DanceMaster | 
01 11th, 2012| 
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 15
Release Date: 4/4/12
Price: 1905 yen
15th release in the SATB series arrives on schedule this April. Let’s hope MK makes a glorious return to the series. 😀
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jan
11
Jan
11
Vocalo Append
Release Date: 1/11/12
Price: 1905 yen
Vocaloid compilation from FARM focusing on various “appends” to the voice banks. Bonus items include a sticker and a fake credit card. Different retailers offer exclusive bonus items, ranging from posters to alternate CD jackets to instrumental CDs.
Jan
10
Super Eurobeat presents Super Hatsune Beat vol. 1 powered by DIVA Arcade (CD+DVD)
Release Date: 3/14/12
Price: 2800 yen
Despite the recent delay of SEB 221, it looks like Avex still have faith in the series, as this March will see the release of Super Hatsune Beat vol. 1. Popular Vocaloid producers like Yuuyu P, Bucchigiri P and others will be participating. However, it’s unclear if the usual Super Eurobeat labels will be involved.
The album will come with a DVD featuring PVs from Sega’s Project DIVA Arcade.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jan
10
Exit Tunes presents Vocalogemini feat. Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 1905 yen
First Exit Tunes album to focus solely on the Kagamine twins. At least, I assume they’re meant to be twins, given the title and all. Bonus items include a special cardboard sleeve, mousepad, strap, and sticker.
Jan
9
Sensantional Dai Kakumei
Artist: YM feat. Gumi
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 1905 yen
First album from YM feat. Gumi. There’s a preview video up on the Exit Tunes website: http://exittunes.com/cd/exit_tunes/qwce00218.html. Bonuses include a strap, clear file, and poster.
Jan
8
Nyan Cat
Artist: daniwellP feat. Hatsune Mikue, Momo Momone
Release Date: 1/18/12
Price: 1905 yen
First major album from daniwellP, best known for the song, “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” Hmm, the cover art should’ve had the more familiar rainbow-streaming pop-tart cat, but I guess the original image was trademarked.
Limited bonuses include a cellphone strap and poster.
Jan
7
House Nation Platinum 2
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 2476 yen
Sequel to House Nation Platinum, which was released all the way back in 2009. Odd strategy, releasing a sequel so many years after the first came out. Like the First HN Platinum, this release focuses on chart-topping hits, though at this point some of the tracks are a bit dated.
Jan
6
Girls Pop R&B ~Party Girl~ mixed by DJ Hiroki
Release Date: 2/24/11
Price: 1800 yen
Sequel to Girls Pop R&B, featuring covers of popular J-Pop and Western Pop songs. Mixed by DJ Hiroki.
Jan
5
Diamond ~Celebrity Style Best Mix~
Release Date: 1/18/12
Price: 1695 yen
From the makers of Party Hits R&B House. 35 songs in all, mixed by DJ Rina.
Jan
4
K-Pop Generation II
Release Date: 1/25/12
Price: 1714 yen
Follow-up release to last September’s K-Pop Generation. Produced by X-TRA 7. Some of the songs listed were already on the first release. I’m not sure if that means repeats, or if they’ll be new covers. Oh, who are we kidding? It’ll probably be repeats.
Jan
3
Geki Atsu! Pachi Best
Release Date: 1/25/12
Price: 2000 yen
HOLD IT! You didn’t think that was it for Geki Atsu! releases, did you? Coming out this January, on the same day as the first two Drama euro releases, is Geki Atsu! Pachi Best. I’m not sure what the point is, considering that they released Geki Atsu! J-Euro Dai Ren Chan Senryoubako Version! last year, and that already served as a best-of album. But hey, never doubt Akiba Koubou’s ability to reuse “Zankoku” or “Sousei.”
I’m not entirely sure what’s up with this release, though. It was announced only very recently, despite the fact that it’s coming out later this month. Many retailers, including CDJapan, don’t even have it up for pre-order yet. It’s most definitely from Tokuma Japan, but I suspect it might be a limited release.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jan
2
Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Chanbara Hen
Release Date: 3/7/12
Price: 2000 yen
The second Geki Atsu! release in March will be a chanbara-themed album. Chanbara refers to sword fighting movies, so expect lots of themes from Samurai cinema and/or anime. Sengoku Basara seems like a good candidate, and I’d be shocked if Kurosawa film themes weren’t used.
2012 looks like it’ll be an interesting year for AKBK fans. Hopefully Tokuma don’t saturate the market too much, though. At this rate we’ll be seeing Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Buyuuden Hen and Christmas Hen by the end of the year.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jan
1
Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Deka Hen
Release Date: 3/7/12
Price: 2000 yen
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Tokuma Japan will be releasing yet another two Geki Atsu! CDs this March. This time they’re going back to J-Drama themes, with this particular release focusing on deka (detective) show themes. That’s right, all of a sudden they’re borrowing ideas from Dancemania Speed. Is it wrong that I really want “Rhythm & Police” to show up?
Pre-order at CDJapan.
