Review : Mizuki Nana as Lan Fan – Theme of Lan Fan

Lan Fan is a Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood character voiced by Mizuki Nana. Here’s a short review of the single Theme of Lan Fan.

No, my blog won’t turn into a Mizuki Nana fanblog, I promise… … I hope. orz

I received this single along with The Eternal Diva but I didn’t have the time to properly listening to it until now (Xmas, New Year, Live DiamondxFever, The Eternal Diva, Kouhaku, etc… … nana fanboy spotted orz).

I’ve never watched Full Metal Alchemist, and I didn’t watched Brotherhood. I don’t even know what type of character Lan Fan is, and I actually don’t care. =P

The single features only two songs, with their instrumental version, putting the count to 4 tracks.

1. 空風 (Sora Kaze)

The song starts with a short (3 seconds) bass solo : I don’t know why but I really enjoyed that. Then appear electric guitar and drums : the pace is fast but very catchy. Then the song goes really slow : a first lonely acoustic guitar plays on the left, Nana begins singing, and then a second guitar starts playing on the right. Gosh, I loved that slow part, Nana’s voice was quite deep and somewhat “cool” (badass girl y’know ?). Pace gets faster as the song goes, electric guitar, drums, and bass coming back. As a contrast, Nana never gets fast and sings very slowly through all the track. Her way of singing is quite different from usual, and I personally felt the voice of a lonely warrior.

Sora Kaze went into my favorite Nana’s songs, so it’s a 5/5.

->Youtube

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2.そっと、そっと (Sotto, sotto)

Sotto, sotto starts with an acoustic guitar on the left, then another one on the right, and some drums. The song is quite slow, more like of a ballad song. Here again when Nana sings, I feel the voice of a lonely warrior : that voice is so cool and sexy, I hope she’ll sing more song this way ! There are a lots of “claps claps” too, which add a “Festive Town” feeling to the song. I really loved the guitars’ playing in this track since I’m addicted to all kind of acoustic songs; and simple guitar is the best.

That song also went into my favorites, so it’s a 5/5, though I prefer Sora Kaze a little more.

->Youtube

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To conclude, if you like acoustic guitar, this single is made for you. If you are a Nana fan, you should try listening to it since Nana sings quite differently from all her others songs : slow and deep (but not so deep actually) and cool voice.

Sora Kaze manages to mix up slow and fast parts, while Sotto, sotto is clearly a ballad-typed song. Overall, this single is worth the price !