Ali Project is a Japanese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of Arika Takarano and Mikiya Katakura.

In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from White Alice (白アリ, Shiro Ari) to Black Alice (黒アリ, Kuro Ari). Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" phase, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style as well.

Their songs featured in several anime sequences, most notably in the series ''Anime/{{Noir}}'', ''Anime/{{Rozen Maiden}}'', ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack//Roots]]'', ''{{Linebarrels of Iron}}'', ''Anime/{{Code Geass}}'' and ''FateExtra''. Additionally, Mikiya Katakura has also provided the soundtrack to several anime series, such as ''{{Kaibutsu Oujo}}'' and ''{{Avenger}}''.

!!Discography
* ''Gensou Teien'' (1988/1996)
* ''Gekka No Ichigun'' (1992)
* ''DALI'' (1994)
* ''Hoshi To Tsuki No Sonata'' (1995)
* ''Noblerot'' (1998)
* ''Alipro Mania'' (1999)
* ''jamais vu'' (2000)
* ''Aristocracy'' (2001)
* ''Lento'' (2001)
* ''CLASSICS'' (2001)
* ''EROTIC&HERETIC'' (2002)
* ''Gekkou Shikoushou'' (2003)
* ''Alipro Mania II: Gekkou Shikoushou GIG'' (2004)
* ''Etoiles'' (2004)
* ''Dilettante'' (2005)
* ''Kamigami No Tasogare'' (2005)
* ''Deja Vu ~THE ORIGINAL BEST 1992-1995~'' (2006)
* ''COLLECTION SIMPLE PLUS'' (2006)
* ''Romance'' (2006)
* ''Soubikakei'' (2007)
* ''Psychedelic Insanity'' (2007)
* ''Grand Finale'' (2007)
* ''Kinsho'' (2008)
* ''Keikain Shijin SINGLE COLLECTION PLUS'' (2008)
* ''Poison'' (2009)
* ''La Vita Romantica'' (2010)
* ''Gothic Opera'' (2010)
* ''Hanshin Nihonshugi'' (2010)
* ''QUEENDOM'' (2011)
* ''Les Papillons'' (2011)
* ''Gansakushi'' (2012)

!!Tropes
* AbductionIsLove: Shoujo Ryouiki
* AmazonBrigade: "Teito Otome Kesshitai."
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Mentioned in a few songs, along with poisonous moth scales
* CatGirl: The cover of ''La Vita Romantica''.
* CherryBlossoms: The aptly titled "Sakura No Hana Wa Kuruizaki" (The Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming Madly)
* CostumePorn: Watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tKzo0DEkto any]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58qkitkREew Ali]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwcn07fy08 Project]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVvlMiseFyQ music]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I-Z99kEPc video]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSdgOmvUhA0 live.]] Arika's outfits are incredible.
* CreepyChild: "Senritsu No Kodomotachi," whose title appropriately means "Children Of Fear."
* CreepyCoolCrosses: In the "Senritsu No Kodometachi" music video.
* CreepyDoll: Several in the "Kyomu Densen" music video. It comes with the territory of being the opening for {{Anime/Another}}.
* DarkerAndEdgier: The "Black Alice" songs.
* DrivenToSuicide: The lovers in "Narcisse Noir." Also a case of TogetherInDeath.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Arika, at times.
* FemmeFatale: A lot of Black Alice songs are sung from the point of view of one.
* FemmeFatalons: Arika in the music video for "Kitei No Tsurugi" and in the red costume for "Troubadour."
* TheFourGods: In "Shijin Juu Kaigoroshi."
* GratuitousEnglish
* GratuitousFrench: A lot of their songs. One, "Nous Deux C'est Pour La Vie," is entirely in French.
* HotLibrarian: The cover of Kinsho.
* IKissYourFoot: "Hizamatsuite Ashi Wo Oname," which translates to "Kneel down and lick my feet."
* IntercourseWithYou: "Hoshi Furu Yoru No Tenmongaku -BEDSIDE ASTRONOMY-."
* LadyOfWar: A lot of recent songs have military overtones, but all are elegant and told from the perspective of a female warrior.
* LighterAndSofter: The "White Alice" songs.
* LyricalDissonance: "Jinsei Bimi Raisan" sounds very beautiful, but when you read the lyrics, it's about eating until you're sick with hints of cannibalism.
* NostalgicMusicBox: In the beginning of "Outeki Ketsuzoku." While it sounds like it doesn't fit with the rest of the song, the lyrics ''are'' about genealogy, so it works.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: In "Elf No Musume Wa Chijou Ni Furi," elves live in the sky. The titular elf [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses princess]] is cast out for [[InterSpeciesRomance falling in love with a human]], who [[OurElvesAreBetter the rest of her people look down on.]]
* OverlyLongTitle: A few examples, but "Dokurajou No Mikotachi Wa Eien Ni Gensei Ni Yume Wo Miru" (The Shrine Maidens Of The Skull Castle Eternally Dream Of The Transient World) takes the cake, being ridiculously long even in kanji.
* PimpedOutDress: See CostumePorn above.
* PirateGirl: At least [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAz3jPSpCho one video]] has Arika as one.
* PrecisionFStrike: "Gokushoku Ichidai Onna" has two.
* SeenItAll: The narrator of "Gokushoku Ichidai Onna" is a type 3. There's also implications of a SeenItAllSuicide too.
* SnowMeansDeath: "Kami No Yuki," possibly "Yuki No Hitohira."
* SnowMeansLove: "Yuki No Hitohira."
* {{Tsundere}}: The narrator of "Kinjirareta Asobi"
* {{Valkyries}} - The narrator of the Gothic Opera version of "Kishi Otome" is one
* WarriorPoet: "Troubadour"
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: The narrator of "Mirai No Eve" is [[{{Fembot}} an android]] that falls in love
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Mentioned in "Sengoku Girl."
* WordSaladTitle: Some of the longer titles come off as this
* YamatoNadeshiko: The narrator of "Ai To Makoto" says she is one, but the rest of the lyrics paint her more as a LadyOfWar.
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