KAWAII ! Yeah, I remember that at this time last year I made a post about it. And now, what a coincidence, there's a really Kawaii song by a Kawaii voice in this AGM month's top. You will easily find out it, or you have already known it by that hot chick's image, lol. But that's not all about last month's AGM. The quality of songs is approximately at average whereas there are many different music genres to enjoy: from modern trance to traditional folk, from the light-heated playful one to the serious thoughtful one. Well, all of them together have made a lively and lovely image of the first month of this year's AGM. Let's enjoy it in this lively and lovely time. Lunar new year is coming near!
OST: Little Busters! Ecstasy image song
Album/Single: VA Compilation CD Vol.1 Panorama
Released Date: December 29, 2009
Download: Mediafire
I think this lastest remix version sounds better than the original one and moreover, Lia's voice always has "place utility" in this trance genre (listen to Tori no uta and you will understand). Because the song is originally melting and soothing like a lullaby, so when remixed into this dance genre, it becomes really interesting to listen.
OST: Sora no Otoshimono ED2
Album/Single: Sora no Otoshimono Ending Theme Collection
Released Date: December 29, 2009
Download: Mediafire
Too much flying panties, lol. However if you've never watched that episode, you will think it's a certain decent folk song. For me, I totally enjoy the naughtiness in this traditional song, both in its meaning and in Mina's seem-to-be-innocent voice.
OST: Mystic Square Bad Ending Theme
Album/Single: Hoshikage no Ama no Hara
Released Date: December 30, 2009
Download: Mediafire
I can say this is the best song in this C77 album. It makes a haunting ambience and have a clearer melody than the others.
OST: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st OP
Album/Single: Phantom Minds
Released Date: January 13, 2010
Download: Mediafire
Maybe the most well-known song here. Mizuki tried to make a good stimulating OP and she really has made it though the song's too typical to get more impression.
OST: Bakemonogatari OP4
Album/Single: Bakemonogatari OP4 single - Ren'ai circulation
Released Date: January 27, 2010
Download: Mediafire
Yeah, it's KAWAII time. I usually ignore too much playful and weirdly girlish song like this (e.g Lucky star OST), but Ren'ai circulation is an exception. What I can say about it is...yes, you guess right: KAWAII. I'm looking forward to more songs from this "Kobato girl".
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
AGM January 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
AGM December 2009
Well, happy new year everyone! Glad to see you in this very first post of 2010. Have you enjoyed 20 best anime/game songs of 2009? And what do you think the best of them is? Because recent month's AGM is just at average, so I think I don't need to make a new video about my top ten of 2009. So here is the list if you care:
1/ Yasashii Uso - Chrome Shelled
2/ Ai no zuellni - Chrome Shelled
3/ Asu he ~ Sora iro no Tegami - Suara
4/ Aishiteru - Kourin
5/ Trust you - Yuna Ito
6/ Glass no Hana - Mizuki Nana
7/ Uso - SID
8/ Shin Ai - Mizuki Nana
9/ Parallel Hearts - FictionJunction
10/ Koi Kogarete Mita Yume - Ayaka
Well, I think now we can say goodbye to 2009....hmm, have I forgotten something? Ah, about this post's purpose...well, such an absent-minded, lol...
Generally speaking, last month's AGM is much better than some recent months. I have enough songs for a top five and all of them are qualified for a position in my AGM B-C. One more thing that's really right in this beginning of a year that all of these songs are in good/positive mood. It's a good omen, right?
OST: PSP Tokimeki Memorial 4 ED Single
Album/Single: PSP Tokimeki Memorial 4 ED Single - Daisuki da yo
Released Date: December 16, 2009
Download: Mediafire
Even in a month in which a game single of Korean diva BoA is released, this seem-to-be-nothing-special song, a second track in a game OST still can get my highest appreciation. Well, maybe that's because this is a paradise for anime/game song after all, so it's reasonable that a song with most anime/game feature gets the top. You will also sense that, the wind of a winter sunset in a countryside road that can calm one's mind easily and remind us of something forgotten from our childhood. Just open your mind.
OST: Wii Game Tales of Graces ED
Album/Single: Wii game Tales of Graces - White wishes - BoA
Released Date: December 09, 2009
Download: Mediafire
Well, and here's the most striking song of last month AGM. Nothing less from BoA. The music, the atmosphere and the vocal performance are both good, perfect for a Christmas pop song.
OST: Fate OST
Album/Single: Mariage -tribute to Fate-
Released Date: December 23, 2009
Download: Mediafire
Sachi Tainaka, and Fate of course. I hoped to see her again in a more romantic/dramatic song but Link is not that type. However, it's also an energetic, well-tuned and listenable song.
OST: Kimi ni Todoke OP
Album/Single: Kimi ni Todoke OP Single
Released Date: December 25, 2009
Download: Mediafire
This male singer is quite new to me. But never mind, I like this type of song: light ballad with pretty fast pace.
OST: Doujin game Rozen Maiden ALiBAT ED
Album/Single: Jiritsu -Sayonara 20-dai-
Released Date: December 30, 2009
Download: Mediafire
Another well-tuned song. The mood goes up little by little. It sounds like a dance song in a small party of high school student.
Well, I think now we can say goodbye to 2009's AGM, really! Let's wish for a better year of Anime game Music!
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Anime Game Song 2009 review
Well, it's winter. The weather is cold and so am I. However, this is a suitable time to sit down at my laptop and look back at what AGM - anime game music has brought us this year. Maybe it's too early, there is still a December to wait for a certain great anime/game song, but it's AGM December's affair. Until then, in this great time, why we can't have a review post. The year-end summation always comes before the year-end, isn't it?
Before we comes to the main point, I want to let you know something about my rating. It's really different from what we use to appraise the success of a song. So don't be surprised if you find unpopular songs instead of very famous songs in this review post.
Then, what are exactly the criteria? Well, there's no fixed pattern but a song which I highly appreciate and delightedly bring it here must be:
1. A song from an anime/game, or released in an anime/game OST, or at least the second track in an anime/game single. Why? It's simply because I love AGM, and this is the blog of AGM.
2. A song that have the specific characteristics of anime/game, of which we can't have a specific definition, but they are something that makes a song different from a normal non-agm song, something that we only can find in AGM.
3. A song which have a long lifespan, a meaningful, emotive and special song. It's to reject the anime/game songs which is special but characterless, just for fun, or just for commercial purpose.
4. last but not least, a song that we can listen to at least nearly whole song for many times, so it must not be something that torture our ears.
The 1st and 4th criteria are compulsory, and so a song's rating is high or low depends on the 2nd and 3rd ones. I have a rating system for that in which I classify my favorite AGM songs into 3 classes: A, B, C. For more detail of these classes, You can visit my AGM Library.
If you are not so displeased at my criteria, we can look at some statistic here to know what I collect from this year's AGM:
Total songs: 52
AGM-A: 2
AGM-B: 10
AGM-C: 40
Song from game: 9
You can see most of the songs are from anime, and there's a large difference in the quantity of each class: just 2 A, but that's just my rating, the B songs are also very nice. In general, all of them are remainders after rejecting nearly 1000 AGM songs of this year.
You can find all of them along with my comments in my previous posts. Therefore, I think I don't need to list all of them here. I just choose out 20 best songs from them to show here. I won't comment anything about them more, my duty has ended, now I want to listen to others' opinion. Please show me your opinion if you are interested. Another thing, they are arranged by the time, the top ten will come at New Year's post.
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