Anime.FM Blog

Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:13:00 +0000

Those of us here in the US know it's coming, the inevitable (and looong awaited) release of Final Fantasy XIII. Just as the game comes out, so does the soundtrack. It's in Japanese of course but I doubt that stops any of us from nabbing a piece of gaming and music genus.

Not to do a shameless plug or anything but I have a few to reserve for it's March release in my store over at Chuck's Anime Shrine ^^;;

Check out some more pics of this very large soundtrack set. (4 disks and 85 tracks 0_0)

Seiyu Nana Mizuki Tops The Charts

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:53:00 +0000

As of last week, Nana Mizuki, the voice actress (Seiyu) behind great characters like Fate Testarossa of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st, Kanon Seena in Shining Wind and Hinata Hyuga from Naruto Shippuden became the first anime voice actress to top the music charts in Japan! Most of you know that the voice actresses in Japan are mainly singers and musicians and Miss Mizuki's accomplishment is a testament to her talent and the talent of other Seiyu. Her song "Phantom Minds" sold an amazing 54,000 copies last week and the song is the theme behind Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st. Anime may not be striking the main-stream here in America (like it was pre-2000 -_-) but I think it's about time the movie and music industries here should take some notes from those with talent.

More info at ANN.

Check out the official "Phantom Minds" promo video below:

New Anime Music - Hits from 2009's Top Series

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:32:00 +0000

Been some time since I've updated the Anime.fm music gadget. Check the list for these awesome new songs from some of 2009's newest/best series:

Kurokumi - Destrudo by Yousei Teikoku
To Love-Ru - Lucky Tune by Anna
Valkyria Chronicles - Ano Kaze ni Notte by Pe'zmoku
Hayate no Gotoku: Hayate no Gotoku! by KOTOKO

Always be sure to support the anime movie and music industry. Like a music artist, songs? Be sure to use sites like Amazon.com, iTunes, and others to buy the albums...trust me, you want to ^_^

Spice & Wolf Season 1 Box Set

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:48:00 +0000

Going to help out my good friends over at FUNimation. They've been promoting the new Season 1 Box Set of Spice & Wolf and I thought it would be good to promo it some more (since I do have a very small ownership in the comapny ^^;;) plus I'm very interested in this series as well. I've heard great things about it.

Here's the official synopsis of series via ANN:

"Centuries ago, the great wolf Holo journeyed south from her northern birthplace and became the goddess of the wheat harvest after striking a bargain with a young man in the village of Pasloe. For ages she insured rich harvests in most years and traditions built up around her, but as time passed and a new local noble developed more advanced farming techniques, lonely Holo came to feel that her commitment was no longer needed. Taking human form as a teenage girl with wolf ears and tail, she hooks up with Lawrence, a traveling merchant who regularly does business in Pasloe, and convinces him to allow her to accompany him on a journey as much about companionship for both as it is about providing a convenient means for her to return north. Along the way she helps the enterprising Lawrence as he gets involved first in a complex (and ultimately dangerous) scheme involving currency devaluation and later when, after getting caught by surprise by price fluctuations, he must struggle to find a way to save his career, an effort which brings him into association with the shepherdess Nora – the one type of person Holo hates more than any other. When a spice-transporting merchant and a wolf come together, things are never dull."

As long as supplies last, I'll gladly special order the DVD set for anyone through my store over at Chuck's Anime Shrine. Here's the product page through my main supplier for pricing and such.

For those who have seen it, place a review or comments on it below...and try to keep the spoilers out ^^;;

Check out the promo video below:

Haruhi Movie: Disappearance of Haruhi

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:38:00 +0000

hijacked this bit of great info from DannyChoo.com. That's right, the eagerly awaited trailer to the new Haruhi Suzumya movie, Haruhi Movie: Disappearance of Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Soushitsu ) is out ^_^

This will probably be one of many posts about it, but hey, another way for you guys to know.

View the trailer below

Bamboo Blade Streaming

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:06:00 +0000

As some of you might have heard, FUNimation added a bunch of anime to their YouTube channel. One of which is Bamboo Blade. If you are a fan of Kendo, this series it one to watch. Sadly, I haven't seen it yet but watching the first episode now.

Check out the first episode here

BLEACH the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:44:00 +0000

As some of you may know, this Saturday (December 5th) on Adult Swim will be the TV primer of BLEACH the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion. Last week was the airing of the first movie and to be honest, was the first time I got to see it. There's no denying it, the crazy fandom of Bleach is very much appropriate as the movie was beautiful and the story was such that it felt profound and tragic like the anime flicks of the 90's.

The second movie is as far in the main Bleach story as the current Adult Swims are with the whole Arrancar arch. To summarize, a powerful artifact known as the "King's Seal" is stolen from the Soul Society by an unidentified Soul Reaper and two Arrancar girls who control fire and lightning. There is much more that any read through Wikipedia might ruin for you so if you haven't seen the movie, check it out when it goes on the air.

On a side note; Bleach is all we anime fans have to hold on to in the Adult Swim line-up really. It's sadly the only anime giving Adult Swim enough viewers to see it as an asset so in support of the anime industry, please watch this and continue to make the people who run Adult Swim realize that anime is what they need to put back on. Anime is what started the whole block of programming in the first place -_- I better talk to the guy who got me into anime in the first place (Tiago)...he works at Adult Swim actually; so he got some explaining to do.

Romeo X Juliet Music

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:00 +0000

Got to sit down and watch the amazing Romeo X Juliet anime in the last few days. I know, I'm a bit late, the series came out in 2007, but hey, been busy -_-. I'll make minor (spoiler-less) review of it on Chuck's Anime Shrine, but for here on anime.fm, let's talk about the music of Romeo X Juliet...

Throughout the series, in the opening and embedded in almost all the background music is the popular song "You Raise Me Up" called "Inori~You Raise Me Up" beautifully done in both Japanese and English by Lena Park. Also heard in the ending sequence is the song "Cyclone" by 12012. "Cyclone" is in half of the series's ending and though a J-Rock song that's the complete opposite of the "You Raise Me Up", it fits well with the feelings of anger and unquenchable justice that the series partakes.

I've added the songs to the bottom of the anime playlist (found at the bottom) as well as the opening and ending clips via Youtube are here as well. I'd stock the soundtrack in my store for all you to purchase but sadly it's out of production -_-

Be sure to support Romeo X Juliet, their animators Gonzo and their music artists by purchasing the anime and music.

Romeo X Juliet Opening

First Ending Sequence

Lena Park singing "You Raise Me Up" Live ^_^

12012's Cyclone Music Video

The New Anime.fm

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Took me a sweet long time but here's the much better version of anime.fm that I've had in my mind for a few months. Granted it's still not 100% to what I want and after some feedback from other developers, much more is to come ^_^ Here's a run-down of what is new, and of course, what is planned:

(New)

Overall layout change
far less ads (no need for ads cluttering the page)
blog post share tools like digg, facebook, twitter, etc (as on the Chuck's Anime Shrine blog)
added the anime.fm gadget to the design for less clutter and ease of use
a Hulu.com plugin with 30 watchable anime/game related series. You can watch full episodes (legally) from many anime series like Naruto Shippuden, One Piece, Astro Boy, Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, etc. (sorry non-US viewers but as you might know, Hulu.com isn't viewable for you :-(, any legal way to stream anime episodes, I'll be sure to add it.
Better summaries of my site Chuck's Anime Shrine and of course Dannychoo.com than the old yahoo pipes version that was on here
A feed that ties right into my store for you to buy true licensed anime figures, DVD and music

(Planned changes)

fix the rss parser to not show the newest post on this page (oops ^^;;)
Will add content to that J-pop News section you might see here, as well as use that space for artist to advertise their music, and/or for lists of CDs to buy to also support artists.
Pages themed and based on different genres of music we anime fans like
a section dedicated to AMVs
a section dedicated to legal streaming anime from Hulu and anywhere else that is legal and in support of the anime industry. (Sorry, no illegal fan dubbing streams, gotta keep the people who create the content in business)
a login section either tied in to google or direct to this site
...and possibly a member's section for you guys to post blog posts as well.

Special Note: Of course, please note that the image here in this post and the banner and bg images are not owned by me. All credit goes to the artists. I will eventually get an artist to do custom art for both here and Chuck's Anime Shrine...as well as draw some myself ^^.

K-ON! Music

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:54:00 +0000

Good news for you K-ON! fans. Looks as if Playlist.com has both the "Cagayake! GIRLS" and the "Don't Say Lazy" singles by Aki Toyosaki & co. from the K-ON! opening and ending sequences. Naturally I added them to the Anime.fm Anime Playlist here and the anime music section on Chuck's Anime Shrine. If I can get a hold of the whole Cagayake! GIRLS CD, I'll be sure to post it up in my store. Gotta give the music artists their dues of course.

Enjoy K-ON! fans ^_^.

Anime.fm Gadget

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Here's a little something I cooked up for you all. For some of you that might want to listen to anime music on your site or on, say your iGoogle dashboard, this little widget should help you out. Presenting the anime.fm iGoogle gadget ^_^.

More updates to this gadget/widget will come down the road. Thanks once again to Playlist.com for the bulk of the coding on this one. Be sure to support them and of course you can also support me on anime.fm.

Here's what the gadget looks like:

Here's the script you can use to post this on your own website:

<script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/105803075831245165474/animefm1.xml&synd=open&w=250&h=260&title=Anime.fm+Playlist&border=%23ffffff%7C0px%2C1px+
solid+%23595959%7C0px%2C1px+solid+
%23797979%7C0px%2C2px+solid+%23898989&output=js"></script>

Use this button to add it to your iGoogle Dashboard:

Initial D Music

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:22:00 +0000

Hey everyone. Real sorry for the lack of updates. Here's some new songs that have been added to the anime track list. Many otaku know that Initial D's music are classics and if you are a Euro-techno nut like me, you love them too. Here's what's been added to the playlist:

Space Boy
Overdrive
Forever Young
Dogfight

Enjoy ^_^

New Songs: 6/28/08

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:01:00 +0000

Here's a list of some of the new songs added to the playlists:

Top Picks Playlist:

Dj's @ Work: Some Day
Blumchen: Heut Ist Mein Tag

Dance Playlist:

Dj's @ Work: Some Day
Blumchen: Heut Ist Mein Tag
Blumchen: Boomerang

Anime Playlist:

Max Exposure:What's Up People? (Full Version) (DeathNote)
Kelun: Bleach 8th Opening Theme

Video Game Playlist:

GTA IV Theme Song

The Format of Anime.fm

noreply@blogger.com (princetrunks) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:40:00 +0000

After some tweaking of my site's code we now have a blogger blog integrated right into the main page! This blog shall be used for news from the otaku music sphere and to give everyone an update on the newest songs added to the playlists.
The format of Anime.fm is to have everything streaming at your fingertips so you can get it all on one page and to not interrupt the music.
The amv part of the site as of this post is just my music videos on youtube but I will integrate more and make the video section much better in future updates. Stay tuned for more updates.