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Vegeta's Voice Actor to Perform in a Live Band

If you happen to be in Tokyo on September 28, this is your one chance to hear Ryō Horikawa, the voice of Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z, perform in a band.

For one night only, Horikawa is teaming up with music superstars for the "Kyuukyoku no AniSong Live" (Extreme Anime Song Live) event, which will be held at Live House BIRTH Shinjuku. The band will have Horikawa on vocals, Die from Dir en grey (Baki the Grappler) on guitar, Kei Kashiyama from MOON CHILD on drums, and Masahiko Okamoto from the now-defunct Angie on bass. Tickets are 4,500 yen (~$45) in advance, and 5,000 yen (~$50) at the door.

Also performing at the event will be a special band consisting of Tomohisa Kawazoe of LINDBERG (5 Centimeters Per Second) on bass and vocals, and Maki Otsuki (One Piece, One Piece movie) on vocals; as well as a performance by Miwako Okuda (GTO, Le Chevalier D'Eon).

Interestingly, although Dir en grey began its country-wide tour on Wednesday, and is scheduled to do a Europe/America tour beginning this fall, someone affiliated with the band stated that they chose to adjust their schedule because "[we] want to maximize the appeal of Vegeta in a live show."

[Via: NicoNico News]