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[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – JAM Project

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – JAM Project

JAM Project (“JAM” standing for “Japan Animation-song Makers”) is an anime music (or anisong) supergroup based in Japan, labbelled under Lantis. JAM Project is originally founded on July 19, 2000 by famous 1970s theme song artist Ichirou Mizuki. The group is composed of many vocal artists well known in the industry; aside from the many [more...]

December 7, 2016 anniz Featured Content, Interview

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – Home Made Kazoku

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – Home Made Kazoku

Home Made Kazoku (translated in English as Home Made Family) is a popular Japanese hip hop trio signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music. Home Made Kazoku is a trio, consisting of members Micro, Kuro, and DJ U-Ichi. The band was originally formed in 1996 under a different name. The band was in a [more...]

December 7, 2016 anniz Featured Content, Interview

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – TM Revolution

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong – TM Revolution

Takanori Nishikawa, who came from Shiga, is a Japanese singer and actor. He performs as T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for “Takanori Makes Revolution”, although the name stems from the famous 80s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR’s former producer), [more...]

December 7, 2016 anniz Featured Content, Interview

AFASG 2016 is Coming Soon!

AFASG 2016 is Coming Soon!

Anime Festival Asia (AFA), the region’s largest and most followed Japanese Popular Culture and Anime Festival, returns this November as the J-pop Event to round up 2016. Visitors can look forward to a mix of crowd favourites as well as new activities in store for the festival programming. With something for everyone who loves Japanese [more...]

November 15, 2016 anniz Featured Content, News

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong Line-up!

[AFASG 2016] I Love Anisong Line-up!

Anime Festival Asia, the Region’s Top Japanese Popular Culture Festival, Concludes Regional Circuit with Star-studded Artiste Line-up in Singapore. Anisong Legends and New Additions to Rock the I Love Anisong Stage! Updated info also stated that  Singapore’s Largest Pop Culture Convention to be supported Under the Leisure Events Fund Singapore. Anime Festival Asia (AFA), the [more...]

October 6, 2016 anniz Featured Content, News

WagakkiBand First US Tour “DEEP IMPACT” Musical Journey Like No Other

WagakkiBand First US Tour “DEEP IMPACT” Musical Journey Like No Other

Join us on a musical rock adventure with some pit stops in Japan – this is the invitation that WagakkiBand extended to the fans gathered at Club Bahia in Los Angeles, California, the first stop on their first US tour titled “Shougeki – DEEP IMPACT-“. Fans eagerly accepted this summon and threw themselves into every aspect of the [more...]

August 20, 2016 anniz Featured Content, Live Report, News

AFATH 2016 AHEAD!

AFATH 2016 AHEAD!

Guys, AFATH is returning! Bangkok will be the host of Anime Festival Asia for the second time! After their success on 2015, AFATH 2016 back on next August! SOZO proudly presents AFATH 2016 at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon Shopping Center. We’re calling all anime manga game cosplay fans in ASEAN right now! Having Thailand [more...]

July 21, 2016 anniz Featured Content, News

WagakkiBand Announce First-Ever California Tour “Deep Impact”

WagakkiBand Announce First-Ever California Tour “Deep Impact”

WagakkiBand return to the US this July with three shows in California as part of their “Deep Impact” 1st US Tour. These dates are a continuation of their two shows here this past March, the first a capacity crowd at New York’s Irving Plaza, followed by their debut at SXSW, with both NPR and Austin [more...]

June 22, 2016 anniz Featured Content, News