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The coverarts for the Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#9 “Shibuya Public Hall Special” are out!! You can either click the link to our discography entry, or check out the big versions that amazon.jp has DVD cover | BD cover. There are only a few items left in stock so if you want to pre-order hurry 🙂

Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#9 “Shibuya Public Hall Special” DVD: VTBL-23~4, Blu-Ray: VTXL-12 | February 20, 2013 DVD/BD 24 Tracks

According to Anime News Network, there was announced an orchestral concert by a 70 amateur musicians orchestra under the name “Walpurgis Night/Die Walpurgisnacht Symphoniker”.

The orchestra has received consent for the concert from Sony, Nitro+ as well as JASRAC and will be conducted by Kenichi Shimura. A total of 15 Yuki Kajiura musics from the TV anime (including 5 character themes), rearranged for orchestra are expected to be performed.

Artist: “Walpurgis Night/Die Walpurgisnacht Symphoniker”
Concert: Walpurgis no Yoru no Yume
Date: April 6, 2013
Venue: Ichō Hall at the Hachioji City Art & Cultural Hall in Tokyo
Tickets: FREE (sold on concert date starting at 10:00 a.m.)
Start: 5:30 p.m.
Orchestra website

Thanks to chrisgarci for the tip!

Following the announcement of 4th Kalafina album “Consolation”, were also announced a National Tour, a special live, as well as a visit to a Chicago anime convention!!!

• Kalafina “Consolation” Special LIVE 2013
• April 6, 2013 at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL, Tokyo, Japan

• Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2013 “Consolation” HALL ver.
• June 8 and 9, 2013 at Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo
• July 27,2013 at Toyama Shimin Kaikan, Takaoka,
• August 3, 2013 at Osaka International Convention Center (aka Grand Cube Osaka)

• Kalafina LIVE TOUR 2013 “Consolation” LIVE HOUSE ver.
• June 22 and 23, 2013 at THE BOTOM LINE NAGOYA, Nagoya
• June 29, 2013 and 30, 2013 at DRUM LOGOS, Fukuoka
• July 4, 2013 at AKASAKA BLITZ, Tokyo
• July 13,2013 at Rensa Sendai, Sendai
• July 15, 2013 at PENNY LANE24, Sapporo
• July 20 and 21, 2013 at HIROSHIMA CLUB QUATTRO Hiroshima
• July 28, 2013 at NIIGATA LOTS Niigata

In addition they are invited as Guest of Honor to the Chicago Anime Central (ACEN) anime convention in May! Click Here to watch a Video Message from Kalafina to the Chicago fans!
Date: May 17, 2013
Venue: AKOO Theater, Chicago, U.S.A
Convention official site: Here

Thanks to elcazador and nimsaj for the news!

Rumours that were circulating the past month, got confirmed at today’s Kalafina 5th Anniversary LIVE “oblivious” live: Kalafina will release their 4th album on March 20, 2013 and its title will be Consolation !!!

This time there will be 3 editions:

• Limited Edition A (CD+DVD)
  Catalog No: SECL-1280
  Price: 3800yen (Tax incl)
  [Pre-order] from CD Japan
• Limited Edition B (CD+BD)
  Catalog No: SECL-1282
  Price: 4000yen (Tax incl)
  [Pre-order] from CD Japan
• Regular Edition （CD only）
  Catalog No: SECL-1284
  Price: 3000yen (Tax incl)
  [Pre-order] from CD Japan

In other news, Kalafina’s live Kalafina 5th Anniversary LIVE “oblivious” at Tokyo(Shibuya O-EAST) will be broacasted at the japanese cable TV nextwork WOWWOW on March 13.

A Kalafina box containing all 3 albums of the group (Seven Heaven, Red Moon, After Eden), titled Kalafina Special European Edition 2012 (or Kalafina – Coffret Collector) has been released in France and Germany since January 9, 2013 by TokiMedia, and costs only 30 Euros. It comes with a booklet with the lyrics in romaji and English, as well as 5 collector cards. If you live around these countries dont forget to get it 🙂

Moreover, Kaori Oda (KAORI of FictionJunction and Sound Horizon) releases her first solo album, “Place”. It also includes “Calling” which was writen by Kajiura-san in 2007. Click here to visit her album’s site and listen to the samples video.

thanks to elcazador, yuki.n, Firak and Yukito for the news!