Japanese Rock
An overview of rock music in Japan, from postwar popular music and language debates to visual kei, festivals, and overlapping scenes.
Japanese popular music
Slam Dunk Anime Songs
A clear guide to all nine distinct vocal songs used across the Japanese Slam Dunk television series and theatrical films.
Naruto Anime Songs
A chronological reference to all Japanese television opening and ending songs from the original Naruto series and Naruto: Shippuden.
Anison
A guide to anison: songs connected to anime, their screen roles, changing audiences, production relationships, performers, live culture and circulation beyond the programme.
Tokyo Incidents
A guide to Tokyo Incidents, the ensemble built around Shiina Ringo and a five-member approach to songwriting, arrangement, jazz-inflected rock and pop.
Shiina Ringo
A biography of Shiina Ringo, the Japanese songwriter, composer, arranger and performer whose solo work and Tokyo Incidents connect pop, rock and wider media.
J-pop — Japanese Popular Music
An overview of J-pop as a changing umbrella for Japanese popular music, from its late-1980s label to its sounds, industries, media and audiences.