Takanori News Dump

[ruby_moon_1x2]

First and foremost, there is a very good chance the Takanori is recording a New Single!!
He's been recording something and it appears it's more than one song, which means it's probably not a tribute song.
Earlier, he specified that what he was recording was not "something with crossdressing on the cover" [Under:Cover 2] and not something done by a

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[tetsuowl]

oh I'd be interested in a Taka updates lj!!

thanks for all of this!! I hope to see the 'nude' scene of Okusan wa 18-sai desu soon!

[ruby_moon_1x2]

Whoops, I forgot a word, -_-; *fixes* I was thinking an updates Twitter, but yeah...

And you're welcome! I'm not sure when episodes 3 and 4 will air, but hopefully it'll be soon. ^_^

[tetsuowl]

Oh I'd follow an updated Twitter as well! let us know what you do--and thank you!

[noi_himura]

nude scene? ... i can't wait for that .....

[ruby_moon_1x2]

I'm not sure how much will ACTUALLY be shown, but we'll see!

[noi_himura]

it's okay if he only topless .... i would'nt mind

[tmrhct03]

I hope the new single isn't Basara related, i mean i love Sengoku Basara and all the collaborations he's done with them but it's really time for something new and fresh. And about the rumors he's dating Nanao i don't think they're true but he has dated girls almost half his age before like that actress (can't remember her name) that was 21 years old but i couldn't care less about who he's dating as long as he's happy and continues to make awesome music

[cozindustries]

same, I AM GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF ANIME TIE-INS.
I mean, I love anime, but I like the musical freedom he has when it doesn't have to be themed.
We haven't had a non-anime single in a long while...

The other girl... wasn't her name Chihiro Otsuka? Am I remembering this correctly, or did I pluck that name out of somewhere else?

[tmrhct03]

yeah his creativity is kinda limited when he's only doing songs for shounen and action anime. His last single that wasn't an anime tie-in was Web of Night if I remember correctly

Yes, you're right her name was Chihiro Otsuka and he was 15 years older than her. They dated for a few years from 2007 to 2009 I think

[ruby_moon_1x2]

...Web of Night was the ending song to the Japanese dub of Spiderman 2. XD

So, Albireo.

But, as TV Tropes explains:

A third reason is that TV theme songs are the pinnacle of Japanese musical success. If a Japanese artist/group makes a hit album, the studio takes almost all of the profits. If the same group makes an album as a TV tie-in, the musicians themselves receive a much larger cut.

Not to mention, Anime songs = Free Overseas Promotion. He has a huge insentive to keep doing tie-ins.

I know they were together for 2 years, but I think they split in '08.

[cozindustries]

Very sad news about his uncle. I didn't know this.

lol, he's skinny enough as it is. He definitely doesn't need to worry about not eating XD

I like his 'cryptic' tweets :D

It wouldn't be the first time he'd dated a... younger... person, but yeah I'm very skeptical of these kind of things.

[ruby_moon_1x2]

I Tweeted about the uncle when it happened, but think it might have been when you were out of town.

Yeah, I don't like that he gets these ideas. If anything, he's too skinny and should eat more!

I know he's dated younger girls. And really, being Turbo, a 20-something girl might genuinely be a better match than a 40 year-old women.

But, a Doki Doki Girl?! And to keep it such a massive secret for months (only to be caught so easily)?

The story doesn't ring true, to say nothing of the source (tabloids =/= a reliable source of news!).

[cozindustries]

I probably was.

Tbh he seems to eat enough- must have an epicly fast metabolism.

Hmmmm... Yeah, it does strike me as weird too- I guess we'll have to wait for any evidence on this.

[pineapplearmy]

New song will be used for Sengoku BASARA again, this time for a PS3/Wii game or something like that ^^' ... Apparently it will be named "UTAGE" (Source: TMR's OHP)

[ruby_moon_1x2]

Cool. Info on the game was just announce last night. Takanori passed it along, but didn't add any info himeself. ^_^

The game itself is also called Sengoku Basara 3: Utage.