Review by lain
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Nudy Show! [CD+DVD]Anna TsuchiyaLess rockish but still good
Nudy Show! is more of a pop album than a rock one (at least it sound like that to me), but I still liked it pretty much. BLOOD ON BLOOD is a really nice song, as is masquerade. I loved BUBBLE TRIP, cocoon and Crazy World on the singles, so I love them here. Same for LUCY and Kuroi Namida. Virgin Cat is a funny song. GINGER is nice as well. The DVD is ok. The video quality isn't all that, but the LUCY PV doesn't have the same defects it had on the DVD for the single I have. The GINGER, Virgin Cat PVs and the SING or DIE 2 tho are what make it really worth to have. Anna is really beautiful in GINGER, she is jawdropping gorgeous.
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Zazen ExtasyRingo SheenaWow
This is one of the best Live DVD I ever watched. Ringo Shiina is simply amazing. She gives such a great performance and I love the songs selection. Since I bought it, this DVD is almost always being played... it is just that good imho.
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TV anime Chevalier SoundtrackAnimation SoundtrackThe OST is ok, AYA makes it awesome
To tell the truth, I didn't buy this OST because I overly liked the music in the anime. I bought this OST only because of AYA. I consider her the best and she doesn't disappoint at all. Overnight is such a beautiful song, but then again, every single song she has ever put out has been something quite amazing. I've bought this OST only because of AYA, as I said, but it's been worth it to me. The OST is ok, but Overnight is super and worth even paying such a big price for only 1 song to me. I hope AYA will someday start releasing music again.
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cocoon [CD+DVD]Anna TsuchiyaGood
I'm liking the sound and direction in these latest singles from Anna and Cocoon is no exception. It is all more pop-ish than before with the music drowing out Anna's voice somewhat less, altho it is still not enough imho. The video for cocoon is also pretty cool. My only problem with this single is that I much prefer the song U than the main Cocoon. Other than that, it is a great single.
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Crazy World [CD+DVD / Jacket A]Anna Tsuchiya feat. AIReally good
I've loved everything about this single. The collaboration with AI for Crazy World is pretty cool and Anna is so damn good looking in the video (love her ><). What you gonna do? is also another cool song. I like how it is calmer compared to Crazy World, also the way Anna sings in it is "cute", or at least sounds cute to me. The remix for Crazy World is nice. In a way I'd almost rank it over the normal version, but not quite. All in all, a great single. Can't wait for the new full lenght album.
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Persona 4 Original SoundtrackGame MusicProbably my new preferred Meguro OST
One of Shoji Meguro's better OSTS imho. I fell in love with "The Genesis", such a strong piece, it even gives me goosebumps. The song with english lyrics are also pretty good. Nice lyrics all in all in them with catchy tunes and the singer (Reiko Tanaka? not sure) has such a nice voice. I particularly love the way she sings in "Your affection". Also "Pursuing My True Self", the OP is great as well, altho I'm still not sure who sings that one. I've loved the P3 OST along with the burn my dread -reincarnation:persona3- and P3fes OST but I found this one to be even better all considered and a worthwhile purchase.
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Koda Kumi Live Tour 2007 -Black Cherry- Special Final in Tokyo Dome [Limited Edition / Jacket A]Kumi KodaWhat a Live
I've really loved this release. The live was great to watch and listen to, Koda was amazing as usual as well as all the dancers. Video quality is also really nice and I liked how the Encore is on a separate DVD. The more I watch her Live performances, the more I'm convinced that missing any of Koda Live DVD is a crime of sort =p She really gives the best in them.
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BAGHDAD SKYAyaAYA's music is the best!
I got to listen to AYA's music some tiem ago by chance, and I fell in love. So I had to hunt down every release of her, and for a couple it's been hard, but it was worth it. BAGHDAD SKY is one of the reason why I had to do it: Interesting lyrics, great jrock sound, and AYA's voice makes me fall in love with her each time I hear it (in a way she reminds me of Ringo Shiina). Whoever likes JRock and a great female voice should grab this (but also all the other CDs) because it is worth it.
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Bubble Trip / Sweet Sweet Song [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]Anna TsuchiyaGreat
Great single. Both BUBBLE TRIP and sweet sweet song are really cool tracks and the PV for BUBBLE TRIP on the DVD is awesome as well. The only downside is that it would have been cool to also have the PV for sweet sweet song on the DVD but, other than that, it's good the way it is. A fresh, somewhat poppish single perfect for the summer.
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Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006-2007 -second session-Kumi KodaKoda Kumi is great live
I saw her perform at the Live Earth and after that I became interested in seeing some other live performance of hers, so I ordered this DVD and I wasn't let down at all. She's good, she has rythm, she has charisma and watching her move and sing on stage is awesome. Also the the dancers were great too! And the ending was so cool. Basically, I'm really glad I bought this DVD and I higly recommend it.
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Sakuran (English Subtitles)Japanese MovieSimply beautiful
This movie is beautiful. Simply beautiful. It has great colors, a really nice scenography, a beautiful score (I've really loved the music) and the performance by the actors (especially Anna, she's beautiful to look at and seeing her act is just as good) is awesome. This all on top of an interesting and nice story. The package is also really, really cool. The English subtitles are the icing on the cake. Really recommended.
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Death Note Original Soundtrack IIIAnimation SoundtrackIt's really good
The third soundtrack for Death Note is really really good. While the style is mostly the same as for the previous 2 soundtracks (except the tracks 22-28, which are pretty different but still cool), there are enough differencies in the overall sound of each track (while mantaining the style I loved in the first OST) to make this one a better soundtrack than the 2nd to me. Also it's cool to have Misa no Uta sung by Hirano Aya.
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Best -Bounce & Lovers- [w/ DVD, Limited Pressing]Kumi KodaDeserves just for the DVD
I won't comment on the CD, because, quite frankly, I didn't buy this for the music on the CD (Koda Kumi love songs aren't exactly what i like the most) but for the DVD and the PVs on it (I love Get Up & Move!!) and the DVD delivers as far as I am concerned, cool editing for some great dance PVs. It was a good purchase to get those PVs for me and I'd recommend it to whoever likes Koda Kumi dance songs and her awesome PVs.
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Death Note Original Soundtrack IIAnimation SoundtrackGood, but not as good as the first one
The second Death Note original soundtrack is a good soundtrack, but at least in my opinion it is not as good as the first one. While it has many more songs, and many of them are really good, the first one was more, for lack of a better word, epic compared to this one. Also it doesn't help that it contains the 2nd OP/ED theme by MAXIMUM THE HORMONE which I don't like, bringing this one down. For people that liked the first one and that like MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, this will probably be a good purchase, but be advised that if you expect it to be an advancement from the first, you'll be disappointed, as it sounds too much like more of the same (which isn't bad in and of itself, but I hoped for more).
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Nana Best [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]Anna Tsuchiya inspi' Nana (Black Stones), OLIVIA inspi' Reira (Trapnest)Good but...
This release is good. Pretty good. The video quality of the creditless OP and ED is good, the original animation clips are nice, the package is cool, as it comes also with a mouse pad that has the same image as the cover art for the CD version. But I think it is only worth it for die hard fans (either of OLIVIA/Anna Tsuchiya or NANA) that need to have everything these two artists make or for those fans that didn't buy the different singles. Sure, the unreleased songs are good (altho OLIVIA's one is probably better) but probably not good enough to justify to spend so much for just 2 new songs. Still! I've found everything to be extremely good. From package to content and as such I give the top score to this album.
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VIDEO CLIPS OLIVIAOLIVIAOk but not perfect
This video compilation is ok. It's not perfect (the video quality could have been better) but it's not bad either. It's a good DVD to watch OLIVIA in her first PVs, altho it makes me wish for another compilation with more recent ones.
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The Lost LolliOLIVIAGreat album
The Lost Lolli is really a great album. Each song is beautiful. Nice music, nice lyrics, great voice. OLIVIA is really a good singer and this is surely one of her best. Recommended to anyone really.
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Oh My Juliet [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]LM.CGood single
This is another great single by LM.C. This one has only 2 songs (no interludes this time), but they're both really good. Plus the PV for OH MY JULIET. contained in this CD+DVD Limited Edition is very cool.
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Glitter Loud Box [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]LM.CGood 1st mini-album
LM.C first mini-album is cool and good enough even tho it is a bit different from what I imagined given their previous singles. Still, it sounds cool and hard and the DVD documentary is pretty nice to get a look on what it is seeing them live/their work. Also, the colorful (glitter loud box really fits it ><) is crazy... but cool.
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Taste My xxxremixxxxxxx!!!!!!!! Beat Life! [CD+DVD]Anna TsuchiyaNice and crazy, just like Anna
As a remix album it is pretty nice. It gives new life to Anna's songs imho, which are good to begin with, but here are so much more dance it is just cool, but maybe that is because i like dance beats. I've also loved the Ah Ah remixed video, it's funny and crazy.... so it's just like Anna!