The highlight of the night had to be during Rewrite. Fans in attendance knew almost every word of every song. AKFG tailored their set list to who they knew would be in attendance. If you don’t believe me check the setlist at the bottom. From Naruto and Bleach, all the way to Full Metal Alchemist and Boku Dake ga Inai Machi. What I mean by this is, if one of their songs was used in an anime, they played it. On that note, AKFG was very aware of who was in attendance that night. It’s not every day that you get to be a part of such a homogeneous audience. Amidst a crowd of my tired peers, worn out from a long day at the convention, I found myself at home. Additionally, despite being pretty filled up, there were plenty of great viewing angles for an individual of my height. My only complaint is that I didn’t leave the show deaf. Mids, highs, and lows were all distinguishable. Overall, the sound quality in the venue was satisfactory. It was the end of the third day of the convention. I found the place to be much more enjoyable, despite the air being thickly laden with the scent of tired, seldom bathed otaku. However, a band with the tone of AKFG doesn’t warrant much of an issue there. To be fair, it’s your own fault if you miss it. It isn’t open, it’s sold at a higher level and it’s not advertised very well.
This was due to the odd pit policy that the venue had. Our excitement just couldn’t be contained and some people just weren’t having it. The last time I attended, I was almost kicked out for getting a little too into Dir en Grey with some of my brothers in arms. However, I cannot say that I am much of a fan of this particular venue. Little has changed since Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia. I know some of their work, but not all of it.Īwkwardly nestled on the third floor, The Novo, formerly known as Club Nokia, was not a new venue for me. I would like to quickly state that I do not consider myself to be a huge fan of AKFG. That is to say, for a single Japanese band. Before the doors opened the line stretched further than any I’d been in. I would not be surprised if we hit that number that night. I cannot speak for the final sales of the second show but I know that the venue fits just over 2,000 people. Perhaps it was because of their notoriety, or maybe the convenience, but AKFG was able to draw in massive crowds.
Just like the first night, AKFG made a brilliant move of scheduling during one of the world’s largest anime conventions, Anime Expo. The second night was the one I was able to get into. Luckily, the band took note of the high demand for their performance and opted to perform a second night. As one of the many bag holders, I was left wondering if it would ever be possible to see a band with such a widely known status as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (AKFG). Asian Kung-Fu Generations “Dororo” single drops May 15.When they first announced their one and only show in Los Angeles this year, tickets sold out in less than a minute. You can watch Dororo on amazon prime now. Asian Kung-Fu Generation joins good company. The show’s consistently featured good music too, with Tokyo Ghoul alumni Ziyoou-vachi and Amazarashi contributed the current themes. As he hunts demons around feudal Japan, he starts gaining back his original body one little bit at a time. The story centers around a blind, deaf, samurai who’s body largely constitutes of artificial parts. Based off a 50 year old manga by the god Osamu Tezuka, Yuri!!! on Ice studio MAPPA and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn director Fuzuhiro Furuhashi bring a classic to life with style, grace, and gravitas. Not everyone uses Amazon Prime for anime consumption, but if you pay for the service, you owe it to yourself to check this out. It’s probably no coincidence that the illustrator Yusuke Nakamura, who worked on both Yuasa works, illustrates the majority of Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s album covers and promotional posters.Ī little on Dororo people sleep on this currently airing gem. They also did the opening for Yuasa’s cult hit show The Tatami Galaxy. Most recently, they contributed the ending theme to Masaaki Yuasa’s lovely film Night is Short, Walk On Girl. You still hear both of those tracks at karaoke today. Naruto’s “ Haruka Kanata” and the original Full Metal Alchemist’s “Rewrite” are absolute classics from the last generation that gained the band international success and adoration. Asian Kung-Fu Generation only occasionally participates in the ‘anison’ world but when they do they always make a big splash.
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