July 2014 Anime OP/ED Worth a Listen Worth a Watch

This month, there are some promising animes worth watching and I think it's good to see that the music used lived up to its expectations. At the end of this post, I have an honorable mention and a shout out to a band I respect very much. Depending on the genres I suppose, I noticed a certain musical trend this year. A lot of the dark and more violent action themed animes like to use electronic based rock. I'm not too sure if there's a name for it, but that's what I'll call it for now. It's very harsh sounding, but still recognized as mainstream. Some of these opening and ending animations are very fun to watch. Typical openings/endings feature a stationary pose for the entire cast of characters making it very boring to watch over and over again. The new trend I suppose is using more motion and fluidity in presentation in terms of colors and graphic design.

Influential Jrockers

There are lots of people to look up to.  I look up to a variety of people from different professions, but for me specifically, musicians have the most impact.  I have been a hardcore fan of Japanese rock and metal for quite some time.  My family knows that very well and they don't really comprehend my interest in jrockers.  First of all, they don't even like rock music or any forms of extreme music.  Secondly, my tastes in art are very different from my family so I'm considered a weird individual.  Even though our opinions may clash, I still respect them.  Here's a select list of Japanese rock and metal musicians that I find very influential to me and reasons why I respect them.