Hello there!

[frutibuffle]

Hi,

First start listening to Kajiura around 2015 when I start watching anime, back then I really loved the music from Madoka + Fate/Zero and later Kara no Kyoukai, but it's only a few years ago when a bunch of my friends pushed me to join them on the AMQ blindtests that I really got me into Japanese music (Though I absolutely should listen to more songs/artist outside of anisong x)). I was able to see Kajiura for the first time at Animagic last weekend, I actually created the account a bit before the event to look for info, but it took a little while to be accepted.
I actually used the site a few years early to find a link toward a sheet music.
I kind of regret not being a fan earlier, as I will probably never will be able to watch Kalafina or See-Saw reunion live at their "prime".

My favorite songs are Anna ni issho datta no ni, Synchronicity and Oblivious, though recently I started to listen to Kirai ni Nariatai a lot
Favorite anime soundtrack are from Madoka Magica, Mai-Hime, and Tsubasa Reservoir. (So much not so good anime from early 2000 carried by Kajiura...)
Favorite singers of kajiura songs: Chiaki Ishikawa, Keiko, Eri Itou and Yuuka. Honorable mention to Yui Makino; wish we had a bit more songs from her.
Other favorit artist of the moment (as it changes pretty regularly): Kanoko Ito (Fav song: Skyclad observer orchestral version) , Fripside (fav song Only my Railgun) and Asaka (fav song Natsuyasumi Noisy).

 

[grunty]

Hi. Enjoy yourself. Hope you stick around.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

I was able to see Kajiura for the first time at Animagic last weekend,

Lucky you! How was the experience for you and which song performance(s) stuck with you?

My favorite songs are Anna ni issho datta no ni, Synchronicity and Oblivious

Nice selection of songs. Good that you like SEE-SAW too.

Favorite singers of kajiura songs: Chiaki Ishikawa, Keiko, Eri Itou and Yuuka.

Top-shelf singer list too! It would be a dream to have Chiaki guest on Yuki Kajiura Live, with the songs rearranged for backing vocals by the FJ ladies.

WELCOME to the forum and I also hope you have a great time here!

 

[frutibuffle]

Lucky you! How was the experience for you and which song performance(s) stuck with you?

Nice selection of songs. Good that you like SEE-SAW too.

Top-shelf singer list too! It would be a dream to have Chiaki guest on Yuki Kajiura Live, with the songs rearranged for backing vocals by the FJ ladies.

WELCOME to the forum and I also hope you have a great time here!

On the + side,
Yuki is quite funny, I was a bit afraid she'd only speak in german as I knew she lived a few year in west germany, but she spoke in english most of the time.
I really loved Hibari (by ASCA, but still a Kajiura song!)

As for Kajiura's concert it feel like the concert was too short (only 5 songs on the first days, a bit more on sunday) , and it was really frustrating that there was a huge overlap between their 2 concerts. Kind of wished we'd get less generic songs.
But i guess it was inevitable as people were coming not just for her and songs from the most popular anime would be sung + maybe contractual issues with the songs from the Kalafina era.

But Come on I don't need lighthouse or Swordland two times, give me Yuriko Kaida and Kaori Oda's objective best songs (Canta per me and Calling)!
Still I enjoyed Stone Cold and Parallel Heart, not my absolute favorite one but definitely in my top 50

Kanata is kind of forgettable I feel that Yuki composing FJ song has become a limitation of her creativity. All the recent songs I like from her have a clear lead and doesn't sound exaggeratedly Kajiuresque

I may sound very negative, but imo most of the things are related to a bad context (like the song selection, how short it was, the not so good audio as there were no musicians on stage etc...), some of my expectations being too high.

Regarding Chiaki Ishikawa,
After their splitup she had a very good career, but I wish that their duo lasted a bit longer, or that we'd have more songs from Chiaki written by YK.