What if animes become live action? Well there are some that turns out well like Death Note to 21st Century Boys and Liar Game. Others may completely ruin the image of the anime like the recent Dragon Ball Movie and such. Often in animes that we got to feel the emotions and settings in its storyline but such is less portrayed in Live Action Drama Series to Movies. So in the end animes are still the best... lol. Bet anime fans will say the same too...
If you'd like Groove Adventure Rave, then Fairy Tale would be the next anime or manga that you'd be looking for. Created by the same author Hiro Mashima, this anime is out earlier this season and is currently at episode 7. Watch it and see the resembrance of Groove Adventure Rave and Fairy Tale. More info at http://ani.tv/fairytail/.
With my exam results coming out soon and back into the Army for re-service, things are getting hectic as usual. But anyway check out this amazing international poses used in almost all animes we see today. Hope the storm is over asap...
speena was a two-person (previously three-person) group on the avex trax label. They debuted in 2000 with the single “Calm Soul,” and have released a total of five albums since then, their latest being “Ninnananna” in January 2007. In mid-2005, speena’s drummer Shouko left the group to persue her own projects; the group then consisted of vocalist Kanako and guitarist Shiho.
In June of 2007, Kanako and Shiho announced that they would be “transforming” into Yvonne Sisters. The speena name will no longer be used.
J-Pop Albums 1st Album: [much much more!!] CTCR-16051 04.09.2003
Track Listing: 01 Girlie Rock 02 Jirenma 03 Bubble Bible 04 speena 05 Calm Soul 06 Iron Tower 07 Ego Rock 08 Nemureru Mori 09 Self Drunker 10 Chulolly's Ring 11 Kimi dake no Koto 12 Thanatos 13 speena 2001
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2nd Album: [Chu Chu de Vista!!] CTCR-16071 10.20.2004
Track Listing: 01 Tsuki ni Naku 02 vista! 03 Marugoretta 04 Electric Song 05 Strange Days 06 One Two Three 07 Yuuhatsu Modern 08 Gekirin ni Furete Kuukijuu Uchippanashi 09 Crystal 10 Tsuzureori 11 Yuuyake Issho ni Miyou 12 Vita 13 Veil
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Track Listing: 01 Kira Kira Days 02 Rendezvous 03 viva! romantic 04 Ohana no Hitorigoto 05 Hitogomi to Watashi 06 dear my mama 07 Sugar Moon Champs-Elysee 08 Momoiro to Haiiro 09 Mizu to Amai Hana 10 Butter Cream 11 Marvelous Day 12 Konpeitou no Tameiki 13 Singin' Swimmin' Sweet 14 Raspberry Sauce Raspberry Heart
320kbps 104mb Part 1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7VVIGH2J Part 2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NE7IM62G
4th Album: [ninnananna] CTCR-14509 01.31.2007
Track Listing: 01 Bedroom Story 02 Jewel Box 03 Cheek to Cheek 04 Love Hand Claps 05 Moonlight Monste 06 Hello, hi! 07 Girlfriend 08 Dancing Doll
Track Listing: 01 Material Girl 02 Special Boyfriend 03 True Colors 04 Sweet Memories 05 Parade Shiyou yo 06 Toshishita no Otoko no Ko 07 Ame no Hi to Getsuyoubi wa
128kbps 25mb *Credit and thanks to Suffers Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?hz3yzqctyuz
The next event to be waiting for would be the upcoming End Of Year Cosplay 2009. This time it's located at the National Library... Weird place for a cosplay event... Anyway, Yui Makino will be this event's special guest and her concert tickets are sold separately from the event. Dunno who she is? Well maybe you would because she's voice actor for Sakura from the anime Tsubasa Chronicles. More info at http://www.theeoy.com/index.php.
Finally, the Anime Festival Asia 2009 comes to an end and in fact it ended last Sunday... The above photo shows all the VIP guests that came to Singapore for the AFA 09 convention. They are from the left: Kaname, Shoko Nakagawa, Ichirou Mizuki, Mamoru Hosoda and Danny Choo. For more info, visit www.dannychoo.com or www.afa09.com. Back to ordinary day life now... :(
The Regional Cosplay Competition was held within the AFA convention and it's finalists includes 6 groups of cosplayers from countries like Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The participating teams includes ST Revolution, Sakai No Gumi, 00 Emotions, Houshin Engi, The Endless Illution and Witchblade. This event is the first in Asia and couldn't get any better to watch it live there. Videos by Hexlord and I hope he wouldn't mind me using it in my blog...lol.
First Team: ST Revolution I do not know what anime this is from but this script is enacted well from it.
Second Team: Sakai No Gumi From the anime Lelouch The Rebellion, the group plays a comedic scene of the princess selecting a knight to protect her.
Third Team: The Endless Illution I believe this is from a game or something but seriously the costume is really detailed and nice. Though the fighting needs to be a little intense so that it's exciting to watch.
Fourth Team: 00 Emotions The winner of the Regional Cosplay Competition. Seriously the Gundam looks awesome even on screen but the goof-ups causes a few problems here and there. Surprisingly it still didn't stop them from coming in tops.
Fifth Team: Houshin Engi Really cute and interesting play that makes this team fantastic and nice. It's amazing how they could make the costumes themselves.
Last Team: Witchblade One of the best cosplays I've ever seen and oh my... are they hot! Got a lot of cheers by the audiences and their script was good. It's a pity they didn't won the competition.
Besides Danny Choo, Cosplayer Kaname was also invited as a special guest star appearance at the AFA 2009. He's also invited to be one of the judges for the Regional Cosplay Competition that was held on the first day of the convention. This newspaper article was out on the 23 November 2009 which describes how cosplay becomes a part of Kaname's life and interest.
This is the second video in which they broadcast when Danny Choo is dancing on stage. This time its in front of Orchard Ion Singapore. Presenting also the maids from the Moe Moe Kyun Cafe in the Anime Festival Asia 2009. Plus a couple of bystanders taking photos and such...
Among all the sketches on the graffiti wall, this has definitely caught my attention... Anyone who have watch Sora No Otoshimono would be familiar with this scene from episode 1. Darn funny if I do say so myself and its fun to see someone actually drew this on AFA. Makes me wanna watch this anime all over...
I just love animes don't you? Got a couple of freebies here and there and bought some scale models and accessories along the way. They are as listed below:
- K-On! Mio and DGray-Man Lenalee makura - DGray-Man Lenalee Mini Alarm Clock - Otacool Worldwide Otaku Rooms Handbook - K-On! postcard, pictures and file - Nagato Yuki Wizard Scale Model - Figma Drossel posable action figure from the anime Fireball - Shining Wind Nendoroid Kureha - The rest are all freebies
Nevertheless, I still had yet to open up any of them. lol... been so busy posting and uploading of stuff. Not to mention the tiredness after the 2 day convention... Even so, it's a wonderful event...
Unfortunately, no photography or video recordings are allowed for the K-On! Live Dubbing Performance on stage. So gotta show these 2 stuff I've bought only. lol... It was disappointing also that the voice actress for Mio is not here too where everyone is eager to hear. Nevertheless it was really fantastic and many audiences cheered for them when dubbing the comedic moments in K-On! Love K-On anime really much because it portrays that friendship is more important than work wise which most of of non-anime friends just didn't get it in reality. Watch the anime here and find out more...
Weiss Schwarz is a new anime to be aired next season, probably near 2010. Originated from a popular card battle game which are sold in Japan, it has even made its way too into Singapore. A live dubbing of certain scenes in episode 1 and 2 of Weiss Schwarz is being perform at AFA 2009 by the actual voice actors all the way from Japan. Looking forward to this new anime.
Bought this book immediately on the 1st day as I step into the convention. Cost about SGD$29.90, this book was totally sold out that afternoon and glad that I've bought it. Otacool features worldwide otaku rooms and their hobbies. Really informative and nice. What's even better is that I've got Danny Choo to autograph the book for me! This is the best AFA ever!
Here's a short clip for AFA and Danny Choo, followed by the cosplay competition and winner for AFA. Seriously, the competition showcases some of the best cosplayers I've ever seen around asia. Was surprised that our Singapore cosplayer for the Gundam 00 won the special prize and grand prize of a trip for 2 to Tokyo. Love the other cosplays as they are really nice. See more photographs for the cosplay competition on the right sidebar.
Danny Choo performs live on stage at the AFA convention with his slick dance moves in stormtrooper outfit! As per last video in which he had filmed at Raffles Place Singapore, another performance was held outside Orchard Ion which was broadcast together when he was on stage. Cut certain parts to zoom video because my camera is not able to zoom while recording video at the same time.... -_-'' In any case, enjoy the performance.
Finally, the photos for the Anime Festival Asia 2009 are up! Managed to upload everything asap for the 2 days. Met Danny Choo too in the convention and just had to take a photo with him... And on both days too! Woot! Somehow 2 smiley faces appear on my face so that I remain unseen... hohoho. Anyway, here are the links to the photos:
News about the Anime Festival Asia 2009 Convention had broadcast on the Channel 8 Mandarin News in Singapore at night on the 21st November 2009. Seems like more people got to know about the event now. Watch the video for a preview of the AFA which is held at Suntec City Singapore. My thanks to YY for this video clip.
Before the main course of the AFA 2009 is serve, perhaps you all should know more about what's in store for the Anime Festival Asia that was open on the 21 - 22 November 2009. Here's a short introduction of the events and stuff that will be showcase in this convention...
These past 2 days of AFA are really eventful indeed. Finally, the Anime Festival Asia is coming to a closure but there are till plenty of things to share with all of you. Excited? Yes am excited too as have lots to share with you all about... Thus am posting a new post every hour starting 22:00hrs about the events and so on. So stay tune for all updates that are coming up in a few hours time...
Day 1 of the AFA 09 which was held at Suntec City Convention Centre in Singapore was truly a blast. Even took a photo with Danny Choo... Woot! How good will this get? Well, bought lots of stuff here and there and taken lots of pictures and videos to boot! I will upload and post the photos, videos and etc asap once the event ends tomorrow. Gonna get some well earn rest after a long day of walking...
Kokia (コキア?) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Tokyo. She is known mostly for her performances in video game and anime soundtracks; having appeared in eight different game/anime soundtracks to date. Kokia is also known for her vocal range, and ability to hold long-tone opera notes, having done so for 29 seconds during a television appearance. She is most well-known in Hong Kong and Taiwan for her song "Arigatou...", which achieved commercial success, and was covered by star Sammi Cheng. Her biggest hit in Japan is the single "The Power of Smile / Remember the Kiss", which reached number 15 on the Oricon charts. She studied opera at the Toho Gakuen School of Music.
Birth name Akiko Yoshida (吉田 亜紀子) Born July 22, 1976 (age 33) Origin Tokyo, Japan Genres J-pop Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Producer Years active 1998 - Present Albums 1st Album: [songbird] PCCA-01351 7.16.1999
Track Listing: 01 Watashi wa Utau Kotori Desu 02 Soyokaze ga Sougen wo Naderu You ni 03 I catch a cold 04 Shiroi Yuki 05 River 06 Hirusagari no Toki 07 You 08 Live Alone 09 Arigatou... 10 Erika 11 Aishiteiru Kara (Sincerely Version)
Track Listing: 01 Cyouwa oto 02 Tsugi Au Toki wa 03 Say Hi!! 04 The rule of universe 05 Princess ÉHIME 06 Tenshi 07 Pink no Zou 08 Hello passing days 09 Hana 10 Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne 11 Ashioto 12 tomoni 13 a gift
Track Listing: 01 Prologue "Remember me" 02 Watashi no Taiyou 03 Different way 04 Kawaranai Koto ~since1976~ 05 Happy birthday to me 06 with music 07 Anshin no Naka 08 Sora 09 The Power of Smile 10 Clap your hands! 11 I believe ~Umi no Soko Kara~ 12 Daiji na Mono wa Mabuta no Ura 13 ? 14 Sigh 15 Remember the kiss (duet "KOKIA & Piano")
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4th Album: [Uta ga Chikara] VICL-61437 7.21.2004
Track Listing: 01 Yume ga Chikara 02 a girl 03 so much love for you 04 Sora ni Taiyou, Anata ni Watashi 05 Pinch wa Chance 06 Kirari 07 give & take 08 New season ~Yume ni Mukatte Fuku Kaze~ 09 Utau Hito 10 Yume ga Chikara (acoustic version)
5th Album: [Pearl ~The Best Collection~] VICL-61852 2.1.2006
Track Listing: 01 The Power of Smile 02 Ai no Melody (Original Version) 03 dandelion 04 Shiawase no Hanataba 05 Kawaranai Koto ~since 1976~ 06 Watashi no Taiyou 07 Remember the kiss ~a wish~ 08 DESPERADO 09 Yume ga Chikara / Brave Warrior 10 Utau Hito 11 time to say goodbye 12 Cyouwa oto ~with reflection~ 13 so much love for you 14 I Believe ~Umi no Soko Kara~ 15 Arigatou…... (The Pearl Edition) 16 The Power of Smile ~a gentle breeze~
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6th Album: [Ai ga Kikoeru] VICL-62405 5.23.2006
Track Listing: 01 Itsuka Dareka wo Ai Shita Toki (Anthem Version) 02 Uchuu ga... 03 Ahiru no Kokoro 04 Futari no Musume 05 Awakening (Open Your Eyes) 06 Kokoro 07 HUMANITARIAN 08 so sad so bad 09 Yasashikusareru to Yasashikunareru Hana 10 Nukumori (listen for the love) 11 why do I sing 12 Atatakai Basho 13 Remember the Kiss ~World Ver.~ 14 Inori ni mo Nita Utsukushii Sekai
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7th Album: [The Voice] VICL-62758 02.20.2008
Track Listing: 01 Odoyaka na Shizukesa 02 Follow the Nightingale 03 Ave Maria 04 Todokimasu You ni 05 song of pocchong ~Shizuku no Uta 06 Gomen ne 07 Lacrima 08 Nani mo Kamo ga Hoshi ni Natte 09 il mare dei suoni 10 everlasting 11 Chiisa na Uta 12 Watashi ni Dekiru Koto
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8th Album: [Christmas Gift] VICL-63039 11.12.2008
Track Listing: 01 Amazing Grace 02 Hallelujah 03 I'll be home for Christmas 04 We three kings of orient are 05 Christmas Medley 06 Teo Torriatte (Let us cling together) 07 Ave Maria 08 It came upon a midnight clear 09 Seinaru Yoru ni ~holy night 10 Kokoro no Rouzoku 11 Remember the kiss ~Dedicated to 'new' NY~
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Track Listing: 01 Lydia ~Fairy Dance 02 Song Of Pocchong ~Shizuku no Uta 03 Kanashiku teyari kirenai 04 Black Is The Colour 05 Soshuu Yakyoku 06 Siuil A Run 07 Sono mama dei ~Be As You Are 08 Taimse im Choladh
16th Single: [Follow the Nightingale] VTCL-35011 11.21.2007
Track Listing: 01 Follow the Nightingale 02 say goodbye & good day 03 Follow the Nightingale (original karaoke) 04 say goodbye & good day (original karaoke)
If you read this post now, it means that AFA has offically started today. Bought the tickets early yesterday and would probably be lining up for entry right about now...lol. Photos will be posted up asap once am back from the event. Hopefully am able to get what I wanted there. Stay tune for more updates on AFA 09.
Not many people knows who is Danny Choo... And they definitely would think that it's just another guy in Raffles Place dressed up as a stormtrooper and go dancing around there...lol. This is really a first in Singapore where Danny dances as normally he would did it in Japan. Check this out. Real cool.
Things are really heating up for the upcoming Anime Festival Asia 2009 in Singapore. Seems like Japan's famous blogger Danny Choo has arrived in Singapore already. Remember this place in the photo above? Ya, that's Raffles Place in the central business district in Singapore. Can't believe Danny actually bought his stormtrooper costume along with him lol... Can't wait to see him soon on AFA 09. Tickets out tomorrow in Suntec City so gonna get it asap...
Once again for those who have yet to know, Anime Festival Asia 2009 (AFA 09) is coming back again this 21 -22 November 2009. It's a once in a year event not to be missed. Danny Choo will also be present at the convention along with idols from the cast of the anime K-On!. You can buy tickets on the day itself or pre-order it on the 20th November at Suntec City Singapore. Visit the site at http://afa09.com/index.html for more info...
The much anticipated game has once again launches it's latest installment for the zombie apocalypse. Left 4 Dead 2 features more weapons, better graphics and gameplay that will surely make you hungry for more. The game launches just this afternoon at 2.30pm Singapore time and already prepping to unlock my copy of the game too. This is seriously the best as to compare with the first. Visit the website for more info at http://www.l4d.com/home.php
Once again animators approach to the season of comedy and ecchi-ness which make this season kinda epic with lots of interesting anime to watch during the holidays. Some nice anime this season includes To Aru Kagaku No Railgun, Nyan Koi!, Kiddy Girl-and, Queens Blade Season 2, Seitokai No Ichizon, Kampfer, Sora No Otoshimono and many more... All animes are currently half way through this season so you might just wanna watch it while you still can...
The Zombie Apocalypse is back once again on the 17 November 2009 in the US. Left 4 Dead 2 is already available in retail stores around Singapore so fans of this game, I suggest ya get them while they last... Well its definitely cheaper to buy locally than order online which cost SGD$5 more for the pre-load game (Online price: US$44.90 = SGD$63~) and without any freebies too... Includes the following ya see above with 5 campaign posters and a membership card. Can't wait to play this when it launches as am so really bored at home doing nothing...
J's Chimes finally reaches 20000 hits! That's roughly about 28 people visiting the website per day since the beginning. Trying hard to update as much stuff as possible to keep up with the pace. If anyone shares an interest to blog together or exchange links, please let me know and will arrange for that asap. Thank you once again.
With exams ended this Monday, there's typically nothing to do except to play some games all day long. Haven't played my console games for a fairly long time now say 6 months ever since classes began. Looking forward to games like Left 4 Dead 2 which will be out on 17 Nov so that I may play and forget my sadness and cheer myself up these few days...
This season's animes sure rocks... With classics coming back once again and interesting animes like Nyan Koi! to Sora No Otoshimono. Animators once again enters into the epic ecchi genre once again if I do say so myself this season... So what about next season? A couple of nice animes will be out coming winter as written by Chia Anime.com. Hopefully they are just as nice...
J's Chimes welcomes you back once again after a long break... And just in time with the revamps for the entire blog. It has been a long and hard journey to sustain the blog but once again I have decided to continue blogging as much as I can as animes have always been my hobbies. Though the webpages are up, would need sometime to post up new stuffs and such so please stay tuned...
Lol... Been so busy studying my ass off for exams that have forgotten that J's Chimes turns 2 on 7 November 2009... -_-''. Anyway, I really appreciate and wanted to thank those however visits my blog daily though I have not started blogging much yet. Once exams are done the following Monday, then it's time to party!
AFA is coming back to Singapore once again on the 21 to 22 November 2009! Can't wait to go after the exams and will be pre-ordering the tickets once its out. Don't wanna queue again like last year which was terrible and a big waste of time... In any case this year is gonna be a much bigger event with many Seiyuus and idols coming like K-on! and Danny Choo. Tickets range from $20 - $25 for a 2 day pass. Another major event on anime in Singapore so be sure not to miss it or its too late! Visit the website here for more info at http://www.afa09.com/index.html.
In another 3 days time, J's Chimes will be 2 years old... Time sure flies. J's Chimes first started in 12 August 2006 as a discussion board in Yahoo Groups. Then in 7 Nov 2007, I had finally decided to create a website for it but didn't expect the blog to last that long till today... Anyway, J's Chimes has revamped as you see it now and will be reposting again after 11 Nov 2009. So stay with us a bit longer for new contents and updates...
Aqua Timez is a Japanese pop band signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The band formed in 2000 after two of the original members met on the internet and discovered that they attended the same university. At their formation with all their current members in 2003, the band's name was Aqua Times, the correct spelling of their current name. No major releases came from the band during this period. The band renamed themselves to Aqua Timez in 2005. Their first release under this name was Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori, a mini-album which charted well on the Oricon.
Origin Japan Genre(s) J-Rock J-pop Years active 2005–present Label(s) Sony Music Japan In 2006, the group would go on to release Nanairo no Rankugaki, their second mini-album with seven songs. Their first single, Ketsui no Asa Ni, was then used as a song in the movie adaptation of Brave Story. Later in the same year, it was announced that they would provide the theme song to Bleach: Memories of Nobody, the movie version of the anime and manga series Bleach. [1] The song, Sen no Yoru wo Koete (千の夜をこえて; Passing Over a Thousand Nights?), entered the Oricon singles chart at number 5 and would go on to sell over 100,000 copies.
Albums 1st Album: [Kaze wo Atsumete] ESCL-2908 ESCL-2906~ESCL-2907 (limited edition) 12.6.2006
Track Listing: 01 1mm 02 Hoshi no mienai yoru 03 No rain, No rainbow 04 Ketsui no Asa ni 05 Hachimitsu ~Daddy, Daddy~ 06 Sen no Yoru wo Koete 07 green-bird (Interlude) 08 Ayumi 09 Mastermind 10 White Hall 11 Present 12 Perfect World 13 Itsumo issho 14 Shiroi Mori
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2nd Album: [Dareka no Chijou E] ESCL-3011 11.21.2007
Track Listing: 01 Isshun no Chiri 02 Sekai de Ichiban Chiisa na Umi yo 03 Shiori 04 Chiisa na Tenohira 05 B with U 06 Pivot 07 Hakuchuumu 08 Aki no Shita de 09 Alones 10 Rankiryuu 11 Garnet 12 Boku no Basho ~evergreen~ 13 Yume Fuusen (yurikago version)
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1st Mini-Album: [Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori] SHCC-0002 8.24.2005
Track Listing: 01 Kibou no Saku Oka Kara 02 Himawari 03 Toushindai no Love Song 04 Hitorigoto 05 Joushoukiryuu 06 Isshou Seishun 07 Hajimari no Heya 08 Blues on the run 09 Aoi Sora
2nd Mini-Album: [Nanairo no Rakugaki] ESCL-2806 4.5.2006
Track Listing: 01 Shabondama Days 02 Jitensha 03 Miseinen 04 Hitotsu Dake 05 Mr.Roadrunner 06 Yoru no Hate 07 words of silence 08 Shizuka na Koi no Monogatari
