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Fafner in the Azure Symphony Orchestra Concert 2025 is scheduled to be held! Japan Pops Orchestra's launch performance

2025.02.24 / Last updated: 2025.02.24

20th anniversary! Fafner
in the Azure will be held in Tokyo in May 2025.

The first orchestra concert in the anime series "Fafner in the Azure" celebrates its 20th anniversary , as the launch of the new music project "Japan Pops Orchestra," jointly launched by King Records Co., Ltd. and Tactic Cart Co., Ltd., will be held on May 1, 2025. It has been announced that it will be held at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall on Sunday (Thursday) and Friday the 2nd.

Challenge into a new field of music!

"Japan Pops Orchestra" is a new section of the Tactical Cart Orchestra, made up of talented musicians active both domestically and internationally. This orchestra will not only focus on traditional classical music, but also actively collaborate with a wide range of genres, including anime and games, providing new music experiences not only for anime and game fans, but also for many music lovers. .

This concert will recreate live music from the 20-year-old Fafner series. We deliver a number of classical songs that have colored the anime with powerful orchestral sounds that make full use of the performance techniques of classical music. Different programs are available for each date, making this a must-see for anime fans.

Performance overview of "Fafner in the Azure: Symphony Orchestra Concert 2025"

Date and Time
<DAY1>
TV Series 1 "Fafner in the Blue" ~ The Movie "Fafner in the Blue HEAVEN AND EARTH"
Daytime performance: Doors open at 13:15 / 14:00
Night performance: Doors open at 17:15 / 18:00 <DAY2 >
TV 2nd series "Fafner in the Blue EXODUS" ~ TV special "Fafner in the Blue BEHIND THE LINE"
Daytime performance: Doors open at 13:15 / 14:00
Night performance: Doors open at 17:15 / 18:00
Venue:
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Details: https://www.operacity.jp/concert/

Introduction to performers and conductors

Conductor: Sol Chin (Chin Sol)
Completed the Art History of the Korean Academy of Arts and the Master's degree at the National College of Music, Mannheim, Germany. He is a permanent conductor of the Daegu International Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted many foreign orchestras, including the major symphony orchestras in Korea, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Germany. While leading the Mahlerian project, which performs all of Mahler's symphonies, Artisee, a group specializing in classical music, he also performed "Symphony Tales: Guardian Tales Orchestra" in 2022 and the "Pokemon" performance of 2023 He led the game music orchestra performance market. He is also a pioneer in the field of subculture music. In 2024, he was invited to the Italian Palermo Music Festival and performed with pianist Kakuno Hayato.
Official website: http://sol-chin.com/

Orchestra : Japan Pops Orchestra
was established in 2025 as a new section of the Tacticalt Orchestra, an up-and-coming professional orchestra formed by talented musicians active both domestically and internationally.

The program is composed mainly of young musicians in their 20s and 30s, and while taking advantage of the performance skills they have cultivated through traditional classical performances, they actively develop collaboration projects with industry and different music genres, and are also involved in anime and game fans and other genres. We plan and perform a variety of programs that will bring the appeal of music to more people, including enthusiasts.
More information: https://www.tacticart-orchestra.com/japan-pops-orchestra

Guest : angela (artist)
A unit consisting of vocalist Tsuko and guitar and arrangements. He is in charge of the theme song and insert song for all "Fafner in the Azure." In 2023, he won the official Guinness World Records™ certification as a song related to "Fafner in the Azure" as "Most songs sung by the same artist for an animation franchise / the largest number of songs from an animation franchise sung by the same artist"! He has appeared not only in Japan but also at overseas events, and is a talented artist who has gained support from anime song fans all over the world.

Ticket sales information

EPlus Fastest Advance (Lottery)
Application period: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, 10:00am - Monday, March 10th, 2025, 23:59pm
Winning notification date: Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, 13: 00 (planned)
Details: https://fafner.jp/20th/concert/detail.html
How to purchase tickets
Tickets must be applied through eplus. You can apply for up to two tickets per performance.

Points to note about the performance

This is a rare opportunity to enjoy live performances of the Fafner in the Azure series.
Rediscover the appeal of anime through two days of different programs.
Co-starring with an orchestra, a world-renowned artist.