is a Japanese rock band currently signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. Beginning in 2004 as a one-man unit covering songs from different series, more members joined in 2007, and in 2010 the band made their major debut with the single "Highschool of the Dead", used as the opening theme of the 2010 anime television series of the same name.
Overview
The band began in 2004 as a one-man dōjin music unit consisting of musician Kisida Kyodan, who covered songs from different series, such as Touhou Project and video games by Key. He released a CD featuring original songs and covers of songs from Type-Moon games and Touhou Project at Winter Comiket in 2005. Vocalist Ichigo joined in 2007.
The band made their major debut in 2010 with the release of the single "Highschool of the Dead" under Geneon Universal (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan); the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Highschool of the Dead. The band released its second single "Strike the Blood" on October 30, 2013 under Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; the title song is used as the first opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Strike the Blood. They released their third single on July 29, 2015; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime television series Gate. They released their fourth single on January 27, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme to the second season of Gate. They released their fifth single "Tenkyou no Alderamin" on July 20, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated television series Alderamin on the Sky. They released their sixth single "Blood on the EDGE" on December 26, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated OVA series Strike the Blood II. Their seventh single, "Stray," was released on February 7, 2018, and is used as the opening theme for the animated series Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. Their eighth single, "Sirius," was released on August 22, 2018, and is used as the opening theme for the animated series Sirius the Jaeger. Their ninth single, "nameless story", is the ending theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the third season of the animated series A Certain Scientific Railgun. In October 2021, they released their first best-of album Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita which included all of their past singles, a reboot version of their major debut single Highschool of the Dead and some other songs from their Genon Universal Entertainment discography. In December 2021, they released their first live album Super Pro Max Ti which included 14 songs (live ver.) and a new song called TRIGGER. They released the single on November 30, 2022; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Reincarnated as a Sword.
Discography
Singles Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position Limited edition Regular edition Anime edition 1st 2010-08-18 Highschool of the Dead GNCA-0143 10 2nd 2013-10-30 Strike the Blood 1000427828 16 3rd 2015-07-29 Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni) 1000573377 1000573379 1000573378 17 4th 2016-01-27 Gate II (Sekai o Koete) 1000590451 1000590453 1000590452 23 5th 2016-07-20 Tenkyou no Alderamin 1000611364 1000611363 28 6th 2016-12-21 Blood on the EDGE 1000629350 1000629351 357th 2018-02-07 Stray 1000705987 1000705989 1000705988 378th 2018-08-22 Sirius 1000723086 1000723088 1000723087 829th 2020-01-29 nameless story 1000757475 1000757476 4210th 2022-11-30 Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita GNCA-0678 GNCA-0678 —
Digital Singles Release date Title Album 1st 2021-08-18"Highschool of the Dead"Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita 2nd 2021-12-01"TRIGGER"Super Pro Max Ti 3rd 2024-04-03"Eight Beat Berserker" BERSERKERS 4th 2024-05-22"entertainment punks" 5th 2025-10-05"Level up and physical attack"
Albums Commercial Albums Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position Limited edition Regular edition 1st 2011-06-22POPSENSEGNCA-1303 GNCA-1304 21 2nd 2014-12-24 hack/SLASH 1000536964 36 3rd 2017-03-22 LIVE YOUR LIFE 1000640261 1000640260 23 4th 2018-12-05 REBOOT 1000735130 1000735131 44 5th 2024-06-26BERSERKERSGNCA-1651 GNCA-1652 47
Compilation Albums Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position Limited edition Regular edition 1st 2021-10-20Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album DeshitaGNCA-1602 GNCA-1603 31
Live Albums Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position Limited edition Regular edition 1st 2021-12-22 Super Pro Max Ti GNCA-1606 GNCA-1607 204
Dōjin CDs Release date Title Catalog numberRelease eventBased onNotes 1st 2005-12-30SUPERNOVAK2-0001Comiket 69Type-Moon works, Touhou Project and original compositionReleased under the name Kisida Kyodan 2nd 2006-05-21Akeboshi Rocket (明星ロケット)K2-0002Reitaisai 3Touhou ProjectReleased under the name Kisida Kyodan 3rd 2006-12-31SuperSonicSpeedStarK2-0003Comiket 71Touhou ProjectReleased under the name Kisida Kyodan 4th 2007-05-20Gensou Jihen (幻想事変)K2-0004Reitaisai 4Touhou Project 5th 2007-12-31Hoshizora Logic (星空ロジック)K2-0005Comiket 73Original compositionReleased under the name Kisida Kyodan 6th 2008-05-25Electric blueK2-0006Reitaisai 5Touhou Project 7th 2009-12-29LITERAL WORLDK2-0007Comiket 75Original composition 8th 2010-03-14ROLLING★STARK2-0008Reitaisai 7Touhou Project 9th 2012-04-30Seventh World (セブンスワールド)K2-0009M3-2012 SpringOriginal composition 10th 2012-05-27.JPK2-0010Reitaisai 9Touhou Project 11th 2012-12-30Rock 'n' Roll Laboratory (ロックンロールラボラトリー)K2-0011Comiket 83Touhou Project and original composition 12th 2013-05-26surumeika-K2-0012Reitaisai 10Touhou Project 13th 2013-12-30Kisida Kyodan no Best (きしだきょうだんのベスト！)K2-0013Comiket 85Touhou ProjectCompilation album 14th 2015-12-30SUPER SONIC APPLE RABBITK2-0014Comiket 89Touhou Project 15th 2016-04-24ROCK'N'ROLL LABORATORY 2K2-0015M3-2016 SpringTouhou Project and original compositionCompilation album 16th 2017-05-07ANCIENT FLOWERK2-0016Reitaisai 14Touhou Project 17th 2017-12-29Seizon CD (生存CD)K2-0017Comiket 93Touhou Project and original compositionLive album 18th 2018-12-30COMPACT DISCK2-0018Comiket 95Touhou Project 19th 2019-08-12MODK2-0019Comiket 96Touhou Project 20th 2020-11-14yukkuriK2-0020Touhou Project 21st 2021-12-24Black Market (ブラックマーケット)K2-0021Comiket 99Touhou Project 22nd 2022-12-31Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Jōkan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)上巻)K2-0022Comiket 101Original compositionCompilation album 23rd 2023-05-07Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Gekan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)下巻)K2-0023Reitaisai 20Original compositionCompilation album 24th 2023-08-13Chōchō Cucumber (超々キューカンバー)K2-0024Comiket 102Touhou Project
Dōjin DVDs Release dateTitleCatalog numberRelease eventBased on 1st 2009-12-30LITERAL WORLD LIVE TOUR DVD in AKASAKA BLITZK2VD-0001Comiket 77Touhou Project and original composition 2nd 2011-12-31POPSENSE LIVE TOUR 2011 FINAL at SHIBUYA AX on NOVEMBER 1K2VD-0002Comiket 81Touhou Project and original composition 3rd 2016-12-312016 Live Tour FINAL Hajimete no Osoto at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudou (2016ライブツアー FINAL はじめてのおそと at 日比谷野外大音楽堂)K2VD-0003Comiket 91Touhou Project and original composition 4th 2019-12-31Kyūsai MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' Live DVD (救済 MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' ライブ DVD)K2VD-0004Comiket 97Touhou Project
Other appearances
Title Year Main Artist Album Peak The Moon and Izayoi feat. nano x Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets2021Touhou LostWord — — Flowers That Bloomed in Fantasy feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets x Kayoko KusanoTouhou Danmaku Kagura — — DEAR JUNKS feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi RocketsEXiNADiViNE 57 Desire Drive feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets2022Touhou Danmaku Kagura — —
References
External links
Geneon Universal profile Warner Bros. Home Entertainment profile