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Welcome back, Linh-san. I should have mentioned your avatar/profile pic set here, lol. Hope you've been well.

Hype.

^ It's great seeing so much activity still flourishing on here I hope everyone has been well.

To celebrate our little Gothic princess' return, I have dived back into her discography, and based solely on my preferences, have composed a list of what I believe to be her best songs, ranked. From the best to the very best. This list will go beyond Nana's quite minimal PV/single works, since there's so few, but won't be expanding across her projects outside of her solo works from 2002-2009 (Loveless and THE TEENAGE KISSERS). There's just too much perfection on this tiny palette as is! Covers have also been blacklisted due to it not being original, solo material. Check out the 'KEYWORDS' to make your searching easier to suit your own taste. I hope you find something to enjoy of hers! Who is Kitade Nana? Kitade Nana (北出菜奈) is a Japanese rock artist. She is affiliated with BIG APPLE and signed under Sony Music Entertainment, and has even released albums in both the United States and Europe. She debuted in 2003 with the single "Kesenai Tsumi", which was used as the first ending theme to Full Metal Alchemist anime. She has followed this with many other tie ins, from the anime Jigoku Shoujo ("Tsukihana") and drama opening to anego ("Kiss or Kiss"). After the release of her debut album, she had started wearing and representing gothic lolita fashion, and started modeling for magazines such as CUTiE, and companies from BABY to her favourite brand, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT. Though her popularity began to dwindle after this time, she continues to garner a loyal fan base due to her status as a gothic lolita model. The honorable mentions 赤い花 (Akai Hana) - Red Flower - B-side to Utareru Ame. A simply addictive and memorable pop tune. 刹那の絆 (Setsuna no Kizuna) - Bonds of a Moment - B-side to SUICIDES' LOVE STORY. Just as popping as Akai Hana! 悲しみのキズ (Kanashimi no Kizu) - Scars of Sadness - 7th single, was the theme song of PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo. Simple yet effective. eighteen sky - The closing, ballad track from her debut album, "18 -eighteen-". Gorgeous. サイレン (Siren) - Image song for the Japanese releases of the Canadian cartoon series, Ruby Gloom. Released under the pseudonym of Ruby Gloom. Her best energetic number! HOLD HEART - 4th single, and has a really old school flare. The music will get stuck in your head after only one listen. The Top 10 10. 神様ひとつだけ (Kamisama Hitotsu dake) - My One And Only God Key words: Dark, atmospheric, quiet verses then sudden/loud choruses, brooding, emotional 9. 遺留品 (Iryuuhin) - Instant Keywords: Ballad, sentimental 8. 泡沫 (Utakata) - Transience Keywords: Unique (for Kitade), build up, ambient until dramatic climax 7. Alice Keywords: Ballad, typical Kitade but disguised as cute and sweet 6. 鏡の国のアリア (Kagami no kuni no aria) - Aria of the Mirror Land Keywords: Heavy, macabre, slow yet dark build up/tension, extremely rocking and jaring/haunting vocal and musical work, unique (for Kitade) 5. (月華) tsukihana - Moon Flower Keywords: Anime, theatrical, emotional, 4. Fake Keywords: Oldschool (pop) 3. SUICIDES LOVE STORY Keywords: Emotional/dramatic, ballad 2. 瞬間 (Shunkan) - Moment Keywords: Ballad 1. 消せない罪 (Kesenai Tsumi) ~Ice Cream Tenpura Ver.~ - Unerasable Sin Keywords: Remix, heavy, 'classic', rock So, have you discovered a new favourite artist? Will you be checking out her old material before she starts releasing again, or are you interested in what she'll be doing now? Feel free to add your comments and discuss! Thank you for reading~

Nice. Looking forward to it.

So many things to be excited for this year, yay~

Terrific news, thank you for this.

Fking 10/10, all you really need for any game ad to be a success.

Welcome, welcome~ Great introduction, it was a lovely read! Always cool to see someone with more of a mixed bag of music taste. I instantly spotted T.M Revolution, Alice Nine, and GUILD, ehe. Great stuff. Now I do hope you're able to look around the forums and enjoy yourself. For any help whatsoever, feel free to send a message to members with a blue/red name!

Hello and welcome to MH! I do hope you enjoy your time here with us. Sounds like you'll fit right at home! For any questions or concerns, feel free to send any messages to the members with a blue/red name for help. Other than that, hope to see you around!

Daww, I'm so pleased for them! ;w;

Nothing to be nervous about! In fact, if you're worried about how to write your review, feel free to check out other people's pieces. Otherwise, there's never any need to panic, make it as casual as you'd like! Just keep having fun with the mix and your response(s). : 3

Since I now have a PS Vita, I've spent what money I got from Christmas on a few games on sales for the system, since otherwise they're around £35 each outside of this bargain. I got two of them specifially because of seeing them getting awards on game sites I reguarly visit, so first up is Root Letter, which I'm expecting great things from. It being a mystery visual novel, and already knowing how well done and effective they can be, I'm sure the praise this game has is well deserved. That's on the sideline for now, to make way for the other games I got at the same time, one being... Gal*Gun: Double Peace. The other Vita game that got an award for best game this year, I'm completely embarrassed I purchased this in person at my local game store. X'D My remaining hope is in Senran Kagura: Estival Versus, which I'm actually really enjoying. I'm so surprised with myself. It really reminds me of Musou games. The combat is that repetitive, hack and slash a hoard of enemies in a group, ranging from easy to hard styles. There's 28 ladies to fight with, and there's even a multiplayer mode I'm excited in trying. I haven't even played it that long but I have many more baes now I'm already loving it. What a guilty pleasure. And the last game I got is Valkyria Drive. 0:53: But.. aren't they sisters? Yet another possible regrettable buy. Not like I should've known with the anime...

Nice, demo discussion~ I have been waiting so long for Nier Automata. It has literally everything I want in a game. The looks of the character designs are what I've always wanted to see and imagined in my own head, and the music is absolutely stunning as expected. The gameplay is even more enjoyable than I was expecting (give me that robot companion in every game please!). I'm really looking forward to seeing its release. I have yet to check out anything Gravity Rush related, since I want to get the first game whenever that's cheap enough. Right now I'm spending what I can on sales for Vita games, and GR is on my to get list as soon as possible.

This is beyond crazy at this point. :/ R.I.P.

I'm out during the day on Friday, but would prefer that instead of Saturday or Sunday due to it being Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Would we be making this a whole day session, or would we rather have it at a slotted time? The usual time, maybe?

Thanks for responding guys! <3 I'm fine with any day this coming week, feel free to post here what day is best for you and we can make it official once more. : D