Ali Project
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Ali Project is a Japan
ese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style
image, consisting of and .
In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from to . Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" phase, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style as well.
genre.
Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single .
Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI
, Victor Entertainment
and Tokuma Japan. The band is notable in the anime community for having their songs featured in several anime
sequences, most notably in the series Noir
, Rozen Maiden
, Kamichama Karin
, .hack//Roots
, Linebarrels of Iron
, Code Geass and Fate/Extra
. Additionally, Mikiya Katakura has also provided the soundtrack to several anime series, such as Kaibutsu Oujo and Avenger
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style
Aristocrat (fashion)
Aristocrat is a Japanese street fashion that is inspired by what is thought to have been worn by Middle Class and higher social status Europeans in the Middle Ages, as well as the upper class in the 19th century...
image, consisting of and .
In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from to . Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" phase, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style as well.
Career
They made their indie debut in the charts in 1988 as with their album . The album was later included in Tatsumi Takayuki's book , which led to the band being classified under the progressive rockProgressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
genre.
Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single .
Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...
, Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of Japan Victor Company that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It was formerly known as...
and Tokuma Japan. The band is notable in the anime community for having their songs featured in several anime
Music in Japanese animation
Music in Japanese animation is often closely tied to the Japanese music industry, but is also a significant industry, and genre in its own right, with genre often referred to as "anison", a portmanteau of "animation" and "song", or "anime song"...
sequences, most notably in the series Noir
Noir (anime)
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura...
, Rozen Maiden
Rozen Maiden
is a manga series created by Peach-Pit. The story centers on Jun Sakurada, a young hikikomori boy that forms a bond with Shinku, a living doll of the "Rozen Maiden" series, who was created by the mysterious dollmaker Rozen hundreds of years ago...
, Kamichama Karin
Kamichama Karin
is a Japanese manga originally written by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized in the Japanese shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi and published...
, .hack//Roots
.hack//Roots
is a 26-episode anime series, animated by studio Bee Train, that sets as a prologue for the .hack//G.U. video games. It is the first .hack TV series broadcast in HDTV . It is set seven years after the events of the first two anime series and games...
, Linebarrels of Iron
Linebarrels of Iron
is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008...
, Code Geass and Fate/Extra
Fate/Extra
is a Japanese dungeon role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, created by Type-Moon and Image Epoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment. The game takes place in a parallel universe to the visual novel Fate/stay night. The game was released in Japan on July 22, 2010. Aksys Games...
. Additionally, Mikiya Katakura has also provided the soundtrack to several anime series, such as Kaibutsu Oujo and Avenger
Avenger (anime)
- External links :*...
.
First U.S. concert
Ali Project played their debut concert in the United States at the 2008 Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington. Reportedly, the band itself insisted on making their debut performance in North America at the convention. After the performance, there was a signature session where fans could personally talk to Arika Takarano and get her signature on CDs sold at the convention.Studio albums
- 1992-12-09: [TOCT-6008] [ZZCA-2002] [TOCT-11247]
- 1994-02-16: DALI [TOCT-8296] [ZZCA-2003] [TOCT-11248]
- 1995-12-06: [TOCT-9273] [TOCT-11249]
- 1998-11-21: Noblerot [COCP-50006]
- 2001-04-25: Aristocracy [TKCU-77082]
- 2002-07-24: EROTIC & HERETIC [VICL-60903]
- 2005-06-22: Dilettante [TKCU-77126]
- 2007-08-22: Psychedelic Insanity [TKCU-77129]
- 2008-08-27: [TKCU-77132]
- 2009-08-26: Poison [TKCU-77133]
- 2010-09-29: [TKCU-77137, TKCU-77135]
Best albums
- 2000-08-04: jamais vu [ZZCA-2004]
- 2006-03-08: Déjà vu ~THE ORIGINAL BEST 1992-1995~ [TOCT-25923]
- 2006-07-26: COLLECTION SIMPLE PLUSAli Project - Collection Simple PlusCollection Simple Plus is a compilation CD album by Ali Project that compiles songs from the singles they had previously released under Victor Entertainment...
[VIZL-198, VICL-61999] - 2007-04-04: [LHCA-35070, LHCA-5070]
- 2008-12-10: [VTZL-6, VTCL-60080]
- 2010-01-13: La Vita Romantica [LHCA-5112, LHCA-35112]
- 2011-05-25: QUEENDOM [LHCA-5127, LHCA-35127]
Strings albums
- 2003-04-23: [AECP-1008]
- 2004-06-23: Etoiles [TKCU-72691]
- 2005-12-07: [TKCU-77127]
- 2006-12-06: RomanceAli Project - RomanceRomance is an album by Ali Project, released on December 6, 2006 by Tokuma Japan Communications...
[TKCU-77128] - 2007-12-12: Grand Finale [TKCU-77130]
- 2010-03-17: Gothic Opera [TKCU-77134]
- 2011-06-29: Les Papillons [TKCU-77138]
Other albums
- 1987-04-27: Some Girls -Rebel Street IV- (Album of the disorderly bloom of cherry blossoms)
- 1988-01-25:
- 1996-11-11: [H33W-20004] [VMCH-1008] [PFR-6020] [ZZXA-2007]
- 2001-07-25: CLASSICS [ZZCA-2006]
Singles
| # | Title | Release Date | Theme song featured in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992-07-07 | — | |
| 2 | 1993-06-09 | — | |
| 3 | 1994-01-19 | — | |
| 4 | 1995-10-18 | — | |
| 5 | 1996-07-01 | — | |
| 6 | "Wish" | 1996-12-04 | Wish Wish (manga) is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp. It is published in English by Tokyopop. The American translation was imported to Australia by Madman Entertainment.- Plot:... |
| 7 | 1997-05-21 | Clamp School Detectives CLAMP School Detectives is a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning three tankōbon, while the anime premiered in Japan... |
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| 8 | "LABYRINTH" | 1998-10-21 | St. Luminous Mission High School St. Luminous Mission High School is an anime produced in 1998 by GENCO. The series has not yet been licensed for release in the West.-Story:When his grandfather dies, Kaihei inherits the post of chairman at an eccentric private girl's school which emphasises the personal freedom of its students. But he arrives to find that one of... |
| 9 | 2001-05-23 | Noir Noir (anime) is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura... |
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| 10 | 2003-11-05 | Avenger Avenger (anime) - External links :*... |
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| 11 | "pastel pure" | 2004-08-25 | Maria-sama ga Miteru Maria-sama ga Miteru , often shortened to , is a series of Japanese light novels written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki. The series focuses on a group of teenage girls attending Lillian Catholic school for girls in Tokyo, Japan. Its storyline largely revolves around the lives and close relationships of... |
| 12 | 2004-10-22 | Rozen Maiden Rozen Maiden is a manga series created by Peach-Pit. The story centers on Jun Sakurada, a young hikikomori boy that forms a bond with Shinku, a living doll of the "Rozen Maiden" series, who was created by the mysterious dollmaker Rozen hundreds of years ago... |
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| 13 | 2005-06-08 | My-HiME Unmei no Keitouju My-HiME is an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005... |
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| 14 | 2005-10-26 | Rozen Maiden Träumend | |
| 15 | 2006-05-24 | .hack//Roots .hack//Roots is a 26-episode anime series, animated by studio Bee Train, that sets as a prologue for the .hack//G.U. video games. It is the first .hack TV series broadcast in HDTV . It is set seven years after the events of the first two anime series and games... |
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| 16 | 2006-10-25 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | |
| 17 | 2006-12-06 | Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre | |
| 18 | 2007-05-23 | Kamichama Karin Kamichama Karin is a Japanese manga originally written by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized in the Japanese shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi and published... |
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| 19 | 2007-06-13 | Kaibutsu Ōjo Princess Resurrection is a supernatural, Horror, Comedy and Action manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga is serialized monthly in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha. An 26 episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007... |
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| 20 | 2008-01-23 | Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, titled in Japan, or simply Shigofumi, is a Japanese anime television series created by Tomorō Yuzawa and produced by Bandai Visual and Genco, which aired in Japan on Chiba TV and other networks between January 6 and March 22, 2008 and contains twelve episodes... |
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| 21 | 2008-07-30 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | |
| 22 | 2008-11-19 | Kurogane no Linebarrel Linebarrels of Iron is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008... |
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| 23 | 2009-01-21 | Sora Kake Girl Sora Kake Girl , is a Japanese anime television series, created and produced by Sunrise. Based on the original concept by the Sunrise animation staff, the series is directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Jukki Hanada, overseeing a team of animators noted for their previous work on My-HiME and My-Otome.The... |
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| 24 | 2009-05-27 | Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom Phantom of Inferno Phantom of Inferno is a visual novel game created by Nitroplus, and distributed by Hirameki International . It came out in Japan in 2000, and then was distributed in America as an AnimePlay title in 2003... |
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| 25 | 2009-08-19 | Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom Phantom of Inferno Phantom of Inferno is a visual novel game created by Nitroplus, and distributed by Hirameki International . It came out in Japan in 2000, and then was distributed in America as an AnimePlay title in 2003... |
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| 26 | 2009-10-21 | Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra Tatakau Shisho The series is a collection of Japanese light novels by Ishio Yamagata, with illustrations by Shigeki Maeshima. The series started with the release of the first volume on September 22, 2005, and as of January 22, 2010, ten volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko label... |
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| 27 | 2010-07-14 | Fate/Extra Fate/Extra is a Japanese dungeon role-playing game for the PlayStation Portable, created by Type-Moon and Image Epoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment. The game takes place in a parallel universe to the visual novel Fate/stay night. The game was released in Japan on July 22, 2010. Aksys Games... |
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| 28 | 2010-08-25 | Katanagatari Katanagatari is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve... |
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| 29 | 2011-01-25 | Another |
Other
- 1989-11-25: Kiki's Delivery ServiceKiki's Delivery Serviceis a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film produced, written, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was the fourth theatrically released Studio Ghibli film.The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1989...
Vocal Album - 1995-12-06: Midoriyama High School Original Soundtrack [TYCY-5457]
- 1996-08-01: Birth of the Wizard (Eko Eko AzarakEko Eko Azarak (manga)is a Japanese manga by Shinichi Koga. This is also known as the Wizard of Darkness. The manga serves as the basis of live-action TV-series and live-action movies.- Plot summary :...
II Soundtrack) [POCX-1047] - 1997-02-05: music tracks from WishWish (manga)is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by Clamp. It is published in English by Tokyopop. The American translation was imported to Australia by Madman Entertainment.- Plot:...
[VICL-2181] - 1997-06-21: CLAMP School DetectivesCLAMP School Detectivesis a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Asuka manga magazine between January 1992 and October 1993, spanning three tankōbon, while the anime premiered in Japan...
Original Soundtrack 1 [VICL-60046] - 1997-10-22: CLAMP School Detectives Original Soundtrack 2 [VICL-60060]
- 1997-12-17: CLAMP School Detectives Vocal Collection
- 2003-12-03: AvengerAvenger (anime)- External links :*...
O.S.T. [VICL-61218] - 2006-06-21: .hack//Roots.hack//Rootsis a 26-episode anime series, animated by studio Bee Train, that sets as a prologue for the .hack//G.U. video games. It is the first .hack TV series broadcast in HDTV . It is set seven years after the events of the first two anime series and games...
O.S.T. 1 [VICL-61989]
- vocal tracks [GOD DIVA] [In The World] [Hakua Byōtō] and [Junkyōsha no Yubi], all instrumental tracks in the album done by Katakura Mikiya.
- 2006-09-21: .hack//Roots O.S.T. 2 [VICL-62089]
- vocal tracks [KING KNIGHT] [Maisō no Mori no Tasogarezaka] and [Kegare Naki Akui], all instrumental tracks in the album done by Katakura Mikiya.
- 2006-11-22: from Rozen Maiden Träumend Character Drama CD Vol.4 - Souseiseki [LHCA-5055]
- 2007-01-24: from Rozen Maiden Träumend Character Drama CD Vol.5 - Shinku [LHCA-5056]
- 2007-03-07: from Rozen Maiden Träumend Character Drama CD Vol.7 - Barasuishou [LHCA-9003]
- 2007-10-03: Kaibutsu Oujo O.S.T. - Sympathy for the Belonephobia, vocal tracks: [Outeki Ketsuzoku] [Oumagakoi] and [Hizamazuite Ashi wo Oname], all instrumental tracks done by Katakura Mikiya.
- 2009-01-14: CODE GEASS COMPLETE BEST (includes their songs Yūkyō Seishunka and Waga Routashi Aku no Hana) [SMCL-163]