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WMB> I have a general quesiton open to the net. Why is it that in
WMB> most of the Japanese Animation begining music and ending music
WMB> there are english phrases to be found there?
WMB> Most of the lyrics are in Japanese, but now and then an english
WMB> phrase can be heard sung by the vocalist.
WMB> Is this a fad? An accepted procedure for Japanese song writers
WMB> in ANIME? I was just wondering what the answer is for those of you
WMB> who are better able to answer this.
According to a pamphlet that came with a Bubblegum Crisis video I rented, this is done quite often in order to grab the viewer's attention, or to make a point in the song.
Of course, I could be completely wrong (I have been before).