| GARNiDELiA | |
| Origin: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genre: | J-pop, Electronic, Eurodance, Pop rock, power pop, synthpop |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Label: | Headphone-Tokyo (as indie) (2010–2013) Defstar Records[1] (2014–2015) SME Records (2015–2017) SACRA MUSIC (2017–2019) Universal Music Japan (2020–2021) Pony Canyon Inc. (2021–present) |
| Current Members: | MARiA toku |
(stylized as GARNiDELiA) is a Japanese pop rock duo, consisting of singer Mai Mizuhashi, better known by her stage name MARiA[2] and Vocaloid record producer, better known by his stage name toku.
The duo first collaborated on the song "Color", which was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Freezing. The name of their unit came from the French phrase "Le Palais Garnier de Maria" (Maria's Opera), and the asteroid Cordelia, which was discovered in 1978, the year of toku's birth.[2]
In 2014, they made their debut under the major record label Defstar Records with the single "ambiguous", which was released on March 5, 2014, whose title track is used as the second opening theme to the 2013 anime television series Kill la Kill.[2] Later that year, MARiA collaborated with Vocaloid producer Jin and performed the song "Daze", which is used as the opening theme to the 2014 anime television series Mekakucity Actors.[3] Their second single "Grilletto", which was released on July 30, 2014, was used as the second opening theme to the anime television series The Irregular at Magic High School.[4] Their third single "Blazing", which was released on October 29, 2014, is used as the first opening theme to the anime television series Gundam Reconguista in G.[5] Their debut album Linkage Ring was released on January 21, 2015.
GARNiDELiA's fourth single "MIRAI", which was released on May 13, 2015, is used as the ending theme to the anime series Gunslinger Stratos.[6] Their indie album Birthia was released on August 26, 2015, which contains remade songs that were made before their debut single, such as "ARiA", "SPiCa", and "ORiON".
Their third digital single "Burning Soul" was released on April 13, 2016. It was used as the theme song for the MMORPG game Soul Worker. Their fifth single, was available digitally 10 days before it was released on August 17, 2016; and was used as the second ending to the anime series Qualidea Code.[7] The B-side to that single, Gokuraku Jodo, received unexpected popularity in China as a dance hit after it was shared onto the video site Bilibili, spoofing various covers.[8] [9] GARNiDELiA collaborated with ClariS in performing the song "Clever" released on September 14, 2016; the song is used as the third ending theme to Qualidea Code.[10] Their second album Violet Cry was released on December 14, 2016.[11]
GARNiDELiA moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[12] Their sixth single "Speed Star" is released on June 14, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme of .[13] Their seventh single "Désir" (Desire) was released on August 23, 2017; the song is used as the ending theme of anime Fate/Apocrypha.[14] Their eighth single was released on November 1, 2017; the song was used as the opening theme of anime Animegataris.[15]
Their ninth single, "Error" was released digitally on January 27, 2018 and received a physical release on January 31, 2018; the song is used as the opening theme of anime series Beatless.[16] Their third album G.R.N.D. was released on March 28, 2018.[17] Their second compilation eurodance-style album was released on September 26, 2018; the album contains dance covers by MARiA, Miume, and Niina (217), such as Gokuraku Jodo, Kureha Itoshiuta, Tougen Renka, avra K'davarah, Lamb, Girls, and PiNK CAT.[18]
Their tenth single, "Rebel Flag" was released digitally on January 12, 2019,[19] and received a physical release on March 13, 2019; the song is used as the ending theme of anime series Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.[20] At the end of August 2019, it was announced that they would leave Sacra Music following their contract expiration in 2019.[21] Their last best album under the label, GARNiDELIA BEST, was released on December 12, 2019.[22]
On June 29, 2020, it was announced that GARNiDELiA moved to the label music Universal Music Japan, following the release of their first digital single of their new label "Star Trail".[23] [24] On August 9, 2020, they made a self cover of the song "Gurenge" in their official YouTube; the cover is part of their official cover, titled GARNiDELiA Cover Collection.[25] Their 2nd digital single "Secret Party" was released on September 23. It was used as theme song to their Halloween Party.
Their 4th album Kishikaisei was released on November 25, 2020. The album contains 8 brand-new songs along with Secret Party and Star Trail.
| Year | Album details | Track Listing | Peak Oricon chart positions | Peak Billboard chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2015 | Linkage Ring
| 1. PRIDE2. True High 3. Gravity 4. BLAZING 5. Hutarizaryuseigun 6. Moon Landing 7. march 8. Steps 9. Lamb. 10. Ookami shoujo 11. grilletto 12. ambiguous 13. LiNKAGE | 11[26] | — | |
| 2nd | 2016 | Violet Cry
| 1. EXXXTASY2. REAL 3. yakusoku -Promise code- 4. Burning Soul 5. LIFE 6. Inori no Uta 7. Cry 8. Gokuraku Shoudo 9. NEON NIGHT 10. BAD BOY - GARNiDELiA vs HEAVYGRINDER 11. My little happiness 12. Kawaranaimono 13. MIRAI | 21[27] | 17[28] | |
| 3rd | 2018 | G.R.N.D.
| 1. G.R.N.D.2. SPEED STAR - Album Ver. 3. Jesus 4. Hysteric Bullet 5. Poppin'Trip - GARNiDELiA vs HEAVYGRINDER 6. Aikotoba 7. Tougenrenka 8. Kurehaitosiuta 9. Love Swing 10. After glow 11.Error 12. Desir 13. Saigo no koi | 12[29] | 12[30] | |
| 4th | 2020 | Kishikaisei
| 1. Kishikaisei2. IDENtity 3. Light your heart up 4. Beyond the sky 5. Kaibutsuno Yume 6. Secret Party 7. Yoiyamikocho 8. Never Ever 9. star trail 10. Takaramono 11. LoveLifeLogic | 24[31] | 26[32] | |
| 5th | 2021 | Duality Code
| 1. Live On!2. my code 3. Uncertainty 4. Seeker 5. Aquarium 6. Pierrot 7. Milk Caramel 8. Otome no Kokoroe 9. Hajimete no Christmas 10. Haru ga Kita yo 11. stellacage 12. Reason | 24[33] | ||
| 6th | 2024 | Ten
| 1. -Ten-2. Akatsuki Zakura 3. Soten 4. Oka Ramman 5. Gen Ai Yugi 6. Cat Planet 7. Queen(s) Game 8. Fiction 9. FRONTiER 10. Suzuran 11. Ichirentakusho 12. Only 13. Future Wing | 24[34] | — |
| Year | Album details | Peak Oricon chart positions | Peak Billboard chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BiRTHiA (Indies best)
| 27[35] | 22[36] | |
| 2018 |
| 14[37] | 17[38] | |
| 2019 | GARNiDELiA BEST
| 25[39] | 27[40] | |
| 2023 | GARNiDELiA Cover Collection
| — | — |
| Year | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2010 | ONE
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| 2nd | 2012 | PLUSLIGHTS -21248931-
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| Year | Song | Peak Oricon chart positions | Peak Billboard chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie | 2011 | PRAYER
| — | — | |||||||||
| 1st | 2014 | ambiguous (Kill la Kill opening theme)
| 15[41] | 19[42] | Linkage Ring | ||||||||
| 2nd | grilletto (The Irregular at Magic High School opening theme)
| 17[43] | 17[44] | ||||||||||
| 3rd | BLAZING (Gundam Reconguista in G opening theme)
| 14[45] | 11[46] | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2015 | MIRAI (Gunslinger Stratos ending theme)
| 29[47] | 60 | Violet Cry | ||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | (Qualidea Code ending theme)
| 20[48] | 40[49] | |||||||||
| 6th | 2017 | Speed Star ( ending theme)
| 11[50] | 21 | G.R.N.D. | ||||||||
| 7th | Désir (Fate/Apocrypha ending theme)
| 14[51] | 19[52] | ||||||||||
| 8th | (Anime-Gataris opening theme)
| 21[53] | 61[54] | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2018 | Error (Beatless opening theme)
| 22[55] | 40[56] | |||||||||
| 10th | 2019 | Rebel Flag (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka ending theme)
| 21[57] | — | GARNiDELiA BEST. | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hands
| BiRTHiA |
| 2013 | Break down
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| 2014 | True High
| Linkage Ring |
| 2013 | Lamb
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| 2015 | PiNK CAT
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| 2016 | Burning Soul
| Violet Cry |
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| 2017 |
| G.R.N.D. |
| 2018 |
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| Kyokiranbu | |
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| 2020 | Star Trail
| Kishikaisei |
Secret Party
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| 2021 | (Dōse Mō Nigerarenai (Drama) opening theme)
| Duality Code |
(Taisho Otome Otogibanashi opening theme)
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| 2022 | (My Master Has No Tail opening theme)
| Ten |
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| 2022 | (Soukai Tenki theme song)
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| 2023 | Only (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts ending theme)
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(Alchemy Stars theme song)
| Duality Code | |
Future Wing (Genshin Impact 3rd Anniversary theme song)
| Ten | |
Akatsuki Zakura (Onmyoji mobile game theme song)
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| Year | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gurenge
| LiSA |
Pretender
| Official Hige Dandism | |
Hakujitsu
| King Gnu | |
| 2022 | CITRUS
| Da-iCE |
Haru-yo, Koi
| Yumi Matsutoya | |
Dried Flower
| Yuuri | |
No Regret
| wacci | |
Kaikai Kitan
| Eve | |
Friends
| REBECCA | |
| 2023 | DEPARTURES
| globe |
| BREAK OUT |
| Aikawa Nanase |
Kazari Nainoyo Namida Wa
| Akina Nakamori |