Granrodeo (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, specializing in creating anime soundtracks.
Career In 2005 voice actor Kishō Taniyama ("Ki-Show") and musician Masaaki Iizuka ("E-Zuka"), known for his collaborations in creating anime soundtracks, decided to create a new project. During their years as a band, they released a few singles that were used as opening singles for the anime series.
In 2007 they released their first album, Ride on the Edge, and in 2008 they release a second album, Instinct. In spring 2009 they started working on the soundtrack, the series Needless, for which E-Zuka wrote the soundtracks and Ki-Show wrote the lyrics for the song "Modern Strange Cowboy". By the end of 2009, they released their third album, Brush the Scar Lemon. In 2011 they released their fourth album, Supernova, and in 2012 they released their fifth album Crack Star Flash.
Granrodeo covered "Tell Me" for the 6 June 2018 hide tribute album Tribute Impulse.
They provided a cover of "Tenshi wa Dare da" for the 29 January 2020 Buck-Tick tribute album Parade III ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~
Members Ki-Show (Kishō Taniyama) – vocals, lyrics. According to him, the role of a vocalist is more suitable for him than the role of a voice actor. E-Zuka (Masaaki Iizuka) – Guitar, composer, arranging. His style of playing the guitar combines melodic solo parts and aggressive guitar riffs. He also collaborates with Minami Kuribayashi.
Session musicians Ikuo – bass guitar (bassist of the band Bull Zeichen 88). Previously played in the progressive rock band Lapis Lazuli, known for its soundtrack albums for the game Guilty Gear. He also plays the bass for the band Abingdon Boys School & Minami Kuribayashi.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums YearAlbum detailsCatalog No.Peak Oricon chart position 2007 Ride on the Edge Released: 25 July 2007 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-5670 26 2008 Instinct Released: 26 September 2008 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-5810 18 2009 Brush the Scar Lemon Released: 28 October 2009 Label: Lantis Format: CD LASA-35024 (Limited Edition), LASA-5024 (Regular Edition) 14 2011 Supernova Released: 6 April 2011 Label: Lantis Format: CD LASA-35094/5 (Limited Edition), LASA-5094 (Regular Edition) 13 2012 Crack Star Flash Released: 10 October 2012 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-35240 (Limited Edition), LACA-15240 (Regular Edition) 3 2014 Released: 24 September 2014 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-35430 (Limited Edition), LACA-15430 (Regular Edition) 32017 Pierrot Dancin' Released: 8 February 2017 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-35640 (Limited Edition), LACA-15640 (Regular Edition) 32019 Fab Love Released: 15 May 2019 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-35778 (Limited Edition), LACA-15778 (Regular Edition) 82022Question Released: 23 March 2022 Label: Lantis Format: CD2024GR STORY Released: 25 September 2024 Label: GLEAN Format: CD 2026ChaosBlue Released: 18 February 2026 Label: GLEAN Format: CD
Mini albums YearAlbum detailsCatalog No.Peak Oricon chart position2018 M.S COWBOY no Gyakushu (M・S COWBOYの逆襲) Released: 24 October 2018 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-35739 (Limited Edition), LACA-15739 (Regular Edition) 11
Best albums YearAlbum detailsCatalog No.Peak Oricon chart position 2012 Granrodeo B‐side Collection "W" Released: 15 February 2012 Label: Lantis Format: CD LASA-9023 25 2013 Granrodeo Greatest Hits: Gift Registry Released: 6 March 2013 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-9270 9 2015 Granrodeo DECADE OF GR Released: 30 September 2015 Label: Lantis Format: CD LACA-9414 5 2025DOUBLE DECADES OF GR Released: 19 February 2025 Label: GLEAN Format: CD
Soundtrack albums
Release dateAlbumSongCatalog No. 2007.04.25 Kikoshi Enma Original Soundtrack Decadence [Short version] LACA-5629 2007.06.27 Kotetsushin Jeeg Original Soundtrack Heaven (TV version) LACA-5647 2008.09.10 Blassreiter Original Soundtrack (TV size) LACA-9123~4 2009.12.23 Needless Original Soundtrack Modern Strange Cowboy (TV size) LASA-5032 2009.05.09 Togainu no Chi Ending Theme Complete Collection Grind "style GR" LASA-5123 2012.09.26 Kuroko no Basket Original Soundtrack Can Do (TV Size), Rimfire (TV Size) LACA-9248~9 2012.12.26 Code:Breaker Original Soundtrack Dark Shame (TV ver.) LACA-9264
Compilation albums
Release dateAlbumSongCatalog No. 2006.12.06 Muv-Luv Alternative Collection of Standard Edition Songs "Name" Once&Forever LACA-5575 2008.03.12 TV Drama Cutie Honey The Live Vocal Album Metamorphoses Outsider (アウトサイダー) LACA-5737 2008.04.23 @Lantis NonStop Dance Remix Vol.1 Infinite Love LACA-5767 2009.09.09 Lantis 10th anniversary Best 090927 Once&Forever LACA-9161~2 2009.12.09 Gundam Tribute from Lantis Meguriai (めぐりあい) LACA-5985 2012.09.28 Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse Vol.1 Bonus CD No Place Like a Stage AVXA-49879B 2013.02.06 "Muv-Luv (Game)" Series Vocal Shu 0-Gravity, Once&Forever LACA-9266 2013.02.06 Total Eclipse Song Collection No Place Like a Stage AVCA-62137
Singles YearSongCatalog No.Peak Oricon chart positionAlbum 2005 "Go For It!" (IGPX opening theme) LACM-4230 71Ride on the Edge 2006 "Infinite Love" (Koi suru Tenshi Angelique (season 1) opening theme) LACM-4275 43 "Decadence" (Demon Prince Enma ending theme) LACM-4285 83 2007 "Dokoku no Ame" (慟哭ノ雨) (Koi suru Tenshi Angelique (season 2) opening theme) LACM-4336 33 "Heaven" (Kotetsushin Jeeg ending theme) LACM-4369 36Instinct "delight song" LACM-4446 21 2008 "Not for Sale" (Game Duel Love theme song) LACM-4482 34 "Detarame na Zanzō" (デタラメな残像) (Blassreiter opening theme) LACM-4483 22 "Darlin'" LACM-4552 20 2009 "Trance" (Black God 2nd opening theme) LACM-4605 18Brush the Scar Lemon "modern strange cowboy'" (Needless opening theme) LASM-4016 15 "Koi Oto" (恋音) LASM-4039 20 Supernova 2010 "We wanna R&R Show" LASM-4054 18 Non–album single "Rose Hip-Bullet" (Togainu no Chi opening theme) LASM-34078/9 (Limited Edition), LASM-4078 (Regular Edition) 7 Supernova 2011 "Ai no Warrior" (Game Angelique: Maren no Rokukishi opening theme) LASM-34120/1 (Limited Edition), LASM-4120 (Regular Edition) 25Crack Star Flash 2012 "Can Do" (Kuroko's Basketball 1st opening theme) LACM-34916/7 (Limited Edition), LACM-4916 (Regular Edition) 14 "Rimfire" (Kuroko's Basketball 2nd opening theme) LACM-34948/9 (Limited Edition), LACM-4948 (Regular Edition) 7 "Dark Shame" (Code:Breaker opening theme) LACM-34020 (Limited Edition), LACM-14020 (Regular Edition) 12Karma to Labyrinth 2013 "Henai no Rondo" (偏愛の輪舞曲) (Karneval opening theme) LACM-34066 (Limited Edition), LACM-14066 (Regular Edition) 7 "The Other self" (Kuroko's Basketball 2 1st opening theme) LACM-34140 (Limited Edition), LACM-14140 (Regular Edition), LACM-14141 (Anime Edition) 10 2014 "Hengenjizai no Magical Star" (変幻自在のマジカルスター) (Kuroko's Basketball 2 2nd opening theme) LACM-34189 (Limited Edition), LACM-14189 (Regular Edition), LACM-14190 (Anime Edition) 10 2015 "Punky Funky Love" (Kuroko's Basketball 3 1st opening theme) LACM-34298 (Limited Edition), LACM-14298 (Regular Edition), LACM-14299 (Anime Edition) 8 Pierrot Dancin''' |- | align="left"| "Memories" (メモリーズ) (Kuroko's Basketball 3 3rd opening theme) | LACM-34346 (Limited Edition), LACM-14346 (Regular Edition), LACM-14347 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 6 |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | align="left"| "Trash Candy" (Bungō Stray Dogs 1 opening theme) | LACM-34465 (Limited Edition), LACM-14465 (Regular Edition), LACM-14466 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 9 |- | align="left"| "Shōnen no Hate" (少年の果て) (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans second season 1st ending theme) | LACM-34555 (Limited Edition), LACM-14555 (Regular Edition) | align="center"| 16 |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | align="left"| "Glorious days" (Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game theme song) | LACM-34585 (Limited Edition), LACM-14585 (Regular Edition), LACM-14584 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 10 | rowspan="4"|FAB LOVE|- | align="left"| "move on! Ibara Michi" (move on! イバラミチ) (Saiyuki ReLoad Blast opening theme) | LACM-34625 (Limited Edition), LACM-14625 (Regular Edition), LACM-14626 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 12 |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | align="left"| "Deadly Drive" (Bungō Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE opening theme) | LACM-34729 (Limited Edition), LACM-14729 (Regular Edition), LACM-14730 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 16 |- | align="left"| "Beastful" (Baki opening theme) | LACM-34772 (Limited Edition), LACM-14772 (Regular Edition) | align="center"| 18 |- | 2019 | align="left"| "Setsuna no Ai" (Bungō Stray Dogs 3 opening theme) |LACM-34867 (Limited Edition), LACM-14867 (Regular Edition), LACM-14868 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 9 | rowspan="3"|Question|- | 2021 | align="left"| "Treasure Pleasure" (Baki Hanma opening theme) | LACM-34175 (Limited Edition), LACM-24175 (Regular Edition) | align="center"| 18 |- | 2022 | align="left"| "Kamimo Hotokemo" (カミモホトケモ) (Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin opening theme) | LACM-34223 (Limited Edition), LACM-24223 (Regular Edition), LACM-24224 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 10 |- | 2023 | align="left"| "Tetsu no Ori" (鉄の檻) (Bungō Stray Dogs 5 opening theme) | LACM-34404 (Limited Edition), LACM-24404 (Regular Edition), LACM-24405 (Anime Edition) | align="center"| 16 |Tetsu no Ori''
Collaboration Singles YearSongCatalog No.Peak Oricon chart positionAlbum 2014 "7 -seven-" (The Seven Deadly Sins ending theme) (with FLOW) KSCL-2513/4 (Limited Edition), KSCL-2515 (Regular Edition), KSCL-2516 (Anime Edition) 10 TBA 2018 "Howling" (The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments opening theme) (with FLOW) KSCL-3013/4 (Limited Edition), KSCL-3015 (Regular Edition), KSCL-3016/7 (Anime Edition) 12 TBA
References
External links
Lantis official artist page e-Zuka on the ESP site