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    Source: Bandai Namco Arts Inc., Qdopp Media Relations press release Official Anime Site: appareranman.com (Japan), funimation.com/shows/appare-ranman (US) Bandai Namco Arts has released photos, cover art and a teaser video for Mia REGINA’s new single “I got it!” The song is also the opening theme for the new TV anime series APPARE-RANMAN! (????!, Appareranman!) This single is a speedy rock tune! The lyrics are by group member RisukoSasakama and the composition is by John Kanda. It’s an American-style rock song featuring RisukoSasakama’s powerful vocals. Please look forward to future developments from Mia REGINA! Mia REGINA official website: miaregina.jp Product Information Product Number: LACM-14993 Release Date: April 22, 2020 Price: ¥1,300 (excluding tax) Seller / Distributor: Bandai Namco Arts ? Tracks 1. I got it! Lyrics: RisukoSasakama, Composition, Arrangement: John Kanda 2. Miau… Lyrics: RisukoSasakama, Composition: KujiraYumemi, Arrangement: Akiyuki Tateyama 3. Arisu to Dansu Lyrics:

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    Source: FlyingDog, Inc. press release Official Site: ghostintheshell-sac2045.jp (Japan), Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Netflix (US) GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 (????? SAC_2045, K?kaku Kid?tai SAC_2045), the latest entry in the classic sci-fi series GHOST IN THE SHELL, is scheduled to release worldwide on Netflix on April 23, 2020. The anime’s opening theme “Fly with me” will be released as a single on April 22. Two-time Grammy-nominated DJ/Producer Steve Aoki has created a remix of this song, which will be included as a bonus track. Steve Aoki’s track is titled “Fly with me - Steve Aoki Neon Future Remix.” The original “Fly with me” is a song produced by millennium parade, a creative team led by the talented musician Daiki Tsuneta, who is also a member of the rock quartet King Gnu. Steve Aoki has a long history with the GHOST IN

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    Source: Bandai Namco Arts Inc Official Site: dasfeenreich.com Since entering the human world, Yousei Teikoku have continued to evolve their unique style of gothic rock/heavy metal, even gaining the ability to fuse metal and anime songs. Details on Yousei Teikoku’s new album “the age of villains,” which is scheduled to release on March 25, have been revealed. Five years have passed since Yousei Teikoku released their previous album “SHADOW CORPS[e].” Since then, XiVa and ryöga have joined the band, and this has resulted in an album of even greater intensity and beauty. All twelve of the songs on this album are brand new. In addition to music composed by Nanami, Gight, and the band’s sound producer Tachibana (who has withdrawn from live performances), there are also songs by new members XiVa and ryöga. From the more classic Yousei Teikoku style to songs imbued with a new

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    Source: Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll press release Special Thanks to Ashley Sears Fort Worth, TX - Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll (animefrontier.com), the new Japanese pop culture festival from the creators of Anime NYC, today announced popular Japanese singer and voice actress Ayaka Ohashi will make her U.S. debut at the inaugural Anime Frontier convention. Anime Frontier is May 8-10, 2020 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX, and Ohashi will perform on its first night as part of Anime Frontier’s free “Anime Diva Night” concert. The talented Ayaka Ohashi is known to her fans as the voice of many famous and beloved characters across anime and video games. Her notable voice acting performances include: • Aki Adagaki (MASAMUNE-KUN’S REVENGE) • Ran Shibuki, Yozora Kasumi, Mirai Asuka (AIKATSU! Series)

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    JAMLAB. Showcases The Latest Trends In J-Pop And Ani-Song Music And Highlights A New Breed Of Pop Star With A Virtual YouTuber With More Than 2.6 Million Subscribers Source: JAMLAB., MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Erik Jansen The Japan Anime Music Lab. (JAMLAB.), an official online information hub connecting the global entertainment and music industries with the top echelon of Japanese music and “ani-song” (anime song) artists and their official representatives, spotlights the fast-growing musical phenomenon of “Virtual YouTubers” in an insightful multi-part interview with Takeshi Osaka, the CEO and founder of the virtual talent creative studio, Activ8 Inc. and producer of the virtual pop star, Kizuna AI. Virtual YouTube stars, or “VTubers” comprise a colorful vanguard of digital celebrities who are building an ardent global following by redefining what a pop star is in the 21st Century. In the interview, Osaka explains how music

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    Fathom Events Brings Japanese Concert Event to Select Cinemas Nationwide Source: Fathom Events press release Official Site: fathomevents.com/events/love-live Special Thanks to Katherine Schwappach and Erik Stein JPOP comes to U.S. movie theaters with “Love Live! Series 9th Anniversary LOVE LIVE! FEST” on Wednesday, February 25, 2020 at 7 p.m. local time. This exclusive 3.5 hour, one-night event was captured live at Saitama Super Arena (Stadium Mode) in Saitama, Japan on January 18, and features “Aqours” and “Saint Snow” from “Love Live! Sunshine!!” and “Nijigasaki High School Idol Club” from the newest game, as well as "?`s" from “Love Live!,” which has not been on stage since 2016. Tickets for “Love Live! Series 9th Anniversary LOVE LIVE! FEST” can be purchased online by visiting FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. A complete list

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: mitsubachi-enrai-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Kei Ishikawa, whose directorial debut GUKOROKU – TRACES OF SIN (???, Gukoruku, 2017) officially screened at the 73rd Venice Film Festival, returns with LISTEN TO THE UNIVERSE (?????, Mitsubachi to Enrai). Ishikawa`s screenplay is adapted from Riku Onda`s novel of the same name. The drama depicts the complex relations among four gifted young pianists attending a piano competition. STORY Talented musicians gather for the Yoshigae International Piano Competition. Aya Mayu Matsuoka is a former piano prodigy who won junior contests domestically and abroad but distanced herself from the piano after the death of her mother when she was 13. The tirelessly diligent Akashi (Tori Matsuzaka) has a steady job and is married with kids but, unable to give up on his dream, he takes his last shot at it by

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: dancewithme (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE If you watch, you`ll want to sing and dance! Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information and photos from DANCE WITH ME (????????, Dansu Wizu M?), the musical comedy that won the Audience Award at Montreal`s 23rd Fantasia International Film Festival. Shinobu Yaguchi of SWING GIRLS (?????????, Suwingu Garuzu, 2004), HAPPY FLIGHT (????????, Haapi Furaito, 2008) and WOOD JOB! (WOOD JOB????????????????, Wood Job! Kamusari Nana Nichijo, 2014) served as original story author, screenwriter and director for this comedy about the travails of a heroine who hates musicals. STORY Hypnosis has left Shizuka Suzuki (Ayaka Miyoshi) with a body that sings and dances whenever she hears music. Shizuka loses both job and boyfriend after singing and dancing at inopportune moments, and she strives to get her former self back only

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    Famed Japanese Soca Reggae Artist Will Perform At Otakon 2019 Source: MediaLab press release Official Site: minmi.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Erik Jansen Pioneering Japanese hip-hop, soca, reggaeton musician, and singer/songwriter MINMI returns to the music scene with 2 updated digital tracks released today of one of her best-known singles -- "Shiki No Uta" -- which was originally featured as the closing theme song to the acclaimed anime series, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO (??????????, Samurai Chanpur?, 2004-05). In addition to a fresh recording of the original track, "Shiki No Uta" also debuts for the first time featuring English lyrics sung by MINMI. "Shiki No Uta" is now available digitally on leading music platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music and iTunes. Spotify Amazon

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: precure-miracleuniverse.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei has provided information and high-res images from PRETTY CURE MIRACLE UNIVERSE THE MOVIE (????????????????, Eiga Puri Kyua Mirakuru Yunib?su), the twenty-sixth feature film in the PRETTY CURE series that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2018. The adventures feature Star Twinkle Precure from the new series set in space, as well as Hug! Precure and Kirakira Precure a la Mode. PRETTY CURE MIRACLE UNIVERSE THE MOVIE will open in Japanese theaters on March 16th. Story Hikaru Hoshina and three other Star Twinkle Precures gaze at the sky and end up warping to the Miracle Planet. There they meet Piton and get swept into an uproar over the Miracle Light. Credits Japanese Theatrical Release: March 16, 2019 (Roadshow) Run Time: 70 Minutes Voice Cast Cure Star/Hikaru Hoshina:

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: lovelive-anime.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE I`m sure it will shine tomorrow! "Idols" in "School"! The youth school drama about nine girls is finally made into a movie!! Distributor Shochiku Co., Ltd. has provided information and images from LOVE LIVE! SUNSHINE!! THE SCHOOL IDOL MOVIE OVER THE RAINBOW (????????????!!The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow, Rabu raibu! Sanshain!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow), the second feature film in the anime franchise. STORY The Aqours idol group from Uranohoshi Girls` High School has won the final "Love Live!" championship. Before transferring to their new school, the second and first year students repeatedly face unexpected troubles. Furthermore, the third year students heading for a graduation trip have gone missing! What is going on? The girls only begin to realize their importance to each other when they are separated. What

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    Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Adam Torel and Claire Marty In 1985, Macoto Tezuka (son of the great manga artist Osamu Tezuka) met musician and TV personality Haruo Chicada who had made a soundtrack to a movie which didn’t actually exist: “The Legend of the Stardust Brothers”. At the time Macoto was just 22 years old, a film student with many short experimental films under his belt, but yet to make a feature debut and -- of course -- had the pressure of the TEZUKA name. With Chicada as producer, Tezka then adapted this “fake sountrack” into the real musical story of “The Stardust Brothers”. With inspiration from PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Tezuka assembled a cast of some of Japan’s most famous musicians of the time, including such greats as Kiyohiko Ozaki, ISSAY, Sunplaza

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    Source: Azoland Pictures press release Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright Azoland Pictures announced today that BanG Dream! 5th?Live Concerts will be screened in select U.S. and Canadian theaters in September 2018. "Poppin` Party Happy Party 2018!" is scheduled to be shown on September 8th and "Roselia -Ewigkeit-" on September 15th (September 16th for Canada). The concerts will be shown with English subtitles except for the singing performances. The concerts took place at Makuhari Messe on May 12 for "Poppin` Party Happy Party 2018!" and May 13 for "Roselia -Ewigkeit-" in Japan. They were filmed in high definition and broadcasted live via satellite to cinemas in the countries that are close to Japan`s time zone including Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea. This time, the scale will be expanded to the largest extent and will be

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    Dynamic All-Girl Band Tours In Support Of 8th Album “HONEY” And Performs In New York, San Francisco, Anaheim And Dallas As Well As 2 Shows In Mexico In September; Tickets On Sale Now! Source: ROOFTOP, Inc., MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Erik Jansen Tokyo, Japan, July 16, 2018 – Japanese all-girl rock act and Epic Records Japan recording artist, SCANDAL [JP], has announced a series of live concert dates that will see the band performing in select cities in the U.S. and Mexico later this summer. The news was announced today by the group’s management company, ROOFTOP, Inc. SCANDAL [JP] is one of Japan’s most popular rock bands, epitomizing the “J-Rock” aesthetic. The 4-piece unit adeptly blends pop, rock and alternative music sensibilities with hip and contemporary fashion sensibilities and unstoppable girl

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    Website Is Designed To Connect International Music And Licensing Professionals As Well As Event And Concert Promoters With The Top Echelon Of Japanese “Ani-Song” Artists Source: PROMIC, MediaLab press release Official Site: japan-animemusic.com Special Thanks to Erik Jansen PROMIC, the leading Japanese entertainment industry foundation to support the growth of Japanese music internationally, has announced the launch of the Japan Anime Music Lab. (JAM LAB.). The website, located at japan-animemusic.com serves as an official information hub to connect international audiences and entertainment and music industry professionals with the top echelon of Japanese “ani-song” artists and their respective official representatives. The scope of the JAM LAB. website will continue to evolve and expand and PROMIC aims to also add a variety of established artists from the genres of J-Pop and J-Rock in the future. The JAM LAB. website is available in English (as well as in other languages

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    Funimation Films Will Debut Animated Global Pop Culture Phenomenon in Both English-Language Dub and Japanese with English Subtitles Source: Funimation Films press releases Official Site: kiminona.com (Japan), funimationfilms.com/movie/yourname (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Funimation Films will open Makoto Shinkai’s animated blockbuster and global pop culture hit YOUR NAME. (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016) in North American theaters on April 7, 2017. The film will be released in both English-language Dub as well as the original Japanese-language with English subtitles. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND, THE GARDEN OF WORDS), YOUR NAME. has already received critical acclaim and commercial success overseas, dominating the burgeoning Asian box office to quickly become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time released in Japan -- behind only SPIRITED AWAY, TITANIC and FROZEN. YOUR NAME. has also since become the second highest-grossing Japanese animated film released

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    Author: John DeSentis Source: akiraifukube.org, project120chicago.org Tickets: ifukubetenthmemorial.brownpapertickets.com Special Thanks to Erik Homenick and Reiko Yamada Just a reminder that the AKIRA IFUKUBE 10th ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL CONCERT will take place at Nichols Hall located at the Music Institute of Chicago this Saturday. If you are a Chicago area Godzilla fan, this great performance is not to be missed. Pianist and Ifukube student Reiko Yamada will lead a group of talented musicians through pieces culled from the composer’s repertoire of classical and film music. Of greatest interest to Godzilla fans will be a two-piano reduction of SYMPHONIC FANTASIA No. 1, which contains some of his classic and most recognizable themes. Reiko recently sat down at the piano for the KBR (Kevin Brown Room) Sessions at Overneath Recording Studio as part of their “Steinway Sessions” series of videos. There she recorded the “Bon Odori” movement

    Reiko Yamada performing “Ritmica Ostinata” in Tokyo, July 2016. Photo courtesy of The Tokyo Symphony.

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    Author: John DeSentis Source: akiraifukube.org, project120chicago.org Tickets: ifukubetenthmemorial.brownpapertickets.com Special Thanks to Erik Homenick and Reiko Yamada On Saturday, December 17th, 2016, The Akira Ifukube 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert will take place at Nichols Concert Hall at The Music Institute of Chicago. The ten year anniversary mark of an individual passing away is of significant cultural importance in Japan and there were certainly many that were performed this year in honor of Mr. Ifukube, who passed away in 2006. This one will be the final of it’s kind in 2016. The concert is sponsored by Project 120 Chicago and fully supported by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago. One such memorial concert which took place in Japan this past summer featured the incredibly talented Reiko Yamada, who brought down the house with her always blistering performance of Ifukube’s “Ritmica Ostinata”. She

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    Set For Release Next Year Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: pokemon.com, VIZ.com/Pokemon Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, expands its critically acclaimed art book and POKÉMON collection with the acquisition of the North American publishing rights for the Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book: The Art of Pokémon Adventures. A first-of-its-kind release, The Art of Pokémon Adventures is scheduled for a print release in Fall 2017 and celebrates two decades of POKÉMON with a vividly illustrated collection of work by the beloved manga series artist, Satoshi Yamamoto. Latest VIZ Media Publishing Acquisition: Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book: The Art of Pokémon Adventures Available Fall 2017 Beautiful full-color art from the Pokémon Adventures graphic novel series, sketches and storyboards never seen before, four pull-out

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    Premiere Japanese Pop Culture Event Announces Exciting Slate Of Top Japanese Pop/Rock/Electronica/Dance Artists Source: MediaLab press release Official Site: J-POP.com Special Thanks to Erik Jansen J-POP SUMMIT 2016, one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, has announced an exciting and diverse first line-up of music artists set to perform this year. This summer’s festival will be highlighted by an exciting 3-day slate of live music from a wide range of top Japanese pop idol, ani-pop (anime pop), electronica, and rock artists that will complement an extensive roster of attractions, participants and exhibits, and other live programming. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 6th at J-POP.com. J-POP SUMMIT 2016 starts with “Kyary Pamyu Pamyu LIVE at J-POP SUMMIT OPENING NIGHT - KPP 5iVE YEARS

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