FripSide

fripSide is a Japanese trance and pop duo, originally formed by composer Sat and singer Nao in February 2002. Nao retired fripSide on March 15th 2009. Yoshino Nanjō, voice actress of Awatsuki Maaya, replaced Nao as the new lead singer of fripSide on July 28th 2009. Satoshi Yaginuma and Yoshino Nanjō are the artists responsible for all of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime opening themes. On October 31st 2021, Nanjō announced her retirement from fripSide. On April 24th 2022, the fripSide Phase 2 Final Arena Tour ended with the announcement of Phase 3's two new singers, Mao Uesugi and Hisayo Abe.

Main Members

 * Satoshi Yaginuma (nickname "Sat") (composer, arrangement, vocals, lyrics, synthesizer, guitar, programming) (2002-Present)
 * Mao Uesugi (vocals, lyrics) (2022-Present)
 * Hisayo Abe (vocals, lyrics) (2022-Present)

Former Members

 * Nao (vocals, lyrics) (2002-2009)
 * Yoshino Nanjō (vocals, lyrics) (2009-2021)

Sound Staff

 * Kenji (sound director)
 * Takumi Okamoto (sound director)
 * masa (chorus, synthesizer)
 * Mayu (guitar)
 * Takahiro Toguchida (guitar)
 * a2c (guitar)
 * Shinichiro Yamashita (lyrics)
 * Graphica3810 (design)
 * Kula (management)
 * riko (chorus)
 * Kai Kawasaki (nickname: "DJ Hentai") (arranger, DJ, synthesizer)
 * shin kurokawa (lyrics, composition)
 * Shinya Saito (arranger)
 * Hoshino takeshi (guitar)
 * Yagi kazumi (drum)
 * Kitamura Yuta (bass guitar)

fripSide Season 1

 * 1) flower of bravery (July 16, 2008)

fripSide NAO project!

 * 1) Yappari sekai wa atashi☆legend!! (August 20, 2008)

fripSide Season 2

 * 1) only my railgun (November 4, 2009)
 * 2) LEVEL 5-judgelight- (February 17, 2010)
 * 3) future gazer (October 13, 2010)
 * 4) Heaven is a Place on Earth (August 24, 2011)
 * 5) way to answer (December 14, 2011)
 * 6) sister's noise (May 8, 2013)
 * 7) eternal reality (August 21, 2013)
 * 8) black bullet (May 14, 2014)
 * 9) Luminize (May 20, 2015)
 * 10) Two souls -toward the truth- (December 2, 2015)
 * 11) white forces (February 10, 2016)
 * 12) clockwork planet (May 3, 2017)
 * 13) killing bites (February 28, 2018)
 * 14) divine criminal (May 16, 2018)
 * 15) Love with you (November 7, 2018)
 * 16) final phase (February 26, 2020)
 * 17) dual existence (August 19, 2020)
 * 18) legendary future (November 4, 2020)
 * 19) leap of faith (February 2, 2022)

Limited Singles

 * 1) only my railgun -version2020- (April 1, 2020)

Collaboration Singles

 * 1) Boku wa Boku de Atte (October 19, 2016)
 * 2) The end of escape (December 7, 2016)

fripSide Season 1

 * 1) first odyssey of fripSide (April 12, 2003)
 * 2) 2nd fragment of fripSide (March 28, 2004)
 * 3) 3rd reflection of fripSide (June 23, 2005)
 * 4) binary digit (August 24, 2007)
 * 5) split tears (September 16, 2008)

fripSide NAO project!

 * 1) Rabbit Syndrome (January 25, 2008)

fripSide Season 2

 * 1) infinite synthesis (December 1, 2010)
 * 2) Decade (December 5, 2012)
 * 3) infinite synthesis 2 (September 10, 2014)
 * 4) infinite synthesis 3 (October 5, 2016)
 * 5) infinite synthesis 4 (October 10, 2018)
 * 6) infinite synthesis 5 (October 30, 2019)
 * 7) infinite synthesis 6 (March 23, 2022)

fripSide Season 1

 * 1) the very best of fripSide 2002-2006 (July 15, 2006 (CD1) / December 29, 2006 (CD2))

fripSide Season 2

 * 1) the very best of fripSide 2009-2020 (November 4, 2020)
 * 2) the very best of fripSide -moving ballads- (November 4, 2020)

Collaboration Albums

 * 1) fripSide PC game compilation vol.1 (January 1, 2012)
 * 2) fripSide PC game compilation vol.2 (August 26, 2015)
 * 3) crossroads (October 4, 2017)

Remix Albums

 * Re:product mixes ver.0.1 (December 28, 2008)

Box Set

 * 1) nao complete anthology 2002-2009 -my graduation- (July 17, 2009)