Anime Epiphany (3): Masumi Itou

As I was watching Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, I've grown to really like its ending song, "Yume no Naka no Watashi no Yume" by Masumi Itou. The voice of that very song sounded very familiar as well. The slight, tenor screech (no offense intended) to the song made me think of the song "Blue Flow" from Haibane Renmei. Upon further inspection, the names didn't match. Of course "Heart of Air" (the vocalist to Blue Flow) sounded more like a stage name so I researched a lil more. Turns out Heart of Air and Masumi Itou are indeed the same person. 

She has also performed "Messiah" (under the pseudonym name, Hikaru Nanase) from Angel Sanctuary and was involved with Oranges and Lemons who perform the Azumanga Daioh theme songs. She's also a composer and songwriter. Not the most well-known, but I think she definitely stands out whenever she sings which works with the music whenever she arranges it herself.

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Anime Epiphany (2): Digimon style

nice long gap we got here...
Well, this is out of my own leisure this time; and no imaginative pressure this time


SO, I've been watching Digimon Adventure in Japanese which is pretty awesome. A few things that are rather annoying of course like the repetitive digi-volving or should i say the "shinka" haha.  *shrugs* It is an anime aimed at kids...Everyone remembered Digimon?  Good times in my childhood.  I'm currently watching it in Japanese. In the end, the difference between the original jap and the dub US version isn't terrible compare to say Cardcaptors? Hah. Still, I fully recommend you watching it in its original Japanese voices :]  There's a lot of fun jokes in there that U.S. translation wouldn't pick up hehe.

Anyway, being the anime nerd that I am, I picked up Hikari's voice which sounded pretty familiar which gave me a bad feeling... it's that bad feeling of an annoying anime character. What popped up? Chibiusa...  Looked it up and I was right.  It's somewhat a shame since I adore Hikari, but at times when she speaks up... That cursed pink-haired chibi thing pops up.  (Sorry Chibiusa fans, but she just rubs me the wrong way). I looked it up and well I was right heh.  Araki, Kae...Not sure if she's done anything recent lately... Hard to tell unless I want to go through that list... and I don't haha.
Another one popped up. Our lil Pinocchimon (aka Puppetmon) sounded very familiar.  So, seriously, I think this seiyuu is starting to become my favorite. Afterall, she is the voice of the kawaii Chi-chan! It just works for someone psychotic; in yet, retains a cuteness that you can't just... shy away (TAMAMA-DESU!) First thought was indeed Private Tamama! And yes, I was right.  Kozakura, Etsuko is too awesome-DESU.
I think i'll start uploading the episodes...

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