Silent Bible didn’t reach #1 at Oricon Charts this time, but I think this single is quite better than PHANTOM MINDS. Juujika no Spread was the only one track which blown me away, with such epicness and greatness. PHANTOM MINDS was great too.

On the other side, I liked the four tracks from Silent Bible (not as much as Juujika no Spread though).

1. Silent Bible

Main track is great, and when I say great, it’s great ! It starts slowly and softly, and then gets a nice pace (not too fast, but smooth). I really love how quiet and strong parts are mixed up : some cool and sweet parts that announce some intense ones; a pattern that repeats itself quite a lot but isn’t neither boring nor annoying. I don’t have the need to describe how awesome Nana’s singing is -I believe this fact is already known by you all-, but an example of amazing parts is 3’35-3’42 ! I really love the pitch she reached there, reminded me of an eternal diva !

But seriously, what is with that title ? Has Nana-ism become official as a religion ?  XDDD

2. Polaris

For one different song from usual, this is one hell of a good one ! R’nB influence, woohoo ! I could never had imagined she would do that kind of song, but she did it ! A soft song that have R’nB-like beats. It somehow reminded me of some songs from Niconico (the « Utatte Mita » category). For a first try (I suppose it’s her first time singing along a R’nB-typed pace and sounding) it’s pretty good !

3.UNCHAIN∞WORLD

Here you go with the fast, strong, electrical song ! Actually, the first part in which Nana sang is quiet, but the song eventually gets more and more power. I really love how her voice can get sweet and « diva-ish », and then totally strong and mighty. How she can mix high and low-pitched tone is just astonishing. No wonder I totally fell in love with her. <3

4. undercover

My favorite track (though it was quite hard to determine which one actually is ! XD). Instrumental may not sound that original, it’s just some violin, beats, electric guitar, mixed up in an usual way. But this song has something really special I can’t describe, especially in how Nana sings it. Maybe it’s how natural she sounds… I don’t know. But definitely my favorite track, then followed by Silent Bible.

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Now I’m going back killing myself for not attending Live Academy. ;___;

See ya people !

The Good List

Starting with the anime that I really liked and that I’ll continue watching !

Hidamari Sketch x Hoshi Mittsu

I’ve been a Hidamari Sketch fan since the first season, and this third one is a default win for me.

Hidamari Sketch is a slice-of-life type anime, following the life of 4 young girls living in the Hidamari residence which is in front of their art school. Fresh, funny, and cuuuuute anime. Each episode brings its dose of happiness ! So great to watch an episode after waking up from bed ! ^o^

Third season is as good as always, bringing up two new characters (which makes the Hidamari residence full now), and continuing with the girls’ schoolife (Yui and Miyako are now second year).

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Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

Probably the anime I laughed the most at.

Story takes place in a school where classes are separated by students’ level, ranging from A to F. Class can upgrade in level by challenging upper classes in courses’ duel (mathematics, literature, etc), but Yu-Gi-Oh style !

This anime is so greatly stupid, but this is what makes it so funny ! Standard and trap fanservice, dumb protagonist, etc… Everything is here to make you laugh your ass out. The « pace » of the anime kinda reminds me of Bakemonogatari (ie succession of short scenes in a weird speed) !

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Dance in the Vampire Bund

Because loli vampire are loli.

Vampires decided to stop hide themselves from human. Their Princess, Mina Tepes, wants Japan to make a district where vampires would reign, and so became the target of rival factions and terrorists. Akira Kaburagi, the main protagonist, a werewolf of the Earth Clan, has promised to protect her.

The story may looks a bit stereotyped, vampires wanting to dominate the « world », but it’s actually a pretty good anime, quite interesting in a way, with good animation and art design. I never got bored a single second watching it, so why would I drop it ?

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Hanamaru Youshien

« No, I’m not a lolicon !!!! »

Following the life of Anzu, 4 years old, who had a crush at first sight for Tsuchida, her teacher at Hanamaru Kindergarten, way older than her.

Like Hidamari Sketch, Hanamaru Kindergarten is fresh and fun to watch. Not among the greatest anime though. It’s a weekly dose of cuteness and peace in my harsh student world. .___.

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Durarara!!

Black Leather Motordrivers are cool. Period.

I don’t know how to summarize Durarara!! with only three episodes, because the story seems to be really deep and interesting. I didn’t get bored a single minute : the narration is quite well done, catchy and all. Animation and chara-design are simply gorgeous, putting on a dark atmosphere. People say Durarara!! to be the best anime of this season, and they are probably right.

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The Bad List

And now the anime I will drop because of a lack of time (thanks school !) or because they are too bad to be worth watched (in my holy opinion).

Chu-bra!!

One hell of a stupid anime, not even funny, with too much free fanservice (not even that good for eyes). Minorin plays the main heroine, but uses a « cute » voice (you know,  high pitched annoying fake-moe one). And seriously, since when breasts talk ?!

Ladies vs Buttlers

First though : oh… Kanokon design…

Second though : ok, not as worse as Kanokon, but it’s also a stupid fanservice anime. And boring too. Dropped.

Don’t get me wrong I do like fanservice, but not when it’s the main purpose of the considered anime. For example, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu makes a good use of fanservice !

So-Ra-No-Wo-To

I was expecting some greatness from So-Ra-No-Wo-To… but hmm, I really got bored while watching it. Did not find anything interesting except for the backgrounds which are beautiful.

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The « I don’t know whether this one is bad or good, omfg » anime :

Seikon no Qwaser

What. The. Fuck.

I was so interested in Seikon no Qwaser… but… well, it’s just too weird of an anime. The story and background are so interesting, but it’s definitely a free fanservice anime : breasts free graping, sucking, leeching, OK OK STOP ! And actually those scenes are censured (which makes the story even worse to understand). A very bizarre anime. I was really confused. But I may continue watching it for curiosity, Minorin using her Yuki’s voice and Hirano Aya voicing a Yuri-Loli abuser are simply awesome XDDD.

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Pending List

I have yet to watch Omamori Himari and Ookami Kakushi (actually I watched the first episode of each, but I don’t remember anything of them (this is a bad sign)). I’m still waiting for Katanagatari, which looks good on the paper !

Today’s an entry to share what apps I’m using, in case it can help someone ! If you have some advices to give or apps to recommend, be free to leave a comment !

Since I have the HTC Hero, I’m using the Sense UI which features some nice applications. But I can’t tell which one belongs to Sense and which one doesn’t, so I may forgot some very cool apps in my list (like the Wifi/Mobile Internet/GPS toogle widgets). Sorry for that !

If you want to quickly download those app, first download Barcode Scanner app from the Android Market, then use it to scan the QRCode (see below).

The Essential Apps

First of all, there are apps that enhance your Android experience so greatly they are mandatory to install.

Messaging/Internet

chompSMS : the best replacement for default sms/mms messaging app. The UI is highly customizable (colors and background) and quite nicely arranged. It’s easy to use and simply integrates with all your Android phone.

GMail : of course, if you are not a GMail user, this app is pointless. If you are, it is greater than the default mail app since it has push-mail feature (you receive your mail in real-time). Every feature of Gmail is also available (labels, starred, etc…).

GMail is included by default in Android, but might get removed by local provider (like in France, hate you Orange). In this case, you have to download the apk file (google it, or ask me) and install it with your computer through the Android SDK.

Meebo IM : great app when you are using more than a single instant messaging client. I personally have GTalk and MSN accounts (though I don’t use the latter that much). The official GTalk app is nice too, but it has a hard time with syncing and refreshing the contact list (for me).

Swift : my favorite Twitter client so far, way faster and cleaner than Twidroid. And when I mean faster, it’s REALLY faster. The fastest client I tried, actually. It is neat, maybe not that handsome, but it does quite well the job. It only lacks a refresh button (or maybe I didn’t get how I can manually refresh without quiting the app ?).

Dolphin Browser : internet browser replacement. It got updated yesterday, and before that I was thinking to switch back to Chrome Light, the default Android browser. But the update for Dolphin brought speed, UI improvements, and a lot more stability. One thing that lacks Chrome Light is redirecting Youtube link to the Youtube official application : Dolphin does it !

User Interface

Simeji : a virtual keyboard replacement with Japanese IME input implemented and some cool features like automatic smileys, etc… Actually, the Sense default keyboard is a really great one, way better than the Android default, but responsiveness is not perfect. Another really awesome app is Better Keyboard, which is near from perfect, but it’s not free (well, it’s worth the price though). But I needed Japanese input so here goes Simeji.

LockBot : a lockscreen replacement. I don’t know why but changing desktop and lockscreen wallpapers with the Sense UI makes the pictures’ quality really bad. LockBot Free is a great solution to that problem (at least for the lockscreen), plus you can use the other Android version lockscreen (Eclair, Flan) or even the Iphone lockscreen. You should also try Wallpaper Set and Save if you want full quality wallpaper desktop !

Android Agenda Widget : the default calendar widget is not that good. AAW is an useful and customizable widget that you place on your desktop and then get easily reminded of all your appointments !

Camera Zoom FX : the single thing I badly hate on the HTC Hero, and which makes that phone NOT perfect, is its camera, hardware AND software. Seriously, I didn’t understand how to use the default Camera app : how do you focus ? oO Camera ZOOM FX takes very high quality photos and intelligently auto-focus ! You can also add a lot more of add-ons to get nice effects to add to your photos. It’s a paid app, but worth the deal !

System Tools

Process Manager : what Android really lacks is a task manager. Hence there are lots of apps like Taskiller, Advanced Task Manager, etc… Most of them are free and great. But I think the best task manager so far is Process Manager (available in free (ad-featured) or paid version). It features the basic options like ignoring apps, kill-all, etc… but what makes it the best is that you can also manage phone processus, boot apps, and system files that are running. Another great feature is the possibility to uninstall any apps very quickly (PM loads the application list way faster than Android). Process Manager also includes a widget you can place on the desktop to easily and quickly kill any apps. This last feature makes it all in my opinion.

Android System Info : great app if you want to know everything about your beloved phone !

3G Watchdog : an useful app to keep eyes on your Mobile Internet usage, in case your « Unlimited data plan » is not that unlimited. @_@

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Get a better Android experience !

Then there are some useful and funny apps. Here are those I use the most.

Google Maps : not that essential when living in a city like Paris (there are maps everywhere you go) but it can be pretty useful at some times. GPS+Internet hugely needed though. An offline feature would have been so better (I mean offline storable maps). I think Mapdroid do that. Anyway, Android Google Maps is the same as Computer version : satellite, land, traffic and street view all available.

Google Maps is included by default in Android, but might get removed by local provider (like in France, hate you Orange). In this case, you have to download the apk file (google it, or ask me) and install it with your computer through the Android SDK.

Places Directory : another Google app that lists and localizes every restaurants/shops/bars/coffee/etc near you with the GPS. Great to find restaurants !

Reality Browser (Layar) : a wonderful (essential) app I use as my GPS when walking in Paris. It uses Augmented Reality function to show what you are looking for while you are filming where you are. You can find address, restaurants, shops, etc… by using the Local « Layer » (which is based on Google Maps data). There are a lot more of feature like finding twitters that had GPS-located their tweets (well, it’s a bit useless but there are some great other layer to enable). Here’s a video showing how it works : click.

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Hope it helped ! Don’t hesitate to leave your recommendations !

Today is 21st, January, 2010.
This girl is now 30.
Yeah, she IS 30.

Ahah no she’s actually eternal-17. ;DD

水樹奈々さん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！
To celebrate, I made my Top Favorites Nana’s songs list !

I’ve never done this so far because it is kind of really hard to distinguish which songs I like the most compared to others. And the more songs I want to add in a Top List, the harder it goes. So I’ll limit this Top List with only 30 songs, since she’s turning 30. <3
And before we start, this will be a Studio songs list. I will try not to consider the quality of how the songs sound like when performed live, which means some songs won’t appear in the list. There will be exceptions though, because some songs are definitely too awesome in Live to not be noticed, starting with this one :

30. POWER GATE

When I first heard this song, it was in its studio version, and I didn’t really pay attention to it. ‘Course it was a good song, yet not that awesome. But then I started watching some concerts, and how Nana sang it was… … astonishing. Each time this song goes live, the crowd goes crazy. Otagei ftw. Since then, every time I listen to this song (studio ver), I have the pictures of the concerts coming in my mind, and this is just so power fulling, as the title suggests !

29. Crystal Letter

A nice and peaceful song that I discovered watching concerts, and totally loved it.

28. chronicle of sky

I discovered Nana with THE MUSEUM compilation and Great Activity, and this song was one of my first favorites. It is cool, catching and quite addictive.

27. Gimmick Game

I usually don’t like high-paced electro-pop song but Gimmick Game is the best. Except for…

26. Astrogation

Because it is her best one so far : the violin, the violin !

27. Blue Moon

The kind of song I quite like: slow and acoustic. Way better than Meikyuu Butterfly in my opinion.

26. Dancing in the velvet moon

The only reason why I fully watched Rosario to Vampire Season 1.

25. Orchestral Fantasia

Like chronicle of sky, Orchestral Fantasia was one my early favorites songs from Nana. I really liked the PV, which started to make of me a fanboy, haha !

24. Innocent Starter

I’m part of the people that didn’t discover Nana through anime, and I seriously don’t remember precisely how I did (it was thanks to Minorin, I think). And I’ve never watched Nanoha but it seems that Innocent Starter is probably the song that launched Nana, through Nanoha. I personally don’t know if this is true or not, but Innocent Starter is definitely a mandatory top song, often considered as her best work so far.

21. Trinity Cross

I like it with no particular reason.

20. Brilliant Star

This song has been recently favorited by doing a full re-listening of MAGIC ATTRACTION. Like its title says, it’s just brilliant.

19. Taiyou ga Niau yo

My second favorite track from Shugo Chara anime. Acoustic guitar is the best.

18. Ano Hi Yume Mita Negai

Liked it because of its Studio Live version, but actually I listen to the normal version the most.

17. Sing Forever

Nana was so damn cute when she sang it in Live Formula, with tears in eyes… And the song itself is damn good ! Please Nana-san, as the title suggests it, SING FOREVER !

16. refrain -classico-

I don’t know how many times I looped that song at my early fan times. One of the song that made me realize the pureness and beauty of her voice.

15. Sora Kaze

Just read this. [LINK]

14. Etsuraku Camelia

Because sexy Nana showing her back is sexy. Probably the PV at which I lost the most of blood.

13. Aoki Hikari no Hate

I still don’t know whether I prefer the normal version or the Ultimade Mode one, but this song is really addictive !

12. Pray

I love how she sounds so cool on this track, like a knight (knightess ?) protecting her beloved ! Pray makes a seriously good ring-tone ! Never changed it since then !

11. Heart-shaped chant

Because Agematsu Mika’s harp + Nana’s voice = pure ownage.

10. Shin Ai

Because Agematsu Mika’s harp + Nana’s voice = pure ownage. [2]

9. BLACK DIAMOND

Both Major and Indies version are in the list actually, but special point to the Major because of the violin parts !

8. Chinmoku no Kajitsu

The best ULTIMATE DIAMOND original songs, period.

7. Trickster

Because a cappella Nana is the best. And the PV is so goooood ! She looks so cool in her black outfit ! <3 There are times I really like a song and loop it, but then get a bit bored and I switch to another one. Trickster is the only song I can’t get bored of, that’s why I give it the special 7th position (it probably deserves to be 4th or 3rd though).

6. DISCOTHEQUE

CHULU CHULU CHULU PAYA-PA ! Does I really need to say why this song is in this top list ? Well, actually the song itself is not that awesome, but take a look when it goes live… XDDDD

5. Tenkuu no Canaria

Just read this to understand. [LINK]

4. Kimi ga Kureta Kiseki

Among the slowest of her songs, Kimi ga Kureta Kiseki is the best from them. My favorite Nanoha song so far.

3. Eien no Utahime

First opera song from Nana, and I totally fell in love. Just read this. [LINK]

2. Thermidor -Vingt-Sept-

When I discovered that special single, I was like… … OHMYGOD. It is a very different song from her usual one. In fact, Thermidor was a character song back from 2000 (her debut ! that was 10 years ago omg .__.), from the NOeL La neige character mini-album “depart Chisato X Nana.” The -Vingt-Sept- version (which means 27 in French) is a remastered version she did after the release of THE MUSEUM (she was 27 at that time). Thermidor -Vingt-Sept- is now really hard to find because it wasn’t sold but offered to those who bought the Livedom DVD and The Museum. That means I will never get my hands on it if I don’t buy from Yahoo! Auctions… ;___; By the way, if someone has it, can s/he rip it for me in a totally lossless quality ? >.<’

1. Tears’ Night (STUDIO LIVE VERSION)

Ok, this is not a really full studio song, because it was recorded in live conditions. Tears’ Night normal version is also in the my favorites songs, and is already awesome, and yet Studio Live is way way way way better. Acoustic instruments and Nana’s pure live voice are just AMAZING, combined altogether. I don’t listen to that song that much lately, but I believe this song will remains 1st, and will never be dethroned.

Some other special songs I often listen to :

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Yozakura o Shichi : because Nana as an enka singer is total win.
Kawachi Otoku Bushi : same.
Sky High and Yo ni wa Hana Yume ni Hoshi : two very short songs from Happy Dance Collection. There are somewhat addictive.
Juujika no Spread may also be in this top (among the 30 firsts) but it’s a bit too early to decide on which place (and it doesn’t really matter actually).

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Ok, 7 posts about Nana in a row, my blog is officially a Nana fanblog. OTZ

Yes, this blog is turning into a Nana fanblog, and I don’t care anymore ! XD

First, sorry for the lack of blog updates for the past 2 weeks, I was very busy with school and all… But I’ve prepared some entries (starting with this one… which I didn’t prepared actually XD) and I should post them sooner or later. Just you wait. Oh and yeah, they are mostly about Nana, sorry. OTZ

You should know by now that PHANTOM MINDS reached #1 at the Oricon Weekly Single Charts with 53000+ copies sold, which makes another record for Mizuki Nana : being the first seiyuu to do that. And I’m really proud to be part of those who contributed ! It’s such a wonderful feeling, I think.

Okay so now let’s start with the review. Sorry for the lack of presentation of each track though, I’m quite lazy and don’t have that much time to spare doing that ! =P

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1.PHANTOM MINDS

The beginning of the track is really great : violin, drums and piano are quite the big deal of this track, which undeniably makes me happy. The pace is quite fast of course and Nana sings as usual, with no particular voice (the usual one).  Overall, it’s a pretty good track, but I didn’t get caught that much by it. It is alright, and probably will go into my playlist, but hmmm… it lacks something.

2. Don’t be long

This track somewhat reminded me of her past songs (2006-2007 era). It has the fast pace, the strong feeling and the charm that I loved. But here again it is just an OK song, not that awesome nor epic (I think it will be hard to surpass The Eternal Diva’s level of epicness XDD).

3. Song Communication

A cute track in which Nana’s sings with a lovely voice. The track makes you happy and high for the day, it’s a nice song if you are sad ! Other than that, it’s not the song of the year…

4. Juujika no Spread

Ok, here’s the real deal. My favorite track of the single, and what a track ! His awesomness is as high as Tenkuu no Canaria in Mugen single. The pace is fast but not too much. Instruments are a mix of violin, piano, beats, and electric guitare (not that original with Nana’s songs though). The songs gives a similar feeling as Tenkuu no Canaria, I don’t know how to explain it properly but you should understand by listening to it. It’s a really addictive song ! Nana’s voice is as usual, maybe more stylish : I really love how she sounds when she sings « 翼も持たずに », or the « 一つになれる » parts for example, she sounds so coool !

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To conclude, I am actually a bit disappointed by this single. Well, maybe it’s because of the epicness of The Eternal Diva, but PHANTOM MINDS single isn’t enough catchy to my taste. Juujika no Spread is a really big deal, and PHANTOM MINDS is alright. There aren’t bad tracks though, but not what I will really remember for the rest of my life.

Short review finished and I can’t believe I posted 6 Nana related entries in a row… OTZ

Lan Fan est un personnage de Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood doublé par Mizuki Nana. Voici une petite review du single Theme of Lan Fan.

Non, mon blog ne deviendra pas un fanblog sur Mizuki Nana, je le promets… … j’espère. orz

J’ai reçu ce single avec The Eternal Diva mais je n’ai pas eu le temps de bien l’écouter jusqu’à maintenant (Noël, Nouvel An, Live DiamondxFever, The Eternal Diva, Kouhaku, etc… … nana fanboy repéré orz).

Je n’ai jamais regardé Full Metal Alchemist, et je n’ai pas regardé Brotherhood. Je ne sais même pas quel type de personnage est Lan Fan, et je m’en fiche en fait. =p

Le single contient seulement deux chansons, avec leurs versions instrumentales, ce qui fait donc 4 tracks.

1. 空風 (Sora Kaze)

La chanson démarre avec un court solo de basse (3 secondes) : je ne sais pas pourquoi mais ce petit passage m’a vraiment accroché. Apparaîent ensuite guitare électrique et batterie : le rythme est rapide mais vraiment entraînant. Puis la chanson devient lente : une première guitare acoustique, seule, joue à gauche, Nana commence à chanter, et ensuite une deuxième guitare joue sur la droite. Fiuh, j’ai adoré cette partie lente, la voix de Nana est plutôt grave et en quelque sorte « cool » (la fille qu’a le staïle, tavu ?). Le rythme est de plus en plus rapide à mesure que la chanson joue, la guitare éléctrique, la batterie et la basse faisant leur retour. Au contraire, Nana continue de chanter lentement pendant toute la durée de la track. Sa façon de chanter est assez différente de ce qu’on a l’habitude d’écouter, et j’avais personnellement l’image d’une guerrière solitaire.

Sora Kaze fait maintenant partie de mes chansons favorites de Nana, donc 5/5.

->Youtube

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2.そっと、そっと (Sotto, sotto)

Sotto, sotto démarre avec une guitare acoustique à gauche, puis une autre à droite, et quelques percussions. La chanson est assez lente, plus du genre ballade. Ici encore quand Nana chante je sens la voix d’une guerrière solitaire : cette voix est si cool et sexy, j’espère qu’elle chantera d’autres chansons de cette manière ! Il y aussi beaucoup de « claps claps », ce qui ajoute un effet « Village festif » à la chanson. J’ai vraiment aimé les guitares dans cette track, puisque je suis un addict de tout ce qui est musique acoustique; les guitares simples sont les meilleures.

Cette chanson est maintenant aussi dans mes favoris, c’est donc un 5/5, bien que je préfère un poil plus Sora Kaze.

->Youtube

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En conclusion, si vous aimez les guitares acoustiques, ce single est fait pour vous. Si vous êtes un fan de Nana, vous devriez essayer de l’écouter puisque Nana chante assez différemment de ses autres chansons : voix lente, grave (mais pas si grave en fait) et cool.

Sora Kaze arrive à mélanger des parties très lentes, d’autres très rapides, alors que Sotto, sotto est plus du type ballade. En gros, ce single vaut le coup !

I don’t think there’s anything to say : if you watched it (or better, if you attended it), you’ll understand. If you didn’t, you should before I kill you.

Now the question is : will I be able to make a blogpost about DiamondxFever and avoid nonsense/fanboying/etc ?
I think I won’t. Just buy and watch the damn thing, you’ll understand what epicness really is.

BTW after watching Live Fever I now understand why they put it on the 3rd blu-ray disc, and not the first one : they wanted to keep the better for the end. Yeah, Live Fever is WAY WAY WAY better than Diamond (in my holy opinion). I personally think it is even better than Live Formula, which was my favorite one until now.

What was my best part of the Live ? Definitely the making of :

(making of Live Fever)

I can’t believe Live Fever was one year ago, times goes so fast ! .___.

Oh, and　明けましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year ! Bonne année !
CHULU-CHULU-CHULU PAYA-PA~ !!!

JE VOUS SOUHAITE UN JOYEUX NOEL !

(pictures courtesy of danie)

Je vais être clair  : je pense que c’est le single de l’année (de Nana). Bien sûr, Mugen était un très très bon single, mais cet Opéra est tellement fou et epic (je pense que le mot épique est très adapté ici !), subjuguant, étonnant, etc…

Je pense que la plupart d’entre vous savent que le film Professeur Layton est sorti au cinéma japonais il y a quelques jours. Je ne connais pas l’histoire, et ne suis pas un très grand fan des jeux Layton, mais le fait de savoir que Mizuki Nana joue un rôle principal m’a interpellé.

Jenis Quatlane, le personnage que joue Nana, est une chanteuse d’opéra, L’Eternelle Diva, et doit chanter à quelques endroits du film. On ne savait pas au début si Nana chanterait l’opéra, car elle n’avait jamais fait ça. Il a finalement été décidé que oui, et nous y voilà.

Le single contient 8 petites tracks (de 30 secondes à 2 minutes) et une longue track de 7 (nana!) minutes. J’étais vraiment surpris par le nombre de tracks ! Bien que plusieurs soient courtes, cela donne un effet totalement différent que s’il n’y avait eu qu’une seule chanson.

La première (思い出のレコード) dure 1’19, commence assez lentement, et Nana commence à chanter très tôt. On a là un peu de piano, et une très longue partie d’accordéon ! Cette première mise-en-bouche de la  voix d’opéra de Nana est incroyable. J’étais là « hey attends, c’est que la première track !? ».

La seconde track (この幸せよ永遠に) est en quelque sorte la continuation de la première, mais on a droit ici à un peu plus de Nana. Et c’est là qu’on peut se demander : « les capacités de Nana connaissent-elles une limite ? ». Bien que la partie où elle chante est plutôt courte dans cette track qui ne dure que 1’46, on peut déjà dire que ce single va être dingue : violon et piano me font toujours rêver.

Passons à la troisième track (はかなき命の旅立ち) : la harpe fait son apparition tandis que Nana chante aussitôt, avec une voix plutôt grave, accompagnée d’un rythme lent. Elle chante pendant un bon moment sur cette track, et arrive à atteindre les aigus d’une manière si belle et naturelle que ça en est indécent. Et bien sûr, tous ceux qui écoutent les musiques de Nana savent que Nana+Harp est un combo mortel 100% barre de vie.

Et c’est justement le but de la quatrième track (ジェニスの涙) (dure 1’38) qui est un duo harpe et cuivre (je ne sais pas lequel, désolé orz). Nana ne chante pas dans cette track, mais…

…mais maintenant la cinquième track (永遠の歌姫 – Eien no Uta Hime) déjà : le gros morceau. Elle dure à peu près 7 (nana!) minutes, et commence très bas, faisant l’apparition d’un orgue et Nana chantant Aaah~Aaah~Aaaahhh~ pendant presque 2 minutes ! A 1’55 commence la harpe, le violon, et Nana chantant des paroles. Il y aussi de grosses percussions derrière. Nana chante très lentement. Bien sûr, les habituels chanteurs d’opéra atteignent des notes extrêmement aigues ou très grave, mais Nana s’en sort très bien pour cet opéra : je pense personellement que ses capacités de chanteuse d’enka rajoutent à cet opéra un effet unique. Le caractère épique de cette chanson est quelque chose que je n’avais jamais entendu auparavant -je vous assure, cette affirmation n’était pas totalement subjective-. Les mots commencent à manquer pour décrire cette chanson.

La sixième (星の歌) est un solo d’orgue de 35 secondes tandis que la septième (海の歌) est un solo de 47 secondes de Nana chantant Aaah~Aaah~Aaaaahh~. Oui, après une track de 7 minutes, on finit par un a cappella de Nana.

Attendez, non, ce n’est pas encore la fin : la huitième chanson (太陽の歌) est un mélange des sixième et septième, avec en rajout du violon et des percussions. Cette chanson me rappelle beaucoup celles des RPG, vous savez, quand l’histoire devient épique et critique. Oui, épique, totalement épique.

Et enfin pour finir cette expérience magnifique, la neuvième track (藍の思い出) est un duo harp+Nana’s Aaah~Aaah~Aaaaahh~+Choeur. Si vous n’êtes pas déjà mort, je pense que là, c’est bon.

Maintenant, après avoir lu ça, j’espère que vous vous jetterez sur l’achat de ce single (plus que quelques exemplaires restants !!), car ça vaut vraiment le coup. Si vous ne pouvez pas… téléchargez, mais bon… @_@’

Aoi Bungaku est une série de romans adaptés en anime. Certaines histoires sont séparées en plusieurs parties, mais elles n’ont pas de liens entre elles.

Cependant je ne parlerai pas vraiment de l’anime mais plutôt sur le doublage effectué par Mizuki Nana.

Et je vais être clair : même si cette histoire ne dure que deux épisodes, je pense que c’est son meilleur doublage de cette annnée ! Tout simplement extraordinaire ! VOUS DEVEZ REGARDEZ CA !!

Ouais je n’ai regardé cette anime que pour Nana, mais je pense que je regarderai les autres parties aussi, si le temps me le permet.

Il y a deux chansons dans l’épisode 5, par Nana bien sûr.

La première est une chanson de type Blues, façon très américaine. Sa voix est vraiment magnifique comme toujours, mais cette fois on a le droit a une voix diva/blues, avec les instruments qui vont avec comme le saxophone ou le piano. Une très belle chanson ! Je crois que le titre est 桜の誘惑 : si j’ai juste, ça se lit Sakura no Yuuwaku (la tentation du Cerisier).

La chanson démarre à 2’04.

La seconde est plus une ballade, mais l’écouter tout en regardant ce qui se passe dans la vidéo est très BIZARRE. C’est une chanson lente, mais ce n’est pas de l’enka bien que l’on puisse quand même comparer avec ce type de chanson. Ce n’est pas une chanson très triste, au contraire, mais c’est vraiment très bizarre en vue de la scène (mais c’est aussi très marrant XD, je préfère même que ca reste comme ca hahaha) ! Je pense que c’est une partie de l’anime d’être à la fois dépressif et humouristique.

La chanson en elle-même est plutôt belle, mais trop courte ! J’aime assez, mais avec la vidéo dans la tête… XDDD

J’ai peut-être tort mais le titre est うしろの正面だあれ, ce qui se lit Ushiro no Shoumen daare, que les fansubbers ont traduit par « Qui est derrière moi ? », mais que j’aurai en fait plutôt tendance à traduire par « Qui est devant moi? ». Chais pas. Si quelqu’un pouvait m’éclairer.

Il y a aussi une chanson dans la deuxième partie de cette histoire, mais elle est vraiment courte et ressemble beaucoup à la précédente.

Vous devriez vraiment regarder cette anime, au moins l’épisode 5 et 6 ! Je suis encore en train de regarder tout le truc, mais la partie du Ceriser est vraiment superbe ! Nana-san est incroyable ! Non seulement elle est la meilleur artiste de tout les temps (OUI ELLE L’EST ! [/fanboy]) mais ses capacités vocales de seiyuu sont toujours là ! YEAH ! I’M DEFINITELY IN RAABU WITH THIS GIRL ! X____X

Si je tue mes femmes, Nana-san deviendra ma waifu ? Oui ? Oui ? … … attends, j’ai aucune femme. OTZ

MOE !!!!