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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.

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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?

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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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Nihon Omoshiro Mukashi Banashi (Single)
Artist: Mukashi-Band starrting Korosuke & Ayumi Nomiya & Kouhey & Yamadan
Release Date: 12/21/11
Price: 952 yen

OP and ED themes from the Nico Nico folk tale anime, Nihon Omoshiro Mukashi Banashi. Features vocals from Korosuke and Ayumi Nomiya, with Kouhey and Yamadan on the guitar and drums, respectively. Produced by Akiba Koubou.

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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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Vocalo Smile
Release Date: 1/18/12
Price: 1886 yen

Vocaloid compilation from Full Moon Records, produced by DJ Mocchi. The title implies that this will have happy songs.

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Vocalo Tears
Release Date: 1/18/12
Price: 1886 yen

Vocaloid compilation from Full Moon Records, produced by DJ Mocchi. The title implies that this will have sad songs. Poor, sad Miku. Someone give her a hug.

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

Oh dear. I was hoping for more Geki Atsu! releases, but not like this. Not like this. Hot off the heels of two J-Drama-inspired releases early next year will come two new Anime releases, and you know what that means: repeats. This edition will focus on gakuen, or school, anime themes. So, basically, it’ll be Anime Euro Best ~School Edition~ all over again, but 300 yen cheaper. The only new song revealed so far is the OP theme to “To Aru Majutsu no Index II”.

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Akiba Koubou presents Utatte Mita Collection Hanatan
Artist: Hanatan
Release Date: 12/7/11
Price: 952 yen

Third wave of Utatte Mita singles from Akiba Koubou. This ninth single features songs from Hanatan. Mostly resings on this one.

Available at Animate.

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Akiba Koubou presents Utatte Mita Collection Ayumi Nomiya
Artist: Ayumi Nomiya
Release Date: 12/7/11
Price: 952 yen

Third wave of Utatte Mita singles from Akiba Koubou. This eight single features songs from Ayumi Nomiya. All of the songs are either repeats or resings.

Available at Animate.

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Akiba Koubou presents Utatte Mita Collection Usa
Artist: Usa
Release Date: 12/7/11
Price: 952 yen

Third wave of Utatte Mita singles from Akiba Koubou, this time featuring female utaite. This seventh single features songs from Usa. Mostly repeats, with only one new song.

Available at Animate.

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