One of the world's largest annual anime themed concerts, Animelo Summer Live happened last week. The first day of the concert was broadcasted live on the popular Japanese video site, Nico Nico Douga. For people who missed the live stream, various clips have appeared online and we have included some inside. We will continue to update this post as we find more. Animelo Summer Live gathers some of the most popular anime related singers together with an attendance record of 50,000 people in 2009.
Japanese rock band BOOM BOOM SATELLITES just announced the US release of their best-of album, OVER AND OVER, and tour dates for their upcoming US tour. This will be the group’s first best-of album in the US, and feature many of their songs that have a strong punk sound. The CD will go on sale digitally on September 14 and be available in stores October 19. Music video of their song, "Kick It Out" included within with full press tour dates.
It's not a secret that Japanese musical group supercell has grown significantly in fame within the last year. Since our last interview with the group's lead composer ryo, and vocalist nagi, supercell's music has recently appeared as an ending song for the popular anime adaptation of Naruto. Another song titled Hoshi ga matataku konna Yoru ni, will appear in Type-Moon's upcoming game Witch on the Holy Night (Mahotsukai no Yoru). Type-Moon is probably best known for creating the Fate/stay night series. Both songs will be available in their third major album slated to be released in Japan on August 25, 2010. Interested fans can get their copies of the CD at PlayAsia.
Former Nico Nico Douga star Piko is branching out into mainstream media with his major debut single, “Story.” He announced during a live broadcast on Nico Nico Douga today that the new single will be released on October 13. He’s performed at notable venues such as at the Shibuya-AX hall in Tokyo and Yokohama Blitz in Yokohama. In addition, some of his songs have caught the eye and collaboration of noteworthy people such as Ryo of Supercell. Are we looking at the next breakout Nico Nico Douga star? Although he certainly lacks the mystery appeal of Supercell's anonymous members, so we'll have to wait and see how his career will turn out. Sample of his work after the jump.
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Right after his performance at the Saitama Super Arena, SID announced a new single, “cosmetic” to be released on September 29 and his first performance at the Tokyo Dome on December 11. This will be his first new single since “Rain,” which was the third and final opening for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The announcement was made during the encore performance at Saitama Super Arena, where 32,000 fans erupted into cheers. First set of tickets will be sold on October 30, while the second will be sold on November 20, both for ¥6300 each.
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