Track Listing
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Kokoro no Antenna
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Senode Koi Shichae_●
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Garasu no Prism (Regular Edition only)
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Moe yo Gizamimi Pichu! (Pichu Edition only)
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Kokoro no Antenna -Haruomi Hosono Original Mix-
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Kokoro no Antenna -Haruomi Hosono Original Mix- (Instrumental) (Pichu Version only)
1. Kokoro no Antenna
After the nice and calm “Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana”, Shoko decides to release something that’s a bit more upbeat. It does sadden me that the song isn’t really nothing too special considering it’s tie-in to the Pokemon series. Shoko does sound pretty good, but the arrangement seems too plain and the chorus does drag a bit…I just think the only redeeming quality of the song was the PV, which is so strange….meh.
2. Senode Koi Shichae_●
Our first B-side is of course is a bit more energetic sounding. Now, it sounds more like something that would’ve been more of a ending theme to the Pokemon movie. The bouncy pop/rock sound brought out Shoko better than in “Kokoro no Antenna”. still it’s a pretty fun sounding track.
3. Garasu no Prism
The next track only appears on the regular editions of the single. It sounds a bit more like a mix of the previous two tracks with the pop/rock sound, but mixed with the cuteness that the first track had. I’m not enjoying the fact that is sounds boring, but Shoko tries her best to sound in the mood, but I’m not feeling this song much.
4. Moe yo Gizamimi Pichu!
Only featured on the Pichu edition, it’s kind of a funny track. Easily based on Pokemon, you’ll expect it to be something uber cheesy, but it’s actually the best track off the single since it’s got a pretty cool 8-bit sound to it. I love Shoko’s energy here and her sporadic singing works so good. There’s places that the harmonization is a bit strange, but the song is so funny. “Pokemon Narikiri Sundae” anyone?
5. Kokoro no Antenna -Haruomi Hosono Original Mix-
If you don’t know who Haruomi Hosono is then you should be shot in the arm. He’s 1/3 of the founding members of Yellow Magic Orchestra or I like to call (the first huge Electropop group). Now he’s take on this song is a bit more different, having a more clicky synth instead of the various instruments that was in the original. I actually prefer this to the original as it doesn’t feel as dragged on as normal and is a lot more cuter as well.
Shoko’s 2nd of the era, Kokoro no Antenna is the “Strawberry melody”/”Shiny GATE” of the era. What I mean is that the A-side sucked hard, while the other tracks on the single took over. I do actually think the rearranged version was to make up for that though. Garasu no Prism was also not that good of a song since that was dragging a bit for me. Senode Koi Shichae_● & Moe yo Gizamimi Pichu! were the shiners of the single. This is the kind of Shoko I really like, but at the same time, I’m missing the more serious Shoko from her last single.
