MAN WITH A MISSION Archives

Interview with MAN WITH A MISSION: 15 years of precious moments across the globe

Aug 13, 2025

MAN WITH A MISSION marks their incredible 15-year anniversary by celebrating with "XV EP Across the Globe", embarking on a Japan tour, and preparing for a long-awaited European tour.From unforgettable live ...

Interview: MAN WITH A MISSION shares how “Demon Slayer” shaped their hit “Kizuna no Kiseki”

Erica and NBT

Nov 8, 2024

Anime, Interview, Tour and event

In celebration of their hit single "Kizuna no Kiseki"—the electrifying opening theme for "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc"—the legendary half-man, half-wolf rock band MAN WITH A MISSION ...

MAN WITH A MISSION Europe and UK tour 2024 “Kizuna no Kiseki”

NBT

May 29, 2024

Anime, Tour and event

The half man, half wolf Japanese rock band, MAN WITH A MISSION, announced on May 28 the Europe and UK leg of their 2024 summer headline tour "Kizuna no Kiseki". Pre-sale tickets are available now via Crunchyrol...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2023

Erica, Nori, Astrid and Kayla

Jan 1, 2024

Entertainment

With pandemic restrictions easing, Japanese bands are now boldly crossing borders once again. Our 2023 top list celebrates exceptional visual kei and Japanese rock artists who not only transcended geogr...

Top 25 anime opening and ending songs 2023

NBT

Dec 30, 2023

Anime, Entertainment

In 2023, we witnessed long-awaited anime continuations, such as the six-year-awaited Masamune-kun no Revenge R, alongside impactful conclusions, i.e., Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan). As a spoiler though, ...

Interview: MAN WITH A MISSION’s Jean-Ken Johnny talks world tour, “WOLVES ON PARADE”

Erica and NBT

Sep 27, 2023

Interview, JROCK ONSEN, Tour and event

MAN WITH A MISSION is a rock band that defies convention in many ways. For starters, their five-member lineup consists of superior lifeforms who are half-human and half-wolf. Like the hybrids they are, their mu...

MAN WITH A MISSION and milet howl at the moon with themes for anime Demon Slayer

Nori

Apr 17, 2023

Anime, Releases

Ready your blades to face some new Demon Moons with the wolves of MAN WITH A MISSION and songbird milet! The duo cheer on hero Tanjiro throughout the latest Demon Slayer arc Swordsmith Village with opening and ...

MAN WITH A MISSION unleashed upon North America, Europe, UK in “WOLVES ON PARADE” tour

Erica

Apr 10, 2023

Tour and event

Fans of MAN WITH A MISSION prepare to howl! MAN WITH A MISSION, the Japanese rock band that famously dresses like wolves, takes on North America, the UK and Europe in their upcoming tour "WOLVES ON PARADE"....

Review: “Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village” lights fire in theaters worldwide

Nori

Mar 11, 2023

Anime, Report and review

Warning: The below review contains minor spoilers, such as content from official trailers and the manga chapters covered by the new episode.Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village made its way to theate...

MAN WITH A MISSION, milet deliver opening theme “Kizuna no Kiseki” for anime Demon Slayer

Nori

Feb 8, 2023

Anime, Releases

Masked rap-rockers of MAN WITH A MISSION team up with singer-songwriter milet to kickstart season three of the anime Demon Slayer with the fresh opening theme Kizuna no Kiseki. Translating to “Miracles of Our B...

9 Jrock bands join Slipknot, Korn at Knotfest Japan 2023

Erica

Jan 27, 2023

Tour and event

"Knotfest", a 2-day festival celebrating all things Slipknot and heavy metal returns to Japan for the first time in 7 years!The two-day event takes place April 1—2, 2023, at the venue Makuhari Messe in Chib...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

Dec 29, 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad.Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

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Interview: MAN WITH A MISSION speaks out on the world today through music

G Andrew White

Jun 5, 2022

Interview

Japan's wolf pack of rock, MAN WITH A MISSION is unloading a sonic assault with the new album Break and Cross the Walls II featuring Blaze from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. For over a dec...

YouTube Music Weekend vol.5 joined by 65 artists: SiM, MIYAVI, WagakkiBand, and more

NBT and Peertje

Apr 30, 2022

Online Concert

YouTube Music Weekend is about to hit off vol.5 in its series, and this time, a total of 65 artists and groups are to join the online streaming event! Over the course of three days, May 6-8, the streams will pr...