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Originally Posted by ippus

...I'm all for Ranka being cute. Honestly, I feel like it's the only way Nakajima might ever be "voice acting" as Ranka rather than just singing as Nakajima, which is what she does pretty much all the time now, being Nakajima when she's meant to be Ranka. That being said the song just sounds awfully contrived for me >_> I remember some while back someone claimed Nakajima has a bell tone- she really doesn't. Most of her high notes are strained and just as a whole tune it's kind of luke warm. Someone mentioned it sounded like something fitting a mahou shoujo like CCS- I agree, but probably an ending theme rather than an opening. Just...blah :/

Agreed. But in the movie, Ranka is shown to be more mature. This song brings back that innocent, childlike Ranka from the TV series, is what I meant.

Hm, never took much interest in Megumi Nakajima until I watched Macross Frontier. I didn't realize she was a singer. Then I noticed she didn't really try singing until Macross F became popular.

I don't think her vocals are strained, just that she hasn't had proper training on how to hit notes.

Originally Posted by ippus

Lyrics maybe but most of the Sheryl songs were sexy so that doesn't really say very much...
I think it's not as good as UB, and matched with the weirdass nurse attire it just doesn't really make enough of an impact seeing as it's her "main" song, but as an individual track I think it's pretty good. I swear it's been stuck in my head for so much of yesterday.

Well, I'm talking about joining the two tracks in form of lyrics and techno. I immediately liked it because it gave me the feeling of the "bunny rabbit" crap from Universal Bunny.

Originally Posted by ippus

The question was rhetorical.
I didn't particularly like Seikan Eve either, and honestly it really wasn't all that different from the original except for a few choppy bits. The original had more character, and yes it was cutesier- but really? I don't see why anyone complains about that. She's a moe little cute archetype, why anyone expects her to start sounding mature is kind of beyond me. Acting with maturity and looking/sounding mature are totally different things >_>

I thought she looked very cool when she sang it in the series, riding in with a smile on her face despite how upset she was to find out Alto left with Sheryl. I thought that showed a lot of her strength and courage, especially to perform while moving.

But the song itself... yeah, not one of her best ones. I still think Anata no Oto beats it.

To me, if she gets more mature sounding songs, it means her character has grown, which is what we all want, right? For her to grow up and be a woman?

Originally Posted by ippus

...What on earth does this have to do with anything. I was talking about song tracks wtf. ZZzzzzzz

Tori Aimo is the name of the track on Sayonara no Tsubasa. Aimo was the original track. You said you disliked the original Tori Aimo. Well, I think you would mean Tori no Aimo - the one from Birdman. Specify is what I'm saying.

Originally Posted by ippus

Oh I beg to differ. Diamond Crevasse starts gently and drags people out into total emotional hammering. I remember bawling so hard at mikhails death- less because I was sad about Mikhail (who I honestly cared very little for) but because the song set the mood so well. Hoshi Kira...is flat. It's pretty and just boring.

"Sou Da You" was more interesting than Hoshi Kira would ever be.

Here are the lyrics,

Spoiler for lyrics to Hoshi Kira (sad):

It’s undeniably here
Overflowing, I have no way to hold it back
When I think of you this heart becomes a universe
And I embrace the stars


This limited time we have, these days
I’m going to use them to love you
I’ve begun to know the strength it takes to say ‘I love you’
It’s a long road
Guided by a distant light


Let’s meet again over and over
Just like we were able to meet now
So these feelings that are growing stronger
Are not shaken by the cold wind
I swear to go on protecting them


Even if I’m reborn
I’ll find you within this galaxy


Let’s meet again over and over
Like we were able to meet now
That loving you is the meaning of life
I’m certain that I understood
And embraced that


Let’s meet again over and over
I choose to love
With eyes that are unclouded
I continue to pray for your happiness


I won’t turn back to the night anymore
Because we will be able to meet again like this
If those soaked through wings ever dry out
Be by my side
Next to this heart
I love you
So love you


Within this endless expanse
When I sing of my love for you
From the other side of eternity the stars sparkle


Now tell me, do you still think that it's not like Diamond Crevasse? There is longing right in it.

Spoiler for movie ending:

And certainly, the song is played after Alto goes MIA.

The song is sad and tells of her longing for Alto, whom is not there. But despite this, it also holds much of Northern Cross' aspect/lyrics feel. Like the lyrics "I continue to pray for your happiness" can transverse with "but even so, you continued to smile so gracefully, I loved that part of you" from Northern Cross.

To me, this is a Sheryl song written for Ranka to sing. But I love it because it's so beautiful.