Anime? Thread #2

[Taffeta]

I love that song - Team Rocket get the best songs <3 At least in the original Japanese. Wish it was easier to find fansubs for Pokemon...

There's another one Miki Shinichirou did for Kojirou (James) which is basically how many (japanese) pokemon names can he force awkwardly into one song...LOL I'll see if I can find it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA5D6BQ8MTE

This is it. I can pick out some familiar names like Mewtwo, Nidoran, Starmie, Zubat and Pikachu, and I know Nazonokusa (mysterious weed) is Oddish and Kusaihana (smelly flower) is Gloom. I forget who Fushigidane (isn't it strange?) is, and most of the others, but you can still tell what he's doing.

I think Lucky may be Chansey but I'm not sure.

I love the Japanese opening theme and the Team Rocket theme. I had that CD so long ago that it's almost as nostalgic as the English one, hehe I don't remember what else was on that CD though. Maybe a Japanese pokerap, but I've never been good at remembering most of the Japanese pokemon names.

I have a DVD for one of the series in Japanese. Forget which. Sometimes I think I'd like to watch Pokemon properly in Japanese, and sometimes it feels like a chore *heh*. I did watch a few episodes in Japan, of whatever series was airing then...

@Ponyfan, the computer at work was messing up this morning and I joked to my colleague that it needed Sailor Moon style punishment, "oshioki yo!". After which it started to work properly. xDD.

Moonlight Densetsu is also a classic. "Gomen ne, sunao ja nakute, yume no naka nara ieru..."

[Carrehz]

Ahhh Lucky Lucky, been a while since I've heard that one!

Fushigidane is Bulbasaur And yeah, Lucky = Chansey.

This is probably my favourite Japanese Pokemon song... it's so cute and relaxing. I know some people find Meowth's voice annoying, personally I like it :B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00RAQ4mT4Bc

[Ponyfan]

That's probably the most Pokemon names I've heard at one time.

I've only seen a few episodes of Pokemon.  It was probably the first series that came to the US.  Some kids I was babysitting had a VHS tape with a few episodes.  I remember Ash was either going to or participating in a tournament.  There was also a human character with a literal flame or fire   inside his chest.

I love "Splash Free" from Free!  I have listened to it sometimes several times in a row.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcBqTp0icE0



From Daiya

Hashire Mirai by Glay


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BghTnzcat08



Ryusei no Howl by Glay


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMu8CJFnEhQ


Sora Ga Azora de Aru Tami Ni by Glay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agF2190uQjk


Eijun's theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MCTCSO37_k


Miyuki's batting theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1vVN_gNQk4

Three Lights Search for Your Love from Sailor Moon


Japanese


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ug571yPU5s


English


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp8cQJS9p0


I also like the music box version of Moonlight Densetsu because it sounds really close to the version the orgel plays in the anime.

Sparkle from Your Name in English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U52IJSyHa24


Edit: I decided to check the Sign of Affection manga to see what the English speaking people said in that scene in the cafe.  According to the manga there was no conversation with or about them other than Kyoya telling Itsuomi to take care of the visitors' table, and Yuki wondering what language Itsuomi was talking to them in.   

Ponyfan

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I wish the English dub Pokemon came with musical numbers!   

[Taffeta]

@Ponyfan, I love most of those Daiya themes. I remember when I first watched Daiya, it was summer and I was helping invigilate, so I had a lot of them on my playlist going into London to campus. I always associate them with that. (I wish they'd do the final series though, gah).

I've probably said it before, but Saiyuuki has some amazing themes, op and ed.

While I'm still going through my ancient stuff, this was what inspired me to first watch Fushigi Yuugi. Tasuki's 'fight song', I guess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hTbjR6rym0

The video is original - the song's not in the anime but it was released on a laserdisc with a bunch of others, and the clips are from the original series. The opening theme of Yuugi is more iconic somehow though...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrz0e9BGaJs
Itooshi hito no tame ni (for the sake of the one I love/dearest person)

And this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNfbtiUzp60
I actually had a whole conversation with a work colleague about this. Thought I was the only one who remembered Weiss. Apparently not They had SO many song releases and live event videos as well as the anime...

Randomly on my tangent, found this video of Miki Shinichirou (Kojirou's voice artist among many many others) being interviewed about being a voice artist, and the things he says are always interesting, so I'll share it in case anyone is curious, it's only 6 minutes. It's subtitled (not brilliantly, it misses some things he says, but enough to get the gist)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkQVZPpjsPQ

He's a great voice artist but seems pretty shy irl. It's sad that he no longer does character songs - he apparently didn't think he was very good at them, although I can think of a LOT of far worse seiyuu singers

Back to themes, although I have turned my back on Bleach after the final arc stupids, I will always be nostalgic for some of the older themes. This one in particular...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1MoLQ9Wcv0

I wish the English dub Pokemon came with musical numbers!   

There are some, actually. I know Pikachu's Goodbye exists on a CD. I have it in French because I bought a copy in Paris but I'm 99% sure there was an English version. Going back some time though...around 2000 probably.

[Carrehz]

there were some English Pokemon CDs! :>

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_2.B.A._Master
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Totally_Pokémon

I think most of the songs on them ended up in the Pokemon Live stage musical back in like 2000?

[Ponyfan]

@Taffeta,

I was thinking about you when I was posting the Daiya themes


How could I have forgotten the opening to Yona?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4cxYn5ixh4&list=PLPjgBWiybDLDxWLZHSCW0QJsuIIbSomI_&index=25

Also, what's known as the melancholy version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEw5NyEFiBw


I know I posted this character song of Jadeite, Nephrite, Kunzite and Zoisite from Sailor Moon Crystal before, but I'm posting it again since it's one of the first songs I heard in Japanese and I fell in love with the sound of their voices and harmonies even though I can't understand a word they're signing except the few lines in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63qtXtDd60Q

Randomly on my tangent, found this video of Miki Shinichirou (Kojirou's voice artist among many many others) being interviewed about being a voice artist, and the things he says are always interesting, so I'll share it in case anyone is curious, it's only 6 minutes. It's subtitled (not brilliantly, it misses some things he says, but enough to get the gist)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkQVZPpjsPQ

He's a great voice artist but seems pretty shy irl. It's sad that he no longer does character songs - he apparently didn't think he was very good at them, although I can think of a LOT of far worse seiyuu singers

When I read that Okamoto Nobuhiko came to mind.  I love how versatile he is with voice work.  He's so good that it's often hard to spot that he's voicing the same characters in different  animes, but when he sings it always sounds like he's struggling a bit.


Ponyfan

[Taffeta]

Yeah, I agree with Okamoto. Great seiyuu, not such a great singer. Albeit I can think of worse.

This one from Angelique always used to get me. Listening to it now, it doesn't sound as horrible as i remember, so I've clearly heard some worse ones in the years since, but here it is anyway. Used to give me a laugh anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaplK3LlxXY
Esperanto, by Kisaichi Atsushi (Timka) from Angelique. Probably Etoile iirc.

Inspired now to share some Angelique songs.

The themes to Etoile are great, they're both granrodeo. Some of the character songs...less so

The two opening themes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8MS-cewH-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4_7Q7vhCg8

As I've mentioned before, the singer for Granrodeo is Taniyama Kishou, who is also a voice artist for a range of roles. But he doesn't voice a character in Angelique - I think Granrodeo was chosen because it was a neoromance series and Taniyama was involved in Kiniro no Koruda, which is another one.

For fun here's Koyasu Takehito as Olivie from Angelique as well. Honestly one of the most interesting characters in the series - the guardian of dreams.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQySTFQy1QU



The Yona themes are amazing I think they carry extra weight when you understand the emotion of the series though. Speaking off, new chapter probably around now. After the last one...yeah. Anyway. Back on topic for anime.

Since you mentioned Yona, Ponyfan, here's Kija's seiyuu, Morita Masakazu, performing a song from Bleach live with another voice artist from the series. Morita in blue. Morita is also Tanba in Daiya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDCjyNccvEA

helps to add the link lol.

[Ponyfan]

Listening to that song makes me wish Tanba had a character song for Daiya.

I found this Free! voice actor thing where all of the main characters are doing a scene live.  According to the comments Haru's va is the one in the back between Rin and Makoto's vas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8PVokC6co

Here's one that includes Haru's va

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VEWnR3mReM


I don't know if it's interesting if you haven't seen Free!

Ponyfan

[Ponyfan]

The Boy and the Heron won Best Animated Flim at the Oscars last night.

Suzume comes out on Blu ray tomorrow in the US.


Ponyfan

[Ponyfan]

I picked up Suzume, but haven't watched it yet.  Interestingly it's my first Steel Book Blu Ray/DVD.   I picked up the movie at Walmart and they have an exclusive deal on the Steel Book version.  I checked another Walmart today and didn't see the standard version at all. The Target app says it's not in stores, but you can order it online.

I found these old Cartoon Network Toonanmi ads for Sailor Moon on Youtube.  I think it's interesting how they were marketing the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tefkywGzUJ0


Also a Sailor Says segment.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmrmNeEOSw


These were put at the end of the original airing of some episodes to make the show "educational."


Ponyfan

[Pokeyonekenobie]

Oh yeah, the 80s/90s were all about "educational" TV.

I picked up the second part of Spy X Family but haven't had a chance to watch it yet.  Also picked up Bluelock, because it looked interesting.  I noticed at my Walmart they moved the Dragonball sets to another section.  I hope that means we'll actually be getting something that could be considered variety now.

[Taffeta]

I still need to catch up with the second season of SpyxFamily.
I think Apothecary Diaries has one episode left. I have the books now though, and know where they pick up, so it's fine

Spoiler

I'm actually feeling a bit sorry for Lakan, although he's partly to blame, it's not all his fault. Though more sorry for Fengxian of course.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Not that it's anime per se, but we are almost through the live action of Avatar the Last Airbender. 

It's not bad...  I mean, when Netflix takes an animated series that was 24 episodes long and condenses it down into a 8 episode season, it's going to take some storyline out, but... it's reasonable.  It's easy enough to digest for the average TV watcher who isn't a huge fan of anime.  who knows, maybe some of them will give the animated version a chance!  I mean, One Piece was the same way... I feel the same way about Battle Angel Alita too. 

[cowboyopossum]

The new Black Butler arc comes out in three days. I am so excited, but the new style seems somewhat too soft for Sebastian especially. Ciel looks fine. I hope we see more Grell, I love her.