GHOST CONCERT : missing Songs

GHOST CONCERT began as an indie project by music producer Noriyasu Agematsu.

After creating major franchises such as Uta no Prince-sama and Symphogear, he launched the project as a way of returning to his creative roots during the twentieth anniversary of his music career.

The concept took shape around the idea of pairing music not only with real historical figures, but also with legendary and fictional figures.

Development was carried out in cooperation with UNISON, a content production team established within Aria Entertainment.

The project nickname is Gokon.

It also carries the meaning of souls burdened with karma, a key theme of the franchise.

After 2020, the project was stalled for a long period because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It resumed in 2025 with the announcement of the anime GHOST CONCERT: missing Songs, marking the franchise’s first major revival in five years.

From that announcement onward, the anime was also presented as part of the shared Song Battle Series label alongside Symphogear.

That framing highlights its signature mix of songs, combat, and emotionally heavy characters.

The story begins in a space where souls with deep regrets and unresolved karma drift after death.

In this strange place, figures who should never awaken again begin to open their eyes, as if someone has called them back from a long sleep.

Joan of Arc meets Akechi Mitsuhide, while Marie Antoinette meets Billy the Kid.

As they speak with one another, they realize they are already dead and now exist as ghosts.

They hear rumors from wandering spirits that some have returned to the living world.

They also learn that someone seems to be summoning them, and that song is somehow connected to the process.

Each spirit carries a painful burden.

Joan fought after hearing a voice, only to be captured and burned in an inquisition.

Mitsuhide killed his lord Oda Nobunaga at Honno-ji, yet lacked the power to survive the age that followed.

Marie loved her king, country, and people, but was executed as a villain.

Billy acted as a righteous outlaw who stole from the wicked, yet was ultimately shot by his old friend Pat Garrett, who had become a lawman.

All of them are souls marked by karma.

At the same time, Dracula encounters Rossweisse.

These two are not historical figures, but legendary beings and fictional monsters also being called toward reality like ghosts.

Unlike historical people, they are shaped by human imagination and retelling.

Yet they too possess unchanging regrets: Rossweisse could not stop her father or save her sister Brunnhilde, and Dracula cannot suppress his thirst for blood.

These ghostly figures, both historical and legendary, are drawn toward the living world.

Their songs and battles form the stage known as the Ghost Concert.

Main anime-original cast

Seria Aiba

Voiced by Minori Fujidera.

She is one of the central figures of the television anime.

Kaede Saionji

Voiced by Nao Ojika.

She appears as part of the core modern-world cast.

Syuri Murayama

Voiced by Miyuki Sakurai.

She joins the group connected to the mystery behind the summoned spirits.

Rui Ichikawa

Voiced by An Yuri.

She is another member of the contemporary cast.

Riku Aoki

Voiced by Satomi Satou.

Her role expands the living-world side of the story.

Setsutei

Voiced by Satoshi Hino.

He is one of the important supporting characters introduced for the anime.

Youtetsu

Voiced by Miyu Irino.

He appears in the anime’s unfolding supernatural drama.

MiucS

Voiced by Emiri Suyama.

This character is closely tied to the project identity and anime-original narrative.

Odysseus

Voiced by Minako Kotobuki.

He is featured among the supernatural figures appearing in the series.

Historical and legendary spirits from the original project

Akechi Mitsuhide

Voiced by Shouta Aoi.

Birthday: 10 March, height: 171 cm, from Japan.

Marie Antoinette

Voiced by Megu Sakuragawa.

Birthday: 2 November, height: 154 cm, from France.

Joan of Arc

Voiced by Azusa Tadokoro.

Birthday: 6 January, height: 165 cm, from France.

Billy the Kid

Voiced by Kohei Amasaki.

Birthday: 23 November, height: 161 cm, from the United States.

Cleopatra VII Philopator

Voiced by Rina Hidaka.

Birthday: 22 January, height: 160 cm, from Egypt.

Oda Nobunaga

Voiced by Shintaro Asanuma.

Birthday: 23 June, height: 178 cm, from Japan.

Leonardo da Vinci

Voiced by Yusuke Shirai.

Birthday: 15 April, height: 175 cm, from Italy.

Dracula

Voiced by Yoshiki Nakajima.

Birthday: 26 May, height: 193 cm.

Rossweisse

Voiced by Yuiko Tatsumi.

Birthday: 13 April, height: 149 cm.

Arthur Pendragon

Voiced by Yuichiro Umehara.

Birthday: 1 May, height: 180 cm.

Sherlock Holmes

Voiced by Yoshihiko Aramaki.

Birthday: 6 January, height: 176 cm.

Queen of Hearts

Voiced by Faylan.

Birthday: 12 December, height: 155 cm.

The anime is directed by Masato Jinbo, who also handles series composition.

The original concept is by Noriyasu Agematsu, while the original work is credited to UNISON and Project MiucS.

Character design is by Masaaki Uigawa.

Art direction is by Tetsuya Kusama and Atsushi Satomi, with art setting by Takeyuki Takahashi and Shingo Kakimoto.

Color design is by Kazuki Kotani.

Photography direction is by Atsushi Sato, and offline editing is by Yuji Kondo.

Sound direction is by Masanori Tsuchiya.

Sound effects are by Tsutomu Ueno, and sound production is by Glovision.

Music is by Elements Garden, specifically Junpei Fujita, Seima Kondo, and Daisuke Horikawa.

Music production is handled by Elements Garden and Heart Company.

Animation production is by ENGI.

The series is produced by the GHOST CONCERT: missing Songs Production Committee.

Opening theme

"Goukon Requiemer" is the opening theme.

It is performed by Seria Aiba voiced by Minori Fujidera.

The lyrics and composition are by Noriyasu Agematsu of Elements Garden.

The arrangement is by Daisuke Horikawa of Elements Garden.

Ending theme

"Thorny Road" is the ending theme.

It is performed by Odysseus voiced by Minako Kotobuki.

The lyrics are by Spirit Garden.

The composition and arrangement are by Junpei Fujita of Elements Garden.

Insert songs

"RES∞NALIST" is an insert song described as a possession requiem.

It is performed by Seria Aiba and Cleopatra, voiced by Minori Fujidera and Rina Hidaka.

The lyrics are by Noriyasu Agematsu and Spirit Garden.

The music is by Noriyasu Agematsu and Junpei Fujita, with arrangement by Junpei Fujita.

"gifted" is another possession requiem insert song.

It is performed by Seria Aiba and Nikola Tesla, voiced by Minori Fujidera and Takashi Sasaki.

The lyrics are by Spirit Garden.

The composition and arrangement are by Seima Kondo of Elements Garden.

Episode 1

"Parting in Life and Death, Part One" aired on 6 April 2026.

Script and storyboard were by Masato Jinbo, with chief animation direction by Masaaki Uigawa.

Animation directors were Katsuki Yokoyama, Keiichi Tsuboyama, Fincrossed Studio, and Wuxi Banshanmen Animation Production Co., Ltd.

This episode opens the story’s supernatural mystery and introduces the split between the world of the living and the world of karmic souls.

Episode 2

"Parting in Life and Death, Part Two" aired on 13 April 2026.

The script remained by Masato Jinbo, and the animation director was Hiroshi Yoneda.

Episode 3

"Mountain of Swords, Forest of Blades" aired on 20 April 2026.

The storyboard was by Masato Jinbo and Takahiro Hirata, with chief animation direction by Koji Haneda.

Animation directors were Kiyomi Wada, Yuki Shimatani, Hiromitsu Hagiwara, Katsuyuki Shimizu, and Hiromitsu Morishita.

The title hints at a harsher stage of the characters’ spiritual trial.

The anime began terrestrial and satellite broadcasting on 6 April 2026.

It airs on TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, Kansai TV, AT-X, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, TV Shinshu, CBC TV, Television Nishinippon, and WOWOW Prime.

Several broadcasters, including BS Asahi, Kansai TV, CBC TV, and WOWOW Prime, participate in production.

The series is also widely available through streaming services.

Subscription streaming platforms include Hulu, U-NEXT, Anime Hodai, ABEMA, d Anime Store, Lemino, Niconico Live, Niconico Channel, DMM TV, FOD, Bandai Channel, TELASA, J:COM STREAM, milplus, Amazon Prime Video, Kantele Doga, and TVer.

Transactional distribution includes HAPPY! Video and Video Market.

The anime is scheduled for release on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes.

Volume 1 is set for 24 June 2026 and contains Episodes 1 to 3.

Volume 2 is scheduled for 25 July 2026 and contains Episodes 4 to 6.

Volume 3 is scheduled for 26 August 2026 and contains Episodes 7 to 9.

Volume 4 is scheduled for 25 September 2026 and contains Episodes 10 to 12.

The Blu-ray catalog numbers run from KAXA-9431 to KAXA-9434, and the DVD catalog numbers run from KABA-11821 to KABA-11824.

A web radio program titled GHOST CONCERT: missing Radio began in March 2026.

It is hosted by Minori Fujidera as Seria Aiba and Nao Ojika as Kaede Saionji.

Its first installment was streamed live on 19 March at 19:00 through the KADOKAWA Anime Channel on YouTube, alongside an online advance screening event.

Starting on 25 March, it moved to Onsen as an irregular monthly program.

Before the anime, the original project released a line of character song CDs under the title GHOST SONG.

All songs were composed and arranged by members of Elements Garden, with lyric contributions from writers such as Aki Hata, Masami Okui, and RUCCA.

The first release, GHOST SONG 00, came out on 29 December 2017.

It included "GHOST CONCERT" and "Confession", both performed by Akechi Mitsuhide voiced by Shouta Aoi.

On 10 August 2018, two more releases followed.

One featured Mitsuhide’s "Sound Leaves" and "The Path Traced", and the other featured Marie Antoinette’s "Flowers Do Not Bloom by Dreaming Alone" and "Peach-Pink Bon Appetit."

On 29 December 2018, four more character CDs were released.

They spotlighted Joan of Arc, Dracula, Billy the Kid, and Rossweisse.

Joan’s songs were "Requiem of the Holy War" and "Dignified Maiden."

Dracula’s were "Love never dies" and "Insane Blood."

Billy’s songs were "Gunshot FEVER" and "Just 'KID'ding!"

Rossweisse’s were "Within the Ring at the Edge" and "RaiNy×CrAzy Shower."

On 4 September 2019, three additional singles expanded the cast.

These featured Arthur Pendragon, Cleopatra VII Philopator, and Oda Nobunaga.

Arthur’s tracks were "Vivid Violent Storm" and "Dear my world, Dear my love."

Cleopatra’s were "Desert Moon Desire" and "My Beloved Meow-ling."

Nobunaga’s songs were "Will Kill" and "Hazy Banquet."

The titles leaned hard into the project’s dramatic style.

On 15 January 2020, the final three main character CDs appeared.

They focused on Sherlock Holmes, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Queen of Hearts.

Holmes received "Truth To One Belief" and "Looking through the logic."

Leonardo’s songs were "Climax★Raison d'etre" and "DA DA DA DA DANCE."

The Queen of Hearts had "Perfect Rule of Red, Black, and Smiles" and "Wonderful Days!"

Together, these releases showcased the project’s flamboyant mix of history, fantasy, and pop-theatrical music.

A compilation-style release titled SHOW TIME was issued on 22 April 2020.

It included the earlier Mitsuhide songs "GHOST CONCERT" and "Confession," plus event-debut songs for Marie Antoinette, Billy the Kid, and Dracula.

Those additional tracks were "Fall in Love, C'est la Vie, Tres Bien♪," "CALL ME BILLY!," and "Eucharistia."

Even in audio form alone, the project was built to feel like a live stage of clashing souls.

The anime is associated with the broader Song Battle Series.

The best-known related title in that category is Symphogear.