Spring 2009 Music Appreciation

Taking a short break from reviews, I would like to go over what I consider to be one of the most important part of any series… The openings and endings.

Gundam 00 Second Season – New OP

Title: Namida no Mukou (Across from the Tears) Artist: Stereo Pony After experiencing the group’s work on a Bleach ED, I figured that it’ll be an instant favorite, or something decent at the very least. Unfortunately… the vocals don’t match the animation at all. Very disappointing.

Ef ~Tale of Melodies~ – Episode 1 RAW Impressions

Only one word can describe this: Brilliant Extracted mp3: Click here (yes, it’s also on the site playlist) I watched this episode RAW so there isn’t much that I could say about it. Animation is as symbolic as ever, if not more so. The music is wonderful as expected from Tenmon. The only one fault [...]

Summer 2008 Anime OP/ED Reviews – Part 2

The last Spring to Summer show that I’ve been watching…

Summer 2008 Anime OP/ED Reviews – Part 1

It’s that time… just when the Fall 2008 series loom ahead.

Your Preference in English?

Sort of continuing from a previous post, I thought for a bit and figured to ask for your opinions about another set of anime OP/ED. This time, they’re both in English.

English or Japanese? Your Preference?

These two shows are unlike the majority of anime, having both English and Japanese versions for the opening credits. So, which do you prefer?

Spring 2008 Anime OP/ED Reviews Results

Finally finished, all of the series that I’m keeping up with have been reviewed. The titles that are not mentioned here were the ones that I’ve dropped after watching an episode or two. Among them are Vampire Knight, Kanokon, and Kaiba. Without further ado, here are the final results.

Spring 2008 Anime OP/ED Reviews – Part 11 (Final)

Presenting the last Kokuun’s Spring 2008 Anime OP/ED Review It’s been a long project that’s taken 11 posts in total and about a week’s worth of work to do. Nonetheless, I’m still glad that I finished this and look forward to doing something else that is fun and entertaining. One more post with the final [...]