Popular vocalist Ichiro Mizuki released Dec. 7 a deluxe two-disc DVD set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his debut
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Sequels to ‘Anime Song History’ CDs released
Two sequels to the “Anime Song History” compilation album, as well as the third “Tokusatsu Song History” anthology, were released Sept. 28, featuring anime
Girl group’s song picked as ‘Bleach’ theme
A single from the all-girl pop quartet Scandal has been chosen as the opening theme tune for the latest series of the popular anime “Bleach,”
‘Akiba Tokyo’ anime song event headed for Hong Kong debut
Akiba Tokyo,” a high-profile club event devoted to anime songs, moves for the first time outside Japan to Hong Kong
Nana Mizuki’s new single ‘Junketsu Paradox’ coming out on Aug. 3
Singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki’s much-awaited new single, “Junketsu Paradox” (chastity paradox), will be released on Aug. 3, her record company, King Records Co., said.
5th Anison Grand Prix opens for entries
The 5th All Japan Anime Song Grand Prix singing competition is on again this year, after a brief delay. Animax Broadcast Japan Inc.
2-CD set of ‘Major’ baseball anime theme songs due out in December
a special two-CD set, “Major: Perfect Song Collection,” is being released Dec. 17 from Avex Entertainment Inc.
“Rebocon 4” concerts to be broadcast live in theaters in 11 cities nationwide
The fourth series of Rebocon concerts, featuring much-loved characters of the anime film “Katekyo Hitman Reborn!”
Tokyo Asia Music Market renamed the Tokyo International Music Market
introduce Japanese music to listeners overseas, will be relaunched as Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) this October.