Shooting Star Dreamer

Check out her blog here! "Hi! My name is Jessica, but I go by じぇす on here, which means Jess! This is my first time posting on Shooting Star Dreamer, so I thought I should give a bit of an introduction. I've loved anime since I was small, my first anime being Samurai Pizza Cats when I was only two years old. Currently I enjoy Japanese media of many sorts, including anime, manga, video games, light novels, and more! I hope you'll enjoy my first post!" Music has been an existing topic in anime for decades, as can be seen in titles such as Macross (1982), Full Moon wo Sagashite (2002), and Beck (2004). Back in the early 2000's, there were only handfuls of music-based anime available, so fans of that genre didn't have much room to be picky. In the 1980's and 1990's, there were even less. As time passed, the later 2000's brought us anime such as Nodame Cantabile , K-On !, Detroit Metal City , and in the early 2010's we got a bunch more ...

There's a lot going on in regards to anime. We have many new series running and overall I think the season is pretty decent. Although right now I currently have Love Live on my brain. I know people might be thinking, "What? It's just another idol anime!" For some reason though, I'm really drawn to the characters, plot, and overall, everything.  Although I'm watching the anime now, what really got me into Love Live was the mobile game. The game is called Love Live School Idol Festival , or sometimes just School Idol Festival when on the app store. If you own an Android or I Phone, or any sort of tablet, download it if you can! Please check the bottom of this post for links.  So you might be asking, what is this game all about? Well, it's basically another anime rhythm game. When most people hear anime and rhythm, they think of Project Diva . Although I really love Diva, I've noticed that many people struggle to play the game and do well. I...

Hello everyone! So today I'm doing another blog update, as I mentioned in my last post. I really love the holiday season, and I want to do something to give back to my viewers. So throughout October 30th - October 31st, I'm going to do a few different "events" hosted on different social media accounts. If you don't follow me on all of them, no worries, I'll make a post here that will showcase pretty much everything. So what exactly am I going to be doing? It's Halloween which is a holiday I love, and anime is something else that I really love. So why not combine the two? Instead of typing it all out in a boring fashion, how about a nice little graphic to sum things up? Apologies if the text is a little hard to read. I might pass around a simpler graphic later on! So as you can see, I've got things going on throughout every outlet. (Except Google Plus) So if you get the chance tune in to any one to see what's going on there, or if you...

Hello everyone! I have a question for you all today, it's pretty simple and straightforward. How do you function in your daily lives? Does your mind and intellect rule your decisions, or do you listen to your heart? Maybe a little bit of both? Well despite your answer, I had the urge to share a Vocaloid song since I haven't done anything dealing with Let's Share in a while. So I picked another one of my favorites No Logic.  For a little bit of information on the song, it's composed by JimmyThumb-P, and sung by Megurine Luka. For more information on the composer, click here . This song stands out to me for many reasons. One, because it's a way of thinking that I constantly base my actions on. For example, this phrase from the song reminds me a lot of myself...  "Itsudatte shizen tai de itai'n desu..." "Ima wa mada konna kimochi de ki mama ni aruiteitatte, ii yo ne" "Always living for the moment, that's what I want t...

So I haven't done one of these in a long time. That's right, it's time for a good old music spotlight. I'll be sharing music with you guys which I think is interesting to say the least. This time, the spotlight is a song called Never Change by SHUN. For those Naruto fans out there, yes, it's the most recent ending. Like the usual, I've attached song to this post. So please check it out! As a little side note , I wanted to say how inspirational the songs are when it comes to Naruto openings and endings. When I was younger, I can say that I didn't understand even a bit of Japanese. Now being older and more educated, I can understand quite a bit and pick up the English lyrics online if I'm ever having trouble. It just came to my realization that sometimes we don't pay much attention to the media we intake. We're listening to music from a country we may have never been to, in a language we may or may not know. Yet, sometimes we never ta...

Anime can invoke many different feelings in the hearts of it's viewers. Sometimes anime make us sad enough to cry. Other times, we might shed tears out of happiness. When it comes to comedy, we laugh and have a good time watching the hilarious animated stunts. With action, we get goosebumps and chills overtakes our body. While the different emotions are positive and negative, let's focus on the positive ones for today. We hear a lot of upbeat and fast paced songs when it comes to anime. They invoke positive feelings in the listener, and give us a "never give up" attitude. Music impacts our emotions deeply. Readers, What Kind of Music Makes You Feel Alive? There are many songs that give that incredible feeling in my body. When paired with nice animation, the effect is even greater. So today, I would like to share some of the greatest songs that make me feel "hype." If you're feeling down, these tunes are sure to bring you up.  ...

Just a simple music spotlight for today, since I've been obsessing over Byakuren lately. I've never been much into Touhou, but Byakuren is a character I really like! Enjoy~ ☆ 曲名 / Title: 感傷の摩天楼 ☆ Title Translation: Sentimental Skyscraper ☆ 原曲 / Originals by ZUN: 東方星蓮船 ~ Undefined Fantastic Object 感情の摩天楼 ~ Cosmic Mind Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind 法界の火  Fires of Hokkai ☆ 歌 / Vocal: ほたる ~ Hotaru ☆ 作詞 / Lyrics: 疒 ☆ 編曲 / Arrangement: すみじゅん ~ Sumijun ☆ サークル / Circle: Halozy ☆ アルバム / Album: (C80) Aqua Trytone ☆ HP:  http://www.halozy.com/ ☆ イラスト / Illustration: wogura (Danbooru)

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to share with you possibly my favorite composer ever. Her name is Chikayo Fukuda, and she is a Japanese female composer. If you've ever played any of the Naruto Storm series, you'll recognize her work immediately. Not only does she do all the music for the Naruto games, she has also delved into the .Hack series, and retro Saga games. Her style is very unique to me, especially relating to the story of the series. In Storm, the music makes appropriate changes and flows with the battles and events taking place. Each song is beautifully fitting with the atmosphere. When thinking back on the many songs present in the series, I get chills or goosebumps from listening to them. If you're interested please check out her music below!    

  Here's a new part of Let's Share, where your recommendations are displayed to the world! This time around I'm focusing on music recommended by Pei Sin Soo. While I've put a halt to the series of Japanese Music Spotlights, its somewhat merged into my new Let's Share series. So if there's a song you want to share with your fellow otakus, please leave a message! Bleach Opening 13 ~ Ranbu no Melody by SID     Lyrics shizuka ni shizuka ni maku wa kiri otoshi kakusei no yoake ni aoi honoo Quietly, quietly, night's curtain is being scythed, as a sapphire flare appears in the dawn sky of awakening. miwatasu kagiri no yami to kattou tesaguri no hibi bokura wa make wo shiranai yowasa wo dakishime aruita Through these days with nothing but darkness and conflict in view, we walked, holding tightly onto our weakness that refused to give in. atarashii kiba de jidai wo kizame With those brand-new fangs, leave your marks on this era! shizuka ni s...

My apologies for the lack of posts, my laptop is currently down due to a broken power cord socket, and it's been interfering with my progress. However, that is no excuse. I've acquired a new laptop and I'm ready to start writing again! I'd like to share the spotlight to another writer who inspired me to make this post. If you want to check out his blog and the post which inspired "Don't Lose Your Way!" please click here .     If you're a recent anime watcher, you've probably heard of Kill la Kill. (Kiru ra Kiru) Yeah, it's general idea may sound farfetched; I mean it's an anime about clothes...but when has anime ever been normal?   However the main focus of this post is not to discuss the anime. It's more about the messages that comes behind it and the saying it's known for. When Ryuko uses her sailor suit to transform we usually hear the one signature phrase. Yup, that's right. "Don't Lose Your Way....

Happy Birthday to you Luka! Please take time out of your busy schedules to enjoy a few of her songs!

Hello everyone! We've finally reached number #10 in spotlights, so for this post I want to do a collaboration of ten awesome Japanese songs! Enjoy!

iTunes(R)Store： 中田ヤスタカ（ｃａｐｓｕｌｅ）プロデュースにより 8月17日（水）ミニアルバム「もしもし原宿」でデビュー!! "PONPONPON" performed by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, produced by Yasutaka Nakata (capsule). Debut mini album "Moshi Moshi Harajuku" (means "Hello Harajuku") 17th Aug. In Stores. More details (Japanese only) http://wmg.jp/kyary/

- niconico "Birthday Song for ミク" 　[ http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18396337 ] - Karaoke mp3 DL [ http://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/... ] - Instrumental mp3 DL [ http://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/... ] - UTAU ust file DL(by nmasao1) [ https://sites.google.com/site/utauust/ ] Music: Mitchie M [ http://ameblo.jp/batucada-music/ ] (@_MitchieM) MV Direction: llcheesell / Tatsuro Ogata   [ http://vilvo.net/ ] (@llcheesell) Character Modeling: kasokuSato [ http://vimeo.com/kasokusato ] (@ksk_st) Character Animation: Hiromu Konno [ http://kowloo.net/hirotsu/mt/ ] (@hirotsu162) Composite & Animation: Ryuka [ http://dragonicflower.com/ ] (@okiyama) Logo & Typography: Hibiki (Dawnlight affects) [ http://d-affects.com/ ] (@Hibiki1005) Animation Actor: Futa

Message by The Sketchbook Just a song I stumbled upon while browsing tumblr. It's fast paced tone and overall sound is very appealing. Lyrics: Nanige naku fuiteta sono kaze ni Kizukazu sugoshita jikan wa Me no mae no kotoba yori omotakute Sukoshi dake tooku ni me wo sorashita Iitai koto moshi tsutaeraretara Ooki na koe hariagerarenai kedo Todoku to ii na To my friend Kikoeru kana Ore wa futsuu ni genji ni yatteru yo Waratte ita ano hi no sora wo mi nagara Kurikaeshi no you na mainichi mo Sukoshizutsu atarashikute Omoide mo uwagaki sarete shimai Donna kotoba wo erabe ii ndarou? Kazaranai ari no mama no omoi ga Todoku to ii na To my friend Daijoubu sa Machigau koto mo mayoi mo suru kedo Kawatte yuku sekai wo Ore wa hashitteru yo Natsukashii kaerimichi Hibiku koe wa Maru de ano hi no mama Wasurenai you ni nooto ni tsuzutta Kotoba wa itsumo tsutaetakatta messeeji Todoku to ii na To my friend Kiko...

Tonight ~ Yui Testing out a new video format; so far so good. If there's any problems or if you want to give me feedback, just drop a comment. Want to see a song posted? Just comment. It's that easy. Song ~ Tonight Artist ~ Yui Lyrics To me? why? sono te wo hanashite Tonight tonight tonight Get away motesou na hito ne? Awai awai kowai Murasaki iro ni hikaru easylight Suki ni narenai madogarasu no mukou Rainy blue Fun fun la la love··· Fun fun love? Zenzen najimenai mama Atashi wa reisei ni naru Gomen ne sayonara Run away ukareta hito ne Tonight tonight tonight Bachigai mayoikonda no Itai? itai itai Sagashi mono wa nani? Hitori easy driver Kidzukarenai you ni Doa wo aketemiru closing time Fun fun la la love··· Fun fun love? I can't change I can't stop Yoake wo mattemiru hodo Sunao de mo nai Kyou wo iyasu tame no jikan na no? YES? NO? YES? Ki ni naru no? yorimichi wa dekinai...

Girls Dead Monster ~ Alchemy Title ~ Alchemy Artist ~ Girls Dead Monster Lyrics

Vanguard! Information Title ~ Vanguard! Artist ~ JAM Project Lyrics ~ Hironobu Kageyama Composed by ~ Hironobu Kageyama Music by ~ Anze Hijiri Lyrics English Version (Short)

Memories of You Song ~ Kimi no Kioku (Memories of You) Game ~ Persona 3 Artist ~ Shoji Meguro  Vocals ~ Kawamura Yumi Lyrics ~ Komori Shigeo Music ~ Meguro Shouji Lyrics

Hello! I'm back from a week off! Here's a taste of new music; Vocaloid Style.  Title ~ Just Be Friends Artist ~ Dixie Flatline Vocal ~ Luka Megurine Visual ~ Yunomi English Lyrics Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends It's time to say goodbye Just be friends All we gotta do Just be friends Just be friends... It came to mind in the early morning yesterday As if I gathered broken pieces of glass What the heck is this? Drips from my cut finger Is this what we really hoped for? I knew it at the bottom of my heart, the hardest choice would be the best My self-love refuses it and repeats self-contradiction When can I tell it to you? In the slowly decaying world, I'm struggling but it's the only way Carving your faded smiles, I pulled out the plug I screamed with my hoarse voice, rebound and resonance echo in vain Nothing is left at the end of the unchained me Coincidences that sticked us degenerates into the dark an...