Kalafina will move to SACRA MUSIC label in April

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I swear if I see a cover as crappy as the Arena Live one or another copy of One Light PV I'll take my eyes off :orz: Seriously, I always loved Kala's aesthethic, but lately is just...:...:
Also, I don't care them making less singles if they're more quality than the last ones. I'd rather have only Marchen and Into the world released than having 132408021934801243 believe copies again :uh..: (at least B-sides are salvageable, sad they don't go into the album...)
 
I want every song to be unique and not to copy melodies from previous songs. She could do that fine until the After Eden album. After that she kinda run out of inspiration for A-sides. https://canta-per-me.net/yukis-vocalists/kalafina/#Discography

Hikari Furu > Similar style to seventh heaven (even if not melody), Mirai is generic and forgetable
To the begining > super generic, was the beginning of the A-side decline
Alleluia was fine but dolce was way too short and kinda usual for a ballad
I love Kngnn but Mysterioso was bleh, and as much people love tsuioku it doesnt really excite me personally.
heavenly blue > eternal blue Kalafina version
believe > awesome intro, bleh rest of song
ring your bell is OK
One Light was ok for me, the rhythm reminds be of the horses running from the anime ED sequence. but was repeatitive as f**k
blaze > One Light #2, boring.
Yume no Daichi is indifferent to me, far on the water is nice especially in the refrain, into the water even better, so i guess she's getting better with RHH songs, but symphonia is still my fav, the horn version one.
Marchen is IEN #2 and will have to see the full song to judge it.

( I dont count in moonfesta since it wasnt for anime)

Lets hope she takes the chance of the label switch break and the concert cancellation to come up with some very good songs.
 
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I want every song to be unique and not to copy melodies from previous songs. She could do that fine until the After Eden album. After that she kinda run out of inspiration for A-sides. https://canta-per-me.net/yukis-vocalists/kalafina/#Discography

Hikari Furu > Similar style to seventh heaven (even if not melody), Mirai is generic and forgetable
To the begining > super generic, was the beginning of the A-side decline
Alleluia was fine but dolce was way too short and kinda usual for a ballad
I love Kngnn but Mysterioso was bleh, and as much people love tsuioku it doesnt really excite me personally.
heavenly blue > eternal blue Kalafina version
believe > awesome intro, bleh rest of song
ring your bell is OK
One Light was ok for me, the rhythm reminds be of the horses running from the anime ED sequence. but was repeatitive as f**k
blaze > One Light #2, boring.
Yume no Daichi is indifferent to me, far on the water is nice especially in the refrain, into the water even better, so i guess she's getting better with RHH songs, but symphonia is still my fav, the horn version one.
Marchen is IEN #2 and will have to see the full song to judge it.

( I dont count in moonfesta since it wasnt for anime)

Lets hope she takes the chance of the label switch break and the concert cancellation to come up with some very good songs.
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I actually really like most of what is included in this list. Heavenly Blue and Mirai I really enjoy. To the Beginning is one of my fav Kalafina songs right next to Hikari No Senritsu. Maybe its the Fate Zero fanboy in me but I love that song.

I guess Kalafina is very divisive among fans in a somewhat similar way Final Fantasy games are divisive with most fans having completely different top 10's on there fav FF games. But then Kalafina have made a lot of music and have nearly been going 10 years .

I think one of the main songs that most fans agree is not very good is Blaze but then when I check youtube comments on the music video there is quite a lot of people that like that also.
 
Believe seems to get the most hate, but that's probably because it's shit and has nothing redeemable about it. Blaze is pretty standard for an anime theme so if you like standard anime themes, I suspect people will probably like Blaze as well. The problem with it is it's incredibly forgettable and bland.

The rest of their stuff seems to vary a lot depending on person. Pretty much every Kalafina song (probably except those two above) seems to show up now and then when I see fans talking about their favourite Kalafina songs. The only times I ever see Blaze or Believe in top lists is occasionally during 'best anime themes' lists or a couple of instances of 'best Kalafina song' where the entire list has been nothing but themes from anime, which leads me to think that they simply haven't bothered to look outside of their tie-in works.

Personally I enjoy most of the stuff they've put out, with the exception of Believe, Blaze, Heavenly Blue, Mirai, Hokage and snow falling, which I never listen to and don't like at all. And dolce, because I keep forgetting it exists.
 
Good points. I hope there next single will at the very least be better then Blaze and Believe.
 
Presumably the next single will be either Märchen or Into the World, considering neither of them are released yet. Both of them already sound better than those two. That said, those two singles had great b-sides so it's not all terrible. Well, other than Heavenly Blue. That single just had the one song and it wasn't very good.
 
i actually think that believe and HB are one of the more listenable tracks from fotw album because at least they have some good parts and those songs are shit songs to begin with (which is why i hate fotw so much lol)
 
I'm actually one of the minority that enjoy "believe". I find the instrumental to be very enticing and mysterious, coupled with the amazing back and forth between HIKARU and WAKANA during the verses. I also really enjoy the power the girls have when they sing "aoi hibi wo fight your fate!" although I agree the entire bridge is garbage that glues the intro and finale (which as @Seasonreaper has mentioned before, identical).

I agree with @george1234 also that the instrumental introduction is cool. The visualization from the PV (jellyfish in the water) are a perfect representation of the atmosphere the sounds bring to me.

Lastly, I think if HB and believe weren't released at such close proximity of each other in terms of time, they wouldn't receive as much attack. :/
 
Believe has good parts? What mysterious version are you listening to? The only way for that to be possible would be for it to be an entirely different song.
 
Do you believe that Believe has good parts or not believe that Believe has good parts?

I cant believe I just typed that.:plot:
 
Alas, preference is subjective.

The part I enjoy that sound mysterious to me is really everything from "mada daremo shiranai..." to "miraino sugatawo azamuku". The synth she used in the back that sounds like a xylophone almost... The ethereal tones that carry a parallel melody to WAKANA's melody, then mimicking HIKARU at "wazukana kattou ga..", coupled with the bass constantly pounding at a timed and orderly repetitive rhythm really does something for me.

The chorus I actually enjoy. Suspense really builds up to this point, and when the three start singing at "megurikuru..", I just feel the power of believing in oneself. And I already mentioned my love for "fight your fate!"

I liked how the concept of "believing" is a recurring theme throughout the entire song. It adds so much to the power and emotions that I feel from their voices.
 
The melody of refrain in believe is listenable but boring as hell for me. I like Hikaru's verses in HB but this song is boring too. I love RYB - it's so sweet and hopefull song. OL is ok for me, performance is dynamic so I can watch it.

I expect a good A-side (I'm maybe naive) like KnGnN, Alleluia, magia, HnS, lacrimosa.... Something more romantic, not so rockish.

B-sides by Kajiura are great. Especially: IEN, Natsu no Asa, tsuioku... Yay, Natsu no Asa is a masterpiece (even if it is similiar to Natsu no Ringo.
 
george1234 said:
@Nehelenia I think the big companies make smaller ones for more focused and targetted work on each field. Eg I think King Records has one called StarChild for child singer groups (eg babymetal), Sony has Aniplex for anime music, now they made this Sacra for promotion outside of Japan, etc
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BABYMETAL is under Toy's Factory, unrelated to King Records. StarChild no longer exists quite some time back and is replaced by King Amusement Creative, again mostly Anisong artists like Mizuki Nana.
 
I had another listen to Believe as I went through the Far on Water album a few hours ago and I actually enjoyed it even though it is generic. To be honest the only Kalafina song that I can think of that I never got any enjoyment from is Blaze.
 
Believe does absolutely nothing for me. The vocals, arrangement, lyrics, all subpar.

I don't like HB but live performances of it at least elevate it to a state where I can get some level of enjoyment from it. I'm the same with Hokage but hearing that live during the Osaka concert at least felt decent due to Wakana doing such a good job with it, even if I don't like the song. I do like RYB and OL but they're not great, but both are better live, especially OL.

But Believe? Nope. Even hearing it live in person did nothing to capture my attention whatsoever. Just felt like a waste of time. I suspect Blaze is the same kind of deal but frankly I just haven't listened to it since it came out, so I don't even remember what it sounds like, and I have no desire or want to remind myself. I'll just listen to Natsu no Asa instead.
 
The last A-side that I was really enthusiastic about was Lacrimosa, so yea... I've written off Kalafina A-sides for quite some time. Nevertheless, there have been a few since then that are pleasing, namely storia, kagayaku, hikarifuru, KnGnN. Everything else is either OK (not my taste, but not objectively bad) or simply bad.

Great: Oblivious, Sprinter/Aria, Fairytale, Lacrimosa
Good: Storia, Kagayaku, Hikarifuru, KnGnN
OK: Progressive, HnS, Magia, TTB, Moonfesta, Alleluia, RYB
Bad: One Light, Blaze >>> Heavenly Blue, Believe

When it comes to B-sides, most fall under great/good. The only B-sides that I actively dislike are misterioso and mirai.
 
Pretty much my opinions and rankings as well, @MedChemist. I'd switch Hikarifuru and Alleluia and move Hikari no Senritsu right to the top, but that's it. Maybe move Moonfesta up too.

I'm in the state of just waiting for b-sides and album tracks now, I expect a-sides to be mediocre at best.
 
Great: HnS, magia, lacrimosa, aria
Good: moonfesta, hikari furu, sprinter, storia, KnGnN, Alleluia, RYB
Ok: oblivious, fairytale, progressive, ttb, one light
Between ok and bad: HB
Bad: kagayaku, blaze, believe

And I wait for another good single. Kajiura please don't make a theme song for mainstream anime! Do something what you do well - mysterious, dark or hopefull and sweet songs.
 
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