Coming Soon! Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 on Blu-ray in 2026

Seventeen years after its TV debut, Macross Frontier continues to dazzle—and Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 won’t be forgotten, with a blu-ray to show the largest concert in franchise history with new extras and exclusive artwork. The following is just a sneak peak at what’s being packaged up!

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025Any fan of Macross will say this franchise is an institution. Whether you’re a fan of the original, or its later iterations, it’s always the music that’s the draw. Whether that’s with Minmei for Firebomber, the talents who can save the galaxy with their voice says something that’s universal. With the upcoming release of Macross Frontier Galaxy Live, those fans who couldn’t experience the concert for real can check out the taped edition.

Even after more than a decade, the franchise continues to reframe its own spectacle, and this latest news is no exception. With another major live release on the horizon—and timed perfectly with a pair of character birthdays—it’s clear this galaxy-spanning fandom shows no signs of slowing down.

From The Press Release

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 will arrive on Blu-ray on April 29, 2026. The two-day concert, held July 26–27, 2025 at K Arena Yokohama, drew 38,000 attendees—making it the largest live event in Macross history.

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Daoko Releases Single “Boku dake no Photon,” Album Release and Streaming News.

Japanese pop artist Daoko has dropped her latest single, “Boku dake no Photon,” ahead of her upcoming digital EP. Featuring artwork by Numata Zombie!? and a collaboration with rising creator x0o0x_, the song is now streaming with its official video available on YouTube.

Boku dake no PhotonJapanese pop artist Daoko has released her latest single, “Boku dake no Photon,” on September 24, 2025. The track is a preview of her upcoming digital EP, scheduled to drop on November 19, 2025.

The lyrics were written by Daoko, while the composition and arrangement come from x0o0x_ (pronounced Wakame), a fast-rising creator with more than 1.22 million YouTube subscribers. Known for a mysterious presence and atmospheric, dark tone, his style blends seamlessly with Daoko’s soft, poetic delivery. Together, they’ve crafted a song that transforms fleeting cityscapes and fragments of memory into shimmering sound. It’s a cyber-dream come alive!

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Mekakushe × Yuka Nagase Collaboration Live Announced! 

Mekakushe × Yuka Nagase’s latest composition is now available online to stream! And they got great news for fans living in Japan!

Mekakushe × Yuka Nagase “Katsute, Chikyuu wa Shirokatta” - Jacket copy
Mekakushe × Yuka Nagase

Fans of live action and virtual concerts (hololive) performances will be in for a treat next year! Mekakushe and Yuka Nagase have not only released their latest track online last week but also announced they will perform together at a special concert at the Shibuya Pleasure Pleasure Entertainment Palace! This last song of a three-part collaboration deserves to be heard alongside the other two, and what’s heard certainly brings hope for folks wishing for a better future.

Fans planning on visiting Japan or living there might want to buy their tickets for this show happening on February 7, 2025!

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Introducing Chevon, Where Surrealism Meets J-pop.

Hopefully as Chevon continues to rise up the charts, fans of Japanese pop music world-wide will take notice. Their latest single has a great message and the music video is worth the watch!

Chevon Album CoverSapporo-based rising band Chevon, whose elceletic style of music, has a new track that they’re promoting as they tour Japan! They love it loud, and I first noticed them because in the music video, titled Daikoushin, featured kaiju, and has tones similiar to Blue Oyster Cult’s Godzilla!

Their latest digital single is ‘meimei’, released early this month and there’s no word about when they’ll bring their act to other countries. It’s rare for me to want to see a Japanese act, and this band has become the exception. For those in Japan, the dates listed on Shazam.com are known.

From the Press Release:

With their latest track,. ‘meimei’ means “darkness,” and Chevon’s message is that “in an era when it’s considered best to be bright, it’s also OK to be dark – and it’s the dark ones among us who truly understand the sadness of others.”

The music video expresses a uniquely Japanese aesthetic in a similar vein to the illustration artwork for the ‘Meimei’ tour, resulting in a video that embraces the chaos of Chevon’s ‘Meimei’ world.

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J-pop Star, Ai Otsuka’s Anniversary Gets An Art Exhibition, Fancy Album Release and More!

Ai Otsuka Publicity StillFrom the Press Release:

Since her debut in 2003, J-pop star Ai Otsuka’s numerous hit songs have included ‘Sakuranbo’ and ‘Planetarium.’ In addition to her career as a singer-songwriter, this talent has established herself as a unique multi-talented artist who not only creates music but also picture books, illustrations and stories. Now, as part of the ongoing celebration of the 20th anniversary of Otsuka’s debut, she will hold her first ever solo art exhibition at Tokyo’s Spiral Garden venue, titled AI OTSUKA 20th ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBITION AIO ART, from July 18 to 29.

The booklet for this exhibition, titled ‘AIO ART’, presents a collection of oil paintings by Otsuka based on her own songs, as well as a CD of her first ever mini-album of piano instrumentals, ‘graine.’ The set will be sold exclusively at the exhibition venue and on the mu-mo shop online store as a limited-edition release.

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WARPS Up HERO_sei with This New Single and Music Video Debut

WARPs UP’s latest single Hero_sei reminds us that even though life in our sometimes orderly modern society can be difficult…

HERO_seiJapanese-Chinese boys’ collective WARPs UP‘s new single HERO_sei is now out. It’s a mid-tempo ballad about living life your own way and is performed by a group who refuse to be confined by their own boundaries. The bold use of colours–of red, white and blue–contrasted against varied backdrops shows how they’re breaking free. Each tone is meaning, as red represents anger, white with sadness and blue with freedom. The progression is very telling.

This second original single released by the group’s two Chinese members LANGYI and MINGJUN, follows January’s single POWER_Shin. Previous songs by WARPs UP feature lyrics in English, Chinese and Japanese. This approach to reach a global market is an impressive achievement and helps make this group stand out.

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