Garnidelia

Garnidelia (ガルニデリア, Hepburn: Garunideria) (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 Yoshinori Abe (ja:阿部尚徳, Abe Yoshinori, born March 5, 1978), better known by his stage name toku.

GARNiDELiA
GARNiDELiA performing at Sakura Matsuri in 2018
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop, Electronic, Eurodance, Pop rock, power pop, synthpop
Years active	2010–present
Labels	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)
Members	MARiA toku
Website	www.garnidelia.com

History

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 "Yakusoku -Promise Code-" (約束 -Promise code-, Promise -Promise Code-), 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 The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars.^[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 "Aikotoba" (アイコトバ, Password) 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 "Kyouki Ranbu" (響喜乱舞, Dancing Wildly with Joy) 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.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

	Year	Album details	Track Listing	Peak Oricon chart positions	Peak Billboard chart positions
1st	2015	Linkage Ring Released: January 21, 2015 Label: DefSTAR RECORDS (DFCL-2110, DFCL-2112, DFCL-2114) Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD	1. PRIDE 2. 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 Released: December 14, 2016 Label: SME Records (SECL-2087, SECL-2089, SECL-2091) Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD	1. EXXXTASY 2. 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. Released: March 28, 2018 Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL-1197, VVCL-1199, VVCL-1201) Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD	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 Released: November 25, 2020 Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (UICZ-4478, UICZ-9176, UICZ-9166) Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD	1. Kishikaisei 2. 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 Released: November 17, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (PCCA-06088, SCCA-00125, PCCA-06087) Format: CD, CD+Live BD, CD+BD	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 Released: January 17, 2024 Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (PCCA-06254, SCCA-00151, PCCA-06253) Format: CD, CD+Live BD, CD+BD	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]	—

Best-of albums

Year	Album details	Peak Oricon chart positions	Peak Billboard chart positions
2015	BiRTHiA (Indies best) Released: August 26, 2015 Label: SME Records (SECL-1752~3, SECL-1754) Format: CD, CD+DVD	27^[35]	22^[36]
2018	Kyouki Ranbu (響喜乱舞, Dancing Wildly with Joy) Released: September 26, 2018 Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL-1296~7, VVCL-1298) Format: CD, CD+Photobook	14^[37]	17^[38]
2019	GARNiDELiA BEST Released: December 4, 2019 Label: SACRA MUSIC (VVCL 1568-9, VVCL 1570-1, VVCL 1572) Format: CD, CD+BD, CD+Photobook	25^[39]	27^[40]
2023	GARNiDELiA Cover Collection Released: March 22, 2023 Label: Pony Canyon Inc. (PCCA-06191) Format: CD	—	—

Mini albums

	Year	Album details
1st	2010	ONE Released: December 31, 2010 Format: Digital download
2nd	2012	PLUSLIGHTS -21248931- Released: August 11, 2012 Format: Digital download

Singles

	Year	Song	Peak Oricon chart positions	Peak Billboard chart positions	Album
Indie	2011	PRAYER Released: May 1, 2011	—	—	Non-album single
1st	2014	ambiguous (Kill la Kill opening theme) Released: March 05, 2014	15^[41]	19^[42]	Linkage Ring
2nd		grilletto (The Irregular at Magic High School opening theme) Released: July 30, 2014	17^[43]	17^[44]
3rd		BLAZING (Gundam Reconguista in G opening theme) Released: October 29, 2014	14^[45]	11^[46]
4th	2015	MIRAI (Gunslinger Stratos ending theme) Released: May 13, 2015	29^[47]	60^[42]	Violet Cry
5th	2016	Yakusoku -Promise Code- (約束 -Promise code-, Promise -Promise Code-) (Qualidea Code ending theme) Released: August 17, 2016	20^[48]	40^[49]
6th	2017	Speed Star (The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars ending theme) Released: June 14, 2017	11^[50]	21^[42]	G.R.N.D.
7th		Désir (Fate/Apocrypha ending theme) Released: August 23, 2017	14^[51]	19^[52]
8th		Aikotoba (アイコトバ, Password) (Anime-Gataris opening theme) Released: November 1, 2017	21^[53]	61^[54]
9th	2018	Error (Beatless opening theme) Released: January 31, 2018	22^[55]	40^[56]
10th	2019	Rebel Flag (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka ending theme) Released: March 13, 2019	21^[57]	—	GARNiDELiA BEST.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaboration singles

Year	Song	Peak Oricon chart positions	Peak Billboard chart positions	Album	Notes
2016	Clever (with ClariS) (Qualidea Code ending theme) Released: September 14, 2016	21^[58]	33^[59]	Fairy Castle	The song is added on ClariS fourth studio album

Digital singles

Year	Song	Album
2010	Hands Released September 13, 2010	BiRTHiA
2013	Break down Released December 2, 2013
2014	True High Released: January 15, 2014	Linkage Ring
2013	Lamb Released: October 2013
2015	PiNK CAT Released: April, 2015
2016	Burning Soul Released: April 13, 2016	Violet Cry
	Gokuraku Jodo (極楽浄土, Paradise) Released: July 27, 2016
2017	Tougen Renka (桃源恋歌, Tougen Renka) Released: May 15, 2017	G.R.N.D.
2018	Kureha Itoshiuta (紅葉愛唄, Kureha Itoshiuta) Released: February 5, 2018
	avra K'Davarah (アブラカダブラ) Released: July 23, 2018	Kyokiranbu
	Kyouki Ranbu (響喜乱舞) Released: September 23, 2018
2020	Star Trail Released: June 29, 2020	Kishikaisei
	Secret Party Released: September 23, 2020
	Kishikaisei (起死回生) Released: October 30, 2020
2021	Haru ga Kitayo (春がきたよ) (Dōse Mō Nigerarenai (Drama) opening theme) Released: September 17, 2021	Duality Code
	Otome no Kokoroe (オトメの心得) (Taisho Otome Otogibanashi opening theme) Released: October 9, 2021
2022	Gen Ai Yugi (幻愛遊戯) (My Master Has No Tail opening theme) Released: September 30, 2022	Ten
	Oka Ramman (謳歌爛漫) Released: October 18, 2022
2022	Souten (蒼天) (Soukai Tenki theme song) Released: December 8, 2022
2023	Only (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts ending theme) Released: April 20, 2023
	Mitsuyoshihiki / My Code (光之指引/my code) (Alchemy Stars theme song) Released: July 28, 2023	Duality Code
	Future Wing (Genshin Impact 3rd Anniversary theme song) Released: October 2, 2023	Ten
	Akatsuki Zakura (Onmyoji mobile game theme song) Released: October 18, 2023

GARNiDELiA Cover Collection

Year	Song	Artist(s)
2020	Gurenge Released August 8, 2020	LiSA
	Pretender Released August 8, 2020	Official Hige Dandism
	Hakujitsu Released August 22, 2020	King Gnu
2022	CITRUS Released March 4, 2022	Da-iCE
	Haru-yo, Koi Released April 1, 2022	Yumi Matsutoya
	Dried Flower Released May 6, 2022	Yuuri
	No Regret Released June 2, 2022	wacci
	Kaikai Kitan Released July 1, 2022	Eve
	Friends Released August 5, 2022	REBECCA
2023	DEPARTURES Released February 24, 2023	globe
	BREAK OUT! Released March 20, 2023	Aikawa Nanase
	Kazari Nainoyo Namida Wa Released March 22, 2023	Akina Nakamori

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)