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Carbonic Acid – COUNTDOWN © Carbonic Acid

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Carbonic Acid – COUNTDOWN

With this, his first original album, guitarist Jinya reveals himself to be one of Japanese metal's best kept secrets.

WagakkiBand - Yasou emaki © 2015 Avex Music Creative Inc. Provided by Cool Japan Music, Inc.

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WagakkiBand - Yasou emaki

WagakkiBand make the successful leap to original material with an album more varied and less hyperactive than their first.

Dempagumi.inc - W.W.D.D. © 2015 DEARSTAGE inc. All rights reserved.

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Dempagumi.inc - W.W.D.D.

A precise presentation of authentic Akihabara pop and otaku culture to the world.

LADYBABY - Nippon Manju © 2015 clearstone Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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LADYBABY - Nippon Manju

Pop-metal trio LADYBABY make their mark with this ode to Japanese pop and consumerism.

Yousei Teikoku - SHADOW CORPS[e] © 2015 Yousei Teikoku. Provided by RESONANCE Media.

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Yousei Teikoku - SHADOW CORPS[e]

Thrills and chills abound in the band's masterful new album.

Dragon Guardian - THE BEST OF DRAGON GUARDIAN SAGA © Dragon Guardian

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Dragon Guardian - THE BEST OF DRAGON GUARDIAN SAGA

Fuki and ANZA light up this compilation that couldn’t have come soon enough for Dragon Guardian’s international fans.

mouse on the keys - The Flowers of Romance © Denovali Records - Creative Eclipse - mouse on the keys

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mouse on the keys - The Flowers of Romance

mouse on the keys gives us their dark jazz take on philosophy.

Haruka – Anthems © CLUB DISORDER

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Haruka – Anthems

With this polished debut album, singer-songwriter Haruka proves breezy pop-rock can have just as much emotional depth as sentimental ballads.

Color Pointe - first pointe © 2015 ANYTHING GOES. All rights reserved.

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Color Pointe - first pointe

Electropop ballet group Color Pointe puts out a mini-album full of feel-good vibes and auditory goodness.

syrup16g - Kranke © 2015 UK.PROJECT INC. All rights reserved.

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syrup16g - Kranke

This mini-album continues syrup16g's foray into a more upbeat sound.

MUCC - T.R.E.N.D.Y -Paradise from 1997- © Gan-Shin Records

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MUCC - T.R.E.N.D.Y -Paradise from 1997-

Everything you might have expected from MUCC and more!

Toki Asako - Bittersweet © Toki Asako

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Toki Asako - Bittersweet

A varied jazz-pop soundtrack to life.

Sakina - Discover! © Future Tech Lab Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Sakina - Discover!

While Japan is able to discover the debut single of the new promising talent Sakina, the US can explore an album instead.

Amuro Namie - namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2014 © 2015 Dimension Point All rights reserved.

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Amuro Namie - namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2014

More than four weeks among the top 10 of the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray charts aroused our interest in the release.

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