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JAPANESE ANIME MUSIC

Joanne Pan11/27/12Professor Avery

Called Land of the Rising SunIsland nationArchipelago in the Pacific OceanAbout the size of CaliforniaVery compact and mountainous Shinto is the national religion

Japan

Believed they were descended from the sun goddess AmaterasuDivided into 6 periods- ancient, classical, feudal, Edo (Tokugawa), Empire of Japan, and modern Japan.

Japan: History

Japan: HistoryPeople are believed to have migrated from Southern China and parts of Central Asia into JapanThe Tale of Genji is the most influential Japanese novel written

Features both English and Japanese in the lyricsUsually written for Western audiencesHayao Miyazakis movies are written for both Western and Japanese audiencesSaiunkoku Monogataris music was written by Ryou KunihikoUtada Hikaru is the Queen of J-Pop

Music and Composers

Tempo: Medium FastMeter: in 4Instrumentation: Female lead voice, drums, electronic drums, synthesizers, erhu, keyboardsStyle: Contemporary TV series (based off light novels and manga)Genre: AnimeLanguage: Japanese

Music

Composer and singer of Hajimari no Kaze (Wind of Beginnings)Singer of the theme songs for two seasons of Saiunkoku Monogatari Comes from a musical family

Ayaka Hirahara

A type of huqin (bowed lutes)Two-stringed luteFrom China during the Tang dynastyThe Chinese version of the Western violinOnce a solo instrument, now a orchestral instrument

Erhu

Came from Central Asia Made of red sandalwood and snakeskinMany variationsUsed in Chinese operas

Erhu

StoryShuurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuuki, however, refuses to take command, leaving everything to his advisors. Shuurei is asked to become a consort to the emperor to persuade the neer-do-well ruler to govern.

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LyricsRomanjiEnglishHajimari no kaze yo todoke MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)

"Itsu demo anata wo shinjite iru kara"

Ano toki yume ni mite ita sekai ni tatte iru noni Miwatasu keshiki ni ashi wo sukoshi sukumase Dakedo ushiro furimukanaide aruite yuku koto kimeta kara Miageta sora nanairo no niji anata mo mite'masu ka?

Wind of beginnings, deliver this message

"Because I will always believe in you"

That time I was standing in a world I saw in my dream Surveying the landscape, my legs tremble slightly But I won't look back, because I've decided to walk forward Looking up at the seven-colored rainbow in the sky, do you see it too?

LyricsRomanjiEnglishHajimari no kaze yo todoke MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)

Yume ni kakedashita senaka mimamoru kara

Maiagaru kaze yo omoi wo tsutaete

"itsu demo anata wo shinjite iru kara" Habatake mirai e

Wind of beginnings, deliver this message

"Because I will watch your back as you run towards your dream"

Soaring wind, deliver this thought

"Because I will always believe in you"

Fluttering towards the future

LyricsRomanjiEnglishTatoeba, taisetsu na hito wo mune ni omou toki wa

Daremo ga kitto yasashii kao wo shiteru hazu

Michi wa toki ni hateshinakutemo akiramezu ni yuku yo For example, when a person thinks about the one important to them

Surely they have a kind look on their face

The road through time is endless, move forward and don't give up

LyricsRomanjiEnglish Hajimari no kaze yo todoke MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)

Haruka na tabiji no sono saki de matteru

Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo koete

Negai wa todoku to shinjirareru kara

Itsuka mata aeta nara ano egao misete

Wind of beginnings, deliver this message

"At the end of your faraway journey, I will wait for you"

Soaring wind, exceed your destiny

Because I believe my wish will be delivered

If I meet you again someday, show me your smile

LyricsRomanjiEnglish Hajimari no kaze yo todoke MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)

Haruka na tabiji no sono saki de matteru

Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo koete

Negai wa todoku to shinjirareru kara

Osoreru mono nado nai "anata ga iru kara"

Wind of beginnings, deliver this message

"At the end of your faraway journey, I will wait for you"

Soaring wind, exceed your destiny

Because I believe my wish will be delivered

There is nothing to be afraid of "because you exist"

Video: Hajimari No Kaze (Wind of Beginnings)

Concert in St. Petersburg

Hajimari No Kaze (Wind of Beginnings)

Interesting FactsClothing was based off of the Han dynasty in ChinaBased off of ancient ChinaThe exams were similar to the ones started by the Sui dynasty and continued by later dynasties

First anime that was based off light novels instead of existing mangas

Formal Clothing

Clothing

Shi Ryuuki

Kou Shuurei

Ran Shuuei

Li Kouyuu

Shi Seiran

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