Wow, so now it's Melody that's getting shafted... wonder what if that Mt. Fuji PV is also getting postponed?

Oh sorry the screencap wasn't loading ! That is cool, and confirms truehappiness' theory : they probably all have a PV, we'll just have to wait for Melody !

I really don't care about the font at this point, as long as it's not Impact or Comic Sans, I'm fine.

She really needs a better design team, a high school girl could do better than this.

I don't know about that.

However, she doesn't really have a super crazy good/conceptual team. (and looking back at her previous covers, she never did) Most of what they do is just enough, but never really that 'wow-looking'. I liked the elegance of Love songs' font and the Ayu-designed logo for FIVE. Wasn't too big on the Party Queen Impact-ish font, but this is nice. Will take some getting used to though but that's typical with anything new.

Nice cover! so natural <3333:love:love:love:luv2:luv2:luv2

Who looks at the font when you can stare at her beauty for hours :love

Perfect covers imo.

Really nice :)

finally! A decent album cover! No duckface, no big lips, just natural. :D

I actually prefer Missing over Melody, so I dun really mind Missing has a pv while Melody does not (at least right now). Now I'm more confused on which version I should get since Missing has a pv... :shakehead

LOVE them ;) They are so fresch and simple <3 Thank you ~~
Can't wait for bigger *__*

I think the typography looks fine, the placement is very awkward on the CD+DVD though. Looks much better on the CD Only for sure.
And YAY at Missing getting a PV instead :luv2

Yeah..i'm glad that she choose Missing in the end...

Missing will be a very good companion to Song 4 u, it should be ending theme for TOX 2

i know right? stare hard enough the font disappears :yes

The font perfectly matches the simplicity of the covers imo. They're both GORGEOUS, the CD+DVD one is the best, but I'm getting the CD only one. ):

OMG natural no=duck-lips ayu is back!!!
the hairstyle/color tone in CD + DVD cover reminds me of 2004 calendar cover!

NICE!!

Beautiful, I love them!

What a beautiful cover!!!

yes! i can admire those for hours! :love and that say im so torn between CD+DVD or CD only :headache

like HEAVEN vs. MOON/blossom vs. Love Songs - but i love them ^-^

^ahh...now you mentioned HEAVEN...
it did looks like a screenshot from HEAVEN PV...just different hair color...

The font is just wrong! But meh, I'm not getting worked up about it. The covers are so pretty anyway :D

are we getting booklet for mini album?? i remember MA is one of my fav. booklet.. lots of beautiful pics

Can't agree more with you two!

MTE, and somehow for me something more subtile, smaller would look better. But i really love the pictures they took. The more i stare at her the more I like how she looks!

also the covers make me think of this:

EXACTLY!!! My three favorite Ayu covers meshed together in this grand awesome epicness!!!

I'm so excited for this mini album now! The previews didn't sound bad either! No I just want some kind of promotion for this and I'll be one happy fan :D

I really like the young and fresh Ayu <3

It looks so Heaven-ish cover. Simple, nude make-up, gorgeous hair. Like it.

OMG, old Ayu is back :love

thx, Bestest covers!

im so happy for them...
and I rather like the tales version of this one more than the first one...

I don't really like the text, and think it should've stayed off to the side, but I am liking the picture of Ayu more.

Hate the text placement and font, but wow wow wow that picture is beautiful! She looks so stunning. Such a simple yet effective cover :) I'm pleased.

I wish they were giving away a poster with this release!

^oh no? So whats that other poster for?

They are giving one away a the venues

You get those poster when you preorder the mini-album at the concert venues

they could even use Arial and it would look better lol.

^ ah, no.

Its cool that Missing is getting the PV instead.. so far I like that song more.

Simple and clean like said Utada !

Fantastic covers. Simple yet powerful at the same time. Like a window into Ayu's feelings. Perfect.

Wow they are great, I certainly didn't expect them to be that good! She looks natural, no more dead eyes and in fact the cover reminds me of Free & Easy PV, she got the same young look!! Oh my. So happy. xD

even tough less make up,i still think that her used to face was more japanese than now,... she does look very western recently.

LOVE 400x400
http://ww4.sinaimg.cn/large/4b034f65tw1dxsscpfiklj.jpghttp://ww1.sinaimg.cn/large/4b034f65tw1dxsscnv45vj.jpg
http://ww1.sinaimg.cn/mw690/4b034f65tw1dxsscmu5lcj.jpg

blah, it never fails that the cover i like the most is the one Im NOT getting...
:(

She looks more and more splendid in bigger pictures. I can't wait for super HQ pictures to put on my desktop.:luv2 :luv2

it reminds me of love songs era... =) thanks for sharing..

btw loved the tales of xilia ver.

FREAKING BEST COVERS in a loooonnnggg time! I LOVE them so freaking much! :smitten

Thanks for posting the bigger version Foyuki.
She's so beautiful.

If the album tracks are as epic as the covers I can die happily ^^

LOVE 1600x1600

and a 1080p wallpaper if u want

^ Yay thank you so much ! :love
She looks amazing. May I know where you got them from ?

The font (at least the word LOVE) looks much better in the bigger pic :).

nice! loving it.. i only wish the third cover have something to do with ayumi..

I LOVE it!! Gonna get both versions. It's been a really long time since I love both covers of her album. It's simple, natural n she looks sOO beautiful. Gorgeous hair too :)

Maybe it'll be able to be flipped over with the DLC on the other side?

I think the covers are indeed from the numero make-up less shoot.

http://dailynews.yahoo.co.jp/fc/ente...mi/?1350082599

textless 450 x 450
http://i45.tinypic.com/10r93xl.jpg

This is the first time in three years that I am speechless over how beautiful and natural the covers are. She actually looks like herself!

Rather expected that they came from the Numero shoot. Wonder if the booklet will be a separate selection of offshots or if they'll be the same set of images from the 16 page spread?

The article also mentions that LOVE is the first of five CD releases for the anniversary, I think. Though I wonder if they actually know what is going on with the releases...

The prettiest so far~~! After Love Song covers. Gorgeous~!!

So many instrumentals :shakehead please tell me these are lies!

Thank you Foyuki!! *die heavenly*

And so what's wrong with that? If she going to make 5 releases, will be stupid to put many songs on one CD
and instrumentals helps to make vocal tracks

Im hoping for music releases!! Man! THis is gonna be amazing.. (hopefully)

We know that timmy has worked on some music... just dont know if timmy did it for ayumi.
More! More! give me more! lol....

I was wondering... Could someone make a 1440 x 900 wallpaper?
That would be amazing! I'm asking in here because everyone seems to post their own (lovely) versions of the album covers here :P

^ I thought I saw one already? I think it was a few pages back?

I use the same screen resolution as yours, so I have made somes. Hope you like them.:D

http://imageshack.us/a/img28/7609/1440x9001.th.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img13/650/1440x9002.th.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img507/5760/1440x9003.th.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img715/8281/1440x9004.th.jpg

^ coolness! thanks for these.

amazing... oh God I'm left speechless. she hasn't impressed me like this for such a long time. i'm so excited right now

Really gorgeous!!

Can't get over how gorgeous these covers are!

^ I hope the rest of this series is really good and simple.

@title156

Thank you SO MUCH :)

^ Love you :heart

@artcika
Thank you SO MUCH as well :)

Gorgeous covers! :luv2
And thank you Aderianu for making a separated thread :)

Can someone make a 1280x1024 wallpaper from the covers, please? :D

Her hair looks fantastic!

Love them. Is it just me or has ayu looked younger recently with less to minimal makeup recently

covers remind me of HEAVEN. I love the one where she's looking down.

Thanks!!! Where did you find the HQ covers???

using the wallpaper on my facebook timeline! thanks! it's so pretty!

LOVE (get it?) the covers. Astonishing how young and fresh Ayu looks without heavy makeup. Also, this cover is something up her ally; unlike recent releases.

the cover is quite surprising to me, but very fresh, simple and beautiful. I wonder it's quite the same as her image in PV ourselves in 2003 (the image of a "naked Ayu"), look almost the same in hair, make-up style, her manner....Anyway, I'm glad to see new cover, and she's so young like 10 yrs ago, unbelievable:))). Hope the songs great as the cover:D

Textless - NOT official



I'll do the other one later.

^artcika already made both. they are in textless scans thread

they're both so lovely I can't choose

Thanks for all the pictures guys!!

too great and heavenly for my eyes :luv2

thanks for the original textless cover ^.^

These are SO pretty! Her hair, the natural makeup, it's all gorgeous!

Ugh I can't wait to see the booklet photos!

Only a couple more days...
All my exams will be over when we can finally see the booklet.
As they say 'you must suffer before you can be in bliss' or something.

Now...I remember where I seen those covers before, from “好きで、好きで、好きで。/あなただけが”（Regular Edition）of Koda Kumi.

This version of the cover is similar to where Ayu is looking down and a hand in the front, isn't it?

whatever do u mean lol
http://i.imgur.com/NgwGH.png

don't mind, ayu has burrowed a lot from koda kumi's career so used to it

She does look flawless.

EDIT: Koda looks more emotional while looking Fierce. and kodas hands look better. Still love the covers. Ayus photos and photoshopping have been really attracting me lately

also kumi has drool on her lips