Author Archives: Chris Nguyen

Yoko Kanno’s Composition for Earthquake Victims

By Chris Nguyen | Published: March 14, 2011
As a remembrance to the victims of the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan, anime composer Yoko Kanno as written a short piece that displays a great deal of sadness over the event. The piece is especially appropriate given that Kanno was born in Miyagi prefecture, which is one of the most hardest hit areas. [...]
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Kara no Kyokai Original Soundtrack Secures Release Date

By Chris Nguyen | Published: January 5, 2011
When the Kara no Kyokai DVDs and Blu-Rays were released, most of them came equipped with soundtrack discs from each of the movies. But because of that release, a standalone soundtrack release seemed to be out of the picture… until now! On March 2, 2011, Yuki Kajiura’s score for the Kara no Kyoukai movies will [...]
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K-ON! Concert Date Set for February 2011

By Chris Nguyen | Published: November 10, 2010
With all the popularity and success that the K-ON! anime series seems to have garnered through its two seasons of airing, it only makes sense to fire off a concert, this time, to extend coverage to the second season of K-ON!. So with that in mind, the official website has announced a second K-ON! live [...]
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Tenmon and Makoto Shinkai Collaboration Continues in Hoshi o Ou Kodomo

By Chris Nguyen | Published: November 8, 2010
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard of anything out of Makoto Shinkai, but with his announcement of the new Hoshi o Ou Kodomo movie, we can finally look forwards to a visual feast that has been Shinkai’s hallmark among anime directors. The story looks to follow a girl’s coming of age as she ventures forth [...]
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IOSYS Composes Theme Song for Winter Anime Yumekui Merry

By Chris Nguyen | Published: October 30, 2010
In another sign of just how far the doujin music scene has come, it looks like that the doujin music circle IOSYS will be doing the theme songs to this winter’s Yumekui Merry anime series. The plot of the show revolves around the protagonist’s ability to see other people’s dreams and nightmares and one day, [...]
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Club2theMAX Schedules Anaheim Convention during July 4th holidays.

By Chris Nguyen | Published: October 21, 2010
Apparently, Club2theMAX, a new convention is seeking to make something out of its admittedly odd choice for a convention date. Club2theMAX, self-described as a place where fans and industry can meet (presumably related to all things Japan) will be held on July 1-3, 2011 in Anaheim, CA at the Anaheim Convention Center. For veteran convention [...]
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New York Anime Festival Musical Guests

By Chris Nguyen | Published: October 3, 2010
With only one week left until the official start of the New York Anime Festival, it might be helpful for con-goers to know which musical guests are worth taking a look at. Of course, we’ve already reported on Minori Chihara making a guest appearance at the convention, but since then, we’ve been rather quiet about [...]
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Etsuko Yakushimaru Reprises Her Role in Arakawa Under the Bridge's Second Season

By Chris Nguyen | Published: September 12, 2010
Etsuko Yakushimaru, also known as the lead vocalist to the rock band Sōtaisei Riron, will be performing the opening to the second season of Arakawa Under the Bridge. This time, the title of the opening song is “COSMOS vs ALIEN” which falls in within Arakawa’s eccentric themes, but should make for a decent listen all [...]
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Vocaloid Character Hatsune Miku Turns Three

By Chris Nguyen | Published: August 31, 2010
Given all of the Hatsune Miku songs that have been created and played on sites like Nico Nico Douga, it seems as though she’s been around forever. But when August 31 rolls around, it’s a firm reminder just how relatively new she is as she turns 3 years old this year. With a voice sampled [...]
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Disko Warp Music Releases Happy Hardcore Anime Arrangement Album

By Chris Nguyen | Published: August 15, 2010
Pete Ellison, known by his DJ moniker as Initial P has released an anime arrange album through his music label, Disko Warp Records. The album, titled Anime Love Hardcore, consists of ten anime songs, all arranged in the style of happy hardcore, featuring sped up rhythms and vocals and run the gamut of anime titles [...]
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