25 Wednesday Apr 2012
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Aniblog Tourney, Aniblog Tourney 2012, Lemmas and Submodalities, Minimalism, Portfolio, SnippetTee
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22 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in Anime, Commentaries
Every so often I’m noticing that silhouette is one of the most wildly used art in Japanese cartoons. Its intricacy and mystifying nature are so brilliant that it wonderfully presents harmony in complementariness—it’s so defined but yet so abstract. Now that I’m thinking more about it, lots of anime that I enjoyed incorporated this visual feature into their animations.
15 Sunday Apr 2012
Posted in Anime, Commentaries
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Apollon, culture, Drums, emotion, Jazz, Kaoru, Kaoru Nishimi, Music, Piano, Plasticity of Music, Ritsuko, Ritsuko Mukae, Sakamichi no Apollon, Sentarou, Sentarou Kawabuchi, Universality of Music
My most awaited anime of the season finally came out. Sakamichi no Apollon features a simple yet thoughtful approach to Jazz music, making it easy for anyone to enjoy the genre. Moreover, I really love how it highlights the difference between just making sound from playing music.
There wasn’t any swing!
If you play it without feelin’ it,
it doesn’t sound like no jazz to me!
Aside from the yaoi vibes, it’s so interesting how Sentarou accused Kaoru of having no feelings as he played Art Barkley’s Moanin’. But for arguments sake let’s just agree with Sentarou, since most likely every artist would also say that music is composed of emotion and soul rather than just mere sound and silence. In fact, this idea is what I find fascinating with this art. I’m intrigued by how a listener can claim whether the performer is or isn’t playing the music with any swing.
08 Sunday Apr 2012
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Café, coffee, Coffee Culture, coffee house, Panda, penguin, Polar Bear, Polar Bear Café, Shirokuma, Shirokuma Café, socialization
It seems like winter doesn’t want to leave us yet. A huggable arctic creature popped out this spring season and built a cozy place for us to stay. Yes, it’s the Polar Bear Café. With Shirokuma, Panda, Penguin, together with the rest of the crew, this coffee shop welcomes us to sip and stay as we enjoy the funny and fuzzy gags of a warm café.
