Hanabi Charms

Yuuka -- Nina
Saki -- Belly
Ayaka -- Yuri
Kanon -- Risa
-Nina as temporary cover for Jelli-chan-

/ Review by Fae / Waahhh my first entry for Aya's blog! This is exciting~ I don't want to ramble and bore you all though, so without further ado, onto the dub! This is Ama no Jaku from ChARmSproject's group Sakura Dreams! Ama no Jaku is the second single from this group. (I wonder what they did first? ... apparently Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii, covered on here by our lovely Aya!) This song has been covered a lot, so I always find it interesting to hear new versions of it, although I have to admit I prefer the later smileage releases!

Major props to Nina for stepping in as a cover! I don't think I know any of the singers in this, so this is doubly exciting (Ah, I notice ChARmSproject have their logo in the corner of the video! I don't remember if Aya mentioned it before, but it's super cute! Noticeable enough without drawing too much attention from the video itself!)

This song launches straight into solos giving me a chance to listen to the voices individually~ And wow! These girls all sound so cute here! First up is Nina as Yuuka. (Ok, the amount of times I'm going to squee over how adorable these people are while I write this will be ridiculous). I don't know what it is, but the last word of her first solo really stands out to me! So much character, it really fit with Yuuka's expression! Her pitching is great as well! One thing I would love to hear more of from Nina, and in general from this cast is just a tad more energy! It seemed like they were holding back a bit to fit the song.

Next is Belly! Her voice is more mature than the rest of the cast and it sounds great! I really loved the feeling in all her lines. Her voice is very unique and pretty! Then we come to what has to be the cutest voice in this cast. Yuri sounds adorable! One thing that really stood out to me while watching this was how well the singers fit their member. Not that they were voice clones, just that it seemed so natural to hear their voices coming out of the faces! Finally we get to Risa's lines. Risa's voice has a really soft feeling to it which is great to hear! This can make her sound a bit quiet at times though, so don't be afraid to sing out!

I must say I really enjoyed the choruses in this song! I'm so glad the mixer went to the trouble of putting in all the echoes, and the girls blend really nicely. All the timing is spot on as well! Whoever mixed this did a brilliant job with that. Gah, I really enjoyed this dub. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on them from now on~

Kerri-chan [StarburstSunDrops]
Sootie [SootjeNL]
Peachii [Animeobsessed40]
Rii [AzNxRawRx]

Subete wa ai no chikara by Miracle Musume (Hanabi Projects) / Review by Ayu / [CClyrics] Blending is very good! It's the first dub I've heard of this song; I've been waiting to hear a good one, and this is very kawaii. Kerri's solo at 0:46 is beautiful. Her line at 1:11 is very sweet too. The girls could use a little more energy overall, since this is a song that requires it a lot. But I think everyone did a very good job besides that.

Good pitching overall and pronounciation is very nice too, I think what i like the most is the mixing and the chorus blending. Sootie at 2:46 is my very favorite part of the dub; great energy, phrasing and pitch - she kinda reminded me of Takahashi's voice. Lovely lovely.

~Aya here! Adding onto what Ayu's already said, I've had a listen myself and I agree with the majority of what she says *nodnod* But I wanted to toss out there that I adore the group parts! The solos are nice, but I think the chorus is my favorite. I really like all of the "Hey Hey Sugoi/Sugoku"s - great blending.

There are a lot of duets sung by different pairs throughout the song; the first set at 0:53 are each of the girls paired with Rii. And the second set is at 1:52, this time it's each of the girls singing with Peachii. I like all of them, especially Kerri and Peachii on there "Aa Maru de jinsei" at 1:56. As Ayuchan said, this could use more energy, but it's nice overall.