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I Want My Hat Back – Akemi Homura

eccen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:38:14 +0000

It's pretty symbolic.

I think it’s quite unique it deserves an entry here.

Also “I Want My Head Back – Tomoe Mami”

The original ” I Want My Hat Back “

Cool Music: Hiroyuki Sawano (澤野弘之)

eccen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:31:24 +0000

Let’s put some last.fm reference first.

” Hiroyuki Sawano 澤野弘之; born 12 Sep 1980 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer. He is part of the group Legendoor. He was first recognized after completing the Soundtrack for the drama ‘Iryu~Team Medical Dragon’. He composes for dramas, movies and anime series. On July 15th 2009, he released his first original album entitled ‘musica’. “

The person responsible for my ear orgasm.

Sawano-san composed most of the memorable track from recent anime, noticeably Gundam UC OVA and Guilty Crown. Most of his work are really impressive and brings about a feeling of sadness but at the same time determined.

His first work that captivated me. Good tracks are "Unicorn" and "Piano to Anna"

Another UC track for episode 2 and 3. Also have a lot of good tracks. My favourite is "Mobile Armor" and "MAD-NUG"

Also to my ignorant nature to the soundtrack music scene, I just learned that he also composed the soundtrack for Guilty Crown. No wonder I cried a bit when Ouma draws Inori’s void in the first episode.

Lots of songs with weird title inside. My favourite gotta be "βιοζ-δ" and "κrOnё" "

You can check the rest of his info and discography on last.fm instead of wiki. Also check out his own website here. Maybe I’ll try Ao no Exorcist soundtrack next.

Cool Story : Mirai Nikki

eccen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:26:19 +0000

I followed the manga back in 2006, waiting patiently for the release of each chapter, and now there’s an anime series out of it. There’s nothing wrong with that, but what disappoints me is the studio and cast. I really look forward to the stuff I like to be mainstreamed, as it’s hard to find anyone who have the same preference as I am. Really, did anyone ever read the Mirai Nikki manga back then?

Ah, my dangerous and destructive waifu. Gasai Yuno.

First of all the director Naoto Hosoda . Looking through his record, I can say that none of his works that I like and most of his work is Key Animation. Seriously my expectation of Mirai Nikki anime turns out to be awesome had turned to dust just from here. Then here comes the main attraction of the series, Gasai Yuno, to be voiced by Tomosa Murata (?) . Fresh seiyuu is good, and sometimes it turns out really good like what happened in Soredemo Machi, but I think Yuno voice is totally annoying and my image of yangire waifu is ruined. While blood drenched and everything, she suddenly screams like a cat… So I turned the volume down.

Please stop screaming, I'll do anything for you, just stop screaming.

Sometimes stuffs isn’t all that bad, looking at the good side, there’s Norio Wakamoto(Charles Zi Britannia) as Deus and Ishida Akira(Athrun Zala) as Akise Aru(another of my favourite character). Also, VERY nice opening by Yousei Teikoku , 空想メソロギヰ . And coming from the director who always did key animation, the animation can be pretty fluent at a time but the studio isn’t all that good so expect less quality coming from it and enjoy the plot. Btw looking at the enormous number of staffs in the anime production, I shouldn’t complain much since I watched it for free.

The guitar sound is making me aroused.

As I already know the plot, maybe I expect a little high in quality here. But for those who doesn’t know, I think it’ll be best if they enjoy the plot twist.

Holy plot twist.

p/s : I also enjoyed the Mirai Nikki Inspired Album Vol.1 – Ingaritsu Noise. Lot’s of good hipster songs inside.

With character 'theme' songs.

Cool Story : dotHack//Quantum

eccen — Mon, 16 May 2011 09:27:55 +0000

The first episode of dotHack//Quantum : Walking Party

Those who are not familiar with dotHack series, it’s a story about a MMORPG that supposed to be far more advance than any MMORPG that existed today. It uses VR to simulate real life experience in the game in conjunction with a microchip implant in your brain; which causes all the trouble from the story. This one is a three episode OVA installment for the series, which feature The World R:X which is a newer version of The World.

The new version of The World featured in the OVA.

What makes it different from the other dotHack series?

Three girls as the lead.

Real life version of them.

The retarded main heroine who causes trouble to everyone. *somewhat familiar traits*

And of course...

Aside from the moe girls approach, the series promises better quality compared to the previous dotHack anime which is full of disoriented character anatomy and unnatural body language.

>_<

Quality dragon breath scene.

Panic in-game battle.

Angry dragon.

And dragons, they rock! Through the fire and flame.

Those who are familiar with the dotHack series can’t help but notice the camoe from the previous dotHack series.

The PK'ers who PK'ed Haseo in dotHack//G.U.

Don't want to spoil about who she really is, but you'll surely get it from the avatar she's using.

Overall the story is enjoyable and light. If you want to smoke something deep, might as well go for dotHack//G.U. instead. As a dotHack fan, I can say the anime is good way of conveying how The World works to non-dotHack followers.

Epitaph user Data Drain, they didn't care to explain it at all. But it's a hack ability nonetheless.

Though some terms and unexplainable situation can’t be described in 3 episode but the dotHack fan surely ignore it since they’re all reference to the older dotHack.

In game conversation.

IRL conversation.

Wait, what?

Uragiri no Yuuyake Guitarpro Tab.

eccen — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:12:44 +0000

THEATRE BROOK - 裏切りの夕焼け

Again, Y write so much? This is the Op version. I didn’t tab the bass part, I got it somewhere else but using it as tempo reference.
Download

Yokan Guitarpro

eccen — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:30:36 +0000

Must I say too much? Yokan by Heidi guitarpro file for rhythm guitar.

予感 - heidi.

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November Playlist.

eccen — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:46:34 +0000

Okay, people said that WMP is the best player there is and Foobar is the best in sound quality, but I’m sticking to iTunes since I’m already familiar with it since the last time I used an iPod. But things are getting worst and not only butt ugly, but the new iTunes is really laggy compared to iTunes 7 that I currently used before.

The cover flow phailed hard after upgrading it.

So yeah, gonna reorganize my songs and downgrade it later. Sadly my iMac can’t help me this time, the HFS partition is set to 100GB(thanks to my dad)… which is not enough for my songs.

Acid Black Cherry - Re:Birth

It was love at first sight, the first time I heard it and I’m already mesmerized. Re:Birth by Acid Black Cherry probably among the best song of the year. A song for the latest installment for the Another Century Episode series “Rebirth” , filled with fast and delicious guitar riff, double guitar solo harmonic, soothing Janne Da Arc vocal and overall it’s a really nice arrangement. The wait is killing me ( about 3 month I think ) but once it was released, can’t stop headbanging to it until now. Already tabbed it out, but not in the mood to write it down unless requested. The game itself is not worth much mentioning but this song is a must try.

うたかた花火 - Supercell

Oshit it’s Naruto song but NO! Don’t discriminate it like that. Kudos to Ryo again for making such a wonderful song. It’s the continuation of the series Kimi No Shiranai Monogatari >> Sayonara Memories >> Utakata Hanabi , all telling about the same thing, memories of a girl about a boy but in a different expression. Unlike the previous 2, the song is a ballad, with Nagi as the vocalist, sorry vocaloid fans out there, I still can’t accept the synthesizer feel of a vocaloid song yet. The PV is less attractive as the previous one but it’s really artistic in a supercell kind of way. The second song is the theme song for Mahou Tsukai No Yoru, Hoshi ga Mabataku Konna Yoru ni, a fast tempo song, again with intricate chord progression.

Walkの約束 - Nangi

Ignored it during the first time I listen to it, but after a while, starting to like it after putting it in my driving playlist. The ED theme for Shiki, melancholic in a way and the chord progression during the chorus is awesome. In a weird way, the lazy ass voice is kinda soothing to listen to. Same like Supercell’s, the PV is really artistic and not really enjoyable for most people.

SPARKY☆START　- 片手☆SIZE

片手☆SIZE is a trio group starring Aya Hirano, Horie Yui, and Maeda Ai. And yeah, I like most songs performed by all three of them so having them combined is something to look forward to. ED for Nurarihyon no Mago, a youkai + yakuza like story, didn’t watch it until I listen to this song. Yukionna/Tsurara, the character voiced by Hocchan is really dazzling, her eyes captivated me during the first look on the album art. And yeah, after listening to Hocchan voice in the song totally sold me out. The anime wasn’t all that good in terms of quality, but they got a good female seiyuu lineup and enjoyable story. The manga give a lot more chivalrous feel to it though.

It's A Wonderful World - Mr. Children

Forgive me for being a slowpoke but Mr.Children is really awesome, much more awesome than Radwimps and Bump Of Chicken. I’ve fallen in love with their song after listening to Kurumi. But this album here doesn’t have that song, but it contains my favourite song ‘Fastener’. Their song pattern is pretty much the same and gave a feeling of nostalgic and melodic. Enjoyable if you’re listening to it while reading a slice of life novel or manga.

H.O.T.D - Maon Kurosaki

Kurosaki Maon is a newcomer to the anisong music industry, though from reading her profile, she already debuted in Akihabara as a performer. Up until now, she already performed the song for HoTD and the new Index series installment ( can check out the PV for that here ). Okay, the album consisted of all 13 H.o.t.d ED recorded in full version. Overall I give it a 3 star except for ‘Fuss Fuzz’ which deserve 5 full star from me. The song might me normal during the first time you listen to it, but once you put on your headphone and listen to the detail, it was really an exploding experience. The guitar arrangement is really awesome and somewhat producing an exploding sound from the palm mute, making you wanna headband right away. Though, I think one with less music instrument proficiency couldn’t notice it well so it’s not really a strong argument.

Venus to Jesus - Yakushimaru Etsuko

Weird song for a weird series, Venus to Jesus is a really premelodic kinda song where it’s the combination of cuteness + slow rock + ballad. Yakushimaru Etsuko voice is really cute and gave off a peaceful sensation, quite ‘windy’ like Hanazawa Kana’s voice. Kinda reminds me that I still haven’t watch S2 of the series.

Omoi De Wa! Sobakasu(そばかす) Guitar Chord.

eccen — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:15:40 +0000

Might as well post some of the stuff I tabbed out to make this blog feels lively. Aya Ueto version is a downtuned ver of this chord and the Judy and Mary version is pretty much a blues riff. One of the best anisong in accordance to my preference

Yuki is now on a solo career.

Rurouni Kenshin – Sobakasu by Judy and Mary

A             C#m              D
Daikirai datta sobakasu wo chotto 

              F
Hitonadeshite tame iki wo hitotsu 

E               F#m
Hebi ikkyuu no koi wa migoto n

D             E
Kakuzatou to isshoni toketa.

A          C#m                   D
Mae yori mo motto yaseta mune ni chotto

               F
"Chiku" tto sasaru toge ga itai 

E           F#m
Hoshiuranai mo

D      E        A
ate ni naranai wa  

C#m            D
Motto touku made

C#m           D
isshoni yuketara~ nee 

Bm   C#m  D
Ureshikute

         E
sore dakede 

    A       A    C#m         F#m
Omo~i de wa itsumo kirei dakedo 

D            C#m   Bm     E
Sore dake ja onaka ga suku wa

A      G#
Honto wa

  C#m           F#m
setsunai yoru nanoni 

D         G#
Doushite kashira?

C#m                F#m
Ano hito no egao mo

D            E
omoi dasenai no

Rei Juice?

eccen — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:48:01 +0000

Kaworu X Rei, RM2.90 each.

A must have for hardcore fan? Though I just want these two only, since they’re both my favourite character. Bought for Rm2.90 each, and plus the leftover unagi sushi and onigiri I bought at Jusco for a cheap price, that’s all I have for dinner. The coffee itself isn’t anything worth mentioning, just your typical sweet milky coffee. Many people say it’s lacking the true essence of coffee but I had a sweet tooth so I like it sweet. No extraordinary feature on the can, except the Evangelion character and it’s a bit heavy than the usual coffee can. Second Impact incoming http://ucc-evacan.jp/. Gonna get Rei and Pen Pen next, screw Eva Shogoki.

I Heard You Liek Poka Poka

eccen — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:17:58 +0000

Damn 2.0 was good.

Couples of weeks back then, Cathay Cineplex brought Evangelion 2.0 : You (cannot) Advance, which is quite a blessing to me and all Evangelion fan in Malaysia. Linkinstreet manage to book one cinema to be filled with self-proclaim elite malaysian otaku(including me of course). Though something went wrong and he’s on hiatus since then.

Me and Evangelion goes way back to my high-school years in 2001, though by that time i’m still watching vcd quality anime. Gotta admit that I fell in love with Rei at that time… who wouldn’t anyway? There was as also the time where I was too hardcore about Evangelion and listen to the OP everytime after I got back from midnight tuition. What do you expect from a kiddo? Well, time passes and I’ve become a batman now and all is right with the world.

Anyway, the movie was stunning. Unlike 1.0 which is like keikaku doori, there’s a slight deviation from the original storyline. Among all, everyone who watched it surely impressed with the music used. Thinking that everyone download/bought it after watching the movie. I had them in the first place but hearing it during the movie is really different, with the stunning scene and all. You can see complex mechanical design implemented on Tokyo-3 while ’2EM09_YAMASHITA’ was playing in the background. Most of the other BGM is something from the past with added guitar solo etc2. To be noted, 2 special song for the series ‘今日の日はさようなら’ and ‘翼をください -Tribute to “Sound of Music”‘ was played during crucial moment of the movie, greatly increase the dramatic effect of the scenes. My conclusion, the movie is about Rei Ayanami and her ‘ポカポカ’ scene.

So… watching once wasn’t enough, so I watched twice with Czero, Yafex and Dark Steno. This time I’m paying attention to the story and fighting scene. Though basically an angel defies all odds so watching how a 14 years old boy beat them is somewhat enjoyable in a sense, not that I’m a sadist and enjoy looking them grieving in pain or anything. And certainly, I don’t like watching that baby-faced Rei mourns in pain when she was fighting an angel. Dunno if the sales are good, but from my optimistic view I hope they will continue to bring such movie here in Malaysia.