Takuma Terashima’s latest single「SCARLET SIGN」will be released on 12 March, under music label Lantis. This single would be the 3rd under his own name, released after almost a 9-month wait.
SCARLET SIGN showcases his powerful vocals in an upbeat tune, with a strong rock influence compared to earlier releases. This single also marks Terashima’s second attempt at lyric composition, having written the lyrics to all his songs since his 2nd single . Terashima’s music career started with his debut under Lantis in 2012, with his debut mini-album NEW GAME achieving 8th on the Oricon Weekly charts. His 2nd single “Star Tale”, released last year, reached 13th place on the Oricon Weekly charts, a respectable feat for a standalone release without an anime tie-up.
Even before his music debut, Terashima has released many character songs for both anime and games. One of the key features of his voice would be his great versatility in pitch and tone. He has shown to capable of singing as the adorable ball of fluff that is Otoya Ittoki (Uta no Prince-sama), as well as in the low, gravelly tones of Dantalion (Makai Ouji: devils and realist) or Jesse (Lucian Bee). Aside from his prolific songs as part of ST☆RISH and the Uta-puri franchise, he has performed the theme songs of many otome games including Gekka Ryouran, Storm Lover, Lucian Bee and Renai Bancho, in which he also plays leading characters. He is also currently part of seiyuu unit M.O.E with Wataru Hatano, performing covers of classic anime theme songs.
Catch the PV preview on the official Lantis channel
Terashima debuted in 2005 as protagonist Apollo in anime classic Sousei no Aquarion. He continued to take on a variety of main roles in recent years, appearing as Kobungo Inuta (Hakkenden: Touho Hakken Ibun), Dantalion (Makai Ouji: devils and realist) and Wolf (Blood Lad). He is well known among fans for his role as Otoya Ittoki (Uta no Prince-sama), and has won the Singing Award in the 6th Seiyuu Awards as part of singing unit ST☆RISH. Terashima is familiar face (or voice) in the otome game world, and has garnered a large female following from there. Aside from Uta-pri, he has played leading roles in game titles Hana Awase, Moujuutsukai to Ouji-sama and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, among many others.
[CD] SCARLET SIGN
Released 12 March 2014 (¥1,238 without tax)
Normal edition cover
Tracklist
1. SCARLET SIGN
2. colors of love
3. a blank map
4. SCARLET SIGN (Instrumental)
5. colors of love (Instrumental)
6. a blank map (Instrumental)
[CD+DVD] SCARLET SIGN [Limited edition only] (¥1,714 without tax)
Limited edition cover
DVD includes:
SCARLET SIGN (Music Clip)
Terashima will also be releasing his first photobook 「Terashima Takuma Photobook 19831220」 (¥2,500 without tax) one week after his single on 18th March. The photobook is a collection of photos from his childhood up to the present, and unpublished photos and other shots from the “Voice×Stone ボイストーン” serialisation in seiyuu magazine Seiyuu Animedia. As a record of everything Terashii, this is certainly a must-have for fans.
Image credit © Lantis. http://www.lantis.jp
[Terashima Takuma 寺島拓篤] Voice actor/Seiyuu with AXL-ONE. Born 20 Dec 1983. From Ishikawa, Japan.Singing Award (ST☆RISH), 6th Seiyu Awards
Notable roles: Shiroe (Log Horizon), Otoya Ittoki (Uta no Prince-sama), Dantalion (Makai Ouji: devils and realist)
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