Monday Music Musings
March 8th, 2010 | Posted in Random Thoughts by zzeroparticle | 11 Comments »Tags: anime music radio | announcements | industry information | Interview | Kenji Kawai | meta | Visual-kei
I've been fairly busy lately with three reviews on my plate: two soundtracks for this blog and a single for OriginalSoundVersion where I've pretty much settled in as their J-pop reviewer even if I prioritize on anime-related songs. Combine ...
Reminiscing over the Decade’s Anime Music – 2004
March 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Editorials, Random Thoughts by zzeroparticle | 16 Comments »Tags: Beyond the Clouds: The Place Promised in Our Early Days | Elfen Lied | Genshiken | Koi Kaze | mai hime | Makoto Yoshimori | manzo | Maria-sama Ga Miteru | monster | Paranoia Agent | Ritsuko Okazaki | ROUND TABLE feat. Nino | Rozen Maiden | School Rumble | Shinkichi Mitsumune | Susumu Hirasawa | Takumi Masanori | Tenmon | Top wo Nerae! 2 Diebuster | Tsukiyomi Moon Phase | Yui Horie | Yuki Kajiura
In looking at a list of shows and movies released in 2004, the one thing that I notice is the huge gulf in the quantity of shows released during 2004 versus 2003. When I look at such lists, it ...
My Thoughts on OPs and EDs
February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Random Thoughts by zzeroparticle | 15 Comments »Tags: Gankutsuou | Jean-Jacques Burnel | OP/ED | Renkin 3-kyu Magical? Pokaan | Welcome to the N.H.K. | Wolf's Rain
This really should have been written up sooner, especially since Shinmaru over at Unmei Kaihen has put up a good post outlining the purpose behind those OPs and EDs and I'll just expand on it a bit further. ...
Reminiscing over the Decade’s Anime Music – 2003
February 6th, 2010 | Posted in Editorials, Random Thoughts by zzeroparticle | 14 Comments »Tags: Chrono Crusade | Decade List | Dolce Triad | Full Metal Alchemist | Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu | Gunslinger Girl | Hitomi Kuroishi | JAM Project | Kino's Journeys | Kotaro Nakagawa | Last Exile | Maaya Sakamoto | Michiru Ooshima | Mikuni Shimokawa | Minami Kuribayashi | Planetes | Rahxephon | Saeko Chiba | Scrapped Princess | Shingetsutan Tsukihime | Steve Conte | the delgados | Toshihiko Sahashi | Wolf's Rain | Yoko Kanno | Yuki Kajiura
2003 brings back a lot of fond memories since that was the year that my interest in the medium was rekindled after going on a one-year hiatus. By that time, I had completely settled into my new environment, made ...
Reminiscing over the Decade’s Anime Music – 2002
January 27th, 2010 | Posted in Editorials, Random Thoughts by zzeroparticle | 20 Comments »Tags: .hack//SIGN | chobits | Choro Club | Decade List | full metal panic | getbackers | gits sac | Otani Kou | Rahxephon | Ryo Kunihiko | Taku Iwasaki | Toshihiko Sahashi | Twelve Kingdoms | witch hunter robin | Yoko Kanno | Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou ~Quiet Country Cafe~ | Yuki Kajiura
Artist: Shachi Kamaboko 2002 brings in more shows that I'm now more familiar with, though the one thing to keep in mind is that I didn't watch these shows in 2002. It was a time where I was transitioning into ...
