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Akishibu-kei
is a loosely defined trend from the 2000s that involved an increase of Shibuya-kei influence in anime soundtracks. The term is a portmanteau of "Shibuya-kei" and "Akiba-kei". Both were 1990s cultural movements associated with musical and otaku interests, respectively, and Akishibu-kei was thought to have represented a merging of the two. Overview From mid-1990s, anime music was diversified due to composers like Yoko Kanno who mastered idioms from many genres such as classical music, jazz and ethnic music. In 2002, Shibuya-kei band Round Table invited female singer Nino as the guest vocal and offered the song "Let Me Be With You" for anime ''Chobits''. The soundtrack of Chobits was composed by Keitaro Takanami, the former member of Pizzicato Five. From then, Masao Fukuda from FlyingDog, the musical director of Chobits appointed many Shibuya-kei musicians as anisongs/anime soundtracks composers. Fukuda is considered as tastemaker of Akishibu-kei. Some artists from FlyingDog su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibuya-kei
is a microgenre of pop music or a general aesthetic that flourished in Japan in the mid-to late 1990s. The music genre is distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach that was inspired by the kitsch, fusion, and artifice from certain music styles of the past. The most common reference points were 1960s culture and Western pop music, especially the work of Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, Phil Spector, and Serge Gainsbourg. Shibuya-kei first emerged as retail music from the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Flipper's Guitar, a duo led by Kenji Ozawa and Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), formed the bedrock of the genre and influenced all of its groups, but the most prominent Shibuya-kei band was Pizzicato Five, who fused mainstream J-pop with a mix of jazz, soul, and lounge influences. Shibuya-kei peaked in the late 1990s and declined after its principal players began moving into other music styles. Overseas, fans of Shibuya-kei were typically indie pop enthusiasts, which contrasted with the tende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Table (band)
Round Table is a Japanese pop band known mostly for their anime soundtracks. They are most popularly known in the Anime demographic for their hit single, "Let Me Be With You" - the opening song for the anime Chobits. The band was formed in 1997 with Katsutoshi Kitagawa (vocals, guitar, and bass guitar) and Rieko Ito (vocals and keyboard) as band members. In 2002, Nino joined as a guest vocalist. Nino provides the main vocals for the songs while Kitagawa provides backing vocals. Since then their songs have often been credited as "ROUND TABLE featuring Nino". The name of the album ''April'' came from Nino's birth-month. Discography (Round Table) Singles *29 June 1998: Big Wave '71 - EP #Ride on the Big Wave #Get on the Bicycle! #Exotic Ooh-Room #In the Season #Wild Chocolate Brothers *30 September 1998: Do The Afro! #Chocolate #Glass Green Polka #Do the Afro #One Day in the September #Little Brownie's Theme *27 January 1999: Cool Club Rule #Cool Club Rule #Domino Time Rag #Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denpa Song
A is a type of Japanese music that is intentionally strange and catchy. Common features of ''denpa'' songs include intentionally off-key vocals, nonsensical lyrics and an over-the-top tune. ''Denpa'' music has grown into a subculture within Japan, forming a significant aspect of otaku culture and has large numbers of ''dōjin'' circles and music artists dedicated to ''denpa'' music. ''Denpa'' is not a specific genre in itself, but rather an umbrella term for various kinds of music.電波ソング/ 電波系ソング 同人用語の基礎知識 /ref> Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Scenes
Music is generally defined as the The arts, art of arranging sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Exact definition of music, definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a elements of music, few specific elements, there is Elements of music#Selection of elements, no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into #Academic study, academic disciplines, Music journalism, criticism, Philosophy of music, philosophy, and Music psychology, psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of musical instrument, instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Styles Of Music
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Music In Tokyo
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal jazz the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear Card
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. It is a sequel to Clamp's manga ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' and focuses on Sakura Kinomoto in junior high school. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's ''Nakayoshi'' magazine with the July 2016 issue. A 22-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, featuring the cast and staff from the original series, aired from January to June 2018, which loosely adapts the first twenty-four chapters. Plot Sakura Kinomoto is starting junior high school alongside her friends, including her boyfriend Syaoran Li, who had just returned to Tomoeda. After having a prophetic dream about a mysterious cloaked figure, all of the Sakura Cards turn blank and are rendered completely powerless, thus starting her quest to find out what is wrong. In doing so, Sakura and her friends, along with her guardians and protectors Cerberus and Yue, discover and capture the transparent cards, using the new and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyono Yasuno
is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Miyagi Prefecture. She attended voice actor training classes of the Avex Artist Academy before becoming affiliated with Avex Planning and Development. She is known for her role as Megumi Katō in the anime series '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend''. In 2016, she became part of the musical unit Walküre, which performs songs for the anime series ''Macross Delta''. She made her music debut in 2017 with the release of the mini-album . She is also known as . Biography Yasuno was born in Miyagi Prefecture on July 9, 1989. About a week after she was born, her family moved to Hakodate, and after some time they moved back to Miyagi Prefecture. From an early age, she had an interest in anime, particularly after watching ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' as a child. She became aware of voice acting at a young age, while watching the anime series ''Saint Tail''. To further her interest, she watched videos of dubs being rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiji Okii
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Reiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *礼二, "salute, two" *礼司, "salute, rule" *礼治, "salute, govern" *玲次, "sound of jewels, next" *怜児, "wise, child" *麗司, "lovely, rule" *零児, "zero, child" *零司, "zero, rule" *零時, "zero, time" (midnight) *伶史, "actor, history" *令治, "orders, govern" *澪士, "waterway, scholar" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese Nihonga painter *Reiji Kawashima (零士), Japanese voice actor *Leiji Matsumoto (零士), Japanese manga artist *Reiji Miyajima (礼吏), Japanese manga artist *Reiji Nagakawa (玲二), Japanese translator *Reiji Okazaki (令治), Japanese biologist * Reiji Yamada (玲司), Japanese manga artist Fictional characters * Azuma Reiji, a character from Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ * Takigawa Reiji (レイジ), a character from the fighting game series ''Bloody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kin-iro Mosaic
, also known by the abbreviation , is a Japanese 4-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' magazine in June 2010 issue and is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between July and September 2013, with a second season airing between April and June 2015. An original video animation was released in November 2016, and an anime film premiered on August 20, 2021. Plot Shinobu Omiya is a Japanese high school girl who, five years ago, got a homestay in England with a girl named Alice Cartelet. One day, Shinobu receives a letter from Alice saying she is coming to Japan to live with her. Surely enough, Alice appears and joins Shinobu and her friends Aya Komichi and Yoko Inokuma at her school. She is soon followed by Alice's half British, half Japanese friend from England, Karen Kujo. Characters ; : :The graceful, optimistic protagonist, a hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanagi Nagi
, stylized as , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested with music in her childhood, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began uploading her music to Niconico and other websites, gaining the attention of the J-pop band Supercell, who featured Yanagi as the guest vocalist from 2009 to 2011. Yanagi made her solo debut in February 2012 with the release of the single "Vidro Moyō", which is used as the ending theme to the anime ''Waiting in the Summer''. Her music has been featured in anime series such as '' My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected'', '' Jormungand'', ''Seraph of the End'', and '' Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea''. She has also performed at overseas events in Southeast Asia, China, and Europe. In 2012, Yanagi collaborated with composer Jun Maeda of Key to produce the original concept album ''Owari no Hoshi no Love Song'', which finished 6th on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
