Angela (group)

Yamashita and Hirasato perform at the 2004 Otakon American Festival

Angela (usually spelled angela ) is a Japanese pop group. The main members are Atsuko Yamashita and Katsunori Hirasato.

Both Yamashita and Hirasato were born in Okayama Prefecture , but first met in Tokyo , at a music school. In 1993, the angela band was created, and they began performing as street performers. In 1999, the debut single “Memories” was released, but this release went almost unnoticed. However, already in 2002, angela signed a contract with the King Records label Starchild. A breakthrough to fame came when they wrote the opening song, “Asu e no brilliant road” (明日 へ の brilliant road), as well as three different final themes for the Stellvia of the Universe anime. Their first album, Sora no Koe (ソ ラ ノ コ エ), was released on Starchild in 2003. Since then, they have provided music for Fafner of the Azure and released four more albums; I / O in 2004, PRHYTHM in 2006, “best of compilation” 宝箱 - Treasure Box in 2007 and Land Ho! in 2009.

In 2004, angela played at the Otakon Festival in the US city of Baltimore . The following year, 2005, they performed at Sakura-Con in Seattle , as well as at Fan Expo Canada (then called CN Anime) in Toronto, Canada .

Sora no Koe was released in the US via Geneon's label Voice of the Sky in January 2005. Their second album, I / O, was released on Geneon in the United States in August 2005. The next album, PRHYTHM, was released on Geneon in the United States in November 2006

In 2005, they wrote the final theme for the Jinki: Extend anime, in 2006 the final theme for the Lion-Maru G Tokusatsu , in 2007 the opening song for the Heroic Age anime , and the 2008 opening and closing theme for Shikabane Hime: Aka , in 2009, the final theme for the Shikabane Hime: Kuro anime, opening and closing themes for the Asura Cryin ' anime and, subsequently, for Asura Cryin' 2 , and in 2010, the opening theme for the anime Soukyuu no Fafner: Heaven & Earth and final - for the anime Seitokai Yakuindomo , also in 2012 - an introductory theme for the anime K Project , in 2013 - an introductory and the final theme for the anime Coppelion , and in 2017 - the opening theme for the anime Aho Girl .