Information
- Member: Millenium Strife
- Studio: Avalon Blade Works
- Title: Sakura-Con 2008 Opening Video
- Premiered: 2008-03-28
- Category:
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Song:
- The Slants Sakura Sakura
- Anime:
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Enchanted Card (1st Movie)
- Di Gi Charat
- Excel Saga
- Fate/stay night (TV)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (TV)
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Last Exile (TV)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (TV Series 1)
- Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (TV)
- Sakura Wars
- Sakura Wars (original)
- School Rumble
- Slayers Premium (Movie 5)
- Spirited Away
- Stratos 4
- Vampire Princess Miyu (TV)
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Comments:
This was the opening video that was supposed to play at opening ceremonies this year at Sakura-Con 2008. Due to an epic fail on the part of the hired tech crew we had, they didn't have the appropriate equipment to play the file as an AVI. That's what happens when you have a bogged down 4 year old Dell laptop loaded with crap as your video player.
I even rushed to get CCCP and Media Player classic so it would play, and the guy wouldn't let me load them onto the PC. I even asked him before and he said it was cool... thanks for doubling back on me there, guy..
They did play it from the DVD player they had (Note, this was NOT a DVD authored file), but it was jerky and horrible to watch.. at least from the creator's point of view (IE: mine). Thankfully, the Slants played the song live, so it wasn't a complete loss. It was just a shame people weren't able to enjoy the full video, which included clips from skits, images of our guests and just an overall good AMV experience.
REGARDLESS!
This year's OP video included photos from some Sakura-Con staffers, and some video clips of cosplay skits. We were even able to use some promo footage/images for our bands, Ketchup Mania, the Slants, SCANDAL and Ali Project. I'd like to thank:
* Eric, Carlos, the Cosplay Hunter for all the cosplay photos.
* Rosanne for the cosplay/stage videos.
* David Cirone of Japan Files for the Promo Ketchup Mania DVD.
* Edwin for the SCANDAL images from their Seattle concert.
* Yuki for purchasing the Ali Project special edition CD/DVD for the Ali Project Footage
* Our 2008 Mascot Contest Winner (Sorry! I don't have a name! Get it to me and I'll change it appropriately!)
The video is here in a fully enjoyable format. So please enjoy it!
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Lyrics:
We come from a different school that doesn't want to be the same
Against the grain is rhythm
Social tempo is about to change
And then you'll see and you'll eloquently want to be the one
And when you reach it, it will burn you up like the rising sun
Chorus:
We sing for the Japanese and the Chinese
And all the dirty knees
Can you see me
We sing in harmony
We sing for the Japanese and the Chinese
And all the dirty knees
Can you see me?
We sing in harmony
For all the babies in the alleys
Pick up the pieces
Put them back into order
And try not to confine
All of the reasoning to reality of surrounding time
Chorus
[Instrumental]
(This is where you can really hear the traditional folk melody of "Sakura Sakura" being played on the keyboard, although it is the underlying tone of the entire song. I highlighted this part with a couple of Sakura characters along with sakura blossoms flying around.)
Chorus
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Local File [ABW] Sakura-Con 2008 Opening Video.mp4 Duration 241.09 seconds Video Track 0 kb/s H.264 [avc1] 720 x 480 @ 23.976 fps Audio Track AAC @ 128 kbps 44.1 kHz, stereophonic sound