Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock 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.

Career

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's book , which led to the band being classified under the

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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,

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. The band is notable in the anime community for having their songs featured in several anime sequences, most notably in the series '' Noir'', ''

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'', '' Phantom -Requiem for the Phantom-'', '' Fate/Extra'', '' Shigofumi'', and most recently ''

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'' along with '' Katanagatari'', ''

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'' and Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut. Additionally, Mikiya Katakura has also provided the soundtrack to several anime series, such as ''

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Overseas Concerts

Ali Project performed their debut concert in the United States at Sakura-Con 2008 in

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, Washington. In 2016, the band performed at

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, and in 2017, they returned to the United States as part of Anisong World Matsuri at

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