amazarashi’s First-Ever Online Concert Mappoudokushou Utenkekkou" to be Streamed in Selected Countries Worldwide!

Hiromu Akita from the Japanese band amazarashi will live stream his first-ever online concert "amazarashi Online Live: Mappoudokushou Utenkekkou" on Sunday, December 12, 2020 JST to audiences in Japan. Following the Japanese premiere, the concert will be available for streaming in selected international territories beginning December 20, including the United States, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Chile, Brazil, France, and Hong Kong.

Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 JST: https://livefrom.events/amazarashi

amazarashi is known for their music videos and state-of-the art CG animation, winning a variety of awards worldwide and performing theme songs for the anime series My Hero Academia, Tokyo Ghoul √A, Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, and Dororo. amazarashi also collaborated with the Square Enix video game Nier: Automata to create the DLC ending theme "Deserving of Life".

The year 2020 (also known as Reiwa Year 2 in Japan) is the year that dramatically changed normal daily living due to COVID-19. amazarashi were also affected by postponing their 5th full album Boycott release live tour indefinitely. This led to the decision to create this first-ever online live format with the desire to bring light in the time of despair and bring positivity and hope to fans with this special performance. The concert's extraordinary stage setting will utilize the famous Buddha statue designed by Japanese modernist architect Tadao Ando, located at the "Hill of the Buddha" in Makomanai Takino Memorial Park in Sapporo, Japan. The "Hill of the Buddha" was built in ancient times for the purpose of salvation from disasters and disease. There will be projection mapping on the Buddha statue with special effects, transforming it to "amazarashi Daibutsu" for one night only.

With this unique staging, Hiromu Akita will perform solo with his original creations in a special set-list like no other. Messages from fans collected on Twitter will be projected onto the Buddha statue during the performance and special projection mapping effects designed by YKBX will transform the Buddha into "amazarashi Daibutsu". Combining the unique voice of Hiromu Akita with the theme of "ruten" (state of flux) will be an incredibly unique show of wonder. 

■Special set-list consisting of old and new tracks with poetry reading 

Hiromu Akita will be performing his old and new tracks such as "Reiwa Year 2" and "One Room Narrative Poetry" which is scheduled to be released on December 16th. His acoustic performance will also include 7 chapters of poetry reading that were designed specifically for this show's set-list. 

[Hiromu Akita's Message]

This year was a difficult year with our tour and various plans for our 10th Anniversary being abruptly postponed. However, we were able to create songs that could only have been created in Reiwa Year 2 and hold a special concert that can only happen at a time like this. I feel that it is inevitable that amazarashi, which started with a compelling song, will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a compelling live performance. I hope everyone will enjoy "Utenkekkou".

amazarashi Online Live “Mappoudokushou Utenkekkou”

[INTERNATIONAL STREAMING SCHEDULE]

Sunday, December 20th, 2020 door open 10:30 am / start 11:00 am JST (3 am CET | 12/19 11 pm GMT | 9 pm EST | 6 pm PST)

[ARCHIVE PERIOD]

Sunday, December 20th 1:00 pm (scheduled) – Tuesday, December 22nd 12:59 pm JST

[TICKETS]

Platform: LIVE FROM

Streaming ticket purchase link: https://livefrom.events/amazarashi

[BROADCASTING TERRITORIES]

United States, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Chile, Brazil, France, Hong Kong

[TICKET PRICE] $36 USD

*not available for stream or purchase outside of the above territories.


amazarashi Gives Thoughts On Reiwa In New Single

Artist amazarashi has announced he will be dropping a brand-new single titled “Reiwa Ninen, Uten Kekko” which is set to be released on December 16. This will be amazarashi’s latest release since he dropped his album Boycott back in March. The upcoming release contains his thoughts on various events of the second year of “Reiwa” and includes things such as the ongoing crisis plus other topics. 

“Reiwa Ninen, Uten Kekko” is being released in two editions total: a standard CD-only edition and a limited edition that will come with a bonus DVD. The CD will feature a total of five tracks for the standard edition and eight tracks for the limited edition, while the DVD will feature a variety of live performances from 2012 to 2019. The full track-listing is posted at the bottom of the page and pre-order links are posted right below along with his latest song “Kaettekoiyo.”

Standard Edition

Limited Edition


amazarashi「Reiwa Ninen, Uten Kekko」

CD

01. Reiwa Ninen

02. Sekai no kaizōdo

03. Taiyō no uka

04. Bakasawagi wa mō owari

05. Donten

06. Reiwa Ninen acoustic version(※初回限定盤のみ)

07. Tsumiki acoustic version(※初回限定盤のみ)

08. Tōkyō acoustic version(※初回限定盤のみ)

Limited Edition DVD

amazarashi LIVE selection 2012 ~ 2019

~「0.7」~

・空っぽの空に潰される

・カルマ

~「あまざらし 千分の一夜物語 スターライト」~

・古いSF映画

・スターライト

~「amazarashi Live Tour 2016 世界分岐二〇一六」~

・収束

・季節は次々死んでいく

・しらふ

~「amazarashi 360° LIVE『虚無病』」~

・虚無病

・僕が死のうと思ったのは

~「amazarashi LIVE『理論武装解除』」~

・フィロソフィー

・悲しみ一つも残さないで

~「amazarashi LIVE「朗読演奏実験空間『新言語秩序』」~

・ワードプロセッサー

・リビングデッド

・独白

~「amazarashi Live Tour 2019 未来になれなかった全ての夜に」~

・命にふさわしい

・未来になれなかったあの夜に

Amazarashi Organizes Boycott With New Album

Rock band Amazarashi announced they will be dropping their first album in over two years. The new album will be titled Boycott and is set to drop March 11. Boycott will have a total of fourteen songs and will be Amazarashi’s fifth album overall. Included will be “Sayonara Gokko”, which was released last February 13.

The new album will be available in three editions: a standard CD-only edition, a limited edition Type A which comes with a bonus CD and Blu-ray, and a limited edition Type B which comes with a bonus CD and DVD. The full content of the Blu-ray and DVD has yet to be revealed but is expected to feature music videos and live performances; also, it has not been revealed what will be on that second CD for the limited editions. Pre-orders will be posted below along with Amazarashi’s song “Sayonara Gokko” so you can get a small preview of what to expect on the upcoming album.

Standard Edition

Limited Edition Type A

Limited Edition Type B