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Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary Concert DVD Review


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I just finished watching the DVD and here are my thoughts and personal opinions on it. Above is a preview of what you're going to be getting out of the dvd.

Have you ever wanted an official orchestra rendition of your favourite Fire Emblem games all jammed packed in many different instruments all played at once? Look no further! This is a must have and must own DVD collection for all Fire Emblem Fans. This dvd oozes with 2 hours of footage of all your favourite songs played in glorious orchestra symphony with small twists here and there.

The songlists are great and they picked all the best songs for all of the games in the series. FE4 and FE5’s medleys were rendered beautifully and definitely won’t disappoint fans of the SNES games. Majority them got consistent proportion of the showtimes although there are a few games that I felt could have gotten a bit more but for what they were presented were good enough. Be aware there are spoilers for the Aqua song so if you don't want to spoiled by scenes they show off look away from that portion immediately.

The drama proportions were pretty cutesy and it was mostly random banters between the side characters and a bit of Aqua involved. It was pretty funny seeing the voice actors wear their shoulderplates and holding the weapons of the characters they were voicing. They aren’t professional props but will certainly give you a nice little amusement.

There were a couple of scenes where they showed off the FE merchandise that was in the concert and I felt this was the weakest part of the DVD. It occupies about 7 mins which isn’t a lot but it basically showed off the host presenting us with some neat merchandise. Unfortunately due to how difficult it is already to acquire these items, it makes it feel like she was mocking us with all these cool stuff that we cannot get. It’s harmless but as a fan, it can make some of us feel annoyed that we couldn’t be there to get them.

Another issue I have is that it is released only in DVD right now. Because of this, the resolution you’re going to get from this is going to be low resolution at 480p. So you're not going to be getting the highest video quality image.

Of course, the grand final with the chorus of the Fire Emblem opera song was a great way to finish off the concert and the showing.

There are surprisingly 3 special feature videos. The first one is the 25 mins of some staff commentaries, what they felt, insight of the concert and some developments of the series. The second and third are just trailers of the FE0 cipher card trailers.

Dute Note: The DVD is region locked so you'll have to find a way to bypass it. My DVD player on my computer was able to bypass it perfectly fine with some settings being switched.

Here are the instructions of how I did it. Keep in mind this is done on a Windows PC.

Open Device Manager

Find your DVD and right click it to go to its Properties

Click the DVD Region Tab

Select Japan (Region 2) and click ok.

Edit:

Time Stamps and Information of Content. Please note that it's not 100% accurate but gives you a general idea of what to expect.

Chapter 1 - (0:00)

The Tokyo Dome itself and the audiences coming in

Chapter 2 - (2:08)

Fire Emblem Theme

Chapter 3 - (5:19)

Comments from the Host Anna's voice actor

Chapter 4, 5, 6 and 7 - (8:15) Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia

Strife of Agustria
Eldigan the Lionheart
The Final Holy War
Ending Ballad

Chapter 8 - (21:30)

Comments from the Host Anna's voice actor

Chapter 9 - (22:02) Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Trouble!
The Time to Act!
Recruitment
Strike!
Adversary
Stalwart Opposition
On the Path to Victory
Chapter 10 - (29:29) Fire Emblem Gaiden
Chapter 1 (To Sofia)
Fight 1
Battle Theme (Opponent)
One of the Maps? I can't tell.
Boss Theme

Difficult for me to identify since I am not familiar with Gaiden's OST.

Chapter 11 - (35:13) Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem

Legend of the Divine Dragon

Chapter 12 - (38:28) New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~

Another Hero - Opening

He Who Carves a New History

One of the Enemy or boss theme I can't tell

Chapter 13, 14 - (43:46) Theatre behind the scenes and Merchandise

Chapter 15 - (51:10) The Mini Drama

Chapter 16 - (1:01:54) Fire Emblem Fates

Hitori Omou

Chapter 17 - (1:09:00) More Comments from the Host

Chapter 18, 19, 20 - (1:10:00) Fire Emblem Binding Blade, Blazing Sword and Sacred Stones

Most of the Battle Medleys

Suspicious -The Theme of the Three Dragon Generals
Winds Across the Plains
Treasured Memories
Chapter 22 - (1:23:00) More Comments from Host
Chapter 23 - (1:23:30) Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Life Returns
Chapter 24 - (1:28:16) Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Eternal Bond
Chapter 25, 26, 27 - (1:30:56) Fire Emblem Awakening
You May Call Me Marth
Ha ha! Yes, it will take some getting used to!
"You deserved better from me than one sword"
Lucina's Judgement
Id Hope
Id Purpose
Chapter 28 - (1:44:00) More Comments from the Host
Chapter 29 - (1:45:00) Fire Emblem Opera Theme
Chapter 30 - (1:50:25) Thanks from the Staff Credits

Overall, I loved what I got out from this concert DVD. Do not hestitate to get this DVD. It is worth it for all Fire Emblem fans.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B019DMJCC2/

Edited by kingddd
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It's already out? Very nice. I hope they realease a CD instead of a DVD, because I only care about the music, to be honest.

Edit:

Just heard the previews. I really want to hear the full thing, I never thought listening to Wind of the Plains would make me feel so nostalgic.

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DDD, could you identify which songs were in the Gaiden medley?

Pieces, guys. Pieces.

Well the content is ordered like this. Please note that I may have missed out on some songs but this is from what I can recall while looking at the video itself.

The number in the brackets is the time stamp so it gives you an idea how long it is for each songs and the presentation for each.

Chapter 1 - (0:00)

The Tokyo Dome itself and the audiences coming in

Chapter 2 - (2:08)

Fire Emblem Theme

Chapter 3 - (5:19)

Comments from the Host Anna's voice actor

Chapter 4, 5, 6 and 7 - (8:15) Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia

Strife of Agustria
Eldigan the Lionheart
The Final Holy War
Ending Ballad

Chapter 8 - (21:30)

Comments from the Host Anna's voice actor

Chapter 9 - (22:02) Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Trouble!
The Time to Act!
Recruitment
Strike!
Adversary
Stalwart Opposition
On the Path to Victory
Chapter 10 - (29:29) Fire Emblem Gaiden
Chapter 1 (To Sofia)
Fight 1
Battle Theme (Opponent)
One of the Maps? I can't tell.
Boss Theme

Difficult for me to identify since I am not familiar with Gaiden's OST.

Chapter 11 - (35:13) Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem

Legend of the Divine Dragon

Chapter 12 - (38:28) New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~

Another Hero - Opening

He Who Carves a New History

One of the Enemy or boss theme I can't tell

Chapter 13, 14 - (43:46) Theatre behind the scenes and Merchandise

Chapter 15 - (51:10) The Mini Drama

Chapter 16 - (1:01:54) Fire Emblem Fates

Hitori Omou

Chapter 17 - (1:09:00) More Comments from the Host

Chapter 18, 19, 20 - (1:10:00) Fire Emblem Binding Blade, Blazing Sword and Sacred Stones

Most of the Battle Medleys

Suspicious -The Theme of the Three Dragon Generals
Winds Across the Plains
Treasured Memories
Chapter 22 - (1:23:00) More Comments from Host
Chapter 23 - (1:23:30) Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Life Returns
Chapter 24 - (1:28:16) Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Eternal Bond
Chapter 25, 26, 27 - (1:30:56) Fire Emblem Awakening
You May Call Me Marth
Ha ha! Yes, it will take some getting used to!
"You deserved better from me than one sword"
Lucina's Judgement
Id Hope
Id Purpose
Chapter 28 - (1:44:00) More Comments from the Host
Chapter 29 - (1:45:00) Fire Emblem Opera Theme
Chapter 30 - (1:50:25) Thanks from the Staff Credits

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Just FYI, all I meant was that it's a "song" if it has vocals and is sung. If it's purely instrumental, it's called a "piece" instead. Most people don't know the difference, but as a music teacher, it's one of my weird pet peeves lol.

Ah sorry I misunderstood.

Hitori Omou

Life Returns

Fire Emblem Opera

Are the only ones that have vocals. So the rest of the concert is purely instrumental.

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