Yokoyama contributed four arrangements to this two disc set of fantastic music, and I loved his work on this album. For me, the stand-out previous work is for STEINS GATE SYMPHONIC REUNION, a rare treat (how many Visual Novels get an orchestral arrangement album?). Is that name unfamiliar to you? Maybe you’ll recognize him from one of his many, many works credited on vgmdb. The BGM composer for Scum’s Wish is Masaru Yokoyama. Purchase via CDJapan: Vol.5 DVD LE | Vol.5 Blu-ray LE (contains Mini-OST Vol.2, ANZX/ZB-12430) Purchase via CDJapan: Vol.4 DVD LE | Vol.4 Blu-ray LE (contains Mini-OST Vol.1, ANZX/ZB-12428) And we will get to that, I promise! But first: the mini-OSTs! Now, I have to say, the first thing about Scum’s Wish in terms of audio was the op/ed material.
#Kuzu no honkai heikousen series
I also disapprove based on the capacity of the medium alone … the OST could be combined to a single CD, and the whole TV series could probably fit on one or two Blu-ray discs, depending on the number of extra features included. Much as I love this show, I can hardly approve of the unscrupulous profiteering, though I know it’s nothing new. Oh yes, Aniplex releases these shows to own at a premium: 5000 or 6000 yen each (Blu-ray costs 1000 yen more), with two episodes per volume, for a total of six volumes. And, to acquire these albums, you have to purchase either the DVD or Blu-ray Limited Edition for Vol.4 and Vol.5, respectively. Instead, they released two “Mini OSTs” whose combined run-time is 43 minutes (about 21 minutes per disc). Sadly, Aniplex chose note to publish a single, retail OST with all of the anime’s BGM. There are four music releases associated with Scum’s Wish. Something to consider when watching the show, when listening to the OSTs and the singles: who is doing the judging of a human (self or other) as “kuzu” and why? And what are the “honkai”s that rest deep within each character, and within everyday people? Okay, enough existential thought. “Honkai” translates to a long-cherished desire, a very deeply-held wish. It is both painfully specific, and surprisingly universal, in scope.Ī final note, before the jump: Kuzu no Honkai more accurately translates as follows: “Kuzu” is a term for trash, waste, something used up and discarded. The tl dr - this is a show that is honest about sex, romance, unrequited love, and more. I would encourage readers, alongside watching the show, to brush up on the general concept and background of the show by browsing the associated Wikipedia page. But this is not a review of the show itself. Recently, after (painstakingly) tracking down all the music for Scum’s Wish, I’ve had all the more reason to think on it. It’s been almost a year, and generally, a week doesn’t go by that I don’t have some memory of the anime or some other reason to recall it. While I will be referencing concepts from the TV show, before continuing on to the music reviews, I cannot state enough how much this anime impacted me. I would implore you to do so, perhaps before reading the following reviews. Amazon added the English-subtitled localization of the show to their premium channel “Anime Strike,” which is now-defunct, meaning anyone with an Amazon Prime account can now access the show without incurring any additional charge. Last year, Fuji TV aired the 12-episode anime adaptation of Mengo Yokoyari’s manga Kuzu no Honkai, which had the unfortunate translated title Scum’s Wish (note: this was not a decision on the part of localization the title existed from the start in the Japanese manga). I found something I didn’t even know I wanted in Scum’s Wish. Which is to say, I finally found a piece of Japanese pop culture that took on the topics of sex and romantic relationships with some nuance and maturity. While I very much doubt that this is the first TV anime to break the mold, it is the first one to which I’ve been exposed. This is not a judgment to any of you who are fans. (And I won’t even begin to get into concepts like “fan service” or bouncing breasts “chichi yuri.” It’s all quite childish to me. That not only made me uncomfortable, it left me with a moral dilemma time after time more often than not, I sided with team chaste over time libertine. They may have had better plots and production value than a cheesy American porno, but their express purpose was to titillate and turn on. For decades, those were the words that I associated with virtually all “hentai” Japanese animation and erotic games (eroge).
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