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Neko Nikki - that's indeed in her debut single... the real thing of course.

Well, after the last episode had that rating, it could be that the rating is inversely proportional to the budget of the episode

Triangler didn't debut on top, did it? Or did Triangler beat these artists? The CM Yoko Album sold VERY well, it was initially released as an iTunes online downloads only, and it went on TOP of the downloads list, thus prompting a release of the CD. But of course, many of the fans who downloaded the album probably didn't buy the CD for... two bonus tracks. Not worth it, IMO. http://www.cdjournal.com/main/interview/interview.php?ino=46 Translation (partial): [ichikawa] It’s widely known that, in addition to releasing Anime and Movie OSTs and producing individual artist’s albums, Yoko Kanno is responsible for much CM music. That portion has only become available recently for download on iTunes as a compilation of CM music entitled ‘CM Yoko.’ At the time of this interview immediately after its release, it impressively reached the number one spot on the download rankings. I think it would be appropriate to say it was a highly anticipated release. I emphasized *some figures* because they only come from the sales from the CD Japan Affiliates link in my humble website. The current stats for CM Yoko : Macross F OST 1 is 1 : 4. And these are just pre-orders. As for the real sales, we'll have to wait for Oricon and Soundscan for those when the OST is released. By the way... there are sales figures in Oricon, right? I didn't take note of the weekly sales figures so I can't add them up, and I can't find the tally anywhere: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/ Agreed. Just wondering, how does Amazon make that top list? I can't read that much Japanese.

It's good to note though that during the weeks that Triangler was up in the charts, there was not much competition from big artists either. But of course, not too many fans mentioned that so as not to dampen the feelings of the community. But... there you go. Maaya's best single was Kiseki no Umi, which even not being popular, came to sell quite well also. But now we have an internationally renowned animation, Macross, then there's the fans of Yoko Kanno too, add to the fact that it's their "reunion song", coupled with a low competition on the charts, seem to have kept Triangler on the top 10 of the charts for 4 weeks. As for the sales, I do have *some figures*, which do say that somehow, the Macross CDs are selling (more so for OST 1, and it's just pre-orders!). I'm also buying it. The most recent CDs of Kanno before Macross have had the fans torn whether they like the music or not, but this one, the fans sing in near unison that the music is great. Haven't you guys ordered it yet? I'd say the OST 1 makes it at least to the top 20 on its first week. *sits tight*

You guys are kidding, right? She did not have a hand at the lyrics AT ALL. Kanno mostly makes just the music, she very seldom writes lyrics that even make sense, Triangler was one hell of a surprise because she does not do that very often! Here are the credits: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...st&p=602192 13 SMS小隊の歌～あの娘はエイリアン (01:00) 作词：黒河影次　歌：SMSのみなさん Romanji: 13. SMS小隊の歌〜あの娘はエイリアン (SMS Squadron Song ~ That Girl is an Alien) Lyrics: Eiji Kurokawa Vocals: SMS Squad

The Diamond Crevasse single has also been in the Weekly Charts Top 10 for 3 weeks now. I wonder how the OST 1 will do. There's a lot of competition over the albums charts, right?

We have a My Boyfriend is a pilot where Megumi is not talking, but that's nice to hear, Interstellar flight is there in better quality than I've ever heard before!

ME-I-N DESU! Thanks

================================================================================ 5. Could you describe us the different steps of a recording sequence with Yoko Kanno ? she usually sends me an mp3 of the song with her singing the melody (she is very shy about her voice but it's REALLY cute!) and i learn the basics. ================================================================================ This is a transcription of a French interview with Steve Conte. I'm trying to find the website right now but I can't, but this interview is also uploaded in For Fans Only (Yoko Kanno Yahoo group) in original French, and there's an English translation by one of the fans. EDIT: Come to think of it, you might have reacted to my "embarrassing" comment, what I meant was, I found it embarrassing that an unpolished version of the song leaked, and it's her voice we're listening to in the unpolished version! (She deserves nothing but the best!!! lolz)

The karaoke version of the carrot song has leaked... and so has the Yoko Kanno-sang demo version I could say she only did one take on the song and didn't bother to clean it up, haha, it's so cute but kind of embarrassing for a composer to be singing a demo like this

Thanks Certainly fanart, at first glance I thought it was Rei Ayanami

Yeah, wth?! The description looks like it's an alternate story, Ranka is a new employee and Sheryl is a senior employee of a game software company? It keeps buffering on me, only the audio plays :c

For those who can't read Japanese: 1. Frontier 2059 2. Welcome To My FanClub’s Night!　(Sheryl On Stage) Lyrics: hal Vocals: May’n 3. What ’bout my star?　(Sheryl On Stage) Lyrics: hal Vocals: May’n 4. 射手座☆午後九時Don’t be late　(Sheryl On Stage) Lyrics: Dai Sato, hal, Mike Sugiyama Vocals: May’n 5. Vital Force 6. トライアングラー (Triangler) Lyrics: Gabriela Robin Vocals: Maaya Sakamoto 7. Zero Hour 8. What ’bout my star? @Formo Lyrics: hal Vocals: Megumi Nakajima, May’n 9. Innocent green 10. アイモ (Aimo) Lyrics: Gabriela Robin Vocals: Megumi Nakajima 11. ビッグ・ボーイズ (Big Boys) 12. Private Army 13. SMS小隊の歌〜あの娘はエイリアン (SMS Squadron Song ~ That Girl is an Alien) Lyrics: Eiji Kurokawa Vocals: SMS Squad 14. ニンジーン　Loves you yeah ! (Ninjiin Loves you yeah!) Lyrics: Hiroshi Ichikura Vocals: Megumi Nakajima 15.「超時空飯店　娘々」　CMソング（Ranka Version）(Super Dimensional Chinese Restaurant Nyan Nyan CM Song) Lyrics: Hiroyuki Yoshino Vocals: Megumi Nakajima 16. Alto’s Theme 17. TALLY HO! 18. The Target 19. Bajura 20. キラキラ (Kirakira) 21. アイモ〜鳥のひと (Aimo~Bird Man) Lyrics: Gabriela Robin, Maaya Sakamoto Vocals: Megumi Nakajima 22. Take Off 23. インフィニティ (Infinity) Lyrics: Yuuho Iwasato Vocals: May’n 24. ダイアモンド クレバス (Diamond Crevasse) Lyrics: hal Vocals: May'n

Good question. It was odd to hear both voices in the leak. Perhaps Sheryl started to sing in the background where no one can hear, and it magically became recorded.

There's a fanart floating around that looks like an OST cover? Post here please!!!

It seems like you mention being outspoken as being the opposite of shyness, is that correct? Being outspoken is not the only opposite of shyness, just as hate is not the only opposite of love. If you don't love a person, that doesn't mean you hate him/her. It could be apathy. Likewise, people who are not shy are not always outspoken. If you're not shy, it may just be that you can talk or put yourself forward when necessary. Both rashness and shyness are not characteristics that I value.

This is a personal opinion, but while I could see that shyness as "cute", I also see it as a sign of weakness. Plus, I never thought that Nanase was shy - I rather thought that she just doesn't have uh, the street smarts to outwit the person she's talking to. That's all.

But wait... THERE'S MORE! (Track lengths, song credits included) 01 Frontier 2059 (03:01) 02 Welcome To My FanClub's Night!　(Sheryl On Stage) (03:45) 作词：hal　歌：シェリル·ノーム starring May'n 03 What 'bout my star?　(Sheryl On Stage) (05:02) 作词：hal　歌：シェリル·ノーム starring May'n 04 射手座☆午後九時Don't be late　(Sheryl On Stage) (06:01) 作词：佐藤大、hal、マイクスギヤマ　歌：シェリル·ノーム starring May'n 05 Vital Force (02:46) 06 トライアングラー (04:37) 作词：Gabriela Robin　歌：坂本真綾　 07 Zero Hour (03:02) 08 What 'bout my star? @Formo (04:45) 作词：hal　歌：ランカ·リー＝中島愛、シェリル·ノーム starring May'n 09 Innocent green (02.47) 10 アイモ (01:31) 作词：Gabriela Robin　歌：ランカ·リー＝中島愛 11 ビッグ·ボーイズ (01:18) 12 Private Army (02:31) 13 SMS小隊の歌～あの娘はエイリアン (01:00) 作词：黒河影次　歌：SMSのみなさん 14 ニンジーン　Loves you yeah ! (01:01) 作词：一倉宏　歌：ランカ·リー＝中島愛 15 「超時空飯店　娘々」　CMソング（Ranka Version）(00:20) 作词：吉野弘幸　歌：ランカ·リー＝中島愛 16 Alto's Theme (02:02) 17 TALLY HO! (04:32) 18 The Target (05:50) 19 Bajura (02:21) 20 キラキラ (02:37) 21 アイモ～鳥のひと (03:33) 作词：Gabriela Robin、坂本真綾　歌：ランカ·リー＝中島愛 22 Take Off (01:47) 23 インフィニティ (04:06) 作词：岩里祐穂　歌：シェリル·ノーム starring May'n 24 ダイアモンド クレバス (05:57) 作词：hal　歌：シェリル·ノーム starring May'n

This is the Ranka Lee CD Cover. I have to admit, this is already the second CD cover of this franchise that I'm not particularly fond of. The OST 1 should have looked grander than that.

If she was born myopic I suppose. But of course, eye glasses and big breasts don't say anything about the character, it's the way they act. So far, if not for being defensive about Ranka, she's good in my book.

Nanase is just one of the characters and could be subject to character analysis just as any other character in the story. I think that the reaction she gave to Sheryl was Ranka's to make, it was none of her business.