ANIMAX MUSIX 2016 YOKOHAMA" Official Report Arrives!　17 artists sang anime music for 6 exciting hours!

The official report of the anime music live festival event "ANIMAX MUSIX 2016 YOKOHAMA" has arrived.

ANIMAX MUSIX" is an anime music festival held every year under the concept of "spreading the charm of anime music to the world. The event is broadcasted not only in Japan but also in many other countries and regions through Animax, a channel specializing in anime.

Such worldwide music event "ANIMAX MUSIX 2016 YOKOHAMA" will be held on November 23. Information about the anime music event for the next generation of artists to be held in 2017 was also released.

Below is the official report.

[Official Report.
Seventeen artists including GRANRODEO, Suzuko Mimori, Denpa-gumi.inc, and secret guest Shoko Nakagawa appeared at the Yokohama Arena performance of "ANIMAX MUSIX," which was held for the seventh time this year, and the top performer, Maon Kurosaki, performed the ending theme "VERMILLION" of the TV anime "DRIFTERS. The top performer, Maon Kurosaki, quickly enlivened the audience with "VERMILLION," the ending theme song of the TV anime "DRIFTERS. GRANRODEO, making their first appearance in two years, followed, singing a cover of "Anata dake mitsumeteru (Maki Ohguro)," the first ED song of the TV anime "Slam Dunk.

In the acoustic corner of the second half, voice actress Marei Uchida sang "Ekujitsu (nano.RIPE)", the OP song of the TV anime "Sankarea", her first starring role, followed by Aino Nanjo singing the theme song of the anime movie "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo", which is also included in her bonus cover CD of her album "N no Hako". Garnet (Oku Hanako)," the theme song for the anime movie "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo," which is also included on the bonus cover CD for her album "N no Hako.

Also, Shoko Nakagawa, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of her CD debut, appeared as a secret guest. She sang "PUNCH LINE!" in collaboration with Denpagumi.inc, and also excited the audience with a medley from the anime "GURREN LAGANN.
This year, in commemoration of Toei Animation's 60th anniversary, the "Toei Animation 60th Anniversary Special" featured selected theme songs from Toei Animation's most famous works.

Among them was a cover of "WE GOTTA POWER (Hironobu Kageyama)" from the TV animation "Dragon Ball Z" by bless4. Later, Yuka Iguchi and Marei Uchida performed the OP song "Ojamajo Carnival!!!" from the TV anime "Ojamajo Doremi". (MAHO-do)" in collaboration. In addition, May'n performed a total of four other songs, including "Northern Cross" sung by Sheryl Nome, a character in the TV anime "Macross F".

At the ending, all the artists performed the first theme song of the TV animation "ONE PIECE", "We Are! (Kitadani Hiroshi)," and the six-hour-long stage ended with a great climax.

Furthermore, as a gateway to the ANIMAX MUSIX Yokohama & Osaka performances, the event announced that "ANIMAX MUSIX NEXTAGE," a live event for the next generation of artists who will lead the future of anime music, will be held on February 25, 2017 (Saturday) at Akihabara P.A.R.M.S. This event is a supportive live event created by fans and ANIMAX as one, with rising star artists aiming to perform in Yokohama & Osaka in the coming year.

*The "ANIMAX MUSIX 2016 YOKOHAMA" will be broadcast on Saturday, January 28, 2017 on BS SKY PerfecTV! and on Animax in February.