# Avengers in Sci-Fi

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."

## 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.
In 2007, the band played at the rookie stage in the Fuji Rock summer festival, and toured with The Band Apart. In 2008, the band released their second album, Science Rock, and toured the United States as part of Japan Nite.
The band collaborated with Kaela Kimura, producing her 2009 single "Banzai." They also contributed to a Disney song cover compilation album, Disney Rocks!, covering "Mickey Mouse March." 2009 also saw tours with bands The Hiatus and Nothing's Carved in Stone, 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.
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.

## Discography
### Original albums

| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts | Reported sales |
| 2006 | Avenger Strikes Back Released: August 9, 2006 Label: K-Plan (HKP-007) Formats: CD, digital download | 290 | 700 |
| 2008 | Science Rock Released: November 5, 2008 Label: K-Plan (HKP-018) Formats: CD, digital download | 74 | 3,900 |
| 2010 | Dynamo Released: October 13, 2010 Label: Victor (VICL-63678) Formats: CD, digital download | 60 | 3,100 |
| 2012 | Disc 4 the Seasons Released: April 25, 2012 Label: Victor (VICL-63867) Formats: CD, digital download | 54 | 3,200 |
| 2014 | Unknown Tokyo Blues Released: June 18, 2014 Label: Victor (VICL-64181) Formats: CD, digital download | - | - |
| 2016 | Dune Released: April 20, 2016 Label: Victor (VICL-64565) Formats: CD, digital download | - | - |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts | Reported sales |
| 2013 | Selected Ancient Works 2006-2013 Released: June 19, 2013 Label: Victor (VICL-64038～9) Formats: 2CD, digital download | — | — |

### Extended plays

| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts | Reported sales |
| 2004 | Avengers in Sci-Fi Released: December 15, 2004 Label: Bluegreen (BLGR-0001) Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| 2009 | Jupiter Jupiter Released: December 2, 2009 Label: Getting Better (VICL-63479) Formats: CD, digital download | 81 | 3,600 |

### Live album

| Year | Album Information |
| 2010 | Crazy Gonna Spacey Released: October 13, 2010 Formats: Digital download |

### Singles

| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Chart positions | Oricon sales | Album |
| Release | Title | Notes | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | Oricon sales | Album |
| 2010 | "Delight Slight Lightspeed" | | 55 | 71 | 2,500 | Dynamo |
| 2011 | "Sonic Fireworks" | | 71 | 25 | 1,600 | Disc 4 the Seasons |
| 2012 | "Yang 2" | iTunes exclusive | — | — | — | Disc 4 the Seasons |