The transition is not awful, but I think the next song should have been put before this one. And, as usual, A-Sides sound a lot better when theyвЂ™re on an album.ДЄ lot of artists decide to put a bunch of A-Sides together, and itвЂ™s not necessarily a bad thing except when you put the gentle PlanetariumВ beside Kimagure RomanticВ (capricious romantic), Ikimono GakariвЂ™s most poppy and happy song so far. The song itself is a cross of a ballad and an Ikimono Gakari powerhouse track, which went wrong halfway, but, as I just said, is a perfect introduction to what you will hear on this album. It is equally their seventh release of this year, and their second album of the year.ДЄs much as I think PlanetariumВ is Ikimono GakariвЂ™s weakest A-Side ever, it makes for a gentle introduction to the album, and is probably the most fitting way to begin this album, considering all their other A-Sides are high-energy tracks, with the exception of Kaeritakunatta yo but had that song been placed as the introductory track on this album, it wouldвЂ™ve made most of the other songs on this album boring.

It reached #1 on Oricon, marking their first appearance at the head of the charts, and beating GIRL NEXT DOORвЂ™s self-titled debut album, which had received a massive amount of promotion, by one rank. My song Your songВ is Ikimono GakariвЂ™s third album, released on December 24th, 2008. Those songs will, however, be reviewed in context of the album once more. Songs in blue (with a link) have already been reviewed. Songs in bold are previously released singles.

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