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Avengers in Sci-Fi

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Avengers in Sci-Fi

| image =

| alias =

| origin = Kanagawa, Japan

| genre = {{hlist|Electronic rock|new wave|experimental rock|space rock|techno}}

| years_active = 2002–present

| label = {{hlist|K-Plan (2004—2008)|Getting Better/Victor (2009—present)}}

| associated_acts = Kaela Kimura

| website = [http://www.avengers.jp Avengers in Sci-Fi Official Site]

| current_members = {{nihongo|Tarō Kohata|木幡太郎|}} (vocals, guitar, synthesiser)
{{nihongo|Yoshihiko Inami|稲見喜彦|}} (vocals, bass, synthesiser)
{{nihongo|Masanori Hasegawa|長谷川正法|}} (drums, chorus)

| past_members =

}}

{{nihongo|Avengers in Sci-Fi|アヴェンジャーズ・イン・サイファイ|Avenjāzu in Saifai|stylised as avengers in sci-fi}} is a Japanese rock band, signed to Victor Entertainment. Their multi-genre sound has been described as such things as "a spaceship of rock" and "spacey dance rock."{{cite web | title=avengers in sci-fi、1stフル・アルバムを発表！ |publisher=CDJournal | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/avengers-in-sci-fi/12260 | date=July 19, 2006 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}}

Biography

The band members were all classmates at a high school in Kanagawa. They formed the band in 2002, debuting as an independent artist under K-Plan in 2004 with the extended play Science Rock, followed by their debut album Avenger Strikes Back in 2006.{{cite web | title=Profile |work=Avengers in Sci-Fi official site | url=http://www.avengers.jp/mobile/profile.html | accessdate=September 12, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100812173323/http://www.avengers.jp/mobile/profile.html| archivedate= 12 August 2010 | url-status= live}}

In 2007, the band played at the rookie stage in the Fuji Rock summer festival,{{cite web | title=avengers in sci-fiのプロフィール |publisher=Natalie | url=http://natalie.mu/music/artist/1216 | accessdate=September 12, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100916100557/http://natalie.mu/music/artist/1216| archivedate= 16 September 2010 | url-status= live}} and toured with The Band Apart.{{cite web | title=the band apart出演！東名阪ツアー"STUDIO VANQUISH TOUR"開催！ |publisher=CDJournal | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/-/13959 | date=January 18, 2007 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}} In 2008, the band released their second album, Science Rock, and toured the United States as part of Japan Nite.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Japan Nite US Tour 2008|url=http://www.sxsw-asia.sakura.ne.jp/JapanNite2008/tourdate.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612101047/http://www.sxsw-asia.sakura.ne.jp/JapanNite2008/tourdate.html |archive-date=2020-06-12 |access-date=2020-06-12|website=www.sxsw-asia.sakura.ne.jp}}

The band collaborated with Kaela Kimura, producing her 2009 single "Banzai."{{cite web | title=祝・デビュー5周年！木村カエラ5thアルバム完成 |publisher=Natalie | url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/16645 | date=May 20, 2009 | accessdate=September 12, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100817014726/http://natalie.mu/music/news/16645| archivedate= 17 August 2010 | url-status= live}} They also contributed to a Disney song cover compilation album, Disney Rocks!, covering "Mickey Mouse March."{{cite web | title=売り切れ続出！ ディズニーの名曲をロック・カヴァー！ |publisher=CDJournal | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/avengers-in-sci-fi/23036 | date=March 11, 2009 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}} 2009 also saw tours with bands The Hiatus and Nothing's Carved in Stone,{{cite web | title=細美武士の新プロジェクト"the HIATUS"がアルバム収録曲のミュージック・ビデオを公開！ |publisher=CDJournal | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/hosomi-takeshi/24165 | date=May 25, 2009 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}}{{cite web | title=ELLEGARDEN生形の新バンドNothing's Carved In Stoneアルバム発売 |publisher=Barks | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000049113 | date=May 2, 2009 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}} and for the band to release their first release with a major label, Victor Entertainment, with their second EP Jupiter Jupiter. The band were subsequently picked as one of the iTunes Japan "Sound of 2010" break-through artists.{{cite web | title=iTunes、2010年ブレイクが期待できる新人10組を発表 | work=Barks | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000057718 | date=January 27, 2009 | accessdate=September 12, 2010}}

In 2010, the band released their third album, Dynamo, led by the single "Delight Slight Lightspeed," which debuted at #20 on Oricon's daily singles charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/3/more/2/ |title=シングル デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング |publisher=Oricon |date=September 7, 2010 |accessdate=September 11, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808095403/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/3/more/2/ |archivedate=August 8, 2009 |url-status=live }}

Discography

=Original albums=

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

! colspan="1"| Oricon
Albums
Charts
{{cite web | title=アーティスト： ａｖｅｎｇｅｒｓ ｉｎ ｓｃｉ－ｆｉ | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/search.asp?artcd=353416&artist=%82%81%82%96%82%85%82%8E%82%87%82%85%82%92%82%93%81%40%82%89%82%8E%81%40%82%93%82%83%82%89%81%7C%82%86%82%89&ordt=sle&bs=all&bs2=1 | work=Oricon | accessdate=September 12, 2010}}

! colspan="1"| Reported
sales
{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=September 12, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100823221050/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/| archivedate= 23 August 2010 | url-status= live}} (subscription only)

align="center"|2006

|Avenger Strikes Back

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|align="center"|290

|align="center"|700

align="center"|2008

|Science Rock

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: November 5, 2008
  • Label: K-Plan (HKP-018)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|74

|align="center"|3,900

align="center"|2010

|Dynamo

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: October 13, 2010
  • Label: Victor (VICL-63678)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|60

|align="center"|3,100

align="center"|2012

|Disc 4 the Seasons

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  • Released: April 25, 2012
  • Label: Victor (VICL-63867)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|54

|align="center"|3,200

align="center"|2014

|Unknown Tokyo Blues

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  • Released: June 18, 2014
  • Label: Victor (VICL-64181)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"

align="center"
2016

|Dune

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  • Released: April 20, 2016
  • Label: Victor (VICL-64565)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"

align="center"

=Compilation albums=

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

! colspan="1"| Oricon
Albums
Charts

! colspan="1"| Reported
sales

align="center"|2013

|Selected Ancient Works 2006-2013

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: June 19, 2013
  • Label: Victor (VICL-64038～9)
  • Formats: 2CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

! colspan="1"| Oricon
Albums
Charts

! colspan="1"| Reported
sales

align="center"|2004

|Avengers in Sci-Fi

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  • Released: December 15, 2004
  • Label: Bluegreen (BLGR-0001)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

align="center"|2009

|Jupiter Jupiter

{{smalldiv|

  • Released: December 2, 2009
  • Label: Getting Better (VICL-63479)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

}}

|align="center"|81

|align="center"|3,600

=Live album=

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="1"| Year

! rowspan="1"| Album Information

align="center"|2010

|Crazy Gonna Spacey

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  • Released: October 13, 2010
  • Formats: Digital download

}}

=Singles=

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bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! rowspan="2"| Release

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Notes

! colspan="2"|Chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Oricon
sales

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

!width="35"|Oricon Singles Charts

!width="35"|Billboard Japan Hot 100
{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |title=Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN |publisher=Billboard |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161800/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |archivedate=2011-06-04 }}

rowspan="1"|2010

| align="left"|"Delight Slight Lightspeed"

| align="left"|

| 55

| 71

| align="right"|2,500

|align="left" rowspan="1"|Dynamo

rowspan="1"|2011

| align="left"|"Sonic Fireworks"

| align="left"|

| 71

| 25

| align="right"|1,600

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Disc 4 the Seasons

rowspan="1"|2012

| align="left"|"Yang 2"

| align="left"|iTunes exclusive

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References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • [http://www.avengers.jp/ Avengers in Sci-Fi official site] {{in lang|ja}}

{{in lang|ja}}

  • [http://www.newaudiogram.com/blog/taro/ Taro Kohata's blog] {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:2002 establishments in Japan

Category:Japanese rock music groups

Category:Musical groups established in 2002

Category:Japanese musical trios

Category:Musical groups from Kanagawa Prefecture

Category:Japanese space rock musical groups

Category:Victor Entertainment artists

Category:English-language musical groups from Japan