Yousei Teikoku (lit. “Fairy Empire”) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997. Their music mixes elements of gothic metal, heavy metal, electronic and classical music. Their works include the opening tracks of several anime series, including Future Diary, Magical Pokan, Innocent Venus, Kurokami: The Animation, The Qwaser of Stigmata, Big Order, and the Tokyo ESP soundtrack. After releasing several independent albums, the band released seven major-label albums with their current label Lantis: Gothic Lolita Propaganda, Metanoia, Gothic Lolita Doctrine, Gothic Lolita Agitator, Pax Vesania, Shadow Corps(e) and The Age Of Villains.
“There is no real world, the land where the fairies live, the fairy empire…” In order to revive the fairy Emperor’s society through the music activities, he formed the “Fairy Imperial Army Band” in the human world. Tachibana and gradually grew the human beings with a unique style that fuses musicality such as techno, classical, rock, and heavy metal, and increased the number of fairy imperial subjects.He made his major debut with Lantis, who has worked on indie activities such as releasing independent production boards and holding ceremonies (lives). After his debut, he expanded his range of activities by providing songs for TV animation and games, and further increased the number of subjects.
Prior to 2009, Yui and Tachibana were the group’s only official members. Nanami and Relu were made official members that year. Shiren and Gight joined the band in 2013 at the same time as Relu’s departure. Shiren resigned from the band, and was replaced by guitarist XiVa was announced as the new guitarist in January 2019. In June 2019, Tachibana announced that he would withdraw from future live performances with the band at the end of the month, but would continue to write songs for the band. Guitarist ryöga was announced as his on stage replacement, joining the band at the rank of corporal.
Yousei Teikoku is led by vocalist Yui, whose official title is “Dictator for Life”. She bestows honorary titles on the band members as part of the Fairy Empire.
Current members
- Dictator for Life Yui (終身独裁官ゆい) – vocals, chorus, and lyrics (1997–present)
- Warrant Officer Nanami – bass guitar (2009–present)
- Sergeant Gight – drums (2013–present)
- Corporal XiVa – guitar (2019–present)
- Corporal ryöga – guitar (2019–present)
Former members
- Corporal Relu – drums (2009–2013)
- Master Sergeant Shiren (紫煉) – lead guitar (2013–2019)
- Captain Takaha Tachibana (橘 尭葉) – guitar, keyboards, composition, arrangement, and lyrics (1997–2019)
