Umineko no Naku Koro ni OP Single: Katayoku no Tori
The awesome OP single for Umineko no Naku Koro ni: “Katayoku no Tori” (“One Winged Bird”) by Shikata Akiko. Wow, the vocals~
We all know the first track “Katayoku no Tori” for being the OP song for current anime Umineko no Naku Koro ni. The vocals are just killer. Shikata Akiko’s just vocally talented no doubt. I gotta love the epic arrangement. Still getting goosebumps hearing the choir parts.
The second track doesn’t end all the awesomeness. I just gotta love “VII” as well. It’s WICKED!!! It started off very light and then there goes some eerie-ness that starts off the awesomeness in the chorus. Followed by continues overflow of craziness that makes me wonder if Maria’s the one who’s singing lol. I have no idea how to describe it. It’s gothic, classy, rockin’, epic, creepy, eerie, cutesy argh it’s just stunning! I FREAKING LOVE IT TO BITS!!!
If ever Arisa happens to have an anime adaptation, I will demand “VII” to be its OP! XD Now I feel like making a horror anime AMV! Maybe Pandora Hearts, Le Portrait de Petit Cossette or even Umineko itself! XD Or maybe an Arisa MMV XD… BTW, needs lyrics and translations for this song plox.
Tracklist:
1. Katayoku no Tori
2. VII
3. Katayoku no Tori [Instrumental]
4. VII [Instrumental]
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POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 81 comments
D`awww you beat me with the dl links! lolz xD
Where’d you get them?Anyways, I agree. Shikata Akiko’s vocals are totally awesome. :oha: If I was already amazed with the short version of Katayoku no Tori, the full-version is just purely awesomeness! Sheeeesh, I’d be so proud of myself if I had vocals like that 😆
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 35 comments
I was just thinking yesterday while watching the newest episode how I wished I had the op. Then I went to sleep and woke up to find you uploaded it XD
Songs = pretty, vocals = pretty, everything = awesomeness
Thanks for putting this up ^^
POWUH: Occasional (51-75) with 57 comments
Can’t agree more!
I LOVE this. Both songs are just awesome. I’m quite new to Shikata Akiko but now I’m definitely listing her up as one of my favorite artists.
Thanks for the link!!! :omg:
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 78 comments
Amazinggg~ :cute:
Thank you so much for sharing!!!
The OP for Umineko had just become my favorite of the season after listening to the full version.
And I’m so voting on VII being the OP for Arisa XD. It’s so haunting!!!
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 29 comments
Arigatou for the links ^^ 😉
POWUH: Occasional (51-75) with 53 comments
Woah, so fast! Thanks for the link!
POWUH: iLurker with 9 comments
the OP’s interesting, thanks for bringing Shikata Akiko to our attention.
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
:thumb: This is awesome.
POWUH: Metanorn Lover and NPC #1 with 164 comments
Thanks for the link! the cover is cool
POWUH: iLurker with 3 comments
My first encounter with Akiko Shikata’s vocals were with the Ar Tonelico series. One of her songs, “Exec. Chronicle Key” still stands as one of my favorite songs of all time. Actually, it was hearing that she’d be doing the OP that made me decide to watch Umineko.
Thanks so much for the download link~<3
POWUH: Novice (36-50) with 47 comments
Thank you so much! I love this song! The CD cover is really pretty as well.
POWUH: Lovely-pyon~ and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 371 comments
ARIGATO~!!!!!! :aww:
ZOMG, if I wasn’t in love with Shikata Akiko’s voice before this song, then I certainly am now. I hope we get to see more of her awesome work in future anime, ne? ^^
“VII” is…everything you described right there. Damn, listening to it from this laptop is all fuzzy but it still sounds so great. Even better than a couple of Ali Project’s songs.
*gets shot but fans* XDDDThanks again for the links! ^^
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
Thanks
POWUH: iLurker with 5 comments
Thanks for the link! I’ve been wanting the single for so long!
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
“Katayoku no Tori” reminded me of what it would be like if Shimamiya Eiko, Kajiura Yuki, and Ali Project tag-teamed and combined their talents to produce songs. Beyond crazy epic-ness, the orchestral music and that stunning voice.