Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Rainbow?Rainbow
Artist: Ryu?
Release Date: 10/5/11 ? 11/2/11 ? 12/7/11
Price: 1905 yen

We finally have a title! Ryu’s 2nd/3rd album (depending on your perspective) will be titled after a song from IIDX 10th Style. Quake have also revealed more tracks, though so far there’s nothing new. According to Amazon there’ll be over 15 tracks, so at the very least we’ll get 2 new tracks.

Bonus items include a cell phone strap, yupo suction tack, mouse pad, B2-size poster, fake credit card, and clear file. Some of these bonuses will be limited, with the last two only available if you return the included survey. I imagine Konami Style will also offer their own exclusive bonus items if you order through them.

Looks like Ryu has a new logo, too. I liked the old one better. :/

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 14
Release Date: 11/16/11
Price: 1905 yen

14th release in the SATB series. Announced songs so far come from “The iDolm@ster,” “Natsume Yuujinchou San” and “Baka to Test to Shoukanju ni!”

Pre-order early for a limited edition cell phone strap.

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Ryu 2nd Album (Tentative Title)
Artist: Ryu*
Release Date: 10/5/11 ? 11/2/11 ? 12/7/11
Price: 1905 yen

Delayed again to December 7. Still no title.

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Extra Whipping Cream (Experience) (Single)
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 9/7/11
Price: 952 yen

2nd maxi single from songstress Mayumi Morinaga. Technically it’s her third, but I guess Quake forgot about “Drift of the Wind.” Comes with a random sticker (1 of 3) featuring chibi Mayumi.

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Quake will once again have an Exit Tunes booth at the 80th Comic Market this August, where they’ll be selling exclusive merchandise.

First up is the Exit Tunes 2011 Summer Comi Goods Set. For only 3,000 yen, you’ll get:

• 1. Original Super Big Size Paper Bag – A super big bag to carry all of your Comiket goodies. It’s the same one they’ve been handing out since C77.
• 2. “Hidari” Special GUMism GUMI Mousepad – A mousepad featuring the cover art from GUMism.
• 3. Naru Nanao Special Reproduced Autograph Shikishi – Shikishi drawn and signed by Naru Nanao.
• 4. Mikeou Special Bath Poster – A special illustration done by the artist, Mikeou, just for C80.
• 5. Yuki Azuma Special Microfiber Cloth – A special microfiber cleaning cloth drawn by Yuki Azuma.
• 6. Tometa Ohara (QP:flapper) Special A3 Clear Poster – A special poster illustrated by Tometa Ohara
• 7. Ginta Special Clear File – A clear file featuring the art of Ginta

More merchandise after the jump.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 13
Release Date: 8/3/11
Price: 1905 yen

Final list is out, and it’s absolutely dominated by Dizzi Mystica, who has a whopping 7 tracks. Hommarju comes in a distant second with 4 tracks. Booing Day gets 3 tracks, while MK and Icon each get 2. plasma rounds out the list of artists with a single track. Ryu* is presumably missing because he’s busy working on his next album.

Pre-order early to ensure that you’ll get a limited edition cell phone strap.

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Ryu 2nd Album (Tentative Title)
Artist: Ryu*
Release Date: 10/5/11 ? 11/2/11
Price: 1905 yen

Delayed to November 2nd, almost a year after the release of Ageha. The first batch of tracks have been announced, and they’re all licenses from Konami.

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Ryu 2nd Album (Tentative Title)
Artist: Ryu*
Release Date: 10/5/11
Price: 1905 yen

The follow-up to Ageha will be released this fall. No official title has been announced yet, but retailers are listing it as Ryu 2nd Album. They seem to be denying the existence of starmine.

No details yet on what songs will be included. In the meantime, why not enjoy some videos (including live performances) from Ryu*’s streaming channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ryu-stream-2010

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Extra Whipping Cream (Single)
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 9/7/11
Price: 952 yen

2nd maxi single from songstress Mayumi Morinaga. Technically it’s her third, but I guess Quake forgot about “Drift of the Wind.” Frankly, I’m surprised they haven’t put out an entire album. It’s been 4 years since Mayumi’s first album was released. :/ Comes with a sticker.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 13
Release Date: 8/3/11
Price: 1905 yen

Lucky number 13 in Quake’s long-running SATB series. Out of the songs announced so far, I’m most looking forward to “Magia.”

Pre-order early to ensure that you’ll get a limited edition cell phone strap.

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Exp. (Experience) (Single)
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 4/29/11
Price: 952 yen

New single from Mayumi Morinaga featuring all new songs produced by Ryu*, DJ Uto, Starving Trancer, and 40mP.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 12
Release Date: 4/6/11
Price: 1905 yen

Panty & Stocking! Hommarju starts off this 12th release in the SATB series — and the first Exit Trance release since last November’s SATB 11 — with a hyper techno version of the Panty & Stocking theme. “Down Town” is another highlight, though it didn’t turn out at all like what I expected. I thought it would be a lot more fast paced, but MK’s slower uplifting trance remix works nicely as well.

Sigh, I really wish Quake would go back to doing more Exit Trance releases. I miss the days of bizarre themed collections like Eki Trance or Kids Trance Land.

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Joysound presents Anison Trance Laboratory ~First Report~
Release Date: 3/2/11
Price: 2095 yen (Limited Edition) or 1714 (Regular Edition)

A brand new series from Universal Music featuring trance covers of anime themes. The songs were picked out based on their popularity on the Joysound service. Producers include Ryu*, kors k, and 4 Skips, among others. Vocals are supplied by various idols and idol groups, including yula. and Liz, who previously provided vocals for Lady Bird’s album.

If you get the first-press edition, you’ll receive a bonus CD with karaoke versions and a bonus non-stop trance mix. You’ll also get a bath poster featuring the art of Kaworu Watashiya.

The album is also available for download at iTunes Japan. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be iTunes Plus and it doesn’t include the bonus tracks.

Visit the official website for more info.

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Exp. (Experience) (Single)
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 4/29/11
Price: 952 yen

New single from Mayumi Morinaga. Details are sparse at the moment, but I wonder if it’ll include her cover of “No Challenge, No Success,” which still hasn’t been featured on any Exit Trance compilations. Check out the MK remix below, and the Hommarju remix after the jump. I gotta say, her English sounds much improved.

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Joysound presents Anison Trance Laboratory ~First Report~
Release Date: 3/2/11
Price: 2095 yen

A brand new series from Universal Music featuring trance covers of anime themes. The songs were picked out based on their popularity on the Joysound service. Exit Trance producers will supposedly be involved, while vocals will be supplied by various idols and idol groups.

If you get the first-press edition, you’ll receive a bonus CD with 15-20 minutes of content, likely karaoke versions, which would be rather fitting. You’ll also get a bath poster featuring the art of Kaworu Watashiya.

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