In the world of voice acting/seiyuu (声優), particularly in Japan, it’s very common for voice actors to have a singing career as well. Some voice actors have prominent singing careers – like Daisuke Ono, Kishow Taniyama (GRANRODEO) and Showtaro Morikubo to name a few. While going deeper into the rabbit hole, in anime and games, seiyuus of major characters sing their theme songs for the anime and video game – which is commonly known as character/image songs. If the characters sing in-universe i.e. Idolish7, ST☆RISH, μ’s (pronounced Muse), the CDs are frequently released under the names of the characters rather than the seiyuu. This genre of music is called Anisong, and it ranges from J-pop to J-rock.
Azusa Tadokoro is a voice actress who has been active in providing voices in many anime productions. But now, ‘Hakoniwa no Kofuku,’ her debut digital single, has been released. Kosuke Oki wrote the lyrics, and Kanda John wrote the song and arranged it. They’ve already collaborated on her fourth album, ‘Waver.’ For the latest diorama image, in which she wore a stunning red outfit, the universe of the song is depicted in a completely different way than she has done in any of her previous music videos.
Watch the video here:
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This new song serves as the ending theme for the upcoming TV anime “In the Land of Leadale,” which will premiere on January 5th, 2022.
A synopsis of the upcoming anime: In the Land of Leadle, due to a terrible accident, Keina Kagami is forced to live on life support in order to survive. The only way for her to be free is within the VRMMORPG “Leadale.” One day, her life support stops functioning, and Keina loses her life. But when she wakes up, she finds herself in the world of Leadale 200 years in the future. She is now the half-elf -Cayna, who possesses lost skills and OP statuses and becomes closer to other inhabitants of this world.
The anime is directed by Yuuji Yanase and will be animated by Maho Films, based on the light novel series of the same name. Notable voice actors such as Eri Yukimura, Daisuke Ono, Kaori Nazuka and Tomokazu Sugita will be lending their voices to the series.
A short introduction to Azusa Tadokoro: She won the 36th Horipro Talent Scout Caravan’s “Next Generation Voice Actress Artist Auditions” category. She has worked as a voice actress for popular anime and video games, and as a singer, she has recorded four albums and eleven singles, as well as played solo live. With the album “Waver,” which she self-produced for the first time, she gave a live performance without fees or an audience.
Notable voice works:
“Uma Musume Pretty Derby” (voice act as Symboli Rudolf）
“Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon” (voice act as Moroha）
“Aikatsu! series” (voice act as Aoi Kiriya, Yuzu Nikaido, Karen Kamishiro)
“BanG Dream! Girls Band Party” (voice act as Kaoru Seta)
“The Idolmaster:Million Live!” (voice act as Shizuka Mogami)
and more…
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQ5M6FKMvvmN9ucD6LAiow
