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According to Anime News Network, Yuki Kajiura has received the “Best Soundtrack” award for the Fate/Zero soundtrack in the 2nd Newtype Annual Anime Awards. This is indeed an exceptional moment, even if it’s by a magazine and not an Oscar or Cannes scale 😀 CONGRATULATIONS Kajiura-san!!

Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Newtype magazine established the annual award contest in 2011, and any anime released between October 2011 and July 2012 was eligible. Visitors to Newtype’s site could vote for the different categories. The awards were presented during a ceremony at the Machi Asobi Vol. 9 event in Tokushima on Sunday. Click here to see the rest of the winners.

On a video probably from a Japanese anime related show, there are shown various scenes from the new Madoka movies (which will premiere worldwide in 18 cities of 8 countries and Japan) , and during it you can hear sample of the new ClariS song “Luminous”, brand new BGMs, Kalafina version of Credens Justitiam (probably “Mirai”) as well as a new sample of Magia [quattro]!! Enjoy!

thanks to grunty for the news!

[EDIT] Furthermore you can listen to a Magia [quattro] sample – out of Kalafina Club radio show – here (found in this blog)

thanks to Yurika-Chan !

Not really news but I think a bunch of you might be interested: if you haven’t already picked it up, there’s some good stuff available for 30% off!

• Moonfesta LE (DVD) ¥1429 ¥1000
• Moonfesta LE (Blu-ray) ¥1619 ¥1133
• After Eden Special Live 2011 (DVD) ¥5300 ¥3710

Thanks FxMacCobra!

SonyMusic shop has update with the coverarts of the new single (You can click on the discography for larger size) and the Kalafina website and blog with their new profile photos!

Kalafina – Hikari Furu SECL-1204 (Reg), SECL-1200 (LE+DVD), SECL-1202 (LE+BD), SECL-1205 (AnE+DVD) | October 24, 2012 Single (Theme song of P.M.Madoka Magica ~ Eien no Monogatari ~) 4 Tracks (RE&LEs) 6 (An.E)

In other news, there was recently announced via the official site that Kalafina will do 2 Christmas Acoustic lives in Osaka and Tokyo titled 「X’mas Premium LIVE 2012 “Kalafina with Strings”」 accompanied by piano (Sakurada Yasuhiro) and Hitoshi Konno’s Strings Quartet :D.

• Date: December 21, 2012 (Fri)
  Venue: Sankei Hall Breeze (Osaka)
  Doors Open/ Show starts: 18:15 / 19:00
• Date: December 22, 2012 (Sat)
  Venue: Mozart Hall, Katsushika Symphony Hills (Tokyo)
  Doors Open/ Show starts: 16:15 / 17:00

On a sidenote, the ACG Guangzhou 2012 exhibition in China in which Kalafina was invited, has been postponed for a later date, due to the crisis in the Sino-Japanese relationships.

Thanks to elcazador for the coverart and to Keiri for the lives info!

The Sword Art Online anime’s official site just updated with the information for the 4th volume of the Blu-ray and the Limited Edition DVD release for the anime, containing, apart from episodes 9-11, the Sword Art Online Original Sountrack I, composed by Yuki Kajiura as bonus CD!! The Blu-ray/DVD will be released on January 23, 2013. REMI of Sound Horizon sings for the first time in collaboration with Kajiura-san in this soundtrack, so its going to be pretty interesting ^^.

Title: “Sword Art Online” Vol.4 Limited Edition (Blu-ray/DVD)
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Product Code: ANZX-6607～6608 (BD), ANZB-6607～6608 (LE DVD)
Price: ¥ 8,190 (including tax) [BD] ￥7,140 (including tax) [LE DVD]
Episodes: 9 [The Blue-Eyed Demon], 10 [Crimson Bloodlust], 11 [Morning Dew Girl]

Bonus Content: booklet (16 pages), 3 pin up cards, clear case and digipak illustrated by character designer.

Simultaneously also comes out Regular Edition DVD[ANSB-6607, ￥6,090(tax included)] which doesn’t include the OST.

[EDIT] Fixed provided information, since Limited Edition DVD w/ extras & OST also comes out.