L'Arc~en~Ciel's HYDE voices himself for "Bakuman" anime
Mon, December 13, 2010 (9:35am EST)
It was recently revealed that musician HYDE (L'Arc~en~Ciel, VAMPS) is doing his first voice acting work for the "Bakuman" anime series. At a post-recording event on Monday, he lamented that he couldn't be natural in his role because he was nervous.
The anime is based on the "Bakuman" manga, created by the "Death Note" duo of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The story revolves around two aspiring manga artists, and one of the characters in the story is a mangaka and musician named Koogy. HYDE is providing the voice for himself, appearing in the anime as Koogy's producer.
In addition to his voice role, HYDE rewrote the English lyrics of the VAMPS song "GET UP" into Japanese, and that version is used as one of Koogy's songs in the show.
"Bakuman" airs on Saturdays at 6:00pm on NHK Educational.
L'Arc~en~Ciel announces two stadium shows, best albums, DVD set
During their "20th L'Anniversary Starting Live L'A HAPPY NEW YEAR!" concert at the Makuhari Messe tonight, L'Arc~en~Ciel made several announcements about their 2011 schedule. They will release 3 best albums in February and a live DVD box set in March, then hold two back-to-back concerts at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium in May.
The best albums will be released simultaneously on February 16. They will represent different periods of L'Arc~en~Ciel's career, titled "TWENITY 1991-1996," "TWENITY 1997-1999," and "TWENITY 2000-2010." A special box set with all three CDs and a bonus DVD will be released on March 9 under the title "TWENITY BOX."
On March 30, the band will release a live DVD box set called "FIVE LIVE ARCHIVES 2." The set consists of 5 discs, each featuring a concert that has never been released on DVD before. The five concerts are:
Tokyo Dome - December 23, 1997 (1997 REINCARNATION)
Osaka Cosmosquare - July 17, 1999 (1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR)
LIQUIDROOM ebisu - July 28, 2005 (AWAKE TOUR 2005 Zenyasai "Konya Kiseki ga Okiru!?)
Fuji-Q Highland Conifer Forest - August 26, 2007 (Are you ready? 2007 Mata Heart ni Hi wo Tsukeru!)
Kyocera Dome Osaka - June 8, 2008 (TOUR 2008 L'7.Trans ASIA via PARIS)
Then on May 28-29, L'Arc~en~Ciel will perform two concerts at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. Ticket sales have not yet been scheduled.
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