Takanori Nishikawa, FLOW, "Tales of" and "iM@S" gathered at Tokyo Dome! Report on "Namco Bandai Entertainment Festival" DAY1

Namco Bandai Entertainment Festival, a live festival for artists involved in anime and games related to Namco Bandai Entertainment, was held at Tokyo Dome on October 19-20, 2019.

Day 1 on October 19 featured performances by "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS": Ayaka Ohashi (playing Uzuki Shimamura), Ayaka Fukuhara (playing Rin Shibuya), Sayuri Hara (playing Mio Honda), Kotomi Aihara (playing Shiki Ichinose), Mami Takano (playing Frederica Miyamoto), Rika Tachibana (playing Sae Kobayakawa), Ruutin (played by Shuko Shiomi), Asami Imai (played by Chie Sasaki), Natsumi Haruse (played by Kaoru Tatsuzaki), Makoto Koichi (played by Haru Yuki), Amina Sato (played by Arisu Tachibana), from "THE IDOLM@STER 765 Million Stars", Eriko Nakamura (Haruka Amami), Mami Imai (played by Chihaya Kisaragi), Hiromi Hirata (played by Makoto Kikuchi), Aimi Numakura (played by Haruka Amami), Mami Imai (played by Chihaya Kisaragi), Ai Numakura (played by Makoto Kikuchi), and Mami Takano (played by Shiki Ichinose). (played by Kikuchi Makoto), Numakura Aimi (played by Ganaha Hibiki), Machico (played by Ibuki Tsubasa), Ikuhara Yu (played by Emily Stuart), Aimi (played by Julia), Watanabe Keiko (played by Suo Momoko), Watanabe Yui (played by Yokoyama Nao), Suwa Ayaka (played by Tokugawa Matsuri), Sue Karae (played by Toyokawa Kazaka), Hamasaki Nana (played by Fukuda Noriko), Toda Meko (played by Toshiko Kuroyanagi), and Toshiko Kuroyanagi (played by Toshiko Kuroyanagi). Sogo Nakamura (Tendo Teru), Takuatsu Terashima (Amagase Fuyuma), Daichi Kambara (Ijuin Hokuto), Sadajo Matsuoka (Mitarai Shota), Issei Kikuchi (Aoi Yusuke), Kentaro Kumagai (Nugino Hideo) from "THE iDOLM@STER SideM", Sogo Nakamura (Tendo Teru), Takuatsu Terashima (Amagase Fuyuma), Daichi Kambara (Ijuin Hokuto), Sadajo Matsuoka (Mitarai Shota), Yusei Kikuchi (Aoi Yusuke), Kentaro Kumagai (Nugino Hideo), and (Hideo Nugino), Kentaro Kumagai (Hideo Nugino), Kento Hama (Ryu Kimura), Takuya Masumoto (Seiji Shingen), Yusuke Shirai (Haruna Wakasato), Takeaki Masuyama (Suzaku Benii), Hisanari Fukamachi (Genbu Kurono), Keisuke Furuhata (Shirou Tachibana), Kento Ito (Michio Suzu), Junya Enoki (Rui Maita), Yoshiki Nakajima (Jiro Yamashita) ), Shohei Komatsu (Ren Kabazaki), and Jun Kasama (Amehiko Kuzunoha). In addition, Bonnie Pink, Do As Infinity, Every Little Thing, FLOW, T.M.Revolution / Takanori Nishikawa, and Shigemi Tamaki performed, and voice actors Masaya Onosaka and Sogo Nakamura served as overall hosts.

The list of performers alone is quite long, but the lineup for Day 1 was typical of major anime song festivals, with many artists from series such as "Tales of," "Gundam," and "Code Geass" who are widely popular among the general public.

The live started with "Beyond The Dream" from "THE iDOLM@STER SideM". Sogo Nakamura, the center of the stage, said, "It's so spacious! But I can see all the way to the back! and "THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Beyond the Dream! The "THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Shining!" movie, he expressed the size and excitement of the Tokyo Dome. The "THE IDOLM@STER" dazzled the Dome festival with their gems of units and songs selected from various works.

FLOW performed "BURN", "Kaze no Uta" and "INNOSENSE" from "Tales of" series, and "COLORS" and "WORLD END" from "Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion" series. As flames billowed out in front of the stage, KEIGO, who encouraged the audience to raise their fists in the air, said, "These songs would not have been created if I had not met these two works. I am honored to sing it in front of everyone who loves the works. Guitarist TAKE was enjoying the vast stage of the Tokyo Dome more than anyone else. He was playing his guitar freely and rampantly, going from one end of the stage to the other, and sometimes even to the center stage through the flower aisle.

Do As Infinity performed "TAO" from "Tales of Legendia" and "believe in you" from "Tales of Asteria. Vocalist Tomiko Ban asked the audience, "Are you enjoying Banham Fest?　I'm having fun too! Yay yay! She put her feelings into the song rather than words, creating a world unique to Do As Infinity.

Shigemi Tamaki performed "Believe," "Reason," and "Realize" from the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series. Tamaki's voice has a timelessness to it that makes one's heart jump back to 2003, when "Gundam SEED" was being broadcast, just by listening to the songs. The sharpness of the dance synchronized with the dancers was also wonderful. The ED of "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny" features an impressive horizontal image of many characters slowly scrolling by, but this time, three screens were used to show a super-wide image at once, which was a unique performance at the convention center. Tamaki, who was 14 years old when she debuted with "Believe," expressed her joy at being able to sing this song in front of her fans 16 years later.

BONNIE PINK performed "Ring the Bell" from "Tales of Vesperia" and "We Belong" from "Tales of Asteria". BONNIE PINK said, "There are many women (in the audience) at Tales Fest, so it is refreshing to see so many male fans today.

Every Little Thing performed "good night" from "Tales of Rebirth.

It is a ballad that slowly seeps into the hearts of the listeners, and ELT's unique expression was evident in the way their voices rose high and far into the air with emotion toward the end of the song. After the song, vocalist Kaori Mochida said, "Tokyo Dome is amazing. It was fun to spend time with you today. Guitarist Ichiro Ito said, "'good night' is a song that we have been working on for about a year. We worked very hard on it to match the game's huge worldview.

T.M.Revolution / Takanori Nishikawa performed "INVOKE," "IGNITED," "VESTIGE," and "METEOR" from the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series. They turned the microphone to the audience and called out, "Let's hear it, 50,000 voices! and other such gestures, the audience became one with the dome, stirring up a frenzy of excitement. Nishikawa's soulful cry and the image of Heine Westenfels on the screen with a desperate look on her face seemed to be in sync with each other, leaving a lasting impression. After asking the audience to change the color of their psyllium to orange, her own color, Ms. Nishikawa closed her own stage performance with a rousing rendition of "Meteor -Meatia-".

Ms. Nishikawa appeared again on the "THE iDOLM@STER SideM" stage for the last part of the live. He sang "DRAMATIC NONFICTION" from the unit "DRAMATIC STARS" with original member Sogo Nakamura in a surprise collaboration. Nishikawa was worried that he might get burned by singing an idol's song together, but the audience welcomed the collaboration with thunderous cheers.

The last stage to close DAY1 was taken by "THE iDOLM@STER SideM," who sang "DRIVE A LIVE," the song that started them all. In the latter half of the show, all the performers of DAY 1 appeared on stage together to enliven the stage. At the end, all the performers and the audience united in a chorus of "BANNAMU FES, the best! The final chorus of DAY 1 ended with all the performers and the audience united in a chorus of "BANNAMU FES, the best!

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