The idol/rhythm game Ensemble Stars is full of plans for the rest of 2017. The units under the franchise (Trickstar, fine, UNDEAD, Knights, Ryuseitai, Ra*bits, 2Wink, AKATSUKI, Valkyrie, Switch and MaM) will return with a third song CD series starting this August. For those unfamiliar with the game and its units we’ll break down the upcoming releases as well as each group’s members. Be ready for a lenghty article.
Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series kicks off this August with Ryuseitai being the unit to take over the first volume.
Ryuseitai consist of Koutaro Nishiyama, Yuichi Hose, Yoshiki Nakajima, Takumi Watanabe and Anju Nitta. The unit is set to release the first volume for Ensemble Stars! song CD series titled “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.1 Ryuseitai“, set to be released on 09/08/2017.
The cover art is the following:
The tracklist is the following:
| 1 |
SUPER NOVA REVOLU5TAR
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| 2 |
GROWING STARRY DAYS
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| 3 |
SUPER NOVA REVOLU5TAR (off vocal)
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| 4 |
GROWING STARRY DAYS (off vocal)
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“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.1 Ryuseitai” is available for purchase on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
Then we have Knights, unit consisting of Daiki Yamashita, Shintaro Asanuma, Masami Ito, Ryo Kitamura and Reiou Tsuchida. The quintet performs for the second volume of the series titled “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.2 Knights” and scheduled to be released on 09/08/17.
The cover art is the following:
The tracklist is the following:
| 1 |
Article of Faith
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| 2 |
Knights the Phantom Thief
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| 3 |
Crush of Judgment
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| 4 |
Article of Faith (off vocal)
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| 5 |
Knights the Phantom Thief (off vocal)
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| 6 |
Crush of Judgment (off vocal)
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“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.2 Knights” is available for purchase on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 3rd volume is helmed by fine, unit consisting of Hikaru Midorikawa, Takuya Eguchi, Ayumu Murase and Kotaro Hashimoto. The quartet will release “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.3 fine“, set to hit the stores on 06/09/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. Further details about this release are still unknown.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.3 fine” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 4th volume is courtesy of Valkyrie. This duo consists of Hiroki Takahashi and Jun Osuka. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.4 Valkyrie” will be released on 06/09/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. Further details about this release are still unknown.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.4 Valkyrie” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
2Wink will perform the 5th volume. The twins are voiced by Soma Saito. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.5 2wink” is set to be released on 04/10/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. Further details about this release are still unknown.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.5 2wink” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 6th volume counts with UNDEAD, unit consisting of Toshiki Masuda, Yuki Ono, Wataru Hatano and Kei Hosogai. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.6 UNDEAD” is scheduled to be released on 04/10/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 6 tracks – 3 songs and 3 instrumental tracks. Further details about this release are still unknown.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.6 UNDEAD” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 7th volume will be helmed by Ra*bits, unit consisting of Yuki Yonai, Junya Ikeda, Shunya Hiruma and Kosaka Tomoya. The quartet will release “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.7 Ra*bits“, single scheduled to be released on 08/11/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. More details will be unveiled closer to its release.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.7 Ra*bits” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
AKATSUKI, quartet consisting of Yuichiro Umehara, Shinnichiro Kamio and Keisuke Kaminaga will perform the 8th volume titled “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.8 Akatsuki“. The single is scheduled to be released on 08/11/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. More details will be unveiled closer to its release.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.8 Akatsuki” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 9th volume will count with Switch, unit consisting of Kenji Nojima, Kaito Ishikawa and Kazutomi Yamamoto. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.9 Switch” is set to be released on 06/12/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. More details will be unveiled closer to its release.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.9 Switch” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The 10th volume counts with Trickstar, unit consisting of Tomoaki Maeno, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo and Yuki Kaji. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.10 Trickstar” is set to be released on 06/12/17.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. More details will be unveiled closer to its release.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.10 Trickstar” is available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
The final volume counts with MaM, the only solo artist within this franchise. MaM consists of Kousuke Toriumi. “Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.11 MaM” is the only single that won’t be released in 2017. This single is slatted for release on 10/01/18.
The tracklist will include a total of 4 tracks – 2 songs and 2 instrumental tracks. More details will be unveiled closer to its release.
“Ensemble Stars! Unit Song CD 3rd Series vol.11 MaM” is already available for pre-order on CDJAPAN for all overseas fans.
Out of Ensemble Stars‘ units only Eve (Natsuki Hanae and Yuma Uchida) won’t take part in this series.
For more information about all these releases don’t forget to visit Ensemble Stars‘ official twitter account and website.
[…] On another note: the units under the franchise (Trickstar, fine, UNDEAD, Knights, Ryuseitai, Ra*bits, 2Wink, AKATSUKI, Valkyrie, Switch and MaM) have already kicked off their third song CD series. For those unfamiliar with the game and its units, please check this article. […]
[…] On another note: the units under the franchise (Trickstar, fine, UNDEAD, Knights, Ryuseitai, Ra*bits, 2Wink, AKATSUKI, Valkyrie, Switch and MaM) have already kicked off their third song CD series. For those unfamiliar with the game and its units, please check this article. […]