Batta

batta is a Japanese 4-person rock band. They perform "chase", the second opening theme song for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable and the sixth opening overall for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

Its members are vocalist and guitarist Tatsu Hoshino (ホシノ タツ), guitarist Tomomori Mano (マノ トモモリ), support bassist Takashi Ishiwata since May 2017, and drummer Takeshi Hoshino (ホシノ タケシ).

Asato Shinohara (シノハラ アサト) was the original support bassist when the band performed for Diamond is Unbreakable, but left the band in April 2017. Kazuhiro Tanizaki (タニザキ カズヒロ) and Masaki Yoshida (ヨシダ マサキ) were former drummers in the band but left before the group performed "chase".

Biography
batta was formed in March 2009. The band split up in March 2010, but then reunited in October the same year. The band has released 4 studio albums to date.

JO☆UNITED
At the end of 2016, Tatsu returned to sing for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as JO☆UNITED among Hiroaki "TOMMY" Tominaga, Coda, Jin Hashimoto, THE DU, Karen Aoki, and Daisuke Hasegawa. They sang Great Days -Units Ver.-, featured in the final episode of Diamond is Unbreakable.

Extended discography

 * "Nichiyōbi"/"Mizuiro" (日曜日/水色) - August 4, 2011
 * Game Over (ゲームオーバー) - October 24, 2012
 * MY ENDROLL e.p - April 10, 2013
 * Eternal (エターナル) - October 23, 2013
 * bug's bootleg - November 2014
 * "Kakurenbo" (かくれんぼ) - August 1, 2015
 * "chase" - July 27, 2016
 * "Kanashimi ni Tsuba o Haite" (哀しみに唾を吐いて) - March 7, 2018
 * "Tōmei na Heart" (透明なハート) - June 15, 2018
 * Prelude (プレリュード) - October 17, 2018

Trivia

 * Tatsu Hoshino and Takeshi Hoshino are not related, but happen to have the same surname.
 * Tatsu Hoshino's favorite Diamond is Unbreakable character is Rohan Kishibe, while Tomomori Mano's favorite is Okuyasu Nijimura, Asato Shinohara's favorite is Shigekiyo Yangu, and Takeshi Hoshino's favorite is Jotaro Kujo.