# Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets

Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets (Japanese: 岸田教団&THE明星ロケッツ, Hepburn: Kishida Kyōdan Ando Ji Akeboshi Rokettsu) is a Japanese rock band currently signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. Beginning in 2004 as a one-man unit covering songs from different series, more members joined in 2007, and in 2010 the band made their major debut with the single "Highschool of the Dead", used as the opening theme of the 2010 anime television series of the same name.

## Overview

The band began in 2004 as a one-man dōjin music unit consisting of musician Kisida Kyodan, who covered songs from different series, such as Touhou Project and video games by Key. He released a CD featuring original songs and covers of songs from Type-Moon games and Touhou Project at Winter Comiket in 2005. Vocalist Ichigo joined in 2007.
The band made their major debut in 2010 with the release of the single "Highschool of the Dead" under Geneon Universal (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan); the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Highschool of the Dead. The band released its second single "Strike the Blood" on October 30, 2013 under Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; the title song is used as the first opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Strike the Blood. They released their third single "Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni)" (GATE〜それは暁のように〜) on July 29, 2015; the title song is used as the opening theme to the 2015 anime television series Gate. They released their fourth single "Gate II (Sekai o Koete)" (GATE II 〜世界を超えて〜) on January 27, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme to the second season of Gate. They released their fifth single "Tenkyou no Alderamin" on July 20, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated television series Alderamin on the Sky. They released their sixth single "Blood on the EDGE" on December 26, 2016; the title song is used as the opening theme of the 2016 animated OVA series Strike the Blood II. Their seventh single, "Stray," was released on February 7, 2018, and is used as the opening theme for the animated series Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. Their eighth single, "Sirius," was released on August 22, 2018, and is used as the opening theme for the animated series Sirius the Jaeger. Their ninth, and latest single, "nameless story", is the ending theme for A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the third season of the animated series A Certain Scientific Railgun. In October 2021, they released their first best-of album Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita which included all of their past singles, a reboot version of their major debut single Highschool of the Dead[2021] and some other songs from their Genon Universal Entertainment discography. In December 2021, they released their first live album Super Pro Max Ti which included 14 songs (live ver.) and a new song called TRIGGER. They will release the single "Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita" (転生したら剣でした) on November 30, 2022; the title song is used as the opening theme to the anime series Reincarnated as a Sword.

## Discography
### Singles

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Catalog number | Catalog number | Peak chart position |
| | Release date | Title | Limited edition | Regular edition | Anime edition | Peak chart position |
| 1st | 2010-08-18 | Highschool of the Dead | | GNCA-0143 | | 10 |
| 2nd | 2013-10-30 | Strike the Blood | 1000427828 | | | 16 |
| 3rd | 2015-07-29 | Gate (Sore wa Akatsuki no You ni) | 1000573377 | 1000573379 | 1000573378 | 17 |
| 4th | 2016-01-27 | Gate II (Sekai o Koete) | 1000590451 | 1000590453 | 1000590452 | 23 |
| 5th | 2016-07-20 | Tenkyou no Alderamin | | 1000611364 | 1000611363 | 28 |
| 6th | 2016-12-21 | Blood on the EDGE | 1000629350 | 1000629351 | | 35 |
| 7th | 2018-02-07 | Stray | 1000705987 | 1000705989 | 1000705988 | 37 |
| 8th | 2018-08-22 | Sirius | 1000723086 | 1000723088 | 1000723087 | 82 |
| 9th | 2020-01-29 | nameless story | 1000757475 | 1000757476 | | 42 |
| 10th | 2022-11-30 | Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita | GNCA-0678 | GNCA-0678 | | — |

#### Digital Singles

| | Release date | Title | Album |
| 1st | 2021-08-18 | "Highschool of the Dead" | Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita |
| 2nd | 2021-12-01 | "TRIGGER" | Super Pro Max Ti |
| 3rd | 2024-04-03 | "Eight Beat Berserker" | BERSERKERS |
| 4th | 2024-05-22 | "entertainment punks" | BERSERKERS |

### Albums
#### Commercial Albums

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Catalog number | Peak chart position |
| | Release date | Title | Limited edition | Regular edition | Peak chart position |
| 1st | 2011-06-22 | POPSENSE | GNCA-1303 | GNCA-1304 | 21 |
| 2nd | 2014-12-24 | hack/SLASH | 1000536964 | | 36 |
| 3rd | 2017-03-22 | LIVE YOUR LIFE | 1000640261 | 1000640260 | 23 |
| 4th | 2018-12-05 | REBOOT | 1000735130 | 1000735131 | 44 |
| 5th | 2024-06-26 | BERSERKERS | GNCA-1651 | GNCA-1652 | 47 |

#### Compilation Albums

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Catalog number | Peak chart position |
| | Release date | Title | Limited edition | Regular edition | Peak chart position |
| 1st | 2021-10-20 | Isekaitensei Shitara Best Album Deshita | GNCA-1602 | GNCA-1603 | 31 |

#### Live Albums

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Catalog number | Peak chart position |
| | Release date | Title | Limited edition | Regular edition | Peak chart position |
| 1st | 2021-12-22 | Super Pro Max Ti | GNCA-1606 | GNCA-1607 | 204 |

#### Dōjin CDs

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Release event | Based on | Notes |
| 1st | 2005-12-30 | SUPERNOVA | K2-0001 | Comiket 69 | Type-Moon works, Touhou Project and original composition | Released under the name Kisida Kyodan |
| 2nd | 2006-05-21 | Akeboshi Rocket (明星ロケット) | K2-0002 | Reitaisai 3 | Touhou Project | Released under the name Kisida Kyodan |
| 3rd | 2006-12-31 | SuperSonicSpeedStar | K2-0003 | Comiket 71 | Touhou Project | Released under the name Kisida Kyodan |
| 4th | 2007-05-20 | Gensou Jihen (幻想事変) | K2-0004 | Reitaisai 4 | Touhou Project |
| 5th | 2007-12-31 | Hoshizora Logic (星空ロジック) | K2-0005 | Comiket 73 | Original composition | Released under the name Kisida Kyodan |
| 6th | 2008-05-25 | Electric blue | K2-0006 | Reitaisai 5 | Touhou Project |
| 7th | 2009-12-29 | LITERAL WORLD | K2-0007 | Comiket 75 | Original composition |
| 8th | 2010-03-14 | ROLLING★STAR | K2-0008 | Reitaisai 7 | Touhou Project |
| 9th | 2012-04-30 | Seventh World (セブンスワールド) | K2-0009 | M3-2012 Spring | Original composition |
| 10th | 2012-05-27 | .JP | K2-0010 | Reitaisai 9 | Touhou Project |
| 11th | 2012-12-30 | Rock 'n' Roll Laboratory (ロックンロールラボラトリー) | K2-0011 | Comiket 83 | Touhou Project and original composition |
| 12th | 2013-05-26 | surumeika- | K2-0012 | Reitaisai 10 | Touhou Project |
| 13th | 2013-12-30 | Kisida Kyodan no Best (きしだきょうだんのベスト！) | K2-0013 | Comiket 85 | Touhou Project | Compilation album |
| 14th | 2015-12-30 | SUPER SONIC APPLE RABBIT | K2-0014 | Comiket 89 | Touhou Project |
| 15th | 2016-04-24 | ROCK'N'ROLL LABORATORY 2 | K2-0015 | M3-2016 Spring | Touhou Project and original composition | Compilation album |
| 16th | 2017-05-07 | ANCIENT FLOWER | K2-0016 | Reitaisai 14 | Touhou Project |
| 17th | 2017-12-29 | Seizon CD (生存CD) | K2-0017 | Comiket 93 | Touhou Project and original composition | Live album |
| 18th | 2018-12-30 | COMPACT DISC | K2-0018 | Comiket 95 | Touhou Project |
| 19th | 2019-08-12 | MOD | K2-0019 | Comiket 96 | Touhou Project |
| 20th | 2020-11-14 | yukkuri | K2-0020 | | Touhou Project |
| 21st | 2021-12-24 | Black Market (ブラックマーケット) | K2-0021 | Comiket 99 | Touhou Project |
| 22nd | 2022-12-31 | Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Jōkan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)上巻) | K2-0022 | Comiket 101 | Original composition | Compilation album |
| 23rd | 2023-05-07 | Kisida Kyodan Archive (*Wake a tte) Gekan (岸田教団アーカイブ(※訳あって)下巻) | K2-0023 | Reitaisai 20 | Original composition | Compilation album |
| 24th | 2023-08-13 | Chōchō Cucumber (超々キューカンバー) | K2-0024 | Comiket 102 | Touhou Project |

#### Dōjin DVDs

| | Release date | Title | Catalog number | Release event | Based on |
| 1st | 2009-12-30 | LITERAL WORLD LIVE TOUR DVD in AKASAKA BLITZ | K2VD-0001 | Comiket 77 | Touhou Project and original composition |
| 2nd | 2011-12-31 | POPSENSE LIVE TOUR 2011 FINAL at SHIBUYA AX on NOVEMBER 1 | K2VD-0002 | Comiket 81 | Touhou Project and original composition |
| 3rd | 2016-12-31 | 2016 Live Tour FINAL Hajimete no Osoto at Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongakudou (2016ライブツアー FINAL はじめてのおそと at 日比谷野外大音楽堂) | K2VD-0003 | Comiket 91 | Touhou Project and original composition |
| 4th | 2019-12-31 | Kyūsai MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' Live DVD (救済 MOD LIVE TOUR in CLUB CITTA' ライブ DVD) | K2VD-0004 | Comiket 97 | Touhou Project |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Main Artist | Album | Peak |
| The Moon and Izayoi feat. nano x Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets | 2021 | Touhou LostWord | — | — |
| Flowers That Bloomed in Fantasy feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets x Kayoko Kusano | 2021 | Touhou Danmaku Kagura | — | — |
| DEAR JUNKS feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets | 2021 | EXiNA | DiViNE | 57 |
| Desire Drive feat. Kisida Kyodan & The Akebosi Rockets | 2022 | Touhou Danmaku Kagura | — | — |