Monthly Archives: July 2010
Lia & Girls Dead Monster to Sing at Animelo Concert
Although the Animelo Summer Live 2010 concert has quite a list of big names performing during the two days, the list has gotten bigger with the additions of Lia and the Girls Dead Monster singers marina and LiSA set to appear on August 28. Their inclusion means that the Angel Beats! anime will be fully [...]
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Animax Musix Unveils Lineup of Artists For Fall Concert
So far Animax Asia has announced that a group of eight artists/bands will be taking part in the television station’s Animax Musix fall concert which will take place on November 3, 2010. Their current lineup features the likes of May’n, who has performed openings, endings, and insert songs for Macross Frontier, Kalafina, whose work on [...]
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Nana Mizuki's Impact Exciter Lands #2 Slot on Oricon Weeklies
Seiyuu and singer Nana Mizuki’s latest album, Impact Exciter, has managed to get ranked on the Oricon weekly charts for the week of July 5, 2010 by selling 93,000 copies of the album. This mark tops her previous album’s effort in that Ultimate Diamond managed to sell 74,000 copies last year. Impact Exciter is Nana [...]
The Traditional and New Age Combine in Sei-Peridot's Vocaloid Album
Sei-Peridot’s latest album, Trees of Origin, has been released since July 14. This Vocaloid album, featuring Megurine Luka, is described as combining New-Age together with traditional Japanese music, with the result being a rather unique sound. Sei-Peridot is been known for producing Vocaloid music primarily with Rock or New-Age music, but all of his works [...]
Release Date for Otakon Theme Song Set for July 30, 2010
The Otakon theme song, titled “Shackles of Night,” will be released on July 30, 2010 for $15. This CD contains music composed by Hiroki Kikuta, with instrumentals performed by Eminence Symphony Orchestra’s founder Hiroaki Yura, and sung by Shihori. The Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku will also sing her own version of the song for the [...]
Posted in Anime Convention News, Release Dates Tagged Hatsune Miku, Hiroki Kikuta, Otakon, Shihori, Theme Song 2 Comments
AKB48 Continues International Tour, Head to Milan, Macau, and Singapore
After having completed a successful concert at Los Angeles’s Anime Expo Convention, AKB48 have their sights set on Milan in October and Macau and Singapore in November. Their appearance in Singapore coincides with their annual anime convention Anime Festival Asia, though the convention organizers have not yet confirmed whether AKB48 will be performing there. Source: [...]
Minori Chihara to Attend, Perform at NYAF
Bandai has announced that singer and voice actress Minori Chihara will be attending New York’s Anime Festival as a part of a promotional campaign for the Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie. In addition to doing the usual rounds of fan panels and signings, she will also be performing live in concert. If concerts are what [...]
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K-ON!! Episode 14 Features New OP and ED Theme
With the release of episode 14, the K-ON!! anime now comes with a new intro and outro theme. “Utauyo!!MIRACLE” and “NO, Thank You!” replace “Go! Go! Maniac” and “Listen!!” respectively. As expected, Aki Toyosaki sings the introduction and Yoko Hisaka sings the ending theme like they have been from the start of the K-ON! franchise. [...]
Aa from Savage Genius Goes on Maternity Leave