Starlight Breaker

CD arrived 9AM this morning. However, due to me being lazy I didn’t wake up until 1PM. I debated over getting it delivered again on Thursday or picking it up today. I chose today…boy was that a bad decision.

First off I didn’t realise the distance I had to walk (having failed my driving test twice). Having got back home I checked it out on Google Maps – a distance of 4.4 miles. The annoying thing is that Google Maps gives it as 12 minutes by car, where as I spent just under 2 hours.

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For more information about the CD and song, please check my previous post here: http://www.starlightbreaker.co.uk/?p=7

I’ve just ordered mine from CDJapan, who offered both the regular and limited edition – the limited edition comes with a DVD, hopefully having the footage shown in the video on my previous post

The order came to ¥1800 and I splurged out on the 2nd best shipping method, costing an additional ¥1210. However, if you’ve signed up to CDJapan recently you get 300 welcome points, equal to ¥300, so it comes out to ¥2710, around £13. You earn points every time you buy something and if you spend over ¥5000 you get ¥500 off, a whole 10%…I’m not advertising for them or anything, just stating the facts.   (Hmm…they do have an affiliate program – I could earn some money..)

Anyway – here’s the link to the limited addition CD, check it out if you want:

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=GNCA-101

It seems like Vocaloid are getting a new addition – Gackpoid. Following along the lines of Miku Hatsune the voice is targeted mainly at anime songs. The new voice is a male voice based upon Gackt, a infamous anime voice actor, who has done shows such as Genesis in Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII.

Personally I’ve never heard of him, nor will he match up to Miku Hatsune, but perhaps it’ll be the male voice Vocaloid fans have been waiting for? His voice is deeper than Ren’s, who (in my opinion) has a really high voice.

Two short demos have been released, which can be streamed at http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal/gackpoid/demosong.html

The main website can be accessed at http://www.ssw.co.jp/products/vocal/gackpoid/

I have to admit I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it. The combination of the lyrics and the uplifting beat just swayed me. It’s the OP for the new series Zettai Karen Children, sung by the Karen Girl’s (可憐Girls). Try as I might I can’t seem to find much information about them, it appears to me to be their first song – in which case I give a thumbs up and say good job!

The three singers are Yukia Shima (島ゆいか), Ayami Muto(武藤彩未) and Suzuka Nakamoto (中元すず香) in case anyone want’s to keep an eye out for them.

Their CD is coming out on the 25th June 2008 – incidentally the same time L : Change the world is coming out on DVD (I believe, please do correct me if I’m wrong). It seems like a lot of things are going to come out on the 25th, can’t wait. No doubt I will be purchasing the CD.

The CD will contain the song, 3 remixes and the instrumental version (for all you adventurous lot who want to sing along with it).

1.Over The Future
2.Over The Future（Catasrophe mix）
3.Over The Future（Light Speed mix）
4.Over The Future（Untouchable mix）
5.Over The Future（Instrumental）

Anyway, the song is posted below, courtesy of youtube, feel free to leave your thoughts on the song (I realise it is a niche genre type of song, but I love it!)

More information can be gleamed from the Zettai Karen Children website, specifically at http://www.z-child.com/news/cd.html