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FictionJunction is Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

Yuki Kajiura

, born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese composer and music producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as one of the Kimagure Orange Road movies, Noir, .hack//SIGN, Aquarian Age, Madlax, My-HiME, My-Otome, .hack//Roots, Pandora Hearts, Puella Magi...

’s solo project. To date, all such collaborations have consisted of a (female) vocalist, with Kajiura on the keyboard

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

or the piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

. Most FictionJunction songs have been featured in an anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

series (usually as insert songs), most notably Gundam Seed, Tsubasa Chronicle
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...

and recently Sacred Seven
Sacred Seven
, is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Yoshimitsu Ohashi. Script supervisor is Shin Yoshida with mechanical designs by Ippei Gyōbu...

. 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...

is FictionJunction’s record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

Collaborations

FictionJunction Asuka

Vocalist: ) - Born

They performed "Everlasting Song", an insert song from anime series Elemental Gelade

Elemental Gelade

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living weapons"....

. Originally sung in English, "Everlasting Song" was also recorded in Japanese and was released as a single (everlasting song, 2005), along with various instrumental versions. The single reached #53 on Oricon weekly chart and stayed in chart for 3 weeks. Asuka Kato is currently working on her solo projects as Aira Yuhki and no longer involved in FictionJunction.

FictionJunction Kaori

Vocalist: - Born

The duo performed two insert songs used in Tsubasa Chronicle, "Tsubasa" (first season) and "Dream Scape" (second season), as well as the ending theme "Calling" of the anime series Baccano!

Baccano!

is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition-era. It focuses on various people, including...

which was not credited as "FictionJunction Kaori" because the b-side song of the single, "Power in Me", isn't composed by Yuki Kajiura. The latest song performed was used in Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den, .

FictionJunction Keiko

Vocalist: - Born

They recorded , which was used as an insert song in episodes 19 (partially) and 21 of Tsubasa Chronicle (first season), and in 2010 recorded the song as b-side from the opening single for Ookami Kakushi. Vocalist Keiko Kubota is involved with Yuki Kajiura's Kalafina

Kalafina

Kalafina is a Japanese band formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007, mainly to perform theme songs for the anime Kara no Kyōkai. The band debuted in January 2008 with two original members from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, Wakana Ōtaki and Keiko Kubota...

Project.

FictionJunction Wakana

Vocalist: - Born

They have performed two songs for the original soundtrack of Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend

Fist of the North Star

is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...

, and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" (a different song, despite title similarity with "Hikari no Yukue"). They have also recorded an insert song, "Paradise Regained", for El Cazador de la Bruja

El Cazador de la Bruja

, is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of Noir and Madlax and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on TV Tokyo from April to September in 2007...

OST 2. In 2009, FictionJunction Wakana appeared in Kaijiura's soundtrack works for the anime series Pandora Hearts. Vocalist Wakana Ootaki is also involved with Yuki Kajiura's Kalafina

Kalafina

Project.

FictionJunction Yuuka

FictionJunction YUUKA

is a pop duo, part of Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project FictionJunction, consisting of Yuuka Nanri and Kajiura .-Biography:...

Vocalist: - Born

FictionJunction Yuuka was Kajiura’s first, longest and best-known collaboration under the FictionJunction name. They were originally called "FictionJunction featuring Yuuka", but the "featuring" part was later dropped to shorten the name. They have released several singles and two full-length albums. Yuuka can also be heard in the Madlax OST.

Yuriko Kaida

Vocalist: - (Born November 1, 197x)

Yuriko Kaida is a long-time Kajiura vocalist. Yuriko Kaida's first collaboration with Kajiura was for the Noir OST, in which she had sung the songs that helped launched Kajiura's career in the anime industry: "canta per me," "salva nos" and "lullaby." Since then, it has been not rare to hear Yuriko Kaida’s voice in Yuki’s works, especially in backing chorus parts. It should be noted that despite her participation in various songs in other FictionJunction projects, Yuriko Kaida has never been a main FictionJunction vocalist until 2009, upon the release of the album "Everlasting Songs" and the single "Parallel Hearts." In "Everlasting Songs", Yuriko Kaida performs lead vocals on two tracks “here we stand in the morning dew” and “Himitsu”, as well as providing backing vocals throughout the album.

Everlasting Songs

Everlasting Songs, announced November 20, 2008, features all FictionJunction vocalists: Yuuka, Keiko, Wakana, Kaori, Asuka, as well as Yuriko Kaida. It was released on February 25, 2009.

Track listing
Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Albums	27	10,427	4 weeks

FictionJunction 2008-2010 The Best of Yuki Kajiura Live

The album contains recordings from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2: 5. Tracks 1-4 on Disc 1 are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2. Tracks 5-8 are from Yuki Kajiura LIVE Vol.#3. Tracks 9-11 (FictionJunction Yuuka) and tracks 12-14 (FictionJunction) are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009. The whole tracks of Disc 2 are new performances that have never been heard on DVDs and are from Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#5: Japanese Seal SP Live. Hikaru of Kalafina and Yuriko Kaida performed the chorus in tracks 9-11 on Disc 1.

Track listing

Disc 1
Disc 2
Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Albums	23	4,211	3 weeks

Parallel Hearts

"Parallel Hearts" is a single featuring Yuriko Kaida, Keiko Kubota, Kaori Oda and Wakana Ootaki under the name FictionJunction. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Pandora Hearts

Pandora Hearts

is a manga series by Jun Mochizuki. Originally starting serialization in the shōnen magazine GFantasy published by Square Enix in June 2006. Currently fourteen volumes have been released in Japan. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Broccoli Books but has been dropped;...

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Catalog Number

VTCL - 35065

Tracklisting

"Parallel Hearts" (Pandora Hearts
Pandora Hearts
is a manga series by Jun Mochizuki. Originally starting serialization in the shōnen magazine GFantasy published by Square Enix in June 2006. Currently fourteen volumes have been released in Japan. The manga series was licensed for an English language release by Broccoli Books but has been dropped;...

Opening Theme)
- Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
- Vocalist: Yuuka Nanri (FictionJunction Yuuka
  FictionJunction YUUKA
  is a pop duo, part of Japanese composer Yuki Kajiura’s solo project FictionJunction, consisting of Yuuka Nanri and Kajiura .-Biography:...
  
  )
"Parallel Hearts: Instrumental"
"Hitomi no Chikara: Instrumental"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Singles	20	14,546	12 weeks

Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora

"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora" is FictionJunction's second single. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Ookami Kakushi.

Tracklisting

- Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
- Vocalist: Keiko Kubota (FictionJunction Keiko)
"Toki no Mukou Maboroshi no Sora: Instrumental"
"Nohara: Instrumental"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Singles	19	9,952	8 weeks

stone cold

"stone cold" is FictionJunction's third single. The title track was used as opening theme song for the anime Sacred Seven

Sacred Seven

, is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Yoshimitsu Ohashi. Script supervisor is Shin Yoshida with mechanical designs by Ippei Gyōbu...

.

Tracklisting

"stone cold" (Sacred Seven
Sacred Seven
, is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Yoshimitsu Ohashi. Script supervisor is Shin Yoshida with mechanical designs by Ippei Gyōbu...

Opening Theme)
- Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Yuriko Kaida
- Vocalist: Kaori Oda, Keiko Kubota
"stone cold -Instrumental-"
"Hitorigoto -Instrumental-"

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Sales	Time in chart
Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Singles	16	12,444	7 weeks

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 2008.07.31

Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#2 is Yuki Kajiura’s first live concert featured on DVD. The DVD features the vocals of Yuriko Kaida, Kaori, Keiko and Wakana with guest vocal Eri Itō

Eri Ito

is a Japanese vocalist. She was born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on November 16, 19??. Started singing from the age of two under her mother's lead. She also studied modern ballet...

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction Yuuka: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part I: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features Yuuka as main vocalist and Yuriko Kaida and Hikaru of Kalafina

Kalafina

on chorus. The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and PV version of "Nostalgia". The DVD reached #49 on Oricon charts and stayed in charts for 2 weeks.

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009

FictionJunction: Yuki Kajiura Live Vol.#4 Part II: Everlasting Songs Tour 2009 features vocals of Wakana, Keiko, Kaori and Yuriko Kaida. The limited edition comes with a photo booklet and the PV version of "Parallel Hearts".

Others

FictionJunction also did the Main Theme song of the PSP game 戦律のストラタス (Senritsu no Stratus) developed by KONAMI, the song is titled Eternal Blue and is currently featured in the opening sequence of the game, that's available to watch at the game's official site. A single release for the song hasnt been announced yet.

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