Shakugan no Shana Second (First) Ending Sequence
“Triangle” by Mami Kawada (TV Size)

Here’s the ending sequence for your viewing needs. Again, I consider it the first sequence because chances are it might have a second one halfway into the series, similar to the opening sequence.

FMV fight between Sephiroth, Genesis and Angeal in the training facility. Sephiroth as badass as he always is and a look into some new FF7 characters. Time to get this game for the PSP (when it comes out in the U.S. anyway).

There’s just something about mid-air dogfights that makes them so awesome. Anyway, this is a nice cinematic trailer for Ace Combat 6. Now I just have to contemplate whether or not to get it for the 360. Reviews have been mixed. Nonetheless, enjoy the trailer.

Here’s an official Iron Man movie trailer. None of that camera stuff from Comic Con.

The production value from what I’ve seen from this trailer is a sign that this movie’s going to make a lot of money despite the character of Iron Man not really being much of a flagship character for Marvel in comparison to Spider-Man and X-Men. But I always like to cheer on the underdog. Ghostrider was pretty bad, but with a slow movie week incorporated with a flaming skull brought in the sales. Anyway, Iron Man better not flop. Enjoy the trailer.

I found this trailer recently. It’s the first movie of a tetralogy of movies for the retelling of the Evangelion story. This is the trailer they’ve been showing in Japan with Utada Hikaru doing a rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” (which was the original ED song for the series). Well, I sure like it. Must have this song.. and her other single “Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry”.

On a personal note, I enjoyed the original Neon Genesis Evangelion. As I watched the series, I started to appreciate more and more why so many had considered this serious as a very revolutionary anime. Now that they’re remaking it with the technology available these days, I’m sure it’s going to be great. Also, it’s said that the presentation of the story has been redone for easier mass consumption. I guess less inuendos and suggestive behavior, and more straightforward conversation and explanation. That’s fine with me.

Here’s a quick music video I made based off of Bleach episode 58 as all the clips are taken from there and are all in sequential order. Anyway, I just wanted to go for a shortened down version of the initial battle between Ichigo and Byakuya.

Blizzard never seems to fail to amaze me. And as Tychus Findlay would put it, “Hell, it’s about time.” The cinematics alone is enough to raise my anticipation for the release of this game. I saw some screenshots already and they looked pretty badass. I just hope Starcraft 2 doesn’t require one to buy a new computer just to play. Good thing RTS games don’t require too many resources, but it’s been a while since I’ve had a graphically intensive computer game.

Due to sudden popularity with this song, here’s a streaming version of the song for you all.

Here’s the song used in the opening sequence of Sola
Opening Sequence Video

And here’s where you can download the full song.
Colorless Wind by Aira Yuki (Full Song)

For those who don’t know, this song is the opening song for the anime Sola, which seems to be gaining a lot of popularity and momentum from anime viewers. Me included. I don’t have lyrics or a translation yet, but I’ll find some eventually. In the meantime, enjoy the song.

I finally found some lyrics for this song. Here are two sources:

Well, I’m just going to assume the Kanji is the same throughout. Only the translations vary.

First, here’s the Kanji:

hane ga shiroku hikari mabushiku tonde yuku
kokoro dake nosete hoshii no ni

tsumetai te wo nobasu todokanai… shitteru
dakedo ima furetai kimi ni

natsukashii kaze ni wa ano koro no fune
maboroshi ga omoide wo miseta

‘wasurenai’ dareka no koe ga setsunaku hibiku
hajimaru yokan ni furuete
‘wasuretai’ negau jibun ga wakaranai
matte iru yurarenagara yume hitotsu wo

toozakaru hito nara nani mo tsuge wa shinai
kanashimi wa watashi dake no mono

sakasama no kimochi ga sawaideru… shitteta
mune kogasu hitosuji no honoo

kioku ni nagasarete musubarenu mama
nando demo meguru sadame nara

‘aimashou’ itoshiki hibi no tsuzuki ga mitai
memai ni tomadou mamonaku
‘aeru deshou?’ hikareau no wa tsumi desu ka
tomadoi ga sasou toki no hazama e yuku

‘wasurenai’ dareka no koe ga setsunaku hibiku
hajimaru yokan ni furuete
‘wasuretai’ negau jibun ga wakaranai
matte iru kodoku no naka
‘aimashou’ itoshiki hibi no tsuzuki ga kowai
memai ni tomadou futari ga
‘aeru deshou?’ hikareau no wa tsumi desu ka
tomadoi mo keshite shimau yume hitotsu de

Here’s the translation from Anime Lyrics:

The feathers gleam in white and are flying dazzlingly
Though only my heart wants to ride them

I held out my cold hand I know I can’t reach you…
But I want to touch you now

The boat that day is inside the nostalgic wind
Its illusion showed me memories

“I won’t forget” said somebody’s voice, painfully resonating
And trembling inside the signs of a beginning
“I want to forget” I wish, but I don’t know myself anymore
I’m waiting while being shaken for my one dream

Distant people aren’t able to tell anything
I made sadness my own

I knew it, this upturned feeling is getting louder…
My heart burns an earnest flame

Flown in memory, but still unbound with each other
If this is our revolving, repeating destiny

“Let’s meet” I want our precious days to continue
But soon I am perplexed in this dizziness
“We can, can’t we?” Is mutual attraction such a sin?
This pause adds to the length of time of my answer*

“I won’t forget” said somebody’s voice, painfully resonating
And trembling inside the signs of a beginning
“I want to forget” I wish, but I don’t know myself anymore
I’m waiting inside this loneliness
“Let’s meet” I’m afraid of our precious days to continue
Both of us are perplexed in this dizziness
“We can, can’t we?” Is mutual attraction such a sin?
This pause is also inside my one dream that has vanished

And here’s one from some other site:

Dazzlingly, the gleaming white feathers fly away,
Though I had wanted to set just my heart on them.

Knowing they won’t reach you, I stretched out my cold hands –
Because I want to touch you now.

A boat from back then, in that nostalgic wind –
An illusion showed me my memories.

“I won’t forget.” A voice filled with pain rang out,
Wavering in the premonition that had just begun to unfold.
“I want to forget.” Though I had wished for that, I no longer know myself.
I’ll be waiting for that one dream, while trembling.

If it’s to people who’re going far away, I’m not telling anything –
For this sadness belongs only to me.

Knowing my reversed feelings are fermenting,
My heart is scorched by a determined flame.

If it is our recurring destiny to be
Swept around in our memories, unable to be together, so be it.

“Let’s meet.” I want to see our precious days continue,
But just as I begin to hesitate in my dizziness, you asked,
“We can, can’t we?” Is it a sin that we should be attracted to each other?
In confusion, I couldn’t give you a reply.
　
　
“I won’t forget.” A voice filled with pain rang out,
Wavering in the premonition that had just begun to unfold.
“I want to forget.” I had wished for that, but I no longer know myself.
I’ll be waiting, in this loneliness.
“Let’s meet.” Afraid of what would follow those precious days,
We hesitated in our dizziness.
“We can, can’t we?” Is it a sin that we should be attracted to each other?
Along with that one dream of mine, confusion has vanished.

I stumbled on this image yesterday while browsing around. It was such a cool looking image, I had to download it. Since it had some extra text on the image, I couldn’t help but to put my Photoshop skills to work.

As for what this image is all about, it’s a cover image for a DVD release of a live concert event performed by the voice actors of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu) anime series. I don’t know what no Gekisou means though. Oh well.