A new trailer released on Sunday revealed the artists set to perform the opening and ending themes for the upcoming anime series Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle which is set to begin airing on April 6, 2020.

The series is an anime adaptation of the 3D action RPG smartphone game of the same name.

Takanori Nishikawa will perform the series opening theme.

He will be joined by guest vocalist ASCA who is known for her hit single RESISTER which has over 100,000 downloads in Japan. Details on the song title and its release have yet to be announced, but the song will cover the drama between the series’s main characters, Prince of Darkness and Queen of Light Iris.

Rei Yasuda will perform the ending theme song through the dark. Yasuda announced the release of her third studio album Re:I recently, which will hit shelves on March 18. through the dark is being produced by Japanese-Korean record producer and songwrite Jeff Miyahara who has worked with numerous high profile artists including Namie Amuro and Girl’s Generation.

Speaking about the ending theme, Rei Yasuda said: “What is it we can we do for the person we love? I tried expressing these mixed and strong emotions with the themes of light and dark. Love is made up of these two strong forms of love. It’s something that no one can touch, and if you have it, you can make it through any kind of darkness. I really believe that.”

She continues: “I wrote the song about going through hardships to want to do something to protect the person you love, even if you don’t know what someone with such a faint light as yourself can do. It’s a powerful and straightforward feeling that I’m sure everyone has deep instead their heart.”

© COLOPL/Shironeko Animation Project

©COLOPL, Inc.

The Gong of Knockout by popular Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas is the newest opening theme song to the ongoing anime series Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts. Besides live versions of the song, up until now only the shortened anime version was available. Now, you can stream and download it to your heat’s content.

This is an intense song with a melody that grips the listener fiercely without letting go, gradually unravelling into a hectic, heart-throbbing tune. 

Las Vegas performed at Namba Hatch, Osaka in memory of the band’s bassist Kei, who unexpectedly passed away of acute heart failure on January 12 this year. The live concert was called Thanks to You All.

It was announced on the official website for the electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas that bassist Kei suddenly passed away of acute heart failure in the night at his home on Saturday.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday by his close relatives. On the band’s website it explains, “The suddenness of this incident is a reality that has not sunk in with the band members and staff.”

It continues, “He was a precious, irreplaceable being. We wish him happiness in the next life and sincerely thank all of you for your tremendous support during his life.”

The band has cancelled its planned album release, tour and “MEGA VEGAS” event. Details on refunds will be announced in a separate post.

The website post ends, “Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas plans to continue its activities. We hope you will watch over us warmly until the day we see you all again.”

It has been announced that musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Tomoyasu Hotei will feature on Takanori Nishikawa’s new song UNBROKEN. Both musicians are longtime associates; Hotei featured as a guest on Nishikawa’s self-cover album UNDER:COVER 2 (2013). Hotei reacted enthusiastically to Nishikawa’s request to feature on his new track.

The song was written for the upcoming live-action film Touken Ranbu: The Movie which will be released on January 18, 2019. It is a head-to-head battle between Nishikawa’s vocals and Hotei’s guitar playing that captures the feeling of the film in both the sound and lyrics.

Touken Ranbu: The Movie Trailer

Comment: Takanori Nishikawa
“So that I could write an appropriate song for the main theme that has in it both never-before-seen originality and enthusiasm I was able to summon Tomoyasu Hotei, the ultimate savant! He was in the middle of a busy tour at the time, but he gladly and very kindly accepted my request. I have nothing but gratitude for him. Hotei’s recording process is exciting. The tone of his guitar, the originality of each and everyone of his phrases, and his guitar solos. It was like he was just [casually] walking around. I’m putting my all into my vocals too for his unique guitar [playing], so please look forward to our two-man battle!”

Comment: Tomoyasu Hotei
“I have made music with Nishikawa several times but this is our first collaboration where we really face one another. Singing about Touken Ranbu’s showy world together with Nishikawa’s powerful and fast-paced sound is captivating like cherry blossoms dancing in a tempest. They entwine dramatically. My guitar too―I was able to play sharply and make it ever-changing like ninjutsu. Takanori Nishikawa has  many different faces, but you cannot dislike his true ability to shout. He’s a real vocalist, there aren’t many of them out there.

It was revealed earlier in July that Japanese singer-songwriter Takanori Nishkawa, also known as T.M.Revolution, would be singing the opening and ending themes for Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki 2, a collaborative series by the Japanese companies Nitroplus and Good Smile Company and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia.

It has just been announced that both songs, His/Story and Roll The Dice, will be released as singles on November 14.

The songs were written in collaboration with Japanese composer Hiroyuki Sawano who is known for having worked on the soundtracks of many anime series including Kill la Kill and all three Attack on Titan seasons.

Both tracks are a combination of Sawano’s grand sound and Nishikawa’s vocals described as cries the soul. They serve to add further layers to the world of Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki 2.

The CDs will be released as three different versions each with different packaging. The first press limited edition is coupled with a DVD that features the music video for Roll The Dice and its making-of footage while the limited pressing edition includes a DVD featuring the songs’ opening and ending videos.

The series will begin airing on October 1 and includes voice acting by Nishikawa who will play the character Rōfu Yō.

Takanori Nishikawa’s Comments

I’m Takanori Nishkawa, and I’ve been given the chance to be in charge of the opening and ending themes for Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki 2. I’m twice as happy as when I worked on the first season as not only do I get to do the opening theme, but the ending too! And I’m even happier than that because I’ve been able to collaborate with Sawano, something I’ve been longing to do!

The opening theme has the lyrics and melody of the first season’s main theme and has been changed into a song called ‘His/Story.’ The ending theme ‘Roll The Dice’ is a dramatic song that expresses the hapless fates of the characters who have been tossed about.

I have faith in both songs, so I hope that people can support them alongside the series. I will also be playing the role of Rōfu Yō once more as in ‘Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death,’ so please look forward to that too.

Hiroyuki Sawano’s Comments

It has been a very stimulating and valuable experience getting to produce the opening and ending themes of Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki 2 together with Nishkawa.  I feel that in both songs―the opening ‘His/Story’ and the ending ‘Roll The Dice―the vigour and liveliness of the sound was made stronger by Nishikawa’s voice which in turn produced a more powerful and emotional song. For the first season we were working on the same song but were both in different places, so I’m honoured to have been able to work together with him for season two.

Please enjoy the songs together with the world of the series!

The new song The Going of Knockout by popular Japanese electronicore band Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas will be used as the newest opening theme song to the ongoing anime series Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts which is now streaming on Netflix.

The anime is an adaptation of the “Most Evil Death Row Convicts” arc from the popular manga series Baki the Grappler which has sold over 75 million copies. This is the band’s first song together with 5 members after guitarist Sxun left in June.

You can look forward to hearing the new song hit Netflix on September 24.

The song retains the explosive and whirling nature of the band’s music to date, with each section standing out in its own right which is sure to leave listeners feeling pumped.

The exhilarating melody will seize the listener and can be described as being a human bullet who rejects the rules as seen in the anime series.

Las Vas have returned with a new formation and they have decided to continue forward with even more music.

The sequel to glove puppetry series Thunderbolt Fantasy, officially titled Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki 2, will air on October 1. Written by Gen Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Psycho-Pass), the series is produced in a collaboration between Japanese companies Nitroplus and Good Smile Company and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia.

It has been announced that Japanese singer-songwriter Takanori Nishikawa, also known by his stage name T.M.Revolution, will perform both the opening and ending themes for the new season.

The opening theme is titled His/Story and the ending theme Roll The Dice. The songs are written in collaboration with Japanese composer Hiroyuki Sawano who is known for having worked on the soundtracks of many anime series including Kill la Kill and all three Attack on Titan seasons.

Thunderbolt Fantasy has gained international attention. Takanori Nishikawa performed the song Raimei for the first season under his name T.M.Revolution which he sang in Chinese. He also voiced the character Rōfu Yō in the live action film Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death. He will continue his role as the character in the new season.

A preview for the opening song His/Story is now available on the sequel’s official website.