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midoritenshi ([personal profile] midoritenshi) wrote in [community profile] ofurotaimu2010-10-22 01:14 pm

Utaite Spotlight: Anima

I haven't written anything in a looooong time... m(_ _)m So I hope this is ok... /fidgets

あにま (Anima)

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Anima is one of the better known utaites in NND. He's also known for the Another series, where he takes Vocaloid songs and writes his own lyrics for it. He started uploading songs in 2007, but went on a hiatus for a while due to some issues. Because of that, he took down some of his earlier covers. :( He came back in (late) 2008, though, and has been active ever since. :)

As far as his singing is concerned, he has a good midrange voice, though he has a hard time reaching high notes sometimes. ^^;; Happy, quirky songs (Hello Planet, anyone?) seem right up his alley. He has a slightly distinctive voice, probably because of his Kansai accent (then again, it could just be me... ^^;;). He also does collabs, mostly with Korosuke.

He lives in Osaka and is still studying. His favorite food is tako (octopus) and he likes anime/manga and gaming (his favorite is the Tales of series). ^^ He also likes to play around with his voice using a synthesizer (I guess), as he sometimes does in his lives.


sample songs
Nico Nico ni Shiteageru (ika/Anima)
Another: Romeo to Cinderella (doriko/Anima)
Scene (JimmyThumb)
Hello/How are you (Nanou)
Boku Mitai na Kimi Mitai na Boku (DECO*27) - collab with Korosuke



My, umm, fascination (LOL!) with Anima started when I was looking for covers of Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki. When I heard his version, I thought the lyrics sounded different, and they were. I started Google-ing him and everything just snowballed from there. ^^;; I'm amused at the fact that he can be like a "big kid", what with his love of games and manga. He also names his stuff (like his desktop = ASP, camera = Rumi, and phone = Fono). ^^ If you've seen his older lives, he features fanarts of his "family" (the stuff he's named). He accepts illustrations/fanarts and sometimes he uses them as backgrounds for his covers (like Scene and Saihate from Anima week... ^^v).

I have a lot of favorites from his covers (which made it very difficult for me to choose the ones to sample. LOL!). Happy listening~ <33
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[personal profile] varavi 2010-10-22 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] varavi 2010-10-22 09:43 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT A COINCIDENCE HE'S NAMAING RIGHT NOW
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[personal profile] yanii 2010-10-22 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuge anima fan even if he is a tad bit weird♥
Also, I do love his accent so very much. ♥♥
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[personal profile] happydead 2010-10-24 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Anima was one of the first utaites I heard and loved. *O*/ LOVEEEE! <3 <3 <3

(Anonymous) 2010-10-24 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Was the hiatus because of anti attacks on his cover of World is Mine? When he first joined, he was popular for his Kaito-like voice, "wild Kaito" as they called him. His avatar was him dressed like Kaito. I remember that when his cover of World is Mine got popular, he was imitating the "prince" attitude and said something like "If Kaito's popular it's mostly thanks to me" in a comment somewhere and the anti took this as proof that he's a bad guy and attacked him by leaving insult comments on his songs. Within days his songs became battlefield between anti and supporters. Even his artist was unfairly attacked. Someone in an imageboard said that "if he doesn't delete his songs even at this time it's because he doesn't want to lose the 100k+ play counts on his songs". I don't know if someone told him about this comment, but Anima removed all songs sometime after that, especially those illustrated by the poor artist who got dragged into it and said something like "alright, I was wrong, but leave the artist out of this". Cue increased approval by his fans. His Kaito-Anima look never appeared again.

...I am talking about the same Anima I hope?