Now Featuring 28 Eligible Songs!
Bandai Namco Music Live Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yoshitaka Tao, President) will begin accepting entries for the third round of its anime song choir project ChoieL on July 1, 2025.
ChoieL is an ongoing online choir competition that was launched in August 2022, with a second round in March 2024. Round 3 brings back the 22 songs from previous editions and adds new selections from Bandai Namco Music Live’s SUNRISE MUSIC label, for a total of 28 eligible songs. As before, the contest features two categories: Full and Short.
Returning to the judging panel are Sohei Miyoshi (Choral Conductor / Secretary General of the Tokyo Choral Association / Planning and Supervision) and composer Tatsuya Tanaka, both of whom have served as judges since the first round.
Joining this round as official ambassadors is ARCANA PROJECT, an artist group from Bandai Namco Music Live’s Lantis label. A promotional video featuring the group is now available. ARCANA PROJECT will also serve as guest judges and present a new “ARCANA PROJECT Award.”
Entries will be accepted from July 1 to August 31, 2025, with both the Full and Short categories held concurrently. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation!
Participating Judges:
■Sohei Miyoshi (Choral Conductor / Secretary General of the Tokyo Choral Association / Planning and Supervision)
Comment:
It’s been three years since ChoieL began, and thanks to your support, we’re now entering our third round. The six new songs for Round 3 include titles that will resonate with an even wider range of generations than the original 22. With the addition of new arrangers, we believe this round offers more than ever for both anime song fans and choral music lovers alike. We hope ChoieL continues to be a place where you can express your passion to the fullest.
■Tatsuya Tanaka (Composer)
Comment:
The ChoieL online choir competition is now entering its third round. The full lineup of 28 songs, including the six new additions, offers an exciting and enjoyable blend of anime songs and choral music in terms of song selection, arrangement, and composition. The past two competitions were full of unforgettable moments, and we’re already looking forward to seeing how participants will express themselves this time. If you have a passion for anime songs and choral music, that’s all you need to get started. We can’t wait to see your entry!
Official ChoieL Ambassadors & Judges
■ARCANA PROJECT (Lantis/Artist)
Profile
A vocal unit consisting of Usa Sakurano, Hana Hanamiya, Shion Aida, Hikaru Amano, Yuka Shidomi, and Sakura Yoshino, co-produced by DEARSTAGE and Lantis. With a tarot card-themed group motif, they bring a diverse range of songs, including anime theme songs, to life through their distinctive vocals and performances.
Comment:
We’re ARCANA PROJECT, and we’re honored to take part in the ChoieL anime song choir project as both official ambassadors and judges. As a group brought together by our love of anime and singing, we’re truly excited to be involved in such a wonderful initiative.
Through our work as ARCANA PROJECT, we’ve come to feel that what matters most isn’t technical skill, but the joy of singing while making eye contact, the comfort of shared breath, and the freedom to express music from the heart. Discovering your own voice and connecting with others through song are deeply meaningful and precious experiences.
We hope this project brings those same experiences to many people. We can’t wait to hear your voices.
★See the official ChoieL promotional video featuring ARCANA PROJECT here!
About ChoieL
The anime song choir project “ChoieL” was launched on June 1, 2022, with the aim of bringing together the beloved tradition of choir and the world of anime songs. Our goal is to draw out new charms from each, aspiring to a future where anime songs are loved as standard numbers in the choir world. As the first step of this project, we hosted our first online choir competition in August 2022, and 50 groups participated to showcase the fresh appeal of anime songs.
Starting from the second online competition, the project has expanded to include sustainable activities that utilize the intellectual property of anime songs to deliver free music events to young people and fans worldwide.
■ChoieL Official Website: https://project-choiel.jp/
■ChoieL Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/Project_ChoieL
■ChoieL Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_choiel/
・Overview of Anime Song Choir Project ChoieL Third Online Competition
○Eligible Songs (Total of 28 Songs)
★For other details, such as participation rules and regulations, please refer to the official website (https://project-choiel.jp/).
★The scores of all 28 eligible songs are now available on L SCORE, the official music brand of Namco Bandai Music Live!
L SCORE official website: https://lscore.jp/
★Videos of all 28 eligible songs are now available on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgGL3shzkGPIOiTzDqo16yOT96SXPv4F
About ChoieL’s Sustainable Activities
Starting from the second online competition, the anime song choir project ChoieL will be carried out as part of the sustainable activities of Bandai Namco Music Live.
The Bandai Namco Group has defined its Purpose as “Fun for All into the Future.” Under our IP strategy, the group, along with its fans, will promote sustainable activities to address societal issues. In line with our long term plan, which advocates for sustainability under the theme of “connecting smiles to the future,” we have identified five material issues and are actively working to resolve them.
In the anime song choir project ChoieL, we aim to utilize our intellectual property of anime songs to deliver free music events to young people and fans worldwide. To continue being a company cherished by communities and fans, and recognized as essential by society, Bandai Namco Music Live will continue to engage in sustainable activities in the future.
■Bandai Namco Group Sustainability Page
https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/sustainability/index.html