#anime music

[anisongoftheday]

Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Opening

MAISIE by Cö shu Nie feat. HYDE

[empty-movement]

"...how boring reality would be if we lacked the sensitivity to recognize beauty in beautiful things."

Mitsuhiro Oikawa & Chiho Saito for H! Rockin' On Japan Magazine, July 1999

That's right! Did you know this movie manga artwork, that graced many a wall in the early 00s, is based on a real photo of movie Akio's voice actor and mangaka Chiho Saito, taken at the iconic Meguro Club Sekitei love hotel? Well, it is!

And you know what else? We translated the interview it came with! H! Rockin' On Japan is a music-oriented magazine, covering the Utena movie more from Oikawa's perspective. The queer vibes in the interview are off the charts, and it's clear as day that the shift in Akio's visual style from the series to the film is in no small part in response to Oikawa's involvement. This interview is a really neat look into the context around that change, and it's all thanks to translation by Nagumo and editing by Ayu Ohseki! I did not work this interview into the magazine pages, since they are text-dense anyway, so you can read the interview here at In the Mouths of Babes, or you can look at the high resolution magazine scans, complete with magazine cover and table of contents, here at the Bibliothèque! And as always, there's a ton more new Utena stuff to check out at Empty Movement proper!

[somescarletthings]

TETO!

[tetrix-anime]

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2) - Opening Theme "Hyakka Ryoura" by Lilas Ikuta Jacket Illustration. Release: 19 March 2025

[frostfires-blog]

My Happy Marriage ED2 月影おくり┃Tsukikage Okuri

[animemusicbrackets]

Anime OP Showdown!!!: Finals

As per the apparent tumblr tradition, this match will be 1 Week long.

"Again" - YUI (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

VS

"99.9" - MOB CHOIR feat. sajou no hana (Mob Psycho 100)

[a-titty-ninja]

「Creepy Nuts - Otonoke」

MV | OP1: Dandadan (Dan Da Dan)

[li-an-nie]

the SICKEST RAWEST HYPEST Blue Lock rap you NEED to hear!!!1!

GUYS, I'm absolutely destroyed and shaken by this song -- it's one of the best fucking anime raps I've ever seen. It has the exact same hype and rawness in its lyrics, beat and music like in the manga, it's about Kaiser and captures his thoughts and part in the story really frickin well, and it's also just a dope song in general!!

The MV is also amazing !!

Please give it a listen!!!1! (๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭

[slimlone]

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan & Dai Mahou Touge (Nurse Witch Komugi Edition)

Happy 47th Birthday, Haruko Momoi

Source: NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC FESTIVAL~25th ANNIVERSARY~

[whatsthebestanimeop]

What's the Best Bleach OP?

[ Bleach OP 5: Rolling Star by Yui || Bleach OP 6: ALONES by Aqua Timez ]

[anisongoftheday]

Haibane Renmei Ending

Blue Flow by Heart of Air

[tetrix-anime]

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2) - 2nd Cour Ending Theme "Hitorigoto" by Omoinotake CD Jacket Illustration. Release: 21 May 2025