It reads, “Gekijouban Macross F Start” (Macross F Movie Start). I want this to be a sequel

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The episode starts with a continuation of Ai Oboeteimasuka~bless the Little Queen from episode 24, and is then followed by a well-animated Northern Cross performance by Sheryl.

This was the Sheryl song that I wanted to be animated well, and I got my wish The first time it came out animated in episode 22, I was disappointed as the animation to this amazing song was too low in frame rate that it didn’t do it justice, and aside from that, the rest of the footage was recycled from old Sheryl performances, only with a different costume. This alone made my day!

It was followed by the episode title song, Anata no Oto. Apparently, the end was not dokun dokun (sorry to both Sheryl and Ranka shippers) I always thought it was entitled “Anata no Oto / Your Sound” because it was going to be a non-stop music fest, and I think I may be right!

Then follows THE MEDLEY.

Lion

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Update: Listen to samples in the JVC Website. Click the link and go to “New Album”.

SMAP’s 18th album entitled super.modern.artistic.performance will have one track entitled “Jazz” composed by Yoko Kanno, lyrics by Gabriela Robin and Miyuki Hashimoto, arranged by CHOKKAKU, brass arrangement by Yoichi Murata. Looks like our girl is enjoying writing lyrics recently In this album, other songs are produced and written by will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas), Burt Bacharach, and more.

Details:

Catalog No.: VICL-63333
Label/Distributor: Victor Entertainment
Number of discs: 2
Release Date: September 24, 2008
Price: 3429yen (3600yen Tax incl.)
Purchase from CDJapan.

Track list:

1. [Disc 1] Theme of 019 super.modern.artistic.performance THEME OF 019 SUPER.MODERN.ARTISTIC.PERFORMANCE
2. [Disc 1] この瞬間、きっと夢じゃない
3. [Disc 1] Jazz
4. [Disc 1] Love loser
5. [Disc 1] あなたのためにできること
6. [Disc 1] Keep on
7. [Disc 1] Mermaid
8. [Disc 1] ひとつだけの愛～アベ・マリア
9. [Disc 1] はじまりのうた
10. [Disc 1] ココロパズルリズム
11. [Disc 1] そのまま
12. [Disc 1] Last Smile
13. [Disc 1] Still U
14. [Disc 1] どうか届きますように
15. [Disc 2] 宮下がつくったうた
16. [Disc 2] Style
17. [Disc 2] Life Walker
18. [Disc 2] ソウデス!
19. [Disc 2] Here Is Your Hit

Samples available at a the JVC Website.
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News from ANN:

The 13th Annual Animation Kobe event will hold an awards ceremony on November 2 in the city of Kobe in western Japan. The judging committee is composed of experts in the industry — notably the editors of animation and media magazines such as Animage, Animedia, Newtype, Comtiq, Weekly ASCII, and MdN. Previous winners have included Hideaki Anno, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Ghost in the Shell, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Key the Metal Idol, Voices of a Distant Star, Phatasy Star Online, Final Fantasy XI, Second Life, Fujiko F. Fujio, Leiji Matsumoto, and the theme songs to the Fruits Basket and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya television series.

Full list of winners:

Individual Award
Mitsuo Iso (director)

Special Award
Masaki Tsuji (scriptwriter)

Anime Award - Movie Category
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Anime Award - TV Category
Code Geass R2

Anime Award - Network Category
Miku Hatsune

Theme Song Award
Triangler (singer: Maaya Sakamoto)

Congratulations to the Macross F Triangler staff!

Source: Animation Kobe Awards Website, Anime News Network
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UPDATE: Blue-ray cover added

The two OVAs of Aquarion have been merged into one movie entitled “Sosei Shinwa (Genesis Star Myth)” the Blu-Ray release of which will include the 25-minute comedy episode “Rohatsu Gyakuten (Departure Reversal (?))”.

Details:

Catalog No.: ZMXZ-4340
Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Price: 7800yen (8190yen Tax incl.)
Description: Blu-ray release of the hit theatrical features for anime series “Aquarion” featuring both the “Sosei Shinwa” film and “Rohatsu Gyakuten” film. Also includes 28-page booklet.

Source:Aquarion Official Site, CD Japan.
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