It’s no secret that the idea behind anime OP/ED sequences is mostly as a marketing tool with which to introduce new artists or expose established artists to a different audience. But while I have no doubts that it helps the artists, it’s hard for me to find the time to follow up on them and look into some of the artists whose music have been used in the shows that I’ve followed.
Such was the case with Rythem, the group responsible for performing the OP theme for the manic shounen bread anime titled Yakitate!! Japan through their single Houki Gumo. My impressions of the song were quite favorable; the duo of Yui Nitsu and Yukari Katou impressed me with the way their voices blended together to create a calm, soothing tone. This was in 2005.
Fast forward 4 years later, and we come to their latest single titled Gyuttoshite and it’s worth seeing whether they’ve evolved as musicians. More after the jump. (more…)
