10.04.2009 · by Patrick W. Galbraith

'Popotan' Mii at Dempa Song Night 6

Toromi was singing galge dempa hits with a bunch of chika (underground) idols, and was kind enough to squeak hello to me. Moe... Anyway, great event, worth checking out. Every two months, Saturday night in Ikebukuro Live Inn Rosa.

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07.04.2009 · by Patrick W. Galbraith

Moe meets punk, and it is beautiful

This CD just came out, and being a huge Goto Yuko and Momoi Halko fan I was there to pick it up. The idea is basically seiyuu trying to sing famous punk songs in English. They can hardly speak the language, let alone sing it, and their high pitched voices make the ensuing chaos all the more moe moe. Truly, whoever thought of this deserves the Congressional Metal of Honor for heroism in my world. Highlights:

1) Kadowaki Maii sings "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)"
2) Goto Yuko sings "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
3) Shimizu Kaori sings "Blitzkreig Bop"

Worst moment: Momoi Halko sings "Sex and Violence" (it should have been so good...)

As a younger man I hated all the songs on this album, but now they are somehow strangely soothing... Thank you, moe, and thank you Japan.

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26.02.2009 · by Patrick W. Galbraith

Animelo Summer Live event info

Dwango held a press conference for Animelo Summer Live 2009, one of the biggest shows in the anisong business. Here are the details on the event.

The title will be "RE:BRIDGE," a reference to the first event, "BRIDGE," and a message of hope that anisongs can bridge the gap between people across time and space. The message is artists and fans, artists and artists, Japan and the world all can be connected by the power of anisongs, now in these dark times more than ever.

Animelo Summer Live will take place at the Saitama Super Arena on August 22 and 23 from 4 pm (doors open at 2 pm). Tickets go on sale from 10 am on June 20 and cost 8,500 yen.

Confirmed performers for August 22 include Ayane, Chiaki Ishikawa, ELISA, JAM Project (Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endo, Hiroshi Kitadani, Masami Okui and Yoshiki Fukuyama), Minori Chihara, and August 23 will be Yui Sakakibara, savage genius, Aya Hirano, Nana Mizuki and Chihiro Yonekura. Others are expected to be added to the roster.

Organizers are promising a "stadium-mode" event with 25,000 people in attendance.

There will be a theme song CD release (to be announced) and a DVD and Blu-ray of past events (8,900 and 9,800 yen, respectively, on sale March 28) .

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