This weekend, singer Yoshiki Fukuyama delighted Macross 7 fans at his solo concert, BASARA EXPLOSION 2024. The live show celebrated the 30th anniversary of the sci-fi anime series, but the music doesn’t stop here. At the event, it was announced that FIRE BOMBER will be reuniting for a live concert in February 2025—their first show together in six years, and their first solo show since 2012.
FIRE BOMBER was Macross 7’s Valkyrie-flying band consisting of Nekki Basara (sung by Fukuyama), Mylene Flare Jenius (sung by Chie Kajiura) and instrumentalists Ray Lovelock and Veffidas Feaze. Live FIRE BOMBER performances feature Fukuyama and Kajiura performing the group’s songs.
Officially titled MACROSS 7 30th Anniv. FIRE BOMBER LIVE 2025 ~BURN! BURN! BURN!~, the concert is scheduled to take place at Tokyo’s Toyosu PIT on February 21 and 22, 2025.
Speaking of BURN! BURN! BURN!, we also have more details on that 30th anniversary single. The new album is scheduled to come out October 30. Check out the cover art, designed by series character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto:
In addition to the newly-produced title song, the single will feature two more new songs:
“I am a ROCK”: Performed by Yoshiki Fukuyama as Nekki Basara
“Regolith”: Performed by Chie Kajiura as Mylene Flare Jenius
As the second TV series in the Macross franchise, Macross 7 aired for 49 episodes from October 1994 to September 1995, followed by the four-episode OVA series Macross Dynamite 7 from 1997-1998.
Source: MACROSS OFFICIAL SITE (1, 2)
