Weekly Playlist - V-ANIME: Visual Kei Anime Covers

All images in this post are taken from archive.org.

V-ANIME series will get you to dive through memorable anime soundtracks covered in the style of visual kei. The homme and femme are special collaborations of at least two visual kei artists that deliver genre-specific tones. As per usual, my personal favorites are the bold ones. Click on them for a YouTube listen if they’re available.

V-ANIME ROCKS!

1. DaizyStripper – Sousei no Aquarion (Genesis of Aquarion)

2. ADAPTER。– Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan)

3. SCREW – CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (DRAGON BALL Z)

4. -OZ- – Yume wo Shinjite (Dragon Quest~Abel Densetsu~)

5. Matenrou Opera – Tamashii no Refrain (Evangelion: Death and Rebirth)

6. Hana Shounen Baddies – Ci-ne-ma (Maison Ikkoku )

7. Ricky + Little Alien – A Cruel Angel’s Thesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

8. heidi. – DAYS (Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven)

9. Mix Speaker’s,Inc. – Moonlight Densetsu (Sailor Moon)

10. Sadie – Pegasus Fantasy (SAINT SEIYA)

11. 168 -one sixty eight- – Sora Iro Days (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

12. Lolita23q – Hohoemi no Bakudan (Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho)

V-ANIME ROCKS evolution

1. Royz - Hikari e (ヒカリへ) (original: The Babystars) [One Piece]

2. GALEYD - happily ever after (original: Nakagawa Shoko) [Gurren Lagann]

3. DaizyStripper - Ai wo Torimodose!! (愛をとりもどせ) (original: Crystal King) [Seikimatsu kyuseishu densetsu hokutonokobushi]

4. Juri & Leda - THE MEANING OF TRUTH (original: HIRO-X) [F-Zero]

5. AYABIE - Unbalance na Kiss Wo Shite (アンバランスなKissをして ) (original: Takahashi Hiro) [Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho]

6. A (ACE) - Tamashii no Refrain (魂のルフラン) (original: Takahashi Yoko) [Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]

7. Kaya - Gekiteki (ゲキテイ) (original: Yokoyama Chisa; Teikoku Kageki Dan) [Sakura Wars]

8. THE BEETHOVEN - Yuzurenai Negai (ゆずれない願い) (original: Tamura Naomi) [Magic Knight Rayearth]

9. WING WORKS - Rinbu Revolution (輪舞-revolution) (original: Okui Masami) [Revolutionary Girl Utena]

10. FEST VAINQUEUR - Butter-Fly (original: Wada Koji) [Digimon Adventure]

11. Souiumono - the WORLD (original: NIGHTMARE) [Death Note]

12. SEX-ANDROID - LOVE Sarigenaku (LOVEさりげなく) (original: Ota Takako) [Maho no tenshi kuryimīmami]

V-ANIME collaboration -homme-

1. Masaki Endo (Jam Project) x Sakito (NIGHTMARE)

「Yuusha ou tanjou!」 (Yuusha ou tanjou GaoGaiGar)

2. Kaya x Ryohei (Megamasso)

「Taiyou ga Mata Kagayaku toki」 (Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho)

3. Sakurai Ao (cali≠gari) × Naoki (THE BEETHOVEN)

「STAND UP TO THE VICTORY ~to the victory~」 (Mobile Suit V Gundam)

4. Subaru (Royz) x Kazami (DaizyStripper)

「Sorairo days」 (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

5. Tanimoto Takayoshi x Naoki (THE BEETHOVEN)

「FLYING IN THE SKY」 (Kidou Butouden G Gundam)

6. Dancho (NoGoD) x MiA (MEJIBRAY)

「Sousei no Aquarion」 (Genesis of Aquarion)

7. HAKUEI (PENICILLIN) x Kazami (DaizyStripper)

「Pegasus Fantasy」 (Saint Seiya)

8. Yuugiri (DaizyStripper) x MiA (MEJIBRAY)

「Lupin III. no theme」 (Lupin III.)

9. yo-ka (DIAURA) x Ryohei (Megamasso)

「Shangri-La」 (soukyuu no Fafner)

10. Yusa (THE KIDDIE) x Kazami (DaizyStripper)「 -I’ll-」 (Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku)

11. RYO:SUKE (WING WORKS) x Ryohei (Megamasso)「Kokoro yo genshi ni modore」(Neon Genesis Evangelion)

V-ANIME collaboration -femme-

1.Kaya × Ryohei (Megamasso)

「Moonlight Densetsu」 (Bijoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)

2.Sakurai Ao (cali≠gari) × Naoki (THE BEETHOVEN)

「NIGHT OF SUMMER SIDE」 (kimagure orange ☆ road)

3.Subaru (Royz) × Kazami (DaizyStripper)

「JOINT」(Shakugan no Shana)

4.Takayoshi Tanimoto × Naoki (THE BEETHOVEN)

「platin」 (Card Captor Sakura)

5.Danchou (NoGoD)× MiA (MEJIBRAY)

「bara ha utsukushiku chiru」 (Versailles no bara / The Rose of Versailles)

6.HAKUEI (PENICILLIN)× Kazami (DaizyStripper)

「zankoku na tenshi no theme / A Cruel Angel’s Thesis」 (Neon Genesis EVANGELION)

7.Yugiri (DaizyStripper) × MiA (MEJIBRAY)

「yuzurenai negai」 (Magic Knight Rayearth)

8.Yusa (THE KIDDIE) × Kazami (DaizyStripper)

「Blue Water」 (Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water)

9.yo-ka (DIAURA)× Ryohei (Megamasso)

「Orange」 (toradora!)

10.Chihiro Yonekura× Sakito （NIGHTMARE）

「fairy tail ~yakusoku no hi~」(FAIRY TAIL)

11.RYO:SUKE (WING WORKS) × Ryohei (Megamasso)

「Cutie Honey」(Cutie Honey)

Links
- http://www.generasia.com/wiki/V-Anime_Rocks_Evolution

- https://www.akibanation.com/v-anime-collaboration-kolaborasi-band-band-visual-kei-cover-lagu-anime/

- https://youtu.be/8G866Enmn9o (Homme PV)

- https://youtu.be/ifAVjCIjhno (Femme PV)

- http://shattered-tranquility.net/index.php/01/26/visual-kei-artists-rock-your-favorite-anime-songs-again/ (Exclusive Collaboration Notes)