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Interview: Luna Haruna to Showcase Best Album at New York Anisong World Matsuri
Since making her international debut at Sakura-Con in Seattle five years ago, model-turned-singer Luna Haruna has performed at more than 30 anime conventions and concerts around the world. Her frequent overseas performances make her one of the most recognizable anisong singers t...
8 years ago
Interview: Konomi Suzuki to Perform at First Anisong World Matsuri in New York
Konomi Suzuki has been singing and dancing since she was little, but singing for anime was not always her objective. That changed when a friend introduced her to Macross F and performances by May'n for the anime. By middle school, Suzuki was determined to become a singer for wor...
8 years ago
Interview: Live-Action 'Fullmetal Alchemist' at Anime Expo 2017
In May 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures Japan announced a live-action film based on the hit shounen battle manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. The film opened in Japanese theaters on December 1, 2017, and it became available worldwide on Netflix on Monday. Arakawa's F...
8 years ago
Interview: JAM Project Brings the Anisong Spirit to the U.S. at Otakon 2017
JAM Project was conceived in 2000 by legendary singer Ichirou Mizuki to introduce the "old spirit of anisong" into the twenty-first century. Its members have been active in the industry since the 1980s and 1990s and have seen its many transformations, including taking part in th...
9 years ago
Interview: fhána Previews 12th CD Single 'Hello! My World!!'
As the number of bands performing anime theme songs has increased in recent years, one band that stands out with its unique vocals and compositions is the four-person pop band fhána. Although the group began as an indie band with guest vocalists in 2012, they quickly built a rep...
9 years ago
Interview: Emon Haoliners Discusses Entry into Japan as Chinese Animation Brand
In October 2015, Shanghai-based animation production brand Haoliners Animation League opened an office in the Kichijoji suburb of Tokyo. The production studio named Emon is Japan's first animation studio established by a Chinese investor. In February 2017, MyAnimeList met with W...
9 years ago
Interview: Wake Up, Girls! Returns to the U.S. for Concert at Anime Expo 2017
When the seiyuu unit Wake Up, Girls! first visited the United States in 2014, the seven-person idol group had just finished the broadcast run of their debut anime series in Japan. They were gaining popularity among fans around the world, but their activities were still limited a...
9 years ago
Interview: Yousei Teikoku Commemorates 20th Anniversary with New Single
This year, gothic metal band Yousei Teikoku is commemorating their 20th anniversary. Ahead of their special performance at Otakon® 2017 in Washington, DC, in August, MyAnimeList is pleased to interview Yui, the Empress of the Fairy Empire. Yousei Teikoku was founded on the idea...
9 years ago
Interview: GARNiDELiA at Anime Festival Asia 2015
March 5 marks the second anniversary of GARNiDELiA's major label debut under Defstar Records. The music duo consisting of vocalist Mai Mizuhashi (MARiA) and producer Yoshinori Abe (Toku) began as an independent, self-produced unit but immediately rose to popularity with theme so...
10 years ago
Interview: Seiyuu Ayana Taketatsu at Anime Festival Asia 2015
Voice actress Ayana Taketatsu returned to Anime Festival Asia in Singapore last week after six years. Since that appearance with the cast of K-On! in 2009, Taketatsu has become one of the most popular young voice actresses. She debuted as a recording artist with Pony Canyon in 2...
10 years ago
