Merchandising in the Spring
I wrote in a post a while ago about OP/EDs, but I didn’t really focus on the music to exclusion of everything else (and why would you?). Thinking about it though, it might be enlightening to point out the singles that I decided to buy (in physical format…I think I’ll wait for Amazon or iTunes for any new Boom Boom Satellite just because of, well, other merchandising mechanisms available). [CDJ affiliate links zomg incoming.]
One thing for sure is Marble’s Hatsukoi Limited ending song, which is titled also Hatsukoi Limited. I wonder if that is a sign that they’re now true anison artists? LOL. It’s also a mysterious coincidence that most of their anime works are from shows I really like, namely the Hidasketch anime and Kimikiss anime. I mean if I actually liked the “I AM GOD” anime (koge donbo, not that other one) then Marble would be batting four for four, so it’s a small sample size thus far.
Natsu no Arashi has a killer Ryoko Shiraishi song. I know the girl’s got talent but this might be the first time I actually find myself liking one of her songs. And just as an aside, Shinbo et. al. really know how to make their OP/ED enjoyable, memorable, and even exciting sometimes. So many winners out there, and Natsu no Arashi is not an exception. Well, in this case they do it by changing it every episode >_>
And count me as one of those people who helped K-ON’s Don’t Say “Lazy” score high on the weekly single ranking at Oricon. But you know, the B-side track is much better than the A-side, which adds tremendous value to this little merchandising trick. You all know about its 4-cover limited edition nonsense right? Kind of like what Blizzard did for their World of Warcraft launch and Starcraft launch, different copies have different covers, so tedious otaku has to collect them all!
I would love to say “that is all” right now, and I ought to, but the jury is still out on a few others, such as the K-ON OP, Natsu no Arashi OP, and maybe even Eden of the East nonsense. Well, we’ll see. It might already be too late to snag Eden of the East soundtrack! LOL Kenji Kawai $$$. The more I know, the more I spend, it is true.
