AFA08: May'n Mini-Concert Details

Her first 'Live' concert outside of Japan will be held at 7pm on the 23rd of November, at the Suntec Convention Hall in Singapore. Ticketing details have been released here. The limited VIP passes do not come cheap, so for those who want her autograph and stuff, be prepared to pay! You can also watch her video message and read an interview with her at the AFA08 site.

TGS 2008 SE Leaked Trailer - Kingdom Hearts Galore

A good bit of the leaked trailer shows both cutscenes and gameplay for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 and Birth By Sleep. Finally, we get to see more of Aqua :)

Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - Episode 1 Screencaps

Since I'm too lazy to post a synopsis of the episode, I'll just put up a couple of screens from the first episode of Mitsuganae without too much spoilers of the 'main' story. Suffice to say, the artwork and quality is even better than Futakomori.

Here are the newcomers, Mikage Yuzuki and Yamawaro (A new yellow straw doll).




Most of the old cast are back, namely Wanyuudo, Ren, and Honne-Onna. I wonder if Tsugumi will make an appearance in this season. Kikuri is goofing off as usual as you can see from the sceens.




As expected, the first episode is more a statement of 'We're back!' than explaining how Ai is able to return, with the usual plot of someone getting sent to Hell after the Hell Hotline is utilized. A hint is given though, when Ai tells Yuzuki 'I exist within you' and the scene that takes place prior to that should have some significance. Note the vibrant colors!




Enma Ai returns as the Jigoku Shoujo. I was expecting Yamawaro and Kikuri to be working together, but this does not seem to be the case as Ai used Yamawaro in this episode.





A point of interest lies in the ED . . . are the whole bunch of Hell Girls Ai's predecessors or are there more than one existing currently ? The shadow in the screencap on the left is probably Yuzuki's, showing a link between her and Ai.

May'n 'LIVE' @ Anime Festival Asia 08

Touted as her first 'Live' performance outside of Japan, this might actually drive me on to checking AFA out if I have the time, though I might not be the greatest fan of her voice. May'n, or Nakabayashi May, sings for Sheryl Nome in the popular anime Macross Frontier. While my favourite song from the series at the moment is Lion, a duet with Nakajima Megumi (Ranka Lee), her other tracks aren't too bad. Check them out!

Macross Frontier OP3 - Lion (May'n and Megumi)



Macross Frontier ED2 - Diamond Crevasse Live (May'n)



Macross Frontier ED5 - Northern Cross Live (May'n)

Noto Mamiko PV - Karinui and Aizome

I really like Noto Mamiko's gentle voice in these 2 ending themes for Jigoku Shoujo Season I and II, where she also voiced the main character, Enma Ai. Hopefully, there'll also be a PV for the ED to the 3rd season . . .

地獄少女 三鼎 (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) Update

The following PV is Tsukihana 月華, by Kitade Nana. It is the opening theme to Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae. Not exactly sure how one would describe this PV, but the song is growing on me XD




The ending theme is called いちぬけ Ichinuke, and similar to the previous 2 seasons, is sung by Mamiko Noto aka Enma Ai's seiyuu. Pretty awesome as always :)

初音ミク - shiningray

Another Hatsune Miku song that was released recently, I like this one because it sounds somewhat less robotic than 99% of her other songs. The tune and music isn't all that bad either!