Hentai Ouji to Warawanai OP
Tracklist:
1. Fantastic future
2. Kizutsuku Houseki
3. Datte x2 UkiUki
4. Mou Chotto Fall in Love
1. Fantastic future
Without any first introduction, we are immediately thrown into Yukarin's fast, happy reciting. Usually, upbeat, romance-oriented songs like this quickly become boring to me, but this one has a great thing in it; it's extremely catchy. Infectious, almost. Aside from that, the arrangement is a pretty standard mix of synths, march-like drums but also quirky, uplifting violins which definitely add to the track's enjoyability over longer periods of time. Although this is one cute song, with her being the professional she is, it's not overdone and diabetes-causing, like some of them can be.
Oh, and do watch the PV. It's hilarious.
Without any first introduction, we are immediately thrown into Yukarin's fast, happy reciting. Usually, upbeat, romance-oriented songs like this quickly become boring to me, but this one has a great thing in it; it's extremely catchy. Infectious, almost. Aside from that, the arrangement is a pretty standard mix of synths, march-like drums but also quirky, uplifting violins which definitely add to the track's enjoyability over longer periods of time. Although this is one cute song, with her being the professional she is, it's not overdone and diabetes-causing, like some of them can be.
Oh, and do watch the PV. It's hilarious.
Rating: 9
2. Kizutsuku Houseki
"Is this Yukari?" was my first thought - her voice was just so deep and contrasting to the previous track (and most of her discography, as well), fitting to the overall jazz style. Her vocals in this song show the maturity she really has as a singer, with stunning but still subtle passages and vibratos, and it turns out to be a song that reminds of older anisong classics with an unexpected mix of saxophones from jazz and hard guitars from rock, especially at the middle eight section. Being all laid-back and clubby it's a great experiment she should definitely do more often.
"Is this Yukari?" was my first thought - her voice was just so deep and contrasting to the previous track (and most of her discography, as well), fitting to the overall jazz style. Her vocals in this song show the maturity she really has as a singer, with stunning but still subtle passages and vibratos, and it turns out to be a song that reminds of older anisong classics with an unexpected mix of saxophones from jazz and hard guitars from rock, especially at the middle eight section. Being all laid-back and clubby it's a great experiment she should definitely do more often.
Rating: 10
3. Datte x2 UkiUki
Even by the funny title you would guess this is a joke-ish track, but it is really overdone and is a complete childrens' song that one would expect to hear in Doraemon or something like that. It's more cute than Fantastic future, and it's amusing to hear her voice go from one colour to another (and pronounce the words like a child) but it's definitely something I shouldn't take for a serious listen. Forever 17?
More like forever 7.
Even by the funny title you would guess this is a joke-ish track, but it is really overdone and is a complete childrens' song that one would expect to hear in Doraemon or something like that. It's more cute than Fantastic future, and it's amusing to hear her voice go from one colour to another (and pronounce the words like a child) but it's definitely something I shouldn't take for a serious listen. Forever 17?
More like forever 7.
Rating: 6
4. Mou Chotto Fall in Love
Maybe named after her tour of the same title (Fall in Love)? Anyways, this is a bit more rocky and nostalgic track, featuring the saxophones as well, but it's still just one comic filler, being perhaps just a bit more serious Datte UkiUki. There's nothing especially memorable about it, except maybe the turbo-speed ultra cute "Ah Ah Ah Ah" which could be featured in a character song.
Maybe named after her tour of the same title (Fall in Love)? Anyways, this is a bit more rocky and nostalgic track, featuring the saxophones as well, but it's still just one comic filler, being perhaps just a bit more serious Datte UkiUki. There's nothing especially memorable about it, except maybe the turbo-speed ultra cute "Ah Ah Ah Ah" which could be featured in a character song.
Rating: 5
And this is why Yukarin shouldn't really do longer releases other than real full-lenght albums, because the ideas are going to run out very quickly if she sticks to the cute style for all of the tracks. Fortunately, the A-side was great, and so was Kizutsuku Houseki, giving us a different view on her as a musician. My overall rating is: 7 ½
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And this is why Yukarin shouldn't really do longer releases other than real full-lenght albums, because the ideas are going to run out very quickly if she sticks to the cute style for all of the tracks. Fortunately, the A-side was great, and so was Kizutsuku Houseki, giving us a different view on her as a musician. My overall rating is: 7 ½
The comment box doesn't bite; be polite when feeding it, though.
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