Kalafina 2014 calendar ~ CDJapan 10% discount

Just something really quick... am a bit busy today. :(

For those who still want to get the Kalafina 2014 calendar, or any other 2014 calendar that is offered at CDJapan, they are currently having a 10% sale off all 2014 calenders.

Click the image above to go to the product page if you are interested.

If all goes well... I think I will do an unboxing post tomorrow night.  It'll either be the Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#10“Kaji Fes. 2013”AFTER LIVE MEMORIAL BOOKLET or the Kalafina LIVE PHOTO BOOK -LIVE TOUR 2013 Consolation-

Got to go... cheers!! :)

Kalafina ~ Consolation Special Live Bluray/DVD - postcard freebies

 
(BD cover on the left, DVD cover on the right)

First up, here is the cover art for both the Blu-ray and the DVD.  They were released a while back when I was in Japan.  I didn't post them them so I thought I'll take this opportunity to post them up now. :)

Kalafina's official website announced that they will be giving out 2 postcards on a first come first serve basis at a number of brick & mortar stores, as well as several webstores.  So far there has been no update on CDJapan's page or on the HMV Japan (English) webpage to indicate if these will be given out to overseas purchasers of the BD or DVD.  But one can still hope, I suppose. :)

Fingers crossed. :)

Here are the links to purchase these.  Links are from CDJapan, as usual.  Please purchase if you can afford them. :)

LIVE TOUR 2013 "Consolation" Special Final  Blu-ray
LIVE TOUR 2013 "Consolation" Special Final  DVD

cheers :)

FictionJunction ~ elemental - WEB Radio commemorative event

New Album「elemental」のリリースを記念して梶浦由記による期間限定WEBラジオを配信します！そこで、みなさんから梶浦由記についてのアンケートや聞いてみたいことを募集致します。是非ご協力をお願いします！メールフォームは明日オープン予定です。追ってご案内致します。
— FlyingDog, Inc. (@FlyingDogInc) November 19, 2013

A day or two ago, FlyingDog tweeted that there will be a limited time WEB Radio promotional event held to commemorate the planned Jan 2014 release of the new FictionJunction album "elemental".  In conjunction with this event, FlyingDog and FictionJunction will post up a questionnaire and they hope that fans will answer the questions and give their reasons why they gave those answers too.  Today, FictionJunction posted the link to the webform where fans can submit these questions.

Here is the link. CLICK ME.

If you want to participate, the questions are as follows.  I will attempt to translate these questions but my Japanese is really not the best so it might not be accurate at all.  I hope that I am not too far off.

1　梶浦由記が今の仕事をしていなかったらどんな仕事をしていたと思う？
~ If Kajiura Yuki is not working at her current job, what kind of work do you think she will be doing.

2　梶浦由記に一つだけお願いする事ができるとしたら何をお願いする？
~ If Kajiura Yuki could grant you one wish only, what would that wish be.

3　梶浦由記にピッタリ四字熟語は？
~ Please use a 4 character idiom that describes Kajiura Yuki perfectly.

4　梶浦由記に今後新たにチャレンジしてほしい事は何？
~ What new challenge would you like Kajiura Yuki to take up in the future.

5　ファンから見た梶浦由記の弱点は？
~ As a fan, what do you think is Kajiura Yuki's weakness.

6　梶浦由記がお店を開くとしたら何屋さん？
~ If Kajiura Yuki was to open a shop, what kind of shop would it be

After the you've answered all 6 questions, they also invite the participant to ask Kajiura Yuki questions.

☆「今更クエスチョン」

梶浦さんに今更だけど聞いてみたい事ってありませんか？ そんな今更クエスチョンを大募集です！ 恥ずかしがらずに何でも質問してください

Any question, they say. please don't be shy. :)

I would like to take part but I'm not sure if they will take English questions but you can always try I guess. :)  No harm. :)  Anyway, I'll think about it and if I have time, I'll participate... although work has picked up again and weekend work has started once again. :(  Fingers crossed. :)

I can't seem to find the closing date for this event.  Maybe I just didn't see it.  But I guess the sooner you do it the better. :)

Also, if you can afford it.  Please buy their new album. :)

 FictionJunction ~ elemental album

Some of my loot from Japan :p

Just a photo of some of the Kajiura Yuki, Kalafina and Mahou Shoujo Madoka stuff I would like to get through soon...that and the write ups about the trip...and AFA13. I must remember to take a photo of the angela and TM Revolution autographed posters too.

Tomorrow my training sessions start at work. I am excited. I will probably be rather busy for a while...but I really want to work my way through all of this stuff...and work on my training stuff and Japanese too....ganbarimasu...off to play on my 3ds for a while... then sleep. Oyasumi. (´ー`)/~~

恋するフォーチュンクッキー（Koi Suru Fortune Cookie） Singapore Ver.

I'm not a big fan of AKB48's music or similar bubblegum pop type of music... but this video put a smile on my face. :)

Yes... even though I am obsessed with a lot of things Japanese, Singapore is my "hometown".  I grew up here and even though it's not perfect, I love being Singaporean and living in Singapore.  I wouldn't change it for the world. :)  Even though I would like to live and work in other parts of the world again someday because I am often restless and interested in a different experience but Singapore will always be my hometown.

So yeah... I like the video... it's kind of endearing.. and much as I hate to admit it... that AKB48 song is going to play in my head for a while... what a happy catchy tune... I can kinda understand why AKB48 is so popular. :)

Noir ~ blu-ray boxset listed :)

I saw this listing this morning when I was writing up the Lisani! vol.15 post but didn't have time to mention it in a quick post before I had to leave the house for class today.

Real quick... the anime Noir has been re-mastered and a HD resolution version of the classic anime will soon be available on blur-ray.  The release date is scheduled to be 19 Feb 2014.  Gosh... I really wish I had the cash to buy this.  I am particularly fond of Noir because this was the anime that introduced me to Kajiura Yuki's music.  While it didn't make me a hardcore fan, it made me remember Kajiura Yuki and I played Noir very often on my CD player for years.  My wallpaper on my computer monitor was an illustration from Noir for years and years too.

For those of you who love Noir and can afford it... then this may be a release that you will be interested in. :)

This release includes all 26 episodes, has some bonus footage and aside from the Japanese audio trakc, there will be an English 5.1 audio track too.  But while there will be an English dub included on this release, there will be no subtitles. :(   Still... it's nice that Noir will get a HD re-release. :)

For now... adieu.  And if any of you wish to get this release.  Click me for CDJapan's product page. Okay...I'm out of here... off to bed. :)  cheers

Lisani! vol.15 ~ Mahou Shoujo Madoka / Kajiura Yuki / Kalafina

Most of the time, if I buy the Lisani! magazine, it is because Kajiura Yuki, FictionJunction or Kalafina is featured in the magazine.  This time, it's no exception.  Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika's 3rd movie opened on the 26th October and Lisani! did a feature on the music that's used in the series and the films.  I wanted to pick it up while I was in Japan but I could not find a bookshop when I was in Yamansahi and the bookshop in Haneda Airport did not carry it.

So I waited till the Anime Festival Asia 2013 to see if Lisani! will open a booth there.  If they had a booth there and this magazine was available, I would pick it up.  If not, I would order it from CDJapan.  Happily for me, it was available so I bought it on the spot. :)

The two lead mahou shoujos in the Mahou Shoujo Madoka anime are featured on the cover of vol.15 of this magazine that is devoted to anisong music.  It comes packed with a freed CD from GARNiDELiA but I haven't listened to it yet, nor did I shoot a photo of it because it's not my primary interest for getting this volume.  Lisani!'s website has a few pages which preview the contents of this volume... click me to see them.

The Mahou Shoujo Madoka material is from page 6 to 29 which is a good 23 pages long.  That's not bad.

  

this is from Lisani

The first few pages give an overview of all the music that was used in the series and has picture of of each of the items that were released with the music, including unreleased items like the Limited Edition Blu-ray boxset of the Madoka anime...



.... and the music collection of all the music that was released with the LE single disc releases of the series two years ago.



If I didn't already have all the music that I care about in the above music collection, I would definitely pick this music collection up.

There is a section on Claris and the composer of the song.  Followed by a 6 page spread on Kalafina. :)

this is from Lisani

  

And of course I had to shoot a closer shot of Keiko's solo photo. :P  But I also included Wakana's and Hikaru's because of my fellow Kalafina fan friends, one likes Wakana best, the other Hikaru best. :)

After which there is another 6 page spread devoted to the soundtrack and Kajiura Yuki, the composer, and Tsuruoka Yota the sound director.  No photos of either of them but the article is peppered with art from the anime.



For those who wish to purchase this volume... here is the link to the product page on CDJapan.  Click me.

The Japanese used in the Lisani! magazine is hard.  Someday, I hope to be able to read it with ease.  And when I can, I will attempt to do simple translations of them.  But that's a long way off... now I must get ready for classes. :P  Ganbarimasu!! :)