Next, there’s the J-Rock group that helped make Fullmetal Alchemist a legendary anime. L’arc~en~Ciel’s “Ready Steady GO!” is the second opening to the series. L’arc has been around for a long time–since 1994, to be exact. Older hits include “Fourth Avenue Cafe”, “Spirit Dreams Inside” (as heard in the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie), [...]

Just in time for the holidays, is the latest release from J-rock fan favorite, L’arc~En~Ciel, “Hurry Xmas”. This is one of my favorite Christmas songs of the year, especially from L’arc~En~Ciel, who made a comeback since the AWAKE album in 2005 this year with “Daybreak’s Bell” for Mobile Suit Gundam 00 opening.