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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Anime Festival Asia 2011 – Day 3 – Concert Report
Posted in Concert Report Also tagged 2011, AFA, angela, Anime Festival Asia, Chiyomaru Shikura, Concert, Concert Report, ito kanako, itou kanako, live, May'n, milky holmes 10 Comments
Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Part 3 – Second Concert, Sunday 28 August 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 [...]
Posted in Concert Report Also tagged Animelo Summer Live 2011, Chiaki Ishikawa, Concert Report, Maon Kurosaki, Nana Mizuki, Travelogue 7 Comments
Kalafina’s Performance at Club Nokia – Concert Report
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 [...]
Posted in Concert Report Also tagged Anime Expo 2011, Club Nokia, Concert Report, Hikaru, Kara no Kyoukai, Keiko, Kuroshitsuji, Kuroshitsuji II, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Wakana, Yuki Kajiura 5 Comments
Anime Expo 2011 Detox and Brief Thoughts
Anime Expo this year mostly saw me on my feet as I dashed from one event to the next. There wasn’t much in the way of downtime and by the time the convention was over (for me at least; technically, July 4th is the final day), I’ve found myself utterly exhausted, drained, and facing a [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts Also tagged Anime Expo 2011, Concerts, Hatsune Miku, Maon Kurosaki, Meetups, Nirgilis, Panels, Yuki Kajiura 25 Comments
Upcoming Anime Expo Panel – A Survey of Yuki Kajiura’s Music
Those of you who frequent this site may have noticed that I’ve stayed fairly quiet this month, and that’s because most of my time has been spent putting my upcoming presentation together for Anime Expo. Everyone else who I plan to meet up with has already made mention of my panel; I seem to be [...]
