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They host the Nano-Mugen Festival each summer. Musicians and bands from Japan, America, and the UK come to perform; each act contributes one song to make up a compilation album released to advertise the festival. Some previous acts include Spitz, Chatmonchy, Beat Crusaders, Ellegarden, Third Eye Blind, Unicorn, and Ben Folds. |
They host the Nano-Mugen Festival each summer. Musicians and bands from Japan, America, and the UK come to perform; each act contributes one song to make up a compilation album released to advertise the festival. Some previous acts include Spitz, Chatmonchy, Beat Crusaders, Ellegarden, Third Eye Blind, Unicorn, and Ben Folds. |
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Outside of Japan, they are best known for their songs "''Haruka Kanata''", "Rewrite", and "After Dark", which were used as opening songs for the ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist ( |
Outside of Japan, they are best known for their songs "''Haruka Kanata''", "Rewrite", and "After Dark", which were used as opening songs for the ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', and ''[[Bleach]]'' anime respectively. |
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The band has released six studio albums and five EPs. |
The band has released six studio albums and five EPs. |
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* [[Anime Theme Song]]: One of the things that gained them renown. |
* [[Anime Theme Song]]: One of the things that gained them renown. |
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** ''[[Naruto]]'': "''Haruka Kanata''"<ref>Distant Horizon</ref> from ''Houkai Amplifier'' |
** ''[[Naruto]]'': "''Haruka Kanata''"<ref>Distant Horizon</ref> from ''Houkai Amplifier'' |
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** ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist ( |
** ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': "Rewrite" from ''Sol-fa'' |
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** ''[[Tekkon Kinkreet]]'': "''Aru Machi no Gunjou''"<ref>A Town in Ultramarine</ref> from ''World World World'' |
** ''[[Tekkon Kinkreet]]'': "''Aru Machi no Gunjou''"<ref>A Town in Ultramarine</ref> from ''World World World'' |
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** ''[[Bleach]]'': "After Dark" from ''World World World'' |
** ''[[Bleach]]'': "After Dark" from ''World World World'' |
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** There's a ''Houkai Amplifier'' CD on ''Magic Disk'''s album art. If you squint, you can tell that the boy on the cover has been replaced with Gotoh. |
** There's a ''Houkai Amplifier'' CD on ''Magic Disk'''s album art. If you squint, you can tell that the boy on the cover has been replaced with Gotoh. |
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* [[Cut Song]]: "''Kaiga Kyoushitsu''" and "''Dōdōmeguri no Yoru''" were cut out of ''Sol-fa'' and ''Fanclub'', respectively. Luckily, they got put on ''Feedback File''. |
* [[Cut Song]]: "''Kaiga Kyoushitsu''" and "''Dōdōmeguri no Yoru''" were cut out of ''Sol-fa'' and ''Fanclub'', respectively. Luckily, they got put on ''Feedback File''. |
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "''Uso to'' Wonderland", where Kita is the lead singer. |
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* [[Emo Kid]]: Subverted. Many of the songs have emo-sounding lyrics, but they almost always have happy or hopeful endings. |
* [[Emo Kid]]: Subverted. Many of the songs have emo-sounding lyrics, but they almost always have happy or hopeful endings. |
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* [[Epic Instrumental Opener]]: "''Siren''", "''Siren 2''", and "''Gekkou''". |
* [[Epic Instrumental Opener]]: "''Siren''", "''Siren 2''", and "''Gekkou''". |
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** Or [[Fan Service]], depending on the viewer. |
** Or [[Fan Service]], depending on the viewer. |
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* [[Gainax Ending]]: The "Fujisawa Loser" video starts out as a weird metaphor for the difficulties of either entering a company or being in a famous band...as obstacle courses. Pretty straightforward. Then {{spoiler|the big fancy house and the supermodel at the end of the course get up and elope in a yacht}}. |
* [[Gainax Ending]]: The "Fujisawa Loser" video starts out as a weird metaphor for the difficulties of either entering a company or being in a famous band...as obstacle courses. Pretty straightforward. Then {{spoiler|the big fancy house and the supermodel at the end of the course get up and elope in a yacht}}. |
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* [[A Good Name for |
* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: Chosen because the members like kung-fu movies and thought that three English words would make a good name for a band. |
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* [[Gratuitous English]]: Most of their early independently released music. Gotoh is actually trying to change this into [[Surprisingly Good English]] by taking weekly English lessons. |
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Most of their early independently released music. Gotoh is actually trying to change this into [[Surprisingly Good English]] by taking weekly English lessons. |
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* [[Hello]]: At the very end of "''Tabidatsu Kimi e''". |
* [[Hello]]: At the very end of "''Tabidatsu Kimi e''". |
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* [[Tender Tears]]: Gotoh is a sensitive guy...He cried when watching ''This Is It'' despite not being a fan of Michael Jackson. |
* [[Tender Tears]]: Gotoh is a sensitive guy...He cried when watching ''This Is It'' despite not being a fan of Michael Jackson. |
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** Gotoh and Kita both looked like they were on the verge of tears when Gotoh made a speech about the Akihabara massacre at Nano-Mugen Festival 2008. |
** Gotoh and Kita both looked like they were on the verge of tears when Gotoh made a speech about the Akihabara massacre at Nano-Mugen Festival 2008. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made |
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: The PV for "''Atarashii Sekai''." |
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