Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets

Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets (Japanese: 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ, Hepburn: Kishida Kyōdan Ando Ji Akeboshi Rokettsu) 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.

Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets
OriginJapan
GenresRock, alternative rock, post-grunge, pop punk
Years active2004 (2004) – present
Labels
Members
  • Kisida (bass guitar, guitar, leader)
  • ichigo (vocals)
  • Hayapi (guitar)
  • ~Mitchan (drums)
  • T-tsu (guitar)
Websitekisidakyoudan.com/about.html

Overview

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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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4] They released their third single "Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni)" (GATE〜それは暁のように〜) on July 29, 2015; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime television series Gate.[5] They released their fourth single "Gate II (Sekai o Koete)" (GATE II 〜世界を超えて〜) on January 27, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme to the second season of Gate.[6][7] 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, and latest single, "nameless story", is the ending theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the third season of the animated series A Certain Scientific Railgun.[8] 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[2021] 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 will release the single "Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita" (転生したら剣でした) on November 30, 2022; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Reincarnated as a Sword.[9]

Discography

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Singles

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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[2]
2nd 2013-10-30 Strike the Blood 1000427828 16
3rd 2015-07-29 Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni) 1000573377 1000573379 1000573378 17[5]
4th 2016-01-27 Gate II (Sekai o Koete) 1000590451 1000590453 1000590452 23[6]
5th 2016-07-20 Tenkyou no Alderamin 1000611364 1000611363 28
6th 2016-12-21 Blood on the EDGE 1000629350 1000629351 35
7th 2018-02-07 Stray 1000705987 1000705989 1000705988 37
8th 2018-08-22 Sirius 1000723086 1000723088 1000723087 82
9th 2020-01-29 nameless story 1000757475 1000757476 42[10]
10th 2022-11-30 Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita GNCA-0678 GNCA-0678

Digital Singles

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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"

Albums

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Commercial Albums

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Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position
Limited edition Regular edition
1st 2011-06-22 POPSENSE GNCA-1303 GNCA-1304 21[11]
2nd 2014-12-24 hack/SLASH 1000536964 36[12]
3rd 2017-03-22 LIVE YOUR LIFE 1000640261 1000640260 23[13]
4th 2018-12-05 REBOOT 1000735130 1000735131 44[14]
5th 2024-06-26 BERSERKERS GNCA-1651 GNCA-1652 47[15]

Compilation Albums

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Release date Title Catalog number Peak chart position
Limited edition Regular edition
1st 2021-10-20 Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita GNCA-1602 GNCA-1603 31[16]

Live Albums

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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[17]

Dōjin CDs

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Release date Title Catalog number Release event Based on Notes
1st 2005-12-30 SUPERNOVA K2-0001 Comiket 69 Type-Moon works, Touhou Project and original composition Released under the name Kisida Kyodan
2nd 2006-05-21 Akeboshi Rocket (明星ロケット) K2-0002 Reitaisai 3 Touhou Project Released under the name Kisida Kyodan
3rd 2006-12-31 SuperSonicSpeedStar K2-0003 Comiket 71 Touhou Project Released under the name Kisida Kyodan
4th 2007-05-20 Gensou Jihen (幻想事変) K2-0004 Reitaisai 4 Touhou Project
5th 2007-12-31 Hoshizora Logic (星空ロジック) K2-0005 Comiket 73 Original composition Released under the name Kisida Kyodan
6th 2008-05-25 Electric blue K2-0006 Reitaisai 5 Touhou Project
7th 2009-12-29 LITERAL WORLD K2-0007 Comiket 75 Original composition
8th 2010-03-14 ROLLING★STAR K2-0008 Reitaisai 7 Touhou Project
9th 2012-04-30 Seventh World (セブンスワールド) K2-0009 M3-2012 Spring Original composition
10th 2012-05-27 .JP K2-0010 Reitaisai 9 Touhou Project
11th 2012-12-30 Rock 'n' Roll Laboratory (ロックンロールラボラトリー) K2-0011 Comiket 83 Touhou Project and original composition
12th 2013-05-26 surumeika- K2-0012 Reitaisai 10 Touhou Project
13th 2013-12-30 Kisida Kyodan no Best (きしだきょうだんのベスト!) K2-0013 Comiket 85 Touhou Project Compilation album
14th 2015-12-30 SUPER SONIC APPLE RABBIT K2-0014 Comiket 89 Touhou Project
15th 2016-04-24 ROCK'N'ROLL LABORATORY 2 K2-0015 M3-2016 Spring Touhou Project and original composition Compilation album
16th 2017-05-07 ANCIENT FLOWER K2-0016 Reitaisai 14 Touhou Project
17th 2017-12-29 Seizon CD (生存CD) K2-0017 Comiket 93 Touhou Project and original composition Live album
18th 2018-12-30 COMPACT DISC K2-0018 Comiket 95 Touhou Project
19th 2019-08-12 MOD K2-0019 Comiket 96 Touhou Project
20th 2020-11-14 yukkuri K2-0020 Touhou Project
21st 2021-12-24 Black Market (ブラックマーケット) K2-0021 Comiket 99 Touhou Project
22nd 2022-12-31 Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Jōkan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)上巻) K2-0022 Comiket 101 Original composition Compilation album
23rd 2023-05-07 Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Gekan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)下巻) K2-0023 Reitaisai 20 Original composition Compilation album
24th 2023-08-13 Chōchō Cucumber (超々キューカンバー) K2-0024 Comiket 102 Touhou Project

Dōjin DVDs

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Release date Title Catalog number Release event Based on
1st 2009-12-30 LITERAL WORLD LIVE TOUR DVD in AKASAKA BLITZ K2VD-0001 Comiket 77 Touhou Project and original composition
2nd 2011-12-31 POPSENSE LIVE TOUR 2011 FINAL at SHIBUYA AX on NOVEMBER 1 K2VD-0002 Comiket 81 Touhou Project and original composition
3rd 2016-12-31 2016 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-0003 Comiket 91 Touhou Project and original composition
4th 2019-12-31 Kyūsai MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' Live DVD (救済 MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' ライブ DVD) K2VD-0004 Comiket 97 Touhou Project

Other appearances

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Title Year Main Artist Album Peak
The Moon and Izayoi feat. nano x Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets 2021 Touhou LostWord
Flowers That Bloomed in Fantasy feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets x Kayoko Kusano Touhou Danmaku Kagura
DEAR JUNKS feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets EXiNA DiViNE 57
Desire Drive feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets 2022 Touhou Danmaku Kagura


References

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  1. ^ "About". Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Top-Selling CD Singles by New Artists in Japan: 2010". Anime News Network. December 24, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "ストライク・ザ・ブラッド" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "GATE~それは暁のように~" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "GATE II ~世界を超えて~" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "GATE Anime Theme Song Artists Return for 2nd Season". Anime News Network. November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "nameless story | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  9. ^ "岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "ストレイ<アーティスト盤> | 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ | ORICON NEWS". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "POPSENSE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "hack/SLASH" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "LIVE YOUR LIFE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "REBOOT" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  15. ^ "REBOOT" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Super Pro Max Ti" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
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