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2009年2月20日金曜日

Alice? Radio: ☆LIVE EVENT☆

March 29, 2009!!!


Announcing the live recording event, 「Honeyed invitation」

*DATE: March 29, 2009 (Sunday), Two showings planned
*PLACE: Kudan Kaikan, Main Hall
*TICKETS: sales date and price currently not set (see below)
*HOST: Marine Entertainment

Present at the recording will be the following cast members from the Are You Alice? series:
平田広明(イカレ帽子屋役)~ Hirata Hiroaki ♡♡ (Mad Hatter)
井上和彦(チェシャ猫役)~ Inoue Kazuhiko ♡♡♡ (Cheshire Cat)
藤原啓治(眠りネズミ役) ~ Fujiwara Keiji (Dormouse)
森久保祥太郎(白ウサギ役) ~ Morikubo Shoutarou (White Rabbit)
大川透(ハートの女王役) ~ Ookawa Tooru (Queen of Hearts)



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The following is updated information from the OFFICIAL EVENT SITE.

*DATE: March 29, 2009 (Sunday), Two showings planned.
-> FIRST SHOW: door opens @ 2:30 PM
show starts @ 3:30 PM
show ends @ 5:00 PM
-> SECOND SHOW: door opens @ 6:00 PM
show starts @ 7:00 PM
show ends @ 8:30 PM

*TICKETS: 5500 Yen with tax. All seats reserved.

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆




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2009年2月14日土曜日

「AZ」, 彡★ revisted ★彡

{sound of lock?revolver? being wound.}

Little Red Riding Hood:
Once upon a time, at the edge of a peaceful village lived a young girl.
Everyone called her "red riding hood" because of how wonderful she looked in the red velvet hood that her dear grandmother had made for her. However one day red riding hood took beside herself when she heard that her grandmother had taken to bed ill. So red riding hood, putting cheese and bread, and scarlet red wine in her basket, decided to visit her sick grandmother who lived deep in the forest.
"There's a bad wolf that lives in the forest. You mus'nt speak with him."
Will red riding hood obey her mother's warning and safely reach her grandmother's house?

{footsteps on dry fallen leaves}


I don't think it's possible. Mother. Because I love him.

{footsteps continue}

Wolf: Hey, little red riding hood. Won't you play with me?

「AZ」, Darkness - The Grimm FairyTales 201, 00:00 - 01:45




[ Summary ]
The town that continues to grow and the forest caught in the past.
For all unfavorable incidents, their truth is distorted then thrown out in to the forest where they are reborn as "The Grimm Fairytales". The townspeople forget about those incidents and pass on the Grimm tales-their incoherent days spent pleasantly in peace.
A young boy, having lost both his parents and his older brother, searching after the truth, heads into the forest. He pulls a scarlet hood deep down over his eyes and carries in his basket a bottle of wine and a gun. To kill his brother who has become the Big, Bad Wolf. However, what he meets in the forest and the actual wolf that appeared in the fairytale "Red Riding Hood" are...?

[ Cast ]
保志総一朗 ~ Hoshi Souichirou as Red Riding Hood
能登麻美子 ~ Noto Mamiko as Little Red Riding Hood
平田広明 ~ Hirata Hiroaki as the Wolf ♡♡
加瀬康之 ~ Kase Kouji as the Hunter
石田彰 ~ Ishida Akira as the Older Brother
浅川悠 ~ Asakawa Yuu as the Harlot
辻桃子 ~ Tsuji Momoko as the Foster Mother

[ Track list ]
Darkness - The Grimm FairyTales 201
The Forest - Ehrenberg
The Town - Brother
The Wolf - Little Red Riding Hood
Red - The Grimm FairyTales 202

[ Author ・ Scenario Writer ]
二宮愛 ~ Ninomiya Ai
加藤千穂美 ~ Katou Chihomi

[ Release Date ]
2009/1/30

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OMG was this amazingly fabulous!!!!
Run out and buy it NOW!
Seriously, much like the IM production 11, Twilight Suicide, I listened to this twice in FULL the day I acquired it.
It has elements of that mild distortion paired with lingering sadness feel from Captain Hook and an unbalanced sense of reality/truth like the Are You Alice? series.

Can't wait for the next one!!
(Very likely to be a series. See forthcoming translation about this from the official LOCO site HERE..)

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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2009年2月13日金曜日

KIRI 「霧」, anthem two

Naturally, I don't have it yet. That's OK. I am patient. (Alright, that was an outright lie.) I will be in South Korea soon enough and you had better believe that with my first pay check I am heading straight to the bookshop and placing an order for this. In the meantime, I was able to collect some information.


霧 -the route of infection KANARIA. ansem:02


[ Summary ]
KIRI - the route of infection KANARIA. Anthem:02

Who should be protected? The girl? The world?
Who should be loved? The world? The girl?

On the condition that she be allowed to live as a normal human, Kiri, in order to protect the world from the global infectious virus "bird cage" hides the "world memories" within her own body.

A world loved by the virus. A world that continues to reject the virus.
Before long, the world, while eating away at the memories of the girl without a free spirit, begins to fall in love.

[ Cast ]
三木眞一郎 ~ Miki Shinichirou ♡♡♡
鈴村健一 ~ Suzumura Kenichi
平田広明 ~ Hirata Hiroaki ♡♡
櫻井孝宏 ~ Sakurai Takahiro ♡♡
かないみか ~ Kanai Mika
青野武 ~ Aono Takeshi

[ Track list ]
1. KAINOPHOBIA‐ The birdcage for a dead master.
2. KALEIDOSCOPE‐ The proper way for you and the world to exist
3. KAFKA‐ Second Contact
4. KOUNOTORI‐ Balfour
5. KATAHANE‐ Dear bird, without a fall.

[ Author ・ Scenario Writer ]
二宮愛 ~ Ninomiya Ai

[ Release Date ]
2007/12/24

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I have been bravely ignoring other people's reviews of this so as not to spoil any surprises.
Random thoughts as I type this...
IM sure loves the Christmas season release date.
I hope they release a soundtrack like they have for the Are You Alice? series.

And as I said before, this story is just starting. IM continues to provide a lot of background information which I will be translating and posting for you in the future weeks. In the meantime, you can find general series information here.

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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2009年1月27日火曜日

「AZ」 ≠ azuki ∈ koshian

This is the first release from the circle Loco created by Ninomiya Ai and Katou Chihomi. It is under their own new label title, 「LOCO ** un」pronounced loco AHN as in the yummy sweet red bean treat koshi"an". Hence the title of this post.

The pronunciation of the title itself,「AZ」, is ahz as in azuki - that miraculous little bean from whence koshian is made. 「AZ」 originally started as a novel. The CD release follows the story of what happens afterwards with the Wolf and Red Riding Hood. Unlike the novel, Ninomiya Ai had mostly a freehand in writing the CD scenario.

「AZ」



[ Summary ]
The town that continues to grow and the forest caught in the past.
For all unfavorable incidents, their truth is distorted then thrown out in to the forest where they are reborn as "The Grimm Fairytales". The townspeople forget about those incidents and pass on the Grimm tales-their incoherent days spent pleasantly in peace.
A young boy, having lost both his parents and his older brother, searching after the truth, heads into the forest. He pulls a scarlet hood deep down over his eyes and carries in his basket a bottle of wine and a gun. To kill his brother who has become the Big, Bad Wolf. However, what he meets in the forest and the actual wolf that appeared in the fairytale "Red Riding Hood" are...?

[ Cast ]
保志総一朗 ~ Hoshi Souichirou as Red Riding Hood
能登麻美子 ~ Noto Mamiko as Little Red Riding Hood
平田広明 ~ Hirata Hiroaki as the Wolf ♡♡
加瀬康之 ~ Kase Kouji as the Hunter
石田彰 ~ Ishida Akira as the Older Brother
浅川悠 ~ Asakawa Yuu as the Prostitute
辻桃子 ~ Tsuji Momoko as the Foster Mother

[ Author ・ Scenario Writer ]
二宮愛 ~ Ninomiya Ai
加藤千穂美 ~ Katou Chihomi

[ Release Date ]
Expected release date of 2009/1/30


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It is considered a 少女作~a work aimed at the younger female audience. You would never guess by the themes it seems to touch upon; but, that would be if you were looking at it from a normal conservative American perspective. Since I don't have one, I don't have to worry about that. (^_-)-☆

Anyway, this time I thought I would showcase that comments from the authors about there work as taken from their blog since I don't own this CD yet.

From Ninomiya Ai:
"This is completely subjective, but I feel that in terms of both the written scenario and the acoustics we accomplished creating a nicely dark fairy tale with an unpleasant Red Riding Hood. It's probably not a very appropriate story for celebratory New Year time." (laughter)

From Katou Chihomi:
"For this first CD, I thoroughly relied on Ninomiya. I want to give it my all in our next production."

... Does this hint that 「AZ」 does not end with this CD release or to something else?

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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2009年1月17日土曜日

KIRI 「霧」, THE SERIES@backstory

And now we break from our normal CD commentary to bring you the back story. A behind-the-scenes look at IM label's newest release, 霧 -the route of infection KANARIA.



【コウノトリの世界崩壊】

The Black Stork Brings the End of the World

* The first "bird cage", the black stork, brought about the memory loss incident. Part of the world's memory was seized by the black stork upon its invasion as the world had no defenses against it.
→ Even now in the world, there are humans without memory that are living with a portion of memories supplied by Aristophanes.

* After that, Aristophanes took upon the will of the world and hid the world's memories inside the body of a human.
→ Outside of Kiri there were a number of humans in the past who carried the world's memories inside themselves.

* The black stork was rejected by the world and was said to have perished.


【トリカゴ】

The "Bird Cage"

* A global infectious virus developed a few years earlier in order to invade the Earth. In the following research it was discovered that the "bird cage" is not a virus created by someone but is a completely living organism that emerged automatically.
→ It is believed that the "bird cage" has the thinking capabilities equivalent to that of a human.
→ The "bird cage" will not {can not?} directly inflict harm upon a human being.

* Currently on Aristophanes' side, they are furthering their investigations along the lines that the "bird cage's" purpose is the seizure of the world's memories.

* The "bird cage" changed its morphology and three times in the past attempted to invade the world. The different forms were given the following names:
TYPE.01@Black Stork
TYPE.02@Longclaw
TYPE.03@Tufted Puffin
→ The memory loss incident brought about by the initial virus, the black stork, has even to this date left deep claw marks on the world.

* In regards to the fourth "bird cage", Canary, at this point in time due to a lack of information, it has not been located. Investigations are ongoing.
→ Is it already in contact with Kiri?
→ Is it a new virus type having the form of a human?


【カナリア】

Canary

* The fourth of the global infectious viruses born out of the "bird cage". Aristophanes announced its official name as "TYPE.04@KANARIA", commonly called "Canary".
→ At this point in time it is recognized as a new viral form.

* Canary has the appearance, emotions, and language skills no different than that of a human and is now able to inflict direct harm upon them. Contact with Kiri is also possible.
→ Canary kidnaps Kiri to steal the world's memories. Current whereabouts are unknown.


【アリストファネス】

Aristophanes

* Aristophanes refers to that existence which can hear the voice of the world. Without any individualistic emotion, he carries out the world's desires absolutely. Aristophanes words are regarded as the will of the world itself. To protect the world from the "bird cage" infection, he buries the "world's memories" within the human, Kiri.
→ The "bird cage" is an entity that is not able to touch humans.
→ For the fourth "bird cage", Canary, this is possible?

<11.11>
In order to eradicate Canary, he invites those humans who hold a deep connection(?) to Kiri's memories to the fissure of the world.
→ Rockwell Black
→ Balfour J. McRyan(alias)
Honestly can not see them as being a force on the battlefield.


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Again, for general series information, hop on over here. Personally, I can not wait to heat anthem two. Although now it is starting to look like I may actually have to order this one myself. Where that money is supposed to come from, I don't know. >.>

Anyway, stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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2009年1月14日水曜日

KIRI 「霧」, THE SERIES

Previous to publishing the story and character introductions, I thought I would additionally provide background and general series info as available through IM.



[ SERIES STAFF ]
Original story/scenario: 二宮愛 ~ Ninomiya Ai
Illustration/Character design: 田倉トヲル ~ Takura Towaru
Musical director: 榎本覚 ~ Enomoto Satoru {through company WAYUTA}
Production development: 田中美恵子 ~ Tanaka Mieko {through company WAYUTA}
Site design: key
Main Theme song:【世界ノ何処カデ】~ "Someplace in the World"
Special thanks to Frontier Works

[ SERIES CAST ]
三木眞一郎 ~ Miki Shinichirou ♡♡♡
鈴村健一 ~ Suzumura Kenichi
平田広明 ~ Hirata Hiroaki ♡♡
櫻井孝宏 ~ Sakurai Takahiro
かないみか ~ Kanai Mika
青野武 ~ Aono Takeshi
一条和矢 ~ Ichijou Kazuya
釘宮理恵 ~ Kugimiya Rie
皆口裕子 ~ Minakuchi Yuuko

[ RELEASE DATES ]
2008/12/24, KIRI - the route of infection KANARIA. Anthem:02
2007/12/23, KIRI - the route of infection KANARIA. Anthem:01

[ RELATED SITES ]
series site
IM label company site

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As more titles are released or more information becomes available, this page will be updated. Links back to this page can be found within each individual KIRI series posting.

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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2009年1月11日日曜日

KIRI 「霧」, anthem one

And now onto the newest, highly anticipated series from IM...

霧 -the route of infection KANARIA. ansem:01



[ Summary ]
KIRI - the route of infection KANARIA. Anthem:01

Who should be protected? The girl? The world?
Who should be loved? The world? The girl?

On the condition that she be allowed to live as a normal human, Kiri, in order to protect the world from the global infectious virus "bird cage" hides the "world memories" within her own body.

A world loved by the virus. A world that continues to reject the virus.
Before long, the world, while eating away at the memories of the girl without a free spirit, begins to fall in love.


[ Cast ]
三木眞一郎 ~ Miki Shinichirou ♡♡♡
鈴村健一 ~ Suzumura Kenichi
平田広明 ~ Hirata Hiroaki ♡♡
櫻井孝宏 ~ Sakurai Takahiro
かないみか ~ Kanai Mika
青野武 ~ Aono Takeshi

[ Pairing ]
none

[ Track list ]
KEY
KNIGHT
KIDNAPPER
KILLER
KAGONOTORI
KO

[ Author ・ Scenario Writer ]
二宮愛 ~ Ninomiya Ai

[ Release Date ]
2007/12/23

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Not much to say here. Just don't let this one pass you by! LISTEN!!

Mikishin plays a reticent, anti-social brother {But are we really sure about that?} and Hirata manages to be meltingly smexy in delivering some very creepy lines. The verbal battling between Hirata and Suzumura is great fun too. Not to mention incredibly reminiscent of the same tennis court back and forth play we saw between Hirata and Sakurai in the Alice? series. That should not be so much the surprise as the author for both series is the same. Nothing to fear about that though. There is no sense of cross-over or lack of originality to be found here.

Like most IM works though, you will need to listen at least
twice before you start to put the pieces together. Anthem:02 was finally released in what appears to be their favorite month of the year, December, again after a year long wait. Although I would prefer it did not, now that the Alice? series is winding down, hopefully they will pick up the pace in releasing the KIRI series and we won't be stuck waiting another year for the next one. >.>

As this story is just starting and IM has kindly provided a lot of background information this time, I will be translating those and posting for you in the future weeks. In the meantime, you can find general series information here.

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆


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