The Scariest Monster in This New Song isn’t the One You’re Fighting. It’s You.

Everyone’s lost an argument with themselves. karanoah (カラノア) just turned that exact feeling into a song, and handed it to a samurai anime as its new ending theme.

“ばけもん Bakemon” is the official second-season ending theme for TV anime Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers. The refrain “Bakemon vs Bakemon” literally translates to monster against monster, but karanoah isn’t writing about two different creatures fighting. They’re writing the same conflict from both sides at once, protagonist and adversary, hero and villain, running the same emotional script without either one realising it. That’s a far harder song to pull off than a standard character theme, and a far more interesting one to sit with.

It earns the drama. Traditional flutes, Wadaiko drums and sword-slashing samples get pulled straight from the show’s world, then dropped into a modern arrangement sharpened by karanoah’s own audio-slicing production style, dense, fast, built to move. Loose, conversational phrasing runs underneath all of it instead of the usual grand character-song language, which is what keeps the whole thing feeling like a real person talking, not a theme song performing at you.

The rollout isn’t stopping at the song. A music video for “ばけもん Bakemon” lands 14 July, and karanoah isn’t stopping there either: the band just confirmed their one-man live show in a while, also titled “Bakemon vs Bakemon”, on 23 September at Shinjuku SAMURAI, a venue picked deliberately because Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers is set in Shinjuku. Title and location, locked together on purpose.

Whichever side of the fight you’re on, karanoah’s betting you’ll recognise it.

karanoah one-man live show “Bakemon vs Bakemon”

 23 September, Wednesday

 Shinjuku SAMURAI

 18:30 (Doors Open) / 19:00 (Show Starts)

 ¥4,000 + 1 Drink

About karanoah カラノア

karanoah is a three-piece band consisting of Yudai (Vo, Gt), Tatsuki (Ba) and Kazuki (Dr). With vocals that are both gentle and powerful yet clear, they captivate listeners through a wide range of genres including rock, pop, and alternative.

The band began full-scale activities in 2023. In April 2024, they released “nemu ねむ” as the ending theme for Fuji TV’s Unbelievable (奇跡体験!アンビリバボー), marking their first tie-in. Continuing a steady stream of releases, their song “aquarium,” from the digital EP Neon Tetra released on 9 July 2025, was written as the opening theme for TV Tokyo’s drama Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite.

On September 17 of the same year, they made their major debut under A.S.A.B. Following the release of their major first single “rei レイ”, their new song “BAN 番” was selected as the ending theme for the second cour of the TV anime Gachiakuta, quickly drawing attention for their exceptional musicality. In 2026, they released their first single of the year, “Planarian プラナリア”.

Backed by steadily honed skills since their formation, karanoah’s live performances vividly showcase their genre-blending sound, captivating audiences. In 2023, they won the grand prize at the MONSTER baSH 2023 Audition, and in 2024, they were selected as the winning act for ROAD TO ROCK IN JAPAN FES. CHIBA 2024. They also performed at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024, marking them as a next-generation rock band to watch.