canta-per-me.net

Y.Kajiura (1) and Highway Star (1) announced that they will hold an audition for a new vocalist that will participate in a new FictionJunction Album that will be released on 2022!

Below are the details of the audition:
Eligibility

• Female, up to 28 years old
• No experience necessary.
• Applicants must be able to participate in both the live and studio judging.
• Applicants perform at least one assigned song and one free song during the audition
• Applicants must not be under contract with any specific production, management, record company, or music publishing company.
• Winner will sign contract with Highway Star
• A letter of permission from a parent or guardian is required for applications from minors.

Screening Schedule

• Application period: December 10, 2021 (Fri.) – January 10, 2022 (Mon., holiday)
• Only successful applicants will be contacted by January 15 (Sat).
• The second screening (at a live house in Tokyo) will be held on January 23 (Sun.) in Tokyo (tentative).
• If you are unable to attend due to some reason on the day of the screening, you will be able to participate remotely via ZOOM.

• The third round of judging (at a recording studio in Tokyo) will be held on February 5 and 6 in Tokyo (tentative)
• Ms. Kajiura will be one of the judges.
• Announcement of the winners will be made on the official website in late February.
• The above schedule is subject to change depending on the number of applicants and the number of people selected.
• Please note that there may be no winners.

In other news, Sword Art Online Progressive movie sequel was announced on Oct 29 2021, for 2022, that will apparently skip a few novel volumers (1)

Few days later, on  Nov 17 , the official website for the Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files TV anime announced that a OVA special edition episode will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on December 31, 2021. Apparently a younger Touko Aozaki from Kara no Kyoukai is seen in the new key visual.

thanks to Nightmare, Decretum, grunty for the news!