Valkyrie

An esteemed artistic unit led by Shu Itsuki. Valkyrie holds unique world view and keeps a certain distance with their fans. Valkyrie's media work concentrates on their artistic features, including talk show guests, working as fine arts program commentators, as well as actors in movies and plays. The theme color is wine red.Valkyrie is affiliated with COSMIC PRODUCTION.
==Etymology==
Valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") refers to the maidens who served Odin in Norse mythology. They guided the souls of deceased soldiers to Valhalla or Folkvangr. The Japanese translation 戦乙女 is occasionally mentioned, literally meaning "maiden of war".
==Members==
==Logo==
===Ensemble Stars!===
The word "Valkyrie" is rendered in a distorted, serif red font with two rose stems underlining the text. Two gold intermeshing gears are featured behind the logo. The rightmost gear has clock hands pointing to approximately 10:15.
===Ensemble Stars!!===
The word "Valkyrie" is rendered in a serif font on a straight line, with embellishments that resemble the thorns of a rose. A gold and red rose is blooming at the bottom of the "V". A small gold gear rests between "r" and "i" while half of a crimson gear is shown at the bottom right.
==History==
The unit name was decided by Nazuna Nito, who tried to come up with a word to describe the strange appearance of Shu as he jumped from the second floor of the school draped in cloth in order to meet him.Human Comedy - Humanity 10
Valkyrie was initially founded by Shu and Nazuna in their 1st year of high school, with Shu as the leader. The stage props and costumes were all made by Shu. Unlike most Yumenosaki students at the time, Valkyrie put great effort into their performances and was very successful.Reminiscence * Marionette - Puppet Show 2
Some time during their 2nd year of high school, Mika Kagehira joined as a backup dancer.Reminiscence * Marionette - Doll House 2 Nazuna's voice also started to change due to puberty and so their strict performances used pre-recorded voices.
When Fine challenged Valkyrie to a DreamFes battle, there was a sound issue during Valkyrie's performance. The live singing performance did not match Valkyrie's usual standards because they never practiced together. However, it was Eichi Tenshouin's words to Shu following the performance that led to Shu's mental breakdown. Shu stopped coming to school after that performance. During that time, Nazuna temporarily joined Ra*bits while still technically being a member of Valkyrie. Nazuna officially left Valkyrie during the beginning of his 3rd year of high school without requiring the formal approval of the unit leader due to Shu's neglection of unit leader responsibilities.Song of the Garbage Dump
Following their defeat to fine, Valkyrie only participated in the occasional DreamFes and performed mostly off-campus on underground stages.Milky Way - The Fall of a Great Star 5 With Nazuna gone, Mika started to take a more active role in their performances.
After Shu graduated high school and moved to France for university, Valkyrie is still active in Japan while working under COSMIC PRODUCTION.
==Discography==
# 	Year	Album 	Music Videos
1 	2016	Vol.7 "Valkyrie" 	
2 	2017	Vol.4 "Valkyrie" 2 	
3 	2018	Valkyrie Album 	
4 	2019	Gaisenka 	
5 	2020	ES Idol Song Season 1: Valkyrie 	
6 	2021	ALKALOID × Valkyrie "Artistic Partisan" FUSION UNIT SERIES 03 	
7 	2022	Valkyrie "Acanthe" ES Idol Song Season 2 	
8 	2023	Valkyrie "Meikyuu Denshi Kairou" ES Idol Song Season 3 	
9 	2023	Valkyrie & AKATSUKI "Yuukyou Seishunka" COVER SONG SERIES 04 	
10	2023	ES ALBUM SERIES Valkyrie TRIP 	
11	2025	ES Idol Song Season 5 Vol.11 "Hoshi no Meidou Hibikishi Toki ni"	
==Outfits==
Ensemble Stars! 	Ensemble Stars!
Outfit 	Images
Unit 	
Shu Itsuki Valkyrie Uniform Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Valkyrie Uniform Outfit.png
Toy Box 	
Shuu Itsuki Soldier Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Conductor Outfit.png
Tanabata 	
Shu Itsuki Tanabata Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Tanabata Outfit.png
Halloween 	
Shu Itsuki Halloween Costume Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Halloween Outfit.png
Easter 	
Shu Itsuki Easter Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Easter Outfit.png
Shooting Star Festival 	
Shu Itsuki Shooting Star Festival Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Shooting Star Festival Outfit.png
Shooting Star Festival Yukata	
Shu Itsuki Shooting Star Festival Yukata Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Shooting Star Festival Yukata.png
3rd CD 	
Shu Itsuki 3rd CD Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira 3rd CD Outfit.png
Repayment Festival 	
Shu Itsuki Compensation Fes Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Compensation Fes Outfit.png
3rd Anniversary 	
Shu Itsuki 3rd Anniversary Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira 3rd Anniversary Outfit.png
Victoria 	
Shu Itsuki Victoria Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Victoria Outfit.png
Cheval Live 	
Shu Itsuki Cheval Live Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Cheval Live Outfit.png
Steampunk 	
Shu Itsuki Steampunk Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Steampunk Outfit.png
4th CD 	
Shu Itsuki 4th CD Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira 4th CD Outfit.png
Chocolat Festival 	
Shu Itsuki Chocolat Fes Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Chocolat Fes Outfit.png
Living Doll 	
Shu Itsuki Living Doll Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Living Doll Outfit.png
Snow Globe 	
Shu Itsuki Snow Globe Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Snow Globe Outfit.png
4th Anniversary 	
Shu Itsuki 4th Anniversary Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira 4th Anniversary Outfit.png
Ensemble Stars!! 	Ensemble Stars!!
Outfit 	Images
Valkyrie Uniform 	
Shu Itsuki ES Valkyrie Uniform Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira ES Valkyrie Uniform Outfit.png
Valkyrie Practice 	
Shu Itsuki ES Valkyrie Practice Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira ES Valkyrie Practice Outfit.png
Neverland 	
Shu Itsuki Neverland Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Neverland Outfit.png
Antique Legend 	
Shu Itsuki Antique Legend Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Antique Legend Outfit.png
Shinsekai 	
Shu Itsuki Shinsekai Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Shinsekai Outfit.png
Hermitage 	
Shu Itsuki Hermitage Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Hermitage Outfit.png
Machina 	
Shu Itsuki Machina Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Machina Outfit.png
Raison d'être 	
Shu Itsuki Raison d'être Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Raison d'être Outfit.png
The Echo of a Star 	
Shu Itsuki The Echo of a Star Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira The Echo of a Star Outfit.png
6th Anniversary 	
Shu Itsuki Elegant Anniversary Rock Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Elegant Anniversary Rock Outfit.png
FUSION UNIT (ALKALOID×Valkyrie)	
Shu Itsuki FUSION UNIT (ALKALOID×Valkyrie) Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira FUSION UNIT (ALKALOID×Valkyrie) Outfit.png
7th Anniversary 	
Shu Itsuki Anniversary Chance Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Anniversary Chance Outfit.png
COVER SONG Yuukyou Seishunka 	
Shu Itsuki Yuukyou Seishunka Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Yuukyou Seishunka Outfit.png
Album TRIP 	
Shu Itsuki Album TRIP Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Album TRIP Outfit.png
Shu Itsuki Album TRIP (Secret Color) Outfit.png
Mika Kagehira Album TRIP (Secret Color) Outfit.png
==Trivia==
*Their stage setups are very extravagant and expensive. Because of this, Mika had to work many part-time jobs on school campus to raise funds for the unit's activities.
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