#tokyo 24 ku

[vulpiximisa]

Nono Kanako (FiFs) Tokyo 24th Ward Episode Cards 1-6

[doyouknowthisanime]

Do You Know This Anime?

[kaiwithastar]

I covered Papersky from Tokyo 24th Ward!!!

[animemakeblog]

Mystery, science fiction, and superheroes are the genres of Tokyo's 24th Ward. Ran Akagi, Shuta Aoi, and Koki Suido are the primary figures. The 24th Ward of Tokyo tells the tale of the RGB Team. It is called CloverWorks. In the winter of 2022, the premiere took place.

[vocalsynthbdays]

happy birthday mikudayo(fanloid) !!!!! [17 sep]

mikudayo is a derivative character created in the image of hatsune miku. she is a human-size mascot costume based off of the hatsune miku nendoroid, how ever the costume was clumsy and awkward. she first appeared in 2011 in "Tokyo Game Show 2011", where she was promoting project mirai, however mikudayo scared the children there. mikudayos name was officially recognised in apr 2012, and mikudayo herself became an official member of the cfm line up on 24 sep 2012. she is often depicted as evil in the fandom. the fanloid fandom wiki says mikudayo first appeared on 11 sep 2011, however the vocaloid fandom wiki says it was 17 sep 2011. a youtube video uploaded on 19 sep 2011 by rlgofs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP7BPyfTLOA) says it was 18 sep 2011, and i could see the difference between the 17th and 18th being just time zones, so ive chosen to go with the 17th. mikudayo has gotten multiple art exhibitions, including one in yokohama which features the art of cha_bo (cha_bo39 on twt). this was held in 2016 from 1 may to 8 may at the Hachiban-kan venue in Naka-ku. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUDQC7qOX5Y here is a video showing it in more detail. much of the art is creepy and horror-like, and shows mikudayos creepiness

mikudayo at Tokyo Game Show 2011

poster for the exhibition

some art from the exhibiton

[suzuran777]

Review: Tokyo Satsujinki (Holicworks)

I finally finished the other new BLVN I bought recently, Tokyo Satsujinki! This game was released last month, by Holicworks who are known for previous games like Taisho Mebiusline, Tokyo Onmyouji and Tokyo 24 ku (yes they're aware of all of their similar sounding "Tokyo" titles lol). I guess this game might be a bit difficult to review because it’s extremely story-heavy and I would still like to keep this review spoiler-free, but I’ll try my best! Right now it's also only available in Japanese, but as Tokyo Onmyouji was translated, maybe this one will be picked up too one day.

The main character, Kurotori Yuzuru, is a civil servant who works for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. He belongs to a countermeasure group who fights against a negative force, often referred to as "Aramatsuri". In this world, both Aramatsuri and Amaterasu are powers that reside within humans. Amaterasu brings positivity and happiness, while Aramatsuri is deemed evil and leads to misfortune.

Only those with special powers are able to see Aramatsuri, therefore these are also the only people who are part of the Aramatsuri Countermeasure Division, which Kurotori and some of the other main characters belong to. A common way of confirming that one possesses special abilities, is by asking them about the appearance of Yoyogi Park Clock Tower. Only those with special powers are able to see the big pink flower on top of it, which suddenly appeared one day and doesn't look like it's from this world. Especially the Kabukicho area of Shinjuku is heavily affected by the negative impact of Aramatsuri, so this is a location where a large part of the story in this game takes place.

The recommended route order is Tendo > Tsubaki > Isshiki > Inami, but don’t be surprised when you suddenly have to enter Inami’s route to make progress in Isshiki’s route. This games makes use of a flowchart which shows you where the endings are, and which ones you still need to get, but it doesn’t really tell you what choices to make. Especially near the end it’s a lot of trial and error, but it’s not too difficult and I kinda had fun figuring it out myself! On the other hand, I also saw some comments that it’s a bit annoying when you want to finish a route quickly, which I understand... so be prepared that the last two routes are long. I think you can also start with Tsubaki's route because plot-wise it won't change a lot, but I'm pretty sure the other two routes are locked.

A big part of the story in this game focuses on Kurotori, the protagonist. Kurotori’s powers are a bit special compared to the other characters because not only is he able to manipulate Aramatsuri and change it into any shape he wants (he often uses it to create a sword), he can also use the power of goddess Ame-no-Uzume. She's the goddess of dawn, meditation and the arts, and in Shinto religion, her story intertwines deeply with that of Amaterasu Omikami, the sun goddess who also plays an important role in this story. It is also not a coincidence that the positive powers in this game are called "Amaterasu" because some of the characters can use the powers of Amaterasu Omikami.

The first route I played is Tendo's route, Kurotori's coworker who also works for the Aramatsuri Countermeasure Division. He is one of the people who can use the power of Amaterasu, and his family specializes in using Japanese swords, so that’s his preferred weapon of choice. The Aramatsuri Countermeasure Division is a secret even many governmental organizations and the police don’t know about, therefore they can't carry weapons or fight Aramatsuri in locations where other people can see them. Their manager, a woman called Mikiko, is also an important character in this game (she's the one sitting in the chair in the image below!). Tendo's route mostly focuses on his brother's disappearance, who also used to be part of the same division. Before he went missing, his brother attacked and killed his coworkers during a mission, and now other employees seem rather suspicious of Tendo too, wondering if he will turn against them too. Tendo however, also doesn't know why any of this happened.

The next route I played is Tsubaki’s route, who's an aspiring actor who tries his best to find new jobs. Even though he tries his best to live a normal life, his family has a long history of unfortunate incidents, and many family members either died or went missing. If that wasn't bad enough, Tsubaki also gets regular visits from the god Sarutahiko Ookami, who wants to use Tsubaki to sever Kurotori’s ties with Ame-no-Uzume, Sarutahiko’s wife. Tsubaki doesn’t really want to do this, but there's not much he can do against the will of a god. In the common route of the game, Tsubaki tries to attack Kurotori while wearing Sarutahiko's mask, concealing his identity, but Kurotori kind of suspects that it was him. As he learns more about Tsubaki, part of him wants to deny this though, because he believes Tsubaki might also be a victim of all of this. I enjoyed the casual interactions between the characters in this route too because it shows that Kurotori doesn't really use smartphones or computers (other than for work-related reasons), so Tsubaki has to teach him how to use apps like Line...!

After this I started playing Isshiki’s route, a mysterious bartender who’s also an Onmyouji and can use the power of Onmyoudo. This technique allows him to cast spells using the powers of astronomy, and methods range from Yin/Yang, the Five Elements, shikigami (cursed spirits) an a whole bunch of other things (if you played Tokyo Onmyouji you probably know too!). He can also use the power of an Inugami who he calls “Kota”, the curse of a dog spirit. If you're familiar with Inugami.... you immediately know this route will be dark, because Inugami are beings that can only be created by humans, involving a brutal ritual, eventually killing the dog. As you can see in the opening movie it's not Isshiki's fault, but man this backstory made me sad.

I think this is the route I liked the most though because in most of the other routes Isshiki is kind of like the villain and his visions don’t align with the other main characters, so I really wanted to see his side of the story. After finishing his route it was almost hard to continue with Inami's route because both of them are always fighting and I kind of agreed with Isshiki's reasoning more, but I did want to see the final endings. A name that gets mentioned a lot in this route is Amatsu-Mikaboshi, a star god who would not submit to the will of the other Amatsukami (the kami of Heaven), and I think it's good to remember this name when you play the next route too.

So the final route focuses on Inami, who is another coworker of Kurotori. He can also use the power of Amaterasu, and is originally from Okinawa. Even though he's their coworker, the others don't actually know a lot about him. He's quite skilled and spent a lot of time learning about many different magic techniques. In his route, you finally learn a lot more about who Inami is, but there's also a lot of backstory related to Kurotori, which doesn't show up in other routes. Even though I do prefer Isshiki's route, it’s not like this route makes the other routes feel irrelevant or less important, which sometimes tends to happen when games have a "true" route. I'm not sure if it's the design or his behavior, but Inami did remind me a little bit of Misaki from Taisho Mebiusline lol! Though that could make sense because it's the same writer and company of course. This route has two really good ending songs by the way, which I keep listening to...!

Final impressions I think those who enjoyed other Holicworks games like Tokyo Onmyouji and Taisho Mebiusline will definitely enjoy this game too! I missed playing their games, so I was definitely happy to play this one. I think it might be a bit difficult to get into for those who don't want to read a super long story with only a few 18+ and romance scenes. It definitely took me about 50 hours to play all of the different endings. This includes trying to figure out what to do next though (I think some people already started making a guide, if you want to avoid that though, so check Twitter/X first). If something in the early routes feels left unexplained, there's a big chance it will show up in another ending. Sometimes I was surprised how even little details I never thought much about were somehow story-relevant.

Like most of their previous games, a large part of this story also references various terms related to Shintoism, and names of many of the gods/kami are directly mentioned in the story and play a huge role in it, so I think it would be a good idea to keep track of those to understand some of the references. However if you don't get all of the references, I think it's still not impossible to understand the story and the endings, I just think it's fun to look everything up! Talking about endings… This game has a lot of them, so be prepared to keep loading your save files.

As usual the music in this game is really good, I especially liked the songs by Lily & Morrigan. I liked the art too, especially the action scenes were cool and some of the CGs are animated. I'm a big fan of Kurotori's design too, I love the lower lashes, black nails and high heels!! If I had to complain about something, I guess the 18+ scenes sometimes felt a bit awkward, but that could just be a me-problem because I am very picky LOL (and each route only has like 2 of them).

I really want to see a continuation of some of these routes tbh! I think there's definitely potential for a fandisc. I got Isshiki's pre-order bonuses, which includes a short drama CD that takes place after his main ending, so I'm going to assume all the other characters also have this. I guess I'll end this with a fun fact, Isshiki’s bar in the game (Arca) actually exists in real life too, and I’ve already seen a lot of fans go there to enjoy the drinks. So if you're ever in Shinjuku, you might be able to visit! It's near Sanchome station.

[jurgen-lehl-for-babaghuri]

Momoo Omuro Glass Exhibition at Aoyama Shop 4/19(Fri) - 4/29(Mon) 11:00-19:00

Momoo creates a unique world based on an ancient glass technique called pâte de verre. In this exhibition, her works will be shown mainly vessels and lamps.

Momoo's works will be sold by lottery. Please take your time to have a look at the Aoyama shop. ○Lottery applications can be made at the Aoyama shop from 4/19 to 4/23. ○Payment and delivery methods will be announced at the time of application. ○After 4/24, you can purchase the works at the Aoyama shop. ○Delivery will be made after the end of the exhibition, from 4/30.

Jurgen Lehl＋Babaghuri Aoyama 3-14-11, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel 03-6271-5388 Open every day during the exhibition period.

[hirocimacruiser]

A dream factory for cars.

Calsonic

We Try Next

All Japan GT Championship Series

Conquered for 4 consecutive years

Challenge romance.

The 4th year of the series begins with the start of the All Japan GT Championship race.

Calsonic has won the series for the past three years.

We have defeated all the challenges of strong competitors.

This season's goal is to achieve the extremely difficult 4th consecutive victory. We will attempt a feat that can be said to be unprecedented.

The machine is a Nissan Skyline. The driver duo is Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Masahiko Kageyama.

Please pay attention to the heat where the pride of the champion is at stake.

The race is a test field for training Calsonic's various products.

Of course, the heat exchange system of the champion machine is the same as that of the F-1 and many others.

Calsonic's aluminum system installed in racing machines.

We will prove the power and reliability of Calsonic's heat exchange system, which is installed in 30 million cars around the world, through a grueling race.

Calsonic Co., Ltd.

5-24-15 Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164 Phone: (03)5385-0111

[asrisgratitudejournal]

Literally ga ngapa-ngapain today. Well, ngelaundry sih, dan nyetrika sprei, MASANG SPREI, nonton 2 episod lupin, WORKOUT!!!, berusaha baca tp ga kesampean, dan telponan sama Abi (wah banyak juga yang dikerjain ternyata). Ku harus kembali ke draft lagi. Pusing. Dan malasssssss. Tapi gapapa Non pelan-pelan.

Terus tiba-tiba gara-gara storinya RM ngepost 5 tahun Tokyo ku jadi keingetan lagi betapa naksirnya diriku dengan orang ini. Kemarin habis nyelesaiin cyanotype batch fall 2023 juga, dan sangat senang. Terima kasih sudah menjadi muse-ku Namjoon. Terima kasih juga atas arts-nya.

Beberapa teman mulai notice betapa charmingnya Bangchan. Dan mereka juga notice kesamaan Bangchan dengan Namjoon: “ya lo sukanya yang charismatic aja gaksih Non. Leader type?” Kayanya jawabannya iya.

Flat 39 Castle Mill

00.04, 24/10/2023

[suikyounamegami]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

de verdad, me ha sorprendido muchísimo el casting que va a tener este juego 😲

si seguimos así, este juego va a estar BRUTAL!!!!!!!!! 😭

es increíble como ADELTA ha estado mejorando constantemente la calidad de sus juegos en todos los aspectos, al punto de que ya hasta se puede dar el lujo de poner a estos seiyuu 😍

este va juego va a ser una OBRA MAESTRA!!!!!!! 🤩

NO PUEDO ESPERAR PARA JUGARLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤤

todos estos seiyuu ya han participado en trabajos BL anteriormente

Shinbashi es Sumeragi Mikado (Tachibana Shinnosuke) quien ha hecho bastantes voces

Shiodome es Sarutobi Souji quien hizo la voz de Naruomi en Nie no Machi

Shijoumae es Kuzai Tsubasa quien ha participado en los Drama CD's de Slow Damage

y Kawamura Masato (Yamanaka Masahiro) también ha hecho muchas otras voces (Tougou Asuma de Tokyo 24-ku, Shin de Galtia)

solo nos falta por saber el seiyuu de Hinode, pero seguramente lo sabremos hasta el juego 😞

[crehador]

YOU WAYCHED ID INVADED :?? sorry i havent met anyone whos watched it

do you have any reccs for anything similar 🙏🙏🙏

-🪱

yes i did!! just a few months back, and i loved it (i think i love it more and more as it marinates in my brain lmao)

so of course i recently mentioned it because of the deranged detective anime lol, though i'm an anime-only with that and with only one ep out so far it's kind of hard to say if i would recommend it as something similar to id:invaded? only similarity so far is in the detective who serial kills serial killers, no sci-fi element or anything (at least not so far)

for something actually similar, i would recommend psycho-pass! it's a bit darker? i mean like visually, like aesthetically. as in literally a darker color palette ahaha, but id:invaded reminded me a whole bunch of psycho-pass (which i'd watched a bit earlier and loved even more) so i would say for sure that's my top rec for something similar

akudama drive is... i think less directly similar, in terms of plot/themes/etc, but there's a vibe that's... maybe a bit in the same category? akudama drive is just imo less Serious and more like a bang bang fun action ride (though it's not just completely silly either, i enjoyed it quite a bit overall)

darker than black might also be a good fit if you don't mind an older series, the mc there (one of my favorites) has a similar-ish vibe to narihisago imo (not like identical or anything but they're like, idk, i think i would put them into roughly the same bucket of blorbo)

it all depends a bit on similar in what regard, i guess! characters? plot? the sci-fi aspect of it? or the detective/mystery aspect? or something else?

but imo can't go wrong with psycho-pass

the id:invaded director is working on overtake! this season btw, which is the f4 racing anime, so very different from id:invaded but still good stuff if you're into sports anime

you miiight also be interested in an upcoming series called special kid factory? i don't personally know much about it yet, since it's not released, but the id:invaded director is on the staff there too and the character designs will be by the id:invaded character designer. looks like it could be good or could be a total whiff, only time will tell

and speaking of the id:invaded character designer, if it's the character look you like, you could give hamatora a shot. same character designer there, though i didn't personally get that into hamatora (some series similar-ish to it that i preferred more were like... kekkai sensen and hakata tonkotsu ramens)

anyway lots of options! just if you look up a list of similar series and see something called tokyo 24-ku on it do not. do not watch that it was not good lmao

[vulpiximisa]

Tokyo 24th Ward End Cards 7-12

[nayuta-2023-live]

ライブ/チケットご案内

【公演タイトル】 nayuta Birthday Live「青の旅立ち -Blue Departure-」

【公演日】 2023/09/24(日)

【会場】 飛行船シアター （東京都台東区東上野4-24-11）

【昼公演】開場 14:00　開演14:30（16:30終演予定） 【夜公演】開場 18:00　開演18:30（20:30終演予定）

【出演】 nayuta（Vocal）and more

【チケット種類】 グッズ付SS席：16,500円 　※最前列確約　☆グッズ：レプリカチケット+KVサイン色紙+ぽゆたぬいぐるみ グッズ付S席：13,200円　※2-3列目確約　☆グッズ：レプリカチケット+KVサイン色紙 A席1F：8,800円 A席2F：8,800円 （全席指定・税込）

【チケット販売スケジュール】 ①なゆふぁんずplus - nayufans+先行（抽選） 受付期間：6/26(月) 12:00 ～ 7/2(日) 23:59　 結果発表：7/6(木) 入金締切：7/9(日)

②なゆふぁんず - nayufans先行（抽選） 受付期間：7/17(月)12:00～7/23(日) 23:59 結果発表：7/27(木) 入金締切：7/30(日)

③一般発売（抽選） 受付期間：7/31(月)10:00～8/6(日) 23:59 結果発表：8/10(木) 入金締切：8/13(日)

④一般発売（先着） 受付期間：8/14(月) 12:00～9/23(土) 23:00

【チケット購入における注意事項】 ・チケットは「カンフェティ」という販売サイトにて販売を行います。 　https://www.confetti-web.com/ ・1申込あたり第1希望のみお申込可能 ・1申込あたり上限枚数２枚 ・申込回数制限　各日時1回まで（昼公演、夜公演、各1回ずつお申し込みが可能です） ・デビットカード・プリペイドカードはご利用いただけません。 ・お申込前に会員登録(無料)必要 ・お申込は先着順ではございませんので、受付期間内にお申込みください。 　※締切り直前は、アクセスが集中いたします。 　余裕をもってお申込みくださいますようお願いいたします。 ・お申込後の予約内容の変更は出来かねます。予めご了承ください。 ・購入後のキャンセル・変更は一切できません。 ・営利を目的としたチケットの転売は、いかなる場合にも固くお断り致します。

【メンバーシップ限定の抽選について】 ①なゆふぁんずplus - nayufans+先行（抽選） ②なゆふぁんず - nayufans先行（抽選）

上記抽選につきましてはYoutubeのメンバーシップ限定公開記事を掲載いたしますので、 ご確認の上、お申し込みください。

【For International Customers/ Precautions on purchasing tickets.】

 【Event Name】

nayuta Birthday Live「青の旅立ち-Blue Departure-」

【Event Date】

2023/09/24 (Sunday)

【Event Venue】

Hikosen Theater

（Tokyo-to, Taito-ku, Higashiueno 4-24-11）

https://hikosen-theater.com/

 【Daytime Show】Venue Opens 2:00 PM / Starts 2:30 PM（Ends 4:30 PM)

【Evening Show】Venue Opens 6:00 PM / Starts 6:30 PM（Ends 8:30 PM）

Note: All times are shown in Japan Standard Time.

 【Performer】

nayuta（Vocal）and more

 ・Tickets will be sold via the ticket sales site “Confetti”.

Membership-exclusive (nayufans+ advanced) tickets

Please check the members-only article and apply accordingly

Lottery 　Application period: From June 26 (Monday) 12:00 - July 2 (Sunday) 23:59 PM (JST)

For any questions or inquiries, please visit our website.

https://www.confetti-web.com/en/

 Membership-exclusive (nayufans advanced) tickets

Regarding the above lottery, we will post a membership-exclusive public article on YouTube. Please check it and apply accordingly.

Lottery 　Application period: From July 23 (Monday) 12:00 - July 30 (Sunday) 23:59 PM (JST)

For any questions or inquiries, please visit our website.

https://www.confetti-web.com/en/

 The general sale tickets

The Japanese site offers an English page generated via automatic translation. The general sale tickets will be available through a lottery system.

Lottery Acceptance: From July 31 (Monday) 10:00 AM (JST).

https://www.confetti-web.com/en/

 Procedure

Step 1

Search for the event.

 Step 2

Request Tickets

Click the orange ‘Request Tickets’ box on the event information page.

Fill out the ‘Ticket Request Form’ then click ‘Accept and Confirm’ then ‘Request’ on the following page.

You will receive a reply within 2 business days. Please note that we are closed on weekends and Japanese Public Holidays.

 Step 3

Payment

●     If you have been selected, we will send you a URL to pay via credit card.

●     Please make the payment by the time stated in the email (usually 2 days).

●     After confirming payment, you will receive an email regarding how to pick up your tickets.

 If you are Currently in Japan

●     If you have been selected, we will inform you of your ticket booking number and deadline.

●     You can purchase the ticket from any Seven-Eleven by informing the staff of your number within the payment deadline

●     You will receive your ticket after payment.

 Step 4

Ticketing

●     You will receive a 13 digit ticket reservation number.

●     Go to any Seven-Eleven convenience store, available throughout Japan.

●     Show your ticket reservation number to the staff to obtain your ticket.

●     You can pick up your ticket any time before the start of the event.

 ✲Pick up your ticket BEFORE the start of the event.

✲You CANNOT pick up your ticket at the event venue.

✲We do not offer online ticketing.

✲We are not responsible for any unclaimed tickets..

 If you are Currently in Japan

●     If you have been selected, we will inform you of your ticket booking number and deadline.

●     You can purchase the ticket from any Seven-Eleven store in Japan by informing the staff of your number within the payment deadline

●     You will receive your ticket at the time of making the payment.

               ✲Pick up your ticket BEFORE the start of the event.

✲You CANNOT pick up your ticket at the event venue.

✲We do not offer online ticketing.

✲We are not responsible for any unclaimed tickets..

 ●     Only your first choice event will be accepted per application.

●     You can request up to 2 tickets per application.

●     You may apply once for a daytime performance and once for an evening performance.

●     Debit cards, prepaid cards or credit cards issued outside Japan will not be accepted.

●     You will need to register (free) as a member of ‘Confetti’ before applying.

●     Applications are not first come first served.

※Note that traffic may be heavy close to deadline.

To avoid issues, please apply well in advance.

●     We are unable to change the reservation details once they are submitted.

●     Cancellations or changes cannot be made after purchase.

●     Reselling of tickets is prohibited under all circumstances.

[garretworks]

【2023】 明けましておめでとうございます 本日4日よりスタートしております。 今年もどうぞよろしくお願い致します。 ・GARRET WORKS 1-67-7 Kitasenzoku Ota-ku Tokyo Japan ・Close 24:00 ・Closed on every Sunday #garretworks#ギャレットワークス #antique#アンティーク #vintage#ヴィンテージ #leathercraft#レザークラフト #order made#オーダーメイド #handmade#ハンドメイド #iphone case#アイフォンケース #smartphone case#スマホケース #card case#カードケース #bar#バー #大岡山#都立大学#自由が丘 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_KJzryAsP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[kokiafans]

KOKIA in flashback - 2009

After her 10th anniversary year, KOKIA does decidedly not take it easier in 2009. She releases two albums on the same day: KOKIA∞AKIKO ~Balance~ and AKIKO∞KOKIA ~Balance~, to celebrate the conclusion of her 10th anniversary year. The AKIKO album is only available via her webshop and at concert venues and is distributed via her own office, anco&co, whereas the KOKIA album is distributed via Victor Entertainment. She explains that the AKIKO album deals more with her ‘inner’ songs, as she feels she is both KOKIA the artist and Akiko the person.

She departs on a world tour this year, called infinity (as the ∞ symbol from her albums is the symbol for infinity), starting in Japan before traveling to France, Ireland, Poland, Belgium and Germany. This results in two concert DVDs: 2009 infinity tour at Tokyo, recording the performance in Tokyo, and Wherever I am, a 3 disc documentary covering her journey and performances abroad.

2009 also marks the start of her Life Trilogy digital singles, with the first two releasing this year. The final one will come out next year.

◆ Lives and events ◆

January 16 Essential Time (Ebisu LIQUIDROOM)

February 28-March 1 KOKIA Live in Naeba Prince white notes vol.3 (Naeba Prince Hotel Chatelaine)

March 31 YOU SING, YOU WANT (Shibuya DUO Music Exchange)

【KOKIA world tour 2009 「∞」 Infinity】 April 29 - Tokyo, Bunkamura Orchard Hall May 4 - Osaka, Sankei Hall Breeze June 12 - European tour 2009: Paris, La Cigale June 13 - performance on a cruise over the Seine river June 14 - Paris, Le Divian du Monde June 16 - Dublin, Button Factory June 17 - Poznań, Blue Note June 19 - Brussels, Botanique-Orangerie June 20 - Cologne, Blue Shell

July 11 4th Keyaki festival (Niigata, Nagaoka City School for Handicapped Children gymnasium)

July 20 8th Kobe Love Port - Port Festival (Kobe Meriken Park)

July 21 Eclipse festival KOKIA talk session & mini concert (Kagoshima Port, Honkô-ku, Waterfront Park)

July 26 Gion Kashiwazaki festival (Minatomachi beachside park, sunset dome)

August 7 D-51×KOKIA BEACH LIVE in OTODAMA SEA STUDIO (Kanagawa, Zushi Kaigan OTODAMA SEA STUDIO)

August 29 KOKIA sebone LIVE 2009 (Aichi, Arc Riche Toyohashi, The Grace)

September 12 (September 26/October 10) KOKIA tokai no kakurega concert ('hideout in the city’) (Tokyo, sonorium) �� Event exclusively for members of the KOKIA fanclub, club ancoro, 4 performances total

October 17 Niigata Prefectural Niitsu-minami senior high school memorial ceremony on the 30th anniversary of its founding: KOKIA live (Niitsu-minami senior high school)

November 21 BREEZE BREEZE Music Live KOKIA (Osaka, Breeze Breeze Media Court)

November 26 Uiguru kara kita shounen ('Boy from the Uyghurs’) screening & KOKIA mini live (Tokyo, Uplink Factory) ※Movie for social awareness, Uiguru kara kita shounen ('Boy from the Uyghurs’) which uses KOKIA’s Lacrima ('Tear’) as end theme

November 28 Saturday Hot Request (Tokyo, NHK broadcasting center) ※ Public live broadcast by NHK-FM

December 5 SATURDAY GO AROUND from Jazz Dream Nagashima ※ Public live broadcast by ZIP-FM

【KOKIA Winter Live Tour 2009 12 gatsu no okurimono ('December present’)】 December 11 - Aichi, Nagoya City Chikusa small theater December 13 - Fukuoka, Hakata Gate's7 December 14 - Hiroshima, Club Quattro December 15 - Osaka, Sankei Hall Breeze December 21 - Miyagi, Sendai retro Back Page December 23-24 - Kanagawa, Yokohama Landmark Hall

December 25 KOKIA Kokoro no akari live ('light in the heart’) vol. 2 in KYOTO 2009 (The Museum of Kyoto, Annex Hall)

◆ Releases ◆

March 4 Release of the French edition of Fairy Dance ~KOKIA meets Ireland (Wasabi Records)

March 18 Release of original album KOKIA∞AKIKO ~balance~ (Victor Entertainment)

March 18 Release of original album AKIKO∞KOKIA ~balance~ (anco&co.) ※ Simultaneous release of a mainstream version and indie version, KOKIA and AKIKO, two albums that are each other’s counterparts (On April 29, a ∞ album 2 disc collection BOX including both albums gets released. It includes image clips for Ooki na senaka ('Broad back’).)

May 20 Release of the French edition of Balance (Wasabi Records) ※ 2-disc box with KOKIA∞AKIKO ~balance~ and AKIKO∞KOKIA ~balance~

July 22 Release of concert DVD KOKIA 2009 infinity tour at Tokyo (anco&co.)

August 5 Release of the iTunes Store exclusive digital EP Kimi o sagashite/last love song ('searching for you’) (Victor Entertainment) ※ Chapter 1 in the <Life Trilogy ~inochi no 3-busaku> ('trilogy of life’). Mini album with 4 tracks

September 23 Release of the European Tour documentary DVD Wherever I am ~wordt tour 2009 in Europe~ (Victor Entertainment)

November 18 Release of the iTunes Store exclusive digital EP single mother/Christmas no hibiki ('Christmas echo’) (Victor Entertainment) ※ Chapter 2 in the <Life Trilogy ~inochi no 3-busaku> ('trilogy of life’). Mini album with 4 tracks

December 2 Release of best-of album Coquillage ~The Best Collection II~ (Victor Entertainment)

December 2 Release of the French edition KOKIA COLLECTION 2 (Wasabi Records) 3-disc collection box including the albums KOKIA∞AKIKO ~balance~, AKIKO∞KOKIA ~balance~ and Fairy Dance (French edition of each)

◆ Other releases ◆

January 21 Release of the omnibus album Okaeri ('Welcome home’) (Sony Music) ※ Concept album collecting only timeless classics sung about great love for humans. Arigatou… (the pearl edition) ('Thank you…’) is included on this.

February 5 Release of the PlayStation 3 game Demon’s Souls ※ Vocals and chorus for the opening theme song Demon’s Souls and the end theme Return to Slumber

February 18 Release of Dare mo shiranai nakeru uta official compilation album (‘songs no-one knows that make you cry’) (VAP) ※ Official CD for the Nippon TV show Dare mo shiranai nakeru uta (‘songs no-one knows that make you cry’). Includes Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do’)

February 18 Release of Dare mo shiranai nakeru uta gaiden ~ staff ga erabu kokoro no best one ~ (‘songs no-one knows that make you cry extra – best from the heart chosen by staff’) (Victor Entertainment) ※ Official program album for the Nippon TV series Dare mo shiranai nakeru uta (‘songs no-one knows that make you cry’), Victor Entertainment compilation. Includes Watashi ni dekiru koto ('the things I can do’)

April 22 Release of the single KARMA (Glory Heaven) ※ Opening theme for the animated TV series Phantom -Requiem for the Phantom

August 15 Release of the image sound album Bungaku shoujo to yumeutsutsu no senritsu (‘Book girl and the half-asleep melody’) (Lantis) ※ Performed the song Anata to deatte (‘Meeting you’)

August 26 Release of the single Transparent (Glory Heaven) ※ end theme for the animated TV series Phantom -Requiem for the Phantom

October 21 Release of Kidou senshi gundam 00 ('Mobile Suit Gundam’) Voice actor single Ayahi Takagaki come across Feldt Grace (Inori †/Justice) ('prayer’) (flying DOG) ※ First single produced by KOKIA. Also did the chorus for the B-side song Justice.

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Inoue - Goodman Postponement: A Fight Few Will Miss

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