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Onmyou-za (陰陽座)

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(from left to right: Karukan (狩姦) (gt.), Kuroneko (黒猫) (voc.), Matatabi (瞬火) (voc., bas.), Maneki (招鬼) (gt., cho.)) STATUS: ACTIVE (1999 - Present) Profile Biography 1999 - 2002 2003 - 2004 2005 - 2006 2007 - 2008 2009 - 2010 2011 - 2012 2013 - 2015 Discography & Videography Demos & Singles Albums & Compilations Videos & DVDs Omnibus Albums & DVDs Bibliography Links Dictionary In this link you will find information on & explanations of song titles I marked with a star . Most of the translations taken from here and here .

Onmyou-za (陰陽座) - Biography 2013-2015

2013 May 2013/05/26: Kawasaki CLUB CITTA' - "PURE ROCK JAPAN LIVE 2013" with GALNERYUS, NoGoD & SABER TIGER June 2013/06/28: Nagoya ELECTRIC LADY LAND - "Shikigami no Tsudoi 2013" (しきがみのつどい2013); fan-only live July 2013/07/06: Oosaka MUSE HALL - "Shikigami no Tsudoi 2013" (しきがみのつどい2013); fan-only live 2013/07/14: Shibuya LIQUIDROOM - "Shikigami no Tsudoi 2013" (しきがみのつどい2013); fan-only live October 2013/10/15: official release of 7th score book "Kishibojin" (鬼子母神) December 2013/12/04: official release of 2nd best-of album "Ryuuou Shugyoku" (龍凰珠玉) 2013/12/10: Shibuya TOWER RECORDS - "Ryuuou Shugyoku" (龍凰珠玉) selling reminder...

Onmyou-za (陰陽座) - Links

Official sites Official homepage (Japanese) Official Facebook account (Japanese) Official Twitter account (Japanese) Official YouTube account (Japanese) GANSHIN Records (official European distributor) Fansites/Forums/Communities Onmyou-za @ Animexx "Onmyouza Community" @ LiveJournal Onmyou-za Fanblog @ tumblr 答和不要 ~an answer isn't needed~ (lyrics & title translations) ONMYOUA fan site (Russian) The Onmyo-za Theatre (fan forum) Introductions & Articles "Onmyou-za Euro Tour 2005 Aki 'Hyaku no Oni ga Oushuu wo yuku' Tsuiseki Report" @ BARKS (Japanese) (article with links to video reports about the respective tour stops & a comment about the tour) ("Onmyou-za European autumn tour 'One-hundred Demons walk through Europe' on-the-road report") "Matatabi ni yoru Shuuroku Kyoku Zenkyoku Kaisetsu wo Daikoukai" @ BARKS (Japanese) (commentary by ...

Onmyou-za (陰陽座) - Videos & DVDs

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Videos Hyakki Kourinden ~Onmyouza Tandoku Katsudou Ezoushi~ (百鬼降臨伝 ~陰陽座単独活動絵草紙~) (Legend of the Advent of one-hundred Demons ~Onmyou-za's single Activity Picture Book) Date of release: 2002/01/10 (Video) 2004/02/14 (DVD) Distributor: Mandrake Root Corporation Track list: 01. Shiki wo karu Mono ★ (式を駆る者) (Those who spur the Shiki) lyrics & music: Matatabi 02. Kourin (降臨) (Advent) music: Matatabi 03. Kamaitachi (窮奇) lyrics & music: Matatabi 04. Nurikabe (塗り壁) lyrics & music: Matatabi 05. Dodomeki (百々目鬼) lyrics & music: Matatabi 06. ...

Onmyou-za (陰陽座) - Dictionary

"Akuro-Ou" (悪路王) is the name for the evil spirit of Aterui, the leader of the Emishi, one of Japan's ancient indigenous populations. After a devastating victory over the Japanese emperor to keep their people from being colonized Aterui and his Chief General of Staff More had to surrender and were eventually executed. As a result, Aterui was demonized well into the 20th century as a vengeful ghost (see here and here ). "Aoki Dokugan" (蒼き独眼): The song is about Date Masamune, a powerful daimyo who lost one eye ( original source ). "Araragi" (蘭) is based on motives of the events surrounding Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸), Oda Nobunagas loyal servant. As you can see, his name is written with the character for "orchid". "Ashioto" (跫音) can also be translated as "Anticipation of something approaching". "Ayako" (奇子) is based on Tezuka Osamu's work of the same name. The title literally means "strange chil...