Another cross-post:
This is a collection of various Kagerou Project music videos, which are of course directly related to the Mekakucity Actors series.
Video 1: Kagerou Days
- Characters: Hibiya, Hiyori, Azami (Cameo), Kano (Cameo)
- Audio: Standard Miku Hatsune.
- Video: This sadly tells its story pretty much exclusively though the lyrics, which are (smoothly) animated on-screen on top of only a couple static backgrounds.
Video 2: Headphone Actor
- Characters: Takane, Ene (Cameo)
- Audio: IA sounds particularly robotic here. Instrumentals are solid though.
- Video: In notable contrast to the first video, here the lyrics are static while the background is animated (again, very smoothly). Very stylish.
Video 3: Kuusou Forest
- Characters: Marry, Shion (Cameo), Seto (Cameo), Tsukihiko (Cameo), Kido (Cameo)
- Audio: IA doesn’t sound so bad here and the music is both snappy and has a bit of a whimsical feel to it.
- Video: The first of the videos to feature character animation along with a full storyboard so that you don’t have to rely on the lyrics to understand the story. Has a nice storybook look to it.
Video 4: Konoha no Sekai Jijou
- Characters: Konoha, Hibiya (Cameo), Hiyori (Cameo)
- Audio: A fast-paced, high-pitched, Miku/IA duet.
- Video: Same style as Headphone Actor but with some character animation as well.
Video 5: Kisaragi Attention
- Characters: Momo, Kido (Cameo), Seto (Cameo), Marry (Cameo), Kano (Cameo), Shintarou (Cameo)
- Audio: A poppy little light-hearted tune with vocals by IA.
- Video: Watercolorish artwork; has character animation with mostly static backgrounds that tell the story decently even if you can’t follow the lyrics.
Video 6: Toumei Answer
- Characters: Shintarou, Ayano
- Audio: Fitting song with vocals by IA.
- Video: Monochrome. Mostly background animation with a tiny bit of character animation.
Video 7: Children Record
- Characters: Most of them.
- Audio: IA’s vocals don’t quite mesh with the instrumentals here. Instrumentals which are pretty great.
- Video: Works as a strong contrast to the previous video due to its vibrant color palette. Unlike the others this one isn’t telling a story, instead it’s effectively an Anime OP.
Video 8: Yobanashi Deceive
- Characters: Kano
- Audio: Standard vocaloid (in this case IA) vocals over some somewhat overwhelming instrumentals.
- Video: Stylish as fuck.
Video 9: Lost Time Memory
- Characters: Shintarou, Ayano, Ene, Various Cameos
- Audio: Exceptionally robotic IA over rock. Works remarkably well.
- Video: These videos are definitely getting better at storytelling as they progress. They also seem to be getting good enough at their particular style of strategic animation that the occasional static image barely registers.
Video 10: Ayano no Koufuku Riron
- Characters: Ayano, Kido, Kano, Seto, Takane (Cameo), Haruka (Cameo), Kenjirou (Cameo), Ayaka (Cameo)
- Audio: Extraordinarily robotic IA over a slower, sweet little melody.
- Video: Mostly monochrome (also uses red). A fairly simple storyboard that’s a perfect fit for the music and story. It’s beautiful.
Video 11: Yuukei Yesterday
- Characters: Takane, Haruka, Konoha
- Audio: A poppy little number with IA vocals a bit on the shrill side.
- Video: Done in the style of a pop-up book. The colors are very vibrant.
Video 12: Outer Science
- Characters: Marry, Snake of Clearing Eyes, Various Cameos
- Audio: IA at the deeper end of her spectrum over technoish rock. Works well.
- Video: Stylish as fuck. Depicts the ‘BAD END’ in a godly manner.
Video 13: Summertime Record
- Characters: Haruka, Most Others
- Audio: A catchy summerish jam with IA vocals.
- Video: The counterpart of Children Record, the ED to its OP.
Video 14: Shounen Brave
- Characters: Seto, Marry (Cameo), Kido (Cameo)
- Audio: Standard poppy vocaloid song. IA’s vocals seem to have some richer harmonies here though.
- Video: A mix of sharp stylish lines and a more watercolorish technique. Goes back to the animation variety of the earlier videos, which is to say that the backgrounds have animation while the characters don’t.