2007-04-02, 14:58 | Link #25 |
Dead Sexy
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NSW, Australia
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Oh. My. God. I totally love the Fall anime season~ Gimme! What's really enjoyable about this is that we're going from milking back into the actual storyline. Most series will just finish, leave it at that, but make a poor effort at keeping the fandom alive with spinoffs and cheesy OVAs. Having a series, especially one of such beauty, returning to its storyline after many not-so-epic spinoffs is such a bold thing to do. I can only hope the new opening and ending songs are just as lovable. So far, Yoake Umare Kuru Shoujo has remained in my top five Japanese songs since I first heard it. |
2007-04-03, 01:06 | Link #28 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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I remember Sushi-Y mentioning something about it.. |
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2007-04-03, 08:53 | Link #29 | |
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2007-04-03, 16:44 | Link #31 | |
Marionette
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 24
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I'm secretly hoping for a filler episode where Shana or Hecate is scouted to become an idol, generating gratuitous character songs =) |
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2007-04-03, 17:18 | Link #32 |
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 37
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Different styles of shows, and different musical composers, so i can't see how you can say one is better then the other when they're none alike. I love Ko Otani's music for Shakugan no Shana, fits the mood perfectly --- and i of course hope that he'll be back again for the second season.
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2007-04-03, 18:00 | Link #33 | |
Marionette
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 24
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1) How much did the music support the content, both in setting a tone/mood and in increasing the emotional connection/impact? 2) How memorable is the music - can I whistle it, recall a scene from a melody (or vice versa), and enjoy listening to it on its own? In my opinion, Kou Outani does a good job overall in category 1; and a good job in category 2 for a few tracks, whereas most seemed to have little value outside of the anime (and thus were purely bgm). On the other hand, the (instrumental) soundtracks of Scrapped Princess (Hikaru Nanase), Mai Hime (Yuki Kajiura), and Vampire Princess Miyu (Kenji Kawai) are all excellent in both categories. So even though it is purely based on personal opinion, it's still an objective comparison scheme. Please don't misunderstand me - I also feel Outani is a good composer, and want him to return in Shana II. I find that about 70% of anime that I like has a garbage soundtrack that I don't even notice (or occasionally, dislike) when I'm watching, and find every track to be either uninteresting or irritating when I listen to the OST. Thus, Outani is one of the few anime soundtrack composers who stand above the crowd, and I look forward to what he'll do next time. But despite having a good soundtrack by a good composer, Shakugan no Shana is not on the shortlist of names I associate with the phrase, "Anime memorable for their instrumental soundtracks". |
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2007-04-03, 18:04 | Link #34 |
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 37
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Ah well, this is where we all fall into our own lil' holes in the floor --- i've enjoyed the OST & three assorted soundtracks from Shakugan no Shana, and find myself enjoying each track whenever i play. Sure there are tracks that stand out compared to the rest, but each one of them is an important piece of music which i find myself enjoying a lot.
Sames goes for his work on Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi, though that leaves you with the feel of SoTC, which is never a bad thing. :3
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2007-04-05, 09:59 | Link #37 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 43
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Dengeki Bunko; the label which Shakugan no SHANA light novels are published under, aims at teenage males (boys) and above, though this label (Dengeki Bunko) aims more at male otakus, but still its a shounen label (a label for boys).
So yeah, Shakugan no SHANA light novels are shounen light novels.
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2007-04-09, 13:17 | Link #40 | |
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action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, j.c. staff, romance, sequel, shounen, supernatural |
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