| 8:15am | Macross F Movie Mini Album: Universal Bunny | | | | MINOR UPDATE: Please see the screenshot below.The first time I read about this, it sounded like a joke The title didn’t have the usual “Nyan” phrase at the end, and it lists only May’n as the artist. The source of this news is Amazon Associates. The release is searchable, but... |
| 11:29pm | m.o.v.e Covers Sousei no Aquarion | | | | Thanks for Len for the news!I almost promised myself not to make any more posts about covers (especially of Aquarion), but this one is a bit more interesting The duo m.o.v.e created an all-anime covers album entitled “anim.o.v.e 01″ which included a cover of Sousei no Aquarion, Ai Oboete... |
| 2:06am | Macross F Music in TV Show… | | | | I think there’s more to where these kinds of stuff came from, but this one is just appropriate, I think. LOL.Thanks for UN Spacy for pointing it out |
| 3:10pm | YKFan Live + Let’s Join ;) | | | | The Chinese Yoko Kanno forum YKFan will have a live performance of Kanno’s songs in the near future, in which they have assembled many of their talented members to play various instruments and sing select tunes and songs from Kanno’s discography. Here’s an image of their recent successful... |
| 3:05pm | May’n Done for Macross F Movie Recording | | | | Just a short bit of news, May’n mentioned in her blog yesterday that her recording for the Macross F movie is already done. Also take note of the good reception of the news of the release of Pink Monsoon in the comments in her blog. The fans are thrilled that she has announced this news, |
| 1:36pm | May’n, Kanno, LOL | | | | Isn’t it a bit sad that Kanno herself doesn’t have a blog? Oh well, at least we get snippets of her in other people’s blogs. Like this one from May’n.Blog write-up from here, photo from here. Translation, [ ] comments mine.Recording (*´∀`)´∀`)´∀`)We finished smoothly!!Because... |
| 8:20am | Tiny Itty Bit of HQ Pink Monsoon in Macross F Radio | | | | UPDATE: Sample added.Thanks to Gubaba for the lead!Click to go to the Macross F websiteI believe this radio show is trying to show Sheryl when she was just starting out, and she’s absolutely stumbling everywhere, including, “Atashi no uta o Kiite!” (ahaha, I believe this means, “You’re... |
| 1:56am | Ranka’s Movie Costume + Other Newtype October Mag Images | | | | Something tells me it’s kinda cute, but quite weird, but cute nonetheless! Hahahaha oh my, they’re taking the sexy diva vs. cute girl to the extreme!These are semi-thumbnails, please click to view the actual size.Newtype says that in the movie, Ranka is a campaign girl for “Dynam (ダイナム)”... |
| 12:48pm | Ring of Gundam PV | | | | This is absolutely FAIL on my part. I can’t view the video no matter what I do, sorry. Here, have some screenshots instead, for now. And I hope some generous soul would upload in YouTube or Nico Video.Also, here’s a synopsis of the story from ANN:The story of “Ring of Gundam”... |
| 10:36am | Mike Russel Comic: John and Yoko | | | | I just saw this being discussed in YKFan, so I thought of sharing here. Mike Russel, a cartoonist who seems to have a liking for film scores drew this comic: Click the image to view the full comicOf course the title is a pun to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, but this one refers to |
| 11:39pm | “i say yes” from Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet in Akira Fuse’s Album | | | | It has been announced a few days ago that the Kaze ni Mai Agaru Vinyl Sheet theme song “i say yes” will be released as a bonus track in Akira Fuse’s Special Best ~1965-2009~ album. Details:Title: Special Best ~1965-2009~ Akira FuseRelease Date: September 9, 2009Price: Y2667 (Y2800 Tax... |
| 1:53am | NHK’s Colorful Opening Theme is Cloe | | | | click to go to the Colorful websiteThe NHK TV show entitled “Colorful” featuring children around the world, has Arjuna’s Cloe as the OP theme. It is rearranged by Hosomi-san (not sure if this is his real name) to have a faster tempo, and also added an additional part at the end. You... |
| 1:09pm | May’n 20th Birthday Concert in Budokan | | | | Well, just to be fair to May’n because I reported the rumored 30th birthday concert of Maaya (which is not even 100% confirmed). May’n will have a solo concert in Budokan on her 20th birthday entitled “May’n Special Concert 2010 at Japan Budokan” on January 24, 2010. Entrance... |
| 12:39pm | Rumor Mill: Maaya’s 30th Birthday in Budokan | | | | UPDATE: Maaya’s Victor Entertainment page just updated, it’s confirmed!Maaya’s Official fan club IDS has just finished in Sendai today, and the fans over the net say that it was announced that she would have a live performance in Budokan on her birthday on March 31, 2010. There are... |
| 4:02am | Kanno, Watanabe, Kamiyama for Japan Media Arts Festival Symposium | | | | click to go to the Japan Media Arts Festival website Yoko Kanno, Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Baby Blue), and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell:SAC) are going to be the guests to a music symposium entitled “How does music change animation? Animation Metamorphoses” at the Shizuoka University... |
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