Regular Edition CD cover of Rei Yasuda's eighth studio single Message. The titular track is used as the first ending song of the Ace Attorney anime, known as Gyakuten Saiban ~Sono "Shinjitsu" Igi Ari!~ in Japan.
NOTE: This post is made to mark the first anniversary of this blog.
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"OBJECTION!"
That's the first thing come into my mind when a rookie defense attorney named Phoenix Wright (Ryuichi Naruhodo) pointed his middle finger that strikes like a typhoon at a respondent's legal counsel inside a Japanese courtroom with an American-styled twist. He is accompanied with a cutie gal in spiritual outfit named Maya Fey (Mayoi Ayasato), the sister of the late Mia Fey (Chihiro Ayasato), and yet the two are worked together to solve any incident before the Judge. That gesture is also used by Feenie's childhood friend and rival Miles Edgeworth (Reiji Mitsurugi) and among others in one of the popular game series of all time, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban.
The anime version has just come out almost two months ago and expected to end by this September.
Who's Rei Yasuda?
Rei Yasuda, real named Rachel Rhodes, is a singer and model of Japanese and Caucasian descent. Born on April 15, 1993 (gosh dang it, she's just turned 23 this year!) in North Carolina, US but move to Japan when Rhodes was just 3 years old. At 10, she was inspired to become a singer after hearing her mom listening to a song of Utada Hikaru. She is fluent in both Japanese and English. Rhodes then became of the Genki Rockets as a model and vocalist, under the name of Fumi, until she went to a solo career in 2013 with "Best of My Love," the ending song for the anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199. She is currently signed under Sony Music Japan (of which Marvelous, Inc. and SME Records being the child sub-recording companies) and served as an exclusive model for the Nylon Japan magazine.
And who the hell could've been remembered the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei second ending song that is "Mirror"? Actually, the anime itself marked my introduction to Rhodes *ahem, ahem* Yasuda, I mean (or whatever I can call her those) to the otaku playlist world in 2014.
Message
Fast forward to two years later, the Rei Yasuda that I know is actually include for the Ace Attorney anime, wow! :O
Anyhow, her eighth studio single "Message" is used as the AA anime's first ending song and released on May 18, 2016, while the TV sized one is first release on April 13 of the same year, as Rhodes' fourth digital single. It has two editions: the regular CD and digital singles (which includes the TV size version of the song), and the limited editions.
And speaking of which, I have to take this special Royal Playlist post for the blog's first year of existence and in lieu with the cliffhanger yet miracle win of Madam Maria Leonor "Leni" G. Robredo as the 14th Vice President of the Philippines, the very first hailed from the Bicol region and the fourth lawyer VP of its Fifth Republic. This also sums her own triumph against a Marcos which took 30 years after the historic People Power Revolution. To be honest, Rhodes' "Message" is very suitable for VP Leni to lead the beloved Pearl of the Orient - with or without a cabinet post - in her own might.
Back to AA, if you see the TV sized ED featuring Maya Fey, then you might just get related to the song as we're about to sing to the tune of Rei Yasuda's "Message."
LYRICS
Japanese Romaji
Shin'ya ni totsuzen anata ate ni okutta
Tokidoki demo ii watashi ga itsumo
Soba ni iru koto omoidashite, to
Tarikirenakute mo koukai bakari demo
Tameiki tsuki nagara demo susumou to suru
Anata ga moshimo mirai shinjiru
Tameiki tsuki nagara demo susumou to suru
Anata ga moshimo mirai shinjiru
Kokoro nakushikakete mo wasurenaide
Namida no ato ni wa egao ga yatte kuru yo
Mayoi tachitomatta hazu no hibi sae mo
Dakishimetai kurai ni itoshiku kanjirareru
Ashita ga kitto matteru akiramenaide
Ichibyou, ichibyou yume e to chikazuku
Hikari o issho ni mitsumeteru
Futari de totta shashin no watashi wa
Yorisotte bakari de sukoshi tayorinai kedo
Issho ni chikatta yume no tame ni
Nanika ushinau kakugo ga aru no
Munashisa ni nita saka no tochuu demo
Furueru yoru o warai tobashite kureru
Anata ga moshimo egaki tsuzuketa
Kibou ga kudakesou demo obienaide
Namida wa kawaku yo watashi ga iru kara
Keshisairitai kako mo issho ni tsurete yukou
Zenbu ni imi ga atte ima ga, subete ga aru
Sono kiseki ga zutto togirenai you ni
Ichibyou, ichibyou yume e to chikazuku
Omoi o ryoute de dakishimeyou
Nigirishimeta te hanasezu ni ita
Suberi ochite yuku kioku no fuchi
Tadotte...
Mou ichido aruitekou
Oooh... Whoa...
Oooh... Whoa...
Namida no kazu dake yasashiku narerunda yo
Mayoi tachitomatta hazu no hibi sae mo
Tashika na ashiato irotoridori no smiles
Ashita ga kitto matteru akiramenaide
Ichibyou, ichibyou yume e to chikazuku
Hikari o issho ni mitsumeteru
Hikari o issho ni mitsumeteru
TV sized version
Official music video and full audio
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