I've Sound + Kotoko topic

[Kacku]

I think we're at the point where we can only hope MELL does come back one day. Since it's been almost two years of silence, I don't think there's much sense in holding our breaths for a speedy comeback. I'm just hoping for a sudden surprise comeback á la MAKO sometime in the future (hopefully sooner than seven years since disappearing; that's how long MAKO took to come back).

Wait, have I mentioned that I've is also going to be at Comiket 83? I don't think I did. Well, they'll also be there and their set includes "MAKO Original Album" and a calendar (everyone's selling calendars: Eiko's set has one, Key set has one...). That's all we know for now, however. Maybe that's why I forgot to mention the whole thing while fanboying over 5TEARS vol 2.

Speking of which, the album's tracklist and credits have been revealed! Here they are, accompanied by my amateurish transliterations and translations.

All compositions and lyrics by Eiko Shimamiya.

１. 青秋18切符 (Aoaki 18 Kippu? ... B-blue autumn 18 tickets?? I have no actual idea help)
Vocals: Eiko Shimamiya Arrangement: Shinji Orito

２. ジェイドの龍 (Jade no Ryu, Jade Dragon)
Vocals: Umi Torihata Arrangement: Tomohisa Furushima

３. Distance
Vocals: SHIHO Arrangement: Kenji Arai

４. ピチカートの涙 (Pizzicato no Namida, Pizzicato's Tears)
Vocals: Aoi Tada Arrangement: Kensuke Yamauchi

５. リピカ (Lipica)
Vocals: Eiko Shimamiya Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda

６. フリルの風 (Furiru no Kaze)
Vocals: Eiko Shimamiya Arrangement: Hiroaki Ohno & Yukihiro Shingai

７. Infini
Vocals: Lia Arrangement: Tomohisa Furushima

I was surprised to see Lipica there since it's already been released on some eroge soundtrack. Furiru no Kaze is also an eroge theme but it hasn't been released anywhere yet, so it's even more surprising to see it appear here.

With this info released, I'm most excited for the first track (thanks to Shinji Orito), Jade no Ryu and Infini (because of Tomohisa Furushima) and Distance (because SHIHO and Kenji Arai sound like a really good combination). I'm kinda hoping Infini will be something like JUPITER from the first 5TEARS, but with Lia's vocals...