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Ima, Kono Toki – Have Some Hot Clam Chowder

Mar 15, 2012 No Comments by

Natsume Yuujinchou Shi has been airing for a while still with that soft-hearted and sympathetic Natsume who tries to save every ant in the universe. I adore this anime, all four seasons, including its theme songs. Today through this short post I want you to listen to “Ima, Konotoki” by Hiiragi. “Ima, Konotoki” means “Now, [...]

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OVER THE RAINBOW – Kuraki Mai and Love For All

Mar 13, 2012 No Comments by

A year has passed since the release of Future Kiss, following Touch Me! and One Life, which all progressively mark the style changes Kuraki Mai has been going through. From a lively and young R&B girl to a mature and magnificent woman, Kuraki Mai’s transition to maturity is being witnessed from album to album. Not [...]

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Monkey Hero and Electronic Coloring – MONKEY MAJIK & Horie Yui New Singles

Feb 06, 2012 No Comments by

Hello there, it’s me Dovizu again back from a nice and busy weekend. Along with my satisfied smile from oversleeping, I brought two new singles from MONKEY MAJIK and Horie Yui for you. Interestingly, MONKEY MAJIK has a strong connection to North America. Canadian Vocal Marynard Plant moved to Japan in 1997 to teach English [...]

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Rock Your Graduation – Takahashi Yuu and Sotsugyou

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

Takahashi Yuu has been a very unique figure and one of the artists that I pay extra attention to when browsing through a list of new releases. Sotsugyou (Graduation) was released in January and has touched me personally. The theme of this song, of course, is about graduation. “Some vivid thoughts flow out in this [...]

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The Cherry Blossom Times – Ikutabi no Sakura by Fukui Mai

Jan 16, 2012 No Comments

Every once a while there’s a single released that resonates in the abysses of my heart, a single so beautiful that I believe our readers will definitely appreciate it. Today, I am bringing you Fukui Mai’s Ikutabi Sakura. Fuikui Mai isn’t very popular at the first glance, but she definitely belongs to the industry where [...]

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Inject Yourself with Anime Energy – Sympathetic World (Sasaki Sayaka) Review

Dec 19, 2011 No Comments

To call myself a professional otaku is a lie. I’m nowhere near that, but I do love anime music for one simple reason: the energetic beats. The up-and-downs, the sentimental, supernatural or generically encouraging lyrics, all are responsible for my inevitable fall for anime music. To be even more otakuish, I get all worked up [...]

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Smiling Smiley Nation – Memories (GARNET CROW) Review

Dec 13, 2011 1 Comment

Have you ever seen Detective Conan/Case Closed before? That long-run series now airing episode 600 something, featuring a cool, famous high school detective who maintained his victimized kid form throughout the story. Alone with lively actions, suspending dialogues and all the typical mystery goodness, we have this soft blend of bitterness and romance, surrounding each [...]

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The Story of You and Me – Landscape by Every Little Thing Review

Dec 09, 2011 No Comments

Have you searched for someone, Who you might not even vaguely know? Have you longed for someone, Who in your life did only come and go? I have. And I still do. To some extent, everyone does. That is the power of Landscape, a new single by Every Little Thing. The lyrics revolve around the [...]

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Kuraki Mai (倉木麻衣) – Your Best Friend – Single (Review & Download)

Oct 18, 2011 No Comments

First Press Limited Edition Regular Edition   Track List: 01. Your Best Friend 02. Step by Step 03. Your Best Friend – Instrumental   I’ve been waiting for so long, finally, one of my favorite singer – Kuraki Mai – has released leaked her newest single: Your Best Friend. This single was scheduled to be [...]

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