 Singer Mami Kawada, who has performed theme songs for various anime, visual novels, and video games, announced at the second day of LisAni! Live 2016 that she will retire from singing activities this year.Kawada will hold her final "fan festival" on May 21, 2016, at Tokyo Dome City Hall. Singer KOTOKO, musical duo fripSide, and singer Maon Kurosaki will appear as guests at the concert. Singer Eiko Shimamiya first discovered Kawada's vocal talents in 2001 and invited her to join the musical production group I've sound, to which Shimamiya belonged to at the time. Later that year, Kawada debuted with the song "Kaze to Kimi wo Daite," which is used as the theme song of the visual novel Miss You. "Sora no Mori de," which is used as the ending theme song of Onegai☆Teacher (2002), was her first work associated with anime. She was signed by record label Geneon Entertainment (now NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan) in 2005 and later performed the opening theme of Shakugan no Shana, "Hishoku no Sora." As a major label artist, Kawada has released 15 singles, five original albums, and a compilation album. Her 16th single titled "Contrail ~Kiseki~," which is used as the opening theme song for the Winter 2016 anime Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, will be released on January 27. "Contrail ~Kiseki~" Music Video Source: Official website, Music Natalie |
NaruleachJan 25, 2016 5:52 PM
| Not very familiar with her. I've only played 2 games that she sang songs for. But those were some fucking great songs. |
| That's actually quite a shame. I think she's one of the better J-pop singers, her songs felt somewhat different than the usual generic J-pop songs. |
| I blame Index for not having a third season |
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| Her last concert will be with fellow that also did Raildex soundtrack. |
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| When does performing final concert mean retire from singing? And she writes songs too. Is she really exiting the industry? |
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| Nooo!! Her songs are pretty good and I love her Index openings. |
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| Oh bummer. At least we still have Ray who sort of sounds like her |
| RIP, Index openings ;_; |
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| Damn, I loved her performances for Jormungand in 2012. Going to miss her singing D: |
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| Man this is just depressing But there is always hope she'll comeback into the industry one day in the future |
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| why, did she do cocaine like agiri? |
| Oh no! Why!? I will miss her songs! :( She is also a songwriter as well, and Ray sang some of the songs written by her, so I hope she will continue to write songs. |
| Aww... this sucks, I really liked her voice, it was quite a nice surprise hearing hear in the OP when I first played Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, she'll be missed a lot uwu |
| Who will be doing Index 3 opening now? D: Wait, Index 3 isn't even confirmed yet :P |
vikki7783 said: Nooo!! Her songs are pretty good and I love her Index openings. Yeah, I started Index because of the openings. It's a shame third season won't have her. |
| Baby, daijobanai... |
| Noo that kind of sucks since she has some good songs |
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| I love her openings. It's sad she's retiring like that. Then again, it's said that she quits "concerts", and not singing, so all hope isn't lost. |
| Why is she retiring, though? I've been putting away Hatsukoi 1/1 for so long... |
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| Really enjoyed her work in To aru and Shakugan, definitely going to miss it. |
| I still got that Jormungand opening on repeat sometimes, really good, sad to see her leave. |
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zetsu_shoren said: why, did she do cocaine like agiri? Nah. she might want to do something else. It's sad to see her go in her prime though especially since there's no scandal or anything to do with it. |
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| Noo .. she's one of my favorites.. I guess Ao Kanata is the last anime she's doing. Lucex99 said: no index s3 with mami kawada op T.T lucidbrandon said: I blame Index for not having a third season I can't imagine index without Mami. confirmednos3? |
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Konoetan said: Noo .. she's one of my favorites.. I guess Ao Kanata is the last anime she's doing. Lucex99 said: no index s3 with mami kawada op T.T lucidbrandon said: I blame Index for not having a third season I can't imagine index without Mami. confirmednos3? Kotoko can do Index S3. |
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| NO!!!!!.....my fav singer........i really like her songs, especially from Shakugan no Shana, Hayate no Gotoku and Index Well, thanks for your hardwork then :D. So Ao no Kanata OP will be her last song. it's sad :( Edit: Everybody are saying that there will be no mami kawada in index s3. is it even confirmed that there will be s3 ? because many people say it's impossible because of the source material or something... |
YizelTroJan 24, 2016 7:50 AM
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| That's a shame. I really like her songs. Hearing the Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm OP gave me memories of Shakugan no Shana and reminded me of how much I like her music. |
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| The real question is why did she decide to retire? It's sad to see a good singer go. I loved her songs in Index and Jormungand. Hope she'll continue to be blessed. |
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| Her performance for Jormungand was awesome... Will miss you <3 |
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| well,gonna miss her songs. hopefully she will be fine. |
Tevens said: Edit: Everybody are saying that there will be no mami kawada in index s3. is it even confirmed that there will be s3 ? because many people say it's impossible because of the source material or something... It is far from impossible to have another season of Index. There is enough material for atleast 2 more seasons, and it seems like there will be even more since new Light Novels come out every few months. Besides that, Index and Railgun both sold really well, so they might announce a 3rd season of Index after Heavy Object finishes its run. Really sad to hear Mami Kawada retire. She's been one of my favorite Opening artists since I started watching anime. Hope she'll decide to do 1 final comeback for the Index OPs, but my hopes aren't high. |
| yeah that was my guess ^ but i won't get my hopes up. sad to see mami kawada retire :c |
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| Such a shame, I always liked her songs whenever I heard them in an anime I was watching. |
| Very sad, but I wish her good luck for whatever she plans on doing. |
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| I really love her older songs from previous decade. i`m gonna miss her. |
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| rip every single dengeki adaptetion from now on, you will be missed |
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| NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T_T She's my favorite, and its so sad to see her go... =/ I guess maybe it's time for her to move on and I know everyone respects her choice, but will miss her music lots. I know I will. You'll still be my favorite Mami! |
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| R.I.P Wank bait number #6612 |
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| I loved her stuff in Shana and Index, and I don't even like either show. Hope for the best for her future. |
| "The more inexperienced you are, the more you want to show off." - Oreki, Hyouka |
| that's sad , she's not one of my favourite singers but she really is a great one , she'll be missed , i'll never forget these ones : |
xSkydelJan 24, 2016 1:15 PM
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| Oh no. I'm incredibly sad to see her go.... :( her songs were phenomenal. not just her anime tracks but also her songs in the I've Sound Girls Compilations. Favorite tracks: Hishoku no Sora Seed Transition Timeless Time Trill Undelete Beehive Asu E No Namida Serment Initiative Jellyfish My Buddy All In Good Time Immoral PSI-MISSING Intron Tone Joint Vacillate Portamento Linkage Radiance Triangle Square The Circle Prophecy Koubou The Maze Hisui Melty Snow Get My Way See VisionS I really hope KOTOKO or Maon Kurosaki does the Index OPs under Takase Kazuya's or Tomoyuki Nakazawa's Compositions. |
IchiroEXJan 24, 2016 1:22 PM
| Man this sucks. Really loved voice. Specailly in Shana and Tokyo Ravens ending. |
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| ouch that was so unexpected really love a lot of her song tho, well anyway wish you the best for the future mami-san |
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