#Photo Album Magia

[blue-jester-art-blog]

Her name is Ayalor "love is paradise"! She's a field scientist with a love for biology and animals in general- but she specifically has a special interest in bugs and entomology- you know those guys who see a cool animal they love a lot in the wild and just drop everything to go grab it and scream in joy [the one video on tumblr with the snake comes to mind]. That's her. That's exactly her I feel like she's a photographer as well, I mean she has a huge appreciation for nature and the wild, she has several huge photo albums that barely close- She Is Not Organized. At All. Who needs a clean room when you have item finder spells hahaha

[This is Magia and @opal-owl-flight's Mags daughter! Couple of sketches under the cut]

[honestlyboringperson]

Name: Megumi Yasukuni

Age: 16

Wish: “Let me know Kyubey, who were the people that hurt my friends?”

Magic: Fire Manipulation

Weapon: Katana (Disguised as Broom)

Likes: Photo Albums, Chestnuts

Dislikes: Social Media

Element: Fire

Magia: Punishment: Flaming Vortex

Teammates: None

Skill Level: Intermediate

Witch/Doppel: Oshiti

A girl with one goal in mind; vengeance. She seeks to eliminate the people she despises the most. She is a known serial killer in her city, but she’s more reasonable that many people think.

WARNING: Graphic Description of Death, Murder, and Suicide. Please read with caution.

BACKSTORY

Megumi had a hard time growing up. She was bullied for her albinism and was outcasted from her school, home, and city. But she eventually met a boy her age who like her, was considered an outcast due to his criminal record. For the time they were together, she could pretend she was a normal girl with a friend.

But one day, one of the people at her school committed a crime and pinned it on her friend. Due to his reputation as a criminal, no one heard him out and no matter what she did, she couldn’t save him, and he was expelled and sent to jail. She tried to get into contact with her friend but could get past the guards. Her friend eventually was killed when he was caught in the middle of a fight.

She was alone again, but one day a student helped her clean her desk of the marker scribbles her bullies drew. She helped defend Megumi from the bullies but as a result, she was outcasted. Megumi had a friend, but due to this, her new friend became a target of bullying too. Soon, Megumi’s new friend committed suicide at the nearby shrine.

Megumi was devastated. Both of the two people she held close were gone. When Kyubey approached her, she wished to know the people who were behind the deaths of her friends.

That night, a mutilated corpse was found.

Megumi went around down, killing the people that took her friends away. She became a known serial killer in the city, with several victims found burnt and horribly maimed. When she killed that last person on her list, she was caught by the police and was sentenced to death. As she stood about to be hanged, she hoped she would at least see her friends again before she descends to hell. Her soul gem hatched and she became a witch.

Doppel Description

“I swear I’ll………!””

The doppel of grieving. It takes the form of a Gokumon. The master of this emotion has witnessed injustice after injustice in her life and seeks to set things right, albeit in a twisted and cruel way. The doppel weeps tears of lava that burn through anything, which it usually targets towards the targets it and it’s master loath. As long as innocent people are subjected to unfair treatment and punishment and the true culprits are free, the doppel will leak it’s tears. If overused, the master of this emotion will start to forget the reason behind her revenge.

[spwitti]

Kalafina’s All Time Best Looks/Outfits Challenge ～ Wakana’s Prints Looks

I ended up choosing only monochromatic outfits this time, which is kind of sad since Wakana is so colourful hehe but I liked these a lot and there are 3 more categories left, so...

Kalafina Note ~5 Days in Boston~ 2009

First, her hair here looks great. I really like it. I said previously that I love Wakana with straight hair, but these kind of hairstyles goes hand on hand with it. As for the outfit, I think it looks quite casual, but really Kalafina-ish. The no-sleeves ruffle blouse and the short pleated skirt with tulle underneath give it the victorian vibe, the high boots and the belt the edgy/sexy part, plus the jacket gives it a nice elegant touch. Can’t help but liking it.

Photo Album Magia 2011

I love this outfit! It’s kind of similar to Hikaru’s 2014 Anime EXPO one I mentioned on a previous post. Looks like two different dresses overlapping, which is really cool. On one hand: black high boots, black tulle skirt, black corset, and this beautiful black I-don’t-know-how-to-call-it-neck-chest-thingy (If you know how is this called let me know. my vocabulary is not very wide when it comes to clothes. You probably noticed by now). And on the other hand, this white dress like piece with the longer back/side skirt. All this goes really well together.

10th Anniversary Pamphlet 2018

I think there can’t be anyone who dislikes this. Good Lord this is gorgeous...!! From the beginning it had some extra points because white clothes, straight hair... haha The silkiness and tightness of the whole thing really makes Wakana’s beautiful figure stand out and THAT clevage/scarf combo... !!! This is elegance and sensuality at their best! The stars are a cute detail, but everything else is just so good that I barely pay attention to them.

This challenge is killing me!! But it’s so nice to go through all this beautiful looks again (￣∇￣)

[xxxdoppel]

TrySail's "Lapis" single for Magia Record was announced recently and...

...we can't stop talking about the beautiful album cover art for the Limited Edition version! I mean, it is a dream to look at:

This is a 2-DISC album that contains the following:

DISC 1: Lapis, Lapis (TV ver.), and Lapis (Instrumental). And a brand new song in collaboration with ClariS called "Music Box," also featuring its instrumental version.

DISC 2: A DVD with the creditless ending sequence of Magia Record Season 2.

Now that we got that out of the way...

WHY AREN'T WE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE:

The cover for the First Production Limited Edition designed by Gekidan Inu Curry, the artists involved in the design of the witches, labyrinths, and more! It features Touka, Nemu, Ui, and the Rumor Spreader.

This is also a 2-DISC album that features the same things as the Limited Edition, but with the addition of the "Lapis" music video and a photo card as a gift.

Both versions will release on April 6, 2022.

I personally prefer Doroinu's cover. It's the cutest thing!

[putschki1969]

Hi Puts!

Found an absolutely adorable pic of Hikaru form Kalafina Record photo book, and her hairstyle is so cute here! Do you maybe have any idea if there are any other pics of her with that hairstyle?

Thank you! Keep being amazing ;)

Hello there!

Sorry for the late reply, things have been a bit hectic lately.

This is INDEED an adorable picture but as for your question, I honestly don't know...?

This is from their Kalafina LIVE Spring TOUR 2011 “Magia”. Barely any pictures exist of this tour and there is also no footage. She has worn this dress on multiple occasions, for example:

Animax Musix 2011

Anime Expo 2011 (lots of pics available online)

Kalafina Week in Shibuya

Kalafina Photo Album Magia

Unfortunately, her hairstyle is different for all of these. Is it the “braids/cornrows” on one side you find particularly cute here? Or just the hair swept to one side? Because she goes for those styles quite frequently (but usually with shorter and straight hair). There is too much to choose from so I am having a hard time providing specific examples T_T Sorry! I suck at “open” requests like this.

On a side note: I think you would love her look for the Type Moon Festival (it’s one of my faves actually). Long curly hair swept to one side.

[lizzie-longbottom]

All too well .

Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-size bed And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on a tee ball team You tell me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me

— Creo que esa es la última caja  — Aunque la magia era de mucha ayuda, las mudanzas nunca eran fáciles. Habían pasado las últimas dos semanas llenando el departamento con los muebles nuevos mientras poco a poco llevaban sus pertenencias y ese día por fin terminarían con la mudanza. Aún quedaban algunos detalles como cambiar el color de las habitaciones y terminar con la decoración, pero al menos ya podían quedarse en el lugar. 

Dejó la casa sobre la barra de la cocina antes de ir a descansar en el sillón que estaba en medio de la estancia, pues aún debía ordenar los muebles de esa parte del departamento, pero por el momento no importaba. Golpeó el asiento junto a ella para que Albus se sentara también.  — ¿Tienes hambre? Ya era la hora del almuerzo y el refrigerador aún estaba vacío así que tendrían que ordenar algo

@albus-potter​

[recentanimenews]

VA Unit TrySail Posts New Photos for Their 4th Album "Re Bon Voyage"

    TrySail, a three-member voice actress unit consisting of Momo Asakura, Sora Amamiya, and Shiina Natsukawa, has released their new artist photo and the CD jacket photos for their forthcoming fourth album "Re Bon Voyage" to be released on September 15, 2021. It will have been two years and seven month since their previous third album "TryAgain" released in February 2019.

  The 12-song album includes their 10th single song "Free Turn" (High School Fleet The Movie theme song), 11th single song "Gomakashi" (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story first season OP theme), and 12th single song "Tagatame ni ai wa Naru" (SD Gundam World Heroes OP theme). The album's 8,800 yen (81 USD) perfect limited production edition is a box set that also contains with a CD including their original drama, a photo frame, ten photo cards, and three ribbon bands. And its 4,950 yen (45 USD) first press limited edition comes with a photobook and a bonus Blu-ray including a music video of the title track "Re Bon Voyage" and its making video. 

      Perfect limited production edition:

    First press limited edition:

    Standard edition:

    Song list:

   1. "Re Bon Voyage"

 2. "Favorite Days"

 3. "Kono Shiawase ga Yume jyanai nara"

 4. "Gomakashi"

 5. "Monaural"

 6. "Tagatame ni Ai wa Naru"

 7. "Usturoi"

 8. "My Heart Revival"

 9. "Good Luck Darling"

 10. "Free Turn"

 11. "Hidamari no Basho"

 12. "Kimi to nara"

    【 アルバム発売日まで一ヶ月】TrySail 9/15発売「Re Bon Voyage」収録内容・ジャケット写真、新アーティスト写真を公開✨ 完全生産限定盤BOXはフォトフレームなど必携????初のオリジナルドラマCDもお楽しみに???? 初回生産限定盤の映像はMV&メイキングです????️ 詳細 https://t.co/mZIIxGP3zh#TrySail_RBV pic.twitter.com/NUxMxJ4926

— TrySail公式 (@trysail_staff) August 16, 2021

      "Free Turn" MV YouTube edit ver.:

    "Gomakashi" MV YouTube EDIT ver.:

    "Tagatame ni ai wa Naru" MV: 

    Source: Sony Music Labels press release

  ©MusicRay'n Inc.

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

[levysoft]

In uno strano modo tutto suo il Mellotron è diventato uno degli strumenti più iconici nella storia del rock. Migliaia sono infatti gli artisti che hanno utilizzato questo proto-campionatore che a quasi 60 anni dalla sua invenzione continua ad affascinare vecchi e giovani. Nonostante tutta la tecnologia di cui disponiamo l’arcano suono del Mellotron resiste imperterrito a ogni moda.

Inventato nel 1963 a Birmingham, il Mellotron si evolve da un precedente strumento di fabbricazione americana chiamato Chamberlin, tastiera elettromeccanica originariamente ideata per l’uso casalingo e religioso. Nel 1962, un agente della Chamberlin, Bill Fransen incontra in Inghilterra Norman e Les Bradley che possiedono la Bradmatic, società che si occupa di nastri magnetici. Questi insieme al conduttore BBC Eric Robinson decidono di formare la compagnia The Mellotronics per migliorare il design e le prestazioni del Chamberlin e offrirne una sua versione 2.0 chiamata appunto Mellotron.

L’idea è ambiziosa: arrivare a sostituire in modo convincente un’orchestra con suoni creati da veri archi, flauti, cori, ecc che vengono registrati isolatamente nota per nota. In pratica l’idea primigenia dei moderni campionatori, con i tasti dello strumento collegati a un loop di nastro magnetico. Quando si preme un tasto corrispondente a una nota, il nastro viene spinto contro una testina di riproduzione che permette l’ascolto del suono registrato. Quando il tasto viene rilasciato il nastro ritorna alla sua posizione originale. Attenzione però, il suono può essere tenuto solo per otto secondi, passato tale lasso di tempo il loop di nastro compie la sua corsa e deve ricominciare da capo, bisogna quindi rilasciare il tasto e pigiarlo nuovamente. A ciò si aggiungono ulteriori particolarità: ogni volta che una nota viene riprodotta si verificano lievi fluttuazioni di intonazione e variazioni di ampiezza. Questo significa che la stessa nota uscirà in modo diverso ogni volta che viene suonata, uno dei fattori che rende il Mellotron così speciale. Lo strumento alla fine non diventerà famoso per avere riprodotto fedelmente certi suoni, ma per averne fornito una sua particolare versione che andrà a caratterizzare una miriade di dischi.

Il 1963 è l’anno della creazione e commercializzazione del modello MK I, messo in vendita a circa 1000 sterline, pesante oltre 50 chili e assai sensibile a calore, umidità, luci e fumo, tutti fattori che contribuiscono a deteriorare i nastri. Tuttavia queste e altre difficoltà non fanno altro che aumentare il fascino del nuovo strumento presso i musicisti.

A poco a poco il Mellotron diventa richiestissimo. Il primo a usarlo è il bluesman Graham Bond che lo piazza nella sua hit Baby Can It Be True. Dopo di lui arriva Mike Pinder, tastierista dei Moody Blues. Proprio questi ultimi decidono di sfruttarne le peculiarità andando a ispessire la componente sinfonica della loro musica grazie alla riproduzione dell’orchestra permessa dallo strumento. Ma non solo archi, fiati e cori sono caratteristica del Melltoron, cambiando i nastri si possono avere a disposizione altri suoni orchestrali come violoncelli, fiati e percussioni. Poi effetti sonori tra i più strambi, voci umane e non, rumori, proto-drum machine e moltissimo altro.

Mike Pinder fa inoltre conoscere lo strumento a John Lennon e a Paul McCartney che non perdono tempo a utilizzarlo e a renderlo famoso in tutto il mondo, soprattutto grazie a Strawberry Fields Forever, probabilmente il più celebre utilizzo del Mellotron di tutti i tempi. I Beatles continueranno poi a usarlo in Magical Mystery Tour e nel doppio bianco, così come cominceranno a interessarsene anche i Rolling Stones, i Bee Gees, i primi Pink Floyd, i Pretty Things a molti altri alfieri psichedelici.

Il genere che però consegnerà il Mellotron alla storia è il prog rock. Saranno i King Crimson a renderlo strumento-simbolo del genere, dopo di loro i Genesis e gli Yes. Ma non solo nel prog il Mellotron trova fortuna, sono anche diversi artisti pop a sfruttarne le qualità, uno su tutti David Bowie.

Con il passare del tempo lo strumento si evolve, nel 1970 viene messo in commercio il modello M400, più compatto e leggero, usato da altri proggers e da corrieri cosmici come i Tangerine Dream, che influenzeranno la scuola elettronica dei decenni a venire. Quando poi esplode la new wave saranno band come Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark, XTC, addirittura Joy Division a farne uso.

Con lo scoccare degli anni ’80 e il crescente sviluppo della tecnologia a uso di sintetizzatori e campionatori digitali il Mellotron diventa obsoleto, le sue caratteristiche di inaffidabilità lo relegano a un passato oramai tramontato. Nei ’90 però lo strumento viene riscoperto. Gli Oasis lo usano in (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, in particolare nella hit Wonderwall, caratterizzata da un notevole uso del suono di violoncello. Poi ci saranno Radiohead, Air, Smashing Pumpkins, Belle and Sebastian, Muse, Kula Shaker, R.E.M., Coldplay, Lana Del Rey e moltissimi altri.

A seguito di ciò l’industria del Mellotron risorge, nel 2007 viene addirittura costruito un nuovo modello M400 che combina parte delle caratteristiche originali con un selettore di banco digitale. Per chi non vuole l’ingombro dello strumento sono però disponibili decine di plug-in che emulano il suono in maniera perfetta, con tanto di sfasamenti, leggere stonature e la caratteristica tenuta della nota per otto secondi.

Il Mellotron continua quindi ad affascinare, per questo siamo ancora qui a parlarne e per questo vi offriamo 10 tracce tra le più rappresentative di quello che vuole dire l’uso di tale strumento. Per tutti i “mellotronomani” che vorranno poi approfondire c’è solo da farsi un giro nell’incredibile sito Planet Mellotron, con liste e recensioni sempre aggiornate di tutti gli album della storia nei quali lo strumento è stato utilizzato. 

“Strawberry Fields Forever” The Beatles (1967)

Il Mellotron in modalità flauti inaugura il celeberrimo brano dei Beatles con un particolarissimo riff che dona una sensazione di incertezza, come se le note fossero un poco zoppicanti. Lo strumento mostra infatti da sempre qualche lieve difficoltà nelle parti più ritmiche a causa dei suoi meccanismi interni che devono mettere in moto e fermare il suono in breve tempo. Per questo è maggiormente usato nei cosiddetti “tappeti” di accordi. La sensazione di cui sopra è però una delle caratteristiche principali di Strawberry Fields Forever, una vaga e ipnotica incertezza che lo rende un sogno psichedelico a occhi aperti.

“Nights in White Satin” Moody Blues (1967)

Pur utilizzando un’orchestra nel loro secondo album Days of Future Passed, per la hit Nights in White Satin i Moody Blues scelgono di sostituirla con il Mellotron. Il suono usato per creare i temi in risposta alla voce è quello denominato “3 violins” che appunto si basa sull’unione di tre strumenti a corda. Il suono viene poi riverberato a creare un alone magico che nel ritornello “And I love you…” si ampia come un’orchestra in crescendo. Dopo questo momento arriva una parte strumentale con il suono dei flauti a introdurre la seconda strofa e il resto della canzone che vede il ritorno dei violini.

“2000 Light Years From Home” The Rolling Stones (1967)

I Rolling Stones nel loro (breve) fulgore psichedelico. Contenuta in Their Satanic Majesties Request, un album che è un unicum nella loro discografia, la straniante 2000 Light Years From Home ha un Mellotron suonato da Brian Jones e settato in modalità 3 violins. Lo strumento è protagonista di tutto il brano e rende ancora più lisergico questo viaggio spaziale a 2000 anni luce dalla Terra.

“Space Oddity” David Bowie (1969)

La prima hit di Bowie vede la presenza del futuro Yes Rick Wakeman a manovrare il Mellotron (sempre in modalità 3 violins) il cui suono spalanca letteralmente il ritornello rendendolo arioso e spaziale al punto giusto.

“In the Wake of Poseidon” King Crimson (1970)

Un vero festival del Mellotron, dall’inizio alla fine di uno dei brani più belli dei King Crimson. Tutta la canzone è basata sui 3 violins (più alcuni brevi intermezzi di flauti e brass, ovvero ensemble di fiati, sempre mellotronizzati) che spadroneggiano tra tappeti e parti soliste facendo da contraltare alla voce angelica di Greg Lake e alla sezione ritmica di Peter e Mike Giles. Il leader Robert Fripp si dà da fare alla chitarra acustica. E il Mellotron chi lo suona? Ma sempre Fripp chiaramente.

“The Fountain of Salmacis” Genesis (1971)

Qui è come se il Mellotron creasse una scenografia teatrale per un palcoscenico nel quale vengono narrate le gesta (mutate da Le metamorfosi di Ovidio) di Hermes e Afrodite, la cui fusione di carne e spirito darà vita al nuovo essere Ermafrodito. Sin dall’inizio le folate di violini creano lo scenario, con un Peter Gabriel più intenso che mai ad accompagnare gli strumenti che si muovono in svariati cambi di tempo o in maniera ampia e sinfonica. Su tutto il Mellotron di Tony Banks a caricare il brano di arcana magia mitologica.

“And You and I” Yes (1972)

Gli Yes in uno dei loro apici, una mini suite in continuo movimento tra folk ed esplosioni sinfoniche nelle quali la voce di Jon Anderson è libera di ergersi. Tali momenti non possono che essere caratterizzati dal Mellotron di Rick Wakeman che nella parte centrale suona il tema in tandem con il Minimoog. Potenza su potenza fino ad altezze vertiginose.

“River of Life” Premiata Forneria Marconi (1973)

A proposito di sinfonismo, i nostrani alfieri della PFM avranno sicuramente preso spunto dalle parti più orchestrali di And You and I per concepire la loro Appena un po’ che trova perfezione nella versione inglese River of Life, contenuta in Photos of Ghosts. Come il brano degli Yes, anche quello della PFM ha una parte centrale nella quale si aprono le cateratte del rock sinfonico, qui il Mellotron di Flavio Premoli (suonato in modalità brass e 3 violins insieme a un’ulteriore tastiera ARP String Ensemble e al Minimoog) è un’orchestra fatta e finita.

“Kashmir” Led Zeppelin (1975)

Il Mellotron non si adatta solo alle atmosfere soffuse del prog, ma ben si sposa al suono dei Led Zeppelin. Kashmir con il suo ritmo marziale vede l’inserimento degli staccati di violini che caratterizzano l’intero brano insieme a ulteriori parti eseguite con i brass. A 3:25 e sulla coda finale il Mellotron prende ancora più campo con una sezione per violini di stampo mediorientale.

“Exit Music (For a Film)” Radiohead (1997)

Superati gli anni ’80, è nei ’90 che i suoni vintage tornano ad affascinare tanti giovani artisti, in questo caso i Radiohead che nel capolavoro Ok Computerpiazzano inaspettatamente tanto Mellotron, in maggioranza in modalità 8 choirs. I cori umani riprodotti dalla tastiera sono uno dei suoi must in ambito prog (vedi la parte strumentale di The Cinema Show dei Genesis) e trasmettono una sensazione immediata di grande epicità. In questo caso i Radiohead li usano per il momento più enfatico di Exit Music (For a Film), che, a 3:22, grazie ai cori del Mellotron esplode in maniera commovente.

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FictionJunction Music Member News

Some fairly new and old news that some people may not know.

Yuki Kajiura is slated to work on a new Madokoa Magica anime entitled Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Gaiden. She has recently completed 18 new songs. Whether it’s for Madoka Magica or some other project is unknown. She is continuing to work on additional songs with the Front Band Members. The Composers Summit Concert featuring some of the greatest video game and anime related composers will happen on December 28. Yuki Kajiura, the Front Band Members, Konno’s strings, along with Kaori Oda, Joelle, and Yuri Kasahara will perform. She is releasing a new single with Aimer for the anime Fate Stay Night Heaven’s Feel Part II Lost Butterfly. The song title is “I Beg You.” It’s scheduled to be released on January 9th. The Flying Dog anniversary event will happen on February 2nd featuring FictionJunction Yuuka. On the February 3rd, 17th, and 23rd are new FictionJunction Station Fan Talk Events. On April 24th Sword Art Online Alicization OST will be release with the second OST being released on July 24th. She will be featured in this month’s Lisani! volume 35 and has done two online interviews you can find here: https://www.famitsu.com/news/201811/16167737.html https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201811160073/

Kaori Oda has announced on Twitter she is currently in the studio working on a new album. She has also announced a small acoustic tour around March of next year, which will be Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. In May she intends to go on another tour. In late October she released a single with Mao. The song is called “Can’t Stop Love,” for the visual novel More Love. She will also in the concert event The Score Re;fire #1 ~WILD ARMS Vocal Songs Concert~ scheduled for December 15th. Lastly she will also be at the Yucat x Eggman: Diva 3Man volume 6 on January 21st. In more personal news she revealed she celebrated Yuriko Kaida’s birthday with Yuki Kajiura (no mention of Keiko, but a good chance she was there considering how much she loves Yuriko), and had drinks with Joelle and Yuki. You can see that post here: https://lineblog.me/odakaori/archives/13206078.html She also went to see Shinji Kakijima’s 25th Anniversary Live and had her picture taken with him late last month. She also got a haircut (nothing particularly drastic). Traditionally haircuts symbolize change and a break with the past, which considering her break with Spacecraft feels rather fitting. She also just got her nails done in a pale pink.

Koichi Korenaga is extremely busy! In late October to November 1st, Jungapop (which also has Jr.) did a small tour. This was for a newly released anniversary album 20+1. They also recorded some new songs in September. On November 10th he did a seminar on music equipment. He performed alongside Jr. for his solo 50th Anniversary on November 16th.  On November 23rd, he’s performing with others at the Rock ‘n Roll Yokohama Club. He has three tour dates for Crystal Kay for December 2nd, 3rd, and 6th. He is performing for NOKKO on December 19th and 25th (his birthday). He also is performing for Ami Ozaki on December 14th, 17th, and 24th. In his personal life, he had corrective eye surgery early this year, has been having physical therapy on his shoulders and arms (from his long guitar playing), and just celebrated his mother’s birth or death anniversary. The photo contained flowers and a cross necklace with Jesus hanging on it on a decorative cross. He states something along the line that he knows she’s in heaven as she was a good Christian. He also went to see the new movie about the rock band Queen.

Tomoharu Jr. Takahashi just performed his special solo 50th Anniversary for his 50th birthday on November 16th. This also included his Jungapop friends including Koichi Korenaga. In addition, he just released his first solo album.

Joelle has some concert dates lined up. She performed on November 9th and on October 21st. She has two more scheduled, one for December 19th and another for December 22nd. Some of these have her good friend George Nagata. She also just performed at 5:00AM for a local television station in her hometown of Akita. It was also her birthday in late October.

Yuriko Kaida released an EP called Portia earlier this year. She also went on vacation to Hanoi, Vietnam back in September with a close friend.

Remi and Koichi Korenaga worked on some songs for the anime Non Non Biyori Vacation. It seems she also worked on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Soundtrack 2 released on November 7th. She seems to have been doing a lot of recording this year.

Rie Akagi has a Latin jazz concert trio scheduled for November 30th. She also responded to Hikaru’s twitter post on her eating rice.

Eri Itou performed in a musical called Musical Award that went from October 31st to November 4th.  She is also in a Christmas album that was released on November 14th. It was her birthday on November 16th.

Drummer Kyoichi Satou and keyboardist Hirotaka Sakurada will do a concert with others on January 22nd.

Hiroshi Konno has been recording and performing at various places with his strings unit. Much of the recording is likely for Yuki Kajiura. He also received Jr.’s album and a shirt.

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Vamos!!!!! OMG!!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Vamos a hacer una despedida por todo lo alto a Catalunya y una llegada grande el 7 de junio en Ibiza!! 😍🎉😍😱 Venimos a la isla con toda la magia, good vibes y llenos de musica para daros!! Que emocion!!!!! Ibiza!!!!!! Tendreis al @banerjee.robin guitarrista de Amy Winehouse en la isla este verano!!!! 👯👯‍♂️👯👯‍♂️👯👯‍♂️👯👯‍♂️ Se grabara Freedom entre el juicio, la ida y la vuelta / llegada! Sera el destino? Photo taken by: @jorgenpt Estilistas @olgapayro_ibiza @loverevolution @audace_manifesto #freedom #ibiza #island #whiteisland #sesilles #eivissa2021 #model #summer2021 #concerts #hotels #ibizahotel #shooting #photoshooting #free #libertad #amywinehouse #singer #guitarrist #jazzmusic #jazz #international #originalmusic #album #tanit #deus #posing #photographylovers #photography #instalikes (en Ibiza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBhFjoLnoS/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Kalafina Live Report - World Heritage Special  Live @ Nikkô PART 2/2

Now it’s finally about the songs :D

Click HERE for Part 1.

The concert began when the lights were darkened and the musicians took their seats, shortly testing their instruments, namely Sakurada at the piano and the Konno Hitoshi Strings… at the strings. Sakurada started by playing a short solo and Kalafina entered the stage in their super pretty white dresses (especially Hikaru looked great!). At this point, I want to mention (which of course you already know) that all songs were in acoustic version. With no big surprise, Kalafina started the special live with “storia”, which sounds quite different without drums and so on. I have heard this song so often by now that it doesn’t really impress me anymore, but this version really got it right and the Cello – aaah, so cool. Those who read my Live Report of the 9+ONE concert in Kitakyushu know that I found the acoustics in the hall very strange sometimes and often the girls drowned out each other, with Wakana often being uncomfortably loud – this wasn’t the case AT ALL in Nikkô. Maybe because of the trees that carried the echo better than an enclosed room, but the acoustics/the sound were great! You could hear each girl and the instruments perfectly without them interfering with each other. This fact made this concert especially memorable, in my opinion.

Anyway, “storia” was a beautiful introduction, while “Mirai” made me feel… well, the feeling you feel when you hear “Mirai”. The stage was illuminated in purple light and gave it a mysterious touch, quite the contrast to the song which is rather bright but not any less disappointing. But I admit, in acoustic version this song gets cooler and the Strings were again killing it (I apologize, but I might use this phrase more often from now on – because these dudes REALLY killed it with their super string power). Kalafina moved around a bit, going from one side of the stage to another, with happy faces and creating a happy mood. Especially Keiko felt the groove and swung around during the instrumental parts. Since there were no upbeat songs played this time, the crowd sat still the whole time, so I felt quite cold at this point.

MC #1 included the traditional introduction of Kalafina. They talked about how this was their first special concert of this kind and their first time in Nikkô/Tochigi prefecture in general. They didn’t fail to emphasize again and again how special the atmosphere and how beautiful sceneries that they have seen were. 

Kalafina continued with “fairytale”, with an absolute stunning beginning by the strings. It is very hard for me to describe the way they played, so I am sorry for that (but no words can convey the actual awesomeness). Well, you know the acoustic version from the Winter Acoustic Album – it was like this, but somehow better. Wakana was simply amazing! She sang perfectly (the whole time actually) and this song in this environment! They chose this one for this very reason, as they said earlier themselves. Keiko’s part on the other hand, was a perfect contrast to Wakana’s. Keiko was deep and emotional, with the Kajiurago bridge in the middle being simply amazing. Hikaru’s “sayonara” was short and cute, but I wish she would/could have done it like in the Red Moon Live back then… Again, the scenery. They illuminated the pagoda and the trees in the background again, adding to the mysterious atmosphere created by “fairytale”. In the final instrumental part, Kalafina moved slowly around, looking for invisible fairies.

The next song was “Manten” – I haven’t heard this song in such a long time that I had actually trouble to recognize it immediately. It was a whole different mood than before, much more dramatic, as the girls were illuminated from behind. Keiko killed her parts while the quartet did their best too. Best thing: the fog machine lol

Kalafina continued with “symphonia”, while being illuminated in red and orange. They really had some fun on stage, another great performance and interestingly different without the drums. Also at this point, it was getting colder and colder.

During MC #2, Wakana talked again about their first time here at Tôshôgû, with its beautiful nature and how people must have lived and felt here 400 years ago. I admit that I did not understand everything during their MCs, as they were talking rather quickly, almost rushing and using some bullshit keigo (Japanese polite form).

Now comes the highlight of the whole concert, at least for me: “Hyakka Ryouran”. OH MY FUCKING GOD. I can’t possibly explain this piece of acoustic gloriousness. During the instrumental beginning the whole stage was covered in deep red (well, no surprise), but when Keiko started it became so much sadder! Dear god, take away the e-guitar and drums from that song and you have a melancholic ballad. Keiko was just perfect. Then the lights changed to blue, with the chorus being suddenly much more dramatic than anime-like as in the original version. But now – the part that gave me literal goosebumps – Wakana’s kajiurago bridge. This goddamn bridge. It’s already beautiful in the original, it’s mysterious and adds well to the mood of the song. In this acoustic version, coming from a loud, rather fast and dramatic chorus, suddenly the singing pace became much slower and Wakana sang in such a sad, emotional way! Just this sudden transition from fast to slow was amazing, but Wakana made me feel actual pain. And then Hikaru – BOOM! She almost exploded with her part, singing louder and stronger compared to Wakana and the music gained speed and drama again, surrounded by red light again. It was a perfect harmony and seriously, this acoustic version of “Hyakka Ryouran” is much better than the original! Please God, make them sing it in the Acoustic Tour, too!

From this awesomeness, it went on with “Tombo”. Again, Keiko fooled me by saying “bla bla we want to sing another song from our most recent single................. Tombo”. Not “Kantankatan”. In fact, they got my hopes so high only to crush them AGAIN, I had to create a meme about my feelings at that very moment.

Seriously, what does a fan have to do hear this “Kantankatan” bitch live? JUST WHAT?!

ANYWAY. “Tombo” came with no suprise though, as it is a perfect song for an acoustic concert. Still, coming from “Hyakka Ryouran”, it felt quite strange, but during its performance the only things that were illuminated were the five-story pagoda in the background and the girls. Very very beautiful (you kind of get the picture from the photos of the news articles and the Kalafina blog posts). Well, and the performance was very nice.

Next song on the setlist was “far on the water”. As predicted, Kalafina would go with their “Rekishi Hiwa Historia” songs and the later “Into the World” wasn’t a surprise either. After rather sad songs, it was nice to have more fun and happiness on stage again. The girls were swinging and moving slowly, often looking past the audience into the future. Now, as I said, it was getting colder and colder and at this point, it was fucking freezing. I was shivering, but was too focused on the concert to use the damn kairo. Here I openly felt envious of all the rich bastards who bought the Kalablanket - it looked so comfy and warm T_T

During MC #3, Hikaru emphazised this cold weather more than clearly. She started rubbing her arms and legs and told us to do the same, making us laugh. I felt so sorry for them, because they didn’t really move during the concert and in those thin dresses, it must have been worse for them than for the audience. However, this provided us with the probably cutest WaKei moment in Kalafina history. Keiko ran to Wakana and hugged her strongly and long, like a child its mother that doesn’t want to be left in kindergarden, to warm herself. THEY WERE SO CUTE!!! And I could literally smell what almost everyone was thinking at this moment: “Let go of Wakana, Keiko. Let go and hug me”.

For the next block, Hikaru told us that they wanted to sing songs that convey a strong wills and desires. So the next one was “sandpiper”. SANDPIPER!!! FUCKING SAN--2§$%AIOSJKDNDFBP??DGJXGFFG!! I actually gasped (quite loudly xD), because I couldn’t believe it and I was like “fucking yes yes YES!”. I love “sandpiper” and wanted to hear it live for so long now, but certainly never expected it. I actually thought they forgot about this song lol This version was certainly dramatic, with a very dominant Cello, which only added to the drama, sadness and melancholy. Hikaru’s expressions were on point as ever. During the instrumental bridge, the surrounding trees were brightly illuminated while Kalafina were looking at them, simply beautiful. Wakana’s small part during the stanzas was not as strong as in the original (in the “After Eden” Live she is almost screaming, as you know), she was softer and quieter, giving Hikaru and Keiko the chance to really shine in their parts. The very last notes were played by the Piano and Cello only, boy this dudes killed it.

The following song was quite the surprise for me, as “Magia” wasn’t exactly a song I’d expect during an acoustic concert. I was like “What? Magia? Is that Magia?”. Which is why it was very strange to listen to, because it suddenly sounded… happier? Nicer? It’s very hard to describe xD When the chorus started, it gained its usual fierceness and strength again and the staff played a lot with the spotlights. I found it a bit sad though, that the girls did not move on stage at all. Hikaru made it up with her voice nevertheless, as she was singing very strongly and loudly, also more clipped, emphasizing every syllable. However, she appeared to have trouble with the “negai”s, as they sounded a bit forced and “out of breath”. However, during the second (or was it the last one?) chorus, I am 98% sure that either Keiko or Hikaru actually got the lyrics wrong! The last line of the second chorus is “kokoro ni furikazasu negai”, while for the last chorus it’s “inochi wo tsukuru no wa negai”. What (I think) happened is that either Keiko or Hikari mixed up “kokoro” and “inochi”, because in that short moment you could hear that it was not the same word being sung. Like I said, I am not completely sure (would love to hear from someone else who was there, whether it happened or not), but if so, then I guess even professionals like Kalafina aren’t safe from lyrics mix-up, right? It wasn’t a bad thing though. What I noticed too, was the missing of the “yeah hey hey” part at the beginning, middle and end.

From “Magia” it continued with “Gogatsu no Mahou”, certainly a song that makes a very nice acoustic version. At this point, I need to critizise Kalafina (yes, it wouldn’t be an original Chiba report if there wasn’t some needless nitpicking). I love “Gogatsu no Mahou”, loved it in “far on the water”, loved it during the 9+ONE concert, so that’s not the point – but dear Kalafina or whoever is responsible for choosing setlists: you chose “Gogatsu no Mahou” OVER “Kugatsu”? I mean, we had the end of September (it was vanishing!!) and the moon was barely visible due to the trees! Even the damn lyrics fit perfectly into the setting and you go with “Gogatsu no Mahou” instead?!

However. Wakana was beautiful as always in that song, while Keiko was dancing again slowly between the musicians during the instrumental parts (almost hippie-like, especially in that dress xD). Maybe I got it wrong, but I felt this song to be faster than usual? At least sometimes.

The Cello and Piano would introduce the next song, “Yume no Daichi” in a very deep way, which again led to not even recognize the song in the beginning. As usual, great performance, great harmony, great shivering.

MC #4 was mainly about Keiko saying again how special this day is for them, followed by the band introduction. Then the audience was asked “Is everyone alright?”, because it was so cold. Everyone laughed, but my feet were totally numb, so NO KEIKO I WASN’T ALRIGHT! Before the concert, the girls were guided around Tôshôgû (see Kalafina blog) and got some energy out of it, as they wanted to experience and cherish (their own) history? Something along this lines.

Well, we were already coming to an end and Kalafina wanted to sing a strong song as the “final” one: “Into the World”, of course. Wakana was very strong here and their harmony was again spotless. Keiko actually moved her arms and body a lot, while the very last line was a bit off-key for my sensitive ears. They traditionally fake-ended the event. While we waited for them to return, I honestly thought “Just get your drink and return, IT’S COLD AND YOU KNOW IT! COME ON, LADIES, GO GO GO!”. It was really cold <_<

For the Encore, Keiko said herself that they will hurry know, as everyone needs to return and catch the train, too. Well, Nikkô isn’t exactly a traffic junction, with the JR train for Utsunomiya (where the Shinkansen is) only going once an hour, so basically everyone needed to return via this very connection, unless they came here with car. Tôshôgû isn’t near JR station, so even an extra shuttle bus was prepared, as the normal busses were not operating anymore, either.

So they sang the last song, “Yasashii Uta”, having all the nice people and places they have met and seen during this occasion in mind. I admit, I never listen to that song, though I don’t particularly dislike it, so I was like “Eh, ok? Great”. For the final act, the pagoda and all the trees behind, left and right of the stage were brightly illuminated (this is the part where probably all the photos for the news coverage were taken, as you could hear the clicking of the cameras quite loudly XD). It was an amazing experience, with the starry sky and this particular song. The atmosphere was cheerful and Kalafina succeeded to convey happy emotions. Keiko hit those high notes like a pro, and it made a great final performance. At the end, they took a bow, waved and thanked everyone, hurrying from one side to another, shouting “Hurry, hurry!”. Keiko and Wakana left the stage, Hikaru slowly followed, waving (so cute xD). Then everyone proceeded to take photos of the stage, as the background was still illuminated and left the area, towards the shuttle busses and towards home.

And that’s it, that was the special commemoration concert in Nikkô. Here are some final thoughts:

1. Unlike during the 9+ONE concert, Kalafina had a perfect harmony with some song surprises, the musicians did a fantastic job in arranging rather upbeat songs into beautiful acoustic versions and conveying this awesomeness at such an impressive set. It was my first acoustic concert of Kalafina, but still I say it was one of their best concerts in general. However, it was very short (it only lasted about 1 hour and 15 minutes), I wish it had been longer (since it wasn’t cheap to get there, either).

2. I wish they would have interacted with the fans a bit more. They had a time limit, but they also made this quite obvious, as they seemed to rush through the whole thing.

3. I love how they sung without any technical help, it terms of pre-recorded parts mixed into the live singing, as it is the case during the normal concerts. So, all the kajiurago bridges were sung by them and arranged accordingly and it made the songs so much more beautiful.

4. NO KANTANKATAN!!! GAAARGH!!

5. NO HIKARI FURU!! They did all these illuminations and stuff! I mean, IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! GAAARGH!

6. Here’s a list with all the songs I would have loved to hear as acoustic version instead of “Mirai”: “Kugatsu”, “Usumurasaki” (they could have done so much with the lighting too T_T), “Oblivious”, “Red Moon”, “Seventh Heaven”, “Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaeteyuku”, or any other song than “Mirai”. They really HAVE to do at least one shitty song at each concert. [/bitchy complaint mode off]

Thank you for reading my long report, I hope you liked it! If you find any mistakes regarding the content, have anything to add or questions, feel free to comment! (Any grammar mistakes you can keep as usual). My next Kalafina Live Report will be about the Acoustic Tour concert in Zama in November :)

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Anisong Duo ClariS to Release Their Much-awaited 6th Album "Parfaitone" on April 6

    Anisong duo ClariS has announced that their much-awaited sixth album "Parfaitone" is set to be released on April 6, 2022. It will have been three years and four months since the release of their previous fifth album "Fairy Party" in November 2018. Along with the announcement, a teaser video for the album was posted on YouTube, showing the contents of the album and some of the new songs.

        The 12-song album will be released in three editions: Perfect Limited Production Edition, First Press Limited Edition and Regular Edition. It will include their latest anime theme song works, such as their 21st single song "Alethea" (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story first season ED) and 23rd single song "Careless" (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story second season OP), as well as many new songs.

  In addition, the Perfect Limited Production Edition will include "-reformare- Music Video," new version music videos of their recent three representative songs - "Connect" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime OP), "Luminous" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Beginnings theme song), and "Colorful" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie Rebellion theme song). The clips are re-filmed with their own images of their bare faces for the first time as a bonus content.

  The First Press Limited Edition will also include a bonus CD titled "ClariS Non Stop Mix mixed by DJ Kazu," which is a non-stop mix of their 40 songs for one hour and eight minutes of listening time. On the same day as the release of the album, their new photo book featuring the photos from the shooting of the three new music videos will also be released.

        "Alethea" MV:

    "Careless" MV: 

    Source: SACRA MUSIC press release

  ©SACRA MUSIC

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

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OLÁ HANKZETIS!!! TUDO BOM? TUDO BOM!!! Página nova no ar! Poxa, Não deu pra MAMA. Tentar destruir esse demônio devorador de mundos acabou com sua magia e seu corpo. E a bolha de proteção que estava sendo mantida por ela também já era! Tá tudo um caos. Agora Hank está sozinho nessa. O que será que nos espera!?!?.

Não perca a continuação! E pra quem quer mais Hank, estou postando uma página por dia do “Contos do Hank- Mophenn” no facebook e no instagram para aproveitar o #inktober vejam no link abaixo.

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Não esqueça de curtir e compartilhar! E se gostou e quer mais, não deixe de seguir pra ver toda semana! Obrigados e até mais! BJS BJS :*

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Uscite all’alba ( anzi, prima!) pensando di fare delle foto pazzesche con essa quando in torno a noi non c’era altro che nebbia. Diciamo che avevamo diverse aspettative però anche la nebbia sa il fatto suo se si tratta di far foto. ☁️🌫 Devo ancora postare le foto che ho fatto quel giorno, ma ogni volta che le guardo mi scappa un sorriso perché ripenso a quella giornata perfetta, alle cose che ci siamo dette, alle risate, al freddo, il tutto accompagnato dalla magia di Venezia. ✨ Ho sicuramente intenzione di stampare una foto di noi due di quel giorno, metterla in un album e poterla guardare tra 5 anni e pensare ancora che nonostante il tempo passi e la vita cambi noi saremo sempre qui, insieme @here_but_not_ 💜 Ps: non aspettate un momento speciale per dire alle persone quanto sono importanti per voi, fatelo e basta 😉 #friendshipgoals #neverending #veniceitaly — — — 🇬🇧 Come out at dawn (actually before!) thinking of taking crazy photos with it when there was nothing but fog around us. Let's say that we had different expectations but even the fog can be cool in the pictures. ☁️🌫 I still have to post the photos I made that day, but every time I look at them I smile because I think of that perfect day, the things we said, laughter, cold, all accompanied by the magic of Venice. ✨ I'm definitely going to print a picture of the two of us that day, put it in an album and be able to watch in 5 years and still think that despite the time passes and life changes we will always be here, together @here_but_not_ 💜 Ps: do not wait for a special moment to tell people how important they are to you, just do it 😉 (presso Venice, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BssNKHVlxF5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r3xba19i18h5

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