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Screw my Java assignment. This is 9:27 minutes of epic win.
GIVE ME THE BLURAY NOW!!!@$^#!!
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Screw my Java assignment. This is 9:27 minutes of epic win.
GIVE ME THE BLURAY NOW!!!@$^#!!
Better late than never? ^^;
I managed to get a seat for this overnight event in Zepp Tokyo.. started exactly 30 min after midnight (August 16, 24:30), and ended after 6 am. The event was very laid-back compared to Animelo, everyone was sitting almost all the time and only a few (including me) who brought penlights.. it was still lively though, with lots of clapping and calls. It might have been more energetic if it wasn’t during Comiket. :-/
There were more talking and jokes than songs, but it was really enjoyable, I didn’t spot anyone sleeping or even look tired (Endoh actually made a joke about this and called us crazy).
There were also guessing games of who the next performer is with stupid hints. There was a guy who kept shouting “FUKUYAMA!” regardless who came out on stage.. xD
Anyway, here’s the show’s highlights..
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..three crazy oyajis! LOL.
- Event hosts Kageyama, Endoh, and Kitadani from JAM Project opened up the event with 4 historical songs! xD
- Minami’s Mai-Otome uniform has legs! Too bad I couldn’t find any “good pics” for that. 
And ETERNITY was awesome.. she’s more suited for ballads like this.
- Misato Aki’s Natsune Remon was the cutest..
- ..and Oumi Tomoe’s Ryuugu Rena too! She failed to do the rap for Engine First Lap and just went “lalala~”.. cute! >_<
- Okui Masami must be the only woman in her 40s that can pull off an awesome Ayanami Rei plugsuit cosplay.. AND a bunny maid one later on.
Oh well, I almost cried when I got to hear my fave track from Masami Kobushi live!!
- JAM Project singing the Ponyo Ponyo song in fluffy animal costumes? EPIC WIN. ..sorry I couldn’t find any photo T_T
- Hata Aki looked huge. Wait, “doctor” Ogata Megumi was way bigger. xD Ogata sang brilliantly though.. hands down to best singer of the night. I forgot I used to love her husky voice.. (Tenou Haruka anyone? <3) ..too bad she was also the #$!#@Shinji.
- IMAJO once more cosplayed as a girl.. this time it’s a “pretty girl”. He failed to sit like one, though.
- Fukuyama was the Maid Guy!! LOLOLOL ..maybe that’s why no blog post pics from him this year?
- Acoustic JAM Project saikou! Poor Makkun had to fill in Rika’s parts.. especially for Little Wings ^^;
More pics and Set List after the jump.
Goods
In Saturday, I arrived in Saitama about 11 am, thinking that was early enough to get all the goods.. but apparently thousands of people were already there. For God’s sake they just opened the booth at 10.30. -_-;;
..and after 1.5 hours of lining up with smelly people, it was finally my turn.. but the Animelo bag set and the wristband was sold out. Tempted to buy Minorin’s fan-light but didn’t. BTW I still have no idea why they didn’t sell S-sized shirts.. M is still VERY big.
Don’t even think about buying goods after the event though.. only shirts and pamphlet left.
Here’s things I managed to get.. I wouldn’t have survived without the towel..
I got encore things too.. both days’ ribbons and the white heart too~~!! <3 <3 Had to fight for that
Animelo 2008 Challenge Set List
Even the board looks awesome, isn’t it? xD
Hit the jump for set list and their tie-ins..
Finally home. It was hard to go online since I stayed in a small but nice (and really cheap) ryokan.. anyway.
I started out late in Day-2, arriving at about 3pm, since I’ve got the goods and to be honest my whole body hurt. I didn’t think I could jump anymore, at least not as crazy as Day-1.. but well, I was wrong. 
- JAM Project opened the concert, I was ready to scream my all for Makkun but.. that wasn’t her on stage, it was Misato Aki.
Turned out Makkun got sick and couldn’t join the 2nd day. There’s a long post in her blog apologizing and explaining her condition.. it was unbelievable she could perform very well the day before.. get well soon, Makkun! 
- I love Misato Aki. But someone else loves her more, he shouted “daisuki da yo!!” really loud that quite a bunch applauded him.
- ELISA sang really well, but just like Suara, she didn’t “perform” much on stage.
- DLB was really funny.. too bad no Asu e no Brilliant Road.
- Hocchan is the epitome of cuteness. CUTE. CUTE. CUTE.
- Momoi Halko performs awesomely.. but what’s more awesome than her? My fave performance of the day: UNDER17 (yes, megane-momoi!) duet with MOSAIC.WAV!! Any moe-pop lovers should go crazy for that! xD
- Lots of high-pitched moe voices, esp Sakura Saori, miko..
- IM@S sang medley of the favorite songs! <3<3<3
Chiaking didn’t use Azusa’s voice though.. but damn she’s hot.
- Aya was way better than Gekisou or last year’s Animelo. I actually enjoyed Love Gun live. And I saw her pantsu so many times..
- May’n was Sheryl Nome that night. She’s not as chubby as what Yells PV shown us, nice legs.
- PSYCHIC LOVER should do more ballad.
- Uninstall.. Uninstall.. was holy.
- Chihi sang nicely, but I wished she would rock the stage instead.
- Now the big guys.. JAM Project really did rocked the super arena. I literally felt the heat.. with everyone flying for SKILL, it was like a sauna. Loved “OKUI” tattoo in Kageyama’s arms. No Border was weird without her, tho..
- This time I sat in left-side of the platform.. close enough to get Hocchan (!!), atsuko/KATSU, Aa, Mingosu smiled and waved back to me. JAM Project guys & Yoffy too. But the winner was Chiaking and her flying kisses.. *dies* Too bad I missed Momoi and Misato Aki. T_T
I’ve translated most of Animelo set-list.. will get it done tomorrow. And maybe some pics..
Just kill me. Seriously. My seat was really good, 6th from front, in the block to the right of the middle platform. After the encore, Nana smiled back to me. So did Minami, Minorin, and Okui. xD Srsly I have nothing left to regret in this world.
Highlights of the day:
- Ultimate duet, Nana + Yukarin opened the live with overly cute Koiseyo Onnanoko and Mamimume Mogacho. Their hardcore fans (and me) went crazy. Yukarin’s one especially.
- Ishida Yoko’s Strike Witches OP stuck in my head now.
- yozuca* was great. And she did a trio with Minorin and Aa~
- Minorin sang a lot. Rinbu-revolution duet with Okui.. way better than the tribute CD.
- Best singer was Suara. Beautiful voice.
- Minami sang all the songs I wanted. Love Jump <3
- Nana was AWESOMEAWESOMEAWESOME. Dancing in the velvet moon live was.. *nosebleeds*
- ALIPRO’s Arika did fulfil her last year’s promise, duet with a Nana song, ETERNAL BLAZE..
More details sometime later.. I’ve never been this tired, being overly excited somehow gave enough stamina to jump and scream for 4 hours~ a Japanese guy next to me didn’t believe me when I told him this was my first real concert~ xD need lotsa sleep for tomorrow’s Momoi and Hocchan~
This event calendar actually serves as a travel guide for myself.. so it’s seriously messy and confusing. Don’t bother reading, just wait for the reports later
..if I manage to go there.
Animelo Update
August 30. AKINO from bless4
So only AKINO is coming? I’m 100% sure she’ll perform that one popular song..
Songs:
- Sousei no Aquarion OP: Sousei no Aquarion, Go Tight!
August 31. Sound Horizon
I was a bit surprised they were invited. This makes Day-2 a NicoNico festival with one orchestra band.. ^^;
Songs:
- I can’t recall any anime song from them.. wiki said Gunslinger Girl image album and few game themes.
- my personal faves: Ark, Eru no Rakuen
Animelo Theme Song
It was out yesterday. Go and buy it too. My CD is so far away from me (this is why I hate going home), I can only see the shiny jewel case and whatever poster I got in September.. Anyway, the song and PV are already available in the interwebz.. couldn’t help not to download them. The song is pretty good.. not memorable like Outride or catchy like Generation-A, but I like it. Still a mystery for me why they didn’t use motsu (m.o.v.e) to do the rapping part..
Hit the jump for screenshots and lyrics.
I was randomly browsing and got interested in this anison event called “ANIME JAPAN FES” (AJF). First held in 1998, the main event usually consists of 4 weirdly-named concerts in 3 days (in order of performance):
- 「アニソン女子部“夏祭り”」 “Anison Joshi-bu Natsu Matsuri”
- 「スーパーヒーロー魂“夏の陣”」 “Superhero Tamashii Natsu no Jin”
- 「ゆかいな仲間たち」 “Yakai na Nakamatachi”
- 「スーパーアニソン魂“夏の陣”」 ”Super Anison Tamashii Natsu no Jin”
What easily won my attention was Yakai na Nakamatachi (Happy Friends). It’s a 5-hours all-night concert starting from midnight, led by JAM Project’s super-uncles Kageyama Hironobu, Endoh Masaaki, and Kitadani Hiroshi. They features a LOT of guest singers, but that’s not all.. it’s practically a cosplay live! Now that explains the weirdos on stage in the first pic.
I’ll let last year’s event pics speak for themselves.
I almost cried when I saw the new update. I recall ranting about why Makkun is not listed separately when Animelo was first announced few months back. Now I don’t need to give up the dream~
August 30 - Okui Masami 奥井雅美
Having over 300 songs, she can sing whatever she wants and I’m happy. Duet with Nana-chan is a must.. Get Along or Kujikenaikara! (Slayers ED)? xD
Songs:
- MuvLuv game OP/ED: INSANITY, Total Eclipse
- Jama wa sasenai (Slayers NEXT ED), CUTIE (DiGi Charat OP)
- Cyberteam in Akihabara: Birth, Taiyou no Hana, 朱 -AKA-, Koishimasho Nebarimasho
- Yu-gi-oh! OP/ED: Shuffle, Ano hi no gogo
- Non-anime songs (she did -w- last year anyway): RING, 蜜-mitsu-, HAPPY PLACE, CHAOS, It’s my life, Iiwake..
August 31 - Yoshiki Fukuyama 福山芳樹
I remember his Macross 7 songs but that’s about it.. Though I’d love to hear Basara and Sheryl do a PLANET DANCE duet.
Songs:
- Work Guy (Kamen no Maid Guy ED)
- Makka na Chikai (Busou Renkin OP)
- Macross 7 (as Basara): Seventh Moon (OP), Totsugeki Love Heart, Angel Voice, etc~
Right, they just added more people to the already-cramped line-up.. it’s not that I’m unhappy with it, but I’m afraid this means Nana will sing less. And I paid that much money to see her live more than anything. >_>
Anyway. Da Capo fans must be really happy.
August 30 - CooRie
Songs:
- Da Capo ED: Mirai e no Melody, Sonzai (D.C.)
Akatsuki ni Saku Uta, Kioku Love Letter (D.C.S.S.)
Yasashisa wa Ame no you ni (D.C. II)
Bokutachi no Yuku e (D.C.II S.S.)
- Usotsuki (School Days ED)
- Cross*Heart (Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora OP)
August 30 - yozuca*
Songs:
- Da Capo OP: Sakura Saku Mirai Koi Yume (D.C.)
Sakurairo no Kisetsu (D.C.S.S.)
Sakura Kimi ni Emu (D.C.II)
Sakura Amaneku Sekai (D.C.II S.S.)
- going my way (Girls Bravo OP)
- Kirameku (Joshi Kosei OP)
August 31 - MOSAIC.WAV
Definitely yay. Their crazy denpa-moe style kinda reminds me of Under17, although less awesome, but their songs still get stuck in my mind..
Songs:
- Chousai Kenbo Sengen (Kyouran Kazoku Nikki OP)
- Katamichi Catchball (Potemayo OP)
- Kyun Kyun Panic (Mamotte! Lollipop ED)
- Sumomomo momomo OP: Saikyou x Keikaku, Setsujou! Hyakka Ryouran
Yells ~It’s a beautiful life~ preview
I browsed NND with my lame connection, and found a preview of Yells (kinda outdated, but oh well).. it didn’t win me in the first try, but after few repeats I kinda like it, maybe as good as Generation A.. but no chance to dethrone OUTRIDE as my favorite Animelo song. The first press is running out, secure a copy now!
…the internet in hometown is dying.
It’s slower than Noto Mamiko’s normal talking speed. Really. I mean, three days to download a single episode of Code Geass.. (and that’s only to see my favorite girl gets killed by a gay emo bastard). I even gave up uploading Minorin’s DVD screenshots, will try again after I get better connection.
To make matters worse, Nana Clips 4 was stuck with Aussie customs so I had to fly back home without it. Mood is slightly better after I ordered another copy, coming here in about 2 days. News on Nana’s 18th single to be released near my birthday and her upcoming BluRay totally made my day too. I just need to get my hand on PS3 and 5.1 speakers.. right.
Another Animelo Update
I just checked Animelo website again after a looooong time. I was disappointed enough with AAA ruining my perfect 8/30 line-up (ignoring the Zettai Karen girls), but rejoice, it’s Lia we’re talking about here. 
I was really amazed the first time I listened to her “crystal voice” in Aozora… but to be honest, I haven’t checked her other works, except that and the School Rumble insert songs.
New artists from my last update:
August 31 - ave;new feat Sakura Saori (1st Animelo)
Not really well-known for western fans, I guess.. their songs are mainly used in adult PC games.
Songs:
- Nursery Rhyme (OP, ED): true my heart, Dearness
- angel breath (game): just be with you
August 30 - AAA (1st Animelo)
ATTACK ALL AROUND! …..whatever.
Songs:
- World Destruction (OP): ZERO
- ….do I care? no.
August 31 - Lia (1st Animelo)
Songs:
- AIR (OP, IN): Tori no Uta, Aozora
- Gunslinger Girl II (ED): doll, human
- Initial D 4th Stage (BGM): ALL AROUND, SKY HIGH
Theme song singers (CD)
..so they did leave people out. Here’s the list, copied from the website:
ALI PROJECT, Ishikawa Chiaki, Ishida Yoko, ELISA, GRANRODEO, Kuribayashi Minami, PSYCHIC LOVER, savage genius, JAM Project（Kageyama Hironobu, Endoh Masaaki、Kitadani Hiroshi, Okui Masami, Fukuyama Yoshiki), Suara, Chihara Minori, Hirano Aya, Misato Aki, Mizuki Nana, May’n, Momoi Halko, Yonekura Chihiro
Pics spam only~ Lazy xD
Nakamura Eriko 中村繪里子 (Amami Haruka 天海春香)
Imai Asami 今井麻美 (Kisaragi Chihaya 如月千早)
Takahashi Chiaki たかはし智秋 (Miura Azusa 三浦あずさ)
Shimoda Asami 下田麻美 (Futami Ami and Mami 双海亜美・双海真美)
Imai and Chiaki~ I love Chiaki’s boobs.
Miko (..who host a channel in NicoDouga and remixes a lot of Touhou music in her group IOSYS, and gonna release an album soon..)
OK, from what I read in Nana’s and Minorin’s blogs, they have recorded the theme song. So why the heck are they adding more performers? I was wondering how they gonna fit everyone in a song, but now it makes more sense that they’re doing two versions -one for each day- and not everyone is singing.. maybe. >_>
On to the good news:
August 30 - Ishida Yoko 石田燿子 (3rd Animelo)
She finally made the cut, although she hasn’t released anything new for a loooong time, excluding the Yocomix series. And damn, she sang Aka no Seijaku in 2006 already.
- OPEN YOUR MIND ~Chiisana Hane Hirogete~ (Aa! Megami-sama OP)
- Natsuiro no Kakera (Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai ED)
- Just see her Single Collection’s tracklist.
August 31 - THE IDOLM@STER (1st Animelo)
The participating IDOLs will be announced tomorrow. I’m not familiar with the game nor the anime (they have different casts anyway).. I only recognize Takahashi Chiaki and Ochiai Yurika (boobs alert? lol) and Kugimiya Rie. Let’s see how things will go.
Makes me think they would add more people again..
Animelo Theme Song
The title will be 「Yells～It’s a beautiful life～」.
As usual, Okui Masami is responsible for lyrics, and this time Kageyama Hironobu is in charge of composition. They did a great job for OUTRIDE, which remains as my favorite Animelo song until now. I have no idea how they gonna put that many artists in one song.. but definitely looking forward to it and the DVD. Longer making-of, please!
It’s up for pre-orders in Amazon and CDJapan. Get it now for a bonus poster.
And Animelo gets two more performers: m.o.v.e and Misato Aki!! Can’t wait until August. Wish me luck for a cheaper arena ticket in Yahoo! Auction.. >_<
Quick news, Yonekura Chihiro added to Day-2 of Animelo 2008!! (ﾉ￣∇￣)ﾉ⌒
Possible songs:
- ライオンの翼 (Rion no Tsubasa) (PS2 game Elvandia Story theme)
- Random song from her long, long list of anisong~ Or r.o.r/s please~ xD
Hm, now I feel like pre-ordering her cover album Ever After. Too bad I’m broke. -_-;
Absolutely has nothing to do with the post.
Animelo’s official website has a new promo poster now, does that mean the line-up is final? :-/ But they still write “and more!!” there.. Here’s hoping for Jyukai to perform again.
Two new artists were announced in the past two days:
I wrote about this before on otadesho, but the said post was only intended as news so I didn’t write more than I was supposed to, while I gotta take things out of my system before t3h inner fangirl exploded (it did, several times, actually).
Live Info
# Title: Animelo Summer Live 2008 -Challenge-
# Date: August 30 (Sat) and August 31 (Sun), 2008
# Ticket price: 7500yen @day
# Location: Saitama Super Arena
Twice bigger than the previous venue Nippon Budokan. I hope they will nicely set the stage to please the fans (like that of Mizuki Nana’s concerts), rather than trying to fit everyone.
Long rant after the jump.