English language theme songs are rare in anime, but it recently occurred to me that some of them rank among the best I’ve heard used in the medium. If there’s a tendency in the use of songs sung by native English speakers, especially those that appear on this list, it’s that they’re more somber and [...]
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English Lyric Anime Songs – Serious Songs for Serious Anime
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Part 3 on Anime OP/EDs: My Responses to Alex Leavitt’s Panel at Anime Expo
Part 1 Part 2 Before we get into the final installment of his talk, I just wanted to note that Alex did put up a post listing all of the OP/EDs that he had used for the Anime Expo presentation. And according to his schedule, he’ll be at Otakon from July 17-19 where he’ll be [...]
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Anime Piece of the Week: #2 – Love
Voting Thread One of the best things about the MAL Keionbu (as Smankh so affectionately nicknamed it) is the voyage of discovery that one gets by listening to a plethora of anime music that revolves around a common theme and delving, even if it’s just a little bit, into what we all love so much [...]
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