Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Chou! Animebeat ~Best Hit Selection~
Release Date: 8/4/10
Price: 2405 yen

Long-T! OHC! Ryu*! kors k! DJ Command! Rayto! I think I’ve died and gone to J-Dance heaven. If the producers weren’t enough to entice you, the album also has a who’s who of vocalists. Shihori, Nagisa, and Mi->Na represent Akiba Koubou, and the Hime Trance queen, Kei, also makes an appearance. The rest of the artists include popular Nico Nico singers and producers, including Hana-tan, nayuta, baker, and IOSYS.

I’m most excited about “Naraku no Hana” being done by DJ Kaya. ^_^

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 10
Release Date: 8/4/10
Price: 1905 yen (Regular Edition) or 3143 yen (Limited Edition)

Speed Anime Trance Best reaches an epic milestone with the 10th release in the series. I spot a few repeats, unfortunately, including “SW” from TranceMaster 03 for no discernable reason. Am I wrong in thinking that “SW” was an original song? Or did some anime series pick it up as a theme?

Anywho, MK features most prominently once again, with a total of 7 tracks. Hommarju comes in a distant second with 4 (one of which is a repeat). Disco da Gama has 3 tracks, while Ryu* gets 2 (although only one is actually new). Acid=Stone Valley and Cubby-S get only one track each. Starving Trancer is represented with one track, but again, it’s a repeat. B.U.S. and Icon get no love whatsoever.

Limited edition comes with a figure of Yuzuha. I don’t recall hearing that name before, so perhaps it’s the girl on the cover? Both the limited and regular editions comes with a fake credit card featuring the cover art.

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Anime Euro Best ~Robot Edition~
Release Date: 9/15/10
Price: 2284 yen

The second release of the AEB series has robot-themed anime themes as a, umm, theme. All of the songs announced so far have already been done (in some cases, to death) by Akiba Koubou. There should be 18 tracks in all.

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Ghibli Rock
Release Date: 8/25/10
Price: 2095 yen

FARM will be releasing yet another Ghibli cover compilation in August. This time the covers will be done in a rock style. For more information and samples, visit FARM’s special Ghibli Rock website.

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Anison 100 Renpatsu Mega Denpa ww Dai 8 Dan ~Shakunetsu Hen~
Release Date: 7/7/10
Price: 1905 yen (CD) or 1500 yen (iTunes)

The final list has lots of references to flames and burning, so for once the theme actually makes sense.

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Age*Son ~Agaru Anison Compi~
Release Date: 8/11/10
Price: 2381 yen

An eclectic mix of dance/house/trance covers of popular anime songs. In addition to AAA, TRF and m.o.v.e, you’ve also got non-acronym artists like Tsukasa, Happy Transmission, and mioco.

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Chou! Animebeat ~Best Hit Selection~
Release Date: 8/4/10
Price: 2405 yen

A compilation of eurobeat anime song covers. Can anyone guess who’ll be producing? Yup, that’s right, Akiba Koubou. However, there will be appearances by the likes of Ryu*, Overhead Champion, and Long-T.

“Sousei” and “Zankoku” have been announced (uggh), but so has “Naraku no Hana” (yay!).

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Anime Nitro Itaoto! in the Mix!
Release Date: 7/14/10
Price: 1600 yen

A non-stop mix CD featuring songs from the first two Anime Nitro albums.

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Anime House Project ~Boy’s Selection~
Release Date: 6/16/10
Price: 600 yen

The Boy’s Selection sub-series finally gets a digital release. The good news for fans is that, unlike the other AHP albums, Boy’s Selection is being released under iTunes Plus. Even better, the release includes all of the songs from both Boy’s Selection albums for only 600 yen! Get it at iTunes.

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Super Drift Beat
Release Date: 6/16/10
Price: 1905 yen

Compilation from Akiba Koubou featuring the latest J-Euro repeats. It was given out in limited quantities during last March’s Moe Haku, and is now seeing an official wide release. HMV and CDJapan don’t have it listed quite yet, but it can be ordered from Amazon Japan.

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Anison 100 Renpatsu Mega Denpa ww Dai 8 Dan ~Shakunetsu Hen~
Release Date: 7/7/10
Price: 1905 yen (CD) or 1500 yen (iTunes)

Once again, the theme is seemingly random. Apparently it has something to do with “burning,” but that only explains the first and last tracks.

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Anison 100 Renpatsu Mega Denpa ww Dai 7 Dan ~Nakeru Hen~
Release Date: 6/16/10
Price: 1905 yen (CD) or 1500 yen (iTunes)

The 7th release in the Mega Denpa series. Samples are available here: http://www.denpa100.com/mega07.html

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 10
Release Date: 8/4/10
Price: 1905 yen (Regular Edition) or 3143 yen (Limited Edition)

The 10th anniversary release of the SATB series. The limited edition comes with a figure of the cover model from SATB 2, Yuzuha. Not much info on the track list yet. There’s supposed to be a song from the second season of K-On!, which I assume will be the OP theme.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Ecstasy Complete Best
Release Date: 6/16/10
Price: 2667 yen (Regular Edition) or 2857 yen (Limited Edition)

Not as disastrous as I thought it’d be. 5 tracks from Ecstasy, 4 from Ecstasy 2, and 1 track from Ecstasy 3. The good news is that there are 9 new tracks! I have track 17 listed as new, but it’s been inexplicably plucked from Uma Uma Trance 7.

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Anime Nitro Itaoto! in the Mix!
Release Date: 7/14/10
Price: 1600 yen

A non-stop mix CD featuring songs from the first two Anime Nitro albums.

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