Walküre to Release MacrossΔ Live Best Album on May 17

Announced during the recent Macross 40th Anniversary Youtube livestream, Minori Suzuki and Nozomi Nishida spoke about the release of a MacrossΔ Live Best Album to be called “Absolute LIVE!!!!!” on May 17.

The album will be available as a physical release, and more importantly for those of us outside of Japan, available to stream on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon.

A press release has now been issued to give further details:

From The Press Release:
Since their debut in 2016, Walküre, the tactical music unit from the TV anime MacrossΔ, has achieved numerous milestones in the world of anime music. They won the Japan Gold Disc Award for Animation Album of the Year, and their singles and albums have ranked #1 on the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly charts. However, Walküre’s activities will soon come to an end, as they prepare for their final live tour in May 2023. Fans can look forward to the long-awaited live best album, set to be released ahead of the tour.

This album features the best takes of each song from their past five live performances, starting with “1st Live in Zepp Walküre Attack!” in 2016 and ending with “Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~” in 2022. In addition to 50 songs arranged in the same order as their original albums, this 4-CD album includes rare and unreleased songs, as well as special arranged versions performed only at live events, including a performance by Yami_Q_ray from “Macross Delta the Movie: Absolute LIVE!!!!!!”

This album will be released in three different forms: a Limited First Edition, a Standard Edition, and a First-Run Limited Production Edition (only available at the Victor Online Store). The Limited First Edition includes a bonus Blu-ray featuring six previously unreleased music videos, from their debut song “Ichido Dake no Koi Nara” to “Walküre wa Akiramenai.”

Additionally, the First-Run Limited Production Edition will include “Walküre Reborn! End-of-Year Party at Victor Studio,” a special limited-time distribution that was shown on the official FlyingDog YouTube channel on December 26, 2022, for just five days. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy this fantastic footage!

In a first for the Macross series, the jacket visuals for “Absolute LIVE!!!!!” will feature photographs taken by the Walküre members themselves, reflecting their immense popularity. The jacket visual is set to be released at a later date, so keep an eye out for more information.

Track list

Disc 1: LIVE from “Walküre Attack!”

1. Love! Halation THE WAR ~without Freyja~ (1st Live in Zepp Walküre Attack!)
2. Ichido Dake no Koi Nara (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
3. Giritic♡BEGINNER (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
4. Fukakuteisei☆COSMIC MOVEMENT (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
5. Bokura no Senjou (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
6. NEO STREAM (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
7. AXIA ~Daisuki de Daikirai~ (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
8. GIRAFFE BLUES (Live Tour 2020-2021 ~Walküre wa Akiramenai!!!!!~ at Zepp Haneda (Tokyo))
9. Walküre Attack! (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
10. Rune ga Pika tto Hikattara (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
11. Ikenai Borderline (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
12. Love! Halation THE WAR (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)

Disc 2: LIVE from “Walküre Trap!”

1. Absolute 5 (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
2. Zettai Reido Θ Novatick (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
3. Onya no Ko☆girl (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
4. LOVE! THUNDER GLOW (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
5. Silent Hacker (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
6. Hametsu no Junjou (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
7. Hear The Universe (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
8. Namidame Bakuhatsuon (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
9. Walküre no Birthday Song (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
10. God Bless You (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)
11. Kaze wa Yokoku Naku Fuku (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
12. Ai Oboete Imasu ka (Live 2017 Walküre ga Tomaranai at Yokohama Arena)

Disc 3: LIVE from “Walküre Reborn!”

1. Kuchibiru no Toushou (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
2. Mirai wa Onna no Tame ni Aru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
3. Mugendai DRIVE (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
4. Kikiwakenai! (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
5. Madamania (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
6. Kizuna→Spiral (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
7. Aishiteru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
8. Tsurami Genzai Shinkokei (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
9. Walküre wa Akiramenai (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
10. ALIVE ~Inori no Uta~ (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
11. Uchuu no Kakera (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
12. Rune ga Pika tto Hikattara (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)

Disc 4: LIVE from Others

1. Youkoso! Walküre World e (Live 2017 “Walküre ga Tomaranai” at Yokohama Arena)
2. Namidame Bakuhatsuon ~with Claire~ (Live 2017 “Walküre ga Tomaranai” at Yokohama Arena)
3. Seikan Hikou ~with Claire~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
4. Fukakuteisei☆COSMIC MOVEMENT ~Walküre meets Ranka~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
5. Diamond Crevasse ~Mikumo meets Sheryl~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
6. Bokura no Senjou ~Walküre meets Sheryl~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
7. GIRAFFE BLUES ~Kaname Solo Requiem~ (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)
8. Glow in the dark (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
9. Diva in Abyss (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
10. Kirei na Hana niwa Doku ga Aru (Live 2022 ~ Walküre Reborn ~ at Makuhari Messe)
11. Walküre ga Tomaranai (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena)
12. Walküre ga Uragiranai (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena)
13. Change!!!!! (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 2)
14. Dancing in the Moonlight (Live 2018 Walküre wa Uragiranai at Yokohama Arena/Day 1)

Bonus Blu-ray

Music videos

1. Ichido Dake no Koi Nara
2. Zettai Reido Θ Novatick
3. Walküre ga Tomaranai
4. Walküre wa Uragiranai
5. Mirai wa Onna no Tame ni Aru
6. Walküre wa Akiramenai