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Previewing the Music For Winter 2012′s Anime Season

By Anime Instrumentality Staff | Published: December 29, 2011

Intro by zzeroparticle: For those of you who follow this site pretty closely, you may have noticed that the Fall 2011 preview was conspicuously absent. School hammered me pretty hard and I just wasn’t able to find the time to put it together. To make amends, allow me to say this: Kousuke Yamashita’s work on [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Ano Natsu de Matteru, Another, Aquarion Evol, Audio Highs, Black Rock Shooter, Brave 10, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Elements Garden, Fujita Junpei, High School DxD, I've Sound, Kou Otani, Malko Iuchi, Mouretsu Pirates, Nana Mizuki, Noriyasu Agematsu, Preview, Recorder to Randoseru, Rinne no Lagrange, ryo, Saeko Suzuki, Satoru Kousaki, Seasonal Preview, Seikou Nagaoka, Sennhime Zesshou Symphogear, Supercell, Takaaki Anzai, Yoko Kanno | 23 Comments

2010′s Anime Music in Review – Intros/Outros Edition

By Anime Instrumentality Staff | Published: June 11, 2011

While much of our staff’s focus tends to fall on the BGM/instrumental tracks, the vocal stuff isn’t forgotten since a lot of it does serve as a first impression of sorts as to what we should expect out of an anime. So with that thought in mind, we shall strive for completing the musical experience [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Best of 2010, Break Blade, Durarara!!, Editorial, Eve no Jikan, Giant Killing, Hanamaru Kindergarten, Hidamari Sketch x★★★, Kuragehime, OP/ED, Seitokai Yakuindomo, Sora no Woto, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, Tales of Symphonia Tethe'alla Hen, The World God Only Knows | 12 Comments

2010′s Anime Music in Review – Soundtrack Edition

By Anime Instrumentality Staff | Published: June 1, 2011

In June? Yes, it is a bit overdue, but as we hinted at in the 2010 Anime Music Awards post, the blame is laid squarely at the feet of The World God Only Knows soundtrack, which wasn’t released until April of this year. The irony? It’s not going to be featured since our fearless leader [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Bungaku Shoujo, Durarara!!, Editorial, Gundam Unicorn, House of Five Leaves, Katanagatari, Kuragehime, Letter Bee, Senko no Night Raid, Shiki, Sora no Woto, Tamayura, Tatami Galaxy, The Borrower Arrietty, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | 12 Comments

1st Annual Anime Music Awards – The Best of 2010

By Anime Instrumentality Staff | Published: May 29, 2011

In the course of reflecting upon the music of last year’s anime, an idea as obvious as recognizing some of the best of the best soundtracks and OP/ED songs has to be done. In years past, that idea materialized in the form of a Decades post series where we looked at some of the more [...]

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Annual Awards, Fairy Tail, Michiru Ooshima, Tatami Galaxy, Working!! | 19 Comments

Composer of the Month – Taku Iwasaki

By Anime Instrumentality Staff | Published: May 14, 2011

Overview: As we move beyond the first three composers in our monthly series, the composers’ names become gradually more obscure, but the impact their works have had on anime fans remains strong, regardless of whether they are known by name or not. Taku Iwasaki falls within this group, as his works far precede his reputation. [...]

Posted in Composer Profiles | Tagged 009-1, Angel Heart, Binchou-tan, Black Cat, C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, Composer Profile, getbackers, Giniro no Kami no Agito, Katanagatari, Kekkaishi, Kuroshitsuji, Now and Then Here and There, Oban Star Racers, Origin - Spirits of the Past, Persona -trinity soul-, Read or Die OVA, Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen, Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen, Sadamitsu the Destroyer, Soul Eater, Taku Iwasaki, witch hunter robin, Yakitate!! Japan, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~Quiet Country Cafe~ | 13 Comments

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