Lapis Re:Lights is a distinctly Japanese flavour of anime – it’s part of a multimedia franchise, folds in bubblegum fantasy with idol music groups and uses the power of love and music to defeat armies of monsters. Lapis Re:Lights focuses on Princess Tiara who has gone against the wishes of her family to attend the […]
Listeners’ post-apocalyptic tale of the passion of youth in a world seemingly devoid of music has all the trappings of kitschy musical theatre, but viewed through the lens of a modern anime production creates a very interesting story. Set in an unusual dystopian future void of music, one day in the city of Liverchester a […]
Aglow with neon signs and record stores set up on every block, Midi City is home to a race of music loving animal people known as Myumons. On Earth, Cyan Hijirikawa is struggling to work up the courage to join her school’s music club. Failing to do so, she returns home and wallows in self-pity […]
Seiyu’s Life’s premise is refreshingly interesting – self-referencial seiyu career drama/slice of life/coming of age-character based story with a big emphasis on the nitty gritty quirks of working in Japan’s highly-competitive and internationally recognised voice talent industry. As a long-time fanboy why wouldn’t I jump at the chance to check it out? Seiyu’s Life follows […]
Gunstar Heroes, one of Treasure’s most revered games, is often lauded for its graphics and astonishingly great gameplay. The first time I ever played the game was in 1993 – Anime Inferno co-founder Inferno and I wheeled our bikes around to our local independent rental haunt, Power Play, and lo-and-behold, there was Gunstar Heroes in […]
As a huge fan of both Final Fantasy and orchestral music, I’ve been following any updates on Distant Worlds for the last six years, hoping for them to return to Australia one day. Having missed out on seeing the concert during the 2011 tour, my wish more or less came true when A New World: intimate […]
Picking up where we left off at the end of episode 11 of Your Lie in April, Kousei Arima’s mother issues are quickly resolved, making way for a whole new bout of trepidation to plague his life. The girl he’s fallen in love with is frequently being hospitalised and the question of his future as a pianist pushes its way into the spotlight. All […]
There’s nothing like indulging in the Mega Drive’s delightful FM synth on vinyl, retro begetting retro as it were. We’ve previously had an amazing time listening to the oft-underrated Shinobi 3 OST on vinyl, and when the opportunity arose to check out Data Discs’ latest release compiling the soundtracks to Golden Axe I and II […]
When music completely encompasses your life losing the ability to play would undoubtedly be one of your biggest fears. Your Lie in April follows Kousei Arima, who is unable to hear himself play after the traumatic death of his mother. Kousei now adamantly avoids the piano and the competition scene altogether, seemingly content with giving up on everything he’s worked […]
We have a deep love for the amazing work boutique OST publisher Data Discs have been up to over the last 12 months, so the news of an officially licensed soundtrack for the arcade release of OutRun is positively nerdtastic. As part of celebrating the iconic Sega arcade superscaler’s 20th anniversary we’re going to be […]