AKINO to Leave bless4 After December 21 Graduation Live, Going Solo
The announcement splits a family unit that has run about 24 years, and bless4's new name keeps the group alive while AKINO's catalog of anime themes becomes the basis of a solo career.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer.
Singer AKINO will leave bless4, the unit she performed in with her siblings, as of December 21. The AKINO bless4 Graduation LIVE is set for that date, after which she moves to a solo career. Bless4 continues under the name bless∞ (Forever), with her older brother AKASHI and older sister KANASA carrying on. AKINO is known for the Genesis of Aquarion theme and the KanColle theme Miiro.
The graduation show on December 21 doubles as the handoff: the group keeps its sibling lineup of AKASHI and KANASA and continues as bless∞ (Forever). Details of the live will be announced later. The announcement came from Kawamitsu Art & Entertainment, which posted a statement image and the new name on X on October 21.
AKINO's known credits include the Genesis of Aquarion theme and Miiro for the KanColle anime. Her solo work will start from that catalog rather than from a new unit.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.