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As you may remember, last September there was a special Hokuto no Ken event held in Japan – a soul wedding for the characters Kenshiro and Yuria. As the composer for the new OVA series, Yuki Kajiura attended and performed two songs with vocalists Keiko, Wakana, and Yuriko. A never-before-heard track titled “Epithalamion” written by Yuki exclusively for the wedding ceremony, and “Hanamori no Oka”, the main theme of Toki-den are among the performances. The full video of the event was streamed from GyaO’s website for a short time after the ceremony, but was only accessible to visitors from inside Japan.

A DVD recording of the event will be released with the Collector’s Edition of Hokuto no Ken ZERO – Kenshirō Den. However, the DVD is said to be only 55 minutes in length, as compared to the original length of almost 2.5 hours, according to Tou’s blog. Hopefully, neither of Yuki Kajiura’s performances were cut out! The main OVA will feature music by Yuki Kajiura, though an official soundtrack has yet to be announced.

Title: Hokuto no Ken ZERO – Kenshirō Den Collector’s Edition
Publisher: Amuse Soft Entertainment
Catalog Number: ASBY-4324 (2 Discs)
Release Date: February 27, 2009

A lot of updates on upcoming works these days! JVC has released the official tracklist for the FictionJunction Album: Everlasting Songs (VTCL-60106). The album is set for release on February 25, 2009. All FictionJunction vocalists will contribute: Yuuka Nanri, Keiko Kubota, Wakana Ootaki, Kaori Oda, Asuka Kato, and Yuriko Kaida.

1. Hoshikuzu (The Velveteen Rabbit – self cover of Velvet no Inori)
2. Kioku no Mori (Tsubasa Chronicle OAD: Shunraiki)
3. dream scape (Tsubasa Chronicle)
4. Gin no Hashi (Aquarian Age)
5. Kaze no Machi he (Tsubasa Chronicle Insert)
6. here we stand in the morning dew (Sayonara Solitia single c/w)
7. synchronicity (Tsubasa TOKYO REVELATIONS)
8. Hanamori no Oka (Hokuto no Ken: Toki Den)
9. Mizu no Akashi (Gundam SEED)
10. cazador del amor (El Cazador)
11. Himitsu (Noir)
12. Houseki (Le Portrait de Petite Cossette)
13. Yume no Tsubasa (Tsubasa Chronicle)
14. Michiyuki (LOVELESS)
15. everlasting song (Elemental Gelade)

Normally we wouldn’t post a tracklist release as news (you can find them in the Discography), but this one is special for obvious reasons .

[EDIT] On a totally unrelated note because I didn’t want to make an entire new post, you can now click here to check out a preview of Kaori Hikita’s version of Tsuki no Curse! Thanks Chibi-Chibi!!

The 14th episode of Kuroshitsuji has aired, with the new ending theme: Lacrimosa, by Kalafina! You can download a rip of the TV-sized version here.

The full single of Lacrimosa (SECL-760/761 DVD special edition, SECL-762 regular edition) will be released on March 4, 2009, the same day as Kalafina’s album, Seventh Heaven which will not include Lacrimosa.

Thanks to Kazado for the rip! <3

It was announced on the Kalafina website a confirmation that the album will be called Seventh Heaven, named after the final Kara no Kyoukai theme: seventh heaven.

There will be 13 tracks, with theme songs from all 7 Kara no Kyoukai titles, as well as five others. There will be a special edition released that comes with a DVD containing PVs of sprinter, fairytale, and seventh heaven. Also included will be videos of Kalafina live, from two Yuki Kajiura LIVE concerts, where they performed the opening acts.

Thanks to Michelle for the translation!

Vocalist Kaori Hikita will be releasing her first album, titled “natural“, on February 25, 2009. It will contain all three songs from previous collaborations with Yuki Kajiura: Michiyuki (Loveless ED), Egao no Wake (Shounen Onmyouji OP), and Namae no Nai Michi (Amatsuki ED).

In addition, there will be a Kaori Hikita version of Tsuki no Curse: the Loveless OP composed by Yuki, but originally performed by Okina Reika. Five other tracks including two new songs will also be on the album. Let’s hope that Yuki is involved in at least one of the new ones ^_^.

Artist: Kaori Hikita
Title: natural
Catalog Number: FCCV-0027
Release: February 25, 2009
MSRP: 2625 JPY

Visit the Frontier Works page for more info.