10 Short Stories

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  Contest Reminder: Win Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories

  May 3, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Contest Reminder: Win Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories Share this Contest Reminder: Win Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories

  

  There’s only a week left to enter our Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories Limited Edition contest. We had a lot of the fun with the album, and highly recommend checking it out. Here’s your chance to do it for free! The Limited Edition version is a physical release from Japan, complete with fancy packaging and 14 tracks on the disc, including an alternate version of “Gimme Gimme.”

  All we’re asking is that you send us a brief “alternate story” based on one of the official pieces of artwork created for each of the tracks. The artwork can be viewed on the official Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories website, so get those entries in to [email protected] before May 10, 2010 at 11:59 PST to be considered!

  Good luck!

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  Contest: Win a Copy of Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories Limited Edition!

  April 26, 2010 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Contest: Win a Copy of Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories Limited Edition! Share this Contest: Win a Copy of Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories Limited Edition!

  

  Yes, here’s your chance! Thanks to the good folks over at Dog Ear Records, we have two copies of the lovely Limited Edition of Nobuo Umeatsu’s 10 Short Stories. The album, which we reviewed last week, features 14 tracks, 10 of which are unique vocal pieces that tell a story along with their accompanying artwork by Koji Shibano.

  So, what do you have to do to win? Simple! Head on over to the official Nobuo Uematsu’s 10 Short Stories website, scroll down until you see the images that accompany each track (as pictured above), pick one, and write your own short story based on what you think the picture represents! Please keep your “alternate” story short (a paragraph or so), and send them to [email protected] by no later than Monday, May 10 at 11:59 PST, at which point we’ll select two winners at random!

  Do you think any of these images are dying to have their story retold?  Win or not, are you excited about Uematsu’s new album?

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  OSV’s (Semi)-Exclusive Two-Act Interview With Nobuo Uematsu At Anime Boston

  April 20, 2010 | Patrick Gann | 45 Comments Share this OSV’s (Semi)-Exclusive Two-Act Interview With Nobuo Uematsu At Anime Boston

  

  This is Patrick Gann of OSV here. Many OSV staff members have had their chance to bask in the presence of Nobuo Uematsu. I never thought I’d have my own opportunity, but on April 3rd, 2010, at Anime Boston, it happened.

  My own experience started at a small press panel with five or six individuals asking questions, including (among others) myself and some lovely folks at Japanator. Afterwards, I went to dinner with Uematsu, Hiroki Ogawa (manager of Dog Ear Records), and Shota Nakama (founder of Video Game Orchestra). So, part of the transcripted interview below you’ll find with the other journalists present, whereas the latter half is OSV exclusive. Hence the “semi-exclusive” in the headline. During the press panel, Geoff Tebbetts translated, whereas Nakama-san did translation during dinner.

  The following transcript includes questions from both the press panel and the following dinner. Questions asked by myself are designated as “OSV.” We also included some questions from other organizations, and we’ll list those organizations for you. We’ve broken it into two acts to help you follow the action!

  What will you find out regarding Uematsu-san in this interview? Current and future projects, perspective and opinions on the industry as it currently stands (as well as current trends such as the resurgence of chiptunes); all of this and more after the jump! (more…)

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