This is not a bright star in the sky, this is a METEOR!
I’m blown away by the song. Having the refrain from the teaser in mind, really didn’t expect the track to start like that. And when it all kicks in after 5 seconds, I’ve totally fallen in love with it. Waterfall of emotions! From Kajiura, it felt at the same time unexpected and expected. By “expected”, I was confident that she would not fail but… that’s it!
The distant voices are amazing. LiSA reaching those pretty high notes is beautiful. Must have been challenging… imo her best song from far, others being too much “good vibes only”. Even better is that this song fits her well, it seems tailor-made. I can’t imagine another Kajiura’s vocalist singing it (esp unlike Umi to Shinju).
Funny enough is that the refrain is actually the softer part of the song ^^ I like how it shifts from badass verse to climatic chorus. Yet it remains so hype and even epic. I love very aggressive and loud instru, so this is a huge yes. A song to be put in the very closed circle of “Kajiura’s superbadassongs” that would include “Gaika", "I beg you", "Wonderland".
I’d like to compare it with “I beg you”. Even if this one has to be one of my favorite songs ever, I don’t like how I starts: too quiet, empty. Hard or even embarrassing to listen to it following other songs even if it may in the middle become the best track of the mix. “Akeboshi” starts at full power and instantly get you hooked! Best song intro imo since FJ’s “Synchronicity” (although I prefer the original mix).
My only complaint: too bad the interlude isn’t as climatic as with most others Kajiura songs, as if she forgot to add her “signature” here. But maybe it was also intended, as she said that she wanted to do something she had not done before.
The lyrics? Making some quick google translation and trying to correct it with my poor skills… they are the most Kajiura-ish thing in this song lol. Struggles. More interesting is that the music is hype, but the meaning is sad. And yeah, it’s not the easy recognizable “Sayonara, Arigato” so we might miss the “boohoohoooo :'( ” trend. Jokes apart, I think I like those lyrics. Can relate. But why does she always speak about love, loss, distance...?
This OP is so different than all previous KNY themes, and to an extent, average anisongs! Curious to see how it will chart, assuming that LiSA’s fanbase -and to an extent, Anisong listeners- came for the positive and naïve vibes… just try to picture it instead of “Gurenge” at the Olympics Closing Ceremony… got it? ^^’
About the ED “Shirogane”, I’ll wait for the full size before writing more, but Kajiura’s compo going “wowowo” like mainstream songs
actually worked for me.
Shirogane: Why the Sawano template intro Kajiura? jkjk anyway it sounds so different but I get the brighter style of this than the OP. Interested on the full ver.
Oh yeah I actually wrote that before reading your comment. No offence, but imho Sawano is the one using generic templates that already exists and nZk-beams them hue ;p
Not sure if this will hook general population tho..
