review of: SAKURA FUBUKI
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Some Basic Info.
Vocals: Hino Rei (Kitagawa Keiko)
Lyrics: Mirakuru Mina
Composition and arrangement: Takami Yuu
Programming and all instruments: Takami Yuu
Chorus: Magisu Tomoko / Takami Yuu
Engineer: Fujita Atsushi
Song Length: 4:26
Featured in: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
From the CD: "Pretty Guardian Sailor Mars Character Song"
Was is it an episode?: Yes. Sailormars's alternate persona, "Mars Reiko", sang this song in Act 23 as part of a performance.
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Elly's Review of Sakura Fubuki
Placement: Hino Rei performs this song under her alias of "Mars Reiko" in one of the acts, and it's really quite cute. I think it could have been done a little better, maybe it would have made more sense to place it at a sadder moment, or at least a more serious one. The song is a little too serious to be played just for an audience of children. The scene where Rei has a fight with her father at her mother's graveside seems to be a better placement for this one.
Memorable: Definitely. This is probably my favorite PGSM song.
Lyrics:
Surely she'll come down to me
And give me new wings
This is really a perfect song for Rei. It's almost as if she's singing to her mom up in heaven.
Overall Rating:
Iron Mouse reviews Sakura Fubuki
Placement ~I honestly didn't realize it was in Act 23 until I read it on this site. I truly enjoyed that Act and fully remember Mars Reiko singing but I don't remember the song. This leads me to believe that it was not an appropriate place for the song. Perhaps the scene where Rei is at her mother's grave stone would have been more appropriate. ~During the Super Live Event I mainly remember Rei and Ami singing with their arms raised and intertwined while they walk in a circle around each other. Since this performance had the girls singing it fit in although I'm not 100% positive Ami was the best choice for this particular song.
Memorable ~Yes and no. It was not memorable during the actual PGSM series but it did connect with my brain during the Super Live Event. The opening of the song is very catchy.
Lyrics ~I can read the lyrics and see it being sung by either Rei or Mars, both about something different.
Around the sweet smell of a purple lilac A distant memory of snow Washes away with a murmur again Forever I'll chase after This deep forest, facing toward Where you'll surely be waiting The person who will walk along with me This brief shower is over I want to look up into the night sky It seems that here time stops I want to stay a little girl
Rei: she misses her mother terribly and wants someone to be close to again. She will run towards anything in order to get to her. Looking up at the sky she may just see her mother within the stars and feel the way she once did when they were together. Mars: She is singing about the inner turmoil she feels knowing she has a destiny in life where she will have to fight to protect her princess. Each brief battle ends and she is able to return to being a girl again.
Overall Rating
Ilse's review of Sakura Fubuki
Tone/Mood: Yes, I sure remember this one from my old days at B&B! Let's see what I said about this song back then... Catchy. Yes it's still catchy. I still like this song very much, but I don't really play it very often. I should play it more. I like the bridge, with the pa-pa-pa thingy, kind of spanish. Too bad that the title isn't really original, I've now already seen hundreds of songs that are named Sakura Fubuki.
Placement: It was featured in the second pgsm act I ever saw, act 23. It was so cute, when Mars sang it to all the cute little children! They also used the song in the Kiari*live performance, where the song became a duet between Keiko and Chisaki/Rika (I don't remember what her real name is!). The dance was very relaxed, almost boring. They should have used the spanish thingy! But it was the same like in act 23, Keiko was standing still, and was only singing. But the kids loved it! (I think). It was featured on the Mars character single along with Hoshi Furu Yuake.
Memorable: I still knew the song! Woohoo! I could even sing along the first couplet and the refrain! Yes, it is a memorable song. It was the first pgsm song I ever heard, and I liked it at once. I still suck at singing the karaoke version... --.-- I should practice more.
Lyrics:
There's no such thing as God
But I want to believe in something
And time hasn't stopped yet
Just because I don't want to become an adult
Ok, I still like the lyrics. They have some kind of function. They tell the story of some girl that doesn't want to become an adult. I can really understand that, because when you grow up, every time you receive more responsibility, wenever you like it or not. You need to find your own way, you need to decide what you want to do after you graduate, and after that, you need to find your own residence. Growing up is hard, so you look for something to believe in.
Overall Rating:
Allright, that's a half heart less than the last time I reviewed this song. That's because I hadn't seen the Kiari* Super Live yet, and I really think they kind of underestimated this song. The dance was a little bit boring. Shame... But the lyrics are great, and the melody too.
Miri's review of Sakura Fubuki
Tone/Mood: Let's just say I have a bit of a soft spot for Spanish-sounding songs, and the first time I heard the beginning of this song I was totally convinced I would be in for an amazing, spicy Latin theme complete with guitar rifts and trills. Well, I was disappointed, to say the least. Don't get me wrong - I loved the intro, but once the singing started my mind tuned out. Rei is very talented, and her voice sounds great, but the melody of the song itself is rather... boring.
Placement: I've only seen this song in the live performance, since I stopped following PGSM after Act 15 or so due to lack of interest. As others have said, I think it was totally underhyped and could have deserved much better treatment. It's placement on Mars's character single was a nice touch, though. Did I also mention I had a soft spot for character singles? Well, now you know.
Memorable: not really. The last time I listened to this song was yesterday, and as I sit here right now writing this article, I can't even recall much of the song itself past the catchy intro.
Lyrics:
I didn't like them, plain and simple. From the title of the song and the intro music I was expecting something daring, teasing, but still strong and powerful. What I ended up getting was something about wanting to stay a child and memories of the past and hopes for the future. Boring cliche fluff, in my opinion. It would do nicely to have the lyrics match the music next go around, and to have the song itself match the intro and title. Thanks for misleading me, PGSM producers..
Overall Rating:
Sorry guys. I'm usually really attached to most SM songs I listen to but Sakura Fubuki just didn't do it for me. Two hearts for the amazing intro. This isn't a bad song at all, but it's just plain -boring- and not memorable at all.
Emochan's Review of Sakura Fubuki
Placement: As I said, it’s first heard in Act 23 by Rei as her alternate identity, “Mars Reiko”. She has to learn to be able to trust others, and is forced to perform in front of children. I think this song works well with the scene and portrays how Rei feels at this point in the show. I really liked seeing her and Ami sing it as a duet. The choreography for it sticks in my mind because it was so cute!
Memorable: This is my favorite of Rei’s two songs from the PGSM soundtrack. It seems more fitting for her character. It’s also one of my favorites in general and I love singing along to it. So memorable, yes!!
Lyrics:
But I want to believe in something
Those two lines always stuck in my head when I first read the translations way back. I think these two lines encompass Rei’s character in PGSM. She is portrayed as such a stand-offish person an a rival to Minako. This is shown especially in the very beginning of the show. By the time we hear this song, she begins to break down and starts to let her guard down around Usagi and the others. The words to this song show how Rei battles her inner child and her duty as a sailor senshi.
Overall Rating:
Five stars. I love this song. The sensual feel to the song is very alluring to my ears. It is also one of the reasons why I started to really enjoy Rei as a character in the show. I can;t help but smile when I hear it, thinking about the little children swaying about as Rei sings it.
La Bunny's review of Sakura Fubuki
Tone/Mood: I loved this song from the very beginning. The arrangement gives it a Latin jazz feel, mixed with the superficial polish of J-pop. This mixture makes the song sound sultry yet young and almost childish, even before the lead vocals start. Keiko-chan's performance is fantastic on this number. I love everything about it.
Placement: I liked the way this song was used in the story, because it's a good showcase piece for Keiko-chan's voice. Seeing the tense miko open up and learn to perform was also worthwhile. I only wish the song had made another appearance, to put more emphasis on the lyrics.
Memorable: Absolutely. This is one of the top songs in the entire Sailor Moon repertoire, and easily one of the best from PGSM.
Lyrics:
There's no such thing as God / But I want to believe in something
This is my favourite line in any Sailor Moon song, ever. Two reasons: first, you could never get away with it on North American children's television; second, it's a sentiment I understand and can relate to. As a whole, I think the lyrics in "Sakura Fubuki" are delicate and deeply moving.
Overall Rating:
I'm giving this song five hearts, in spite of the fact that I think it was underused, because I believe it's strong enough to stand alone.
Nickoles Review of Sakura Fubuki
Placement: Hm...I didn't really like the fact that they had Rei as Mars Reiko sing this song in front of a bunch of kids. I felt that they should have had placed the song in a more emotional scene that connected more to her.
Memorable: Actually, yes, this song is pretty memorable, from my point of view. It's a lot more memorable than most of the PGSM songs, which some of them are pretty annoying, and I like the fact that this one is pretty mellow and calm.
Lyrics:
This deep forest, facing toward
Where you'll surely be waiting
The person who will walk along with me
These lyrics seemed to say a lot about how Rei is lonely inside, and I really liked that, so they are my favorite in this song. It goes deep into Rei's inner character.
Overall:
I really enjoyed this song, it had a lot to offer, even the first few seconds within listening to it. Pretty much not only one of my favorite PGSM songs, but one of my favorite songs of Mars/Rei I have ever heard before.
Sakura's Review of Sakura Fubuki
Tone/Mood: This has to be on of my favorite songs from Pretty Gaurdian Sailor Moon. I love Keiko's voice in this song. The mood is relaxing, which makes this song perfect to listen to after a long day.
Placement: This song was featured in Act 23 when Rei went to the hospital and preform this song in front of the children, it was also preformed at the Super Live Event by Rei and Ami.
Memorable: When Rei preformed this song in front of kids in the hospital. The nurses and the kids where getting right into the music. Not so much with the Super Live Event performance.
Lyrics: The lyrics are beautiful and touching.
Two dreams touching at the fingertips
Waves dancing on this spring day
There's no reason for it
And suddenly it stops
Can I become strong? Someday
Rei and her mother probably had dreams for the future. Like all dreams parents have. To see their kid off to first day of school, get married, be a grand parent, etc. Then after she died, those dreams where shattered. Rei is asking herself, will she become strong to overcome her grief? and move on.
Overall Rating:
5 hearts on this song. I was sad they only played this song once through out the whole series. Still this song will be one of my favorites.
Jess' Review of Sakura Fubuki
Tone/Mood: Slow compared to a great deal of the songs from PGSM, and with no extremes of particularly high or low octaves, the song lends itself to being something to relax to or as something to have on in the background that you don’t have to concentrate a great deal on. It’s gentle and has a kind of, “well, that’s life” mood to it.
Placement:
Memorable
Lyrics:
There’s no such thing as god
But I want to believe in something.
I adore those lines. I think there’s something in them that everyone can relate to on some level. They’re the main reason I love this song. They fit the longing tone of the track perfectly.
Overall Rating
ephie reviews Sakura Fubuki
Mood/Tone: Sexy, sultry, bellydance. Someone needs to sway a little hips with this song. The ending of the song kind of detracts from the rest of the song. I would have really liked to have heard an ending similar to the beginning of the song.
Placement: Episode 23 of PGSM when Rei sings to a bunch of hospital kids, I think it was.
Memorable: Well, it was a good sign that when I saw the title, the correct song popped into my mind rather than something completely different. I remember when I used to work a fabric store, humming this song to myself as I would straighten fabrics or whatever I could do to keep myself busy on slow nights. Unfortunately, I never really go "You know, I really want to listen to Sakura Fubuki" and just play the song for old time sake.
Lyrics: She needs guidance, but rather than just wanting to face something head on, it suggests she'd rather just run and avoid it. Like she'd like things to be the way they were, but knows she could never return to that state. At the end of the song, it seems like she's figured things out with the storm clearing and she realizes even if she runs, things will still continue.
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