#victor entertainment

[nineteenfiftysix]

Girls Be - 絶対、ダメッ! (フレンチ大作戦, 1997)

[casinonewgame]

[村越正海の爆釣日本列島] / A-wave / 1998

[putschki1969]

Watched several concert vids of both FJ and Kalafina. I noticed that Kaji san always plays the piano for FJ concerts but haven't seen her do the same for Kalafina concert vids. Does she have some management reason why is this so? Thanks 💕

Hello there!

Sorry for the super late reply. This has been in my drafts for quite some time. I've actually been holding off on replying to this ask because I don't know the exact answer and I always feel awkward making these posts if I am not 100% sure of what I am talking about. I know a great deal about Kalafina but I tend to be vague about details when it comes to Yuki Kajiura herself. She may have discussed this issue in the past but I am personally not aware of any specific incidents. So a quick disclaimer: I have nothing to back up what I'm about to say. It's all just speculation, please take everything with a grain of salt.

At the end of the day, I think it comes down to two things:

Personal preference

Label issues

1.) Quite frankly, I believe that Yuki Kajiura might have purposefully chosen to remove herself from the spotlight and stay in the background for most of Kalafina's career path. After all, Kalafina was never meant to be a proper band with steady members. Making them into a "marketable group" was more or less the brainchild of their agency Space Craft (they had seen an opportunity to make money and went with it). Going a more mainstream route with a ton of promo work and increased live performances was not something any of them had ever expected. If it had been up to Yuki Kajiura, I am pretty sure she would have been content with turning Kalafina into FictionJunction 2.0. Yuki Kajiura obviously cared a lot about the music but I doubt she was ever super invested in all the surrounding stuff, especially when Kalafina's image became more and more commercialised/idol-like. I remember her voicing concern about the elaborate stage productions and Space Craft hiring a choreographer because she didn't feel it was necessary for them to dance or do anything else except sing. Having said all that, I think it would make sense for Yuki to mostly stay out of these activities. She would of course make exceptions for certain events (e.g. big conventions) but overall, I believe she was quite happy being an audience member.

2.) Kalafina's work was released under Sony (later Sacra Music - a subsidiary of Sony). Yuki Kajiura's work on the other hand has always been released under the record label FlyingDog (which is a subsidiary of Victor Entertainment). There have been a few occasions where Kalafina's appearance had to be cut out of official home video releases (e.g. Animelo) and my best guess is that this happened due to label issues. Some stipulations on Sony's part perhaps? Or other labels not willing to pay certain royalties to Sony? I believe it is quite tricky to have an artist who is signed up with one particular label appear in the release of another label. While it is certainly not unheard of, it's probably not the most feasible option. I am guessing in Kalafina's case, either Sony or FlyingDog were against YK appearing in official Kalafina live releases.

[the2dvgstages]

"Cat Boss" [➕ WM Edit] - Keio Flying Squadron

[therosecrest]

[nervespike]

Boku wa Chiisai (2002)

[vibrantbunny]

Keio Flying Squadron

[otaquest]

Yoru no Honki Dance Shares Video Outlining New Album

[nineteenfiftysix]

The Mad Capsule Markets - Mix-Ism (The Mad Capsule Markets, 1996)

[prfm-multiverse]

Victor Rock Festival 2017 & 2018 Select Live Video Distribution

[fandompost]

Final ‘Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine’ Blu-ray Anime Release Artwork Arrives

Final ‘Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine’ Blu-ray Anime Release Artwork Arrives

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[azel98]

Artist: Edscott

[therosecrest]

I meant to scan these eventually anyway, but I learnt to my surprise that Noir’s blu-ray release does not include, in any form, the booklet inserts of the ADV release. This is shocking, because they provide such insight into many aspects of the anime. Therefore, I decided to get on it. I scanned them all. Here is the first. @ladygwyndolin

[putschki1969]

Wakana will appear on Victor‘s monthly music program “6 o’clock Radio“

Broadcast date: Sep 26 (18:00~)

This episode’s talk topic: Gyoza 🥟

https://live.line.me/channels/520/upcoming/12120731

[nineteenfiftysix]

The Mad Capsule Markets - Pulse (OSC-DIS, 1999)

[ilive2daction]

Title: Keio Flying Squadron 2

Year: 1996

Developer: Victor Entertainment

Platform (s) Originally Released: Sega Saturn JP/EU