REVIEWS: It's always nice to see some new artists hitting the scene and these two perked up my interest straight away.
Ogawa Mana has always been my favourite girl in Canaria Club; She is a total star with an incredible voice and great stage presence. When I heard she was releasing a solo single for the anime Hyakko I was very excited and Suppin' Rock is definitely not a let down.
On the other hand we have Twe'lv who are new to the scene and who I discovered when their PV was posted to DohhhUP!. I was pretty impressed with the Seishun Oden PV and the retro feeling of it.
Now both singles have been released I can finally do some full reviews of the two ^_^

Suppin' Rock Ogawa Mana

Suppin' Rock

Mana's voice has real punch to it so Suppin' Rock is the perfect debut single for her. It shows off her voice whilst being catchy and fun to listen to. The choruses are the high point in this song, with the "It's only love" lines being very catchy, and there is a general joyous feeling to the track helped by Mana's whoo!ing and yeah!ing throughout .^^. The rock instrumental is pretty good, though a little uninspired which tends to describe the track - good but far from great. It's not something that stands out to you straight away as an awesome song and is something I think would work much better in concerts. I'd love to sit through a live performance of Mana rockin' out, it would be sublime! So while it's not a suburb track, I do love it and listened to it yesterday for like an hour on repeat, which has to say something for it ;)

Gakuen Seikatsu; Campus Life


The b-side Gakuen Seikatsu; Campus Life is a duet featuring Orikasa Fumiko who is a seiyu/singer also featuring in the Hyakko anime. This track is not rocky like the previous but is a sweet, little pop number. It is unfortunately a bit forgettable and very similar to a lot of other idol songs having that school days, reminiscent feeling to it that you tend to often see. I can't say it makes much of an impression on me at all.

Suppin' Rock: 8.5/10

Gakuen Seikatsu; Campus Life: 6/10

Seishun Oden / Junjou Seishun Love Twe'lv

Seishun Oden


I'm not sure I was as infatuated with Seishun Oden when I first heard it as I am now but I just love this song. For the retro style it is going for, it hits a home run and is a great, interesting track. I know it might not be the style of song everyone is going to enjoy but for me it's a definite winner. Usually I pick out the highlight of the song (whether it is the verses, choruses, bridge etc) but everything here is just wonderful and of the highest quality. The girls' solos aren't stellar but they do sing well enough together that you don't really think about the vocal abilities either way. They are neither great nor bad, which is better than being bad, I guess - they can only improve in the future. Overall it's a great track especially for a debut, from what I hope will be a strong group in the future.

Junjou Seishun Love


Twe'lv's debut single is a double A-side and, the second A-side, Junjou Seishun Love continues the style of the previous track to create another retro styled song. While I generally dispise double A-sides which sound very similar, it is obviously the theme of the group so I can overlook it. The track though just isn't as strong as the previous and ends up feeling like an inferior version of Seishun Oden. Despite this, it's still a decent track and would have been a great b-side. As an A-side, I'm not sure it is as strong as it could have been.

Seishun Oden: 9/10
Junjou Seishun Love: 7/10

PREVIEW: I've got some previews this morning of the upcoming Anime releases from H!P and TNX.

First up is Ogawa Mana's Suppin Rock. This is the Opening for the Anime Hyakko which premiered yesterday. While I was searching for the opening I stumbled upon the actual PV lol.

The song has a pop/rock feel and Mana is so awesome and confident in this PV. The PV is surprisingly decent for TNX's budget and doesn't involve a danceshot *eek*. Lots of different scenes too, and Mana with crazy hair = awesome. Her voice as always is fantastic and the song is pretty great too.

Mana also takes on voice acting in this anime (for the 2nd time), playing the role of one of the lead characters. THE Possible's Goto Yuki also steps into the Seiyuu ring with this anime. You can watch a short little promotional video featuring the two, below.

Now onto the new Eggs group Shugo Chara Egg - Their upcoming single Minna no Tamago is the opening of the second season of Shugo Chara titled Shugo Chara!! Dokki. A small commercial promoting the upcoming anime has been circling around and their new song is featured in it.

The song sounds really cute, from the tiny bit we can hear, and the girls voices suit the anime style VERY well. Should end up being a good song.

Well that's all on the anime front for today. Enjoy! :)

PREVIEW: Covers for Ogawa Mana's upcoming debut single have been released on the TNX website.

Limited - Regular

Ogawa Mana is the lead singer of TNX's Canaria Club and her debut single will be the opening theme for the anime Hyakko.

I'm pretty excited for this release. The concert rip sounds great and I've always loved Mana since I first got into Canaria Club. I'd share the concert rip with you all but the place I host my files, Boxstr is down (as usual). I'm seriously considering switching to a more reliable hosting service, though I'm not really sure what is out there to host mp3s, with generous usage limits. If anyone knows of a good site please let me know :)

Suppin Rock is released on the 19th of November.

EDIT: Ok, boxstr is working now so here is the concert rip of Suppin Rock:



It's a cool pop/rock style song that seems pretty catchy and the audience gets really into it. Can't wait for a better quality rip to surface :D

NEWS: Canaria Club's Ogawa Mana is set to release her first solo single Suppin Rock, later this year under Tsunku's TNX label. The song is due to be the opening theme for a new anime, Hyakko with Tsunku writing and producing the track.

A press conference was held to announce the release, the closing theme of the anime to be sung by Hirano Aya and also produced by Tsunku. The single will be released on the 19th of November.

Mana performed the song at NICE GIRL Project's recent concert tour. You can download a low quality concert rip HERE.

Ogawa Mana, Canaria Club's lead vocalist has had 2 solos on CC's latest album and single but this release marks her true debut as a soloist. I have already shown great admiration for her voice so I'm very excited about this release.

Edit: I had originally written that Mana would sing the Closing theme with Hirano Aya singing the Opening. This was a mistake and I switched the two up. Ogawa will sing the OP with Hirano singing the ED. Sorry!