta, and Shihori will be guests for this year’s Otakon 2010. The trio will appear during the opening ceremonies where the three worked together in composing, producing, and rehearsing the theme song, titled “Shackles of Night” which will be performed during the ceremonies.

The music will accompany the opening animation which is done by Japanese studio Production I.G.

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Dir En Grey to Tour US, VIP Packages Available

By Chris Nguyen | Published: July 27, 2010

Japanese metal band Dir En Grey is all set to begin touring in the United States, performing in such cities as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland in late August, early September.

The tour will begin in North America at Toronto on August 23 before moving on to the United States with a performance at the Nokia Theater in New York on August 24. More information about the dates and locations can be found on Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles.

VIP packages are also on sale, which includes goodies such as an opportunity to meet and greet with the band members, a Dir En Grey VIP carabiner, a hand-signed Dir En Grey silk-screened poster, and a commemorative VIP laminate. More information about the VIP packages can be found here.

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Angel Beats Band Score to Be Out on July 28

By Chris Nguyen | Published: July 26, 2010

For those looking to figure out how to play some of the songs featured in the Angel Beats! anime series, the official band score, titled Keep the Beats, will be released on July 28, 2010. The band score will feature the vocal insert songs from the in-anime band, Girls Dead Monster, and will have the instrumental versions of all 13 songs on the official Keep the Beats vocal album in addition to the sheet music to those songs.

The Band Score can be purchased through CDJapan.

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