Just Amleth

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Full Metal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師) Music Videos

Full Metal Alchemist Festival 2005 - Anastasia and Veronika Golovina - Bratja

What a surprise! I would never have known the singers of Bratja were two Russian girls until I saw this video (all the while I had thought it was sung by a boy's choir, e.g. the Viennese Boy's Choir). And who would have known that Edward and Alphonse Elric were voiced by two .... ladies? This song is a recurring theme in the anime especially during poignant moments, and one of my favourites in the anime.



Cool Joke - UNDO - MTV
My favourite song of the entire Full Metal Alchemist series. This song is sung by a group known as "Cool Joke" (where do the Japanese get these names?).



Related links for Cool Joke - UNDO:
Original Clip in the Anime - Personally, I prefer this clip to the MTV. Short and sweet.
FMA Festival 2005 - Did the lead singer have a sore throat? The festival was a chance to sell themselves, and they blew it!
English Fan Sub - Watch it only if the only item on your tasks list is to count sheep.
Spanish Fan Sub - Somehow this Spanish Fan Sub didn't quite do it for me. I guess it has something to do with the lack of professional training a la William Hung.
Yet Another Spanish Fan Sub - Did the Spanish translate every single FMA song into Spanish ?!?!

L'Arc en Ciel - Ready Steady Go - MTV
Very catchy song. Thank goodness there are no English or Spanish (or any language other than Japanese, for that matter) fan subs for this song. Many Asian artistes would have given an arm and a leg to make it in the US, and these guys actually performed over there to what looked like a full concert! Do Americans actualy listen to Japanese songs?



Related links for L'Arc en Ciel - Ready Steady Go
L'Arc en Ciel in Maryland, USA
Original Clip in the Anime - Once again, I like it short and sweet.

Yellow Generation - Tobira no mukou he (扉の向こうへ) - MTV

Catchy music that caught my ears. Parts of the song was played during the 2006 Church Camp (did anyone notice that?).



Related links for Yellow Generation - 扉の向こうへ
Full Metal Alchemist Festival 2005 - Same festival. Same equipment. Same audience. However, they were far better prepared than the guys from Cool Joke.
Original Clip in the Anime
Spanish Fan Sub of the MTV - This is just one of many Spanish Fan Subs. I think the Spanish are big fans of this anime. Watch it (or hear it?) and enjoy (or have a good laugh).