Kajiura & Fictionjunction Guests @ AnimeCentral in Chicago (concert May 16, 2026)

^ She is been around since forever, im surprised she forgot .

I watched the concert from that YT account. Its nice but the sound quality, at least captured like this was wasnt good. Most of all i liked Koi Kogare and from the edge as they re the only ones we havent seen before on a official release.

I think Kajiura's english are improving as years go by, she speaks more fluently.
Excited to hear what other new projects she has for 2027. However Yuriko in Madoka soundtrack is not much news lol i mean she sung this one before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPFYnrDssSQ
 
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LianaIlia36 said:
I can't believe I just witnessed a Kajiura/FictionJunction concert!!! What is my life?

Swordland: of course. They had to, right? But it was awesome! I was so impressed with everyone's vocals here.

Honoh no Tobira: I can't believe they played my fav FJY song!!! Joelle led which was the perfect choice. I mean they all chimed in at times. You can really hear the piano.

Toki no Mukou ni Maborashi no Sora: not an anime song, but still. Love. They all did great.

Lighthouse: eeeee! I was so excited when she announced this. I was thinking to myself the night before that it'd be cool even though it's from a game. Lino was amazing! Her voice carried through the whole place, which wasn't all that big. Heh

From the edge: I was so impressed with Kaori here. Her vocals on it were so amazing! Everyone did a great job. I like that they had the English words on the screens.

Parallel Hearts: I know others have said this was a Wakana song, but everyone was great! Joelle especially.

Stone cold: ahhh! Again it was vibrating. Everyone was rocking out. I wish I could have gotten a light wand. (I couldn't find the merch booth.) Yuriko goes by Kajiura and Lino and Joelle and Kaori sing together. I think this was the loudest the audience was.

Soukyuu no fanfare: I've come to like this song more through lives. This was no exception. The whole room seemed to vibrate!

Parade: I'm soooo glad I got to see this live! Lino did well on the lower parts actually. I teared up several times.

Encore: Koi Kagare: I loved Kaori here. She seemed so powerful through the whole thing. Everyone did. It is a looong song so it's no wonder if someone got winded. But they didn't seem to.

I was surprised someone got video of all of it. They were cracking down on phones. If it even came out they were on top of you. I didn't try even. I am so thankful they came somewhere where I didn't have to travel very far for. I still want to see the whole band with them and other guests of course. But I'm so happy. The recording doesn't compare to being there.
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Toki no Mukou ni Maboroshi no Sora is an anime song lol
It's from Ookami Kakushi. Very niche tbh
 
george1234 said:
However Yuriko in Madoka soundtrack is not much news lol i mean she sung this one before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPFYnrDssSQ
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Well, I'd argue Yuri is more impactful in that track than Yuriko's chorus (and it's not like Yuriko wasn't credited on Credens justitiam if we want to go back...) and I would hope "Yuriko being featured" in the new Madoka means she gets solos, like in the PV.

PS. I was listening to this compilation The Movie soundtrack when I was playing around with those YK interviews, and I really have to say I still think it's great. Movie/Music Collection 2, plz.

Bit off topic but I am somewhat confused by the credits on Madoka. Like, is The Movie's "her wings"+"rebirth" chorus really the Junior one? ;/ Is there no live flute in Credens justitiam? (Per tokuten OST1 credits.)
 
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Westkana said:
I agree with @TRal55 about the general admission included-with-your-badge system they had- I myself flew in from out-of-state and was also a bit worried about actually being able to get in. I ended up lining up at 1p (3p doors, 4p show) because of that plus the meet + greets having been completely sold out by the time I arrived. Some sort of different ticketed system and not tied to having bought merch would have worked better- I think it would have allowed more people to get merch (instead of just buying for the sake of the meet + greet)
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You weren't one of the guys who flew in from Virginia were you? :P
 
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