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Sakura Luminance
Artist: Ryu*
Release Date: 12/5/12
Price: 1905 yen

A seemingly final track list for Ryu*’s 4th album has surfaced on his official website. In addition to songs from Bemani, there’ll also be a number of new songs.

Bonus items include a holographic cover, cell phone strap, pass case, clear file, and poster. Konamistyle is offering a special Sakura Luminance set with exclusive goods, including a muffler towel, smart phone sticker, and an exclusive remix CD featuring “Sakura Luminance (kors k Remix)”. Not to be outdone, Animate, Tora no Ana, and Tsutaya will each get their own exclusive remix CDS. WonderGOO gets a can badge, while ordering from Shinseido will net you an LED strap.

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Exit Tunes presents Storytellers RPG
Release Date: 11/7/12
Price: 1905 yen

A new series from Exit Tunes. Originally titled “Exit Tunes presents Concept Beat” and then “Exit Tunes presents Social Network Music ~Concept #01: RPG~,” it looks like Quake have finally settled on a name. It seems that it’ll be a concept album with each of the arrangers composing a traditional RPG theme, resulting in an OST of sorts. Bonus items include a cell phone strap, clear file, and B2-sized poster. Retailer-exclusive bonuses range from bromides to can badges and clear files. Visit the official Storytellers website for samples and more 8-bit RPG fun.

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Exit Tunes presents Utausekai feat. Kasane Teto
Release Date: 12/5/12
Price: 1905 yen

More tracks revealed from this first UTAU compilation from Exit Tunes, featuring Kasane Teto. Bonus items include a cell phone strap and mouse pad.

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Quake Trance Best 23 mixed by DJ Uto
Release Date: 11/21/12
Price: 1905 yen

Whoa! It’s been a long time since DJ Uto has produced an original track, much less 3 for the same album. I guess he’s been itching to get his creative juices flowing, as 3 of the 16 tracks on QTB 23 were produced by him. The remainder of the album features hard dance/hands up artists like Italobrothers and Rob Mayth.

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Hyper Dance Remix ~Ayane~
Artist: Ayane
Release Date: 12/26/12
Price: 2800 yen

New album from Ayane. This serves as a spiritual successor to the Hyper Moe Trance series, and will feature dance remixes of anime and video game themes. A shame they didn’t just call it Hyper Moe Trance III, but I guess trance just doesn’t have the selling power it used to.

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Saifam Speed – October 2012
Artist: Various Artists

Another batch of Speed songs from Saifam. First up is a cover of the Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez song, “One & The Same.” The next song is a cover of the Neon Trees song, “Everybody Talks.” Finally, there’s a cover of “Freeze Frame,” originally by J. Geils Band. I guess they always have to have an old-school cover in each batch.

SPE201 – [4:15] One & The Same (The Factory Team Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE202 – [4:22] Everybody Talks (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE203 – [4:19] Freeze Frame (The Factory Hardcore remix) / Speedogang

Inazuma Lovely (Single)
Artist: Allover
Release Date: 10/31/12
Price: 952 yen

Second maxi single from Akiba Koubou’s idol project, Allover. The group is composed of members from 6 different idol units: Alice 10-ban, Anna*S, asfi, Candy-Go! Go!, Pastel*Joker, and Starmarie. You can visit the official Allover website for more info on the group.

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Zettai Kasoku Shoujo C/Yume no Tobira Candy-Go! Go! ver. (Single)
Artist: Candy-Go! Go!
Release Date: 10/10/12
Price: 952 yen

Debut single from the idol unit, Candy-Go! Go!. Produced by Akiba Koubou, and includes a cover of “Yume no Tobira,” originally sung by AKBK’s idol project, Allover.

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Hagane no Yuuki/Yume no Tobira Starmarie ver. (Single)
Artist: Starmarie
Release Date: 10/10/12
Price: 952 yen

Debut single from the idol unit, Starmarie. Produced by Akiba Koubou, and includes a cover of “Yume no Tobira,” originally sung by AKBK’s idol project, Allover.

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Smiling*Days/Yume no Tobira Pastel*Joker ver. (Single)
Artist: Pastel*Joker
Release Date: 10/3/12
Price: 952 yen

Debut single from the idol group, Pastel*Joker. Produced by Akiba Koubou, and includes a cover of “Yume no Tobira,” originally sung by AKBK’s idol project, Allover.

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Koi Yohou/Yume no Tobira Anna*S ver. (Single)
Artist: Anna*S
Release Date: 10/3/12
Price: 952 yen

Debut single from the idol group, Anna*S. Produced by Akiba Koubou, and includes a cover of “Yume no Tobira,” originally sung by AKBK’s idol project, Allover.

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Sailing Now/Yume no Tobira asfi ver. (Single)
Artist: asfi
Release Date: 9/26/12
Price: 952 yen

Debut single from the idol unit, asfi. Produced by Akiba Koubou, and includes a cover of “Yume no Tobira,” originally sung by AKBK’s idol project, Allover.

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Party Hits R&B Girls Style ~Blooming Garden~ mixed by DJ Rina
Release Date: 10/10/12
Price: 1800 yen

The second release of the Party Hits R&B off-shoot series, mixed by DJ Rina.

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Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru J-Pop Mix
Release Date: 12/12/12
Price: 1886 yen

Sigh, I’m starting to get the sense that AKBK will never produce another new song and will just coast on the same old repeats from now on.

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Gossip Party! “X.O.X.O. -Stylish Celeb’s Mix-” mixed by DJ Licca
Release Date: 10/3/12
Price: 1886 yen

The Gossip Party! series continues with more songs licensed from Power Music. Also available digitally on iTunes Japan.

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