Review by Jay Green
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TV Tokyo Webtama 3 Outro Theme: Koi wo ShiteruROUND TABLE feat.NinoWorth the wait
After the "Nino" album, I had been waiting patiently for more ROUND TABLE featuring Nino music. Finally, this new single had arrived at my door and these tracks were definitely worth the wait. Just more of what you love about there musical style is here in this new maxi single. If you are a fan of their music, don't hesitate to pick this up!
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Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer opening theme:Be My AngelAtsuko EnomotoMore Atsuko Enomoto goodness
For any Atsuko Enomoto fan, this maxi single is a must have. Also a great purchase for anyone who enjoys good music, for that matter. "Bee My Angel" really delivers with it's repeated listening value thanks to the song's production company, avex mode, and Atsuko Enomoto's wonderful voice. "Beyond the Brilliance", the second track on the cd, equally delivers this same value with a slow tempo ballad, also accompanied by Enomoto's sweet lyrical stylings. A very enjoyably listening experience.
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Di Gi Charat CD BoxAnimationHuge song collection
I'll just get right down to the point. If you are a Di Gi Charat fan, love the music, but don't own any of the soundtracks and you are unsure which cd to buy first, then this is the purchase for you. This cd box collection has over 40 tracks spread across 5 disks. I was also surprised to find brand new remixes in this collection that were never released anywhere else. In conclusion, an excellent purchase, especially if you own no Di Gi Charat cds and looking for a place to start.
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Love SlaveUNDER17A very catchy and well composed theme.
I can't express fully how addictive the song "Love Slave" is. It just is. from Haruko Momoi's vocals to the infectuous background music that you will find yourself humming when you least expect it. This maxi single really does entertain. Especially if you a fan of UNDER17.
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Pikapika no Taiyo (TV Anime "Gakuen Alice" Intro & Outro)Animation (Kana Ueda, Rie Kugimiya)Charming
This cd has some cute and charming tracks on it. The opening theme is cute and bouncy and is really addictive to the point that you might find yourself humming the tune at any random time. The ending theme on the other hand presents you with a slow rhythm ballad that is one of the best easy listening themes I've heard as of late. Overall, a really nice cd.
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Original Animation CLAMP IN WONDERLAND1&2 Theme Song Collection <PRECIOUS SONGS>Animation (Maaya Sakamoto, Round Table featuring Nino, Junko Hirotani)A wonderland of great music
Wow! Imagine my surprise when I heard the opening and ending themes to the first "Clamp in Wonderland" video on this cd along with the wonderful new songs that graced "Clamp in Wonderland 2". I missed my chance to own the soundtrack of the first Clamp video, but now I finally have those great songs. Maaya Sakamoto and Round Table featuring Nino present some really great tracks as well. I won't go into detail of the songs, as most of us out there have seen the "Clamp in Wonderland 2" video. So if you're a fan of Maaya Sakamoto, Round Table featuring Nino, and last, but not least, CLAMP, you owe it to yourself to pick this up. Get it while you can still get the first pressing, too. It's well worth it.
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Winter Garden Sound Complete (TV Anime Winter Garden from Di Gi Charat Intro & Outro Theme, and Soundtracks)Hiromi Sato, Asami SanadaWonderfully Mello
This soundtrack is probably one the best Di Gi Charat cds I've ever heard. All becausue the voice actors were singing in a more mature voice than they use to in the previous Di Gi Charat cds. Their mature singing style really makes these songs very enjoyable on a totally different level. I highly reccomend this soundtrack to those whol love music that calms you like a gentle autumn breeze.
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Mahou Shoujo Tai Arus (Tweeny Witches) Outro theme song "DuDiDuWa * lalala" / Oboete IiiyoKOTOKOCool change in style
I love how happy and cheerful this song is. "DuDiDuWa lalala", although bit of a departure from the type of songs I am use to hearing from KOTOKO, is a single that does not fail to please. The song is also really really catchy, but in a good way. very recommended!
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Hajimete shimasho-[rizelmine]Theme songRie KugimiyaToothaches abound
Don't get me wrong, the opening and ending themes aren't bad at all. They are just, with the aid of Kugimiya Rie singing in character, so chock full of sugary sweet cuteness that after listening to them too many time in a row, you may have to make an apointment with your dentist or possibly need an insulin injection. Thankfully the instrumentals on the cd are actually really easy to listen to. The composition of the music in both songs results in them being great for easy. If only Kugimiya Rie wasn't singing in character as Rizekmine, but in her own singing voice, I would give this cd a grade of 4. I can only recommend this cd to Kugimiya Rie fans or people who love really nice sounding a well composed instrumentals.
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TV Anime: Yumeria - Opening/Ending ThemeAnimation (Moyu Arishima, Tamaki Nakanishi, et al.)Cute, Catchy, and well composed
The opening and ending theme songs presented on this single are nicely composed with just a sprinkle of cuteness. The opening theme "24 Jikan Aishiteru" is a really upbeat and catchy theme with really cute vocals provided by the female seiyuu cast members. "Precious Treasure" is a nice and smooth sounding mid-tempo ending theme that fits well with show. The only problem with it is that, upon hearing it, you would probably swear you have heard the same melody in many other anime theme songs. Overall, this songle is a great purchase for fans of the show as well as j-pop listeners.
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NHK ni Yokoso Opening Theme - PuzzleROUND TABLE feat. NinoMore funky rhytms to rock to
"Puzzle" is one of their best songs to date, no doubt about it. The different changes in rhythm and tempo makes this song a fun and funky roller coaster ride of sound. I can't get enough of this song. This single only elevates my anticipation for their new album to new heights. Even if your getting ROUND TABLE feat. Nino's new album next month, you owe it to yourself to get this single as well. It's the perfect apetizer berfore the main dish. Highly recommended!
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NinoROUND TABLE featuring NinoCounting down the days til release
As you can probably guess from the title above, yeah, I'm on the preorder list for ROUND TABLE feat. Nino's second album. I'm probably going to go mad from the wait but I'm going to do my best to lose my head until I have this cd in my hands. I own and love all of their singles and their album "April". And believe me, ROUND TABLE feat. Nino can rock with the best of them. *looks at calendar again*
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Character song Vol.1 Haruhi SuzumiyaAnimationA cd full of energy
There are some really great songs here that have that definite "Suzumiya Haruhi" attitude . Really upbeat and peppy tracks like "SOS nara daijoubu" and "Parallel Days" fit Suzumiya's character and are well performed by Hirano-san. Haruhi's solo version of "Hare Hare Yukai" doesn't sound that much different from the original version with all three girls signing with the exception of some different background singers. Overall, this is a really good character cd worth checking out.
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Character song Vol.2 Yuki NagatoAnimationSurprisingly beautiful songs
Out of all three Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu character cd's, I like this one the best. You would think that Yuki's songs would be nothing but high techno or something robotic sounding, but such is not the case here. Yuki's song, "SELECT?", is a very sweet and romantic love balad that strangely fits her character. The other song on the cd, "Yuki, Muon, Madobe ni te", is more of j-pop/rock style song with a really great rhythm with a equally great performance by Minori Chihara (Yuki). Yuki's solo rendition of "Hare Hare Yukai" is one that could easily rival both Aya Hirano's solo verion and the original version. Minori Chihara's singing skills really shine their brightest in this song.
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Character song Vol.3 Mikuru AsahinaAnimationOne for the Mikuru fans
After listening to her performance in the song "Koi no Mikuru Densetsu" from a previous Suzumiya Haruhi cd, you would probably expect really horible, but eqaully funny singing and lyrics. Not so, in this cd. Thanks to to songs and lyrics made tailor maid for her charcter and singing style, Mikuru easily shines right along with both, the vocally established, Haruhi and Yuki. "Mitsukete Happy Life" is a really happy and catchy song that best represents her character while "Toki no Puzzle" slows things down to a mid-tempo balad and lets her serenade the listener with her inocently coquettish vocals. Mikuru's rendition of "Hare Hare Yukai" is both cute and fun to listen to and it is easily distinguishable from the other versions thanks to Yuuko Gotou's (Mikuru) singing style and vocals. This is a cd no Mikuru fan should be without.
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be your girl [CD+DVD]Chieco KawabeA great debut!
I originally purchased this cd for the song "Hoshi ni negai wo", the ending theme to Otogi Zoshi, but was pleasantly surprised when I found the other song, "Be your girl", to be really nice too. "Hoshi ni negai wo" shocases her lovely voice acompanied by a soft and soothing balad while in the song "Be your girl", she demostrates the versatility of her singing skills in this mid-tempo rock balad. If this debut cd is any indication of Chieko Kawabe's success as a music artist, I'd say she has a bright future ahead of her. Very recommended!
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Chobits: Intro theme song "Let Me Be With You"ROUND TABLEA fan favorite
"Let me be with you" is a theme song that is very bouncy and yet, still has a very sentimental tone to it. One of my personal favorites out of all of my singles from ROUND TABLE featuring Nino. "Book end bossa" is mainly a scatting track set to mellow background music composed of organ, guitar, base, xylophone, and light snare drum. Really good for easy listening. Though, I will admit that this track can become repetative if it is played too many times. Overall, this is great purchase for anyone just learning about ROUND TABLE's music and wanting to hear more.
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".hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu" Intro theme song: NEW WORLDROUND TABLE featuring NinoNino: Diva of Rock
Nino does it again! This time shes lends her awsome vocal stylings to acommpany fast rock song produced and arranged by, the always awsome, ROUND TABLE. In the song "New World", Nino's singing sounds perfectly match with the hard rock guitar as it belts out scourching hot cords and the quick tempo drumming. I love a great rock & roll song. I especially love this song because it has that "ROUND TABLE and Nino" touch.The other track, "Beautiful", things slow down a bit to a more relaxing mid-tempo rhythm and blues feel. But by no means less enjoyable. I highly recommend this cd.
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Groovin' Magic (OVA "Gunbuster 2 (Aim for the Top / Top wo Nerae! 2) " intro theme)ROUND TABLE feat. NinoMusic from the soul
I can't possibly recommend this cd enough, not only to ROUND TABLE featuring Nino fans, but to all music lovers. "Groovin' Magic" kicks off the cd on a funky mood with this energetic, fun, and infectously catchy opening theme. The other featured track, "Stay with me", brings a beautifully mellow atmosphere with it's minimalist acoustic sound resulting in a great relaxation song. Musically wonderful!
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Suzumiya haruhi no Tsumeawase - TV Anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Gekichu Kashu SingleAnimationA remarkable performance by Aya Hirano
Aya Hirano is now officially one of my favorite music artist. I liked her first two songs on the two previously released Haruhi cd releases a lot but I absolutely loved her songs on this single. The range that she can demonstrate with her voice is astounding! In the song "God Knows...", her singing become strong and alto in sound as she serenades the listener to a mid-tempo rock beat. Let me just say that she will leave a great lasting impression with this song that you would more than happy to carry with you. The song rocks. Period. In the song "Lost my music", a fairly fast-tempo rock song, she brings her voice back up from the sultry hard rock deva sound to more whimsical sound of Haruhi that we are familiar with. But the song is still just as rockin as the first. The final song, "Koi no Mikuru Densetsu", can be summed up in one word, hilarous. This song originally aired with the very first episode of the show to accompany the amateur student film the S.O.S. dan made as a spoof on magical girl animes. Mikuru's nervousness is ever present as she belts out this, train wreck but gut bustingly funny, theme song. You simply must hear it understand fully what I'm talking about.