So time to write up my impressions on today's #fe concert. Sorry they will be long and hopefully I can be descriptive as possible but I may have to add in more details later, like song order and such. But this will do for now.
I've been to quite a few gaming concerts and events over the years. For example the first Zelda anniversary concert five years ago, last years fire emblem anniversary concert, and even a classic Sakura taisen live show so many years ago. All have been memorable experiences and such a joy to go to. This concert is a brand new addition to that list of mine, and it may have jumped right to the top!
First the place was packed with such great and loving fans of the game. Every moment there were cheats, wooos, claps, laughter, just a great crowd. And they loved every moment of it.
They started it off with a bang, my favorite song of them all first, the fire emblem theme. Just as had the classic version at last year concert took my breath away, this did too! The whole place was up on their feet singing and just having a ball. After that they all introduced themselves, making a big deal of saying the characters ages and their own ages. That got big applause and all.
There was a small talk show about the characters and then a great little short new drama that was hilarious. I won't spoil it here in case it's released on dvd or bluray, but it involves food and fans of Barry will love the ending. Everyone was laughing and cheering at that moment!
They showed all the trailers for the game during breaks. Which were nice to see again.
After that the concert started for real. In total there were nine songs. They started with reincarnation, which as it always has been was fantastic. And it kept getting better and better. The screen behind the singers should sometime show the same scene from the game as the song which was nice and everyone tried very hard to do the exact same dance moves. It was quite nice.
Tsubasa's voice actress Inori Minase really was the hit of the show for me. She sang four songs, one a duet, all were amazing but I loved hearing fly kimi to iu laze, and give me in person. Both were fantastic performances. if she ends up doing a concert in the future or some other event I might have to go see that as she was phenomenal!
After many more songs from the other actors and actresses, The show ended with smile smile. Ryohei Kimura did a great job and the crowd was into it but quite down just before when they said it would be the last song of the night. They had the usual bit of explosive graffiti thing Japan has near the end. I got some of the streamers. They had the #fe logo on them and the event name as well. I'll post pics later of them when I can.
In the end the show was a blast. A lot of excitement and laughs. One of the best was when they did a live report during the talk show with someone at the goods counter talking about how already almost everything had sold out. He started listing what was left and then when they mentioned selling the game Barry's voice actor was like "how can they sale that, no one will buy that here." But they made it out as a please buy a copy for your friends.
As I said before it was filmed or at least they had insanely nice equipment there compared to the fire emblem anniversary one. If this concert is released and not on bluray I will be disappointed. And I really hope it gets released cause it was so amazing.
Having seen the concert in person and experiencing all that wonderful #fe feelings again I kinda now have a weird reason why I like this game so much. It reminds me in some weird way a lot like the original Sakura taisen games. The music, the anime feel, the great characters and fun story, and having been to live shows for both the fandom felt similar. Plus #fe had so many points, especially in its music that felt very nostalgic for me. It felt like the anime and games I played in college, and of the old good days. Today's concert was like a trip back in time for me.
In another way though it's sad. I love this game, love these songs, and love this cast. And unless some miracle occurs (and boy I hope it does more than anything) this may have been one of our last trips to that world. I'm glad I had a chance to go and experience it myself. There was one moment where the Barry voice actor did though ft the crowd going at the end, but I'm not sure exactly what he said. But it did seem game related. Let's hope it is. I want to go back and visit this world.
I don't know if any other neogaffer went today or will go tonight but I hope they had as much fun as me. This was a great concert. And it was exactly like the game, a fun time. And like I said before in other posts it's nice not having to listen to the whining about the themes of the game, or localization changes, or what the game was not. It was just a refreshing moment to spend an afternoon with a group of people who loved this game as much as I did. Makes being part of this hobby fun again when. I think of it.
Fantastic concert 11/10! Let's hope for a bluray release soon (and if not I'll take dvd please)
