Music: Mami Kawada

Lately I've been listening to a lot of Mami Kawada. Perhaps because I just finished watching Shakugan no Shana II recently in anticipation of the coming new season, or because I've gotten sucked into To Aru Majutsu no Index. Either way, I love her music style. Ever since I first heard her song in Hayate no Gotoku I've loved her music. I didn't know who she was at first though, because I had her confused with Kotoko. The reason being they often do songs in the same anime. They also make music for eroge together as part of I've Sound. It's really a shame that there aren't an abundance of pictures of miss Kawada to share with you, but I managed to get a few from last.fm, as well as these single album covers. Check out some of her PV's from anime OP and ED songs that I like. I can also highly recommend all the anime mentioned here. Enjoy!





PSI - Missing, the first opening song to To Aru Majutsu no Index.



Masterpiece, the second opening song from To Aru Majutsu no Index.



Hishoku no sora, from Shakugan no Shana.



Joint, opening from Shakugan no Shana II.



Get My Way!, second ending from Hayate no Gotoku.


Mami Kawada's official site is here: http://mami-kawada.jp/

CV03: Megurine Luka - Unveiled

Megurine Luka has been unveiled as CV03. You may have heard her singing Amazing Grace not too long ago. When I heard that I wasn't too sure about how I felt towards the then unknown next Vocaloid. But just recently the song in the video above was released and I found myself more impressed. Luka is made to sing Japanese and English, and if you ask me her English is clear as could be. Her voice comes from seiyuu Asakawa Yuu, the voice of Rider from Fate/Stay Night and Sakaki from Azumanga Daioh, among many other characters. Check out her profile on ANN. Megurine Luka will be released later this month, as her scheduled release date is January 30th. Luka is apparently to be aged at 20 years old, making her the oldest of the Vocaloid2 characters. So, expect your favorite video sites to be flooded with new videos come February. I'm sure I'll be sharing some with you as well, as I look forward to hearing what people can create with her voice. I'm not going to go deep in depth on this post, but I just had to share this with everyone who might not have heard (though I haven't checked my normal daily sites yet to see if they've been overloaded with news about her). So, who thinks they'll make a Figma/Nendoroid of her by the end of 2009? I'd buy a Figma for sure.



There are already a nice flood of pictures of her on Piapro and Pixiv. Expect a decent gallery of Luka later this month! Hopefully you don't all get completely sick of my Vocaloid related posts, but don't worry there will be plenty of other kinds! I was going to post something else until I stumbled across the news of her first thing this morning.





Images from Gelbooru.

Crazy Kagamine video

Yeah, So, I was browsing through youtube videos and found this...
I laughed so hard it made my head hurt, quite the entertainment while waiting for Rin Kagamine and Len Kagamine Figma to arrive at our door today!:D I'm sure my husband Persocom-San will do a review on those later on in the week.

Music: Danger Gang

From left to right, Danger Gang is: Waka - Vocals, Hiko - Guitar, Thera - Bass, Rei - Drums


Well, I've been at a lack for posting material lately so I think today I'll introduce you to one of my favorite Japanese bands, Danger Gang. Danger Gang is an all-girl rock band (I'm not going to try and label by a specific branch of the genre). Yes, they're 100% all female. They may look like your typical Visual Kei group, but I assure you, no traps here. They're not huge stars but they really have a lot of potential. They've released a bunch of singles/eps and finally last month released their first full length album St. Beast. They have a long way to go, and I see a lot of negative talk about them because they don't have the best "quality" but I really enjoy their music, and I think they're very deserving of some positive feedback. I love Waka's voice and the music gets me pumped. Yes, this music isn't for everyone but give a listen to these and decide for yourself. If you really like them support them by buying their St. Beast album ^^. Oh yeah, can't forget, check out the Danger Gang myspace for more music samples. Here's some "videos" (which are actually just songs with a picture to accompany them uploaded to youtube).












The quality of these videos aren't the best, but I love them simply because they show how these girls' live presence would be. I would absolutely freaking love to watch them on stage. Insert swooning here.



I really wish they had these in DVD quality, that would make my day. One last thing to add, they do plan on releasing a real music video soon, so when it comes out I'll be sure to update.