As a note, the backlog will be on hold until I can get Angel Beats!’s soundtrack reviewed. Right now, I’ve just been letting my ears drink in Jun Maeda/ANANT-GARDE EYES’ musical brew, and listening to it did bring some thoughts that I tossed haphazardly on my twitter account. Anyhow, that thought received a response! A [...]
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Prelude to a Review – Differentiating Anime and Video Game Music, Figuring Out Who ANANT-GARDE EYES' Really is
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Anime Expo 2010 in Brief: Music, Meetups, and Massive Fun
(Note: Much of my coverage of Anime Expo this year is on behalf of Original Sound Version. So over the next few days, my concert report of the May’n/Megumi Nakajima concert will be written and posted over there to accompany my report of the MELL Concert that has already been posted. The same will go [...]
Prelude to a Review – The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Showing in Los Angeles
For the past few months, I’ve heard reports about how people who’ve watch the cam-rip of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya absolutely loved it. I didn’t pay too much attention to the details though since I didn’t want any of it spoiled, at least, that’s the reason I told myself. In reality, I might have [...]
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Prelude to a Review: Ryo Kunihiko, News Jingles, and Musical Quoting
Remember when I posted about watching TV during my vacation a month or so ago and being surprised about hearing that snippet from Victorian Romance Emma come up? Well, I did get a response awhile ago when I e-mailed the folks at Bloomberg, and here’s what they had to say: The song during Judy Woodruff [...]
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Brief Thoughts – Anime Music Article in the Japan Times and the Lack of Quality in Seiyuu Land
I do need a bit of a break from all this album reviewing and from getting my bases covered for the 2009 music post, such that the anime music article on the Japan Times, filled with plenty of material for commentary, was timely. Anyway, here’s the article in question. Based on the article’s approach, I’m [...]