An American Writer's Thoughts on Japanese Animation

Echoing Through the Haze: KagePro Songs Analysis (Part 1)

This is where it all started: The songs that make up the core of the Kagerou Project. Therefore, this is where I’m going to start with more detailed analysis of KagePro’s elements.

Now, I’m not a music person. I appreciate a carefully-arranged series of select air pressure waves as much as the next guy, but I’m going to admit I don’t have the background and vocabulary to talk about these songs in more advanced musical terms. I’m more of a story person, including visual storytelling, and that’s the direction I’m going to approach KagePro from, viewing these entries less as “songs with PVs” and more as 3-5 minute short films. Some elements might be shared with the music, like pacing, and I can talk about how the sound design fits together, but I am going to be mostly going through the story the songs tell.

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