Kalafina ~ believe - tracklist is out :)

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I have no idea when the tracklist was released but I personally just found out just a little while ago when I decided to check on it.  Things at work should be slowing down for me now.  Today was actually not crazy day at all and now I'm just waiting for client feedback.  So fingers crossed that that goes well. :)

BTW... I rather like their new profile photos.  Wish I could find larger versions.

Otters in Singapore :)

Post by Singapore Botanic Gardens.

People keep spotting otters in Singapore.  At the Bishan Park, in Pasir Ris etc and now even at the Singapore Botanic Gardens!!

Soooooooo cool!!!!  None near where I live yet.  Fingers crossed. :)  It's always nice to see wildlife in the city. :)

Kalafina ~ Utage! 27th Oct 2014 performance -- sugoi!!

As you can probably tell from my lack of updates... yeah, I'm really busy. :(  So busy that I've had no time to write my unboxing post on the Kajiura Yuki vol.11 BD release. :'(

I almost forgot about Kalafina's second appearance on Utage! too.  I was about to head to bed when it suddenly occured to me that I should go try and see if any kind soul had uploaded it for us international fans to watch.  And some kind soul did.  THANKS!!!! :)  Sooooo.... go watch it before they delete it from YouTube because that's very possible.

ufotable releases photo of Ayano Mashiro's "ideal white" anime ver. single

「Fate/stay night」主題歌ＣＤを頂戴しました。ノンテロップＯＰのＤＶＤ付。 マチアソビでのステージも超盛り上がりました。綾野ましろさん公式サイトはこち⇒http://t.co/z6B2JCamOc #ufotable pic.twitter.com/Cn8OUKTzfD
— 近藤光（ufotable） (@hikaruufo) October 18, 2014

A staff member for ufotable Kondo Hikaru tweeted a photo of a physical version of Ayano Mashiro's "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]" anime version of "ideal white". Looks nice. :)

The single is scheduled for an October 22nd release which is really soon. Kalafina's CD is scheduled for a Nov 19th release so we probably won't see a similar photo yet.

Kalafina ~ website updated, streaming "believe" tv-spot

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I can't believe I forgot all about this yesterday. Kalafina's offcial website was updated either yesterday or the day before, I THINK.  I was looking at it last night and completely forgot to blog about it.  I think I wanted to sleep too much. :P

It now features artwork for the "believe" single and it's also streaming the 30-sec "believe" TV spot. But unfortunately, it's once again region-locked to Japan. :(  They have made these streaming videos available to international audiences before but not this time.... sucks. :(

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] ~ info on bonus video on anime DVD

ufotable has released more information about the upcoming OP and EP releases for FSN[UBW].

The OP for this series is "ideal white" by Ayano Mashiro.  CLICK ME for info about the different versions and for the cover art.

The ED for this series is "believe" by Kalafina. CLICK ME for info about the different versions and for the cover art.

Previously, the Anime Versions of each release merely mentioned that the clip on the DVD will be a Fate/stay night video clip.  Today ufotable updated their website and revealed that the FSN clip that they will be putting on the DVDs will be the textless opening and ending animations for the anime.

Which means that Ayano Mashiro's "ideal white" anime version will get the textless OP and Kalafina's "believe" anime version will get the textless ED.

ufotable also released two more illustrations with this announce.

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The anime versions are limited time release versions which means that once it reaches a certain date, they will cease production of these editions.  So if you would like to pick these up, make sure you do so before they cease production. :)

Kalafina ~ heavenly blue (Aldnoah.Zero OP) PV screen captures

To be honest, I really hate that Japan region locks a lot of their trailers, PVs, CMs etc.  I really don't get it.  If Japan thinks this is combating piracy, then I think they need to rethink their strategy.  If fans don't know what they are buying, they'll soon just stop buying and go get hooked to something else.

Seriously, I'm totally into Ieiri Leo because I watched all her short PVs on YouTube and thought.... WOW!! I really like her music and now I buy all her releases.  I'm also totally into Radwimps and Suiyoubi no Campanella for those reasons.  Perfume and KPP have all harnessed the power of YouTube quite well.  In fact, you can say that YouTube helped to make KPP popular.

Kalafina ~ heavenly blue (Aldnoah.Zero OP) gets a PV !!

I was about to go to bed and was just catching up on twitter when this got my attention.  It's Kalafina, so I will delay going to bed for them. :P

This is interesting.  They made a PV for "heavenly blue".  This is interesting because "heavenly blue" isn't really that new a release for the trio.  This was first released as one of the tracks on The Best "Blue" album in July before it was released as a separate single in August.

Ieiri Leo's "silly" short PV version

Check this out. Short PV version of her new song, the theme song for the new Eikura Nana dorama "N no tame ni". :)

I like it. :)


If you wish to view the cover art and read details of the various versions etc...check this link out.

Ieiri Leo ~ "Silly" - 8th single release announce

Mobile blogging is a little troublesome so I will keep this short. :) Am getting off the train soon anyway. Have a good day everyone. :)

Kalafina - on Utage! again (Oct 27th broadcast)

Oh.... I almost forgot... only just remembered this when I was replying one of the comments on the post about Kalafina's first appearnce on Utage!

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Looks like they'll be appearing again.  This is scheduled for an Oct 27th broadcast.  Hopefully someone will upload this somewhere for us international fans.  Fingers crossed.

Okay... I'm off again. :P  cheers

Kajiura Yuki ~ credited as guest composer - Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

So.... it looks like my Japanese isn't that terrible after all. :P  I did read Kajiura Yuki's tweet correctly. CLICK ME

While she was watching the broadcast of #00, she tweeted that Fukusawa Hideyuki mixed some of Fate/Zero's music motifs into his wonderful soundtrack for FSN [UBW]. It's not in all the music pieces, just a few.

end credits for FSN[UBW] #00

Kalafina ~ "believe" Fate/stay night [UBW] EP sounds lovely

I am soooooooo tired but I just had to stay up to watch the broadcast of  episode 01 of ufotable's Fate/stay night [UBW] because I love ufotable's work and of course because I really, really, really want to listen to Kalafina's newest song.

I like it.  But I tend to like most of their songs and most of Kajiura Yuki's work so I have to admit that I am not the most objective person to ask right now.  :P

So far from what I can remember, it's probably mid-tempo, not as fast or as hard hitting as Heavenly Blue. Lots of lovely harmony as usually.  I think the first bit had Wakana sounding a tad more prominent and the second bit had Hikaru sounding a tad more prominent.  I seriously love Kalafina because I love how they harmonise and I generally love what Kajiura Yuki does with them.  I can't say I LOVE this song to bits since I really do need to listen to the song again but it has classic Kalafina written all over it.... as in, their voices sound like a heavenly blend again. :)

Kalafina ~ believe (Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] tokuten images released

This was just released this morning and I love them. Kalafina looking deadly cool, IMO. :p

I am doing this on a tablet with a crappy connection on the train so I am going to keep this v short.

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Psycho Pass PROPLICA Dominator

Oh..... this looks sooooooo cool.  Too bad it'll only be released next January, too late for Halloween. While I don't usually cosplay, but last year my office had a dress up for Halloween contest at work and lots of people turned up in costume at work.  I was away in Japan then so missed it.  Looks like they don't have one this year :( ...I guess we're too busy this year.  But if they did, hmmmm....maybe cool to show up as Tsunemori Akane from Psycho Pass with this badass prop! :)

Kalafina Calendar 2015 ~ cover and sample page released

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Woohoo!!!  FictionJunction Club's website must have uploaded this within these two days, I've been stalking their site on and off but didn't look in yesterday and maybe the day before.  I was waiting for this pdf to be released.  They often release a pdf file of the cover page of the Kalafina calendar a little before the calendar's release.

ufotable ~ Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] #00 - v v short comments

I just finished "watching" ufotable's "Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]".  I had to put that in quotation marks since I wasn't able to get audio to work for most of the duration of the stream. :'(  I finally only got it to work when Rin and Archer were fighting Lancer in the school.

This is episode #00 which is actually a prologue of the actual series.  The events in this episode is actually the same as the events that will take place in #01 except that this is from Tohsaka Rin's point of view.  Good thing I've time-shifted this so that I can watch this again since I couldn't hear most of this ep and spent a good part of the time distracted as I tried refreshing, logging in and out etc to get it to work.

Kalafina ~ "believe" will only be used from #01 of Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

stay night、深澤さんの素晴らしいサウンドトラックの中にほん〜の数曲だけ、混ぜて頂いております(´▽｀)。zeroの時のモチーフで、のみですが。来週からはEDにKalafinaも流して頂きますです。
— 梶浦由記 Yuki Kajiura (@Fion0806) October 4, 2014

Kajiura Yuki is watching #00 of Fate/stay night [UBW] as I write this.  She just tweeted a little while ago that Kalafina's ending theme for this anime will only be played from next week's episode onwards.  Can't say that I'm hugely surprised because that has happened before.

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] ~ Kotomine Kirei, 2 1-hr SP and more

I was thinking of writing this tonight but I thought.... let's just try and squeeze it in before I go to work today.  I'm going to be home late and I really don't know when I'll be home tonight, so let's just do it now. :P

It's not a very long post anyway.  I just wanted to put up the final character PV for Kotomine Kirei since I already put up the previous 6. :)



Also, I'm not sure how many of the "Fate/stay night" + ufotable fans don't know that yet but they are going to show two 1-hour episodes on consecutive Saturdays and this would be the first two episodes of the series.

Here's the PV that promotes the two 1-hour episodes, #00 and #01.

Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc ~ Animation Note at a ridiculously good price

CDJapan is currently running a sale to clear stock and one of the things that has caught my eye, aside from Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#11 elemental Tour 2014/FictionJunction YUUKA 2days Special - LIVE BOOK - at 50% off, is this...

Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc Animation Note

...this is going for 80% off and is being offered at 1000 yen.  The original price is 5000 yen. That's a VERY good price for an art book.

OMG.... I am soooooo tempted.  The thing is, I have yet to watch Hidamari Sketch.  I'm not even sure if it's my kind of anime.  But I like Shaft, the studio that's behind Madoka Magica and Arakawa Under the Bridge, and I like Shinbo Akiyuki who also directed Madoka Magica and Arakawa Under the Bridge.  Also, the mangaka for Hidamari Sketch is Ume Aoki who did the original animation designs for Madoka Magica.... so I have always thought that I should give it a shot but never got around to it.

Still.... that's a really good price.... and so is the Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol#11 LIVE BOOK.  Arrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh..... need to resist..... but I could pick it up and send it to my friend in Japan and collect it from her next year.....

I could pick up both...... but but but.....

While I struggle with indecision, I thought I should let anyone who pops by and, who might like Hidamari Sketch, know that there is a pretty good discount on this art book... maybe all currently available 11 copies will get bought up and I won't be tempted any more. :P

Okay.... off to bed.... it's been a long week.... I would like to write a Fate/Stay Night [UBW]'s post tomorrow if possible... but I know I'll be returning home late again.... so we'll see....

For now... oyasumi. :)

Kalafina ~ Winter 2014 premium acoustic live announce

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Once again, like they've been doing for the last few years, Kalafina will hold another Winter premium acoustic live.

 This year's live is titled [聖なる夜の贈り物 2014in 赤レンガ] which I think should translate into something like "The Gift of the Holy Night 2014 in the Red Brick Warehouse".  This live is sponsored by FM Yokohama and the live will be held at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Building 1, 3F Hall.

This will be held on the 20th Dec, 6pm.

Some day I would love to go to one of their Winter acoustic lives.  So far I've only heard bits of it from their official CD releases.  It would be really nice to be there in person.... some day.... :P

Anyway.... time for lunch... enough dreaming and blogging. :P

Kalafina ~ "believe" single cover art released ( Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] EP)

FINALLLLLLYYYYYY!!!!  Here's one of the things all Kalafina fans have been waiting for.  The cover art for all versions of this single have been released and I like it.  Unlike most of their covers, this time we get tight close ups of the trio.   Most of the cover art for thieir singles and albums are wide shots.

Here we go!

Limited Edition A SECL1612～1613
CD+DVD (music video)

Limited Edition B SECL1614～1615
CD+Blu-ray (music video)

Regular Edition SECL1616
CD only

Anime Edition SECL1617～1618
CD+DVD (Fate/Stay Night video clip)

I am so happy that the anime version for Kalafina's single is Tohsaka Rin. :)  I really like her loads more than Emiya Shirou. :)

Also, other Kalafina related news. a few days ago Kalafina also released information about the Kalafina calendar 2015. CLICK ME.

The calendar will be released on the 25th Oct.  It'll cost 2700 yen and will be LP size, 28 pages and when in use will measure 60cm x 30 cm. The calendar will include photos from their "Kimi no Gin no Niwa" SP live amongst others.

For tokutens. it's postcards again like I suspected they would be because that was what I go last year too.  Not all shops will have these tokutens though, so it's best to check.  I'm not sure if CDJapan has them but I think they usually do get one postcard to give away.  If you get it through the Fan Club webstore, you'll get two post cards.

Okay.... that should be it from me today.... v v v v v tired.... I actually just got home and couldn't wait to write this up. :P  But now I'm really tired.... I'll do one pass to see if there is anything else that I might want to write up real quick before I sleep.  But I doubt if they'll be anything that pressing... so for now... good night. :)