ramblings on VA singing and AMVs...

[insaneneko]

Wow, Ishida Akira can be a not-horrible singer. Thanks to mitethe I got to hear a bunch of his songs, and while not that good, they aren't bad. I did not wince. Of course, she may have been selective in the ones she sent me...(jk)...In any case, I guess Midorikawa's wailing will be the stick I use to measure how bad a vocal song can be...unless there's something worse out there? I dare anyone who reads this, is there anything worse? Bring it on!

I have for the past several days been kind of searching for good AMVs...There was a reference to a really good Rah Xephon AMV called "Euphoria" in the comments of someone's LJ (I think mirichan's but I'm not sure) and I idly searched for it, and found a download really easily. After being blown away by it (it made me want to watch the show all over again...and make people watch it just so that they could see the AMV...well, I'd want them to see the show anyway since it kicks much ass in general) I searched for more, off and on. Found a couple of decent ones, but they haven't had the combination of music, editing, and scene selection that wows me. I realized I had a Saikano AMV already on my hard drive and rewatched it...it was actually pretty good, but what left me a little cold was the music selection. I suppose it was appropriate but for me it was too over the top. Anyone have recs on awesome AMVs? Or if not awesome, their favs? I know that people can like things that they know aren't that good...

I got four Hikago doujinshi in the mail yesterday, and devoured them. *contented sigh* I'm in happy fangirl land...I'll probably reread them today...

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[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Mitethe so kindly sent me a bunch via yousendit. Why put the other 24 downloads to waste?

http://www.livejournal.com/users/insaneneko/59910.html?thread=201734#t201734

So it was you who mentioned Euphoria...

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Yeah... in my long post explaining the way I create AMVs...

I think I mentioned it in a reply when discussing technical aspects (Euphoria I saw nearly 2 years BEFORE I saw the anime a few weeks ago and I was blown EVEN not knowing the anime... it's just that striking).

And I have the BIG version (640x480) so when I put that full screen on my 19" monitor? I die drooling.

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Oh, so that's where I read it. I don't participate in those discussions because I don't know crap about stuff like that. Interesting to read, though.

I have the big version as well, and last night I hooked my computer up to my TV and stereo and was blown away watching it that way. :D

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Nobody on my list understand either, I think ^_^... not that it stops me.

And oh yeah, it must be quite something. The sheer number of effects in this AMV would usually have me running for the hill but in this case, it's just part of the destabilization you feel when watching RX... it's no surprise the guy won awards at cons for that work.

Of course I could never do anything remotely like that (I only use simple programs, after all) but I still love it intensely... it brings tears of emotion to my eyes when I watch it...

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Of course, it's not only the difficulty of the effects, but his choice of images and the timing and editing of it all...

I adore the part at the end where Ayato is falling backwards with tears running down his face...absolutely beautiful and perfect.

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

And I remember watching the anime and going "oh, that's where Koops took that effect"... it's beautiful, lyrical, the song is ethereal and it's just sensational to listen to while watching the mood he created through his choice of images and effects...

BTW? Did you check my Memories? There's a post there of the real life short story that they meant when they called the last (I think it was) episode "The girl with the sunflower dress" (or something similar).

It's BEAUTIFUL... not too long either...

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

*nods* The song is perfect, both in feel and through the lyrics.

I think I read your post on that short story. Yes, it is a lovely story. I don't usually read short stories, but sometimes they are more powerful in their brevity...

BTW, have you heard "Go Ahead" by Midorikawa? Check the thread below, datenshi blue kindly shared it...I'm addicted. My god, in the space of several days I've been subjected to absolute crap and then this great song from the same VA...

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

I posted...

It's pretty nice, eh? Gonna have to relisten to it again BUT can't right now (using a media player when ripping is NOT exactly the best idea as it can create jerky video on the rip). But wow... Midorikawa is not too shabby WHEN he has good material, I guess...

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Well, I think the producers or whoever should be shot for allowing "Spiritualized" to be released. But yeah, I really like "Go Ahead." A lot.

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Probably Koyappi's way of ensuring the fangirls would not go all drool on Schwarz... so they gave them the crappy songs ^_^

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, yes, Weiss is Koyasu's baby, isn't it...that would make sense. It's fun to love the bad guys, after all.