Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
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Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Rock, alternative rock, post-grunge, pop punk |
Years active | 2004 | – present
Labels | Geneon Universal (2010 - 2011) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2013 - present) |
Website | kisidakyoudan |
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Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets (Japanese: 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ, Hepburn: Kishida Kyōdan ando ji Akeboshi Rokettsu) is a Japanese rock band currently signed to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Beginning in 2004 as a one-man unit covering songs from different series, more members joined in 2007, and in 2010 the band made their major debut with the single "Highschool of the Dead", used as the opening theme of the 2010 anime television series Highschool of the Dead.
Overview[]
The band began in 2004 as a one-man dōjin music unit consisting of musician Kishida Kyoudan, who covered songs from different series, such as Touhou Project and video games by Key. He released a CD featuring original songs and covers of songs from Type-Moon games and Touhou Project at Winter Comiket in 2005. Vocalist Ichigo joined in 2007.[1]
The band made their major debut in 2010 with the release of the single "Highschool of the Dead" under Geneon Universal (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan); the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Highschool of the Dead.[2][3] The band released its second single "Strike the Blood" on October 30, 2013 under Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; the title song is used as the first opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Strike the Blood.[4] They released their third single "Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni)" (GATE〜それは暁のように〜) on July 29, 2015; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime television series Gate.[5] They released their fourth single "Gate II (Sekai o Koete)" (GATE II 〜世界を超えて〜) on January 27, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme to the second season of Gate.[6][7] They released their fifth single "Tenkyou no Alderamin" on July 20, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated television series Alderamin on the Sky. They released their sixth single "Blood on the EDGE" on December 26, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated OVA series Strike the Blood II. Their seventh single, "Stray," was released on February 7, 2018, and is used as the opening theme for the animated series Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. Their eighth, and latest single, "nameless story," is the ending theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the third season of the animated series A Certain Scientific Railgun.[8]
Discography[]
Singles[]
Release date | Title | Catalog number | Peak chart position | |||
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Limited edition | Regular edition | Anime edition | ||||
1st | August 18, 2010 | Highschool of the Dead | GNCA-0143 | 10[2] | ||
2nd | October 30, 2013 | Strike the Blood | 1000427828 | 16 | ||
3rd | July 29, 2015 | Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni) | 1000573377 | 1000573379 | 1000573378 | 17[5] |
4th | January 27, 2016 | Gate II (Sekai o Koete) | 1000590451 | 1000590453 | 1000590452 | [6] |
5th | July 20, 2016 | Tenkyou no Alderamin | 1000611364 | 1000611363 | 28 | |
6th | December 21, 2016 | Blood on the EDGE | 1000629350 | 1000629351 | ||
7th | February 7, 2018 | Stray | 1000705987 | 1000705989 | 1000705988 | 37[9] |
8th | January 29, 2020 | nameless story | 1000757475 | 1000757476 | 42[8] |
Albums[]
Commercial Albums[]
Release date | Title | Catalog number | Peak chart position | ||
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Limited edition | Regular edition | ||||
1st | June 22, 2011 | POPSENCE | GNCA-1303 | GNCA-1304 | 21[10] |
2nd | December 24, 2014 | hack/SLASH | 1000536964 | 36[11] | |
3rd | March 22, 2017 | LIVE YOUR LIFE | 1000640261 | 1000640260 | 23[12] |
4th | December 5, 2018 | REBOOT | 1000735130 | 1000735131 | 44[13] |
Independent Albums[]
Release date | Title | Catalog number | |
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1st | November 31, 2007 | Hoshizora Logic | K2-0005 |
2nd | November 28, 2009 | Literal World | K2-0007 |
3rd | April 30, 2012 | Seventh World | K2-0009 |
Touhou-based albums[]
Release date | Title | Catalog number | |
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1st | December 30, 2005 | SUPERNOVA | K2-0001 |
2nd | May 21, 2006 | Venus Rocket | K2-0002 |
3rd | December 31, 2006 | SuperSonicSpeedStar | K2-0003 |
4th | May 20, 2007 | Fantasy Incident | K2-0004 |
5th | May 25, 2008 | Electric blue | K2-0006 |
6th | March 14, 2010 | ROLLING★STAR | K2-0008 |
7th | March 29, 2012 | .JP | K2-0010 |
8th | December 30, 2012 | Rock 'n' Roll Laboratory | K2-0011 |
9th | May 26, 2013 | surumeika- | K2-0012 |
10th | December 30, 2013 | Kishida Kyoudan's 2007-2010 Touhou Arrange Best | K2-0013 |
11th | December 30, 2015 | SUPER SONIC APPLE RABBIT | K2-0014 |
12th | April 24, 2016 | ROCK'N'ROLL LABORATORY 2 | K2-0015 |
13th | May 07, 2017 | ANCIENT FLOWER | K2-0016 |
14th | December 29, 2017 | Survival CD | K2-0017 |
15th | December 30, 2018 | COMPACT DISC | K2-0018 |
16th | August 12, 2019 | MOD | K2-0019 |
17th | November 14, 2020 | Yukkuri | K2-0020 |
References[]
- ^ "About". Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Top-Selling CD Singles by New Artists in Japan: 2010". Anime News Network. December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "ストライク・ザ・ブラッド" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "GATE~それは暁のように~" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "GATE II ~世界を超えて~" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "GATE Anime Theme Song Artists Return for 2nd Season". Anime News Network. November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "nameless story | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ |- !8th |August 22, 2018 || Sirius || 1000723086 || 1000723088 || 1000723087 || |- !9th |January 29, 2020 || nameless story || 1000757475 || 1000757476 || ??? || "ストレイ<アーティスト盤> | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ | ORICON NEWS". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "POPSENSE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "hack/SLASH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "LIVE YOUR LIFE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "REBOOT" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Geneon Universal profile (in Japanese)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment profile (in Japanese)
- Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Anime musical groups
- Japanese rock music groups
- Musical groups established in 2004
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan artists
- 2004 establishments in Japan