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パーフェクトスター・パーフェクトスタイル by Perfume: So this is the song from that Nico Nico Kumikyoku.

Super Scooter Happy by Capsule: Made famous by a certain Hidasketch MAD.

もっとSparking Now! 強くタフなハート
磨いたら世界は見違える
Sparking Now! 高くかざしたソウル
力の限り 目指せ1000%

When this single hit something like, what, almost two years ago? I was all over it. But, like most things on my huge anime playlist I forgot about it for newer tunes, and only rediscovered it recently because I have it set to play right after the Zettai Karen Children ending theme single. I’ve fallen in love all over again! This song is so fucking amazing in how it combines moe and hot-blooded passion all in one crazy amazing package. I mean, look at those lyrics! MOTTO SPARKING NOW! TSUYOKU TOUGH NA HEART!! Doesn’t it just make you wanna go outside and do something!? Seriously.

Seven minutes, twenty-two seconds.

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Cathy has all the stickers on her bag. She spent so much on them that she lost weight because she doesn’t have any money to spend on sweets.

I cannot believe it!

My Brave Face

this is the meaning of your life, and this is the meaning of your smile~

I wrote a very sad song
when I woke up this morning
but I won’t let you listen to it
because it’s too sad a song

It’s a very sad story
maybe you noticed it too
it’s really very sad
but our love is over

like this
we held each other
we saw the same sunrise

I had a very sad dream
this morning before I woke up
I dreamt that I was singing a sad song
and you just kissed me

I’m really sorry
I’ve loved you so
but…

I’m really sorry
you’ve believed only me
but…

I’m really sorry
I’ve loved you so
but…

I’m really sorry
but in the end
we can forget everything

P5 Version
Alternate Version by Akiko Wada
YouTube

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Lyrics taken from P5 Lyrics Database.

I heard the alternate version of this song first in a mix-tape-thing by Patrick Macias, and only heard P5’s when I was going through a torrent of their music later on (which I really should buy…) I have no idea who does the alternate version– if anyone knows, drop a comment.

I ain’t going to fool anybody here– Candidate for a Goddess, or “Pilot Candidate” is a shitty anime that should be watched by no one, but I’ll be damned if its opening song isn’t spectacular. Actually, the only reason why I remembered its opening was because I was listing off all of the shows that I hated (for no particular reason) and remembered that while Candidate is a horrible piece of shit, its opening is just great. So give it a listen, will ya?

Anyone know if a longer version exists? Also, does anyone know if this composer did any non-shitty anime? Thanks.

Seems he hasn’t done much anime work, but he did do Queen Millennia, so that has to count for something.

So it wasn’t as bad as I had thought.

Thanks to colombianon over here, I was able to view most of the 4chan threads I’ve been rambling on about like a madman for the past couple of days. Turns out someone isn’t pretending to be me. What happens is some anon posts my crap, then 4chan, making asses out of u and me, assumes that it’s me and wacky hijinx ensue. Buddy, whoever you are, please don’t post my stuff on 4chan. All they know how to do is HATE, since they’re the INTERNET HATE MACHINE.

To lighten the mood, please listen to this almost too delightful and cheery Cymbals song.

So Bad Boy, showing your back.
And smoking a cigarette,
Caressing the scar from the fight.
So, Hey, Bad Boy, you are
Just a little klutzy
Compared with others, Bad Boy.

May or may not write more about Devil Hunter Yohko later. That last episode sure was 90s, angular, and Shinbo, though. Quite a departure from the rest of it.

Rock & Roll
Sweet Soul Revue

One kind of leads into the other.

I should really buy some of these P5 albums. They were such a good band, and I feel like a dick for stealing their music. Once I get a more disposable income, I’ll get a CD or two~

“Honoo no Tenkousei”
VOCALS: Toshihiko Seki

Burning fire! Fight!
With a trail of red fire behind him,
Expelling heat, here he comes!
When he grits his teeth, sparks fly.
The attack that he created is a Death Blow.
Snarl! Snarl! The kick snarls!
Hit! Hit! The punch hits!
Who’s that!? Who? It’s me!
I’m the transfer student you’ve heard about!!
SNARL! SNARL! TAKIZAWA KICK!!
HIT! HIT! RAILWAY PUNCH!!
A resolution to fight between good and evil,
I am the Blazing Transfer Student!!

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Alternate Version
YouTube

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Translation by Howard Kawai. Just the first verse.

I don’t have any kind of musical vocabulary at all, so bear with me. The full version of Kuusou Rumba leaves something to be desired. The first 90 or seconds that they made for TV sound great, but after that it really just falls apart (because, you know, Things Fall Apart.) The song seems very much divided into parts, and while these parts sound mostly ok, they don’t flow together too well. That’s really my main problem with the song– it feels rather disjointed. I’ve listened to it a couple of times, and it’s grown on me a little, but I just can’t like it as much as Hito to shite Jiku ga Burete iru. Though, it took me a while to dig that one, so maybe it’ll be the same here.

As far as the new opening animation goes, I have mixed feelings. SHAFT is known for their unique openings, but they’re also known for revising them over a period of time. I really like the look and feel of this new opening, but it feels really unfinished. The first 45 seconds have no animation at all; just random shots of body parts plus credits. While this is fine, it just feels like filler for real animated stuff that’ll go there. I hope that’s the case, because the animated parts in the last 45 seconds are pretty super. I dig Itoshiki’s outfit (what is he wearing, by the way? An old military uniform?), the dance routine, Itoshiki and stalkergirl embracing while falling, and Itoshiki hanging alone on a tree. It’s all so stupidly emo looking that it’s awesome. Well, aside from the dance, that’s just awesome. Hopefully they’ll add more to it. We didn’t get the real, completed opening to season 1 till about episode 5 anyway, so hopefully by this season’s episode 4/5 we’ll see an improvment.

The show itself is good, though.

Found the Nanako SOS opening song on Share.

I guess you literally can find anything on there if you look hard enough…

Visualized!

アメリカの女王

It’s not a dream. It’s here to be.

“COBRA”
VOCALS: Yoko Maeno
COMPOSITION: Yuji Ohno

Darkness falls over town (What’s going on?)
Midnight Fog (Midnight Fog)
If the lonely silhouette moves,
It’s definitely him.
COBRA, leaving me blue
COBRA, missing you true
COBRA, only few memories after you
On your back, that burden that follows you is
The name of a man
This burden will never forgive you!
Peace & Love

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It’s litterally impossible to find the lyrics for this song on the internet, so I copied ILA’s translation. Thusly, it’s only the first verse– the full version has one extra verse. I changed the wording around and changed what ILA thought was French to the original English lyrics.

The Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei character song album is probably worth your money, or at the very least your download. Me, being the cheap son of a bitch that I am have not bought it (actually, last night was the first I heard of it) but it’s pretty rockin’, so I plan to! In the same way that I keep meaning to buy that Air OST, or that Tsukuyomi Best Collection, or that Pani Poni Dash OST, or all those Pizzicato Five CDs. This shit costs money, ok. Anyway, I don’t have anything of a musical vocabulary at all, but from what I can tell most of these songs cover a wide variety of musical genres with a wacky JapperKnees twist. Probably not something to listen to around the ippanjin, but a must for all you sick connoisseurs of wotaku music (such as myself.)

Sample Tracks

• Track 1
• Track 6
• Track 8

Also, a.f.k. put out another episode.

Unlike all the other kids these days, I do not have a fancy-schmancy mp3 player. This is because I don’t feel such a thing would be worth the investment (however, considering how often I travel on a daily basis, it probably would be, I’m just cheap.) Therefore, whenever I go out on extended road trips and the like, I bring along my bulky CD player and CD-catalog. Now, I usually listen to music on my PC, and usually just to the songs on my PC, as I can’t be arsed to import or push CDs in and out of the thing too much. So, basically what I’m saying is, I rarely listen to my CD collection. This is a shame, because there are a lot of great things in there. On my way to a wedding last night, I popped the second FLCL soundtrack into my portable CD player and fell in love with it all over again.

I don’t like rock music too much, but The Pillows have this kind of raw spirit that I just totally dig. However, the problem with the FLCL soundtrack is, while wild and cool, it is just a soundtrack, so most of the songs are instrumental. While that isn’t so bad, my favourite songs across the two discs are the ones with vocals. Crazy Sunsine, Blues Drive Monster and Last Dinosaur to name a few.

Thanks to FLCL’s success over here in the states, a lot of The Pillows’ records have been released domestically and can be acquired for cheap. So, what I’m asking is, anyone know any good Pillows records? If they are one of the domestic releases, that’d be even better. I’m trying to expand my musical taste beyond the anison a bit. Thanks.

Mon Amour Tokyo

I think I may do entries like this where I just post random songs I like. Mostly by Pizzicato Five, since they are really the only band I listen to outside of all the anisongs that populate my playlist.

Actually, I really dig Shibuya-kei. Anyone have any bands/albums they could suggest?

How’s your mouths rollin’ today?