What is Denonbu?

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Denonbu is an original music-character series created by Bandai Namco under the label and brand "ASOBINOTES". Denonbu was announced during the ASOBINOTES ONLINE FES event on June 28, 2020.

What actually is Denonbu?

From the beginning, Denonbu as a series often defies explanation on what it actually is, thanks to the wealth of activities that Denonbu does. Today, the most general way to describe Denonbu would be a group of creators that makes content in a shared setting. Casts, composers, illustrators, and other creators come to Denonbu and make all sorts of things under the Denonbu banner.

Why Denonbu?

Denonbu is the sort of franchise that wants to build a community and culture around various aspects of technology and pop culture. For example, Denonbu is one of the first multimedia project that employs VTubers as a core part of the cast. It incorporates various aspects of Japanese pop culture, from idols, seiyuus, VTubers, music producers, illustrators, to science-fiction! Because of that, Denonbu is a gateway to the wider world, an intersection of various pop cultures.

Core Content

Denonbu is a series that relies very heavily on music. To that point, Denonbu appointed an eclectic mix of composers from various walks of life, from anisong composers to actual club music producers. Denonbu music is usually published worldwide on streaming and download platforms, so music is the most easily accessible aspect of Denonbu. From this core music content, other content of Denonbu follows.

Denonbu's other main strength is events. Aside from its own events, Denonbu also frequently participates as guests for other events as well, both singing and DJ performances.

If you want to learn more about the content Denonbu offers, check this page that lists all current Denonbu content.