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.