Anisama 15th year anniversary project! Anisama Playback! The 11th "Animelo Summer Live 2015 -THE GATE-" It is a mythical scene engraved in the history of ani-song!

Animelo Summer Live" (hereafter, "Anisama"), the world's largest anime song event that brings together the top artists in the anime song world, will celebrate its 15th anniversary this summer with "Animelo Summer Live 2019 -STORY-" (hereafter, "Anisama 2019").

To commemorate this anniversary year of Anisama, Akiba Research Institute takes a year-by-year playback of past Anisamas!

Let's hear from anime and anime song writers who participated in the Anisama back then, as well as their memories, and get excited about Anisama 2019, which will be held over the three days of August 30, 31, and September 1, 2019!

So, the 11th edition of the Animelo Summer Live 2015 -THE GATE- has entered further uncharted territory after returning to its roots in 2014!

This time, writer Kiri Nakazato, who knows a thing or two about idol-related anime, delves into the three days from his unique perspective.

Animelo Summer Live 2015 -THE GATE-!

Date: August 28, 29, and 30, 2015

Venue: Saitama Super Arena (stadium mode)

Theme song: "Hajimare, THE GATE! Lyrics: Aki Hata / Composition and arrangement: Kazunori Watanabe

Animelo Summer Live (Anisama), which started in 2005, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014 with the theme "ONENESS. It was the first title chosen by Anisama as the theme of its theme song. It was a return to the starting point, to the will to create a bridge of ani-songs to the world and to create a big place that transcends the boundaries of companies and labels. Animelo Summer Live 2015 -THE GATE-," which is the subject of this report, is the stage that will open the door to a new era in the next 10 years and beyond. In this article, I would like to talk about Anisama 2015 as a singularity of "idol content originating units".

One of the biggest changes (in the broad sense of the word) in the anisong world in the first 10 years of Anisama was the breakthrough of units that originated from works, especially idol works. The "THE iDOLM@STER" series, the "LOVE LIVE! series, "Aikatsu! series, and "Wake Up, Girls!

On the first day of Anisama 2015, when the performers were introduced at the opening of the show, it seemed as if Idolmaster, μ's, and LiSA were greeted with even more enthusiastic cheers. In this context, what will Anisama break, what will connect, and what will be shown as it enters a new era?

If I were to look back on the Anisama of 2015 and think about what was the symbolic scene of the year, it could only be the first shot that appeared on stage after the opening of the first day of the show.

The opening of the show was accompanied by the intro of the OP "READY! almost everyone in the hall must have thought "THE IDOLM@STER" would be the top batter. However, the main stage gate opened and out came Eriko Nakamura (who plays Haruka Amami in "THE iDOLM@STER") and Emi Nitta (who plays Honoka Kosaka in "LOVE LIVE! ), the center of both productions. Yumi Hara and Aozora Tokui appeared, with Mami Shimoda and Aya Uchida solidifying both wings. While Ms. Nakamura and Ms. Nitta shouted the name of their respective works in high spirits, one could see Mami Imai smiling happily in the back row. Then the two center members take each other's hands and announce the start of Anisama.

It was not an exaggeration, but a mythical scene. Yumi Hara and Aya Uchida, Kyomi Asakura and Riho Iida, Aimi Numakura and Aina Kusuda, Mami Shimoda and Pile, and Mami Imai and Suzuko Mimori leaned in close for the opening song, "Bokachi wa Ima no Naka Nakade," in poses that were characteristic of each work. The members of each group held each other's hands in joy at the realization of their dream collaboration.

The members of MeloCure performed "Wonderful Rush," "Kiramekirari," "No brands girls," and "GO MY WAY! 765 Pro and μ's sang and danced together to these gems of songs that have been polished by their respective works.

If you had asked them if they would like to collaborate and sing each other's songs at Anisama, many people in the industry would have replied with a wry smile, "It would be interesting and I would like to see it, but I think it would be difficult. In 2010, "Love Live! has brought light to anime and game content outside of the village and expanded the world of ani-song itself, including an appearance on the 66th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Singing Contest).

I think the obstacle that stands in the way of these great brands mingling with each other is the stiffness in the air. There is an ambiguous atmosphere that exists both among the people involved and among the fans, as if it were difficult or safe to avoid. In reality, however, there should be no obstacles in the way of exchanges between the two contents. In fact, at overseas anime festivals, it is commonplace to see dream pictures of idol contents side by side with each other. In order to realize such a dream in Japan, all that is needed is the courage to make a bold proposal, the relationships necessary for negotiations to proceed, and a tenacious will. For Anisama, "THE iDOLM@STER" and "LOVE LIVE! There was a history and relationship of building the Anisama stage with both teams. It must have been significant that both teams at that time had key personnel such as Akihiro Ishihara and Yohei Kisara, who were in charge of the site.

The phrase "No brands girls," "Walls can be broken down, show me the future with courage, yes, I'm ready..." I felt that the choice of this song itself was a message that Anisama had put on this stage.

Another thing that made this collaboration so special was the timing. 765PRO AS, for me personally, has made great strides as an artist through the 2011 TV anime and the 2012 "THE IDOLM@STER 7th ANNIVERSARY 765PRO ALLSTARS: Together with Everyone! In 2014, they reached Saitama Super Arena for "THE IDOLM@STER M@STERS OF IDOL WORLD!!!2014". 2015", the month before the 2015 Anisama, they performed in a dome, which had been a dream of theirs for many years. It can be said that 765PRO was at the perfect timing to be fully finished with their training and preparation for the special dome performance.

The legend of μ's as a unit of voice actors performing live began in February 2012 with "Love Live! However, it was around February to April 2014 that the girls truly began their ascent to the top of the national idol unit ladder with their 4th live "Love Live! μ's→NEXT LoveLive! 2014 ~ENDLESS PARADE~" was held from February to April 2014, and the second season of the TV anime started. Then, μ's will hold its last solo live "μ's Final LoveLive! - μ'sic Forever♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪" at Tokyo Dome on March 31-April 1, 2016. Compared to their great achievements and influence, the season in which µ's ran to the top was surprisingly short.

The timing of August 2015 may have been the first and last time that 765 Pro AS and μ's could join hands in the most glorious conditions and circumstances. μ's member Aino Nanjo's only regret is that she could not sing with us due to her knee condition, but she herself I felt affection for her as she stood on stage, explained her situation, and shared her time at the venue.

A fixed-point camera that continues to capture the artists at their most glorious moments

In a sense, the Anisama event had a special connection to the idol content of "Wake Up, Girls! It is a well-known story that Saitama Super Arena was the model for I-1 Arena, the home venue of I-1 Club, the most powerful major idol group in the anime of the same name, and that Anisama cooperated in providing the coverage and materials needed to depict the venue.

As a voice-over unit, Wake Up, Girls! made their first appearance at "Animelo Summer Live 2014 -ONENESS-". This year, 2015, also coincided with the release of "Wake Up, Girls! Sequel to the Movie: Shadow of Youth" in September and "Beyond the Bottom" in December of the same year. It was a big stage with a mission to win the hearts of a large audience with their matured performances and bring them to the theater.

The fans who gathered at Anisama were kind and welcoming, as the venue gradually turned green, the image color of WUG. A sea of green lights greeted the seven girls who took the stage in "Symphony for Girls" costumes reminiscent of green military uniforms. The sight of the lights filling the Saitama Super Arena became a seed in the hearts of the girls, and four years later, they will fill the venue alone for the "Wake Up, Girls! The experience of a packed Saitama Super Arena filled with light for themselves was an unforgettable experience for the seven girls, and I believe it gave a solid outline to their dream of standing alone in this venue.

Three years after this day, the 2018 Anisama was the last Anisama for Wake Up, Girls! μ's performed their final live in 2016, and Wake Up, Girls! and Milky Holmes ended their activities in 2019. No work or unit is permanent, and one day it will come to an end.

Personally, when I feel sentimental about the end of a unit, the first thing I pick up is the live BD of "Animelo Summer Live 2015 - THE GATE-. It is the very moment when the girls ran through the live with glitter and sparkle. What makes the BD different from the videos of individual live performances of each work or unit is that it also captures the atmosphere of the times, how the packed audience at the world's largest anime song festival evaluated and welcomed each work or unit.

The miraculous time when legend and legend went hand in hand is still there, and always will be.

(Text by Kiri Nakazato)

Performers

August 28

THE IDOLM@STER (Eriko Nakamura, Asami Imai, Asami Shimoda, Yumi Hara, Aimi Numakura, Anmi Asakura), AKINO from bless4, Yuka Iguchi, Kanako Ito, Sayoshi Oishi, King Cream Soda, Maon Kurosaki, Konomi Suzuki, TRUSTRICK, Iori Nomizu, BACK-ON, Haruna Luna, μ's, Melo Cure, Momoiro Clover Z, LiSA, Ray

＜Surprise Artists

Yuko Hara, Tom-H@ck (as a member of OxT), Yukikane Nishizawa

August 29

THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS (Ayaka Ohashi, Ayaka Fukuhara, Sayuri Hara, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Naomi Ozora, Marie Uchida, Hope Yamamoto, Ruriko Aoki, Aya Suzaki, Hiromi Igarashi, Natsumi Takamori, Yuka Otsubo, Rei Matsuzaki, Haruka Kamura), Shota Aoi, i☆Ris, angela, Mami Imai, Aya Uchida, Castamai Z, Mami Kawada GARNiDELiA, 3nen E-gumi Sama-chan (Mai Fuchigami, Aya Suzaki, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ryota Osaka, Mimi Tanaka, Yoshio Yamatani), SCREEN mode, Sphere, ChouCho, Nanamorichu Goraku-bu, Aino Nanjo, Pile, Mamoru Miyano, Milky Holmes, Hanon Bunshima

＜Surprise Artists

fripSide, Tenchu Girls (appeared as back dancers for fripSide. Members: Luce Twinkle Wink☆, Erika Kaiho, Kanami Sawaguchi), Marty Friedman (session with Nanamorichu Goraku-bu), Eri Sasaki

August 30

Mashiro Ayano, Wake Up, Girls!, Marie Uchida, Ayaka Ohashi, Yui Ogura, Kensho Ono, Kalafina, GRANRODEO, Mikako Komatsu, ZAQ, JO☆STARS~TOMMY,Coda,JIN~, Tesapurun♪ (Asuka Nishi, Satomi Aksaka, Kasu Ogino, Ayaka Ohashi, Rena Ueda, Eda Mikami, Rumi Okubo, Mikako Komatsu, Natsumi Takamori, Sumire Uesaka), TrySail, Minori Chihara, Emi Nitta, fhána, Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE, Rhodanthe*, Kaori Yui

＜Surprise Artists

motsu (session with ZAQ), Kaito Onda (session with Mikako Komatsu and Marie Uchida)

Set List

■August 28

1. medley / THE IDOLM@STER x μ's

READY! (OP of the anime "THE iDOLM@STER")

Bokuraha ha now no naka naka (Anime "Love Live!" OP) (OP)

2. medley / THE IDOLM@STER x μ's

Wonderful Rush

Kirame kirari

No brand girls

GO MY WAY!

3. geragelapo dance train / King Cream Soda (game "YOKAI WATCH 2 Shinju" OP)

Geragerapo no uta / King Cream Soda (Anime "YOKAI WATCH" OP)

5. niven noichi / BACK-ON (Anime "Gundam Build Fighters" OP)

Cerulean / BACK-ON (OP of the first half of the anime "Gundam Build Fighter Tri")

7. fill in the jet black / Iori Nomizu (OP of the anime "Chaika of the Coffin Princess: AVENGING BATTLE")

D.O.B. / Iori Nomizu (OP of the anime "Air Combat Magician Candidate Instructor")

Hey World / Yuka Iguchi (OP of the anime "Dungeon ni Meets Encounter wo Motomete o Motomeru wa Wrong")

Grow Slowly / Yuka Iguchi (Anime "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S" ED)

Rolling! Rolling! / Yuka Iguchi & Ray (ED of the anime "Row Kyuubu! SS")

12. ebb and flow / Ray (OP of the anime "Nagi no Asukara")

13. secret arms / Ray (OP of the anime "To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd ^" )

14．niji no kakera / Kon Natsumi（Anime「One Week Friends」OP OP)

15.ISOtone / KON Natsumi (Anime "CHAOS DRAGON Aka Ryu Senkaku" OP)

16.Harmonize Clover / Maon Kurosaki (Anime "Gakkou Gurashi! ED)

17.Setsuna no Kajitsu / Maon Kurosaki (Anime "Grisaia no Kajitsu" OP)

18.Gyakkou no Flugel / Maon Kurosaki & TRUSTRICK (Insert Song of "Senki Zesshou Symphogear")

19.FLYING FAFNIR / TRUSTRICK (OP of the anime "Fafnir the Gun Emperor")

20. self REST@RT / THE IDOLM@STER

M@STERPIECE / THE IDOLM@STER (theme song of the movie "THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Beyond the Shine! (theme song of the movie "THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE Beyond the Shine!)

MOON PRIDE / Momoiro Clover Z (Anime "Sailor Moon Crystal" OP)

23. "Z" no Oath / Momoiro Clover Z (theme song of "Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F")

CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA / Momoiro Clover Z (OP of "Dragon Ball Z")

Hacking to the Gate / Kanako Itou (Anime "STEINS;GATE" OP)

Amadeus / Itou Kanako (Game "STEINS;GATE 0" OP)

27. kimi ja dakatta dameseme / OISIMA Sayoshi (Anime "Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun" OP)

Kimi Iro Signal / HARUNA Luna (Anime "Saerenai Kanojo no Nuturekata" OP)

29.Startear / HARUNA Runa (Anime "SWORD ART ONLINE II" ED)

30. connect / Runa HARUNA & Konomi SUZUKI (Anime "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" OP)

31. medley / Konomi Suzuki

GINSEN NO KAZE (Anime "Madama no Ou to Senki" OP)

CHOIR JAIL (Anime "Twilight Maiden x Amnesia" OP)

Absolute Soul -THE GATE LIVE ver- / Suzuki Konomi feat.

33. 1st Priority / Melocure (Anime "Stratos Four" OP)

Agapē / Melocure (Insert song of anime "Disk Princess Warukyure")

35. sea color / AKINO from bless4 (Anime "Fleet This" OP)

36. blizzard / Yukikane Nishizawa (ED)

37. it's our miracle / μ's (Anime "Love Live! 2nd Season" OP)

38. yumenotobira / μ's

KiRa-KiRa Sensation!

Rally Go Round / LiSA (Anime "Nisekoi:" OP)

No More Time Machine / LiSA (Anime "SWORD ART ONLINE II" ED)

Shirushi / LiSA (Anime "SWORD ART ONLINE II" ED)

Rising Hope / LiSA (Anime "The Lesser Student of Magical High School" OP)

-Encore

1. "Hajimare, THE GATE! / Anisama 2015 Artists (excluding King Cream Soda)

August 29

Happy☆Material / Sphere & fripSide (Anime "Magical Teacher Negima! OP)

Luminize / fripSide (Anime "Future Card Buddy Fight 100" OP)

black bullet / fripSide (Anime "Black Bullet" OP)

Dream Parade / i☆Ris (Anime "Pripara" OP)

5. medley / i☆Ris

Make it!

Miracle☆Paradise (Anime "Prepara" OP)

Realize!

6. there is only one correct answer! Not! / Milky Holmes & i☆Ris (OP of the anime "Tantei Opera Milky Holmes")

Milky A GO GO / Milky Holmes (Anime "Tantei Opera Milky Holmes TD" OP)

Requiem / Casta Mai Z (Anime "Knights of Sidonia: Battle for the Ninth Planet" ED)

BLESS YoUr NAME / ChouCho (Anime "High School DxD BorN" OP)

Reason for Kindness / ChouCho(Anime "Hyouka" OP)

RIGHT LIGHT RISE / Kanon Kubujima (Anime "Dungeon ni Metsumo wo Motomete o Motomeru wa Wrong" ED)

12. killy killy JOKER / Kane Wakeshima (Anime "selector infected WIXOSS" OP)

13. apple mint / Aya Uchida

Kimi ga kurenai KISEKI / Pile (Anime "Duel Masters VSR" ED)

15. in search of Kimi wo Motomete / Nanjo Aino (Anime "Grisaia no Rakuen" ED)

16. extreme Dreamer / SCREEN mode (Anime "Yoru no Yatterman" OP)

17. ambivalence / SCREEN mode (Anime "Kuroko no Basketball the 3rd season Teiko-hen" ED)

Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!

19.passion CONTINUE / Sphere (ED of the anime "Yoru no Yatterman")

20.vivid brilliant door! / Sphere (Anime "Electric Teacher" OP)

21.seishun satsubatsu ron / 3nen e-gumi samaharai (OP of the anime "Assassination Classroom")

22. yuru yuri rin rin rin rin rin / Nanamorichu☆Gourakuubu (Anime "Yuru Yuri Nachyachumi!" OP) OP)

23. yurishirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirashirin / Nanamorichu☆Gorakuubu（OP of the anime "YuruYuri Nachiyachumi! +" OP)

24. yuriyurara yuru yuri death case / Nanamorichu☆Gorakubu feat. Marty Friedman

Ring of Fortune / Sasaki Eri (OP of "Plastic Memories")

Asayake no Starmine / Asami Imai (Anime "Plastic Memories" ED)

Experience Value Rising☆ / Asami Imai & Aya Uchida & Pile (Anime "Minamike" OP)

ambiguous / GARNiDELiA (Anime "Kill la Kill" OP)

BLAZING / GARNiDELiA（OP of the anime "Gundam G no Reconguista)

30. secret kuchiduke / Shota Aoi

Gardens / KAWADA Mami (Anime "To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd ^" ED)

32. medley / Mami Kawada

Scarlet Sky (Anime "Shakugan no Shana" OP)

Borderland (Anime "Jormungandr" OP)

No buts! (Anime "Toaru Majutsu no Index II" OP)

JOINT / Mami Kawada (Anime "Shakugan no SHANA II" OP)

Shine / Mamoru Miyano (Anime "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Revolutions" OP)

NEW ORDER / Mamoru Miyano (theme song of the anime "wooser no sonohikkatsuhen")

BREAK IT! / Mamoru Miyano (Anime "Card Fight!!! Vanguard G" OP) Vanguard G" OP)

37. please! Cinderella / IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS (theme song of the game "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS")

38．Star! / THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS (Anime "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 1st Season" OP)

39.Shine! / IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS (Anime "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS 2nd Season" OP)

Iggisto / angela (Anime "Sokyu no Fafner EXODUS" OP)

41. brilliant road to tomorrow / angela (Anime "Uchu no Stelvia" OP)

Cydonia / angela (Anime "Knights of Cydonia" OP)

43. knight march / angela (anime "knight of sidonia: battle of the ninth planet" OP)

-Encore

1．Hajimare, THE GATE! / Anisama 2015 Performing Artists

August 30

1．Henkakujizai no Magical Star / GRANRODEO & Kensho Ono (OP of the anime "Kuroko no Basketball")

2. lStand Up!!!!!!!!!! / TESAPRUN♪ (Anime "Tesagure! Bukkatsu Mono" OP)

3. color crossroad / Tesapurun♪ (OP of the anime "Tesagure! Bukkatsu Mono Supin Ofu Purupurun Sharmu to Yuyuubou" (ED)

Youthful Dreamer / TrySail (Anime "Denpa Kyoukai" OP)

Cobalt / TrySail (Anime "Classroom☆Crisis" OP)

Raise (album ver.) / Yui Ogura (Anime "Campione!" ED) ED)

Honey♥Come! / Yui Ogura (ED)

Karappo Capsule / Marei Uchida (Anime "Anime de Tsukuru Shinryokanai" ED)

9. gimme! Revolution / Marei Uchida (Anime "Ore, Twintail ni naru") OP)

10. it starts with a smile and a smiling face! / NITTA Emi

11. quest Dreaming / Emi Nitta (Anime "Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD" ED)

12．YES! / Ayaka Ohashi (Anime "Sabagebutsu! OP)

ENERGY☆SMILE / Ayaka Ohashi

ideal white / Ayano Mashiro (Anime "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] 1st season" OP)

15. stardust interlude / fhána (Anime "Celestial Method" ED)

16.Wonder Stella / fhána (Anime "Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Zweiherz! OP)

17. divine intervention / fhána & ZAQ (Anime "Witchcraft Works" OP)

18. arigato, daisuki / Minori Chihara (Anime "The Disappearance of Yuki Nagato" ED)

19.Beyond the Boundary / Minori Chihara（OP of the anime "Beyond the Boundary")

20. the sky I wanted to see you / Minori Chihara (theme song of "Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-")

Our Steady Boy / Yui Kaori (Anime "kiss×sis" ED)

22. Ring Ring Rainbow! / Yui Kaori (Anime "Dandelion in the Castle Town" OP)

23.Shoujo Symphony / Wake Up, Girls! (theme song of "Wake Up, Girls! Sequel to the Movie: The First Arc")

24. tachiagare! / Wake Up, Girls!

Love + I・N・G / Tsun♡Hego

26. medley / Rhodanthe* (theme song of the anime "Kiniro Momo*")

Your Voice (ED of "Kiniro Mosaic")

Jumping! (Anime "Kiniro Mosaic" OP)

27. dream color parade / Rhodanthe* (Anime "Hello! Kiniro Mosaic" OP)

Gunsei Survival / Mikako Komatsu (Anime "Seishun x Kikan" ED)

Sobakasu / Mikako Komatsu & Marei Uchida feat.

ZERO / Kensho Ono (Anime "Kuroko no Basketball the 3rd season Teiko-hen" OP)

Blue horizon / Kensho Ono

Philosophy of Dear World / ZAQ（OP of the anime "Junjie no Maria)

33，Seven Doors / ZAQ（OP of anime "Trinity Seven)

34．OVERDRIVER-ANISAMA Remix feat. motsu / ZAQ feat. motsu

SURPRISE-DRIVE / Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE (Special Effects "Masked Rider Drive" OP)

36. re-ray / Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE (theme song of "MASKED RIDER DRIVE THE MOVIE: Surprise Future")

37. medley / JO☆STARS ~TOMMY, Coda, JIN

JOJO ~Sono Blood no Fate~ (Anime "JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure (Part1 Phantom Blood)" OP)

BLOODY STREAM (Anime "JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure (Part2 Battle Tide)" OP)

STAND PROUD (Anime "JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders" OP)

38. jojo's memory of its blood ~end of THE WORLD~ / JO☆STARS ~TOMMY, Coda, JIN~ (Anime "JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders: Egypt Arc" OP)

39. believe / Kalafina (Anime "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]" ED)

40. ring your bell / Kalafina (Anime "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]" ED)

41. one light / Kalafina (Anime "Arslan Senki" ED)

DAWN GATE / GRANRODEO

Punky Funky Love / GRANRODEO (Anime "Kuroko no Basketball 3rd season 1st half" OP)

Summer GT09 / GRANRODEO

Memories / GRANRODEO (OP of the anime "Kuroko no Basketball 3rd season Seirin VS Rakuzan")

-Encore

1. hajimare, THE GATE! / Anisama 2015 Performing Artists