「再会」

何か懐かしいですね、この「ＦＬＡＳＨ」動画　。　。　。　ＦＦＸＩの「再会」。最近やっとまた見つけたので、昔見た人もはじめて見た人も、お楽しみにしてください。　(^_^;)

日本語のはこちら。
English (YouTube)


ＮＡＮＡ starring Mika Nakashima　「一色」　
(From Nana-Nana.net)

また一片(ひら)　花びらが千切れる
風を止める力は　ない
向こう岸で泣き崩れる君に
せめてもの餞(はなむけ)に　なれ
あの日の約束は　忘れていいよ

ただ一足　乗り過ごした愛が
何故こんなに全て　引き裂く
また一筋　星屑が流れる
時を止める力なんて　ないから
祈りを捧げなよ　一つでいいよ
自分の幸せを　願えばいいよ

※
同じ色の痛みを許し合って
違う色の過ちを責めた
同じ色の明かりを灯し合って
違う色の扉を隠した
※

今君の為に　色褪せた花が散る
今君の為に　色褪せた星が散る
その夢の中で　おやすみ

あと一匙　入れ損ねた愛が
何故こんなに全て　狂わす
もう一荒れ来そうな街角
傷を庇う傘なんて　ないから
出口をみつけなよ　一つでいいよ
自分の幸せを　探せばいいよ

同じ色のリズムを刻み合って
違う色の足音を消した
同じ色の景色を描き合って
違う色の季節を閉ざした

今君の為に　色褪せた夜が散る
今君の為に　色付いた朝が来る
その夢の中で　おやすみ

SWEET DREAMS, BABY
SWEET DREAMS, BABY

何処かで何時(いつ)かまた　
出会えたら やり直せるかな?続きはあるの?
リセットできない時間に追い越されてしまう
泣かないで　優しさと弱さは違うよ　ねえ

(※くり返し)

今君の為に　色付いた花が咲く
今君の為に　色付いた星が降る
その夢の中で　おやすみ
SWEET DREAMS, BABY
SWEET DREAMS, BABY

AAA - Samurai Heart

Finally - A new PV and song from AAA which I rather enjoyed, after being slightly let down by their previous few releases. The setting for the PV seems to be in an olden, secluded temple or manor wherein the AAA people do their usual dancing/singing/rapping. The ambience is actually kinda' cool, and the whole act just fits together seamlessly. (Not to mention Masako looks cuter with long hair =p)










Edit: Video on YouTube is up

Soukou no Strain

Synopsis :

Ralph Werec is an ace "Reasoner" in the Military, with almost legendary skills in piloting the Strain-Type machine. When he was called to duty 130 light years away, he had to leave behind his younger sister, Sara Werec. Determined to meet her brother again, Sara trains hard and aspires to follow the footsteps of her brother by becoming a reasoner herself. Tragedy strikes when the training institute she was in came under attack by an enemy suit and several TUMORS. Attempting to fight back with several of her friends, she realised that they were outclassed by the lone enemy suit, resulting in her being the only survivor amongst her group of friends. She was dealt another blow after the pilot of the enemy suit was revealed - Ralph Werec.

With her strain destroyed, Sara has to work her way up from the lower ranks in order to face her brother again and find out the reasons behind his actions.














Not being much of a mecha fan, I decided give this series a try. Surprisingly, the animation is fluid and scenes are relatively well drawn, with just the right mix of CGI used during the battles. The soundtrack is rather decent, suiting the different scenes relatively well. To be honest, what spurred me to begin watching initially was the pleasant discovery that Ayako Kawasumi (seiyuu of Saber from Fate Stay Night more) was voicing the main character, and that several other of my favourite seiyuus were involved in some way or another.

Gradually, I was caught up in the interesting, albeit slightly predictable storyline. The characters were played rather well, with the seiyuus managing to bring out the emotions of the characters appropriately. I couldn't help sympathising with Sara after all she's been through. All in all, a delightful series to follow. (^_^)b

(p.s Hmmm . . . wonder what CTRL-A might do to the previous entry . . . )

KURIKINTON FOX

For frequent browsers of streaming video sites, such as YouTube and Google Video, the words " Canon in D, Guitar, Rock, Electric" might just ring a bell . . . of a mysterious guitarist, such as Funtwo, who played a pretty neat cover of Canon In D's rock version. Whilst his true identity has already been revealed, there can be no doubt that the veil of secrecy shrouding people with hidden online personae does contribute to their appeal.

In a previous post on Haruhiism, I mentioned that 「One particular scene which I enjoyed was a "Live" performance by Haruhi during one of the school's festival」. This was not just due to the superb animation, but also largely because I enjoyed the 2 songs presented. Really. Thus, while doing random song-related searches, I came across a talented guitarist who came up with alternative instrumental versions of the songs. On the net, he's only known as Kurikinton Fox, and by viewing the videos on his site, it isn't really hard to figure out the source of his alter ego's name. For someone playing leisurely, he sure puts in a lot of effort into some of his videos, at times utilizing certain video editing skills in order to combine say, 2 leads and a bass together, kinda' cool actually. Here's the link to his website :

For those able to read Japanese, some of the posts on his blog makes for good reading/laugh. Do Enjoy!

And moving on, I've managed to catch 'Death Note' on the big screen shortly after it was released here. After surviving through the initial slow build up, I was rewarded with a rather well-paced and exciting storyline, especially since I had already forgotten most of the earlier events from the manga. Just wished that they could've planned a different story for the movie so that L wouldn't *** in time to come. Ah well. Eagerly awaiting the arrival of 'Death Note: The Last Name', which would probably open around the 28th of December. At least Misa's kinda' cute in the movie w.

Another show I managed to catch was . . . "The Prince of Tennis Live Action"! Every bit as dramatic and unrealistic as shown in the trailer in the previous post! At least some half decent effort was put into creating the special effects - some of the moves such as Tezuka's Zero Shiki Dropshot and Fuji's Hakugei were rather cool, though I felt that the movie would've benefitted more if the storyline wasn't so rushed. Another point I can't believe I didn't notice earlier: Both Sayuri Iwata and Shimatani Hitomi are in the movie too! (Though with rather meagre roles)

Ending off here this time! Ciao! (And to those who managed to find these extra text, GJ! =p)