Darker than BLACK / PV

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR – Dreams PV (Darker than BLACK ED2)

When I think of HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, I think of their two most popular singles, PRIDE and Ichirin no Hana, which were relatively fast paced rock songs and featured some degree of shouting. That’s why I was surprised to hear that their latest song Dreams – the second ED to Darker than BLACK – was a ballad. If I didn’t know it was them, I wouldn’t have been able to tell because this song has such a peaceful pop quality to it. Even the PV has a white color scheme and mostly features the band members sitting or standing, unlike previous music videos which had much more movement and quick camera work. Actually, Tadoritsuku Basho and Oxalis (the latter is one of my favorites of all their works) from their single earlier this year were more like this song in pacing than some of their previous music. I don’t consider the change a bad thing, and Dreams has been growing on me as I listen to it more and more. Now that I think about it, the chorus of the song reminds me a little of Shimokawa Mikuni‘s Karenai Hana.

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR’s single Dreams is due out August 1st, 2007.

First Impressions / Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann – 16

As far as recaps go, this is quite possibly one of the best I’ve ever seen. They got creative by using flashes of live-action writing to precede characters’ lines and accompanied it all with great music, so it was actually pretty fun to watch.
Since this is a recap, what you see above are images from the special ED and preview for episode 17. Lots more images after the jump….

First Impressions / Higurashi

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai – 02

Her spirit transcends time and space, but yet is unable to control the very fate that binds her to the force of inevitability. She laments the tragedy of those who have suffered time and time again, and yearns with a hardened despair for those days of happiness that continue to elude them. No, the promise land is nothing but a distant dream, and yet, Rika will continue fighting for those she loves.