Singer Vickeblanka has released a live performance video of Black Catcher, the opening theme song for the anime series Black Clover. On January 25, 2023, the singer will release Vickeblanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Ki- on Blu-ray and DVD.

 

Black Catcher - Vickeblanka (from「RAINBOW ROAD -Ki-」LIVE DVD＆Blu-ray on sale January 25, 2023)

Black Catcher serves as the 10th opening theme for Black Clover. The song has been ranked in Spotify’s Top 10 Most Played Japanese Songs Overseas for three consecutive years and has been streamed over 160 million times. The accompanying music video has been viewed over 50 million times.

 

Vickeblanka appeared in the recent Shochiku Tokyu New Year’s drama series Kaden Samurai Special Stop! Chuushingura. At the start of the series, the main character Shijuro Kanenashi plays a yakuza in prison after being falsely accused of a crime. The series co-stars Kenichi Takito who was surprised by Vicke’s powerful performance.

 

Treasure, the theme song for the regular drama series, is also being used as the theme of this special.

 

Vickeblanka presents RAINBOW ROAD -Ki- will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 25, 2023. This was the singer’s first arena concert, featuring a rare 19-track setlist including encores.

 

The live show includes signature tracks like Masshiro, Ca Va?, and ULALA, as well as an encore performance of the song Changes. The concert release also includes a 2-CD set of live recordings from the performance. The asymmetrical stage featured a unique acoustic setup that is fully captured in this incredible set.

 

In addition to the standard edition, a Limited First Edition will include a 52-page photobook with rare images from the rehearsal.

 

Those who preorder through the French Link fan club will receive a special rubber band, and an A3-size calendar poster on a first-come, first-served basis. 55 people who preorder by midnight on January 6 will win an A3-size calendar poster autographed by Vickeblanka himself.

Vickeblanka has announced that his 5th single Ponytail will be released on March 17, 2021. It features two songs: the title track which is a ballad themed on spring that sings of melancholic love, and Ten, an uplifting pop song aimed at helping you to take the first step towards something.   The single's Blu-ray edition features Vickeblanka's Billboard Special Live performance from 2020 as well as a documentary entitled SPECIAL LIVE edit.   The fan club "French Link" edition come sin a special box together with the Blu-ray as well as an original bath towel and hairband. This edition also includes Vickeblanka's "French Link Live' fan club performance held at Billboard Live YOKOHAMA. Early orders of the fan club edition will also come with a signed photo.   Vickeblanka's postponed 5-date tour, "Tour de Devil 2020," will finally kick off at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi on February 12, 2021. Details can be found on his official website.

The new ending theme BEAUTIFUL by TREASURE for the TV anime series Black Clover hit the air on January 5, 2021. The song has been a hit with TREASURE fans around the world as it garners huge attention on social media, with the hashtag "#BlackClover_with_TREASURE" having trended this week. TREASURE is a South Korean boy band signed to YG Entertainment which is known for some of the biggest names in the K-pop industry such as BIGBANG and BLACKPINK. The band released three consecutive singles in August, September, and November of 2020 as part of their THE FIRST STEP single series which has sold over 700,000 copies. The band also won Best New Act last year at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards and Korea First Brand Awards.   "We are honoured that our first original Japanese song will be used as the ending theme before we make our Japan debut," explains TREASURE. "We express those anime themes of positivity and not giving up on your dream in the song. We’d love it if you enjoyed it together with the series."   Black Clover is a manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata and serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump. The story follows a boy by the name of Asta who is born without magic—something unknown in his world―and his journey to become the next Wizard King. An anime adaptation has been airing since 2017 with its fourth season currently airing. TREASURE will release their first album THE FIRST STEP:TREASURE EFFECT digitally on January 11, 2021, with the CD edition dropping the following day on January 12.   ©︎ 田畠裕基／集英社・テレビ東京・ブラッククローバー製作委員会

Four pieces of news related to the TV anime series Black Clover were announced at the Black Clover Stage of Jump Festa 2021 ONLINE on Sunday (December 20).  

1) Special music video for new OP theme 'Grandeur' by Snow Man

A special music video was released featuring the upcoming new Black Clover opening theme Grandeur which is set to feature in the anime series in January for the Heart Kingdom Arc. The video includes footage from the anime series - check it out below.   Snow Man - "Grandeur" Special Music Video

2) Gakuto Kajiwara performs ending theme 'A Walk' live

Gakuto Kajiwara, the voice actor for Black Clover's protagonist Asta, performs the current ending theme A Walk which also comes as his debut single. The voice actor performed the song live at Jump Festa 2021 ONLINE making it his first performance on a big stage. Kajiwara described it as a deeply moving experience having wished to perform live after seen Kankaku Pierrot perform at the first Jump Festa four years ago.  

3) Heart Kingdom Arc main visual unveiled

The Heart Kingdom Arc main visual teases the Clover Kingdom battling against the Spade Kingdom with Asta & Yami vs Dante, Yuno vs Zenon, and Noelle vs Vanica.  

4) Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Zenon & Yui Ogura as Vanica

It was confirmed that Tatsuhisa Suzuki will voice Zenon and Yui Ogura will voice Vanica. Suzuki said, "I hope to do my very best to make everyone feel good by dragging them into a whirlpool of fear," while Ogura said, "I'm going to awaken the pleasure-seeking individual inside me for these recordings. I'll work hard to fill you all with fear!"   ©田畠裕基／集英社・テレビ東京・ブラッククローバー製作委員会

It has been confirmed that Snow Man and TREASURE will perform the new opening and ending theme songs respectively for Black Clover Starting in January. Snow Man is set to showcase a special anime music video featuring the song at Jump Festa 2021 ONLINE, and there will also be a live streamed performed by Gakuto Kajiwara who voices Asta in the anime series. Black Clover is a manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata and serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump. The series has over 11 million copies in circulation. The story follows a boy by the name of Asta who is born without magic—something unknown in his world―and his journey to become the next Wizard King. An anime adaptation has been airing since 2017 with its fourth season currently airing.   The series will enter a new arc on January 5, 2021 as part of Season 4 which will introduce the new opening theme Grandeaur by Snow Man and ending theme BEAUTIFUL by TREASURE. Snow Man previously performed the Black Clover opening theme Stories which served as their second single and enjoyed over a million streams. TREASURE is a South Korean boy band with BEAUTIFUL as their first original Japanese song.   Snow Man will reveal a special music video featuring the new opening theme Grandeur at the upcoming online anime festival Jump Festa 2021 ONLINE which is set to begin on December 20, 2020 at 11:30am (JST). Gakuto Kajiwara, the voice of Asta in the Black Clover anime series, will also perform the current ending theme A Walk. If you didn't know, the voice actor is in fact the original singer for that song.  

Snow Man | Comment

"We're so happy we get to do another Black Clover opening song. Grandeur is French for splendour. The lyrics talk of plunging forward in the world together with your comrades, things like overcoming your fate and taking your dream in your grip and running with it, and nabbing a world beyond imagination in the palm of your hands. We hope you enjoy the incredible world of Black Clover while listening to our song Grandeur."  

TREASURE | Comment

"We are honoured that our first original Japanese song will be used as the ending theme before we make our Japan debut. We express those anime themes of positivity and not giving up on your dream in the song. We'd love it if you enjoyed it together with the series."   ©田畠裕基／集英社・テレビ東京・ブラッククローバー製作委員会

Vickeblanka dropped his third studio album Devil digitally today on Spotify and iTunes. The album has already shot up to No. 1 on the J-Pop Album charts on iTunes Japan.Vickeblanka is also set to premiere the music video for the album's title track Shekebon! on YouTube today (March 3) at 20:00 (JST).   Vickeblanka - "Shekebon!" (Official Music Video)

*Premiering: March 3, 2020 at 20:00 (JST)   The music video was directed by Tai Nakazawa and features Vickeblanka carrying out a solo band session. Vickeblanka showcases his love for music by playing all the instruments before performing to a crowd at the end.   Shekebon! is a song to lift up those who are going through some kind of struggle. When the music video premieres, Vickeblanka is scheduled to talk in the chat box in real time on YouTube.Speaking about the music video, Vickeblanka said: "The video fully recreates the idea that was in my head. It was fun to shoot from beginning to end. Be sure to check it out."   The new album includes Black Catcher, which was the 10th opening theme for the TV anime series Black Clover, as well as the Ca Va?, which was written for a Spotify TV commercial.   Tickets for Vickeblanka's new tour, "Tour de Devil 2020," are now on sale. The tour is set to begin on April 29, and tickets are already sold out in certain regions, so you'd best order yours ASAP if you're thinking of going.