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Maaya Sakamoto got married!
She was 19… In yet another breaking development that casts a blinding spotlight on the unrelenting passage of time and my lost teens, Maaya Sakamoto, my favourite singer in all dimensions of space and time, got married at the ripe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Music, Otaku
Tagged gundam seed destiny, kenichi suzumura, maaya sakamoto, marriage, nostalgia, seiyuu
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Maaya Sakamoto 2011 Live Tour (Osaka)
Concert booklet and T-shirt I expected last year to be my first and last chance to watch Maaya Sakamoto perform live, but I was wrong and my sentiments at the time were rendered somewhat hyperbolic in retrospect. In spite of … Continue reading
Maaya Sakamoto – Utsukushii Hito
Maaya’s latest album You can’t catch me was just released a few days ago. The best song in the new album is by far Utsukushii Hito, a collaboration with Yoko Kanno for the Kentoushi Fune Saigen Project at last year’s … Continue reading
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Tagged lyrics, maaya sakamoto, translation, utsukushii hito, yoko kanno, youtube
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Maaya Sakamoto 15th Memorial Live “Gift” DVD
It’s finally here. A few months ago, I spent 13 hours in an oversized aluminium alloy tube to get to Japan and back so that I could attend Maaya Sakamoto’s 15th anniversary concert at Budokan. A few days ago, the … Continue reading
Maaya Sakamoto 15th Anniversary Concert
The cherry blossoms bloomed early this spring, just as it did thirty years ago on Maaya Sakamoto‘s birthday. The date was 31st March and the venue was Budoukan. I stood in line at the entrance of Kitanomaru Park along with … Continue reading
Maaya Sakamoto – We Are Kazeyomi!
Maaya Sakamoto, the greatest singer/seiyuu in the history of the universe, held a live tour at the start of this year (2009) called “We Are Kazeyomi!” This was her first proper concert in the five years since she released her … Continue reading
Japan Trip 2008 – Damage Report
Man, my drawers are dirty In addition to my Comiket 75 shopping spree, I also contributed diligently to the wider economy of Japan in numerous ways, no doubt single-handedly helping the island nation escape the brunt of the on-going global … Continue reading
Macross Frontier OST – Nyan Furo
I hereby declare Macross Frontier OST 1 to be the animé soundtrack of the year, and all upcoming titles for the remaining half of the year shall have to live in shame knowing that they will never live up to … Continue reading
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Tagged lyrics, maaya sakamoto, macross frontier, may'n, megumi nakajima, translation, yoko kanno, youtube
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Maaya Sakamoto – Triangler
Oh my god! It’s finally here! The Holy Grail! The first song that Maaya and her former mentor Yoko Kanno have worked together on in almost half a decade! Triangler is the first opening song for Macross Frontier. Lyrics translation … Continue reading
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Tagged lyrics, maaya sakamoto, macross frontier, translation, yoko kanno, youtube
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Maaya Sakamoto & Yoko Kanno — Back Together
My favourite singer Maaya Sakamoto and famous anime composer Yoko Kanno are working on a new song together! Oh my god! This is like having two birthdays in the same year, except that my birthday this year was pretty crappy, … Continue reading
Maaya Sakamoto – Saigo no Kajitsu
As you may know, I am a huge Maaya Sakamoto fanboy. So you can believe me when I say that her recent songs had been quite disappointing ever since she parted ways with her composer and mentor Yoko Kanno. Which … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Maaya!
Phew, I made it! Today, 31st March (ending in Japan in another 30 10 minutes), is Maaya Sakamoto‘s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ãŠèª•ç”Ÿæ—¥ãŠã‚ã§ã¨ã†ï¼ Yay! For the uninitiated, Maaya is the talented singer whose songs are featured in Escaflowne (she also voiced … Continue reading