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engeki haikyuu bonus discs

hey friends. it's been a while, hope you're all well.

the final chapter of engeki haikyuu opens tomorrow so i thought it was time to dig in the vault and see what i've got to share in commemoration.

the following discs were all limited edition extras available only with dvd reservations made in theaters in japan, so they were never purchasable overseas and have long since been unobtainable "officially" anywhere. i.e. you can download these guilt-free, there is literally no way to support the production with these lmao.

the hisho disc rip is extremely large, i'm sorry??? the rest are like. reasonable.

- hajimari no kyojin special disc: part 1 (unreleased backstage footage from shoen through shinka no natsu) | part 2 ("memories of hajimari no kyojin" aka kondou shouri harassing people about their feelings) - saikyou no team special disc: karasuno graduation talk - tokyo no jin special disc: part 1 (nekoma go to a cat cafe) | part 2 (takashouri take turns harassing their castmates about their feelings) - hisho special disc: karasuno roundtable talk/games feat. matsushima yunosuke and kiyama ryuu

enjoy, and happy opening day. :)

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super time sensitive and super awesome! engeki haikyuu wouldn't have the impact it does without this guy's music. plain and simple. take a moment to say thanks!

Wada Shunsuke Birthday Project!

You might not have heard his name, but if you’re reading this, chances are you heard his music: this amazing Japanese composer is the genius behind the 2.5D soundtracks for Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyuu, Live Spectacle Naruto, Kuromyuu (Kuroshitsuji), One Piece (Live Attractions), Fairy Tale (Live Fantasy), Daiya no Ace The LIVE stage adaptations and many, many other plays (he will also be working on Boku no Hero Academia stage this year). Composers rarely get direct feedback from the audience, and while during the latest Haisute tour Wada-san thankfully had such a wonderful opportunity, many foreign fans couldn’t use it, unable to go to Japan and watch the show. We want to show Wada-san some of the appreciation that people have for his wonderful music overseas, so we came up with this birthday project that we would like you to join if you’re also a fan of his works!

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Sales post:

Engeki Haikyuu  "The Strongest Team" Hoodie 最強の場所 

1 Aoba Johsai (M) - $80 USD

mini Kindaichi acrylic standee $4 USD

 s/h separate, shipping from US 

email me at blochichi(at)gmail.com if you’re interested! (I don’t always get notified of asks, so email is the easiest)

Signal boosts super welcomed!

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oh really, that's interesting! shouri's comment on the website mentioned that they'd talked earlier about how they wished they could do the match, but i couldn't remember anything myself... excellent information.

also YEAH i went to seramyu solely on the basis of the kinoshita/wada collab and i'm so impressed by their versatility tbh, the atmosphere was, like, magical. i went to see the june run, so i really want to see the DVD since i understand it was filmed in september and i'm sure they leveled up for the second run. :D

screams, dies, evanesces, etc.

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my actual thoughts: over daisenshuuraku weekend i talked to several fans from both japan and overseas, and we all had the same thing to say: how can you possibly imagine engeki haikyuu without suga kenta? this is the answer! this makes so much sense as the next step forward. it gives us all time to move on from karasuno (inasmuch as... such a thing is possible...), while bringing to life a story arc that everyone is going to be SUPER excited about since it hasn't even been animated yet, taking advantage of the hype for nekoma and fukurodani due the current manga storylines, and bringing back experienced actors who understand the engeki haikyuu way of doing things and can bring fresh ideas to the table while respecting what went before.

when it comes down to it, the most important name in this announcement, for me, is worry kinoshita. since discovering engeki haikyuu i've gone to all types of shows all across the board because i trust anything worry-san does to be fresh and interesting and compelling, and i've never once been let down. so as long as he's sticking around, so will i.

having said that, i'm dying to know when they decided on producing this show next because the way takato and shouri were goodbye-crying and tweeting after hajimari no kyojin closed makes me feel like there's no way they knew yet.

also, i hope everyone on nekoma gives noah so much shit about terrace house.

screams, dies, evanesces, etc.

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screams, dies, evanesces, etc.

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i've written 2000 words about act one alone fml

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reblogging my own old translation bc it flew under the wire at the time and shio-san deserves more love.

translation: Engeki Haikyuu!! Exhibition Company Guide: Shiota Kouhei

Scans via @engekihaikyuu here.

The truth is… I intially auditioned for a different role. Even so, I always thought, “Wow, I’m like Tanaka. He reminds me of when I was in high school.” But in the end, I’m truly glad I ended up playing Tanaka. Generally speaking he’s all over with happy emotions so it’s fun through and through to do! He’s not just loud (laughs), as the moodmaker he can be sensitive and caring, and even if he has to say something harsh and blunt he’ll end with a big smile and leave the person he’s talking to with a positive impression. In the everyday scenes Tanaka’s the first one to come out saying “Good morning~”, so he’s positioned to grasp the point of the scene. I take care not to go overboard. I play him thinking first and foremost of his relationships with everyone else.

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translation: Shirakashi Juudai official blog: “Gratitude”

Shirakashi Juudai official blog 2018.12.15

Gratitude.

Hello!

Thank you for liking and commenting!

At last, we've made it here.

So far I've focused on what's in front of me without thinking about the end, but at today's curtain call, when I heard Kenta say there's one day to go

I thought, ah, there's only one day left.

The fans who've supported us all along, the cast who have run together with me, the staff, and Matsukawa Issei.

The thing I can do for these people is to fight tomorrow with all my might. This is the only thing I can think of to repay my debt to them, but for the two performances remaining, I’ll try.

I received a lot of power from Ryo-san watching us.

I really respect the Matsukawa-Hanamaki connection that Sonde-san and Ryo-san created in the first run, and I'm very grateful.

After coming to play Matsukawa Issei in the rerun, Sonde-san and I have sought after certain things and brought us to the current Matsukawa-Hanamaki, but at its foundations is what they created in the original run.

Because Ryo-san was there, my Matsukawa now is here, and tomorrow I want to bear that in mind as I follow in his footsteps and bring Matsukawa Issei to life.

Okay! I'm gonna eat lots, then sleep lots!

I'm eating cheese hamburger steak. ☺️

Everyone rest up! Good work today. Good night. 😴

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download: “hajimari no kyojin” (OST title track)

after seeing wada-sensei perform live with the cast my conscience came back... for now. but here's a tiny graduation eve present for you: "hajimari no kyojin" (main theme).

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translation: “The Winner and the Loser” Pamphlet Cross Talk (Worry Kinoshita, Suga Kenta, Kimura Tatsunari, Asuma Kousuke, Kohatsu Allen)

for 91valechan, the most patient Seijou fan around. thanks for all the supportive comments, and sorry it took so long. :)

A certain location in Tokyo, soon before rehearsals begin. Worry Kinoshita, Suga Kenta, Kimura Tatsunari, Asuma Kousuke, and Kohatsu Allen meet for a strategy session. Looking ahead to the curtain rising on Karasuno vs Aoba Jousai (Seijou), an encounter brewing since shoen, they opened up to each other…

"Karasuno rule the skies, and Seijou wield the wind."

– With "Winners and Losers" coming up, how do you look back on the last show, "Karasuno, Revival"?

Worry: First, shoen was very well-received, and enjoyable for me to create as well. That's precisely why, after having gone through saien, I wanted to make something completely different for "Karasuno, Revival"… As a result, because we were able to test out a lot of different things and confirm that yes, this production has even greater potential, it conversely made "Winners and Losers" easier to do. From the creator's perspective, we were able to include a lot of foreshadowing in the last show, so I'm looking forward to calling those things back up – "Now it's finally time for that one line."

Suga: I... was a little worried about [Revival]. There was a certain amount of time between the saien finale and rehearsals beginning again... so then for a second I was like "Huh? How did we do that, again?" Personally, I felt that because we were tackling a brand-new production, it would be pointless to do the exact same things that I did before, as Hinata, and that I had to make use of what I'd learned in other settings since then… On the other hand, sometimes that feeling was too strong and I ended up spinning my wheels. I was trying to force polish on unstable foundations, and it made the start a little stressful. But as Karasuno came together and constructed the matches, and everyone around me closed in on their characters, I thought "Right, this is what it was like", and was able to get it back on instinct. I do remember that.

Kimura: I... thought about what was coming next a lot.

– "Foreshadowing."

Kimura: Right. I'd watch [Nekoma] thinking, I want to steal Kozume's plays to fight back against Oikawa in the next match, and I thought a lot about how I'd take my next positions. "If I say this line this way now, that could narrow the development next time. So then how should I..."

Worry: I see. Deep as usual, Tatsunari.

– Seijou was represented by two players.

Asuma: It was pretty rough… that fence.

Kohatsu: Totally.

Suga: Uh, no! You just carried it a little! It was not that big a deal.

Worry/Kimura/Asuma/Kohatsu: (laughter)

– You were a sympathetic presence for the audience, explaining what happened in the match.

Kohatsu: We didn't have a match of our own, so all through rehearsals I was paying attention, objectively, to "What does it mean to create a match from step one?" Like, watching Nekoma and Date Kougyou each band together, I wondered, "What color is Seijou?" There weren't exactly a lot of opportunities for us to sit back and look around and think through our issues deliberately, so I feel like I absorbed a lot by osmosis.

Asuma: Allen-kun came in for the rerun, but in "Karasuno, Revival" we were really able to carve out a lot of "ah-un no kokyuu" time and improve our communication. Allen-kun took the lead in a lot of task, so our sense of trust was also excellent. I think that period will be very helpful for "Winners and Losers". And my personal challenge was to see the whole play from the audience's perspective… That will still apply, but I've become more aware of the condition of everyone on stage. "They're having a really good time," "They seem tired today," "Oops, their real feelings are coming out." (laughs)

Kohatsu: (laughs) Yeah, we'd also ad lib conversations like "He just wiped out!" and "I wonder if he's okay" off mic on the other side of the fence.

Asuma: Yeah, yeah.

– And now you've arrived at "Winners and Losers". The bloodbath between Karasuno and Seijou!

Asuma: This time I'll be part of the match from the beginning, which is unknown territory… I wonder how we can face up to Karasuno, now that they've done three productions together and have a stronger sense of unity than we do.

Kohatsu: It'll be fine. You're the only one in Seijou who's been in every production so far, after all. You've spent as much time in Haikyuu stage as Karasuno have.

Asuma: Oh, right.

Suga: So weak~ Hey!

Worry/Kimura: (laughter)

– Tell us about the directorial themes of this production.

Worry: There's quite a few… One is "wind". If pushed I'd say that up til now the big focus has been on the "character", like the establishment of Karasuno as a team, or what the Hinata-Kageyama combo see and how they evolve together. Like, last time there was "the losers' stories." But this time I want to make volleyball a little more… I want to depict that special sense of being on-court. That tingling feeling you get on-court, things like that that are portrayed in the manga. You might say "space" rather than "people". And then, what if a tremendous wind blew through the court. The moment you cross that line, you don't know where the wind will blow next, and the storm's already there. Isn't it interesting to think of them as fighting amidst such a tempestous wind? That's where I want to have the audience "enter" the court more than they ever have before, and the actors to embody the feeling of being in the middle of something special.

– "Wind." Show something invisible to the eye.

Worry: That's right. I think that's the real thrill of theater. I want to compose it as flight, Karasuno ruling the skies versus Seijou wielding the wind.

Suga: Wind, huh. Seijou are so cool.

– Plot-wise, the focus is on the three setters. There's that memorable line, "A setter is like a conductor."

Worry: Mmhm. I discussed that with Wada-kun, who does the music, about how the image this time should be an orchestra. Position the three sets as first movement, second movement, third movement, and in principle always have music playing… We decided on a creative style where it seems as if the music is coming from the players themselves. Everyone will have to think of the music as they play their parts much more than they have thus far. In more concrete terms, the three setters will literally be conductors… Have you been doing your homework?

Asuma: I've been watching the videos you told us about. Ozawa Seiji-san and so on.

Kimura: Conductors... Then I want a baton.

Worry: Oh, that could work.

"On stage, we want them to know how serious we are."

– We're holding this discussion shortly before rehearsals begin, but what do you think the highlights will be this time?

Suga: Hinata's highlight will be far and away the wide broad (moving attack), I think, but as a Haikyuu fan, it has to be Sugawara's storyline. Sugawara's "Not 'win for me' but 'we're going to win.'" That's a really great scene, so I wonder how (Ino) Hiroki and Worry-san are going to portray it... I can't help being excited for it.

Worry: Ah, that part. When Sugawara comes out all at once the story changes, so I think in that moment, he's the one who first sends a wind blowing through the court. It's an important point.

Kimura: I'm already like, "Will we have enough rehearsal time?" Because we have to do this and that and this too… I feel like the staff. (laughs) All I can think is that if we don't draw up a proper rehearsal schedule we'll run out of time.

Worry/Suga/Asuma/Kohatsu: (huge laugh)

Kimura: I mean, you can't just create the outline of the match. Matching the acting of emotion with the performance… You have to put together what's inside, too. For Kageyama, I stay conscious of the fact that everyone's always watching him, and go down to the finest details.

– It's not just the match in the present, there's an abundance of flashback scenes as well.

Worry: The plan is to go back and forth a bunch, so of course that's one of the highlights. You'll see parts of Seijou that haven't been shown yet, and there's a bit of an interesting plan for it.

Kohatsu: That's right~ I was surprised when I read the script. (laughs)

Asuma: I remembered all over again that I need to value those connections.

Kohatsu: Seijou have to put a lot of pressure on Karasuno. Like when Watari makes a toss and Nishinoya's like, no way!, and the jump serve's still insane!, and stuff… right.

Asuma: Right. We want to express all the members of Seijou, so I want to think about our presentation as far as how and where we draw attention.

– In this show, Oikawa seems almost like a completely different person from the Oikawa we knew before.

Asuma: That's right. The side he hasn't shown yet starts to appear more and more.

Worry: I think Oikawa's a monster. So if Kousuke can get ahold of that interestingness… If he isn't shallow and truly interprets the material, it will be a great experience for him as an actor. Conversely, if he can't figure it out, his existence as an actor might be in jeopardy.

Suga/Kimura/Kohatsu: Ooooh.

Worry: That's how interesting a character Oikawa is. Especially this time. Kousuke, I want you to fully understand the appeal of theater here.

Asuma: ...Yessir.

– Has team spirit increased?

Kohatsu: Karasuno have been doing this since shoen so of course they've gotten better and better at volleyball. When Seijou all gathered, Worry-san told us, "It's not just the match, you can't lose there either. Make sure each one of you does what you can behind the scenes, and in the meantime get ready to do whatever may come."

Suga: Karasuno is… still the type who can't really hold proper meetings. (laughs) There's a surprising number of guys who will end up brooding over it if someone says something to them.

Kimura: For sure.

Suga: But! I think we have to get over that this time. Just in gathering together all the things different people have thought up, Karasuno will fix itself here as Karasuno. We should also probe our passion and momentum all the way through, like we always have so far. it's just, it would be amazing if that could be even greater and more expansive [than before]. For that reason, I think it's necessary we make time for deliberate discussion and consideration.

Worry: When things seem all over the place, Kenta as zachou will always say one word, like "This one," and everyone will jerk around to the same direction. I think that contributed to their sense of unity… Well, but if you feel like that now, Kenta… Is the message there "Stop counting on me"?

– "If someone says something to you, don't be afraid to feel the pressure."

Worry: Yeah. I think that's a very good thing.

– So, if you were to say what you feel has improved over the previous productions?

Suga: How much we want to be circus performers. (laughs) Each time, there's different things asked of us… In our physical expression. We're really learning that you have to use your body perform. And getting that conveyed to actors of our generation – the increasing number of people who tell us, "Haikyuu's amazing. I've been hearing about it. I've been watching it," makes me thankful. I'm glad. And I want to get far enough until adults who say this and that about 2.5D shows will instead just say, "Yeah, I know Haikyuu stage". I will. Absolutely!

Kimura: First and foremost, I can't believe that the next show will be our fourth, if you include saien. In a short span of time we've really fought tooth and nail. Like Kenta said, Worry-san's told us "I want you to work on this" about plenty of problems, and it's important to clear those one by one, and it's not just that, I think it's our job to present Worry-san with infinite possibilities. I want him to think, "Damn, you guys can do anything!" and "Wow, Kimura Tatsunari's good." Of course the audience will be watching, since this is a play, but for me this comes first. I'm convinced that if you earn the director's trust a good play will naturally follow.

Asuma: My theatrical debut was Haikyuu stage shoen, so I've always felt like this is truly everything I know. At first I didn't know how to count a rhythm, I was starting from, like, where's first position? Which is stage left and which is stage right?? …Now I've gotten more experience and it's finally time for a full match. I want to play a match soon!

Kohatsu: Yeah, I want to play a match~ I've always been watching. The more I watch, the more the feeling "I want to play a match soon!" gets stronger and stronger.

Suga: That frustration is part of why I'm looking forward to our fight with Seijou. I can't wait. Because when you say just that one word, "watching", it's like there's a corresponding explosive power, or like, a heat and passion you've been saving up that will come out. I won't accept anything less. I want us to know each other's true commitment on stage.

– It's no surprise that you're already on fire.

Kimura: We can't calm down. (laughs)

Kohatsu: The Seijou members are all looking forward to going up against Karasuno as one. In this fight between two separate schools we want to show the audience a single sense of unity, and for them to understand the color of Seijou with Oikawa at our heart. Obviously the passion of the work itself, plus the things all of Seijou hold, and the things we want. We want to show everything, so that they understand us.

Asuma: Our most important job is to strengthen the teamwork that says "This is the type of team Seijou is." Then there's the setter showdown between Oikawa and Kageyama... Tobio-chan. I want the audience to enjoy the drama at the heart of the story. On the staging side, there will be a lot of new portrayals of volleyball itself, and as a former volleyball player, I want to do my best to convey the attraction of volleyball as a sport.

Kimura: I'm going to play Kageyama the setter, rawer than anyone, shining brighter than anyone. I'm sure many things will come up between now and opening night, but together we'll overcome them and finish something great by the time we show it to the audience… I expect. I'm excited to see how we look in a month. And I believe that throughout the run we'll keep growing, in the most enjoyable way.

Suga: "Winners and Losers" features a match that's a major part of the original manga, a storyline where as a team Karasuno becomes truly complete. So that no one forgets that we create this production together, we want to use in full everything we've done so far as the Haikyuu Theater Troupe, and create a play that everyone reading the pamphlet now will enjoy… We did, right? Yes, we did! This is the story of the people entrusted with the ball, the setters. I personally am excited for the changes that might also change how we look on stage, and I'm glad that I'll be able to see them from up closest of all. Of course, I also want everyone in the audience to enter the court with us, and be able to experience that feeling.

Worry: A new stage of development. The production spectacles will further increase. And I know the actors won't lose to that… These people understand that theater is dependent on their physical selves, so as the spectacle increases so does their fervor. They'll show us that in this play. Although we create in fine detail, the heated drama occurs right there right then. And… by all means, don't forget what's waiting ahead, the vivid final scene so evocative of high school. We're going to bring back that feeling of that time, "I want to go back to high school," or "I want to play volleyball," or even conversely to bring back to life negative emotions like "Club was so hard on me" – and for those who didn't have those experiences, a feeling so true-to-life they almost hallucinate that they did.

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download: hyper projection engeki haikyuu!! OST: shinka no natsu

to celebrate me getting my grubby paws on daisenshuuraku tickets, my conscience is taking a vacation. sorry wada-sensei. track titles/romanization/translation under the cut.

MEGA download

Track note: Tracks 21 and 22 are bonus tracks from the original Engeki Haikyuu OST – "Haikyuu!!" (the main theme) and "Itadaki no keshiki" (the closing theme).

tracklist 1. "進化の夏" ("Shinka no natsu") 2. 村人Bと太陽の冒険：新しい出会い (Murabito B to taiyou no bouken: Atarashii deai) 3. 村人Bと太陽の冒険：半端な思い (Murabito B to taiyou no bouken: Hanpana omoi) 4. 烏合の衆 (Ugou no shuu) 5. 村人Bと太陽の冒険：巣立ち (Murabito B to taiyou no bouken: Sudachi) 6. "進化の夏" Into High Gear ("Shinka no natsu" Into High Gear) 7. THE GAME -烏野高校 vs 音駒高校 東京遠征練習試合- (THE GAME -Karasuno koukou vs Nekoma koukou Tokyo ensei renshuu shiai) 8. 相棒 (Aibou) 9. 月はくすんだ夢を見る (Tsuki wa kusunda yume wo miru) 10. 同時多発位置差攻撃 (Douji tahatsu ichisa kougeki) 11. 頂での戦い方 (Itadaki de no tatakaikata) 12. THE GAME -梟谷学園高校 vs 音駒高校 東京合宿練習試合- (THE GAME -Fukuroudani gakuen koukou vs Nekoma koukou Tokyo gasshuku renshuu shiai) 13. THE GAME -烏野高校 vs 梟谷学園高校 東京合宿練習試合その１- (THE GAME -Karasuno koukou vs Fukuroudani gakuen koukou Tokyo gasshuku renshuu shiai sono 1) 14. 月は目覚めない夢を見る (Tsuki wa mezamenai yume wo miru) 15. ハジメマシテ色付ク世界 (Hajimemashite irotsuku sekai) 16. 進化の地平線 (Shinka no chiheisen) 17. THE GAME -烏野高校 vs 梟谷学園高校 東京合宿練習試合その２- (THE GAME -Karasuno koukou vs Fukuroudani gakuen koukou Tokyo gasshuku renshuu shiai sono 2) 18. 相棒と、頂での戦い方 (Aibou to, itadaki de no tatakaikata) 19. "進化の夏" To The Next Stage ("Shinka no natsu" To The Next Stage) 20. KARASUNO～ほしがりのテ���マ～ (KARASUNO ~Hoshigari no teema~)

track translations 1. "Summer of Evolution" 2: The Adventures of Villager B and the Sun: New Encounters 3. The Adventures of Villager B and the Sun: Halfhearted Feelings 4. A Murder of Crows 5. The Adventures of Villager B and the Sun: Leaving the Nest 6. "Summer of Evolution" Into High Gear 7. THE GAME: Karasuno High vs Nekoma High, Tokyo Away Match 8. Partners 9. The Moon Dreams a Clouded Dream 10. Synchronized Attack 11. How to Fight at the Summit 12. THE GAME -Fukurodani Gakuen High vs Nekoma High, Tokyo Training Camp Match 13. THE GAME -Karasuno High vs Fukurodani Gakuen High, Tokyo Training Camp Match #1 14. The Moon Dreams a Dream It Can't Awake From 15. A Brand-New World of Color 16. Horizons of Evolution 17. THE GAME -Karasuno High vs Fukurodani Gakuen High, Tokyo Training Camp Match #2 18. How to Fight at the Summit, As Partners 19. "Summer of Evolution" To The Next Stage 20. KARASUNO ~Theme for the Hungry~

Translator's note: "Ugou no shuu", whose characters literally means a mass gathering of crows, is the Japanese term for a sort of disorderly mob – I chose the English collective noun to try and convey both the literal and metaphorical meaning.

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"i got a ticket for daisenshuuraku and i didn't even have to sell my kidneys on the black market": the @shoushatohaisha story

stay tuned for the thrilling sequel, "sued by seinenkan for tear-related water damages"

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hi guys. hope you're all well. as you may have deduced from the radio silence here, it's been a uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh complicated couple months on the mental health front over here, and when that happens tumblr is the first thing to go, without warning.

most importantly i want to make a huge apology to my project partners who either put in hours of work or committed to do so only for me to vanish. that's a shitty thing to do. not much i can say other than that. i'll try to get my act together and get in touch individually and/or move forward since... i put a lot of translation hours into that stuff and my timers who generously offered to collaborate did the same and i don't want that to go to waste.

i can't promise i'll be around regularly just yet, but i do have content to post so i won't disappear altogether. thanks for understanding, and stay good.

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i went ahead and made a masterpost of links to my uploads, translations, reports, etc. so if you got tired of sorting out my spotty and incomplete tagging --> douzo.

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the way they time the curtain call music so tatsunari takes his bow right at "there is no more lonesome king anymore"