Anime Friends 2023 brought several attractions to the otaku audience, including artists from SACRA MUSIC , a Japanese anime music label. The label marked its presence, bringing bands known to Brazilian fans such as FLOW , ASCA , Who-ya Extended and SennaRin from SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] to the event.
Sacra Music – Record label stands out for bringing iconic bands from Japan to Brazil
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This year, Anime Friends celebrated its 20th anniversary over a four-day event: Thursday, July 13th, to Sunday, July 16th. Around 120,000 people attended, including fans from Chile, Paraguay, and Peru, as well as Brazil.
On the 14th, the " SACRA MUSIC FES. × Anime Friends 2023 " took place for the first time in Brazil, where we had performances by ASCA, Who-ya Extended, and SennaRin. Around 3,000 fans gathered to watch the artists.
SennaRin
The show began with a performance by SennaRin, a famous singer who became known for covering J-pop and anime songs. She has performed her songs at anime conventions in several countries, including Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam. SennaRin entertained the audience with covers of songs like " Bauklötze " from Attack on Titan and " StarRingChild " from Mobile Suit Gundam UC .
Who-ya Extended
Next, the audience enjoyed a performance by the renowned singer Who-ya Extended. He put on an incredible show, singing " Q-vism ," the opening theme for PSYCHO-PASS 3 , and " VIVID VICE ," the second opening theme for Jujutsu Kaisen . As he performed, the Brazilian audience cheered, chanting the classic "Olé, olé, olé, Who-ya Who-ya."
ASCA
Finally, the last artist of the day was ASCA, who has composed songs for several famous animes such as Sword Art One , Edens Zero , and Fate . She sang " Howling ," the opening theme for The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc , and " RESISTER ," the opening theme for Sword Art Online: Alicization . ASCA also invited SennaRin to sing the opening theme for Darwin's Game , " CHAIN ," in a duet.
Final presentation
As ASCA left the stage, the screen played the theme "Special Collaboration" to introduce the main attraction of the "SACRA MUSIC FES." The three artists joined forces at the end to sing the Attack on Titan theme song, " Barricades ," composed by Hiroyuki Sawano . The audience's excitement was evident as they all screamed with joy along with the artists at the end.
The "SACRA MUSIC FES. × Anime Friends 2023" edition was one of the event's biggest attractions. Additionally, SACRA MUSIC also made a special appearance at AnimagiC , a German anime convention that took place recently in August. Check out the SACRA MUSIC FES playlist by clicking here .
About SACRA MUSIC
SACRA MUSICA is a Sony Music Labels label. Since April 2017, the label has been helping artists expand their music in Japan and abroad. The company supports artists such as LiSA, Aimer, FLOW, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], TrySail, ReoNa, and ASCA. You can find more information about SACRA MUSIC artists on their official website .
Also check out the live coverage of the 5th anniversary of "SACRA MUSIC FES.2022" at this link . You can check out the label's social media below:
