I was checking Amazon today to see if they released the tracklist for the movie’s soundtrack yet but what I ended up sighting was the CD’s cover.
The art certainly seems a lot different than what we saw in the TV anime series. I think I’ve taken a liking to the new look but since we all know that stills are drawn a billion times better than what’s being animated (unless you’re Ghibli or something), I can’t give my final verdict until I get my hands on the DVD.
In related news, information about Mami Kawada’s JOINT single has been unveiled at her website. While news of her single (and performance for the second season) was confirmed a few weeks ago, the thing that caught my eye this time around (unless I missed it the first time?) was that both of her songs are supposedly going to be opening themes for the second season?
1. JOINT
TVアニメ「灼眼のシャナ2」オープニングテーマ
作詞：川田まみ / 作曲：中沢伴行 / 編曲：中沢伴行、尾崎武士
2. triangle
TVアニメ「灼眼のシャナ2」オープニングテーマ
作詞：川田まみ / 作・編曲：高瀬一矢
3. JOINT（Instrumental）
4. triangle（Instrumental）
If you can read the katakana, you can see that both tracks one and two are being listed as “opening themes”. I kind of hope that this isn’t the case (even if they both kick major ass) because it removes the rush of excitement you get when you hear the new opening theme with the new opening animation midway through the series.
That’s that for now. More blog entries to come as more news comes out.