The Bonkurasu Brigade

I’m home. And aching all over. My arms from swinging lightsticks, my feet from walking non-stop, my back from sleeping on the return flight.

I went to Japan again to enjoy the Silver Week (prrrrrrrrromotions!) and came back after four days with the fatigue of a 10-day journey. This post will highlight the interesting bits of this trip.

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So I’m already back from my Japan Trip for more than half a week now. Rushed through several areas with work, taking a breather here and there. Pictures up! Well, some.

In any case, this blog post is about my Perfume Journey. You might say it’s akin to ‘Senti’s Journey to the North’ (reference from Journey to the West folklore) , from Tokyo all the way to Sapporo.

(For those who have went for the tour too, do correct me on some of the details I speak of, since my brain floated off elsewhere as I watched; the euphoria was too much XD)
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Well, I’ve just reached Singapore from my flight, and have a ton of stuff to do, work-wise. The animelo report and the Perfume report will have to wait until I can have a breather.

Sorry to those who are anticipating for it!! x_x I’ve already write down in my little black/white book, point-form. =D

Now, work beckons me for the days ahead. x_x

I’ll be updating my impressions on each song soon, while I prepare to wash up and ready myself for the Sapporo trip to watch Perfume =D

1 『DISCOTHEQUE』～『MonStAR』/Mizuki Nana+Hirano Aya
2 『Super Driver』/Hirano Aya
3 『Set me free』/Hirano Aya
4 『Yakusoku no Basho e』/Yonekura Chihiro
5 『10 YEARS AFTER』/Yonekura Chihiro
6 『Soshite boku ha…』/Sakakibara Yui
7 『Koi no Honoo』/Sakakibara Yui
8 『Tamakui』/Youkai Teikoku
9 『last Moment』/Youkai Teikoku
10 『Hitotoshite Jiku Ga Bureteiru』/Ootsuki Kenji to Zetsubou Shoujo Tachi
11 『Kuusou Runba』/Ootsuki Kenji to Zetsubou Shoujo Tachi
12 『Ringo mogire Beam!』/Ootsuki Kenji to Zetsubou Shoujo Tachi
13 『CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA』/Kageyama Hironobu
14 『聖闘士神話-SOLDIER DREAM-』/Kageyama Hironobu
15 『Parallel Hearts』/FictionJunction
16 『Akatsuki no Kuruma』/FictionJunction
17 『nowhere』/FictionJunction
18 『Return to Love』/Oumi Tomoe
19 『Maze』/savage genius feat.Oumi Tomoe
20 『Watashi wo mitsukete。』/savage genius
21 『Dark Side of the Light』/Faylan
22 『mind as Judgment』/Faylan
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My 2nd day in Japan, and feeling so damn tired as I didn’t manage to get any sleep during my flight. Animelo right after the flight was torture to my sleep. Nevertheless, I had my fun, and will continue to do so later when I leave for day 2.

First, I present to you yesterday’s song list (from 2ch thread, sourced by ume)

01 Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis / angela + Ishikawa Chiaki
- The opening song was awesome, belted by 2 anison powerhouses. Love their rendition of an all-time favourite anime song.

02 Spiral / angela
- Atsuko took over, and she was almost bouncing off the virtual walls.

03 Shangri-La / angela
- Towel otagei, anyone? Practically the same as the anison SP at Music Japan, as expected.

04 F.D.D. / Itou Kanako
- No impression. Despite ume constantly singing this song.

05 Tsuisou bo Despair / Itou Kanako
- Still no impression.

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…for the lack of a better title.

Come this Friday, or otherwise 21st of August, I’ll be flying off to Japan to attend Animelo 2009. And Perfume’s Sapporo Citizens’ Hall Live.

Take a Night Flight! Yes, my flight’s at night, 10+pm. I have my stash of pino still in the fridge too.

Funny, that only up till now that I have a chance to travel overseas to Japan, considering that I’ve been involved with everything anime-related, or in short, Japan pop culture; from the humble beginnings on watching anime on TV back when I was in Primary School, then branched onto Gunpla and anime on VCDs, and liking L`arc~en~Ciel on a surface level. After which everything expanded when I started cosplay, touching a bit on J-rock, doujin, and arcade gaming communities as well. I dabbled on pretty much on many areas.

I’d always be envious on those who can afford to spend thousands on multiple trips to Japan back then, and in some sense, jealous. But as I grew older, I felt the need to travel abroad lesser, because it’s an unwanted expense; I can pretty much get the same thing locally for roughly the same price, except for live events and concerts and fanclub-only events…. you get the drift.

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