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Themesong of "Rozen Maiden träumend"
Ali Project is a Japanese band with a strong
Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting
of Arika Takarano (宝野アリカ, Takarano
Arika) (vocals & lyrics) and Mikiya Katakura
(片倉三起也, Katakura Mikiya) (music &
arrangement).
In the band's earlier days, their musical
style tended towards light, cheerful and/or
refreshing songs. However, the sound has
changed in recent times to take on a darker
and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika,
lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change
as a transition from White Alice (白アリ,
White Alice) to Black Alice (黒アリ, Black
Alice)
They made their indie debut in the charts in
1988 as Ari (Ant) Project
(蟻プロジェクト, Ari Purojekuto) with
their album Fantastic Garden (幻想庭園,
Gensō Teien). The album was later included
in Tatsumi Takayuki's book Philosophy of
Progressive Rock
(プログレッシブ・ロックの哲学,
Philosophy of Progressive Rock), which led to
the band being classified under the
progressive rock genre.
Four years later in 1992 they changed their
name and made their major debut with their
single Fall in love, maiden (恋せよ乙女,
Koi-seyo otome).
Most of their records are released by
Toshiba-EMI, Victor Entertainment and Tokuma
Japan.
Rozen Maiden (ローゼンメイデン,
Rōzen Meiden) is a manga by the group
Peach-Pit, with an anime series of the same
name.The story centers around Sakurada Jun, a
young hikikomori boy that finds himself
indebted to a living doll by the name of
Shinku. Jun's sometimes comedic, sometimes
dramatic, experiences with Shinku--as well as
the other six dolls of the Rozen
Maiden--slowly bring him out of his
depression and back into the world that he
had abandoned.
In TV Asahi's "Top 100 Anime Ranking" polled
in 2006, Rozen Maiden was ranked 9th on the
list.
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