Category Archives: Animé

MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #7: ‘Light It Up’ and ‘Show Must Go On’ by Anthem (from Devilman: The Birth)

Lord Enma, open the gates of Hell, and let’s take a swing at the motherfuckers! Hell opens up! And on goes the show: I reckon the second track especially played a part in my eventual embrace of metal; twas half … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #6: ‘Heart of Madness’ by Kodomo Band (From Hokuto no Ken: The Movie)

Because YOU WA SHOCK was too obvious a choice: Poignant, yet powerful—as befits a first-class 80s tune! The recent revision ain’t too shabby either: LOL @ Grand Moff Toki! ~MRDA~

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #5: ‘Nemurenu Mori no Bijo’ by Saki Takaoka (from Megazone 23 III)

Whatever else the Wachowskis ripped off from the Megazone 23 trilogy, they couldn’t emulate the sheer awesome that is the soundtrack. Here’s a sample: When that violin kicks in, you know what time it is! ~MRDA~

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #4: ‘Hono’o no Violence’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from M.D. Geist).

If I had to narrow down my Top Five animé tunes, this would definitely be on the fucking list: Kinda hot-blooded for an emotionless, walking apocalypse. Between this and ‘Destron Sanka’, Kageyama sure loved his villains back in the 80s! … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #3: ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL_pnvARkU’ by ANDY (from Mospeada)

Cos every bloke is a Lonely Soldier Boy, ‘In Search of Lost Legends’… Shame that the soundtrack constitutes the highlight of the whole series; in fact, as far as storytelling goes, I’d even venture to say Robotech improved matters! Actually, … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #2: ‘Destron Sanka’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from Transformers: The Headmasters)

Evil never sounded so good! Enjoy: Oh, and the lyrics are awesome! ~MRDA~

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"Put on a show for them, Revy."

My second thought upon seeing this: Is this what Black Lagoon would look like through a Bollywood (or would that be Tollywood) director’s cam lens? Mumaith Khan seems to have got the Revy look down to a tee there; stick … Continue reading

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Victimless Criminal!! Time To (Inazuma) Kick The Habit!

I had to do a double-take when I read this in Tuesday’s Metro. Is this the same Sakai who sang this pretty little ditty? Now we know what she meant by “HIGH, HIGH, HIGH, HIGH!” As expected, she came out … Continue reading

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Akira: An American Tale!

Kaneda spazzing out over prom and Talking Bike make me LMAO! ~MRDA~

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For any EastEnders viewers on my list : A Simple Equation

+ = As Dragon Ball Z‘s King Kai would say: “Oh yeah – it’s fusion!” That explains why those two have been off the public radar for quite some time, I guess. Old eighties synthpop artists don’t die – they … Continue reading

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