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arcium · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 747

What is your favorite anime soundtrack/music?
Does anyone listen to japanese music?

For myself I kind of got interested in japanese music from the anime I watched, I kind of liked this and that opening/ending music and serched for the music on the internet and found information about the artist I liked.
Some of the anime OST I like are:

Rozen Maiden
Chobits
Escaflowne
Bokura ga ita
Onegai Teacher/twins
Gundam seed/destiny
Genshiken
Clannad
Kanon
Nana
Lucky star
Sola
Touka gettan
Angel heart
Fate stay night
Haruhi suzumiya

And many more.

Favorite arist are:

Kotoko
Mami Kawada
Aya Hirano
Sasaki Nozomi

to name a few
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Gemini · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 1708 Location: Driver's Seat

Ooh, nice thread arcium. I occasionally listen to anime OST. current favorite right now is the Ghost in the shell SAC soundtracks by Yoko Kanno. Actually anything with Yoko Kanno involved is good IMO. So, here's my list:

Anime OST:
Macross 7
Arjuna
Ghost In the Shell SAC/2nd GIG
Tenchi Muyo OVA
Onegai Teacher/Twins
Gundam Seed/Destiny
Dot Hack Sign
Haruhi Suzumiya singles

I do listen to Japanese music and have been for the past decade. The artists I listen to (mostly japanese, some korean) include:

Hikaru Utada
Nami Amuro
BOA
Speed
SES
Maki Yano
Ayumi Hamazaki
Mai Kuraki
ZONE
Do As Infinity
Brilliant Green
L'arc en Ciel
Luna Sea
Uverworld
Siam Shade
Mr. Children
Chemistry
Orange Range
Dragon Ash
Rappagariya
Rip Slyme
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Hina Ichigo · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:00 am Post subject:

I have about 150 or so OSTs currently I am still in my Rozen Maiden phase but I have a lot of different ones I will make a list after consulting my anime ost binder.
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arcium · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 747

Thanks Gemini, nice list Smile

I remember I forgot Hikaru Utada, she just did the new evangelion song"beutiful world", nice song by the way, hope the evangelion movies come on dvd.
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Gemini · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 1708 Location: Driver's Seat

I actually just got that single by Hikki. Beautiful World is a pretty good song, as well as Kiss & Cry. I haven't checked out her latest single though, boku wa Kuma.
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ettendu · Site Admin Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 4082

you guys got me on this one. I usually skip the opening and ending to go straight into the show. I guess I don't have the patient to listen to the same things like 50 times (especially like Bleach and other longer series).

J-Pop is not my cup of tea, I do like Japanese Jazz artists Smile

arcium · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 747

I got 4cd today, 3 by Lia and one of Kotoko.
Cost about 12,450 Y (107 u.s.d).
From:www.cdjapan.co.jp

The cd singel from Kotoko is taken from a film real oni gokko, and it has two good songs and a dvd music video with some parts of the film in it.

The cd's by Lia are good, but the first vol is mostly techno/trance music.
The other two are better, and her singing is just wonderful. Lia also sings songs in english, so it is not all in japanese. If you are familiar with Lia you will hear songs from the anime: air, clannad, tomoyo after. All in all the three volumes are ok. The first is only one cd, and the two other have two cd's, and all come with a nice booklet.

Gemini · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 1708 Location: Driver's Seat

This is the first time I've seen a pic of Kotoko, she's pretty. Lia, I haven't heard of before, but she is also pretty and if she sang songs for air then she's worth checking out.
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arcium · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 747

Yes Kotoko is pretty in her own way. Been listening through my Lia cd's, and it is really nice litening to her voice, it makes me want to know japanese so one knew what she was singing Smile

xovian · Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 1189 Location: Texas

Just pretty Gemini?

I was thinking more along the lines of Hotness +1, but then again I'm easily attracted to Japanese women.
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Gemini · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 1708 Location: Driver's Seat

I use the hotness scale for figs only, and since these are real people I don't use a scale. I just call it the way I see it. Although, Kotoko looked similar to this one chinese girl in my speech class many years ago. I thought about asking her out, but never did since I'm a shy person and her interests didn't match mine.
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xovian · Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 1189 Location: Texas

Gasaraki · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 2205 Location: Cerritos, CA

I don't really listen to much Jpop at all, I have a Kotoko album, some Maaya Sakamoto stuff, Akino Arai, but mostly I listen to rock or some other stuff:
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
The Back Horn
the pillows
UVERworld (sometimes)
175R
Janne Da Arc
ORESKABAND
Orange Range (not so much anymore)
Soul'd Out (Hip hop)
Nujabes (Also Hip hop, FXXXing GREAT)
Yoshida Kyoudai (blend of folk and modern featuring shamisen players)

As for OST's the onyl stuff I listen to regularly is:
Heatguy-J OST
Hellsing TV series OST
Trigun OST
Gungrave OST
Samurai Champloo OST's
Eureka seveN OST's

I have more than that, just don't listen to them alot.
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xovian · Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 1189 Location: Texas

Hmm, i really dont listen to much in the way of Sound Tracks (of any kind) or J-Pop.

The only ones i own are for Shakugan no Shana of course.

I have the first season, the movie and the intro/outro for Shana Second. The sound track for second hasnt been released yet, but i've already pre-ordered that one too. Other then that, it isnt likely for me to get any more unless another season or movie follows.
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Kiyashi · Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 155