Category Archives: Concert Report

Anime Festival Asia 2011 – Day 3 – Concert Report

By Jen | Published: November 19, 2011

Before I start, let me just say that this was the first time I have ever been to a J-pop concert. While the bulk of my experiences had been symphonic performances or musicals where I can sit back and let the music wash gently over me, AFA’s concert was akin to being stuck in a [...]

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Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Part 3 – Second Concert, Sunday 28 August 2011

By Arthur | Published: November 16, 2011

In my previous posts I covered getting to Japan for Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Rainbow and the first of the two concerts on Saturday 27 August 2011. Sunday was a bit more relaxed. The hotel was 20 minutes walk from Ueno station and closer to the hotel were the main museums and galleries in [...]

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Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Part 2 – First Concert, Saturday 27 August 2011

By Arthur | Published: October 17, 2011

In the previous article, I covered my travels to and around Tokyo in the days before the Animelo concerts. It was great to wander around on foot and by train, absorbing the surroundings. There were very few non-Japanese tourists around and the experiences heightened my enjoyment of what was to come all the more. To [...]

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Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Part 1 – Preamble and Travelogue

By Arthur | Published: September 15, 2011

Hi, my name is Arthur Marsh from Adelaide, South Australia. I’ve enjoyed the music of anime since the days of Marine Boy, Gigantor and Kimba on black-and-white television, and more recently rediscovered the music of anime through the works of Studio Ghibli (including my first blu-ray purchase, Joe Hisaishi in Budokan – 25 years with [...]

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Kalafina’s Performance at Club Nokia – Concert Report

By zzeroparticle | Published: July 23, 2011

The Mikunopolis Vocaloid concert at Anime Expo may have grabbed most of the headlines, but because I’m still throwing my stock in with human vocalists, none of the other concerts had me quite as excited as seeing Kalafina, Yuki Kajiura’s trio of vocalists in Keiko, Wakana, and Hikaru, perform at the Club Nokia. From their [...]