The Unofficial Yuri Kasahara Anime Compilation Album

The name of Yuri Kasahara is probably unknown to most anime and anime music fans, but I'm quite certain her voice isn't. She can be heard in anime series such as Gurren Lagann, Mai Otome, Madlax, Noir, Persona Trinity Soul, Black Cat... So, here's an album I put together with all of her anime related songs.Yuri Kasahara (or Yuri Shinada) is one of Japan's best known opera singers. She has

Pandora Hearts OP song - Parallel Hearts by FictionJunction

Yuki Kajiura has really been working her ass off lately... Here is yet another example of her strong work ethic. Two months ago, I did a post on the trailer music for Pandora Hearts (here), the latest anime lucky enough to have its music composed by anime music godess Kajiura-san. She's also doing the OP theme song, Parallel Hearts, sung by FictionJunction (more like FictionJunction Wakana to me)

Kalafina Live - Seventh Heaven DVD

The Yuki Kajiura/kalafina fever is in full swing! The Seventh Heaven Limited edition came along with a DVD that included 4 live clips of kalafina. And of course, they're nothing short of amazing!!Tracklist:1. oblivious (Live)2. Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku (Live)3. Kizuato (Live)4. ARIA (Live)5. sprinter (VIDEO CLIP)6. fairytale (VIDEO CLIP)7. seventh heaven (VIDEO CLIP)8. oblivious (VIDEO CLIP)9.

Write a message to Yuki Kajiura in person...

My good friend Kerahna (of Canta Per Me) will be going to Anime Boston 2009 where Yuki Kajiura and Kalafina (Keiko, Wakana, Hikaru) will be visiting as the guests of honor. For this occasion, she will be printing and presenting to them a scrapbook in person at the convention!So this is your chance to have Yuki hold your work in her hands! You can send them a message, a piece of artwork, poetry,

Seventh Heaven by Kalafina - Album Review

I'm so happy I got the chance to listen to this album before its official release (Thank you Zuiyon and Adi!). I've been listening to it non-stop for 5 days now... It's quite a feat to have so much Yuki Kajiura music being released in just 2 weeks, between the FictionJunction album, the latest kalafina single, and the first kalafina album.Tracklist:1. overture2. oblivious3. love come down4. Natsu

Kuroshitsuji ED2 Full Single - Lacrimosa by Kalafina

Back in January, I reviewed the latest kalafina song (here) which is not Kara no Kyoukai-related (for a change, haha!). Well here's the single with the long version. This week has truly been Kajiuresqe!! (And it's not over yet...).Tracklist:1. Lacrimosa2. Gloria3. Lacrimosa (Instrumental)9/10 The longer version is even better than the TV-size version (no surprises there!) I especially love the

Album Review - Everlasting Songs (feat. FictionJunction) by Yuki Kajiura

I've been listening to the new Yuki Kajiura album for a few days now. A week ago, I posted the samples of each track(here). I wanted to write about my impression as soon as I finished listening to all the tracks, but for the reasons mentioned in my previous posts, I couldn't bring myself to it. Technically it isn't really a new album. It's more like a remix album, with rearrangements and new

Samples from Everlasting Songs - FictionJunction Album by Yuki Kajiura

Today is a great day for Yuki Kajiura lovers... Or at least for me, after hearing a sample from each track of the new Yuki Kajiura album entitled Everlasting Songs. It's basically a compilation album with FictionJunction songs and new arrangements. I can't wait... The album is set for release on February 25, 2009. All FictionJunction vocalists will contribute: Yuuka Nanri, Keiko Kubota, Wakana

My Piano Cover of Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka

Here's my piano cover of Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka by See-Saw from the Gundam SEED Destiny ED4 Single, the song I reviewed yesterday (here). I hope you will all like it! Tell me what you think about it!You can download the mp3 version of my piano cover here.

Gundam SEED Destiny B-Side - Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka by See-Saw

Some weeks ago, I was asked to cover Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka by See-Saw. For those of you who have never heard this awesome song, don't despair... It's actually a B-Side on the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ED4 Single Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru by See-Saw. If you still don't know what See-Saw is, it's basically a pop duo with Chiaki Ishikawa and Yuki Kajiura, two of my favorite artists.10/10

Ultimate Yuki Kajiura Piano Sheet Collection

Despite me just writing about the last Yuki Kajiura giveaway (here), I've decided to give you another Yuki Kajiura gift. I think I really like contradicting myself, nothing wrong with that, right? So here it is, the Ultimate Yuki Kajiura gift for all anime musicians and pianists, or even any musicians at all, anime lovers or not...DOWNLOAD THE ULTIMATE YUKI KAJIURA PIANO SHEET COLLECTION HERE!

Yuki Kajiura Month is over - One Last Giveaway...

I proclaimed last month as the Yuki Kajiura Month, so it is with great sadness that I officially announce that the Yuki Kajiura month is now over... But fear not, I will be sure to keep you all updated on the latest Yuki Kajiura music... I hope you all enjoyed the Yuki Kajiura DVD Live Vol. 2 videos that I posted every day of last month (here).As a parting gift, I chose to share with you one of

Exclusive New Anime Music Downloads at the Ongaku Forums!

As I've been saying these past few days, now that we have great new forums, all the anime music downloads will be added to the "anime music downloads" section of the Ongaku forums. This way, it will be easier for all the readers of this blog to get their anime music fix without having to search for hours... There is also an "anime music requests" section in the forums for all of those who are

Favorite Song from the Yuki Kajiura Concert DVD?

Now that you've all hopefully watched the whole Yuki Kajiura Concert DVD Live 2008.07.31. (If you haven't, download it here), I'd like to know which song you preferred... Sorry, I like to be curious! So please vote: What was your favorite song from the Yuki Kajiura Live DVD? ( surveys)

Yuki Kajiura Concert DVD Live 2008.07.31. - The MCs

For all the Yuki Kajiura fans, I still have five more videos of the special live concert... But it's not what you're thinking. Sadly, it isn't more songs, but just the spoken parts of Yuki Kajiura during the concert between songs (MCs) that I had left out. For those of you who don't understand Japanese, I also added a rough translation (thank you to Chibi-Chibi from canta-per-me.net).MC1 Download

Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway: Day 20 - Ring Your Song

I'm quite sad to announce the end of the special Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway. We're already at the last song, which is Ring Your Song from the Tsubasa Chronicle anime. It's nice to have a song with Eri Ito as the last song of the concert... I hope you all enjoyed the concert as much as I did! And don't worry it's not quite the end of my special Kajiura month just yet, so stay tuned for more

Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway: Day 19 - Yume no Tsubasa

Already the second to last song of the wonderful Yuki Kajiura Live Concert! Song No. 19 is Yume no Tsubasa, yet another Tsubasa Chronicle song. It is originally sung by Yui Makino.You can find the high quality video file (courtesy of canta-per-me.net) right here with all the other songs...Tracklist01. The World(120MB) Download here02. Dream Scape(98.2MB) Download here03. Vanity(80MB) Download

Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway: Day 18 - Everlasting Song

Song No. 18 of the Yuki Kajiura Live Concert DVD is Everlasting Song from the Erementar Gerad anime. It's originally sung by FictionJunction ASUKA (that's the only song she has actually done with Yuki Kajiura!).You can find the high quality video file (courtesy of canta-per-me.net) right here with all the other songs...Tracklist01. The World(120MB) Download here02. Dream Scape(98.2MB) Download

Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway: Day 17 - Open Your Heart

Only 3 songs left! This is day 17 of the special Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway. I hope you're all enjoying the live concert! Song No. 17 is another .hack//sign song, it's Open Your Heart from the OST2 and originally sung by Emily Bindiger. She also sings a slightly different version of that song on Yuki Kajiura's solo album, Fiction. Here we have Kaori from FictionJunction KAORI as the main

Yuki Kajiura Live DVD Giveaway: Day 16 - Zodiacal Sign

Sorry for being late on the Yuki Kajiura Giveaway... Song No. 16 of her Live Concert is Zodiacal Sign from the Aquarian Age anime. I reviewed this song a month ago as a foretaste of the Yuki Kajiura DVD (read it here). Zodiacal Sign was originally sung by Kaori Nishina.You can find the high quality video file (courtesy of canta-per-me.net) right here with all the other songs...Tracklist01. The