| February 27 | "Hi-Res ROCK FES 2016 Powered by Ki/oon Music in GINZA" opens HD audio live recordings available for "Wings Flap" and "HONEY" from "L'Arc-en-Ciel LIVE 2015 L'ArCASINO" |
| September 13 | New song "Don't be Afraid" completed First ever! "Don't be Afraid" full-digital, 360-degree music video released for PlayStation® VR! Collaboration between video game series Biohazard (also known as Resident Evil), celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, and L'Arc-en-Ciel, for whom this year marked their 25th anniversary! Band members digitized in full 3D CGI with cutting-edge RE ENGINE, used in newest game "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" (out Jan. 24, 2017 for PS4/Xbox One/PC)! Members of L'Arc-en-Ciel were photo scanned and motion captured to create digital characters, which were then dropped into the world of the Resident Evil series to fight zombies in a completely new VR music video experience. |
| September 15 | "Don't be Afraid -Biohazard® X L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation® VR-" teaser trailer released on YouTube |
| September 17 | "Don't be Afraid -Biohazard® X L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation® VR-" advance demo at Tokyo Game Show 2016, Makuhari Messe, Chiba |
| October 17 | Contributes song and performance to Sony "HD Wireless" campaign New song "Don't be Afraid -English version-" released alongside promo video for MDR-1000X HD audio headphones for Sony's "HD Wireless" campaign "Don't be Afraid -English version-" advance listening starts at "Hi-Res Tasting Spot" |
| November 8 | L'Arc-en-Ciel's new song, "Don't be Afraid", selected as theme for Japanese dubbed version of film "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter"! Marking 25 years of L'Arc-en-Ciel and 20 years of Resident Evil, the tie-in pairs the Resident Evil-loving L'Arc-en-Ciel with the final movie in the Resident Evil film series |
| November12, 13 | "Don't be Afraid -Biohazard® X L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation® VR-" advance demo special events held In advance of the release of "Don't be Afraid -Biohazard® X L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation® VR-", hands-on demos were held at Sony Store locations in Ginza, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka Tenjin |
| November 17 | "Don't be Afraid -Biohazard® X L'Arc-en-Ciel on PlayStation® VR-" released First time in history a song was premiered on PlayStation® VR |
| November 25 | "Don't be Afraid -English version-" digital distribution starts HD audio also released |
| December 3 | Sony "HD Wireless" TV commercial broadcast |
| December 13 | L'Arc-en-Ciel x "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" music video revealed "Don't be Afraid -BIOHAZARD THE FINAL collaboration version-" music video released on YouTube; combines L'Arc-en-Ciel's theme song for the Japanese dubbed version of film "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" with scenes from the movie |
| December 21 | New single "Don't be Afraid" released New single "Don't be Afraid" regular and HD audio digital distribution starts (all songs) New single "Don't be Afraid" Laru Daikan-sama commercial released on YouTube |
| December 23 | TV appearance: TV Asahi "MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2016" "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" Japanese movie premiere * L'Arc-en-Ciel's "Don't be Afraid" is theme song for Japanese dubbed version |
