As a prestigious artistic unit led by Shu Itsuki, Valkyrie holds a unique worldview and maintains a certain distance with its fans. Valkyrie's media work concentrates on the members' artistic features, including talk show guests, working as fine arts program commentators, as well as actors in movies and plays. Their theme color is wine red.
Valkyrie is affiliated with COSMIC PRODUCTION.
The prestigious and passionate unit that sticks to artistic directing! Even though their weak point is communication, when the curtain opens they'll be brilliant performers.
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Logo[]
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Etymology[]
Valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") refers to the maidens who served Odin in Norse mythology. They guided the souls of deceased soldiers to Valhalla or Folkvangr. The Japanese translation 戦乙女 is occasionally mentioned, literally meaning "maiden of war."
History[]
- For a list of all stories featuring Valkyrie, see Valkyrie/Story.
The unit name was decided by Nazuna Nito, who tried to come up with a word to describe the strange appearance of Shu as he jumped from the second floor of the school draped in cloth in order to meet him.[1]
Valkyrie was initially founded by Shu and Nazuna in their 1st year of high school, with Shu as the leader. The stage props and costumes were all made by Shu. Unlike most Yumenosaki students at the time, Valkyrie put great effort into their performances and was very successful.[2]
Some time during their 2nd year of high school, Mika Kagehira joined as a backup dancer.[3] Nazuna's voice also started to change due to puberty and so their strict performances used pre-recorded voices.
When fine challenged Valkyrie to a Dream Fes battle, there was a sound issue during Valkyrie's performance. The live singing performance did not match Valkyrie's usual standards because they never practiced together. However, it was Eichi Tenshouin's words to Shu following the performance that led to Shu's mental breakdown. Shu stopped coming to school after that performance. During that time, Nazuna temporarily joined Ra*bits while still technically being a member of Valkyrie. Nazuna officially left Valkyrie during the beginning of his 3rd year of high school without requiring the formal approval of the unit leader due to Shu's neglection of unit leader responsibilities.[4]
Following their defeat to fine, Valkyrie only participated in the occasional Dream Fes and performed mostly off-campus on underground stages.[5] With Nazuna gone, Mika started to take a more active role in their performances.
After Shu graduated high school and moved to France for university, Valkyrie is still active in Japan while working under COSMIC PRODUCTION.
Discography[]
| # | Year | Album | Music Videos |
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| 1 | 2016 |  Vol.7 "Valkyrie" |
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| 2 | 2017 |  Vol.4 "Valkyrie" 2 |
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| 3 | 2018 |  Valkyrie Album |
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| 4 | 2019 |  Ensemble Stars! ED Collection Vol.5 |
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| 5 | 2020 |  ES Idol Song Season 1: Valkyrie |
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| 6 | 2021 |  ALKALOID × Valkyrie "Artistic Partisan" FUSION UNIT SERIES 03 |
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| 7 | 2022 |  Valkyrie "Acanthe" ES Idol Song Season 2 |
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| 8 | 2023 |  Valkyrie "Meikyuu Denshi Kairou" ES Idol Song Season 3 |
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| 9 | 2023 |  Valkyrie & AKATSUKI "Yuukyou Seishunka" COVER SONG SERIES 04 |
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| 10 | 2023 |  ES ALBUM SERIES Valkyrie TRIP |
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| 11 | 2025 |  ES Idol Song Season 5 Vol.11 "Hoshi no Meidou Hibikishi Toki ni" |
Outfits[]
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| Unit Uniform ユニット衣装 |
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| Soldier Outfit 兵隊の衣装 |
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| Tanabata Outfit 七夕祭衣装 |
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| Halloween Outfit ハロウィーン衣装 |
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| Easter Outfit イースター衣装 |
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| Shooting Star Festival Outfit 流星祭衣装 |
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| Shooting Star Festival Yukata 流星祭用浴衣 |
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| Repayment Festival Outfit 返礼祭衣装 |
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| Victoria Outfit ヴィクトリア衣装 |
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| Cheval Live Outfit シュヴァルライブ衣装 |
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| Steampunk Outfit スチームパンク衣装 |
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| Chocolat Fes Outfit ショコラフェス衣装 |
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| Living Doll Outfit 生き人形衣装 |
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| Snow Globe Outfit スノウドーム衣装 |
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| 3rd CD Outfit CD第三弾衣装 |
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| 3rd Anniversary Outfit 三周年記念衣装 |
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| 4th CD Outfit CD第四弾衣装 |
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| 4th Anniversary Outfit 四周年記念衣装 |
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| Valkyrie Uniform Valkyrie衣装 |
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| Valkyrie Training Uniform Valkyrie練習着 |
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| Neverland Outfit ネヴァーランド衣装 |
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| Tale of Antique Outfit 骨董綺譚衣装 |
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| SHINSEKAI Outfit シンセカイ衣装 |
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| Hermitage Outfit エルミタージュ衣装 |
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| Machina Outfit マキナ衣装 |
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| Raison d'être Outfit レゾンデートル衣装 |
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| The Echo of a Star Outfit 星の鳴動衣装 |
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| Aesthetic FUSIONIC Rock 気品のアニバーサリーロック |
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| FUSION UNIT Outfit (ALKALOID×Valkyrie) FUSION UNIT（ALKALOID×Valkyrie）衣装 |
_Outfit.png "Shu Itsuki FUSION UNIT (ALKALOID×Valkyrie) Outfit.png (538 KB)") _Outfit.png "Mika Kagehira FUSION UNIT (ALKALOID×Valkyrie) Outfit.png (642 KB)") |
| Anniversary Chance アニバーサリーChance |
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| Yuukyou Seishunka Outfit 勇侠青春謳衣装 |
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| Album TRIP Outfit アルバム『TRIP』衣装 |
  _Outfit.png "Shu Itsuki Album TRIP (Secret Color) Outfit.png (744 KB)") _Outfit.png "Mika Kagehira Album TRIP (Secret Color) Outfit.png (887 KB)") |
Trivia[]
- Their stage setups are very extravagant and expensive. Because of this, Mika had to work many part-time jobs on school campus to raise funds for the unit's activities.