“Gurenge”, the theme song of TV anime “Demon Slayer： Kimetsu no Yaiba” sung by LiSA, has started to be distributed on karaoke ‘JOYSOUND’, in the anime video version (TV size).
“Gurenge” has been No.1 on the ‘JOYSOUND’ karaoke weekly ranking in the 4th week of May 2020 and has been No.1 for 7 weeks in a row; it has always been in the top rank as a popular song.
In the first half of this year’s ranking, she was No. 2 overall following “Pretender” by Official HIGE DANdism, and No. 1 in the anime song category instead of the song ” A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”.
On “JOYSOUND”, the “Gurenge” anime video version (TV size), in which you can sing in the background of anime videos, was released on November 9. In addition, the full-size version of “Gurenge”, and anime video version of ending theme ‘from the edge’ and insert song “Kamado Tanjirou no uta” will be distributed in December.
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"THE FIRST TAKE" is a YouTube channel that shows the performances of singers and artists, which are taken in "one-shot" and even a single mistake is not allowed.
This article will introduce the anisong artist that had shown their tremendous singing voice on "THE FIRST TAKE".
5th Video LiSA "Gurenge" (Released on December 6, 2019)
This is LiSA's first appearance, who not only is involved with anisong but also participated in numerous rock fest, and she had appeared for the first time in "Kohaku Uta Gassen" in 2019.
This was the first time the piano arrangement of "Gurenge", a popular song which is the representative song of 2010s and the opening theme of the TV anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", was revealed.
20th Video Ziyoou-vachi "Kaen" (Released on February 7, 2020)
Along with the creative and tremendous live's stage and presence, Avu-chan from Ziyoou-vachi, who is also active in various activities, has appeared.
The opening theme of the TV anime "Dororo", called "Kaen" which had caused a storm, was performed in an acoustic arrangement along with the Hibari-kun, the guitarist of Ziyoou-vachi.
34th Video SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh (Survive Said The Prophet) "BELONG"（Released on March 27, 2020）
The composer Sawano Hiroyuki, who had handled the background music of numerous anime and had welcomed his 15th anniversary in 2020, has appeared as "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", a project that focuses on vocal music.
The song "BELONG", which Yosh (Survive Said The Prophet) was invited as a guest vocalist as well as the CM song for the light novel and manga "Fate/strange Fake" was performed in a special arrangement as only the piano and singing voice can be heard.
37th Video SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki "aLIEz"（Released on April 8, 2020）
The composer Sawano Hiroyuki has once again appeared as "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", a project that focuses on vocal music.
The ending theme of the TV anime "Aldnoah.Zero", which welcomed mizuki (UNIDOTS) as a guest vocalist, and it was also performed in a special arrangement as only the piano and singing voice can be heard.
38th Video TK from Ling Tosite Sigure "unravel" (Released on April 10, 2020)
The solo project "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure" of TK, the vocalist and guitarist of Ling Tosite Sigure, has appeared.
"unravel", a song written for the opening theme of TV anime "Tokyo Ghoul" which is also popular in and outside of Japan, was performed in a piano, violin, and cello arrangement for the first time.
47th Video Suzuki Masayuki "DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. Suzuki Airi" (Released on Revealed in August 21, 2020)
Suzuki Masayuki, the "King of Love Song" and "The popular newcomer of Anisong" has appeared for the first time to perform "DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. Suzuki Airi", the opening theme of the TV anime "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2".
The musicians, including the guest vocalist Suzuki Airi, that were involved in the recording had gathered once again to deliver the special arrangement in one-shot while enjoying it.
55th Video CHiCO with HoneyWorks "Sekai ha Koi ni Ochiteiru" (Released on September 18, 2020)
This is the first appearance of "ChicoHani" short for CHiCO with HoneyWorks after welcoming her 6th anniversary in 2020.
CHiCO with HoneyWork only shows her face during the live and will only perform with her voice in other forms of media, but this is the first time the vocalist CHiCO (Vo.) showed off her singing appearance.
Her debut song, "Sekai ha Koi ni Ochiteiru" which recorded 5.9 million views on YouTube as well as the opening theme for the TV anime "Aoharu Ride" was performed in a simple piano arrangement.
60th Video ReoNa "ANIMA" (Released on October 9, 2020)
This is the first appearance of ReoNa, who had become the center of attention after 2 years since her solo debut.
"ANIMA", the opening theme of the TV anime "Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld" Final Chapter as well as the song that had taken the 1st place in the various major streaming website, was performed in a piano and guitar acoustic version.
62th Video LiSA "Homura" (Released on October 16, 2020)
This is the second appearance of LiSA after her performance of "Gurenge" in the 5th video becomes a hot topic and achieves the highest number of views in "THE FIRST TAKE".
The piano arrangement of the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" and her new song "Homura" can only be heard here.
65th Video LiSA "Catch the Moment" (Revealed in October 28, 2020)
This is LiSA 3rd appearance after the 62th video "Homura" exceeded 1 million views.
This time, she performed the acoustic version of her representative song "Catch the Moment", the theme song of "Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale".
LiSA's new album "LEO-NiNE", which includes "Gurenge" from the opening of the TV anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", and her new single "Homura", which includes the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train", were released on Oct. 14, 2020. She will be the first musician in the Reiwa period to rank 1st place in both album ranking and single CD ranking of the Oricon Weekly Ranking of Oct. 26.
She also topped the list for digital and overall "Oricon Weekly Music Ranking", which makes a total of 7 titles, the most ever in Oricon Music Ranking history.
LiSA appeared in the "70th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen" for the first time, performing "Gurenge" on New Year's Eve, 2019. It has been a year since its release, but the song kept its position at the top of the charts as a popular song. The single CD has sold over 190,000 copies, and it has been downloaded over a million times.
The music video of "Gurenge" on YouTube has received over 57 million views, making it the last song of the 2010s and the first song of the 2020s that represents the anime song scene.
LiSA's latest song "Homura", the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train", won more titles than "Gurenge", with an astonishing "55 titles".
It is also a hot topic in overseas distribution, topping the J-POP New Song Char of "KKBOX", a local DSP of Hongkong, and Macau's iTunes Overall Chart. In Hongkong's iTunes Overall Chart "Homura" is No.1 of single CDs, and for albums, "Homura" is 1st place and "LEO-NiNE" is 2nd. Moreover, in Taiwan's iTunes General Album Chart, "Homura" and "LEO-NiNE" take 1st and 2nd place. The fever for her songs is spreading in and out of the country.
And when her single "Homura" and album "LEO-NiNE" was released on Oct. 14, they both reached No.1 on the "Oricon Weekly Ranking".
She is the 10th female musician to accomplish this, the first in 16 and a half years, and is the first to achieve this in the Reiwa period.
This was followed by 3 titles of the "Oricon Weekly Music Ranking" on Oct. 21, "Weekly Digital Single Ranking", "Weekly Streaming Ranking", and "Weekly Digital Album Ranking".
She also ranked No. 1 in "Weekly Total Single Ranking" and "Weekly Total Album Ranking", giving her 7 titles of "Oricon Weekly Music Ranking", the most ever in Oricon history.
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From "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", a collaboration event with 'Laguna Ten Bosch', an amusement park in Aichi, will be held from March 6 to Jun 5, 2021. 'Tsuioku no Shiren Tanjirou no Tabiji (Mission to Reminisce Tanjirou's Journey)', an experience-oriented attraction to see the worldview of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", will be available.
In the event, 'Tsuioku no Shiren Tanjirou no Tabiji', an experience-oriented attraction to see the worldview of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", will be available at 'Celosia Hall' of 'Laguna Ten Bosch Lagunasia'.
The attraction recreates Tanjirou's journey within 5 areas: 'Hajimari no Fuji no Yama', 'Saisyu Senbetsu', 'Genwaku no Shiren', 'Oni no Sumu Yashiki', and 'Kumo no Mori'. The visitors challenge the training facility based on 'Tanjirou's Journey' as a rookie of The Demon Slayer Corps.
Moreover, as a sub-attraction, 'Tansaku no Shiren Kasugai Karasu no Denrei (Mission to Explore Message from Kasugai Crow)' will also be held.
This is a sticker rally to explore the panels of The Demon Slayer Corps' characters (SD characters) that are patrolling around 'Lagunasia'.
For the visitors that find all the characters and complete the sticker rally, an 'A5 Clear Folder' will be given as a novelty.
Also, event exclusive goods with ufotable's original illustrations featuring Tanjirou and others in Marine-style costumes will be on sale. A collaboration menu featuring the characters will be offered at a restaurant in the park. If you order the menu, you will be given a coaster as a novelty item.
'Laguna Ten Bosch X "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" Tsuioku no Shiren Tanjirou no Tabiji' will be held from March 6 to Jun 5, 2021 at 'Laguna Ten Bosch' Lagunasia.
(C)Gotouge Koyoharu / Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable
The final result of "'Japan Academy Film Prize Popularity Award' that was chosen by 'All Night Nippon' audiences", which is the only award of "Japan Academy Film Prize" that is voted by regular movie fans, has been announced. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" in the work category, while Oguri Shun ("Tsumi no Koe") was chosen in the actor category.
"Japan Academy Film Prize" is being held for the 44th time this year, and it is a film prize that is known as providing the "greatest honor in the Japanese movie industry".
The "Japan Academy Film Prize Popularity Award" chosen by "All Night Nippon" audiences, is the only award in this ceremony, where the winner is determined by regular movie fans.
The voting ended on February 5, 2021, and out of the 133,456 votes, the winners selected were "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" in the work category and Oguri Shun ("Tsumi no Koe") in the actor category.
In the past ceremonies, several anime works have also won this prize such as "Galaxy Express 999" in the 3rd (1980) when this award was first established, "Kiki's Delivery Service" in the 13th (1990), "Only Yesterday" in the 15th (1992), "The End of Evangelion" in 21st (1998), and "Your Name" in 40th (2017).
The award ceremony of "44th Japan Academy Film Prize" will be held on March 19, in Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa.
Also, "All Night Nippon 0 ~Japan Academy Film Prize Special" featuring the special interview with the winners of "Japan Academy Film Prize" and the situation of the award ceremony, will be broadcast on March 20, from 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
（C）Gotouge Koyoharu／Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable
（C）2020 Movie "Tsumi no Koe" Production Committee
It was announced that Kochou Shinobu's nichirin blade will appear as the 2nd installment of the make-believe toy of the "Nichirin Blade" from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". Pre-orders have started since her birthday on February 24, 2021, on "Premium Bandai" and other stores.
The product has a total of 35 types of sounds recorded, such as the lines by Kochou Shinobu (voiced by Hayami Saori) like "Insect Breathing Butterfly Dance: Caprice", and the effect sounds. The blade handle was recreated with orange and green while the guard on the blade has the design of a "flower petal". Also, in order to express the setting of Kochou Shinobu, the blade part has a "butterfly" design, and it will also "glow".
The sound of the product has two modes. The first variation is "Insect Breathing Mode", and it contains the lines of the forms and her appearance speech with the effect sounds. The butterfly on the blade will glow when the sound is played.
The second variation is "Famous Scenes Mode", it contains nostalgic and famous lines, like "Hello~ Are you okay?" and "Tomioka-san, this is against the rules". The butterfly on the blade will also glow just like the "Insect Breathing Mode" when the button is pressed.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" DX Nichirin Blade ~Kochou Shinobu~" is priced at 5,995 JPY (tax included). Pre-orders are currently available on "Premium Bandai". The release date is scheduled for April 24, 2021.
(C) Gotouge Koyoharu/ Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable
From "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", 'PC Glasses' and 'Fashion Glasses' featuring the characters, including Kamado Tanjirou and Kamado Nezuko, have been released. Pre-orders are accepted on 'Premium Bandai'.
These 'PC Glasses' and 'Fashion Glasses' feature the characters of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". A total of 12 line-up includes Kamado Tanjirou, Kamado Nezuko, Agatsuma Zenitsu, Hashibira Inosuke, Tomioka Giyuu, and Kochou Shinobu.
'PC Glasses' protect your eyes from blue light when you are using a PC or smartphone.
The characters' costume pattern and motif are designed on the outer side of the temple, and quotes are printed on the inner side.
A case for glasses and fashion glasses is also included.
'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba PC Glasses / Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fashion Glasses' are priced at 4,950 JPY (tax included) each. Pre-orders are currently accepted on 'Premium Bandai', and the delivery is scheduled for July 2021.
(C)Gotouge Koyoharu / Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable
LiSA's "Gurenge," the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", has won 1st place overall in the "2020 JOYSOUND Karaoke Annual Ranking". It is also the first song to dominate the top spot among all age groups from teens to 50s.
The song "Gurenge," which won first place overall in the "2020 JOYSOUND Karaoke Annual Ranking," is the theme song for the anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba," which has now become a social phenomenon, and has gained strong support from people of all ages.
In the annual karaoke ranking by age group, which has been announced since 2014, Yonezu Kenshi's "Lemon" took the top spot among those in their 20s to 50s in 2019, but this is the first time that it has dominated the top spot among those in their teens to 50s.
Although the song features female vocals, it dominated the top spot for both men and women in their 20s and 30s, and was in the top 3 for men in all age groups except for those in their 60s, making it a big hit sung by all genders and generations.
Looking at other anime songs, 7 out of the top 20 songs were ranked in the top 20, including Takahashi Yokoshi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" at No. 8 and Suzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya's "God knows..." (C.V. Hirano Aya) at No. 10. Among those in their 30s, "Lion" by May /Ai Nakajima is also a characteristic anime song that has been loved for a long time. Among those in their 40s, Takahashi Yoko Takahashi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" has been in the Top 20 for seven years in a row, securing its position as a standard song for those in their 40s. For those in their 40s, Takahashi Yoko Takahashi's "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" has been in the top 20 for seven years in a row.
For more information on "2020 JOYSOUND Karaoke Annual Ranking", please visit the special page.
The opening theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", "Gurenge" has obtained first place in "Let's Review 2020 in Spotify Most-streamed Songs by Japanese Artist in Overseas". Also, the artist for the song, LiSA has taken first place in "Most-streamed Japanese Artists Overseas".
"Spotify" is an audio streaming music service that is being used by more than 320 million users.
The Japanese music ranking that is streamed overseas "Let's Review 2020 on Spotify" (Eligible Period: January 1, 2020 - November 27, 2020) was announced.
"Gurenge" has taken first place in the "Most-streamed Songs by Japanese Artist Overseas". This is a result that shows that "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is popular worldwide.
The opening of "Tokyo Ghoul", "unravel" and the opening of "Naruto Shippuuden", "Silhouette" also appeared in the upper ranking, and 8 songs in the TOP 10 are anime-related songs.
Next, LiSA has taken first place in the "Most-streamed Japanese Artist Overseas", and she has ranked up from 4th place last year.
Several anime-related artists, such as RADWIMPS, Yonezu Kenshi, Hisaishi Joe, Hayashi Yuuki, Aimer, Ikimonogakari, TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, and FLOW have appeared in the TOP 10 of the same ranking.
On November 16, 2020, the contestants of "71st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" have been announced, and singer LiSA, who is known for "Gurenge", the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" and "Flame" from "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Train the Movie", will appear on the show for the second consecutive year. On the same day, LiSA shared her enthusiasm on Twitter.
The 71st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen will feature LiSA and other artists who have sung theme songs for 2020 animes.
Suzuki Masayuki from "Kaguya-sama Love is War" ("DADDY! DADDY ! DO ! feat. Airi Suzuki), Sixtones from "Fugou Keiji Balance:UNLIMITED" ("NAVIGATOR"), "Hanyou no Yashahime" ("NEW ERA"), Snow Man from "Black Clover" ("Stories"), and milet from "Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Monster Sen Sen Babylonia" ("Prover/Tell me") and other singers have joined the list.
On November 16, when the contestants for the" 71st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" were announced, LiSA wrote on Twitter: "I'm going to participate in the 71st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. I'm so happy to be able to be on the Kohaku Uta Gassen stage for the second year in a row."
She continued: "With gratitude to everyone who keeps improving with me to make it the best future with me... I'm going to burn my heart out in red, just like you think LiSA would, and deliver the live performance on the Kohaku Utah stage again. We look forward to seeing you," she wrote with enthusiasm.
Upon receiving LiSA's report, on Twitter the following was posted, "Congratulations~! It's been a raging year since your first Kohaku! The joy of being on that stage for the second year in a row: ... It's a pleasure for me too! I'm happy to spend another last day of the year listening to LiSA's songs! I can't wait to see what you'll be performing this year! Thank you for always creating the best possible future.
"THE FIRST TAKE" is a YouTube channel that shows the performances of singers and artists, which are taken in "one-shot" and even a single mistake is not allowed.
This article will introduce the anisong artist that had shown their tremendous singing voice on "THE FIRST TAKE".
5th Video LiSA "Gurenge" (Released on December 6, 2019)
This is LiSA's first appearance, who not only is involved with anisong but also participated in numerous rock fest, and she had appeared for the first time in "Kohaku Uta Gassen" in 2019.
This was the first time the piano arrangement of "Gurenge", a popular song which is the representative song of 2010s and the opening theme of the TV anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", was revealed.
20th Video Ziyoou-vachi "Kaen" (Released on February 7, 2020)
Along with the creative and tremendous live's stage and presence, Avu-chan from Ziyoou-vachi, who is also active in various activities, has appeared.
The opening theme of the TV anime "Dororo", called "Kaen" which had caused a storm, was performed in an acoustic arrangement along with the Hibari-kun, the guitarist of Ziyoou-vachi.
34th Video SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh (Survive Said The Prophet) "BELONG"（Released on March 27, 2020）
The composer Sawano Hiroyuki, who had handled the background music of numerous anime and had welcomed his 15th anniversary in 2020, has appeared as "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", a project that focuses on vocal music.
The song "BELONG", which Yosh (Survive Said The Prophet) was invited as a guest vocalist as well as the CM song for the light novel and manga "Fate/strange Fake" was performed in a special arrangement as only the piano and singing voice can be heard.
37th Video SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki "aLIEz"（Released on April 8, 2020）
The composer Sawano Hiroyuki has once again appeared as "SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]", a project that focuses on vocal music.
The ending theme of the TV anime "Aldnoah.Zero", which welcomed mizuki (UNIDOTS) as a guest vocalist, and it was also performed in a special arrangement as only the piano and singing voice can be heard.
38th Video TK from Ling Tosite Sigure "unravel" (Released on April 10, 2020)
The solo project "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure" of TK, the vocalist and guitarist of Ling Tosite Sigure, has appeared.
"unravel", a song written for the opening theme of TV anime "Tokyo Ghoul" which is also popular in and outside of Japan, was performed in a piano, violin, and cello arrangement for the first time.
47th Video Suzuki Masayuki "DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. Suzuki Airi" (Released on Revealed in August 21, 2020)
Suzuki Masayuki, the "King of Love Song" and "The popular newcomer of Anisong" has appeared for the first time to perform "DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. Suzuki Airi", the opening theme of the TV anime "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2".
The musicians, including the guest vocalist Suzuki Airi, that were involved in the recording had gathered once again to deliver the special arrangement in one-shot while enjoying it.
55th Video CHiCO with HoneyWorks "Sekai ha Koi ni Ochiteiru" (Released on September 18, 2020)
This is the first appearance of "ChicoHani" short for CHiCO with HoneyWorks after welcoming her 6th anniversary in 2020.
CHiCO with HoneyWork only shows her face during the live and will only perform with her voice in other forms of media, but this is the first time the vocalist CHiCO (Vo.) showed off her singing appearance.
Her debut song, "Sekai ha Koi ni Ochiteiru" which recorded 5.9 million views on YouTube as well as the opening theme for the TV anime "Aoharu Ride" was performed in a simple piano arrangement.
60th Video ReoNa "ANIMA" (Released on October 9, 2020)
This is the first appearance of ReoNa, who had become the center of attention after 2 years since her solo debut.
"ANIMA", the opening theme of the TV anime "Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld" Final Chapter as well as the song that had taken the 1st place in the various major streaming website, was performed in a piano and guitar acoustic version.
62th Video LiSA "Homura" (Released on October 16, 2020)
This is the second appearance of LiSA after her performance of "Gurenge" in the 5th video becomes a hot topic and achieves the highest number of views in "THE FIRST TAKE".
The piano arrangement of the theme song of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" and her new song "Homura" can only be heard here.
65th Video LiSA "Catch the Moment" (Revealed in October 28, 2020)
This is LiSA 3rd appearance after the 62th video "Homura" exceeded 1 million views.
This time, she performed the acoustic version of her representative song "Catch the Moment", the theme song of "Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale".
The guests for the drama "Seiyuu Detectives" for 4 consecutive weeks starting from March 5, 2021, such as Ono Yuuki and Masuda Toshiki, have been announced. Also, it was decided that Uchida Yuuma will be performing the theme song.
After retiring as a voice actor due to unforeseen reasons, Furei Osamu (Sawashiro Chiharu) becomes a detective and solves various incidents with his special ability "Absolute Voice". It is a comedy mystery work, where he solves the incidents by using the victim's dying voice together with newcomer detective Sukitaga Kaoru (Takeda Rena) and Furei's partner "Smart Mic" Binaural-kun (Hanae Natsuki).
The voice actors, who are the victims in the incident and acting as themselves, have been announced. Don't miss the murder scene and the "Reenactment VTR" of the detective’s deduction.
Ono Yuuki, voice of Higashikata Josuke from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable", will appear in episode 1. This episode started with Ono dying from blood loss. Can the incident be solved with the wound on his forehead and the dying voice of Ono before his death as the clues?
Masuda Toshiki, known for the anime "Touken Ranbu", "Attack on Titan The Final Season", "My Hero Academia", and others, will appear as a guest in episode 2. Masuda got involved in an incident when he was recording for his songs...
Kaneda Tomoko, who has a high-pitched voice, an unimaginable wording, and also actively participating in variety shows, will appear in episode 3. After Kaneda become a hit as the voice of the "Bottom Biting Bug", she got involved in various incidents...
Namikawa Daisuke, who appeared in "One Piece", "Lupin the Third", and others, will appear in episode 4. He encountered a mysterious incident in the hotel room.
In each episode, the story will progress and the truth about the "black voice" that the protagonist is searching for, will be revealed.
Also, the theme song will be handled by Uchida Yuuma. Thus, the cast members, narration and even the theme song are all mostly handled by voice actors. Comments from Uchida Yuuma and the producer Sobu Erina have been released.
Drama "Seiyuu Detective" will start broadcasting at 1:53 AM, on March 6, 2021, on TV Tokyo.
Comments from Uchida Yuuma (Theme Song Singer)
I am very glad that "Spin a Roulette" was chosen as the theme song for "Seiyuu Detective"!
I believe that this song is perfect for a drama setting that is filled with mysteries.
Moreover, as the cast members will also dance along with the songs, it make me very happy as I hardly had any chance to see others dance to my song!
So, please enjoy the drama together with the song!
Comments from the producer Sobu Erina
Producer Ooshima from Tohokushinsha Film Corporation said, "Voice actors are actually good at acting!" passionately when he first proposed this project. Since he is from a popular company that has a long history in dubbing movies, so I believe that he has confidence in the acting skill of the voice actors. Thus, this is a drama that was started from that enthusiasm and it also featured a gathering of amazing voice actors. Do look forward to it as secret guests, who are close to the victim, will also appear!
(C) TV Tokyo
Gyroaxia from "Argonavis from BanG Dream!" made the cover of the music magazine "GiGS April Issue". It also received a cover article at the beginning of the magazine and a special poster is included, too.
GyroAxia is a band from "Argonavis from BanG Dream!", a project that centers on boys' bands.
The band plays intense music and is comprised of Asahi Nayuta (voice: Ogasawara Jin) on vocals, Satozuka Kenta (voice: Hashimoto Shinichi) on lead guitar, Misono Reon (voice: Mano Takumi) on rhythm guitar, Akebono Ryou (voice: Akiya Hiroto) on bass, and Sakaigawa Miyuki (voice: Miyauchi Kousuke) on drums.
The special feature in the "GiGS April Issue" is titled "Ima Koko ni Hibiku, Zettai Ouja no Atsuki Houkou 'ONE'" ("ONE", the echoing roar of the absolute king). It digs into "Argonavis from BanG Dream!", the project that gave birth to Gyroaxia, and conducts personal interviews with each member.
It also includes content like "Breaking down the sound of Gyroaxia", "About their first album 'ONE'", and "Practicing their band score 'MANIFESTO'".
Hashimoto Shinichi (the voice of Satozuka Kenta) and Akiya Keito (the voice of Akebono Ryou) have posted comments about the magazine on their Twitter account.
"GiGS April Issue" is priced at 980 JPY, and will be in stores from February 27, 2021.
The last day of the concert tour "Walküre wa Akiramenai LIVE TOUR" by the tactical sound unit "Walküre" from "Macross Delta" has been decided to be streamed on March 14, 2021, named as "#AirWalküre".
The concert tours of Walküre that were scheduled for last summer had to be postponed, but they held "Walküre wa Akiramenai LIVE TOUR" at 5 venues for 6 times from December 2020 to January 2021 with the hope of "delivering songs without giving up".
This time, their performance of the last day of the tour, held at Zepp Haneda (TOKYO) on January 22, will be streamed. You can enjoy the director's cut edition of the full setlist, which is completely different from the live viewing held on that day, at home.
"SANKYO presents #AirWalküre Premium LIVE 2021 -Walküre wa Akiramenai !!!!!" will start on SHOWROOM at 8:00 pm on March 14.
The archive will be streamed from 0:00 am on March 15 to 11:59 pm on March 21.
Tickets are priced at 3,500 JPY (tax included) and will go on sale at 6:00 pm on March 4. For more information, please visit the official Macross portal site.
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A new "Love Live!" series TV anime "Love Live! Super Star!!" will be broadcast on NHK E Tele from July 2021.
"Love Live" is a "School Idol Project" developing in various media, including CD releases, anime, games, and live events under the theme of "Minna de Kanaeru Monogatari" (The Story Fulfilled by Everyone)
The new series "Love Live! Super Star!!" started as a new project following μ's, Aqours, and Nijigasaki High School Idol Club in January 2020. In December 2020, the announcement of the members of the new group "Liella!" became a hot topic.
And finally, it was announced that a TV anime will be broadcast on NHK E Tele from July 2021.
In addition, the production of the first live-action promotion video by the cast members of Aqours from "Love Live! Sunshine!!" and the live concert and fan meeting of the groups from "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" were announced.
Check out the "Love Live!" series official website for further information.
(C) 2017 Project Love Live! Sunshine!!
(C) 2020 Project Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
(C) Project Love Live! Super Star!!
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