Maaya Sakamoto & Yoko Kanno — Back Together

My favourite singer Maaya Sakamoto and famous anime composer Yoko Kanno are working on a new song together! Oh my god! This is like having two birthdays in the same year, except that my birthday this year was pretty crappy, so I guess it’s more like one and a half birthdays.

Hemisphere

Triangular will be the OP theme to Macross Frontier, which is due to be aired in April this year. This marks the first time in almost half a decade that the two of them are working together. Maaya’s seiyuu and singing career were jump started by her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in Visions of Escaflowne, with Yoko has her mentor. She also sang the opening song Yakusoku wa Iranai, which is probably one of her better-known works for English speakers, along with Platina from Cardcaptor Sakura and Hemisphere from RahXephon.

I’m a happy fanboy. XD

[ Source: Chara-Ani ]

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17 Responses to Maaya Sakamoto & Yoko Kanno — Back Together

  1. welsper84 says:

    Oh good! I was thinking that they will not be working together again. Looking forwards to hear what this duo will churn out :D

  2. ZmmCool says:

    *DOKI DOKI WAKU WAKU* ~
    Argh X_x
    At least, 2 months to wait… :'(

  3. LianYL says:

    Your birthday this year involved the emptying of a few pockets so don’t you complain.

    There was a time I had two birthdays on the Chinese Calendar in one year, too bad I was told that I can only receive one cake. The second cake was a lie.

  4. Kyo Yuy says:

    I believe the name of the Card Captor Sakura song is Platinum… >_>

  5. Leefe says:

    Am waiting for Macross Frontier also =D
    Maaya + Yoko = awesome yay

  6. Odaeus says:

    Platina Platina =\

  7. Stifler says:

    Glad to hear that they are back together, even if they will not be after this. The Maaya/Yoko team have produced some of my favorite songs . I can’t wait to see what they will come up with this time.

  8. Kinoshita says:

    This is going to be awesome, can’t wait to hear the song. And on Maaya Sakamoto, I hope “crosses fingers” there will be a 2nd season of Ouran. She was great as Haruhi.

  9. Maaya Sakamoto is one of the few female Japanese singers I actually really like so this is the kind of news I wanted to hear (I actually heard it first on ANN). In my opinion it couldn’t have been anyone else.

  10. manga says:

    Is it just one ep of Macross Frontier again or is it going to be more than one ep this time? Since from what I know, I´ve already watched the first ep of Macross Frontier, and I loved that ep.

    So thanks for the info :)

  11. Soulshift says:

    I just hope that: a) this song will be just as awesome as the ones that Kanno has been working on for Aquarion and b) that this isn’t a one off thing and represents the potential for further collaboration between the two.

    I was just listening to 30minutes night flight the other day and comparing it to Maaya’s older albums like Grapefruit… To be honest, all of her current work pales in comparison to her older music, even though she has significantly improved her singing technique.

  12. quigonkenny says:

    Seen the latest Hellsing Ultimate? She’s Rip Van Winkle.

  13. The Sojourner says:

    @manga

    The actual season will begin on the 28th of April *I think….Wonder where did I obtain that date from*. So yes, it is not just one episode but the rest of it.

    Do look forward to it.

  14. The Sojourner says:

    I am wrong. The earliest date that Macross Frontier will be shown is on the 3rd of April, with reference to its official website.

    And I double posted. orz

  15. Driika says:

    hein?
    não entendi nadaa! talvez por que eu seja brasileiraa!
    dãã! não entendi nada mais adoro a Yoko Kanno e adoro a
    Maaya Sakamoto!

  16. Driika says:

    alguém aí é brasileiro?

    alguém quer fazer amizade com uma garota brasileira?

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