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Orangestar (Born August 20th 1997, also known with his producer handle Mikansei-P) is a Vocaloid composer mainly known for using IA as a vocal of choice and his many, many, many Summer-themed songs.
Debuted way back in 2013, Orangestar remains mostly under the radar for quite a while. His first hit song "Mikansei Time Limiter" drew some attention to him, but it's his "Earphones to Semishigure" and "Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan" that finally brought him into mainstream attention, in which almost everything he's released entering the Hall of Fame or Hall of Legends ever since.
As hinted above, he's well-known for using IA as vocal. His songs are known for having nostalgic melodies and centered around the concept of Summer memories, with emphasis on guitar and piano instruments. Additionally, despite mostly known for his IA songs, he has also released songs that utilize Hatsune Miku and the CeVIO ONE.
Released songs:
- IA - Noraboku (March 31st 2013 (YT), April 1st 2013 (NND))
- IA - Paradigm Bug (May 11th 2013 (NND), May 12th 2013 (YT))
- IA - Manatsu to Shounen no Amanogawa Sensou (July 6th 2013 (NND), July 24th 2013 (YT))
- IA - Vermin Killer (July 24th 2013 (YT), June 7th 2015 (NND))
- IA - Toppuu Manual (August 2nd 2013 (NND/YT))
- IA - Akusei Shinseibutsu (August 6th 2013 (NND), August 22nd 2013 (YT))
- IA - Mikansei Time Limiter (February 1st 2014 (NND/YT))
- IA - Natsuiro Answer (July 29th 2014 (YT))
- IA - Gozen Shijihan (June 24th 2014 (NND), January 13th 2015 (YT))
- IA - Earphones to Semishigure (July 17th 2014 (NND), January 11th 2015 (YT))
- IA - Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan (August 19th 2014 (NND), January 11th 2015 (YT))
- IA - Ame Kigoe Zankyou (October 5th 2014 (NND), January 13th 2015 (YT))
- IA - Shouheki (December 31st 2014 (NND), January 13th 2015 (YT))
- IA & Miku - Kuusou Ressha (February 21st 2015 (NND), February 22nd 2015 (YT))
- IA & ONE - CITRUS (April 4th 2015 (NND), April 5th 2015 (YT))
- Miku - Zantou Hanabi (July 25th 2015 (NND/YT))
- Miku - Lingering Fireworks (July 25th 2015 (NND/YT))
- IA - Kimi no Yozora Shoukaihan (August 19th 2015 (NND), August 18th 2017 (YT))
- IA - Ranshou Seimei (August 29th 2015 (NND), September 1st 2015 (YT))
- IA - Natsuiro Answer ~The different story~ (October 16th 2015 (NND))
- IA - Toki no Ame, Saishuu Sensou (December 20th 2015 (NND/YT))
- IA - Alice in Freezer (February 17th 2016 (NND/YT))
- Miku - Synchronizer (August 11th 2016 (NND/YT))
- Mearii - Shinshou Shinkirou (August 15th 2016 (NND), August 22nd 2016 (YT))
- Miku - Mawaru Sora Usagi (November 14th 2016 (NND), November 15th 2016 (YT))
- IA - DAYBREAK FRONTLINE (December 3rd 2016 (NND/YT))
- IA - VOYAGER GOLDEN RECORD (August 15th 2017 (YT))
- IA - Kaisei (August 30th 2017 (YT), August 31st 2017 (NND))
Released albums:
- Mikansei Eight Beats (April 22nd 2015 (Crossfade))
- Mishuroku OSC (November 5th 2016 (Crossfade))
- SEASIDE SOLILOQUIES (January 18th 2017)
For his NicoNico userpage, click here. For his YouTube account, click here.
Tropes found within his works and artist style
- Breakthrough Hit: Earphones to Semishigure and Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan, especially the latter.
- Creator Thumbprint: Most of his songs (especially post-Mikansei Time Limiter) have a distinct style that separate themselves from other Vocarock songs. A lot says their melodies invoke nostalgia of Summer, which is pretty much intended.
- Epic Instrumental Opener: Some of the songs have around 60 seconds instrumental intro.
- Nostalgia Filter: Pretty much invoked in most of his songs.
- Recurring Element:
- A lot of his songs feature elements related to Summer, nostalgia, or both.
- The girl that appears in the ARIA ON THE PLANETES trilogy and the cover of both Mikansei Eight Beats and SEASIDE SOLILOQUIES.
- Signature Device: He's among the producers tightly associated with IA.
- Signature Song: The ARIA ON THE PLANETES trilogy, which consist of Earphones to Semishigure, Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan and Ame Kigoe Zankyou.
- Rearrange the Song:
- Kimi no Yozora Shoukaihan is one to Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan.
- Lingering Fireworks is the English version of Zantou Hanabi.
- Natsuiro Answer ~The different story~ is one to the original Natsuiro Answer.
- The album SEASIDE SOLILOQUIES also contains the acoustic rearrangement of DAYBREAK FRONTLINE.
- Something Completely Different:
- In the song CITRUS, Orangestar also uses ONE, a CeVIO. ONE was made by the same parent company that released IA.
- Shinshou Shinkirou is performed by Mearii, a human singer instead of a synth vocal.