Uverworld is a Japanese rock band consisting of six members and originating from Kusatsu, Shiga. "Uverworld" is a term coined by the band members, combining the German word "über" with the English word "world" to form a phrase that means "crossing above the world". They have released nine studio albums and over twenty singles and have sold over three million records worldwide. The band's musical style was influenced by 1960s rock bands like The Beatles, The Zombies, and The Beach Boys, and later influenced by The Cookies, The Kinks, and The Cramps. Vocalist Takuya cited Frank Sinatra, Queen, David Bowie, Weezer, Green Day, and later My Chemical Romance as influences for the band.
Japanese rock duo B'z has released twenty-one studio albums, twelve compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), fifty-seven singles and nineteen live albums. With more than 82 million sales in Japan, the duo is the best-selling artist in Japan and with 100 million sales one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Hiroyuki Sawano is a Japanese composer, arranger, musician, lyricist and pianist best known for his work on many anime series, television dramas, and films. His works include the musical scores for Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist, Kill la Kill, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and The Seven Deadly Sins. He was represented by Legendoor between 2006 and 2017, and is currently represented by VV-ALKLINE. In 2014, he started a new vocal project under the name ''SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]''.
Aimer is a Japanese pop singer and lyricist signed to SME Records and managed by FOURseam. Her name comes from the verb "Aimer" in French, which means "to love".
Attack on Titan is a Japanese dark fantasy anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Hajime Isayama. The story begins in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the Titans, gigantic humanoid beings who devour humans seemingly without any reason. It follows the adventures of Eren Jaeger, his friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert, whose lives are changed forever after a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their home town. Vowing revenge and to reclaim the world from the Titans, Eren and his friends join the Scout Regiment, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans.
Kill la Kill is a Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger. The series follows vagrant schoolgirl Ryuko Matoi on her search for her father's killer, which brings her into violent conflict with Satsuki Kiryuin, the iron-willed student council president of Honnouji Academy, and her mother's fashion empire. In the show, characters obtain superpowers from specialized clothing due to the presence of a material known as Life Fibers.
Zigaexperientia is the third studio album by the Japanese J-pop band Supercell, released on November 27, 2013 by SME. The album contains 15 music tracks written by Ryo, and sung by Koeda, though officially Koeda is not a member of Supercell. Six of the tracks were previously released on five of Supercell's singles. Three different editions of the album were released: a regular CD version, a CD+DVD limited edition, and a CD+BD limited edition. Zigaexperientia peaked at No. 7 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.
Sayuri (さユり) is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter.
o1 is the first studio album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. It was released on September 9, 2015 on SME Records. o1 was preceded by the singles "A/Z", "aLIEz", "&Z", "X.U." and "scaPEGoat".
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War is a Japanese light novel written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. It was published by Shueisha on May 19, 2015. It is a prequel to and ends with their one-shot manga titled "The One Wish That Must Be Granted, and the Ninety-nine That Can Be Done Without", published in Weekly Young Jump on January 8, 2015. The novel is licensed by Viz Media, which released an English translation in October 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Graphinica aired from October 3 to December 19, 2017. The sequel novel "Zodiac War vs Zodiac War" was released on December 12, 2017.
Mikazuki No Koukai is the debut studio album by Japanese pop singer and songwriter Sayuri. It was released on May 17, 2017, by Ariola Japan.
2V-ALK is the second full-length album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. It was released on September 20, 2017 through the Sony Music label SACRA MUSIC. 2V-ALK was proceeded by the singles "Into the Sky", "CRYst-Alise", "e of s", "gravityWall" and "sh0ut".
Asuka Ōkura, also known by the stage name Asca, is a Japanese musician signed to Sacra Music. She made her debut in 2013 after becoming a finalist at the 5th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix. After focusing on her studies, she resumed her music career in late 2016. Her songs have been featured in the anime series The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online, and Darwin's Game.
The first season of the Attack on Titan anime television series was produced by IG Port's Wit Studio and directed by Tetsurō Araki based on the original manga by Hajime Isayama. Attack on Titan is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the Titans, gigantic humanoid beings who devour humans. The story follows the adventures of Eren Jaeger, his childhood friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert, whose lives are changed forever after a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their home town. Vowing revenge and to reclaim the world from the Titans, Eren and his friends join the Scout Regiment, an elite group of soldiers who fight Titans.
Remember is the third album by Hiroyuki Sawano's vocal project SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. It was released on March 6, 2019, through the Sony Music label Sacra Music. Four singles were released from the album: "Binary Star", "Cage", "narrative" and "NOISEofRAIN".
The Seven Deadly Sins is an anime television series based on a Japanese fantasy manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. The series debuted on MBS, TBS and other JNN stations on October 5, 2014. The staff was revealed in the combined 36/37 issue of the year: created by A-1 Pictures, directed by Tensai Okamura, written by Shōtarō Suga, with Keigo Sasaki providing character designs and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music. The show's first opening theme song is "Netsujō no Spectrum" performed by Ikimono-gakari for the first twelve episodes and the second opening theme is "Seven Deadly Sins" performed by Man with a Mission, while the first ending theme titled "7-Seven" is a collaboration between Flow and Granrodeo, the second ending theme from episode thirteen onwards is "Season" the major label debut of Alisa Takigawa.
Penny Rain is the second part of the fifth studio album "Sun Dance & Penny Rain" released by Aimer. It was released on April 10, 2019 in a regular CD only edition and with Sun Dance in three versions: a limited 2 CD + 2 BD + Special Storage Box + Sun Dance Jigsaw Puzzle, a limited 2 CD + BD edition (Type-A), and a limited 2CD + DVD edition (Type-B). Sun Dance and Penny Rain were Aimer's first new studio albums since daydream in 2016.
Koda Kumi Live Tour 2019 re(Live) -Japonesque- is a live concert video released by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi on March 11, 2020. It was released the same day as her live DVD Koda Kumi Live Tour 2019 re(Live) -Black Cherry-, since both concerts were performed alongside each other during her 2019 touring. The DVD charted at No. 11 on the Oricon weekly charts, while the Blu-ray charted at No. 16.
