Here's me starting to try and learn how to play the solo to Sound Horizon's 'Asa to Yoru no Monogatari', when I really should be studying for JLPT instead. It's pretty horrendous playing by any standard and a lot of the notes are wrong, but . . . well . . . everyone has to start somewhere right ? :)
Distant Worlds : Music From FINAL FANTASY Asia Tour
According to the official site, the Distant Worlds concert will be making its asian premiere in Taiwan before staging 2 concerts in Singapore as part of the Singapore Arts Festival 2009. To find out more about the concert and the tracks covered, do visit their site. How nice it would be to hear a live rendition of "Memoro de la Stono ~ Distant Worlds" from FFXI . . . :)
Sentan Island. A neutral area amidst the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone, its residents are
able to continue with their daily lives peacefully.
However, the tranquility is shattered when an explosion rocks a local school bus and humanform creatures attack the island.
Caught in the bus explosion,
Akiyuki Takehara has a hiruko embedded into his arm that transforms him into a creature called a Xam'd. Though not comprehending the event that transpired, he is drawn into
battle with a humanform creature, following which a red-haired Tessik girl, Nakiami, appears and offers him the choice to follow her and live, or turn to stone should he choose to stay.
Brought onto the 'postal ship' captained by Ishu, Akiyuki embarks on a journey to understand what the hiruko seeks as well as to eventually forgive the person who caused him
to turn into a Xam'd.
Besides Akiyuki, the story also revolves a little around his friends Haru and Furuichi who were also involved in the bus explosion somewhat. A good
portion so far is also focused on Nakiami.
Xam'd is released subtitled on the Playstation Store as a video download. Apart from its interesting cast of characters, the visuals are pretty good and coupled
with a nice soundtrack and engaging story, make for an enjoyable watch despite it remaining under the radar of most anime watchers.