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16/6/07 Update:
Artistes：Romi Paku x Mamoru Miyano / 朴ロ美×宮野真守
Title：FIGHT!
Release Date：13/6/07
Ten’s Trivia and Thoughts:
As previous introduction, below, Mamoru Miyano is a seiyuu, voicing famous anime characters like Light from Deathnote and Tamaki from Ouran Host Club. In this new single, he has joined voices with another veteran in the voice-acting world: Romi Paku.
She is the voice behind Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist and Nana Osaki from NANA. For her efforts, Romi Paku won “Best Main Character (female)” for her portrayal of Nana Osaki in the first Seiyu Awards. Romi Paku also sang the ending theme for the recent Murder Princess OVAs, titled “Naked Flower”, in which she voices the main character Farlis. And that sums up the seiyuu trivia.
After listening through the whole single, this is my take on the songs:
Fight! Features both Romi and Mamoru. I find it amusing to note that Romi’s voice is energetic, full of power, while Mamoru is the more laid-back and passive one in this song. Overall, it’s a cute collaboration and they sound pretty good together. Sounds like a Digimon opening song. Which is good, because I think the Digimon series have great opening tracks.
URAHARA is Romi’s solo. And she totally rocks my boat. She has a raw quality in her voice. And I would describe her voice as a cross between ANGELA and Koda Kumi. URAHARA is fun to head-bop to and made me want to pick up my imaginary guitar and rock along with it. This song has a rock vibe, complete with obvious drum/percussion work and a guitar solo during the break between verses. I could imagine Romi in Mika Nakashima’s shoes as Nana from Blackstones.
暖かい刻につつまれて belongs to Mamoru. It’s a slow song and quite plain compared to his Kuon single. I like Mamoru, but this song wasn’t flattering to his voice IMO. However, in 暖かい刻につつまれて Mamoru displays his high notes and it sounds quite good.
ミニドラマ「Fight!」is not so much a song, but banter between Romi and Mamoru. IT IS ADORABLE! My japanese is limited at best, but I still enjoying their conversation. Romi-san was basically playing around with Mamoru-san, making him say embarassing things. It is cute how Romi was dominating the dialogue and poor Mamoru tried the grapple with the situation.
ミニドラマ「URAHARA」is a scripted radio play, I think, based off the song. It has Romi in Shibuya angsting, wondering about life. Then comes along Mamoru who is masquerading as a foreigner and causes a scene. (I Think) He basically irritates Romi with lousy foreign accents asking moronic questions. It is quite funny as Mamoru gets the chance to get back at Romi for tormenting him in the previous track.
ミニドラマ「暖かい刻につつまれて」like the previous track, this track is another story based off the song. It shows the softer side of both Seiyuus. The plot goes along the line of Romi and Mamoru as a couple that are breaking up as Romi has to leave for somewhere, England I think. Mamoru sounds absolutely romantic and sexy in this track. Romi also adopts a docile persona that is a striking contrast from the rest of the single. Their dialogue is so sweet and lovey-dovey that I got goosebumps.
Listening to this whole single really made me respect anime Seiyuus for their versatility. It’s amazing how they can use their voices to infuse life into the characters to make a story realistic.
Tracklist:
1. Fight!
2. URAHARA
3. 暖かい刻につつまれて
4. Fight!(instrumental)
5. URAHARA(instrumental)
6. 暖かい刻につつまれて(instrumental)
7. ミニドラマ「Fight!」
8. ミニドラマ「URAHARA」
9. ミニドラマ「暖かい刻につつまれて」
(320kbps/105MB)
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Me again. More japanese music from anime themes. I really like Mamoru Miyano and hope that he does manage to get into mainstream J-pop, if he hasn’t already done so.
Single: 宮野真守/Mamoru Miyano- 久遠/ Kuon
Release date: 23/5/07
Tracklist:
1. 久遠/ Kuon
2. いつか/ Itsuka
3. 鋼鉄三国志スペシャルCDドラマ/ Koutetsu Sangokushi Special CD Drama
4. 久遠(instrumental) / Kuon (instrumental)
5. いつか(instrumental) / Itsuka (instrumental)
+Booklet scans included
Ten’s Thoughts:
This is one talent person. He is the award winning voice behind famed anime characters like Death Note’s Light Yagami and Ouran Host Club’s Tamaki Suou. More of his seiyuu achievements can be found on wikipedia. This single “Kuon” is his first and includes the ending theme for the anime Koutetsu Sangokushi. As the anime itself is based off the Chinese Classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, Kuon has a distinctive oriental twist. Momoru Miyano’s voice is soothing, making it easy to listen to the track on repeat. I get nostalgic when listening to Kuon as it is one of those emotional songs that gently urges you to reminisce, maybe due to Momoru’s haunting vocals. His voice is not powerhouse material but rather the healing type, if I were to categorise.
Itsuka on the other hand, is a more upbeat song also with a tinge of the Chinese influence mixed with a modern beat. It’s catchy and good to chill to, but doesn’t have the emotional pull of Kuon.
Personally, I find songs that I want to sing to the kind I keep permanently on my playlist. And Kuon found it’s way onto my A-list. I even find myself singing to the intrumental piece with lyrics from here. Hence, I strongly recommand anyone who is looking for something new to listen to to give this single a try. Afterall, I noticed a lack of male solo singers around here, compared to their female counterparts.
(320kbps/56MB)
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Artiste: 石川智晶/Chiaki Ishikawa
Single: Uninstallアンインストール/Little Bird
Release Date: 13/6/07
Tracklist:
1. Uninstall
2. Little Bird
3. Uninstall (without vocals)
4. Little Bird (without vocals)
+Booklet scans included
Ten’s Thoughts:
I fell in love with Chiaki Ishikawa’s voice back when she was in See-Saw, collaborating with composer Yuji Kajura (who I absolutely adore). Her voice is like aged wine, rich and mature. Both tracks are the opening and ending of the anime Bokurano.
Chiaki Ishikawa’s voice fits for the anime Bokurano that deals with an adult themed sci-fi/fantasy plot involving children dying to save the world from destruction. Uninstall sets the context of the anime aptly although the constant repeat of the word “Uninstall” irks me a little. Still, I like the atmospheric quality of the song and Chiaki’s vocals are fantastic. Little Bird is subtle compared to the first track as it serves as the same anime’s ending theme. This track has features Chiaki singing in a higher range as if soaring, figuratively like a bird. Harps in the background give the song a lullaby feel, with a violin solo in the middle that makes the whole piece dreamy and serene. Not as dramatic as Uninstall, but leaves a long lasting feeling of peacefulness.
(320kbps/52MB)
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