:: antique bakery ::

Antique Bakery
(西洋骨董洋菓子店 ～アンティーク～ / Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten)

Plot Summary:
Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that is being run by four handsome men. Tachibana, is the owner of Antique Bakery. Chikage, the garcon, was send by Tachibana's family to watch over his childhood friend. Ono is the "demonically charming" gay master pastry chef. And Kanda, a former boxer, becomes Ono's apprentice.

I've enjoyed watching this anime. Its the type of anime that has slices of life into it. At first i was drawn to this anime because its classified under yaoi and shounen-ai.. But after watching this anime till the end, the main attraction to me was the music and the way the characters life stories interwine with each other. The characters have very different backgrounds, and different priorities in their life, but the fact that they work together in the same cake shop, helps them to understand each other and accept one another. ^_^

I totally fell in love with the music. Both the opening and ending theme of this anime are from the same song, but each of them have very different styles/music arrangements. The opening theme, Life Goes On (side K~) , has a funky modern feel to it and a fast tempo. This is my favorite version of the song. The ending theme, Life Goes On (side D~), has an acoustic feel and slow tempo. It makes me want to draw a painting of a cake and a glass of latte by the patio. If you want to listen to the song, you can download it here (via Megaupload).


Life Goes On ~side D~/~side K~
vocals: Chemistry

Kanashii toki ni “kanashii” to tsugeru no wa yowaitte koto kana
Tsurai toki ni “tsurai” to uchi akete ii kana

I’ve just got to believe.
Yami ga semari ikiba ushinatta toshitemo
Ima wa kimi ga soba ni iru mayowazu ni fumi dasu n da

Nagashita namida wa kitto hikaru kesshou e to kawaru
Yasashiku tsutsunde I’ll be with you. (ｘ 2)
Kimi ga oshiete kureta jibun rashiku aru koto o
Dakara donna toki mo shinjite susumu yo
Life goes on.

Boku ga kimi ni shite agerareru kototte nani ga arun darou
nigate na koto nara takusan aru to iu noni

I am to be with you.
Kimi no kotoba futo omoidashite unazuku
Hoshi ga tsukame sou na yoru owaranu ai o chikao

Nagashita namida wa kitto hikaru kesshou e to kawaru
Furueru kokoro de You’re by my side. (ｘ 2)
Kono koe ga todoka zuni akirame sou ni natte mo
Nigitta te dake wa hanasazu susumu yo
Life goes on.

Kaze wa taezu ugoite bokura no senaka wo osu yo
Toki ga nagarete mo You’re my sweet heart. (ｘ 2)
Mabataku hoshi no mukou yume mita mirai egakou
Dakara sono toki wa isshoni iyou yo
Life goes on...

Mood: Sentimental
Muse: Rise & Shine - Home Made かぞく