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m (→‎Trivia: Fix some minor grammatical errors, remove mis(translated)infomations, and adding more untranslated answers from the 天庭秘密倶楽部2013 Q&A. Irrelevant, but this album became the No. 2 best selling album in Japan in 2013 (when it was first released). Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130131042335/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2013-01-29/)
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* 天庭 was originally planned to be released in 2010. It was not pushed through due to Asaki's illness.
* 天庭 was originally planned to be released in 2010. It was not pushed through due to Asaki's illness.
** A preview of 天庭 was released in the [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16270948 72nd episode of Musician's Room XG].
** A preview of 天庭 was released in the [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16270948 72nd episode of Musician's Room XG].
* Six special album jackets were released alongside the regular jacket for 天庭, all of them were done by [[Takao Yamamoto|amamo]].
* Six special album jackets were released alongside the regular jacket for 天庭, all of them were made by [[Takao Yamamoto|amamo]].
** The album art given to people who pre-ordered or brought the limited edition of 天庭, later be used when [[Tentei otoko no ko hen|天庭]] was added to REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-.
** The album art given to people who pre-ordered or brought the limited edition of 天庭, was later used by [[Tentei otoko no ko hen|天庭]] in REFLEC BEAT colette -Winter-.
** The KONAMI STYLE album art, used by [[Tsubame (Tentei)|つばめ]]. The album art itself is taken from 天庭's event advertisement posters.
** The KONAMI STYLE album art, taken from 天庭's event advertisement posters, was used by [[Tsubame (Tentei)|つばめ]].
** The BUNKYODO album art, used by [[Shiawase no katachi|愛のかたち 幸せのかたち]].
** The BUNKYODO album art, which was used by [[Shiawase no katachi|愛のかたち 幸せのかたち]].
** The TOWER RECORDS album art, used by [[Mahoroba kyou|まほろば教]].
** The TOWER RECORDS album art, which was used by [[Mahoroba kyou|まほろば教]].
** The album art for "general stores".
** The album art for "general stores".
** An album art given exclusively to attendees of Asaki's only public event, ''『ゲームおじさん(名人)が行く より良い大人になるための教育ツアー 天庭秘密倶楽部2013』''.
** An album art given exclusively to attendees of Asaki's only public event, ''『ゲームおじさん(名人)が行く より良い大人になるための教育ツアー 天庭秘密倶楽部2013』''.
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* Despite having a different title, まほろば教 is a long version of [[Kigonshu|鬼言集]].
* Despite having a different title, まほろば教 is a long version of [[Kigonshu|鬼言集]].
* Interviews with Asaki on [http://www.4gamer.net/games/147/G014799/20130129001/ 4Gamer] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623164702/http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/asaki_2013/qa.html?style=sp_asaki_2013b Q&A section of 天庭 (archived)] reveal details about 天庭:
* Interviews with Asaki on [http://www.4gamer.net/games/147/G014799/20130129001/ 4Gamer] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130623164702/http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/asaki_2013/qa.html?style=sp_asaki_2013b Q&A section of 天庭 (archived)] reveal details about 天庭:
** Despite leaving all of the artist information out of the album, he confirm that the strings were performed by Jun Takeuchi and Nakata and used sampled drums for some songs.
** While no other artist is credited on the album, he confirms that the strings were performed by Jun Takeuchi and Nakata, and that he used sampled drums for some songs.
*** He also mentioned that 白きを廻り 黒きの巡り contains belly drums performed by him and confirmed, but didn't specify, [[Jun Wakita]] and [[Naoyuki Sato]]'s roles for some of his songs.
*** 白きを廻り 黒きの巡り contains belly drums performed by Asaki himself, and confirmed that [[Jun Wakita]] and [[Naoyuki Sato]] were involved in some way for some of the songs in the album.
** 天庭 (the song) was originally planned to last for 12 minutes. Asaki claimed he will never be able to refinished 天庭 in its original length.
** 天庭 (the song) was originally planned to last for 12 minutes, claiming that he will never be able to finish 天庭 on its original length.
*** Likewise, he also stated that まほろば教 was going to last for 18 minutes before shortening it to 9 minutes, since he could not fit all of 鬼言集's story in 天庭.
*** Likewise, he also stated that まほろば教 was going to last for 18 minutes before shortening it to 9 minutes, since he could not fit all of 鬼言集's story in 天庭.
** [[Minamo shizuka ni daichi no retsujiru watarasete|水面静かに大地の烈日わたらせて]] was planned for its inclusion in 天庭, but Asaki was ill at the time when he decided on the track list for the album.
** [[Minamo shizuka ni daichi no retsujiru watarasete|水面静かに大地の烈日わたらせて]] was planned for its inclusion in 天庭, but Asaki was ill at the time when he decided on the track list for the album.
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** Asaki claimed that ほしふりの果て 極東史記より is meant to be a re-interpretation of both [[Hoshifuri|ほしふり]] and [[Kyokutou shiki|極東史記]].
** Asaki claimed that ほしふりの果て 極東史記より is meant to be a re-interpretation of both [[Hoshifuri|ほしふり]] and [[Kyokutou shiki|極東史記]].
** 其曰く 教外別伝をして has its lyrics unwritten under Asaki's request, as he deemed them unnecessary to write them in the album, since he can understand the story by its title.
** 其曰く 教外別伝をして has its lyrics unwritten under Asaki's request, as he deemed them unnecessary to write them in the album, since he can understand the story by its title.
*** Its title translates to "It is said that by attending wordless awakening". In Zen Buddhism, 教外別伝 (kyougebetsuden) refers to a spiritual awakening that cannot be experienced and attained with written and spoken words, only by the communion of heart with mind.
*** Its title translates to "It is said that by attending wordless awakening". In Zen Buddhism, kyougebetsuden (教外別伝) refers to a spiritual awakening that cannot be experienced or attained with written and spoken words, only by the communion of heart with mind.
** このひと しりませんか was the quickest song he had made. He encourages people to use it as a ringtone or a clock alarm sound.
** このひと しりませんか was the quickest song he had made. He encourages people to use it as a ringtone or a clock alarm sound.
** 天庭 and 愛のかたち 幸せのかたち are Asaki's favorite songs in the album; the latter was added to the album because he wanted an "acoustic tone".
** 天庭 and 愛のかたち 幸せのかたち are Asaki's favorite songs in the album; the latter was added to the album because he wanted an "acoustic tone".