It's here!
...I have to say, though, I expected better.
No time to recap now, but I'll do my best when the time comes. And it will. I've already got ideas...
**UPDATE** The movie's official site now has links to trailers subtitled in English, French, Spanish and Chinese. I think the chances of this getting overseas releases not long after the Japanese premiere are looking good...
I've embedded the one with English subs. The video quality is a lot better than the previous video too:
A bit late, and this has been popping out all over the place but...Trailer starts at 0:45:
- I really wish they'd chosen a song other than 'Niji' for that first bit
- HE SAID ORO *squeals* Nice to see how true this Kenshin is to the manga, and seeing Sato portraying both Kenshin's badass side and rurouni side so well is just wonderful.
- Takei Emi looks pretty good in her role too. That scene where Kaoru confronts Kenshin? Totally pulling it off.
- First proper glimpse of Aoki Munetaka/Sanosuke and damn is he badass or is he badass? In terms of casting and characterisation this movie seems to be excelling.
- So much so that I'm not terribly bothered about the storyline. Jin-e, Saito, Kanryuu — based on the number of antagonists it looks like it's going to be severals arcs compressed into the movie. Is it just me, or does the guy in the Hitokiri Battousai poster look like Jin-e? That seems like a plausible way of combining Kenshin and Kaoru's first meeting with the Jin-e arc. And is that white-haired guy at about 1:28 — no way —
- It may be a little premature to judge, but it really does seem that even if the movie is departing somewhat from the original plot, it's staying true to the spirit of the manga and the characters. And that's what I was hoping for the most.
I've embedded the one with English subs. The video quality is a lot better than the previous video too:
A bit late, and this has been popping out all over the place but...Trailer starts at 0:45:
- I really wish they'd chosen a song other than 'Niji' for that first bit
- HE SAID ORO *squeals* Nice to see how true this Kenshin is to the manga, and seeing Sato portraying both Kenshin's badass side and rurouni side so well is just wonderful.
- Takei Emi looks pretty good in her role too. That scene where Kaoru confronts Kenshin? Totally pulling it off.
- First proper glimpse of Aoki Munetaka/Sanosuke and damn is he badass or is he badass? In terms of casting and characterisation this movie seems to be excelling.
- So much so that I'm not terribly bothered about the storyline. Jin-e, Saito, Kanryuu — based on the number of antagonists it looks like it's going to be severals arcs compressed into the movie. Is it just me, or does the guy in the Hitokiri Battousai poster look like Jin-e? That seems like a plausible way of combining Kenshin and Kaoru's first meeting with the Jin-e arc. And is that white-haired guy at about 1:28 — no way —
- It may be a little premature to judge, but it really does seem that even if the movie is departing somewhat from the original plot, it's staying true to the spirit of the manga and the characters. And that's what I was hoping for the most.
Oh, look, it seems that I am alive. My day job seems to have been dedicated to changing that lately. I've got a bit of a break now though.
If you're half as obsessed as I am about Kalafina you'll probably have heard that the ladies will be singing the second OP of Fate/Zero, titled to the beginning (links in the sidebar!). I'm waiting for Play-Asia to put it up for pre-order but I'm not sure they'll offer the postcard calendar bonus that CDJapan has. I WANT.
The DVD/Blu-ray that comes with limited editions will include the PV — words cannot express how much I am looking forward tomaking an irreverent recap of that.
Oh hey lookie sample!
It didn't really impress me at first; I thought it sounded too much like a FictionJunction song than a Kalafina song. But really, that's not a bad thing, is it? And they sound great anyway — I quite like how the main vocal switches more often during verses than usual. Again, not their usual style, and again, nothing wrong with that. It's a refreshing change from hearing just one of them singing lead for most of the song.
If you're half as obsessed as I am about Kalafina you'll probably have heard that the ladies will be singing the second OP of Fate/Zero, titled to the beginning (links in the sidebar!). I'm waiting for Play-Asia to put it up for pre-order but I'm not sure they'll offer the postcard calendar bonus that CDJapan has. I WANT.
The DVD/Blu-ray that comes with limited editions will include the PV — words cannot express how much I am looking forward to
Oh hey lookie sample!
It didn't really impress me at first; I thought it sounded too much like a FictionJunction song than a Kalafina song. But really, that's not a bad thing, is it? And they sound great anyway — I quite like how the main vocal switches more often during verses than usual. Again, not their usual style, and again, nothing wrong with that. It's a refreshing change from hearing just one of them singing lead for most of the song.
I'm going to be so broke in March...
Kalafina After Eden Blu-ray and DVD announced!!
DVD and Blu-Ray of Kalafina's After Eden Special Live at Tokyo Dome City Hall, to be released on March 21. CDJapan's got them up for pre-order already (DVD and Blu-Ray). Canta-per-me.net's got the set list here and ADORE IS ON IT. I MUST HAVE THIS NOW.
Also, Kalafina's live performances for Animax Musix Studio Live and the Animax Musix 2011 concert have hit YouTube.
...Not their best performances, but still watchable. I thought Oblivious in the studio live was quite good, actually. That Sorairo Days performance, though, was doomed upon its conception. The song really doesn't suit them, and they really don't suit it. I'd normally find the idea of Kalafina doing something different refreshing but this is just too jarring. Seriously? Who came up with that? What a waste of an opportunity. There's a hundred other, better songs I'd love to have seen Kalafina cover...
That studio live was pretty easy on the eyes. Nice roving shots, and lots of gorgeous close-ups of Hikaru's super-fierce expressions, Wakana looking...like Wakana (well, she looks good), and Keiko...well, Keiko.
Super-fierce
Wakana.
And Keiko...well, Keiko
And some bonus Wakana!dansu
(This blog has 10,000 hits how the heck did that happen??)
Kalafina After Eden Blu-ray and DVD announced!!
DVD and Blu-Ray of Kalafina's After Eden Special Live at Tokyo Dome City Hall, to be released on March 21. CDJapan's got them up for pre-order already (DVD and Blu-Ray). Canta-per-me.net's got the set list here and ADORE IS ON IT. I MUST HAVE THIS NOW.
Also, Kalafina's live performances for Animax Musix Studio Live and the Animax Musix 2011 concert have hit YouTube.
...Not their best performances, but still watchable. I thought Oblivious in the studio live was quite good, actually. That Sorairo Days performance, though, was doomed upon its conception. The song really doesn't suit them, and they really don't suit it. I'd normally find the idea of Kalafina doing something different refreshing but this is just too jarring. Seriously? Who came up with that? What a waste of an opportunity. There's a hundred other, better songs I'd love to have seen Kalafina cover...
That studio live was pretty easy on the eyes. Nice roving shots, and lots of gorgeous close-ups of Hikaru's super-fierce expressions, Wakana looking...like Wakana (well, she looks good), and Keiko...well, Keiko.
Super-fierce
Wakana.
And Keiko...well, Keiko
And some bonus Wakana!dansu
(This blog has 10,000 hits how the heck did that happen??)
(EDIT: Re-read, realized I wrote this half-asleep, tried to improve...I don't think it's much better though. Haha.)
Eh heh heh I sure took a while didn't I? It's been so long that some of the details are lost to me, but I still couldn't not write this up.
There were five performers at the third day of AFA 11's I Love Anisong concert: Kanako Itou with Chyomaru Shikura, the seiyuu unit Milky Holmes (from a show I've never watched), angela, Kalafina and May'n. And as you can see from the post title, there were only two acts I was familiar enough with to care about and report on, so I apologize if you were hoping for reports on the rest. Popcultureonline.net has a pretty good report and lots of awesome photos.
But if you still want to read mine...Let's start with how I got starstruck at Kalafina's autograph session.
At last year's Anime Festival Asia, I went in with my eyes peeled and camera ready for photo-ops, mentally ready to take notes and burn moments into my memory, with the intention of documenting my experience afterwards. Not that I ever fully completed my report...but I did have an amazing time, and I was glad to be able to share it in writing – didn't matter if anyone was interested in reading.
This year, though? Not so much; I was tired after a long week of work and all I wanted to do was enjoy it. Just attend the events and visit the booths I was really interested in, don't bother about anything else then go home and rest. Kind of a pity in hindsight. There was so much worth writing about.
It's been a month. Let's see how much of it I can remember.
Saito Chiwa Live Dubbing
SPOILERS for Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica up ahead!
This year, though? Not so much; I was tired after a long week of work and all I wanted to do was enjoy it. Just attend the events and visit the booths I was really interested in, don't bother about anything else then go home and rest. Kind of a pity in hindsight. There was so much worth writing about.
It's been a month. Let's see how much of it I can remember.
Saito Chiwa Live Dubbing
SPOILERS for Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica up ahead!
Just a quick one...
All photos taken from Kalafina's official blog
Keiko turned 26 on the 5th of December, while Wakana turns 27 on December 10. It seems they had a mini-celebration together. With cake.
I'm going purely by Google translate here, but I think Wakana's holding her birthday present in the first one, while Keiko's modelling her very pink gift. Adorable~
Happy Birthday Keiko and Wakana! May you have many, many wonderful years (hopefully filled with lots of singing) ahead of you.
All photos taken from Kalafina's official blog
Keiko turned 26 on the 5th of December, while Wakana turns 27 on December 10. It seems they had a mini-celebration together. With cake.
I'm going purely by Google translate here, but I think Wakana's holding her birthday present in the first one, while Keiko's modelling her very pink gift. Adorable~
Happy Birthday Keiko and Wakana! May you have many, many wonderful years (hopefully filled with lots of singing) ahead of you.
More Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film Images Released
Offhand, I can't tell which part of the manga this scene is from...does anyone know? I'm not ruling out the possibility that this is something new.
Not bad. Not bad at all. Sato Takeru is really managing to look the part. That's quite a feat in itself. First major hurdle crossed.
That's Takei Emi/Kaoru, right? She looks like...a poor Japanese girl. Which is about right, but from just images it's harder to tell with Kaoru whether the actress fits the character.
More images, plz! A trailer would be awesome too.
I keep saying I don't want to get my hopes, and it's still way too early to tell up but all these images and details are making me a very excited fan.
Offhand, I can't tell which part of the manga this scene is from...does anyone know? I'm not ruling out the possibility that this is something new.
Not bad. Not bad at all. Sato Takeru is really managing to look the part. That's quite a feat in itself. First major hurdle crossed.
That's Takei Emi/Kaoru, right? She looks like...a poor Japanese girl. Which is about right, but from just images it's harder to tell with Kaoru whether the actress fits the character.
More images, plz! A trailer would be awesome too.
I keep saying I don't want to get my hopes, and it's still way too early to tell up but all these images and details are making me a very excited fan.
It's been a while, hasn't it? Work's been keeping me so busy. Last weekend, I blew whatever free time I had into enjoying Anime Festival Asia 11.
And it was epic.
First up, I'd like to brag about my acquisitions:
I spent a good chunk of my modest merchandise budget on this cloth wall scroll from the Aniplex booth:
Totally worth it. So pretty. And yeah, I know, I should probably shift that stuff behind it away...
I also blew $35 on a Kalafina T-shirt:
And by far the best item I came away with:
See the name of the band on the poster? See the three autographs below that? Yes. OH YES
My updated wall of autographs:
Hopefully it'll keep growing.
I'm very, very happy little fangirl.
I'm thinking of doing up an entry on angela and Kalafina's live performances at AFA's I Love anisong concert. Wish me luck with that...
And it was epic.
First up, I'd like to brag about my acquisitions:
I spent a good chunk of my modest merchandise budget on this cloth wall scroll from the Aniplex booth:
Totally worth it. So pretty. And yeah, I know, I should probably shift that stuff behind it away...
I also blew $35 on a Kalafina T-shirt:
And by far the best item I came away with:
See the name of the band on the poster? See the three autographs below that? Yes. OH YES
My updated wall of autographs:
Hopefully it'll keep growing.
I'm very, very happy little fangirl.
I'm thinking of doing up an entry on angela and Kalafina's live performances at AFA's I Love anisong concert. Wish me luck with that...
I just started on a new job last Monday, which means less whining about not having money. Actually, it means less whining in general, since work isn't leaving me with much free time...
On the plus side, my copy of After Eden finally got here, and I'm still intent on reviewing it so you should see me posting about that. Eventually. I think.
One last thing for now. This is old news, but..
Still awesome. I hope I get good tickets!
On the plus side, my copy of After Eden finally got here, and I'm still intent on reviewing it so you should see me posting about that. Eventually. I think.
One last thing for now. This is old news, but..
Still awesome. I hope I get good tickets!
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