From Gita to Random Star of the Stars! Highlights & Report from "Animelo Summer Live 2019 -Story-" DAY3, where the stories of the voice actress girl bands were connected.

DAY 3 of "Animelo Summer Live 2019 -Story-," one of the world's largest anime song festivals, was held at Saitama Super Arena on September 1, 2019.

Aoi Eir, Shota Aoi, Asami Imai, Uesaka Sumire, Marei Uchida, Yuma Uchida, Yui Ogura, Maon Kurosaki, ZAQ, JAM Project, Spira Spica, buzz★Vibes, Poppin' Party, OxT, and JUNNA performed on DAY3, the final day, Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club, and ClariS performed.

Eir Aoi & Shota Aoi

The two were decorated with blue roses on their chests. The energy that the combination of these two gave off was overwhelming, and Shota Aoi's masculine and powerful shouts showed his versatility and new charm.

Spira Spica

Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club

Uesaka Sumire

Looking at the lineup of artists for DAY 3, I was struck once again by their individuality and diversity, which could be described as disparate. The first half of the day's lineup, Spira Spica, Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club, Uesaka Sumire, ClariS, JUNNA, and Imai Mami, was a diverse array of colors. In a sense, the miscellaneous lineup gave the audience a sense of direction: "Is it okay to sing an ecchi song after Nijigasaki-san?" and performed "Bon ♡♡♡bon is his thing ♡♡". She was not shy about showing her outlandish expressions with full impact, and her own mention of the set list seemed to create an atmosphere in which it was okay to be different, and in fact, it was interesting.

ClariS

JUNNA

Asami Imai

It was also a nice touch to have Yuma Uchida and Mare Uchida's sister/brother lineup gently tucked in among the female artists, and to sandwich it with a collaboration song by Mare Uchida and Sumire Uesaka.

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida x OxT

Marei Uchida

Marei Uchida x Sumire Uesaka

In the middle of the live, "Hamtaro to Kota" by Yui Ogura and Marei Uchida served to neutralize the remnants of the too large presence of Houkago Tea Time and JAM Project after the break. The unshakable presence of "Yui Ogura" who was allowed to sing this song full-size in this position without hesitation. Hamtaro and Kota" was sung while traversing the Anisama venue on a trolley. It was a chaos that included both the looseness that made the audience laugh and the anikura-like excitement.

JAM Project with Anisama Friends

Yui Ogura and Marei Uchida

The biggest surprise of the last day was the performance by the band Houkago, a band born from the anime series "K-ON! series, a band born from the anime series "K-ON! The band members' instruments, which had been carefully preserved since that time, were displayed on the screen, and a sense of foreboding and awareness spread through the audience. A guitar strummed to announce the opening of the show, and Yoko Hikasa, who plays Mio Akiyama, shouted, "Let's go, Anisummer! I will never forget the tremendous atmosphere of the entire Saitama Super Arena as the entire venue screamed out in red and orange lights. The back-to-back session between Ms. Aki Toyosaki, who played Yui Hirasawa, and Ms. Ayana Taketatsu, who played Azusa Nakano, was a scene straight out of a legend. Ms. Toyosaki said, "The anime 'K-ON! 10th anniversary since its broadcast. I am filled with gratitude that so many people still love it after all this time! She expressed her joy.

Houkago Tea Time

A Genealogy of Voice Actor Real Bands

The history of real bands performed by voice actors themselves dates back to the 1970s, when Akio Nojima, Toshio Furukawa, and others formed the band "Slapstick. However, the 2009 "K-ON!" was an epoch-making event in that the cast members of the band-themed animation work themselves performed as a band, thus linking the work and the performance of the performers. was an epoch-making event. K-ON! had a great impact on the girl band boom, and many of you may remember that the lefty model bass used by Mio sold like hotcakes after the broadcast.

K-ON!" was a limited challenge in that the cast performed a few of the songs they sang live at events and live performances. project started in 2015, the concept was to form a real band with the voice actors themselves appearing in a girls' band anime, and the challenge was to have the voice actors themselves perform the entire live show. project started in 2015.

Poppin'Party

What is interesting is that the boom of "K-ON! boom did not directly lead to "Bandoli-! but there was a disconnect between the two. Aimi, who was originally an artist, appeared as Julia in the idol work "THE iDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! as Julia, and sang while playing the guitar on stage as one of the idol's expressions. After the suggestion of a concerned person who saw the vividness of her appearance, the "Bandolier! project was set in motion. The composition in which the voice actors themselves practice and play the instruments, and the sight of their hard work is inspiring, is more in the vein of idol works such as "Love Live! and other idol works.

Of course, the band's predecessors have had their influence, as well: "My Heart is a Choco Coronet," sung by Rimi Ushigome (cv: Rimi Nishimoto) of Poppin'Party, reminded many high school girls of Houkago Tea Time, as they softly and loosely sing about their favorite things in their daily lives.

And let's not forget the reverse direction of the "cover" trend. Bandolier! In the beginning, Poppin'Party did not have many songs of their own, so they covered many famous anime songs and performed them. Inspired by this, the "Bandoli-! smartphone app "Bandoli-! Girls Band Party! ("Galpa"), a music app that allows users to enjoy covers of famous anime songs. broadcast in 2009, songs such as "Don't say "lazy"" and "GO! GO! MANIAC" became known to a new generation. The moment the intro of "Don't say 'lazy'", the "sound" of Houkago Tea Time, was played, it was as if the whole Saitama Super Arena became one living creature, and a sense of enthusiasm and unity was created. I believe that the power of the younger members of the group, who covered the songs and passed them on to the younger generation, was also behind the enthusiasm and unity that was felt throughout the Super Arena.

In 2019, "Bandolieri!", which has evolved as a real band content through a series of live performances along with its works, will be held on the first day of the festival. will send three bands to Anisama: Roselia on the first day, RAISE A SUILEN on the second day, and Poppin'Party on the third day. K-ON!" The fact that Houkago Tea Time chose to revive the band at the 10th anniversary of Anisama, and that the girls chose to take up their instruments again, is not unrelated to the rise of the voice actress girl band genre. Works that existed in different eras stimulated each other and stood on the same stage. This story was born, I think, because of Anisama, which continued to exist unchanged in the era in which the two works spent their lives.

Poppin'Party feat.

Poppin'Party appeared on stage at the special timing before the trio's performance, and it seemed as if they were paying close attention to camera work and cutaways in order to synchronize the characters playing music on the screen with the cast performing in real life at a higher dimension. Watching Poppin'Party perform "Teardrops," one of their most exciting and passionate songs, with the skilled Anisama band members, I was reminded of the effort and growth the girls have made over the years.