ABOUT
"Give [Abner] a classic anime song and he'll just nail it."
--Zeta Flare Productions
composer/idol producer
Abner (aka "Abner-Aniki") is a Seattle-based kaigai idol who performs covers of "classic" and "favorite" anisons from such shows as MACROSS, YAMATO, RANMA 1/2, GETTER ROBO, BUBBLEGUM CRISIS, SAKURA WARS, AH! MY GODDESS, and others while dressed in lounge singer attire. His music combines a love for creative performance in a retro-aesthetic with a deep appreciation of anime and anime songs.Or, put another way, if Michael Bublé sang anime song covers, it would look like this.His first anime was FORCE FIVE: STARVENGERS (English-dubbed compilation movie of GETTER ROBO G), circa 1982, and he's been hooked on anime ever since.A day spent in the karaoke open mic lounge at SakuraCon 2022 inspired him to combine his love for anime and anime songs, and singing and performing, and the rest, as they say, is rock and roll history.
LIVES/EVENTS
August 3, 2024 (Saturday)
"THE ANISONS OF MY YOUTH" @ OTAKON
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C.
Otakon Idolspace Stage
8pm EST
July 13, 2024 (Saturday)
TRI-STATE IDOL UNION VIRTUAL SHOWCASE
TIU Twitch Channel
7pm ESTMarch 30, 2024 (Saturday)
"THE ANISONS OF MY YOUTH" @ SAKURA-CON
Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA
Summit Room 443-444
2:00pm PSTOctober 20 - 22, 2023
"THE ANISONS OF MY YOUTH" @ NORTHWEST IDOLFEST
Double Tree Hotel, SeaTac, WA
October 21 - Panels Room 2
3:00pm PSTApril 8, 2023 (Saturday)
SAKURA-CON Karaoke Open Mic - Terrace Suite - Summit 4th Floor
9:00am - 2:00pm/5:00pm - ?February 18, 2023 (Saturday)
"The Anisons of My Youth" - Concert Livestream
8:00pm PST/11:00pm EST
1:00pm JST Sunday
THE ANISONS OF MY YOUTH (aka TAOMY)
"Nostalgic....a really fun throwback."
--Scarlet Rhapsody:Convention Tea
anime&comic convention coverage
THE ANISONS OF MY YOUTH is Abner's signature show which he performs at anime conventions and idol festivals around the country.TAOMY is a nostalgic 60-minute anime song extravaganza chronicling Abner's life-long love of anime songs.Look for "the anime song time machine" coming to a convention or festival near you!