TIME SPACE EP

FINALLY I have heard all the songs! And I am quite happy! \o/ Really needed something like this right now. Nana is always thinking of my best. <3

So yeah anyway, since I've already talked about [METRO BAROQUE] and [ONE] before, I will focus on 時空サファイア (=Jikū Safaia) and PARTY! PARTY! in this entry. So... let's get to it!

時空サファイア

I have been entranced by this song ever since I saw the Meiji Tweet Mystery CMs and fervently hoped we'd get to hear the whole song one day! Needless to say, I was overjoyed when I read it was going to be on TIME SPACE EP and have eagerly been awaiting to hear it in its full glory. And I have to say, I am not disappointed. I love this song. I really really love the way Nana sings very fast in this song (though that shatters my dreams of singing it in karaoke any time soon). And it's so full of drive and passion and happy times. Somehow it makes me feel hopeful (about life, the future, people etc). Also man, I have to say I am relieved. My little preview of this song had the old man from the Meiji Tweet Mystery CMs talking at the beginning of the song and I was a bit worried it was an actual part of the song itself... but I am glad to see that's not the case. xD So... I was pretty sure 時空サファイア would be my favorite song from this single, but I am now torn because of..

PARTY! PARTY!

Somehow, I was definitely not expecting a song like this, but at the same time, if I had to describe this song in two words I would say "Party! Party!". The song fits together with its name like a fist to an eye (lol this is a saying in Finland, pay no heed). I have to say this song was like a similar surprise on this single as was the 60's shopper Nana in the METRO BAROQUE PV. Like you think you have the whole thing figured out and then boom,  BABY IN THE FACE! xD I could actually see 60's shopper Nana sing this, even if I can't help my mind being flooded by beach scenes when I listen to it. PARTY! PARTY! actually reminds me a bit of how Koda Kumi was a decade ago, especially her song Come with Me. Similar atmosphere. But yeah anyways, this song is quite different from the usual Nana, but she makes it work perfectly yet again. Like she always does no matter what kind of song she makes. ^^ Quite a lot of Nana English involved in it too, which is always a very big plus in my book - it's so adorable! Because of that, PARTY! PARTY! causes an instant K.O. to me. My poor heart.. I can't have Nana whisper "like this" "oh yeah" "I like it" "be my baby"  in my ear and survive. AND WHAT IS THAT AHHH AT THE END?! The ultimate special move that is an instant overkill to people like me...? I seriously can't listen to this song without getting knocked out several times during it... o(´∇｀*o) I think this has made it to my list of "Nana songs that make me happy" with how it fills my heart with sunshine and envelops me in a carefree mood.

And now I am gonna stop writing and focus on listening. Adios amigos~!

METRO BAROQUE PV in Full~

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! (<- I said that in similar fashion as Nana in Zankou no Gaia) I have been so eagerly waiting for the full version after the amazing preview came out and finally it's here! I was going to post this entry yesterday, but due to an excessive amount of morning shifts at work I couldn't stay awake and had to succumb to sleep. But here it is now! Enjoy my rambling after the PV itself (and of course, enjoy the PV).

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Since YouTube took it down, you can still watch the PV from here: 
[METRO BAROQUE FULL PV]
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So yeah, since I already talked about this a bit when the preview came out, I'll try to now focus on things that weren't shown on it.

So.. the PV starts off with a subway. Very fitting I would say considering Blood-C The Last Dark, and not to mention the fact that the song title has metro in it. Really paints the sort of atmosphere I would  expect and what I saw in my mind when I first listened to METRO BAROQUE. Adding to the effect is the cat! Really love its eyes, especially the reaction to the butterflies (and seriously, I would stare at Nana exactly the same way as it does when she's sleeping). Well made. As are the butterflies, I love them as well.

Next up, Nana's red dress - the preview didn't enable me to fully appreciate its loveliness. Nana looks absolutely gorgeous when she spins around in it. Really takes my breath away... and then they show double Nana twirling in it! Wahhh, overkill! <3

Twirly~~

The one thing that I noticed instantly when I watched the preview, but didn't write about in my previous post because I wanted to see the whole video first, was the collars that Nana wears. The one on the red dress is obviously a part of the dress ( still a collar!), but the one she wears with her white dress is a collar any way you look at it. Again the sort of thing that ties the PV + song nicely with Blood-C, considering how Saya is trapped in the game of this one person and trying to break free.

And now then... to my absolute favorite part! 60's shopper Nana! Whaaat? Where did she come from all of a sudden?! So random. xD

We found you, you cannot escape!

 

"O shi-"

I really can't begin to describe how much I love this part. I think Nana's movements are just perfect and so fitting for the scene. She really does look like a 60's woman! Makes me want to say things like "Oh, behave" and "Groovy baby yeah" (and let's not forget this one "Do I make you h..." no nvm. xD). So anyway, poor Nana can't even shop in peace! I guess there is some sort of time travel involved in that bit, I mean 60's shopper Nana transforms and seems to get transported into present day (and in the progress turns into a vampire?). Goes with the theme of time space. Also, I guess the scene is there to show that even when she's shopping (and in a totally different place) they will find her, and they will take her. To play their game. There is no escape. Unless Nana gets angry and slices them up which is exactly what she seems to decide to do! Ahh, and the way she runs after the transformation~! Did anyone else pay attention to that really high cut opening at the front of her dress? Good, because neither did I.

I will stop here now and go back to looping the PV in order to have Nana stare at me with those deep mesmerizing eyes that swallow me up and have her slice my heart seven times over with her amazing and graceful katana techniques.

*stare*

METRO BAROQUE PV preview

So yeah, a preview of the METRO BAROQUE PV has been released!

I was going to wait for the full PV before I write anything about it, but yeaaah, no way I could wait that long. The preview was way too awesome for me to keep quiet about it. xD Anyways, before I start rambling about it - here is the preview:

First off, I really like how Nana-chan is zooming back and forth in her red dress. Makes me think of this really awesome Twilight parody on YouTube that I saw ages ago (way better than the movies haha), since they had Edward walk away in a similar fashion. Not that I am comparing Nana-sama to that, the zooming just reminded me of it. xD But due to that, it does bring the word vampire into my head, which I guess is fitting considering this is a Blood-C song. I also really love that part where she splits in two... well, there are four such parts in the preview so the second one is what I am talking about now. It in turn makes me think of how I was saying some time ago that Nana-chan could've done all the cool dancing herself instead of that guy in the Synchrogazer PV, since now she's doing a similar sort of thing - and I really love it!

And then to my favorite part - Nana with a katana!!! ｷﾀ━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━!!!!!! Wahhh, I am so happy about that somehow. xD There is just something magical about Nana with a blade (well, there is always something magical about her, but you know). Definitely highlights the fact that this is the song of a girl who has been betrayed by everyone and who is out for revenge - so yeah in other words, Saya's song. Really looking forward to seeing more katana swinging action in the full PV (inb4 the preview contained all of it xD). \o/

Also, since I like to talk about similarities between Nana's PVs - does the Nana lying on table part remind anyone else of Silent Bible? I mean this:

Okay so she doesn't look like an innocent child in the METRO BAROQUE PV (she looks absolutely gorgeous doesn't she? I mean oh my god that stare after the table part), but still. :D

I'd like to make more comments and observations about the PV, but I think I better wait till I see the whole thing. So, I shall end it here for now!

28th single and some other things!

So Nana has now announced her 28th single!

It will be released on the 1st of August (why so late?! ; ;) and will include the theme song and insert song for Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha THE MOVIE 2nd A's, and also the theme song for Dog Days'. I was really hoping for a double release, one for Nanoha and one for Dog Days (kind of like she did with POP MASTER and SCARLET KNIGHT), but I am happy with one release too. I bet it's gonna be a really amazing single considering what Nana has said about the Nanoha theme song and if the Dog Days' song follows in the footsteps of SCARLET KNIGHT's epicness (I don't even know why I said if, of course it'll be epic). Looking forward to hearing the names of these new songs and then of course hearing the actual songs too! Not to mention seeing the Nanoha theme song's PV. According to Nana it's like a trip into the world of the movie and she started crying while singing the song. I really love and admire how everything means so much to her. <3

There also seems to be a lottery-based concert event to which you can win a ticket by buying the 28th single (do the 27th single have the codes too?). I wonder if I'd have any chance of winning? Would be cool to go, I'll be living in Japan by the time it is held for sure.. but somehow I doubt I'd be that lucky. xD

And I know that many people have blogged these TIME SPACE EP pictures already, but... I just had to as well!

TIME SPACE EP classy Nana-sama~

chou kawaii Nana-chan hypnotizes you to buy her single~

Seriously, how can someone be this cute?!

That dress is working its magic on me, I'd definitely like to see a bigger version of this pic. :3

In other news, I have been in a crazy good mood at work for the past couple of weeks, which has resulted in my selling skills skyrocketing. I've persuaded customers to buy so many things and made so much money for the company, it's insane! The way I feel at work is actually exactly like the Aoi Iro PV. Whenever a customer asks me something I want to turn to them and say "oh yeaaahhhhh~" in similar fashion as Nana does when she goes into the hallway to meet her dancers, and then I am all smiley smiley all the time (I am sure I'll soon start strutting around the store the same way as Nana does in the beginning of the PV). I told my mom how I've been on such a roll lately and she already started suspecting that I must be on drugs.. xD Oh well, whatever it is that is making me behave like this, I hope it continues.... definitely makes work more fun.

ONE

Okay so, I am trying to write more often like I said I would...  so to follow my METRO BAROQUE entry, here is one about, well, ONE! I was really itching to hear a longer version of this, since the very short preview that was available before was really pretty and the lyrics really moved me.

Needless to say that when I heard this longer version, I really liked it. There's one part of ONE that is really interesting with all those random noises in the background, makes me feel like they depict memories and I actually think that part of their purpose is to awaken memories of the listener too. Like the clink of a swing (well that's what it sounds like to me anyway), does give me quite a nice nostalgic feeling. Also, I think it's pretty great how at first glance all these songs on TIME SPACE EP seem very different and like a pretty mixed bunch, but when you sit down and have a proper listen, they do seem to fit together. There is something that connects them all together, just can't quite put my finger on what it is though. Maybe the piano?  Well in any case, I can't say anything about PARTY! PARTY! yet since I haven't heard it, but I am sure it will fit along with the rest too. This is Nana we're talking about after all!

And now since my brain just wants to concentrate on listening and not writing, here is ONE for you folks! ^^

Also, before I end this post - have you seen the Blood C The Last Dark trailer that has METRO BAROQUE on it? Yes? No? Maybe so? Well, here it is just in case:
[Blood C The Last Dark - METRO BAROQUE trailer]

METRO BAROQUE

Yes! Finally got to hear METRO BAROQUE last night after I came home - definitely a great way to end a really good day. ^^ 

Man this song is really, classy. I have to say I am really in love with the piano in this song.  I think it was a really brilliant move to have piano be dominant and the violin in a lesser role in METRO BAROQUE, and having it the other way in Junketsu Paradox. It really makes all the difference in the atmosphere. Where the violin made Junketsu Paradox sound more traditional, the piano in METRO BAROQUE gives it a modern contemporary twist. It actually does make it feel very metropolitan and makes me think of the lights of the city, dark alleyways with strangers smoking on the street - which is very fitting considering how Blood-C The Last Dark is taking place in the city. Just like Junketsu Paradox fit the series with its more traditional feel.

Well without further ado, here is the song itself! Enjoy~! \o/

Also, here is the cover picture of TIME SPACE EP too. I had a lot of fun analyzing and guessing what everything in it was with my friend when only the small picture on Nana's website was available. Have to say we did a really good job. Really love the dinosaur outside the window. xD

Ahh, legs. <3

And last but not least, I must say that I am really looking forward to the songs for Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: 2nd A's The Movie and Dog Days'. Considering how well Junketsu Paradox and METRO BAROQUE depict the series and the movie, I am sure we'll have something amazing in store as the sequel for ETERNAL BLAZE / PHANTOM MINDS and SCARLET KNIGHT. ^^

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HELL YES NANA MIZUKI LIVE CASTLE x JOURNEY IS HEREEEEEE!! 

Wahhhh, so so so so happyyyyy to get theseeee! <3

I am so grateful to Finland and its efficient and fast post services. From Japan to here in just 2 days! I have to say though that I nearly shat my pants today, since my package had arrived at the customs but I hadn't gotten the arrival notification in the mail yet (horrible horrible disappointment when I thought I'd have to wait over the weekend)... but luckily, picking up with just the order number was possible! That made me so happy I could've nearly cried.

And man was I so happy too when the player on my laptop that I use for Blurays did not complain at all! I usually have the bad karma of it stopping working when I get a new Nana Bluray (because of some impossible to acquire update missing etc) and then I desperately need to find a new one... BUT NOT TODAY, OH NOHOHOHO!

Thus, all the free time I have in the next few days (aka when I am not working) will be dedicated to pure blissful Nana goodness. Nothing will come between me reliving my amazing LIVE CASTLE and JOURNEY (okay so the concert I went to from JOURNEY is not included, but I don't care!) experiences! 7th Heaven awaits, see you on the other side!

P.S. I was planning on resisting the posters for now, but no dice. I MUST put them on my wall. Sorry Yuna, your time is up.

Also I have to say, definitely the best [name day] I've ever had. xD Surprisingly many people remembered to wish me a happy name day too, hahahaaa, not that it matters...