Hysteric Blue was a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

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 in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. During the course of their musical career they released a total of 14 singles, five studio albums, one compilation album, three video compilations, one DVD and 16 music videos.

They are known for 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....

 fans as the band who provided the opening theme for the anime series Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories (anime)

, also known as Ghosts at School, is a 19-episode anime series created in 2000 by animation studio Pierrot and Aniplex for Fuji Television, based on a book series by Toru Tsunemitsu....

, the opening theme for Vampiyan Kids

Vampiyan Kids

is a Japanese anime television series by Production I.G. It began airing in Japan on October 13, 2001, and finished airing on March 30, 2002. The series lasted 26 episodes, with 3 episodes being DVD only.-Pilot film:...

 and the ending Theme of Spiral ~Suiri no Kizuna~.

The band broke up after Guitarist Naoki Akamatsu plead guilty to a shocking eleven counts of rape

Rape

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. Vocalist Tama and drummer Takuya have started a new band, The Screaming Frogs.

Singles

1. RUSH! (1998-10-31)
2. Haru ~spring~ (春～spring～) (1999-1-21)
3. Little Trip (1999-5-8)
4. Naze... (なぜ…) (1999-7-28)
5. Futari Bocchi (ふたりぼっち) (1999-10-22)
6. Chokkan Paradise (直感パラダイス) (2000-1-26)
7. Dear (2000-3-29)
8. Grow Up (グロウアップ) (2000-10-25)
9. Daisuki (だいすき) (2000-11-22)
10. Reset me (2001-8-22)
11. Frustration Music (フラストレーション ミュージック) (2001-10-24)
12. Bayside Baby (ベイサイドベイビー) (2002-1-23)
13. Home Town (2002-11-7)
14. DOLCE ~Natsuiro Renbo~ (DOLCE～夏色恋慕～) (2003-6-18)

Albums

1. Baby Blue (1999-4-1)
2. WALLABY (2000-2-23)
3. Bleu-Bleu-Bleu (2001-1-24)
4. MILESTONE (2002-2-20)
5. JUNCTION (2003-8-6)