A live video game music concert featuring piano, string quartet, a band, and a choir.

San Jose Woman’s Club is honored to partner with pianist Ryan McGaughey to present The Adventure Mode Ensemble, a live video game music concert featuring piano, string quartet, a band, and a choir.

The Adventure Mode Ensemble, founded by Ryan McGaughey, is an ensemble dedicated to bringing the music of video games and anime to the live stage! This ensemble debut concert will be bringing some of the best vocal music from video games and anime to the stage.

You will not want to miss all this music specially crafted for various combinations of voice, piano, string quartet, band, and choir! Through the adventure, you may encounter the music of Final Fantasy, Spirited Away, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sonic, Ace Combat, Xenoblade, Civilization and more!

This is a video of Mark Hattori’s band performing the song “Bittersweet” at Nikkei Matsuri 2025 in San Jose, California!

Sights and sounds of the Nikkei Matsuri 2025 • Mark Hattori, Wish You Were Still Mine

QUEENDOM / Chikichikibanban (Full ver.) Art Track [TV anime “Paripi Komei” OP theme]

Rumiko Takahashi’s debut work Urusei Yatsura (Published by Shogakukan Shonen Sunday Comics) will be adapted into a new animated series on Fuji TV Noitamina animation block this Fall!

Days before the convention opens, Anime Central announces that it is dropping many of its COVID-19 precautions, sparking outrage from attendees. With the recent increase in COVID-19 prevalence, officials recommend that people should mask while attending indoor events.

Source: Anime Central Attendees Are Furious Over Last-Minute COVID Policy Changes

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