VTuber Mori Calliope will release her second major album on August 16th, and pre-orders for an edition featuring a handwritten autograph card are available until June 5th.
VTuber Mori Calliope will release her second major label album on August 16th.
PHANTOMIME will come about two years on from her previous full-length release, 2022's
SINDERELLA, and one year from her EP JIGOKU 6.
The album's title is a portmanteau of “phantom” and “pantomime,” representing Mori Calliope (the phantom) putting on performances (the pantomime) as a virtual artist. The album is said to convey a message of living not for others but for oneself and seeking
hope even amidst anguish.
It will contain 10 tracks, including the previously-released single Overkill, Tide, a collaboration song with singer Al that was released digitally in April; SNEAKING, an official collaboration song with the "Metal Gear" franchise; and Go-Getters, the ending theme of the anime series "Suicide Squad ISEKAI", which is set to begin airing in July 2024.
The album will be available in three editions. The standard edition will be CD-only, while the limited edition will add a 32-page booklet, frame-style caramel box packaging, three alternate covers and a folded poster. The "Limited Dead Box Edition", which is available exclusively
from the Mori Calliope Official International Online Shop, features hardbook-style box packaging, a 32-page booklet, a folded poster, a trading card holder, an official Dead Beat (the name of Calliope's fan base) member's card, a trading card
randomly selected from five types and a postcard randomly selected from three types.
Additionally, a standard edition that comes with a handwritten autograph card will be available for pre-order for one week via the Mori Calliope Official International Online Shop.
Pre-orders will end at 10:59am (JST) on June 5th.
The music videos for Tide and Overkill can be viewed below, followed by a concept teaser
for PHANTOMIME.
