JAM Project was born in 2000 by veteran anison singer Ichirou Mizuki’s desire to bring back the style of older, more energetic, and powerful anime songs. The style for anime openings had changed a lot from what it used to be, and he wanted to bring that old magic back to the new audiences. Alongside Hironobu Kageyama and Masaaki Endou, also veterans in the genre, JAM Project was born. While many of the members would change over the next two decades, these three originals are still a part of the band today. JAM Project’s first big partnership began just a year later with the game series Super Robot Wars, which they would go on to produce a lot of music for in the coming years, and helped solidify them in the world of otaku music.

Ichirou Mizuki had already gained fame for his work on Kamen Rider, Space Captain Harlock, and more (he’s done music for more than 40 series now!). Kageyama was famous for his work on Dragon Ball Z, and Endou for doing covers of other famous anime songs. Two more people were added to this already star-studded trio, Masami Okui (Slayers, One Piece, Revolutionary Girl Utena) and Yoshiki Fukuyama (Macross 7). All those big names in one band created with the purpose of making anime music set JAM Project off to the best possible start for a new group.

By 2005, JAM Project already had connections to another anime series they would work on for years to come, Garo. The band performed nearly every song for the series, both anime and live-action. Just 8 years after JAM Project’s formation, they were performing internationally at anime conventions in America, Europe, and even the Middle East. JAM Project’s goal of creating anime songs that made people feel nostalgic for the “good old days” or anime music was clearly working as their success just kept growing.

2015 was when JAM Project performed "THE HERO! ~Ikareru Kobushi ni Honō wo Tsukero~" for the opening of One Punch man, which gained them all new fans. One Punch Man was quite a different style of anime from Garo, Super Robot Wars, and most of JAM Project’s other big series. And of course, a new audience and new fans mean even more success. The music video for "THE HERO! ~Ikareru Kobushi ni Honō wo Tsukero~" gained more than 50 thousand views on YouTube.

2020 was a rough year for most, and JAM Project was no exception. It was the band’s 20th anniversary, but sadly their huge anniversary tour had to be cancelled due to COVID. JAM Project still released a special album called “The Age of Dragon Knights,” working alongside other huge names in the anison industry like GRANRODEO, Flow, and Yuki Kajiura. Despite this, the future of the band was uncertain when everything had to be put on hold.

But luckily for fans, a new documentary called “Get Over - JAM Project the Movie” was released, showing everyone that JAM Project was not ready to throw in the towel just yet. After a small break from making any music, the band returned to the anison scene with plans to continue making music for the foreseeable future. They have even announced a new tour, starting this autumn. We will be looking forward to hearing their song for Getter Robo Arc, “Bloodlines ~Unmei no Kettou.”