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Kalafina
was a Japanese vocal group formed by composer Yuki Kajiura in 2007, mainly to perform theme songs for the anime ''Kara no Kyōkai'', but later expanded to include many other theme songs for other anime shows and films including the '' Madoka Magica, Black Butler, and'' ''Fate/stay night'' franchises. They released five albums that have charted in the top 10 for Oricon. They disbanded in 2018–19. History The group first appeared in January 2008 with two original members from Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction project, Wakana Ōtaki and Keiko Kubota, whose membership was not confirmed until the first Dream Port 2008 concert held on April 29, 2008. In May 2008, it was announced that two more vocalists, Maya Toyoshima and Hikaru Masai, would be added to the project. Kalafina moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017. In 2009, Toyoshima left the group, resulting in a trio. In an interview with the group at Anime Central, the concept of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara No Kyōkai
''The Garden of Sinners'', known in Japan as sometimes referred to as , is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in 2004, and again in three volumes between 2007 and 2008. Ufotable produced a series of seven anime films based on the series between 2007 and 2009 and also produced an original video animation episode in 2011. A final anime film was produced and released in 2013. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sphere Tenku started serialization in September 2010 in Seikaisha's online magazine ''Saizensen''. Plot Story and Settings Set in Japan predominantly during the late 1990s, ''The Garden of Sinners'' follows the story of , a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the " Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Kubota
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Keiko (stylized all caps) is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina which ran for ten years from 2008 to 2018. Biography Keiko is from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Prior to FictionJunction and Kalafina, she was in a rock vocal duo called Itokubo. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, and has performed on many of Kajiura's soundtracks and theme songs for anime shows. was used as an insert song in episodes 19 and 21 of the anime show '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', and was the B-side for the FictionJunction single "Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora". In 2007, she and FictionJunction member Wakana joined Kajiura's vocal project Kalafina, releasing the song " Oblivious". During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Space Craft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko (singer, Born 1985)
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Keiko (stylized all caps) is a Japanese pop singer. She is one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina which ran for ten years from 2008 to 2018. Biography Keiko is from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Prior to FictionJunction and Kalafina, she was in a rock vocal duo called Itokubo. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, and has performed on many of Kajiura's soundtracks and theme songs for anime shows. was used as an insert song in episodes 19 and 21 of the anime show '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'', and was the B-side for the FictionJunction single "Toki no Mukou, Maboroshi no Sora". In 2007, she and FictionJunction member Wakana joined Kajiura's vocal project Kalafina, releasing the song " Oblivious". During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Space Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru (singer, Born 1987)
Hikaru Masai (born July 2, 1987), who has gone by the stage names Hikaru and currently Helical (stylized H-el-ical//), is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the core members of the vocal group Kalafina, which was started by Yuki Kajiura to perform anime television and film theme songs. She is from Toyama Prefecture. In 2007, she was selected to join Kalafina in an audition held by Sony Music Japan, and debuted on their second single " Sprinter" in 2008. During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Her Kalafina profile describes her voice range as the mid-to-high register, a wide range that is "powerful, stylish, and sharp". Following the resignation of music composer Yuki Kajiura from Space Craft, Hikaru would later leave the label on October 20, 2018, after her contract expired. In November 2019, she launched her solo project under the name H-el-ical//, pronounced "he-ri-ka-ru" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikaru Masai
Hikaru Masai (born July 2, 1987), who has gone by the stage names Hikaru and currently Helical (stylized H-el-ical//), is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the core members of the vocal group Kalafina, which was started by Yuki Kajiura to perform anime television and film theme songs. She is from Toyama Prefecture. In 2007, she was selected to join Kalafina in an audition held by Sony Music Japan, and debuted on their second single " Sprinter" in 2008. During her ten years there, Kalafina released five studio albums and two compilation albums, all of which have charted in the Oricon top 10. Her Kalafina profile describes her voice range as the mid-to-high register, a wide range that is "powerful, stylish, and sharp". Following the resignation of music composer Yuki Kajiura from Space Craft, Hikaru would later leave the label on October 20, 2018, after her contract expired. In November 2019, she launched her solo project under the name H-el-ical//, pronounced "he-ri-ka-ru" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana (singer, Born 1984)
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career, having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon. Biography Wakana is from Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of '' Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend'': and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for ''El Cazador de la Bruja'') and in the ''Pandora Hearts'' soundtrack. In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for ''The Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Ōtaki
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career, having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon. Biography Wakana is from Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of '' Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend'': and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for '' El Cazador de la Bruja'') and in the '' Pandora Hearts'' soundtrack. In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprinter/Aria
sprinter/ARIA is the second single by Kalafina, featuring Wakana Ootaki and Keiko Kubota, along with two new members, Maya Toyoshima and Hikaru Masai. "ARIA" was used as theme song for the fourth chapter of Kara no Kyoukai ''The Garden of Sinners'', known in Japan as sometimes referred to as , is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently o ... while "sprinter" was used for the fifth chapter. Track list CD DVD Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sprinter Aria 2008 singles Songs written by Yuki Kajiura Kalafina songs Japanese film songs Songs written for animated films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Ootaki
, who goes by the mononymous stage name Wakana, is a Japanese pop singer. She was one of the vocalists of the FictionJunction project started by Yuki Kajiura, and was a core member of the vocal group Kalafina. She is currently signed with Victor Entertainment with a solo career, having released two albums and an EP that have charted on Oricon. Biography Wakana is from Fukuoka. She started learning singing at age 12. She joined the FictionJunction project in 2005, where she performed on many of Yuki Kajiura's soundtracks for anime shows and films. She performed two songs for the original soundtrack of '' Fist of the North Star True Saviour Legend'': and the Japanese version of "Where the Lights Are" bonus track. She sang "Paradise Regained" (an insert song for ''El Cazador de la Bruja'') and in the ''Pandora Hearts'' soundtrack. In 2007, she and FictionJunction colleague Keiko joined Kajiura's new vocal group Kalafina, which was put together to sing the theme songs for ''The Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Heaven (Kalafina Album)
Seventh Heaven is the first studio album by the Japanese girl group Kalafina, released on 26 May 2009 under Sony Music Japan label.Official discography http://www.kalafina.jp/disco/category/?album The album was named after the theme song they performed for the seventh chapter of the Anime movie ''Kara no Kyoukai''. Track listing DVD Usage in media *oblivious: ending theme song for Kara no Kyoukai ''The Garden of Sinners'', known in Japan as sometimes referred to as , is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently o ... Chapter 1 *fairy tale: ending theme song for Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 6 *Aria: ending theme song for Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 4 *Kizuato: ending theme for Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 3 *sprinter: ending theme for Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 5 *Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete yuku: ending theme for Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 2 *seventh heaven: ending theme f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Eden (Kalafina Album)
After Eden is the third studio album by the Japanese girl group Kalafina.Official Discography (in Japanese) http://www.kalafina.jp/disco/category/?album Track listing Usage in media *Magia: ending theme for anime television series Puella Magi Madoka Magica *Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa: insert song for anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ... television series Kuroshitsuji II *symphonia: ending theme for NHK program "Rekishi Hiwa Historia II" Charts References External linksOricon profile 2011 albums [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far On The Water
Far on the water is the fifth studio album by the Japanese music group Kalafina on 16 September 2015 under Sony Music Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ... label.Official Discography (in Japanese) http://www.kalafina.jp/disco/category/?album Track listing Usage in media *"heavenly blue": opening theme for anime '' Aldnoah.Zero'' *"believe": first ending theme for anime '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' *"ring your bell": second ending theme song for anime '' Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works'' *"One Light": second ending theme song for anime '' The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' Charts References Kalafina albums 2015 albums SME Records albums Japanese-language albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |