Fire Bomber
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Fire Bomber is a fictional rock
band
from the anime
series Macross 7
(and related projects such as Macross 7 Trash, Macross 7 Encore, and Macross Dynamite 7
). In real life, Fire Bomber's music was performed by Yoshiki Fukuyama
(as the singing voice and guitar of Basara), Chie Kajiura
(as the singing voice of Mylene), and occasionally by Tomo Sakurai
(the acting voice of Mylene).
In the fictional world of Macross Fire Bomber were pivotal in the defeat of the alien
Protodeviln
after it was discovered that their music was the only thing capable of affecting them. Three of their songs were also featured in the 2008 series Macross Frontier
, as SMS Skull Leader Ozma Lee is a fan of the band. In the second Macross Frontier Movie, Ranka Lee and other members of SMS acted as cover band of Fire Bomber (titled "Lovely Bomber") as part of a diversion to free Sheryl Nome from prison.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Macross 7
Macross 7
is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show The Super Dimension Fortress Macross that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired...
(and related projects such as Macross 7 Trash, Macross 7 Encore, and Macross Dynamite 7
Macross Dynamite 7
is an anime OVA set one year after the events in Macross 7. Released in 1997 in celebration of Macross' 15th anniversary, Macross Dynamite 7 was a four episode OVA that continued the Macross 7 series' story.-Synopsis:...
). In real life, Fire Bomber's music was performed by Yoshiki Fukuyama
Yoshiki Fukuyama
, born September 14, 1963, is a Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show's main character, Basara Nekki...
(as the singing voice and guitar of Basara), Chie Kajiura
Chie Kajiura
is a Japanese singer. She has performed the singing voice of Mylene Flare Jenius in Macross 7 anime and related products.-External links:* *...
(as the singing voice of Mylene), and occasionally by Tomo Sakurai
Tomo Sakurai
is a Japanese voice actress and a former idol singer. Sakurai is a member of I'm Enterprise.- Debut :At the age of 14, Sakurai debuted as a sub-member for "KISS Fairlies," a group that worked as campaign girls for KIJIMA Motorcycle Racing Team...
(the acting voice of Mylene).
In the fictional world of Macross Fire Bomber were pivotal in the defeat of the alien
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
Protodeviln
Protodeviln
The ' are a fictional race of alien beings hailing from an adjoining sub-universe in the anime series Macross 7. Though some appear humanoid , and some bear resemblance of vampire-like elves, most are gigantic creatures with few human features, resembling devils...
after it was discovered that their music was the only thing capable of affecting them. Three of their songs were also featured in the 2008 series Macross Frontier
Macross Frontier
is a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008...
, as SMS Skull Leader Ozma Lee is a fan of the band. In the second Macross Frontier Movie, Ranka Lee and other members of SMS acted as cover band of Fire Bomber (titled "Lovely Bomber") as part of a diversion to free Sheryl Nome from prison.
Fictional line-up
- Basara NekkiBasara Nekki' is a fictional character in the Macross universe, the lead singer and guitarist of the band Fire Bomber. He first appears in Macross 7, and also appears in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me and the OVAs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. He is voiced by Nobutoshi Kanna...
- Guitar and lead vocals - Mylene Flare JeniusMylene Flare Jeniusis a fictional character in the Macross universe. She first appears in Macross 7, and also appears in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OVAs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. She is voiced by Tomo Sakurai...
- Bass and back vocals - Ray Lovelock - Keytar
- Veffidas FeazeVeffidas Feazeis a fictional character in the Macross universe. She first appears in Macross 7. She also appears in the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OAVs Macross 7 Encore and Macross Dynamite 7. She is voiced by Urara Takano....
- Drums
Real line-up
- Vocals - Yoshiki FukuyamaYoshiki Fukuyama, born September 14, 1963, is a Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show's main character, Basara Nekki...
and Nobutoshi Hayashi (Basara Nekki) - Vocals - Chie KajiuraChie Kajiurais a Japanese singer. She has performed the singing voice of Mylene Flare Jenius in Macross 7 anime and related products.-External links:* *...
and Tomo SakuraiTomo Sakuraiis a Japanese voice actress and a former idol singer. Sakurai is a member of I'm Enterprise.- Debut :At the age of 14, Sakurai debuted as a sub-member for "KISS Fairlies," a group that worked as campaign girls for KIJIMA Motorcycle Racing Team...
(Mylene Jenius) - Bass - Yukio Sugi
- Drums - Kazuo Sitay
- Lead Guitar - Yoshiki FukuyamaYoshiki Fukuyama, born September 14, 1963, is a Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show's main character, Basara Nekki...
- Guitar - Haruhiko Mera
- Guitar - Masaki Suzuki
- Keyboard - Seiji Tanaka
Discography
- LET'S FIRE!!. The first Macross 7/Fire Bomber album released. It contains the tracks played in the first half of the TV series in more or less the order in which they appear in the episodes. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDletsfire.html
- SECOND FIRE!. The second Fire Bomber CD . Contains the songs played in the second half of the series, including the two "Let's Bomber!" video songs. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDsecondfire.html
- DYNAMITE FIRE!! The Dynamite OVAMacross Dynamite 7is an anime OVA set one year after the events in Macross 7. Released in 1997 in celebration of Macross' 15th anniversary, Macross Dynamite 7 was a four episode OVA that continued the Macross 7 series' story.-Synopsis:...
song album. Songs are in more or less the order in which they appear in the series, though there are several that are never sung in the OVA at all. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDdynamitefire.html - RADIO FIRE!!. This CD contains the complete radio program from all the radio broadcasts from Elma's radio and the Zola public radio in the Dynamite OVA. Most of the tracks on this CD are drama tracks. There are also different versions of Fire Bomber songs and songs by other artists. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDradiofire.html
- LIVE FIRE!! (1995). A recording CD of Fire Bomber live in concert. The tracks are mostly sung by the voice actor of Basara (Hayashi Nobutoushi) and Mylene (Sakurai Tomo), not their singing voices from the anime. http://oddimals.com/ss/cd1/macross/7_live.htm http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDenglishfire.html
- KARA-OK FIRE!!. KaraokeKaraokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
album of most of the songs that appear in the TV series. Contains duet and guitar karaoke bonus tracks at the end for Planet Dance. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDkaraokefire.html - ACOUSTIC FIRE!! The songs on this acoustic album are not quite the acoustic versions found in the anime itself. There's more instrumentation, though little enough to be called "acoustic." The album also has a more "country American" feel to it, since it was recorded in the USA. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDacousticfire.html
- ULTRA FIRE!! "Best of" Fire Bomber album. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDultrafire.html
- GALAXY NETWORK CHART 1. A "real" Macross universe album containing tracks from what is probably a single week of the Galaxy Network Chart top 10 ratings of bands from all over the galaxy. Note that Fire Bomber has five of the ten spots. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDgalaxy1.html
- GALAXY NETWORK CHART 2 As above. http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDgalaxy2.html
- MYLENE JENIUS SINGS LYNN MINMAY (1995) Two female vocalists of Macross join forces in this album. Mylene sings Minmay's most famous songs including Ai Oboeteimasu ka? (Do You Remember Love?), the version of which appears in Fleet of the Strongest Women. The singer is not Chie Kajiura, Mylene's series singing voice, but is instead her voice actress Sakurai Tomo. http://oddimals.com/ss/cd1/macross/7_sings.htm http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDmylene.html
- ENGLISH FIRE. All the songs on this album have been redone in English by the band Fire Bomber American. Instead of simply being English versions of Fire Bomber songs, the makers of Macross have created an English version of the band Fire Bomber. In the Macross universe, Fire Bomber American is a band on the English-speakingAmerican EnglishAmerican English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
fleet Macross 11 that claims that the Macross 7 Fire Bomber is a rip-off of it. The singers for this band are also different.http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDenglishfire.html According to the fictional Macross continuity Lynn Kaifun, a character from the first TV series from 1982 (who was Lynn MinmayLynn MinmayLynn Minmay, also spelled Ling Mingmei is a fictional anime character from Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series and Macross: Do You Remember Love? movie. She is also in Macross: Flash Back 2012 music video collection...
's cousin and also her former manager and lover) is the creator and manager of Fire Bomber American. - BEST COLLECTION (not an official release) http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDbest.html
- OTHER FIRE!! (not an official release)
- MEMORIAL CD (not an official release)
- SEVENTH MOON SINGLE http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDseventhmoon.html
- MY FRIENDS SINGLE http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDmyfriends.html
- HEART AND SOUL SINGLE http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDheart.html
- DYNAMITE EXPLOSION SINGLE http://www.seventhmoon.org/macross/fb/CDdynamite.html
- FUKUYAMA FIRE. On May 24, 2005, 10 years after Macross 7 aired in Japan, Yoshiki Fukuyama (singing voice for Basara) released a tribute album (Fukuyama Fire - A Tribute To Nekki Basara) in which he sings the most popular Macross 7 songs with new arrangements plus a new song. Tracklist:
- Holy Lonely Light
- New Frontier
- totsugeki Love Heart
- Dynamite Explosion(live version)
- Remember 16
- yume no michi(live version)
- Submarine Street
- Planet Dance
- Light the Light
- na mo na ki hate no machi de
- Heart & Soul
- Starlight Dream(live version)
- Angel Voice
- Like A Fire (new song)
- RE.FIRE. Fifteen years after Macross 7 first aired in Japan, Fire Bomber released its newest album, "RE.FIRE" in Japan on October 14, 2009. This new album brings 10 newly made songs, and two new versions of the hit songs "Love It" and "Totsugeki Love Heart".
- Bullet Soul
- Burning Fire
- Daemon
- Love It (2060A.D version)
- Big bang
- Ready Go
- Song of Eternity
- Stardust Highway
- Plastics
- Totsugeki Love Heart(2060A.D version)
- Magic Rhapsody
- Waiting For You
Songs
| Songs | Composer | Lyrics | Debut | Vocals | Albums |
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| Seventh Moon | Atsutaka Kawachi | K. Inojo | Episode 1 (Opening Theme) | Yoshiki Fukuyama Yoshiki Fukuyama , born September 14, 1963, is a Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show's main character, Basara Nekki... |
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| Planet Dance | Sudou Hideki | K. Inojo | Episode 1 | Yoshiki Fukuyama and Chie Kajiura Chie Kajiura is a Japanese singer. She has performed the singing voice of Mylene Flare Jenius in Macross 7 anime and related products.-External links:* *... (Duet Version) |
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| My Friends | Miki Kawano | M. Meg | Episode 1 (Ending Theme) | Chie Kajiura | |
| Totsugeki Love Heart | Kawauchi Atsutaka | K. Inojo | Episode 1 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| My Soul For You | Yoshiki Fukuyama | K. Inojo | Episode 2 (acoustic), full version: Episode 3 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| Sweet Fantasy | Ootsuki | M. Meg | Episode 10 | Chie Kajiura | |
| Light The Light | K. Inojo | TSUKASA | - | Yoshiki Fukuyama and Chie Kajiura (Single/Duet Version) | |
| Remember Sixteen | Kawauchi Atsutaka | K. Inojo | Episode 17 | Yoshiki Fukuyama and Chie Kajiura | |
| Holy Lonely Light | Sudou Hideki | K. Inojo | Episode 21 | Yoshiki Fukuyama and Chie Kajiura (Duet Version) | |
| Submarine Street | Shun'ya Fukuda | K. Inojo | Episode 29 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| Power to the Dream | Yoshiki Fukuyama | K. Inojo | Episode 32 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| Try Again | Yoshiki Fukuyama | K. Inojo | Episode 40 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| Angel Voice | Yoko Kanno Yoko Kanno is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements... |
K. Inojo | Macross Dynamite 7 Macross Dynamite 7 is an anime OVA set one year after the events in Macross 7. Released in 1997 in celebration of Macross' 15th anniversary, Macross Dynamite 7 was a four episode OVA that continued the Macross 7 series' story.-Synopsis:... |
Yoshiki Fukuyama | |
| Dynamite Explosion | Macross Dynamite 7 (Opening Theme) | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |||
| New Frontier | Macross Dynamite 7 | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |||
| Parade | Macross Dynamite 7 (Ending Theme) | Yoshiki Fukuyama | |||