Alice Nine. (アリス九號.) is a Visual-Kei, Oshare-Kei band under PS Company that was formed by the leader and drummer, Nao. Their music varies between soft alternative rock and harder rock. When bis was still with PS Company, they were often coupled as performers.
*Alice Nine*was formed by drummer Nao (ナオ) in April of 2004. Their first concert was held at the Ikebukuro Cyber on May 11, 2004. After a few concerts, they began to tour with other artists/bands such as Miyavi, Ayabie, Karen, Kagrra, Kra, and bis. They completed their first solo (one-man) tour between August 8 and August 31, 2005. Their third solo tour hit 14 stops across Japan in August of 2006.
Akatsuki from their sixth single, Akatsuki / Ikuoku no Chandelier, was used as the opening song for the anime, Meine Liebe Weider.
On April 25, 2006, alice nine. produced their first full-length album, Zekkeishoku (絶景色). It comes with two edition. The "First Press Limited Edition Type-A" version comes with an exclusive DVD that features the PV clip of Velvet.
They have now finished their one-man tour 'BLACK JEWEL, WHITE ROSE 2007' and are continuing to improve and develop new ways of making music.
Recently, they have produced a full length second album ALPHA which was released on November 28, 2007. The album contains a few tracks from previous albums and singles, such as Jewels, Number Six, White Prayer and Blue Planet. The album is ranked 9th on the Oricon Weekly for 2007 week 49.
The band will be holding a 2008 standing tour across Japan, 'A to U', starting from Zepp Sendai on January 10, 2008 until it ends on February 9, 2008.
Recently Guitarist Tora has been in critical condition with spinal disc hernia. He was numb from his head to his left hand and his entire left arm had gone cold. The rest of the band has postponed three stops on the tour until further notice of Tora's health. The tour has been resumed with Tora's persistence wanting to go on with the tour. The other members of alice nine has quoted on their blogs that Tora has gained his strength, However, he has not fully recovered. No further information was released after that ~~
Member
★Shou (将) (Vocals)
★Hiroto(ヒロト) (Guitar)
★Tora (虎) (Guitar)
★Saga (沙我)(Bass)
★Nao (ナオ) (Drums)
Friday, November 30, 2007
My New Love~Alice Nine~アリス九號
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Labels: visual-kei
Thursday, November 22, 2007
My Latest Review~Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
On August 10th, 2010, a.t.b., the Holy Empire of Britannia overpowered Japanese forces and conquered the country with their robotic weapons, the Knightmare Frames, in less than a month. Japan lost its freedom and rights and was renamed Area 11. The Japanese people, renamed as "Elevens", were forced to survive in ghettos, while Britannians lived in first-class settlements. Rebel elements persisted, however, as pockets of Japanese organizations who struggled against the Empire for the independence of Japan.
After his father, the Emperor of Britannia, did nothing to pursue the terrorists who murdered his mother and crippled his sister, the young prince named Lelouch vowed to destroy Britannia. Seven years later, living in Area 11, he encounters a mysterious girl who gives him the power of Geass. With it, he finally has the power that he needs to defeat Britannia and fulfill his two wishes: to seek revenge for his mother and to construct a world in which his beloved sister can live happily.
The series premiered across Japan on MBS from October 5, 2006.Its satellite television premiere across Japan on Animax was on November 7, 2006. It has been licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainmentwith a first release in 2008. A new television series titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 has been announced that is in production and which will premiere on MBS and TBS from April 5th 2008.
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Labels: anime, code geass
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Death Note*Misa* Cosplay
Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto) is a Japanese Manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustratorTakeshi Obata . The series centers around a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name and picturing his or her face. The plot follows his attempt to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book, and the complex conflict between himself and those assailing him that results.
Death Note was first serialized by Shueisha in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump from the first issue in December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in total. The series has been published in its entirety in 12 tankobon volumes in Japan and in North America. The series has been adapted into a pair of live-action films released in Japan on June 17,2006 and November 3,2006 and an anime series which aired in Japan from October 3, 2006 to June 26, 2007. Also, a novel based on the series, written by light novelist Nisio Isin, was released in Japan on August 1, 2006.
A girl with an immense crush on Kira, Misa is a popular idol in Japan. She is immature and tends to refer to herself in the third person in an attempt to be cute. Misa is completely devoted to Light, and she once said that she loved him at first sight. Light, however, only views her as an asset to his plans because of her Death Note and her Shinigami eyes (that she obtained at the cost of half of her remaining life span, twice). Misa devotes herself to Light because he killed her parents' murderer after several trials had failed to convict him.