Feature: Lantis Festival Tokyo
by Sarah Nelkin,
Japanese music publisher Lantis recently held its Lantis Matsuri (Lantis Festival) event across Japan in celebration of the label's 15th anniversary. The final day of the Tokyo event was visited by approximately 8,000 people, while the event's peak on the previous day had twelve thousand spectators.
Here's a look at the acts that performed on the final day:
The pop/heavy metal band is known for their theme songs for The Future Diary (Mirai Nikki) anime, and “Kyōki Chinden” (Madness Deposition), an unaired opening theme to the same anime.
During the band's performance, a fan in the back raised up a large flag with the emblem of the band, which other fans worshiped. The man with the flag pole was quickly taken away by event staff.
Singer Aki Misato, singer of Princess Resurrection (Kaibutsu Ōjo).
Musical duo marble, known for their theme songs used in micco commented on the latter song, saying that it is an important song to her that reminds her that there is no final goal in life, and that life is a continuing journey. Aside from performing the vocals, micco also played the xylophone.
The musical unit Endōkai invaded Kitadani's performance by performing a long comedy skit. Afterward, they performed the Kenzen Robo Daimidaler theme song.
The female vocalist known for her performances in So, I Can't Play H! theme song "Reason why XXX," she asked her fans to say "H ga Dekinai" (Can't Play H, or, '[I] can't have sex') after she said, "Dakara Boku wa" (So I).
Voice actress and singer Yuki, also known for her work on The Legend of the Legendary Heroes and sola, performed the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II ending theme song "Kanashimi wa Dare no Negai Demo Nai" (Sadness Is Not Anyone's Wish). She also announced that her very first acoustic solo concert will be held on November 30 at the Roppongi Claps venue.
After CooRie's solo performance, vocalist Yozuca* appeared to perform a Girl's High opening theme "Kirameku" (Sparkling).
Before the 20-minute intermission, many of the female vocalists appeared on stage to perform Yozuca*'s song "Super Affection," which served as the opening to the Carnival Phantasm series of OVAs.
Musical duo ULTRA-PRISM performed the Squid Girl opening "Shinryaku no Susume" (Moving Ahead on the Invasion), as well as their song "ULTRA-DATE!" In between songs, the female vocalist raised up a star wand, telling fans that it was a magical device that had the strangely specific power of being able to make crowds do the wave. While running across the stage following the wave, she also jokingly complained that she didn't see anyone in the crowd wearing an ULTRA-PRISM t-shirt.
Before leaving the stage, Annabel and ChouCho performed the Girls und Panzer theme song "DreamRiser."
After performing Kamichama Karin opening theme "Ankoku Tengoku" (Evil Heaven), she commented that it is still a mystery to her why they asked Ali Project to perform the song for the children's anime, and she suspects that her song haunted children who watched. Ali Project rounded out the Princess Resurrection theme songs with the ending "Hizamazuite Ashi o Oname" (Get On Your Knees and Lick My Feet).
Voice actress and singer Minami Kuribayashi performed Katanagatari opening theme "Meiya Kadenrō," as well as Rumbling Hearts (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! opening, "moving soul."
The band lead by Kuroko's Basketball opening "Hengen Jizai no Magical Star" (Phantasmagoric Magical Star), as well as their song "Summer GT." Afterward, Minami Kuribayashi returned to the stage. Taniyama commented that he first met Kuribayashi during the Rumbling Hearts anime when Taniyama played protagonist Takayuki and Kuribayashi played heroine Haruka. He also noted that even now, fans (especially male) still call him a good-for-nothing due to the role he played. As a "reunion" between Takayuki and Haruka after 10 years since the anime broadcasted, the two performed two songs together: "Mikansei no Guilty" (Incomplete Guilty) and Kuribayashi's debut song, "Rumbling Hearts."
After the collaboration, GRANRODEO performed the two final songs of the concert: "modern strange cowboy" and the IGPX opening theme "Go For It!," during which fans yelled the word IGPX.
As an encore, all of the performers sang the theme song of the Lantis Festival, "Starting STYLE!!"
After the concert ended, the staff suggested that fans not forget to purchase official event merchandise. Here's a peek at some of the goods:
The Lantis Ani-Song World Tour will be held in 2015 in multiple locations around the world, including Las Vegas, USA, Singapore, Seoul, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, and Taipei, Taiwan.
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