Album Title: CLANNAD ~After Story~ Toki wo Kizamu Uta / TORCH Anime Title: Clannad ~After Story~ Artist: Lia; Jun Maeda; Shinji Orito Catalog Number: KSLA-0044 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Nov 14, 2008 Information provided by Bigblah of VGMdb.net/Gamingforce. Track Title Artist Time 1. Toki wo Kizamu Uta / A Song Engraved in Time Lia 4:52 2. TORCH Lia 5:05 3. Toki wo Kizamu Uta / A Song Engraved in Time -TV animation Ver.- Lia 1:31 4. TORCH -TV [...]
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Album Title: ebullient future Anime Title: ef - a tale of melodies Artist: ELISA; Tenmon; Eiichiro Yanagi Catalog Number: GNCA-0122 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Nov 05, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. ebullient future (English) ELISA 3:41 2. ebullient future (Japanese) ELISA 3:41 3. pray ELISA 4:04 4. ebullient future (Instrumental) Tenmon 3:41 5. pray (Instrumental) Eiichiro Yanagi 4:02 Review: For those of you who’ve followed the U.S. elections and feel like you’re completely sick of the theme of change, this album should [...]
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Album Title: PSI-missing Anime Title: To Aru Majutsu no Index Artist: Mami Kawada; Tomoyuki Nakazawa; Takeshi Ozaki Catalog Number: GNCV-0010 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Oct 29, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. PSI-missing Mami Kawada 4:23 2. Ame Mami Kawada 4:40 3. PSI-missing -instrumental- Tomoyuki Nakazawa 4:23 4. Ame -instrumental- Tomoyuki Nakazawa; Takeshi Ozaki 4:36 Review: The impression I get from reading message board posts and anime blogs is that people have a generally positive opinion of To Aru Majutsu [...]
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Album Title: motto☆Hade ni ne! Anime Title: Kannagi Artist: Haruka Tomatsu Catalog Number: SMCL-158 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Oct 29, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. motto☆Hade ni ne! Haruka Tomatsu 4:40 2. Shiawase Sagashi Haruka Tomatsu 4:00 3. motto☆Hade ni ne! (TV EDIT) Haruka Tomatsu 1:33 4. motto☆Hade ni ne! (instrumental) 4:39 Review: Sometimes, it’s difficult to separate the music from the animation because there are always instances in which the animation enhances the listening experience, making an [...]
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Album Title: Natsume Yuujinchou Original Soundtrack Anime Title: Natsume Yuujinchou Artist: Makoto Yoshimori; Hiroshi Kamiya; Shuuhei Kita Catalog Number: SVWC-7580 Release Type: Soundtrack Release Date: Sept. 26, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Kimi ga Yobu Namae ~Natsume Yuujinchou no Theme~ Makoto Yoshimori 3:43 2. Kusa Odoru Kaze no Hibiki Makoto Yoshimori 2:05 3. Meguru Natsu no Tayori Makoto Yoshimori 4:05 4. Nyankorasetsu Makoto Yoshimori 3:35 5. Yuruyaka na Aze Michi de Makoto Yoshimori 4:35 6. Natsu Mado Hirakettanashi Makoto Yoshimori 3:40 7. Oushi Za no Kaijin Makoto Yoshimori 3:29 8. [...]
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Album Title: Spirale Anime Title: ARIA the ORIGINATION Artist: Yui Makino Catalog Number: VTCL-35016 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Jan 22, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Spirale Yui Makino 5:41 2. Yokogao -acoustic version- Yui Makino 4:54 3. Spirale (instrumental) 5:41 4. Yokogao -acoustic version- (instrumental) 4:51 Review: Call it a heavy ARIA bias if you will, but that’s really the only excuse I can come up with for enjoying “Spirale,” the opening to ARIA the ORIGINATION. [...]
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Album Title: Lion Anime Title: Macross Frontier Artist: May’n; Megumi Nakajima; Yoko Kanno Catalog Number: VTCL-35033 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Aug 20, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Lion May’n; Megumi Nakajima 5:06 2. Northern Cross May’n 5:18 3. Lion (without vocal) Yoko Kanno 5:06 4. Northern Cross (without vocal) Yoko Kanno 5:12 Review: Those who have read my review for the Macross Frontier Original Soundtrack will have noted my discontent with May’n’s vocal talents. The major issues that [...]
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Album Title: Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Original Soundtrack Anime Title: Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Artist: Milan Himemiya & Chocolate Rockers; Tsuyoshi Watanabe; Miyu Matsuki; N’s feat. Mamiko Noto & Mai Gotou & Kaori Shimizu & Kana Ueda & Rina Satou Catalog Number: GNCA-1195 Release Type: Soundtrack Release Date: Sept. 26, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Tomadoi Bitter Tune (TV Size) Milan Himemiya & Chocolate Rockers 1:33 2. Hakugin no Hoshikuzu (Nuit Etoile) Tsuyoshi Watanabe 1:38 3. [...]
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Album Title: Trickster Anime Title: Rosario to Vampire Capu2 Artist: Nana Mizuki Catalog Number: KICM-1251 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Oct. 1, 2008 Track Title Artist Time 1. Trickster Nana Mizuki 3:49 2. DISCOTHEQUE Nana Mizuki 3:59 3. Trinity Cross Nana Mizuki 4:26 Review: My earliest exposure to Nana Mizuki’s music had been through the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series in which she performs the OP as well as several insert songs within the series. Those particular [...]
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Album Title: The Recital of Haruhi Suzumiya or Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyouen Anime Title: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Artist: misa, Hikaru, TAM, Gensou Gakudan Catalog Number: TAM3-0011 Release Type: Doujin Release Date: Feb. 25, 2007 Track Title Artist Time 1. Hare Hare Yukai misa, TAM, Gensou Gakudan 1:10 2. Koi no Mikuru Densetsu misa, TAM, Gensou Gakudan, Hikaru 3:59 3. God knows… TAM, Gensou Gakudan, Hikaru 4:37 4. Bouken Desho, Desho? TAM, Gensou Gakudan, Hikaru 4:16 5. Lost My Music TAM, Gensou [...]
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While most people could have told me that adding this new feature was such a blindingly obvious one that should have done from the beginning, the amount of work required to do so served as an excellent reason for me to put it off. But alas, I’ve come to the realization that OST reviews [...]
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