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I ❤️ Anisong 2019 review

Incredible and pleasantly surprised. It was another great lineup this time. Let’s jump in.

DJ Soba

The warm up act. This was someone who knew what songs to pick:

Evangelion OP theme: Cruel Angel’s Thesis - Takahashi Yoko

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a No brainer. A classic series and game changer for it’s time. Also, the fandom is still strong, even after over 20 years. We’ve got the recent re-dub and release on Netflix and the 4th movie of the rebuild coming out next year. Pokemon OP theme: Pokemon Theme - Jason Paige

Pokemon has a special place for many people, even now. With new addition to games, both electronic and cardboard. It’s still as popular as ever. Kekkai Sensen ED theme: Sugar Song to Bitter Step - Union Square Garden A nice fun series. The ED theme is one of those songs where you just have to get up and dance. Violet Evergarden OP theme: Sincerely - True

A calmer song, reminding us of one of the best series in the last couple of years. Feelings of warmth and sadness, hope and loss fill Violet Evergarden and this song is a perfect reflection of that. For those who’ve watched the series, the chorus hits hard: “Why am I crying right now? How should I answer my heart? The words are never spoken. They’re just there.. they just keep building up. I want to see you.”

kz (livetune)

One of the most popular person of note in the whole anime/japan music spheres. The DJ/composer/vocaloid-producer was at it again.

We can’t have kz (livetune) without Hatsune Miku. So the classic songs Redial and Tell your World gets everyone moving and singing along.

The new song lineup included Seventh Haven and Heaven’s Rave from the game Tokyo 7th Sisters. We also got some remixes with songs from Oreimo and Umaru.

Nano

I didn’t do any research on Nano before hand, so I was going in blind. But I instantly got into the songs. Nano’s voice gives of vibes of power and grace.

One song, the ED theme of Magical Girl Raising project, Dreamcatcher, has some memorable lines: “This night, the stars will set your heart free. Have faith, let the whole world know what you see.”

I thought, “she is doing a really good cover of Dreamcatcher by Na... No...”. It was then that it hit me. Of course it’s that Nano. An artist that I’ve listened to a number of times already back in the days when she would cover Vocaloid songs on youtube/niconico.

She was also really good at MCing and getting the audience fired up and even shared that it was her birthday yesterday. At the end when she asked for a photo, the whole audience started singing Happy Birthday.

Suzuki Konomi

Suzuki Konomi has a lot of stamina to keep up with one song after the other. The j-pop was rather refreshing after the intense j-rock from the previous act. There were a few memorable songs like “Choir Jail” from “Dusk Maiden of Amnesia”; as well as “This Game” from “No Game No Life”. But, I think the highlight was when she was drinking water and nearly fell over laughing as someone in the audience yelled, “Daisuki da yo!” (I/We love you!) This lead to an interesting conversation between her and the audience: Suzuki Konomi: “Minna, Konban wa!” (Good evening everyone!) Audience: “Konban wa!” (Good evening) Suzuki Konomi: “Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?” (Do you understand Japanese?) Audience: “Hai!” (Yes) Suzuki Konomi: “Sugoi, Subarashii”, (Awesome, wonderful) Suzuki Konomi: “Eigo ga yatte mitai”, (I’ll try speaking english) Audience: “Ganbare!”, (Do your best!) Pretty fun.

Chihara Minori

The final act was Chihara Minori. Like Suzuki Konomi, she covered a few songs from anime like the ED theme of Violet Evergarden and the OP theme of Ga Rei Zero.But, what really excited everyone, was related to one of her most famous voice acting roles, “Nagato Yuki” from “The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi”. This of course meant singing what was once the anime fandom’s national anthem, “Hare Hare Yukai”. Chihara Minori did a great job doing the dance as well, and so did a few people in the audience.That’s it for another year.

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