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View Poll Results: Which do you prefer?
HANABI 50 52.63%
HANABI ~episode II~ 45 47.37%
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Old 30th March 2012, 08:46 AM
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~episode II~ is full of...drama, in a gives-me-goodbumps kind of way. There's not much left in HANABI once I've heard ~episode II~ (I never liked HANABI in the first place; too deppressingly minimalistic).
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Old 30th March 2012, 09:53 AM
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Hanabi ~Episode II~

It's emotionally charged, and that's always gonna be a quality that wins me over.
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Old 30th March 2012, 06:57 PM
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HANABI ~episode II~
I like HANABI, but ~episode II~ is just... wow.
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Old 30th March 2012, 07:11 PM
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HANABI!!.

The lyrics and melody it's sooo perfect for me.
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Old 30th March 2012, 09:20 PM
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A heartbreaking song or one ruined by wailing from a men's chorus...

I think my choice is obvious.
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Old 31st March 2012, 02:02 AM
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~episode ll~ for sure
Ayu sounds great in the song, her angry-ish tone just does justice to everything
But the original.. it's one of her ballads that I'm not very fond of, sadly.
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Old 31st March 2012, 02:05 AM
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HANABI was musically and lyrically superior. Her voice is nicer by the time she recorded HANABI ep II, but I always listen to lives of HANABI anyway and it's consistently one of her best performances. I've tried to listen to HANABI ep II several times, but I always get distracted before I am halfway through the song. It doesn't grip me the same way.
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Old 31st March 2012, 02:51 AM
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HANABI ~episode II~ this song does wonders for me! HANABI, on the otherhand, is a little boring to me.
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Old 31st March 2012, 04:05 AM
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Hanabi just because
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Old 31st March 2012, 04:52 PM
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Old 31st March 2012, 04:53 PM
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SOOOOOOOOOO difficult because these are two of my favorite ayu tracks EVER! They are both so dark, sad, meaningful, and beautiful.

So since I couldn't decide, I voted for HANABI simply because it was released first.
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Old 4th April 2012, 12:32 AM
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A heartbreaking song or one ruined by wailing from a men's chorus...

I think my choice is obvious.
Ever since you said this I've been paying more attention to the men in the chorus and that made me go for HANABI. HANABI ~episode II~ is more emotional than HANABI, but HANABI is much stronger lyrically.
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HANABI obviously, it's my favorite Ayu song of all time. ~pt2~ doesn't even come close.
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HANABI is ayu's most unique-sounding and emotional ballad for me. Both songs are strong though.
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Old 4th April 2012, 02:07 AM
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HANABI is far superior. One of her best songs ever in her vast library.

HANABI ~Episode II~ is still good and provided a different style but I actually prefer the HAL's mix to the original Episode II.
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Old 6th April 2012, 10:16 AM
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HANABI ~episode II~

I had to listen to them both again, closely, to decide. I like ~episode II~ quite a bit more, actually. Hadn't listened to them side by side before.
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Old 6th April 2012, 08:13 PM
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Tough call, I love both! I think they are both classics! If I had to choose one though, it would be ~episode II~ by a very small margin.
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I think ~episode II~ is soooo unique itself. Both songs are just ... incredible to me.
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This was kind of easy for me since I hate that yeah yeah wow woah in HANABI ~episode II~ so HANABI winns.
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Old 10th April 2012, 09:44 PM
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Hanabi II. One of the best songs in her discography.
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