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Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Kizuna Hen
Release Date: 1/25/12
Price: 2000 yen

I’m really excited for these first two releases in the new Geki Atsu! series. If the variety of vocalists wasn’t already enough, they also brought out all the big guns to produce the songs. valle blanco gets the majority of the tracks with 5. Meanwhile, DJ Command has 3 under his command. Ovrar and Rayto each get 2, while Asahi and Sumijun get a single track each. A new arranger also joins the AKBK stable of producers: the one and only Elementas (of Toho Eurobeat fame)!

The track lengths have also been revealed and they’re more than generous, with Kei getting the longest track clocking in at over 6 minutes. One of the Usa tracks is only 2 and half minutes though, and the whole album is only a little over an hour long. They probably should’ve went with full versions instead of a non-stop mix. Some of the previous Geki Atsu! releases have had digital releases, but unfortunately even those didn’t full-length tracks.

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A live performance of the song from an Akiba Koubou Festa event. Sunplaza Nakano Kun is joined on stage by Yamadan (on the right) and Kouhey (mostly out of frame on the left). Producers prkr and Re:nG are on the guitar and keyboards, respectively. Meanwhile, the established utaite, Korosuke, dances in the background along with the well-known odotte mita dancer, Ria Sion. It’s a fun performance, and almost makes me want to buy the Sunplaza Nakano Kun album. Almost.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Best of Non-Stop Toho Eurobeat 2011
Release Date: 12/30/11
Price: 1400 yen

Doujin release featuring eurobeat covers of popular touhou songs. Avex’s recent penchant for non-stop mixes seems to have infected A-One Records as well, as this release will be a non-stop mix featuring 16 songs from TEB Vol. 1-4 as well as 4 new tracks from Elementas feat. Shihori. The album will be available at Comiket 81. Those in attendance will also receive a limited 2012 Toho Eurobeat calendar.

Mixed by AKBK’s DJ Mocchi. Samples can be found on A-One’s official website.

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Utatte Mita Best Selection
Release Date: 3/7/12
Price: 1905 yen

At first I thought that this was just a rebranding of Akiba Koubou’s recent Utatte Mita Collection -The Best-, but the early track list is completely different and contains songs that haven’t been done by AKBK yet. Still a few repeats, though. You can’t have an AKBK album without “Zankoku na Tenshi no These.”

Announced artists include Kouhey, Yamadan, Nodoame, Anima, Yuge, Korosuke, and Hanatan.

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Luv Euro 2
Release Date: 2/22/12
Price: 1886 yen

Originally scheduled for release in Winter 2011, Luv Euro 2 has been delayed until February of 2012. Apparently they needed the time to ensure they could use as many repeats as possible. “We Are” and “Gong” look like they’ll be new productions, though, and this’ll probably be the best way to hear Team KY’s “Run ‘n’ Gun.”

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Werewolf Boyfriend Remixes (Single)
Artist: Fright Ranger
Release Date: 10/31/11
Price: $6

Released in commemoration of the latest Twilight movie. Okay, technically it was released to celebrate Halloween, but I suspect Pete is a secret Twihard anyway. 😛 This remix EP features contributions from DJ Command, J-Mi & Midi-D, and Magic Hammer among others. The eurobeat remixes are my favorites, but all of the remixes are suitably spooky. 😀

The EP is available on Bandcamp and iTunes. The iTunes release comes with two bonus tracks.

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Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Love Love Hen
Release Date: 1/25/12
Price: 2000 yen

OMG, only one repeat!?!?! An Akiba Koubou album with 93% new material must surely be a sign of the apocalypse. Now that I think about it, these albums do come out in 2012…

Kei, Maki and Shihori appear from the usual AKBK stable of vocalists, though the Maki song is the lone repeat. Meanwhile, Usa, Yamadan, Nodoame, Anima, Kouhey and Yuge are sure to please utatte mita fans. I have no clue who BB Storm, KoRo-Girl or Koko on Boku are, though.

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Bakuen ~Call Anthem~
Artist: Sunplaza Nakano Kun feat. DJ Yossy
Release Date: 12/21/11
Price: 1905 yen

A whole album full of Sunplaza Nakano Kun feat. DJ Yossy songs. 10 repeats, 2 resings, and 2 new tracks.

There’s a preview video up on YouTube featuring Sunplaza wearing an atrocious wig:

The full-length video for the lead track is embedded after the jump.

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Geki Atsu! Drama Euro Kizuna Hen
Release Date: 1/25/12
Price: 2000 yen

I hesitated to pre-order this fearing that it would be another collection of repeats, but this seemingly final list contains only 3 repeats out of 15 total tracks so I’m sold! Even though it’s only 15 tracks, it’s still being billed as a non-stop mix, however.

It’s been far too long since Hime Trance queen, Kei, has been featured on a major release, so I’m glad Akiba Koubou continue to utilize her. Nagisa is also featured, but her sole song is a repeat. :/ For some reason many utaite appear on AKBK release under different pseudonyms, so for those wondering, Maier is actually Yuge, W-Y is Yamadan and No Doubt is Nodoame. There are a number of new, unfamiliar names here, however, which leads me to wonder if they’re also just aliases.

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The Best of Non-Stop Toho Eurobeat 2011
Release Date: 12/30/11
Price: 1400 yen

Doujin release featuring eurobeat covers of popular touhou songs. Avex’s recent penchant for non-stop mixes seems to have infected A-One Records as well, as this release will be a non-stop mix featuring 20 songs from TEB Vol. 1-4. No word yet on the tracklist, but the album will be available at Comiket 81. Those in attendance will also receive a limited 2012 Toho Eurobeat calendar.

Geki Atsu! Anime Euro Robot Hen
Release Date: 2/8/12
Price: 2000 yen

A second Geki Atsu! Anime Euro CD to be released on the same day as the “gakuen” edition. This particular CD focuses on robot-themed anime, so get ready for your favorites, “Sousei no Aquarion” and “Zankoku na Tenshi no These.” Why do they insist on the same repeats? There have been plenty of great songs in their back catalogue that have only appeared once or twice. For instance, there’s “Discotheque” and, uh…. Okay, everything else has been driven into the ground. Just, please, do a Ghibli edition and all will be forgiven.

Thus far the only new songs revealed have been “Aoi Shiori” and “Yuukyou Seishunka.”

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