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Wa Euro Best 2
Release Date: 12/16/09
Price: 1886 yen

I’m not sure if it’ll still be promoted as “Natsu Monogatari presents” since it won’t actually be released during the summer. ^^; In any case, the success of Wa Euro Best — over 50,000 copies sold — means we’ll be getting a sequel in less than 5 months. And unlike the first Wa Euro Best, this one will mostly be new tracks; the early list only has 4 repeats!

In addition to the usual anime tracks, there’ll also be a number of classic J-Pop covers. I’m most excited by “Hana.” It’s a lovely song, so I can’t wait to see how it’ll translate to eurobeat. And out of all of Akiba Koubou’s vocalists, I think Shihori is the only one who could pull it off.

And yes, Rumi will be on the cover again.

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Exit Tunes presents Lamaze P feat. Hatsune Miku
Artist: Lamaze P
Release Date: 11/18/09
Price: 1905 yen

Yet another Hatsune Miku album from Quake. This one will feature songs produced by Lamaze P, who have already contributed a couple of songs to other Exit Tunes releases. Trading cards will be enclosed, and if you send in the included questionnaire you’ll receive a clear file that features the album artwork.

Pre-order at CDJapan.