Wanima

WANIMA (ワニマ, Wanima) is a Japanese punk rock band from Kumamoto, Japan that formed in 2010. They were signed to Pizza of Death Records in 2014.

WANIMA
Origin	Kumamoto, Japan
Genres	Punk rock[1][2] pop punk[2][3] hard rock[4] ska[3]
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Pizza of Death Records
Members	Kenta Ko-shin Fuji
Website	http://wanima.net/

On August 25, 2021, it was announced all three members tested positive for COVID-19.^[5]

Members

Kenta

• Name: Kenta Matsumoto (松本健太)
• Birth date: (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988 (age 37)
• Birthplace: Amakusa, Kumamoto
• Position: Vocalist, Bassist

Ko-shin

• Name: Koushin Nishida (西田光真)
• Birth date: (1989-03-30) March 30, 1989 (age 36)
• Birthplace: Amakusa, Kumamoto
• Position: Guitarist, Chorus

Fuji

• Name: Kouki Fujiwara (藤原弘樹)
• Birth date: (1986-08-08) August 8, 1986 (age 38)
• Birthplace: Kumamoto
• Position: Drums, Chorus

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Oricon chart[6]
2014	Can Not Behaved!! 1st mini-album Released: October 22, 2014 Catalog no.: PZCA-69	21
2015	Are You Coming? 1st studio album Released: November 4, 2015 Catalog no.: PZCA-76	4
2018	Everybody!! 1st major debut album Released: January 17, 2018 Catalog no.: WPCL-12817	1
2019	Cominatcha!! Released: October 23, 2019	1
2020	Cheddar Flavor Released: September 23, 2020	2
2023	Catch Up • Released: October 10, 2023	5

EPs

Year	EP details	Oricon chart[6]
2019	Summer Trap!! Released: July 17, 2019

Singles

Year	Title	Oricon chart[7]
2015	"Think That..." Released: August 5, 2015 Catalog no.: PZCA-72	14
2016	"Juice Up!!" Released: August 3, 2016 Catalog no.: PZCA-78	4
2017	"Gotta Go!!" Released: May 17, 2017 Catalog no.: WPCL-12663	3
2019	"Gong"[8]

DVDs

Year	Title	Oricon chart[9]
2017	JUICE UP!! TOUR FINAL Released: June 28, 2017 Catalog no.: WPBL-90438/9	1

Awards and nominations

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	"Charm"	Best Rock Video	Won[10]