Posts Tagged ‘Yoko Kanno’
June 19, 2011

This is a third installment of Kitsune’s Thoughts special look back at the decades of anime music (70s, 80s). This time, Kitsune teamed up with Ayu to select anime themes of the 90s. The post is organized chronologically again, but spans many pages, so take your time.
Bring on the 90’s!
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Posted in Anime, Anime OP and ED, Best Anime OP Ed | Tagged Anime, Anime 90s, Anime ED, Anime OP, Best Anime ED, Best Anime OP, Best Anime Themes, Cowboy Bebop, Ghibli, Gundam, Gundam Wing, Joe Hisaishi, Maaya Sakamoto, Macross, Megumi Hayashibara, Michiru Oshima, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Old Anime, Oldschool Anime, Only Yesterday, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Slayers Anime, Tenchi Muyo, Top Anime Opening Endings, Top Anime Themes, Yoko Kanno | 15 Comments »
April 25, 2011
Posted in Art | Tagged Anime, Chanting, Chants, Cowboy Bebop, David Hykes, Harmonic Chanting, Harmonic Chants, Music, Overtone Singing, Singing, Singing Methods, Singing Techniques, Song, Yoko Kanno | Leave a Comment »
March 19, 2010
Posted in Anime | Tagged Anime, Anime Music, Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Happy Birthday, Macross, Music, Yoko Kanno | 6 Comments »
July 7, 2009

“But this year I began to feel the stars are set and the wheels of time are linked, which made me decide to sing in front of you, so we share the undulation.”
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Posted in Anime | Tagged Anime, Anime Music, Chou-jiku-tanabata Sonic, 菅野 よう子, Gabriela Robin, Gundam, Turn-A Gundam, Yoko Kanno, Yoko Kanno Gabriela Robin, Yoko Kanno Moon | 2 Comments »
April 4, 2009

Genius Party (2007) and Genius Party Beyond (2008 ) is an anthology of short animated films from Studio 4°C featuring some of the best directors. I already covered some of the most interesting films from Genius Party, but Genius Party Beyond films are just beginning to appear.
Dimension Bomb was directed by Koji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose – Memories, Franken’s Gears – Robot Carnival, animation director for Mind Game, storyboard for Tekkonkinkreet, animation director for Macross Plus concert scene). Moreover, this animation is Yoko Kanno’s debut as a voice actress!
She composed music for other Genius Party film, Baby Blue.
Overall, while plot is questionable, the animation and music by Juno Reactor are great 
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Posted in Anime, Genius Party | Tagged Anime, Genius Party, Genius Party Beyond, Genius Party Beyond: Dimension Bomb, Jigen Bakudan, Koji Morimoto, Yoko Kanno, Yoko Kanno Voice Acting, 次元爆弾 | 13 Comments »
July 20, 2008

Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, Samurai Champloo) and Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, Macross Frontier, Escaflowne, Ghost in the Shell, Wolf’s Rain) team up again to create another wonderful work. Baby Blue is a short story about two friends reminiscing about their childhood. Read the rest of this entry ?
Posted in Anime, Genius Party | Tagged Baby Blue, Genius Party, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yoko Kanno | 9 Comments »