I vs I

I vs I is the seventh studio album by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It was released on July 26, 2023, through Universal Sigma in five editions: a two-CD release with an instrumental disc, streaming, the Vocalo Zanmai 2 First Limited Grand Concert Edition with the Vocalo Zanmai 2 Tour Blu-ray, the First Limited vs Edition with bonus Baki Hanma collectibles, and the Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition box set, which combines all physical media editions with an extra DVD. I vs I is the band's first original studio release since Tokyo Singing in 2020.^[1][2][3][4]

I vs I
Studio album by Wagakki Band
Released	July 26, 2023 (2023-07-26)
Recorded	2021–2023
Studio	Aobadai Studio Prime Sound Studio Form
Genre	J-pop heavy metal folk rock
Length	46:31
Language	Japanese
Label	Universal Sigma
Wagakki Band chronology
Vocalo Zanmai 2 (2022) I vs I (2023) All Time Best Album Thanks: Yasō no Oto (2024)
Singles from I vs I
"Meisaku Journey" Released: November 29, 2021 "The Beast" Released: July 14, 2023 "Ai ni Homare" Released: July 26, 2023 "Shura no Gi" Released: August 4, 2023
Music video
I vs I all songs digest on YouTube
First Limited Grand Concert Edition cover

The album peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's albums chart.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.

2CD (Album and instrumental discs)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Beast"	Machiya	3:12
2.	"Yoi no Hana" ((宵ノ花; "Evening Flower"))	Yuko Suzuhana	3:32
3.	"Ai ni Homare" ((愛に誉れ; "Honor of Love"))	Suzuhana	3:39
4.	"Seimei no Aria" ((生命のアリア; "Aria of Life"))	Machiya	4:01
5.	"Shura no Gi" ((修羅ノ義; "Ashura's Righteousness"))	Wasabi	3:54
6.	"Ai Yori Aoshi" ((藍より青し; "Bluer Than Indigo))	Machiya	3:39
7.	"Interlude ~Starlight~"	Machiya	1:14
8.	"Starlight" (I vs I Ver.)	Machiya	4:33
9.	"Soshite, Mahoroba" ((そして、まほろば; "And then Mahoroba"))	Suzuhana	5:04
10.	"Toki no Hakobune" ((時の方舟; "Ark of Time"))	Machiya	3:26
11.	"Brave"	Wasabi	4:11
12.	"Hoshi no Gotoku" ((星の如く; "Like a Star"))	Wasabi	4:00
13.	"Meisaku Journey" (Meisaku Jānī (名作ジャーニー; "Masterpiece Journey"))	Suzuhana Kiyoshi Ibukuro	2:05
Total length:			46:31

First Limited Grand Concert Edition Blu-ray: Vocalo Zanmai 2 Grand Concert (Nakano Sunplaza)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture ~Vocalo Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai~" (Bokaro Zanmai 2 Dai Ensō-kai (ボカロ三昧2 大演奏会))
2.	"Phony" (Foni (フォニイ))	Tsumiki
3.	"EgoRock" (Egorokku (エゴロック))	Surii
4.	"Goodbye Sengen" (Gubbai Sengen (グッバイ宣言; "Goodbye Declaration"))	Chinozo
5.	"Surges"	Orangestar
6.	"Amanojaku" ((天ノ弱; "Heaven's Weakness"))	164
7.	"Akahitoha" ((紅一葉; "One Crimson Leaf"))	Kurousa-P
8.	"Identity" (Aidentiti (アイデンティティ))	Kanaria
9.	"Night of Nights" (Naito obu Naitsu (ナイト・オブ・ナイツ))
10.	"Dokuzu" (Do Kuzu (ド屑; "Trash"))	Nakiso
11.	"Venom" (Benomu (ベノム))	Kairiki Bear
12.	"Ii Aru Fanclub" (Yī Èr (Ī Aru) Fankurabu (いーあるふぁんくらぶ; "1, 2 Fanclub"))	Mikito-P
13.	"Drums & Wadaiko Battle: Flying Dance" (Doramu to Wadaiko Batoru ~Uchienhidō~ (ドラム和太鼓バトル〜打演飛動〜))	Wasabi Kurona
14.	"Chimera" (Kimera (キメラ))	Deco*27
15.	"Marshall Maximizer" (Māsharu Makishimaizā (マーシャル・マキシマイザー))	Hiiragi Magnetite
16.	"Fire Flower"	halyosy
17.	"Yoshiwara Lament" (Yoshiwara Ramento (吉原ラメント))	Asa
18.	"Senbonzakura" ((千本桜; "A Thousand Sakura"))	Kurousa-P

Shin Yaeryu (FC Limited) Edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Making of Artwork Shooting and Individual Interview Recording of Members" (Ātowāku Satsuei no Meikingu to Menbā no Kobetsu Intabyū Shūroku (アートワーク撮影のメイキングとメンバーの個別インタビュー収録))

Personnel

• Yuko Suzuhana – vocals, piano (track 8)
• Machiya – guitar, vocals (track 1), backing vocals
• Beni Ninagawa – tsugaru shamisen
• Kiyoshi Ibukuro – koto
• Asa – bass
• Daisuke Kaminaga – shakuhachi
• Wasabi – drums
• Kurona – wadaiko, kakegoe vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)

(The choruses on track 11 are performed by all the members together)

Charts

Chart performance for I vs I

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6]	6
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[7]	6
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8]	5