Banki Yakou

Banki Yakou (万鬼夜行) is an all-male, independent virtual YouTuber rock band hailing from the demon world. The group consists of five members, namely, Otoyasya brothers Thanato and Moro on vocals, Hanasaki Jester on guitar, Kiriyami Sanaka on bass, and Ippongeta Karura on drums. They debuted with their band covers of Kaikai Kitan by Eve, Ichizu by King Gnu, and Zankyou Sanka by Aimer. They release band arrangements weekly and a live band session monthly.

As of Februrary 2023, all members often go live in the form of singing or gaming streams and instrument-playing, with the exception of Hanasaki Jester.

2022

 * On 21 January, they made their official debut.
 * On 8 February, they reached 1,000 YouTube subscribers.
 * On 17 March, they released their first original song, Killer Killer Stars.
 * On 15 April, they released their second original song, Oshi no Za⭐︎Ryuuseigun.
 * On 25 April, they reached 2,000 YouTube subscribers.
 * On 27 May, they released their third original song, Zen Chi Zennou.
 * On 25 June, they reached 3,000 YouTube subscribers.
 * On 30 July, they opened their membership.
 * On 31 July, they reached 4,000 YouTube subscribers.
 * On 27 October, they reached 5,000 YouTube subscribers.
 * On 11 November, they released their fourth original song, Hankou Seimei.
 * On 24 December, they released their fifth original song, Gekijou.

2023

 * On 16 January, they started their bimonthly 4-koma manga series, Bankiyakoo.

Trivia

 * 万鬼夜行 is a wordplay on 百鬼夜行 (hyakki-yakou), meaning a nightly procession of demons, monsters, etc.
 * Mengo Yokoyari, the illustrator of the series Oshi no Ko, expressed her delight for Banki Yakou's fanmade theme song in a quote retweet.
 * They provided the instrumentals for Kana Sukoya's cover of Hana ni Bourei by Yorushika.
 * To commemorate reaching 4,000 subscribers, they uploaded an unlisted voice drama.
 * Many of their band covers revolve around Anime, Vocaloid, and J-Pop songs from notable artists, such as Ado, DECO*27, Kenshi Yonezu, ZUTOMAYO, and ChroNoiR.