Kukui (band)
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Kukui is a Japan
ese band consisting of Haruka Shimotsuki
(vocal, lyrics & composition) and Myu (composition, arrangement & lyrics). They have produced songs for anime
and games, most notably the Rozen Maiden
anime series.
) collaborated under the name Refio + Haruka Shimotsuki when they performed "Toumei Shelter", ending theme for Rozen Maiden in 2004. Not long after they formed Kukui and produced a dojin
single "Yumewatari no Yoru", which was sold at the 67th Comic Market the same year. The following year they returned to provide the ending theme for Rozen Maiden's second season, Träumend, and made their first major release as Kukui with the mini album Hikari no Rasenritsu. In 2007 they released the album Leer Lied. Though technically their first full album, it was labelled as a Rozen Maiden Best Album, and included "Utsusemi no Kage", ending theme for the series' TV special Ouvertüre. The next album they released Hakoniwa Note, was marketed as their first album. It included their songs for the game Angel Profile.
Shimotsuki and Myu have collaborated on a number of occasions outside of kukui. The did the ending theme for the game Girlish Grimoire Little Witch Romanesque (2005), a song on tieLeaf's (a doujin circle Shimotsuki belongs) album Tsukioi no Toshi (2005), and two songs on a doujin album by Whitepaper (2007).
Japan
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ese band consisting of Haruka Shimotsuki
Haruka Shimotsuki
is a Japanese singer and dōjin music composer known for her vocal themes in the Atelier Iris and Ar tonelico series. She also wrote the lyrics and sang the ending themes to the two seasons of Rozen Maiden as well as the OVA under the name Kukui, with Myu. Shimotsuki's original music mainly consists...
(vocal, lyrics & composition) and Myu (composition, arrangement & lyrics). They have produced songs 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....
and games, most notably the 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...
anime series.
History
Originally, Shimotsuki and Myu of Refio (formerly a band made up of Myu and RiyaRiya
Riya, born February 18, is a female Japanese singer from Fukuoka, Japan. In her early career, she admired Akino Arai. Riya eventually became the lead singer and lyricist to the J-pop band Eufonius, which debuted in 2004.- Albums :...
) collaborated under the name Refio + Haruka Shimotsuki when they performed "Toumei Shelter", ending theme for Rozen Maiden in 2004. Not long after they formed Kukui and produced a dojin
Dojin music
, also called in Japan, is a sub-category of dōjin activity. Dōjin are basically non-official self-published Japanese works which can be based on official products or completely original creations...
single "Yumewatari no Yoru", which was sold at the 67th Comic Market the same year. The following year they returned to provide the ending theme for Rozen Maiden's second season, Träumend, and made their first major release as Kukui with the mini album Hikari no Rasenritsu. In 2007 they released the album Leer Lied. Though technically their first full album, it was labelled as a Rozen Maiden Best Album, and included "Utsusemi no Kage", ending theme for the series' TV special Ouvertüre. The next album they released Hakoniwa Note, was marketed as their first album. It included their songs for the game Angel Profile.
Shimotsuki and Myu have collaborated on a number of occasions outside of kukui. The did the ending theme for the game Girlish Grimoire Little Witch Romanesque (2005), a song on tieLeaf's (a doujin circle Shimotsuki belongs) album Tsukioi no Toshi (2005), and two songs on a doujin album by Whitepaper (2007).
Singles
- 透明シェルター / Toumei Shelter (released on November 25, 2004 as refio + Haruka Shimotsuki) — TV anime Rozen MaidenRozen Maidenis 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...
ending theme
- ゆめわたりの夜 / Yumewatari no Yoru (independent release, released on 29 December 2004)
- ゆめわたりの夜 / Yumewatari no Yoru
- 雨の後に / Ame no Ato ni
- ゆめわたりの夜 / Yumewatari no Yoru (off vocal)
- 雨の後に / Ame no Ato ni (off vocal)
- Little Primrose (released on January 25, 2006)
- Little Primrose — TV anime Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo opening theme
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori
- Little Primrose (off vocal)
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori (off vocal)
- Starry Waltz (released on April 26, 2006)
- Starry Waltz — TV anime Nishi no Yoki Majo Astraea Testament opening theme
- 闇の輪廻 / Yami no Rinne
- Starry Waltz <off vocal>
- 闇の輪廻 / Yami no Rinne <off vocal>
- コンコルディア / Concordia (released on May 23, 2007)
- コンコルディア / Concordia — TV anime Shinkyoku Sōkai PolyphonicaShinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica, also known as simply Polyphonica, is an all-age Japanese visual novel created by Ocelot and first released on the PC on April 28, 2006. Aside from the game, multiple series of light novels have been created, and a manga adaptation started in March 2007. An anime adaptation started airing in Japan...
ending theme - 二重奏 / Nijuusou
- コンコルディア / Concordia Instrumental
- 二重奏 / Nijuusou Instrumental
- コンコルディア / Concordia — TV anime Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo (released on February 18, 2009)
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo — TV anime Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th seasonMaria-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...
opening theme - 優しい距離 / Yasashii Kyori
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo (off vocal)
- 優しい距離 / Yasashii Kyori (off vocal)
- 地図散歩 / Chizu Sanpo — TV anime Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th season
- 瞬間シンパシー / Shunkan Sympathy (released on August 25, 2010)
Albums
- 光の螺旋律 / Hikari no Rasenritsu (mini album, released on November 23, 2005) — TV anime Rozen Maiden träumendRozen Maidenis 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...
ending theme - Rozen Maiden Best Album: Leer Lied (released on April 25, 2007)
- 箱庭ノート / Hakoniwa Note (released on October 24, 2007)
- Approach
- 箱庭ノート / Hakoniwa Note
- コンコルディア / Concordia
- Starry Waltz
- cycle
- 夜の奥底 / Yoru no Okusoko
- 透明シェルター ~kukui ver.~ / Toumei Shelter ~kukui ver.~
- 虹色クオーツ / Nijiiro Quartz — PS2PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game Angel Profile opening theme - 空のメロディ / Sora no Melody — PS2 game Angel Profile ending theme
- 記憶 / Kioku
- アマヤドリ / Amayadori
- 二重奏 / Nijuusou
- Little Primrose
Other
- 希望の羽 (Kibou no Hane) — kukui presents (from Haruka Shimotsuki's Ashiato Rhythm album, released on September 22, 2005)
- 流れ星ひとつ (Nagareboshi Hitotsu) — (from sola Image Song Album: oratorio, released on August 08, 2007)
- Thankful Anniversary — (from Rozen Maiden träumend Original Drama CD Vol.2, released on December 21, 2007)
- 空回りのエアメール (Karamawari no Airmail) — (from Tears...for truth: true tearsTrue Tears (anime)True Tears is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. The anime aired in Japan on the TV Kanagawa television network between January 6, 2008 and March 30, 2008, containing thirteen episodes...
Image Song Collection, released April 16, 2008) - (from Tales of the AbyssTales of the Abyssis a console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan and Namco Bandai Games in North America. Tales of the Abyss's characteristic genre name is The Meaning Of Birth RPG . It is the eighth mothership title in the Tales series, and was released for the...
Image Song Album: brilliant world, released January 7, 2009)- Flourish
- 大いなる営み (Ooinaru Itonami)
- 永久の雪と咎 (Towa no Yuki to Toga)
- 未来の果て (Mirai no Hate)
- Passage
- コンペイトウ (Konpeitou) — (from Bungaku Shōjo to Yumeutsutsu no Melody, released on August 14, 2009)
- 虚無の花 (Kyomu no Hana) — TV anime KatanagatariKatanagatariis 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...
4th ending theme (2010)