by Animax held the anime music festival “ANIMAX MUSIX 2023” at Yokohama Arena on the 18th and released the official report.
ANIMAX MUSIX” is “Bringing the charm of anime music to the world!” It started in May 2009 with the concept. This year’s theme was “Sing, burst, anime music festival,” for the first time in four years, fans were allowed to sing, the six-hour-long performance was revived, and the first live TV broadcast in ANIMAX MUSIX’s history was held.
Performing artists include Miku Ito, Sumire Uesaka, Maaya Uchida, Yuma Uchida, Uma Musume Pretty Derby, Masayoshi Oishi, Ayaka Ohashi, GARNiDELiA, Candrion, JUNNA, Nao Higashiyama, TRUE, Yuki Nakajima, Yoshino Nanjo, 4U, MyGO!!!!!, MADKID, Liyuu, RAISE A SUILEN.
Yuma Uchida, who is participating in ANIMAX MUSIX for the first time, served as the top batter, raising the voltage of the venue at once with “SHAKE! SHAKE! SHAKE!” from the TV anime “Kaibyou Ishi Ramune” and “Comin’ Back” from the TV anime “Burning Kabaddi.” and “Over” from the TV anime “Ahiru no Sora,” giving a powerful and full-throttle start befitting an anime music “festival.”
The following person to appear was Ayaka Ohashi. TV anime “Sabagebu!” She performed songs such as “YES!!” from “Masamune-kun no Revenge R” and “Please, please!” from the TV anime “Masamune-kun no Revenge R” with her total energy.
One of the highlights of this year’s event, “Speak out! SELECTION”, is a project that will bring excitement to the entire venue. Liyuu x Yuki Nakajima performed “Hamtaro Tottokota” from the TV anime “Tottoko Hamtaro,” and Sandrion performed “Yes! Yuyuyu☆Yuruyuri♪♪” from the TV anime “Yuruyuri♪♪. ” They covered the song, and the venue came together to show excitement as they shouted their voices.
Next, unit 4U from “Tokyo 7th Sisters”, participating for the first time, took to the stage. They performed “LOVE AND DEVIL,” “Fire and Rose,” and “Funny☆Clutch,” sending Yokohama Arena into a frenzy with such enthusiasm that it was hard to believe that it was their first time participating.
MADKID also performed songs such as “SIN” from the TV anime “The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3”, raising the venue’s voltage before they could catch their breath. After singing songs like “ANIME SELECTION,” they started singing “ANIME SELECTION.”
From the TV anime “Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury,” which started at the end of last year and became a hot topic in the anime world, the Season 1 opening theme “Blessing” will be performed by JUNNA × GARNiDELiA, Season 1 ending theme “Kimiyo Noble Be” will be performed by Yuki Nakajima × Ohashi Ayaka performed an excellent collaboration stage, and the audience was thrilled by the gorgeous collaboration that only ANIMAX MUSIX can offer.
Here, MyGO!!!!!, a unit from “BanG Dream!” that will be participating in ANIMAX MUSIX for the first time, will appear. “Ichizuku Sora” from the TV anime “BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!!” and “BanG Dream! “Kageiromai” was performed. Next, they performed “Time Lapse” in collaboration with Sandrion, who won ANIMAX MUSIX NEXTAGE 2023 and won the appearance at ANIMAX MUSIX 2023 this time, and the venue erupted in cheers.
Miku Ito appeared with the voltage in the venue still high. TV anime “Combatants will be dispatched!” When Liyuu performed “No. 6” from the TV anime “Hoshikuzu Telepath” and “Dot to Line” from the TV anime “Hoshikuzu Telepath,” the venue erupted with shaking cheers. Less than a lover. “TRUE FOOL LOVE” from the TV anime “Hataraku Maou-Sama!”! After singing “bloomin'” from “2nd Season”, ANIMAX MUSIX’s annual “FAN SELECTION” began! The curtain opens on a one-of-a-kind stage where the artist sings requested songs that fans want to hear.
In a collaboration between gorgeous artists, Yuma Uchida and Masayoshi Oishi will be playing Hiten from the TV anime “Rurouni Kenshin – Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story,” while Sumire Uesaka and Yoshino Nanjo will be playing Gekitei from the TV anime Sakura Wars. !Imperial Flower Attack Group)” cover.
Sandrion then performed “Celestial Chart” from the TV anime “Hoshikuzu Telepath,” which didn’t make it feel like it was their first time participating, giving a sense of their further leap forward. While keeping the voltage at its peak, JUNNA sang “Dear” and “Sleep Lineage” from the TV anime “The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2”, and TRUE sang “Hiryu” from the TV anime “The Weakest Undefeated Divine Machine Dragon.” “Knight,” “UNISONIA” from the TV anime “Buddy Complex,” “Special Edition Sound!” The contest’s first half ended with the performance of “Ensemble” from “Euphonium ~Ensemble Contest~.”
The second half was a blast from the start! The second unit RAISE A SUILEN from “BanG Dream!” has appeared. “BanG Dream!”, performed “Apocalypse,” “!NVADE SHOW!” and “HELL! or HELL?” and wrapped the venue in the world of “BanG Dream!” and then collaborated with Maaya Uchida to perform the TV anime “Noragami ARAGOTO”.” and served “Kyouran Hey Kids!!”, instantly raising the voltage of the venue to its climax once again.
Next, at “ANIME SELECTION,” Yuma Uchida covered “Nameless Story” from the popular TV anime “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime,” and TRUE performed “Another Colony” in collaboration with Masayoshi Oishi, making the venue go wild. Invites you to the world of anime.
Sumire Uesaka is the character “Happy Ending Princess” from the TV anime “Genshiken Niidaime” and “Happy Ending Princess. “, followed by Yuki Nakajima’s “Beyond the Kasumi” from the TV anime “Goblin Slayer II,” “Route BLUE” from the TV anime “Shikimori-san, who is not just cute,” and GARNiDELiA from the TV anime “Sacrifice Princess and the Beast.” They performed “ONLY” by “Wang,” followed by “Gokuraku Jodo,” and once again, the venue was engulfed in a whirlpool of enthusiasm.
In “FAN SELECTION” again, Liyuu covered “The World is in Love” from the TV anime “Ao Haru Ride.” In collaboration with JUNNA x Nao Higashiyama x TRUE, she covered “Once Upon a Time” from the TV anime “Macross Delta.” Cover of “No Koi Nara”. In addition, Maaya Uchida plays “Loud Heiler” from the TV anime “The Ice Sword Magician Rules the World” and the TV anime “A Story about you, who has the experience, and Me, who Has no Experience, dating.” ‘Love You Tender!’, Nanjo Yoshino’s ‘Sen’ from the TV anime ‘The Girl Who Wanted to Become an Adventurer and Became an S Rank’, and ‘Sen’ from the TV anime ‘The Girl Who Wanted to Become an Adventurer and Became an S-Rank.’ They performed a medley of songs such as “Grisaia no Kajitsu” and went to the next corner excited even though it was the end of the live show.
In the “Matsuri SELECTION” project, which is a “festival” project that is also the theme of ANIMAX MUSIX 2023, and will deliver songs that will get you excited like a festival, MADKID × Raychell from RAISE A SUILEN will perform “Kokoro Odol” from the TV anime “SD Gundam Force.”, Nao Higashiyama covered “Kaire! Setsugekka” from the TV anime “Kikugou Shoujo wa Wakusenai” and was in full festival mode.
And ANIMAX MUSIX, Masayoshi Oishi, who has continued to liven up the “festival,” will appear in the TV anime “The Hero is Dead!” They performed songs such as “Dead!” from the TV anime “Ojou to Watchinu-kun” and “Fall in Love with Someone,” finally, Uma Musume Pretty Derby entered the contest.
After performing “Soshitemin Nano” from the TV anime “Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 3”, “Tresen Ondo,” and “Ms. “, the venue at Yokohama Arena erupted into wild applause as if it were the final act of the festival.
At the end, all the performing artists sang “Imagination” from the TV anime “Haikyu!!” in chorus, bringing the 6-hour live to its finale.
