#Hakuouki Shinkai Hana no Shou

[widemushroom]

Okita is very popular because he is very teasing but at the same time very caring toward Chizuru or the player.

Or is the reason a different reason?

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Hakuoki Edo Blossoms

Okita Souji - CG (3)

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakuoki Shinkai Hana no Shou Animate Bonus Drama CD "Unchanging Feelings" Eng translation

Anyone happen to know where content that is probably under the title of 「土方さんの習字について」 comes from? Found it saved in my Nimble file in both JP and CN... and I have no where idea it came from. It's short exchange between Hijikata, Souji and Kondou.

Anyway, this translation is of the Hana no Shou Animate Bonus CD 「変わらぬ想い」. I actually had this on my to-do list for a while since I'm pretty sure I don't have any Iba content that's longer than two sentences (well, I'm at least pretty sure about that?)... but I just never got around to it (or a number of other drama CDs that I want to have translated...😅). Suppose it helps that I got discouraged (again) from translating the Shimabara Disturbance drama's first track as I have to go and review some videos to fill in the gaps where text is missing for that... and doing this felt like less work despite how it felt like a pain to do.

enjoy~? Almost didn't make it because I had a hard time with one sentence...

Hakuoki Shinkai Animate Bonus Drama CD "Unchanging Feelings"

Translation by KumoriYami

Iba: As expected, the Shinsengumi's training is strict, but I also feel that the time spent has been very meaningful. And practising with the officers has been exhausting.

Toudou: Oh, isn't that Hachiro? Have you come to train?

Iba: Heisuke-kun! Yes, I've just started to rest now.

Heisuke: Speaking of which, you really do seem to like our training.

Iba: I'll take that as a compliment.

Heisuke: How was the training?

Iba：There are many people who use different techniques and styles, and it's a great learning experience. I accidently got carried away and sparred with everyone many times. If I don't properly rest, I feel that my body won't be able to keep up.

Toudou: That's because Hachiro is very popular. There are many members who want to train with you.

Iba: Truly, I'm very happy.

Toudou: That's right! Who did you train with today?

IbaL Shinpat-san was my first opponent. He's as strong as ever.

Toudou: Shinpat-san is very strong.

Iba: If we were in a tsubazeriai*[references at end], I would be the one to lose, so I tried to prevent that from happening as much as possible.

tsubazeriai can be used to describe a situation where two swordsmen are very close to each other where they both try to push forward. To simplify this would be to say that they are in "neck-and-neck" competition."

Toudou: But Shinpat-san would definitely charge ahead without any mercy, right?

Iba: Precisely.

Toudou：If that happens, it feels you'd get supressed right away. It truly feels good to know that he's companion.

Iba: That's true. Ah, after that, I sparred with Saito-kun.

Toudou: Oh, how was that?

Iba: Saito-kun's iai has great value. That being said, there's no time to think about that during training.

Toudou: Hajime-kun and Shinpat-san aren't the same when it comes to strength.

Iba: My own training is insufficient.

Toudou: Hehe, then I can't lose!

Iba: Heisuke-kun still hasn't changed at all.

Toudou: You say that, but isn't it the same for Hachiro?

Iba: Me?

Toudou: That's right, it's just like that time, as long as Hachiro showed up at Shiekan, you and everyone would engage in matches.

Iba: Yes, I previously used to train a lot.

Toudou: As long as someone challenges you, you'd accept accept it.

Iba: Isn't that the same for Heisuke-kun? Didn't you Shinpat-san used to have some pretty wild fights before?

Toudou: Ah, I miss those. They were the sort that didn't end unless someone collapsed.

Iba: Of course, the two of you were both over your heads/stubborn.

Toudou: Even though I really got beaten until I collapsed, we were scolded by Hijikata-san.

Iba: Even if we try to console him, he wouldn't listen at all.

Toudou: It's because it feels like Shinpat-san's physical strength is endless, that his attacks are relentless.

Iba: I know how you feel. It's because we know the other party is strong that we fixate on not losing.

Touodu: We surprisingly haven’t changed at all.

Iba: Indeed, even back then, Toshi-san was obsessed with victory and defeat.

Toudou: Why are you bringing up Hijikata-san now?

Iba: When mentioning things that haven't changed, the first person that comes to mind is Toshi-san.

Toudou: Hachiro, you've really admired Hijikata-san for a long time.

Iba: Yes, Ithis hasn't changed since then.

Toudou: Hey, what exactly is so good about HIjikata-san? Not that I hate him or anything.

Iba: Toshi-san is a very good person. Not only is his swordsmanship excellent, but I was attracted to his character.

Toudou: Like how/For instance/example?

Iba: For example, he's very strict but is still treats us with love.

Toudou: Love!?

Iba: On one hand, he has resolute and unwavering beliefs, but he simultaneously has a weakness to cute things.

Toudou: Was there such a thing?

Iba: Even his ability to not drink is quite charming.

Toudou: Haha, I get that!

Hijikata: Tch, you guys, what exactly is it that you know.

Heisuke: Hijikata-san?!

Iba: Tosh-san! We were just talking about Toshi-san.

Hijikata: Yeah, I figured… I could hear uncomfortable subjects from afar.

Iba: Toshi-san, you you like to talk about this too?

Hijikata: What do you want me to say?

Iba: Of course, about how outstanding Toshi-san is.

Hijikata: Spare me. Furthermore, it'd be too embarrassing if the other members heard this so please stop.

Iba: Is that so. That's a pity. Since Toshi-san has said that, I won't say anymore.

Hijikata: Geez, you. Also, Heisuke! I'm not bad at drinking!

Toudou: Ah, I get it. (Hijikata walks away). That scared me. Hijikata-san has seriously good ears, I don't know he always appears when he's mentioned.

Iba: That aspect hasn't changed at all.

Toudou: That's right. Who knows when he started listening/when his ears became so sensitive.

Iba: Hey, Heisuke-kun.

Toudou: What is it?

Iba: You, Heisuke-kun, who has since been learning from everyone else and going in the same way since the beginning/Everyone, including Heisuke-kun, who used to be shrouded in obscurity is now in Kyoto as the prestigious Shinsengumi, and I became an Okuzume. Although we're not in the same position, we all serve the shogunate. Thinking of about it all this way, always feels incredible.

Toudou: Ah, that's right.

Iba: What's wrong?

Toudou: I mean this hypothetically, but what if you questions about where you fit in/belonged?

Iba: Eh? Do you have questions about where you belong?

Toudou: Yeah.

Iba: If I had any questions, then I would be not be questioning where it was that I belonged, but myself.

Toudou: What do you mean?

Iba: I have my own beliefs about the work I do as an Okuzume. Because of that, I often get anxious about whether or not what I do is useful.

Toudou: I see. So Hachiro also feels the same way.

Iba: Yes, I have thinking of this especially lately.

Toudou: I've been thinking about some things lately. the people who've been joining the Shinsengumi, and how it's changed. In the future, when these changes become bigger and bigger, will I be able to think as I do now?

Iba: Heisuke-kun...

Toudou: Sorry, I said something weird.

Iba: Ah, no, not really.

Toudou: Forget about what I just said. It's almost time for me to go on patrol. I'll be going!

Iba: Oh, Heisuke-kun! Wait a moment!

(Heisuke runs off)

What happened to him? Ah? Toshi-san! How long have you been there?

Hijikata: Ah, you noticed me. I was just passing by. By the way, is that guy Heisuke, okay?

Iba: Ah, Toshi-san is also worried about Heisuke-kun? That's why just now.

Hijikata: We've known each other for a long time so it's hard to not notice any changes to him. Although I've been trying to keep more of an eye on him lately, that guy's been worrying about something by himself all the time.

Iba: So that's how it is. Although Heisuke-kun seems to be thinking about a number of things, I think it's best to leave him to think to himself.

Hijikata: I see.

Iba: It's fine. If Heisuke-kun really has a problem, he has a trustworthy comrade beside him.

Hijikata: Trustworthy is it, well, maybe so.

Iba: Speaking of which, Toshi-san, do you had questions about where you belong after that?

Hijikata: What, why are you suddenly asking about this sort of thing.

Iba: It just came to mind. Of course, just hypothetically.

Hijikata: The moment I suspect that the Shinsengumi is over, I think it's my responsibility to prevent that situation from happening.

Iba: : Even so, if one day the Shinsengumi really changes, and if that sort of thing really happens, will Toshi-san be able to stay the same as before?

Hijikata: As long as Kondou-san and I are alive, the Shinsengumi will not change. But if change happens, then I won't change, regardless of how large the changes are around me, I just need to stick to my beliefs.

Iba: As expected, Toshi-san is indeed the same Toshi-san from before.

Hijikata： What are you saying.

Iba: It's so great that I met Toshi-san, I've been attracted to you for a long time.

Hijikata: Hey, that's why I asked you to stop saying such embarrassing things for others to hear.

Iba: Really? Is it something embarrassing?

Hijikata: You haven't changed at all. How is it that I can be so interesting to you?

Iba: Of course that's because I respect Toshi-san.

Hijikata: As you wish, but, just don't mention this sort of thing in front of the other soldiers.

Iba: Ah, I understand.

Hijikata: Then I'll be going first.

Iba: Ah, please Toshi-san, I'll be going back to training, so please accompany me!

(footsteps)

(The current situtation is very turbulent,but even if everything changes, the ideals I have in my heart will remain unchanged. The guidance he gave just now, has clearly been engraved into my thoughts. I will just believe in what you said, Toshi-san.)

Hijikata Toshizou: Miki Shin'ichiro

Toudou Heisuke: Yoshino Hiroyuki

Iba Hachirou: Miyano Mamoru

---end---

image was taken from suruga-ya

*references:

https://www.japanesewiki.com/culture/Tsubazeriai.html

https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/dictionary/entry_details.cfm?entry_id=41759&element_id=204340

https://samurai-shodown.fandom.com/wiki/Locking_Swords

note to self: maybe use an audio translator to check over that line when Iba first mentions the Okuzume... not sure about that part since the translations of the differing tls I use are very different in that part.

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UPCOMING OTOME GAMES FOR WESTERN RELEASE

Here is all of the otome games, that I know of so far, that will be released in English in 2018!

Code:Realize ~ Future Blessings ~

Summary

The fandisc for Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~, featuring after stories for the main cast, Arsène Lupin, Abraham Van Helsing, Victor Frankenstein, Impey Barbicane, Count Saint-Germain, and new routes for Herlock Sholmes and Finis.

Clip https://youtu.be/I4ysR1tPhTA

Release Date: March 30, 2018

Hakuouki Edo Blossoms

Summary

The sequel to Hakuouki Kyoto Wind, it continues the routes for all 12 characters.

Clip https://youtu.be/zcBWZvUmPIw

Release Date: March 13, 2018

7'scarlet

Summary

The summer holidays.

A town caged by nature, Okunezato.

One year ago in this town, her older brother disappeared without a trace.

Shaped like a fragment of the moon, a nostalgic atmosphere permeates the town. It is known for having many legends and folklore's. As a result of the continued population decline, the amount of modern-looking buildings have increased in the main street. The town is starting to gain attention due to its status as a “mystery hot spot” amongst the youngsters in the underground scene.

One day, during summer vacation, the protagonist and university student Hanamaki Ichiko is invited by Kagutsuchi Hino, her childhood friend in the same university year level as her, to go to Okunezato in order to look for her disappeared older brother together. Hino had found the “Forbidden Okunezato Club”, a website in which its visitors discuss the mysteries and legends of Okunezato. Taking advantage of the offline meeting between the visitors that will take place during the summer holidays, he suggests to look into her brother’s disappearance during this time. With Hino having pushed her back, Ichiko wills herself to go to Okunezato.

The young men from the Forbidden Okunezato Club website had gathered at the Fuurin Hotel, the live-in chef Amari Isora, the cat lover otaku Kushinada Toa, the med student Tatehira Sousuke, and the owner of Fuurin Hotel Murakumo Yuzuki. 

The “other face” of Okunezato comes to light as rumors regarding the “Legend of the Dead” are treated as though they were fact. Everytime they follow the footsteps of her disappeared brother, mysterious events spark. The true existence of the forbidden grounds, and the legendary flower that only blooms in Okunezato...

The truth behind these incidents lead to a suprising and totally unexpected ending.

Clip https://youtu.be/lljYBChz64s

Release Date: May 25, 2018

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

Summary

As she fell deeper and deeper into the darkness, she could hear the sound of rainfall.

Also, she heard a animalistic cry.

When she woke up, the young girl found herself in a Western-style mansion.

An unknown, terrible monster rushes to attack the confused girl.

As the young girl ran away from the monster, she thought:

“Where is this place?”

“Who am I, anyway?”

Having lost pretty much all of her memories, she eventually met and joined up with some men in the same circumstances as her.

They all held weapons that were strange handguns.

From there on out, with their lives at stake, they must participate in the “Black Butterfly Hunt”, and collect “Kaleidoscope Shards” possessed by these monsters.

Inside the Western-style mansion in which despair and betrayal swirls, will they be able to find hope in their futures?

Clip https://youtu.be/aEosdJtoRE4

Release Date: April 27, 2018

Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk

Summary

The sequel to Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly.

In a town controlled by two families, the Farshi (Falcon) and the Wolg (Wolf), a dreadful creature known as the witch, whose appearance is known to be a woman with red eyes, is said to cause misfortunes. 

Our heroine Eiar lives in the same town, but because her right eye turns red whenever she’s feeling strong emotions, she has to live her life pretending to be a boy named Jed, lest the people persecute her as a witch. 

Despite the frequent conflicts between the Falcon and Wolf families, Eiar lives a normal life working as a handyman, until she is asked by the church’s acting priest to look for a treasure called the “Kaleidovere”, a symbol of peace in the town.

In her search for it, Eiar discovers the secret of the town, of the people around her, and of her own past.

Clip https://youtu.be/yKgQhllSNXw

Release Date: June 29, 2018

Code:Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~

Summary

It is a PS4 console game of both Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ and Code:Realize ~Future Blessings~ together

Clip https://youtu.be/Po8yV235vC8

Release Date: March 30, 2018

[widemushroom]

Aren't her relationships with some people in some routes and scenes too healthy to be that of someone who was emotionally isolated?

Thank you, by the way, for replying. I didn't expect you to reply so soon.

may i ask you what u mean when you say that kodo emotionally isolated Chizuru? do you mean by not telling her of her true nature or something else? love your souji route commentary btw!!❤️

Hello anon,

I am glad your like my commentaries on Souji's route. I like making them too so at least two of us are having a nice time with them.

It is true that I must have said 3 or 4 times now that for me Kodo emotionally isolated Chizuru while raising her, without ever explaining what exactly I was referring to. So thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about this.

(However, please be aware that I haven't play the game in its entirety yet and I am playing Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi which is a ten-years-old game and far from the newest iteration that might explore the subject a bit more. So this is informed by the anime, the movies and the part of the game I have played as of today. Plus by some of the discussions I have seen in the fandom.)

Also, I am so very sorry for the long post.

When I say Kodo emotionally isolated Chizuru am I referring to him lying to her about who she is or to something else? The answer is both, or rather I think the lying and other things were tools he used to isolate her (emotionally and also physically to an extent) in order to control her easily.

First the lying. Kodo lied to Chizuru, and he lied to her constantly including on things that cannot be reframed as a safety issue for her. Let's list the extent of his lies:

Not telling Chizuru she is an oni: This could potentially be reframed as a way to protect her from a world that would hunt her down. However, Chizuru still knows she is not like other people because of her healing. She has to hide it from ´outside’ people. This means Kodo only gave her half of the truth so she can't have a full picture of herself while also being convinced the only person she can trust entirely is him.

Not telling Chizuru she is not his biological daughter: Kodo is not Chizuru's biological dad. Biologically I am not even sure who Kodo is supposed to be for her. He is part of the Yukimura clan but he is not a pure blood oni. This means that the closest he could be to her is her uncle as the half-brother of one her parents. In the movies Kaoru calls him "Kodo-ojisan" (meaning uncle Kodo) but in Japanese as a younger person you can call middle-aged man ojisan as a mark of respect that is less formal than san (Mister/Sir). The official French subtitles translate this as "M'sieur Kodo", an informal version of Mister Kodo. In the game I am pretty sure Kaoru only calls him "Kodo-san". Which would mean that Kodo is not extremely closely related to the Yukimura twins (personally in my fic I made him the (half-)uncle of their mother who was born only a few years before her so they were raised as siblings more than uncle-niece, which meant that while Kodo is Chizuru's great-uncle he actually served as an uncle figure, I love family drama and complicated family tree). What does any of this matter? Well this lie does not serve any safety or cultural properness purpose. Adoption was extremely common in Japan at the time. Kondo Isami was adopted, Inoue (Okita) Rintaro (Okita Souji's brother-in-law) was adopted by the Okita family, Ito Kashitaro was adopted, Iemochi the Shogun at the beginning of the Hakuouki game was adopted, twice!, apparently Okita Mitsu was adopted by the Kondo family too so she could marry Inoue (now Okita) Rintaro... It would not have been shocking for Kodo to present himself as Chizuru adoptive father. What he actually is, btw. Yet he preferred to lie to her and say that he is her father, period.

Not telling her she ever had a sibling: as a follow-up to lying to her about being her bio dad, Kodo never mentioned to Chizuru that she had a brother. Reminder that Chizuru was 7 when her village was destroyed which meant she could have memories of her previous life (I can't remember if this is a popular headcanon or something backed by canon but it was Kodo who altered her memory right?). Hypothetically Kodo could have told her she had a brother (without mentioning the twin thing considering the negative superstitions surrounding them) adding that he died/disappeared. This could have match with snippets of memory she might have. It might also have salvaged Kaoru and Chizuru's relationship if they ever met again (something I believe Kodo was planning) because I personally thing that what definitely broke Kaoru was his sister not recognizing nor remembering him at all.

All of this accumulate to create a picture of "it was always just me and my dad and no one else" (why would she ever think she might need anyone else?) and "my father is the only person I can really trust". This is plain bad for Chizuru's development as a person and an absolute lie.

To this, one must add other ways Kodo used to make Chizuru dependent on him alone:

While Chizuru is well-educated and has attended a dojo for a short while, she has no (let alone close) friend. She never mentioned anyone back in Edo. I know some of this come from otome protagonists being some sort of a blank page so you can project on them but if we compare her to Hoshino Ichika for exemple (from Collar x Malice), Ichika does have friends and relations outside of the main cast that date back before the plot kicks in. Chizuru does not, besides Kodo.

The inclusion of Iba Hachiro in the new games might mitigate that but from my understanding Kodo did put some distance between the two at some point.

Chizuru had no prospect of her own, no goal with her future life despite being on the brink of adult life. Was the plan for her to live with her father forever?

While Kodo seems to be well-integrated in the medical/scientific community, no one seems to really care about Chizuru. No one seemed to have actually looked for her after she disappeared from the family home and went missing. Chizuru was 16 when she left Edo! She must have more or less run her father's household (which must have make her interact with people), maybe she helped him in the clinic and her father must have been a known figure in the neighborhood at least (as a doctor)... I understand that were more than troubled times but no one cared about the missing 16 years old girl they must have interacted with regularly? Really?

As a result we see a Chizuru that is an extremely strong-willed (she travelled alone from Edo to Kyoto by foot at sixteen years old disguising her gender in the middle of a deeply trouble political time! That takes guts!) and rather intelligent girl, yet she is also quite timid and does not seem to have a point of reference on how people should treat her.

The Shinsengumi kidnaps her and holds her captive for months for being at the wrong place at the wrong time and she is not deeply resentful to them? She thinks they are "nice men" deep down?

It takes her being physically put in danger in the place she is forced to live in to go:

???

She has no basis for what a sane relationship with someone should look like. She take being controlled as normal. Ironically, it is with the political militia who kidnapped her that she starts learning how to interact relatively normally with people. Because for what I think is the first time in her life since Kodo adopted her, she is allowed to interact with a multitude of people who have different opinion and act as if disagreeing with each other from time to time is normal (which it is). Hijikata gave the order for her to stay in her room? Well it is stupid order and we are not following it. Etc etc.

My thoughts about Kodo's behavior is that he raised Chizuru so she would be able to nominally be the head of Yukimura clan and his future oni/rasetsu kingdom (giving her Shotsuren, making sure she is passable with it, making sure she is educated, etc.) while making sure she could never really escape his clutches and would never even think about trying to do so.

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PS4「薄桜鬼 真改 風華伝」 トレイラームービー

The Hakuouki Shinkai series (both Kaze no Shou and Hana no Shou) will be getting a PS4 port in Japan this year (Hakuouki Shinkai Fuukaden).

Teaser site

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Sakamoto Ryōma (Sakamoto Ryouma) CGs - Hakuōki: Shinkai - Hana no Shō (薄桜鬼 真改 華ノ章 - 通常版) (2016) 

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[widemushroom]

Kazama is spending time with a cat, probably after Chizuru refuses him. Lol

[widemushroom]

Chizuru comes first for me in every single hakuouki content or hakuouki fanwork

I used to like a certain hakuouki guy (that is not Kazama) so much, but now I hate him because I read a fanfic in which I didn't like how he treated Chizuru and i didn't like his relationship with Chizuru there 💔

I now hate the author as well, so I won't mention their name

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Hakuoki Edo Blossoms

Kazama Chikage - CG (2)

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Hakuouki Shinkai: Hana No Shou Translations  山南敬助編 (Side: Sannan Keisuke) Prologue Pt.1

*MC name is retained as the original 雪村千鶴 (Yukimura Chizuru) 序章 (Prologue)

Summary: 文久三���十二月連絡が途絶えた父を捜すため 京にきた主人公は、 浪人に絡まれ追われる最中、 偶然にも新選組の秘密を見てしまう。それが全ての始まりだった。

On the 3rd year of the Bunkyū era, December. I had gone to Kyoto in search of my father whom I had lost contact with but while I had been pursued by rōnin, I had coincidentally seen the Shinsengumi's secret. That had been the beginning of everything.

Monologue:

文久三年の冬——。 連絡の途絶えた父様を捜すため、 私——雪村千鶴わ、京を訪れた。

The 3rd year of the Bunkyū era, winter——. In order to find my father whom I had lost contact with, I —— Yukimura Chizuru came to Kyoto.

そこで目にしたのわ、白い髪と赤い目を持ち、人を襲う新選組の【羅刹】の姿。

What I saw there had been people with white hair and blood red eyes, they were the Shinsengumi’s【Furies】who attacked people.

その羅刹から私を救ってくれだのわ、新選組の方々だった。

The ones who had saved me from the furies has been the people from the Shinsengumi.

羅刹という秘密を知ってしまった私わ、同じく父様を捜しているという彼らの元で共に父様を捜すことになる。

I, who knew of the secret of the furies had ended up searching for my father together with them as they had the same motives as well.

副長の小姓といという立場を与えられ、新選組の元での生活が始めまったのだ。

Given the position of the vice-captain’s squire, I started my life in the Shinsengumi.

新選組わ恐ろしい浪士集団と聞いていたが、彼らとの生活や事件を通して、その思いは払拭されていく。

I had heard about how the Shinsengumi had been a terrifying group of samurai but that thinking has long since been dispelled through the time I lived together with them and the incidents I had experienced with them.

浪士集団と聞いていたが、彼らとの生活や事件を通して、その思いは払拭されていく

I had also heard that they had been a group of samurais but that thought had also been slowly dispelled throughout the time I lived with them.

京の治安をる彼らの姿や志は、地位や権力を振りかざす当世の武士より、よほど武士のものなのだと——。

Their appearance and aspirations of peace for Kyoto were more of a samurai compared to those who flaunted their status and strength——。

そんな中、山南さんは新選組の総長という役職で、近藤さんや土方さんを補佐をしていた。

Meanwhile, Sannan had assisted Kondo and Hijikata as the Shinsengumi’s Colonel.

剣の腕も立ち、人柄も良かったのだが、怪我で刀を持てなくなったことから、人を避けふさぎ込むことが多くなっていき......。

He was outstanding with a sword and had a great personality, however, due to an injury which caused him to be unable to wield a sword any longer, he had started to avoid people......。

やがて、新選組の参謀として入隊した伊東の登場により、己の立場を失ったと思い話めてしまうのだった。

Eventually, there has been talk of him losing his position with the advent of Ito who had joined the ranks of the Shinsengumi.  

そして、怪我をした左腕を再び動かすため、変若水を飲み羅刹となった彼は、新選組の影の存在となるのだった。

And then, in order to move his left arm again, he drank the water of life and became a fury, becoming one of those who lived in the shadows of the Shinsengumi.

自らを【鬼】と名乗る者たちとの戦いや、山南さんの羅刹研究を通して、新選組で羅刹の存在はどんどん広まっていく。

Through the fight with those who had called themselves【Oni】along with Sannan’s research, the existence of the furies slowly become known within the Shinsengumi.

そして、時代は風雲急を告げる。

And then, an era had passed.

倒幕の気運の高まりとともに、幕府と薩摩や長州等の敵対する勢力との戦は、避けられないものととなったのだ。

As the rise of overtaking powers increased, the battle between the Shogunate and the opposing factors such as the Satsuma and the Choshu became inevitable.

その戦の最中、山南さん羅刹の力を振るいながら敵と戦った。

In the middle of battle, Sannan had wielded his strength as a fury to fight against the enemy.

血を求めるように戦に望むその姿は、初めて見たときのような羅刹の狂気を感じさせるもので......。

That blood-seeking figure plunging through the battle had resembled the madness of the furies I had first seen……。

けれど、敵側に味方する父・綱道、そして実の兄である南雲薫から私を守ってくれたのは、山南さんだった。

However, the one who had protected me from my father who had gone to the enemy's side, and my real brother had been none other Sannan.

戦は薩長側の勝利に終わり、京の地を追われた新選組は、江戸を目指したのだった。

The battle ended with the Satsuma as the victor and the Shinsengumi who had been stationed in the lands of Kyoto went onwards to Edo.

xxxxxxx

序章——第1章 (Prologue, Chapter 1)

鳥羽伏見の戦で敗北を喫した新選組が、幕府軍と共に海路で江戸へ到着した後。

After the battle of Toba-Fushimi, the defeated Shinsengumi arrived in Edo together with the Shogunate army via sea.

近藤さんは引き続き松本先生の下で、他の負傷した隊士たちも横浜の病院で、入院を余儀なくされてしまう。

Kondo had continued to remain under Doctor Matsumoto and the other injured forces were hospitalised at the Yokohama Hospital.

さらには病状の悪化した沖由さんも、千駄ヶ谷で療養すに至り......。

Furthermore, Okita went to get medical treatment at Sendagaya due to his worsening medical condition......。

品川の宿【釜屋】に滞在中の新選組には、連日のように苦しい空気が流れていた。

The Shinsengumi who were staying at the Shinagawa’s inn【Kamaya】had a sullen air around them everyday.

何しろ局長がいない上に、副長も臣たちと協議のため不在がち。

Since there wasn’t a commander at all, the vice-captain had also tended to be absent due to consultations with the ministers.

となれば隊たちに焦燥感が募るのも、当然と言えば当然かもしれない。

It might be natural to say that everyone would naturally feel frustrated about it.

…...私たちは、新選組は、これからどうなってしまうのだろう。

…...I wonder what will happen from the shinsengumi from now on.

誰もがそんなことを考えてしまう、ある日の夜のこと——。

While everyone’s thinking of that, it had been something that happened at night one day——。

Xxxxxx

土方歳三「江戸市中の見回りをしたい、だと?」

Hijikata Toshizo「You’re saying that you want to know the surroundings of Edo?」

山南敬助「ええ、つまりは巡察です」

Sannan Keisuke「Indeed, in other words, a patrol.」

多々に釜屋へ戻った土方さんに、そんな話切り出たのは山南さんだった。

The only person who would bring up that topic to Hijikata who had returned to the Kamaya many times was none other than Sannan.

山南敬助「元より京にいた時代から、我々新選組の本分は市中の治安維持。それは江戸に来ても変わらないでしょう?」

Sannan Keisuke「From the time when we were in Kyoto, we, the Shinsengumi had been maintaining public order of the market. That won’t change even if we’ve come to Edo, no?」

土方歳三「......言いたいことはわかる。こが今はそれどころじゃねえだろ。動ける隊士もそう多くはないんだ」

Hijikata Toshizo「I know what you’re trying to say. But now’s not the time for it, is it? We don’t have much mobile units to spare」

山南敬助「いいえ。今だからこそ、ですよ」

Sannan Keisuke「No. It’s precisely now that we should.」

山南敬助「最近のここは無残な程に活気がありません。永倉君たちに至っては憂さを晴らすかのように、毎晚酒を飲み歩く始末......」

Sannan Keisuke「Recently, things here haven’t been the least bit  lively at all. Nagakura and the rest have been walking away, drinking and drinking, as if to clear up the melancholiness they feel」

山南敬助「皆、伏見奉行所での敗戦で打ちのめされ、己の道を見失いくすぶっているのです」

Sannan Keisuke「Everyone’s been overwhelmed by the defeat at the Fushimi magistrate place, lost their way of sight and are down in the dumps」

土方歳三「だから今、何か目的を与えて少しでも発散させとこうってわけか」

Hijikata Toshizo「So you’re trying to say that we should give them a purpose and distract them from it even if a little.」

山南敬助「それに江戸の民への宣伝にもなります。夜の巡察なら羅刹隊も出られますしね」

Sannan Keisuke「It’ll also serve as publicity to the people of Edo. Besides, the fury corps can also participate in the night patrols」

土方歳三「......何もしねえよりはマツか」

Hijikata Toshizo「.....It’s better than doing nothing huh.」

土方歳三「わかった。俺のほうで手筈を整えておく。山南さんは羅刹隊を頼む」

Hijikata Toshizo「Alright. I’ll prepare the arrangements on my side. I’ll be leaving the Fury Corps to you 」

渋々という感じだったけど土方さんは承諾したみたいだった。

It felt as if he had been reluctant about it but Hijikata had seemed to accept it.

脇に控えていた私は空になった湯呑みを下げつつ、山南さんへ言葉を向けた。

As I had been beside him, I lowered the empty cup and turned to talk to Sannan.

雪村千鶴「あの、大丈夫なんですか?」

Yukimura Chizuru「Um, is that really alright?」

山南敬助「何がです?」

Sannan Keisuke「What is?」

雪村千鶴「市中の警護も大切な仕事だとは思いますけど......」

Yukimura Chizuru「I do think that maintaining security in the market is an important task but…...」

最近の山南さんは今までにも増して、仕事に精を出すようになっている。

Recently, Sannan has been getting more and more work.

今日だって昼に寝る間も小昔しんで、変若水の研究を続けていたのに。

Even though he slept a little till noon today, he’s still continuing the research on the water of life.

雪村千鶴「この上、夜に巡察まで入れたら、休む暇もないんじゃ?」

Yukimura Chizuru「If you’re going to do patrols at night too above that, won’t you have time to rest?」

山南敬助「いえ、多少の苦労など、たいしたことではありませんよ」

Sannan Keisuke「No, something like this isn’t much of a big deal 」

山南敬助「......その苦労すらできなくなってしまった人たちもいるのですから」

Sannan Keisuke「......Because there’re some people who can no longer bear this hardship」

雪村千鶴「そう......ですね」

Yukimura Chizuru「You’re…...right」

xxxxxxx

私を庇って敵に立ち向かい、そのまま帰らぬ人となった井上さん。

Inoue who had covered for me and faced the enemy had never made it home.

今際の際で変若水に手を伸ばそうとした、山崎さん。

Yamazaki-san who had tried to reach out to the water of life at the very last minute.

京の地で散ってしまった、大切な仲間たち......。

Important friends of ours who had gotten scattered all over Kyoto grounds......。

xxxxxxx

彼らのことを思い出しているのか、山南さんは目をせてつぶやいた。

Sannan had closed his eyes as he remembered them.

山南敬助「あのとき変若水があれば、二人とて助かったかもしれあい......。だから私は今後も薬の研究を続けます」

Sannan Keisuke「If there had been the water of life back then, it might have saved the both of them......。That’s why I’ll continue the research on the medicine in the future as well」

山南敬助「実際に用いるかは別の問題として、あって困るものではないはずですから」

Sannan Keisuke「It isn’t exactly a problem since whether it is actually being used is another problem in of itself」

人として死ぬか。

Whether one dies as a human.

それとも羅刹として生き、影から新選組を支え続けるのか。

Or one lives on as a fury and supports the Shinsengumi from the shadows.

それは容易に答えの出せない問題だけど、せめてその選択肢を用意できるように。

It’s not a question that can be easily answered but we can prepare that option at the very least.

そんな彼の想いが痛いほど伝わってきて、 私はふと口を開いていた。

I suddenly opened my mouth to speak as those thoughts of his transmitted painfully across.

雪村千鶴「 あの、 そういえば……。私にも協力できることがあるかもしれません」

Yukimura Chizuru「Um, come to think of it……。There might be something I can help with」

山南敬助「協力、 というと？ 」

Sannan Keisuke「 Something you can help with?」

雪村千鶴「 せっかく江戸に来たんですし、 明日にでも私の実家にご案内します」

Yukimura Chizuru「Since we came all the way to Edo, I thought that I could bring you to my home」

雪村千鶴「 ひょっとしたら変若水について、 父が家に資料を残しているかもしれませんから」

Yukimura Chizuru「There might be some notes or documents regarding the water of life that Father left behind back home 」

Xxxxxxxx

翌日の夕方——。

During the evening of the next day——。

私が京へと発ってから、 四年振りに訪れることとなった実家。

I visited the home that I’ve not returned to for 4 years since I left for Kyoto.

主が去って久しい雪村診療所は、どこか寂しげな佇まいで私を出迎えてくれた。

The Yukimura Clinic which had been abandoned for a long time greeted me with a somewhat lonely appearance.

山南敬助「 なるほど。 ここが雪村君の実家、というわけですか」

Sannan Keisuke「I see. So this is your home」

山南敬助「 女性の実家を訪れるなら手土産のひとつも持ってくるべきでしたかね」

Sannan Keisuke「Though, I’m not carrying a single gift at all even though I’m visiting a girl’s home 」

軽口を叩く山南さんに苦笑して中へ入ると、 どこか懐かしい香りが私の記憶を刺激する。

After Sannan had entered with a bitter smile on his face, a nostalgic fragrance from somewhere brought up memories within me.

うっすらと積もった埃。

Dust had piled up.

勝手気ままに顔を出す庭の雑草。

The garden was a mess of overgrown weeds

懐かしさに目を細めて歩きながら、私は室内を丁寧に巡り始めた。

I begin to carefully circle the interior as waves of nostalgia hit me.

机の引き出しを片っ端から開き。

I opened the desk-drawer on one end.

書棚の本を一冊ずつ調べ。

Searched the books on the bookshelves one by one.

押入れをかき回して。

Checked through the closets.

勝手知ったる自分の家、 いろいろと調べてはみたものの、 さしたる成果が出るわけでもない。

Even though it was my own house, I couldn’t find anything no matter how much I flipped and searched.

雪村千鶴「 蘭学の資料だったら、 数えきれないほどありますけど……」

Yukimura Chizuru「There are many documents and notes about medicines but…...」

雪村千鶴「 羅刹の研究に繋がりそうなものは、 どうにも見当たりませんね」

Yukimura Chizuru「I can’t find anything regarding the research on furies at all」

山南敬助「 となれば探すべきは......。 普段は想像もしない場所ですね」

Sannan Keisuke「If that’s so then the place we should be searching would be......。A place which one would not imagine it to be a」

山南さんは床に体重をかけながら、ゆっくりと室内を一周。

Sannan slowly went around the room while putting weight on the floorboards.

それから首を捻りつつ、 屈みこんで床へ手を掛けた。

And then he turned his neck sideways before crooking the floorboard open.

山南敬助「 なるほど。......ここですか」

Sannan Keisuke「I see。......So it was over here」

雪村千鶴「 何をするんですか！ ？ 」

Yukimura Chizuru「What are you doing!?」

山南敬助「 この部屋を歩き回ってみた時、ここだけ床板の軋む音が違ったんですよ」

Sannan Keisuke「When I had walked around the room, the sound of this floorboard sounded different from the others」

山南敬助「 外れたら修理するつもりでしたが、 私の勘も捨てたものではありませんね」

Sannan Keisuke「It might have needed mending but it seems like my intuition wasn’t wrong about it」

床板を引き剥がした先にあったのは、 床下にぽっかり空いた不自然な空洞。

When he had removed the floorboard,  there was an unusual hollow spot below the floor.

押し込められた書簡や紙の束を手に、 山南さんは薄く微笑んだ。

Sannan smiled thinly, holding a bunch of handwritten letters and papers in hand.

雪村千鶴「 こんなところに隠してあるなんて……。 自分の家なのに気付きもしませんでした」

Yukimura Chizuru「To think that it’ll be hiding in such a place……。I didn’t notice it even though it’s my own house」

山南敬助「 私も半信半疑でしたけどね。 見つかったのは沖田君のおかげですよ」

Sannan Keisuke「I was also dubious about it. It’s thanks to Okita that I found it 」

山南敬助「 彼は土方君の隠した句集を見つける度、自慢げに武勇伝を話してくれましたから」

Sannan Keisuke「He had proudly told me the tactics which he had used to prevent Hijikata from finding the phrase book that he hid」

雪村千鶴「 まさかその中に、 床下に句集を隠した話があったんですか......? 」

Yukimura Chizuru「No way, he hid the phrase book under the floorboards……?」

見つかったのは嬉しいけど、笑っていいのか呆れていいのか。

I’m glad that we found it but I didn’t know whether I should laugh or simply be amazed.

私は気を取り直すと真剣な顔で資料を手に取って目を走らせた。

He took no notice of me as he ran his eyes through the documents with serious eyes.

山南敬助「 ——変若水の素となったのは、 遥か西欧に住むという鬼の血液である」

Sannan Keisuke「——The origin of the water of life is the blood of the Onis who lived in the far west of Europe」

山南敬助「 原液の量が限られているため現在は希釈しての利用が主となるが、いずれ枯渇するのは明白」

Sannan Keisuke「Because the amount of it in stick is limited, it’s now mainly used only after dilution thought it’s obvious that it’ll eventually be depleted one day」

山南敬助「 となれば一刻も早く変若水の培養法を確立せねばならない」

Sannan Keisuke「We must find a cultivation method for the water of life as soon as possible」

山南敬助「 …… 綱道さんがいつから羅刹の研究をしていたのかはわかりませんが」

Sannan Keisuke「......I don’t know when Doctor Matsumoto had started his research on the furies but」

山南敬助「 新選組へあの薬をもたらした時には、既にある程度知識があったようですね」

Sannan Keisuke「it seems like he already had some knowledge of it when he had brought that medicine to the Shinsengumi」

山南敬助「 にも拘わらず私たちには詳細を伏せ、対処法も示すことはなかった…… 」

Sannan Keisuke「Nevertheless, we were neither given the details of it nor shown how to deal with it」

山南敬助「 私たちの羅刹を【 実験】 と呼んだのは、 そういう意味だったわけですか」

Sannan Keisuke「So our【 Experiment】for the Furies meant exactly like what it’s called?」

......頁をめくり読み進める度に、私たちの顔は険しさを深めていく。

…...Our faces darkened every time we continued reading through the pages,.

やがて資料に目を通し終えたのは、 もう完全に陽が沈んだ後のことだった。

It was only till the sun had completely set that we had finished reading through all the documents.

雪村千鶴「 …… こっちの資料に書かれているのは、 羅刹の吸血衝動を抑制する薬みたいです」

Yukimura Chizuru「......What’s written in these documents seem to be a medicine which can suppress the blood-drinking impulses of the furies」

山南敬助「 ええ。 ただしこれだけでは発作が起きた時の対症療法に過ぎません」

Sannan Keisuke「Indeed. However, it’s only a momentarily treatment once a seizure has occured」

山南敬助「 しかし、 もしもこの薬を突き詰めることができたなら……」

Sannan Keisuke「If, we can make a breakthrough with this medicine…...」

[cocotome]

So the  price, time and dates for Otomate Party 2018 have been officially annoumced!! Not to mention the cast lineup. So let’s take a look~

The event will be Saturday, Sept 8th and Sunday, Sept 9th. tickets are between $60 and $80.

Now for the fun part, the CAST!!

Hosts: Suzumura Kenichi Toriumi Kousuke Morikubou Shoutarou

Day 1:

Clock Zero ~Shuuen no Ichibyou~ Namikawa Daisuke Maeno Tomoaki Toriumi Kousuke Sugiyama Noriaki

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly Ishikawa Kaito Kakihara Tetsuya Toriumi Kousuke Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

CollarxMalice Morita Masakazu Saitou Souma Namikawa Daisuke Kimura Ryouhei

Tengai ni Mau, Iki na Hana Majima Junji Tachibana Shinnosuke Kawanishi Kengo

Day 2, Performance 1:

NORN9 Norn+Nornette Yusa Kouji Sugiyama Noriaki Sugita Tomokazu

Daibolik Lovers Lost Eden Hirakawa Daisuke Toriumi Kousuke Morikubou Shoutarou Maeno Tomoaki

KLAP~Kind Love And Punishment~ Fun Party Morikubou Shoutarou Okamoto Nobuhiko Sugita Tomokazu Kakihara Tetsuya

Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Kuroyuri En'youtan Okamoto Nobuhiko Suzumura Kenichi Miyashita Eiji

Day 2, Performance 2:

Code : Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~ Maeno Tomoaki Suwabe Junichi Kakihara Tetsuya Morikubou Shoutarou Hirakawa Daisuke

Hakuouki Shinkai Kaze no Shou Morikubou Shoutarou Toriumi Kousuke Yusa Kouji Tsuda Kenjiro

Shiro to Kuro no Alice Umehara Yuuichirou Masuda Toshiki Okitsu Kazuyuki

Kurenai no Homura Sanada Ninpou Chou Suwabe Junichi Sugita Tomokazu Okitsu Kazuyuki Suzumura Kenichi Hoshi Souichirou

So many awesome seiyuu will be at this evenT and of course I won’t be in Japan for it. But that’s okay, I’ll be buying the blu-ray when it’s released for sure!

[sweetdarkselfishness]

Trabajos juntos en anime : Hirarin y Mamo chan

Eyeshield 21: Hayato Akaba-Haruto Sakuraba Karneval: Yogi-Akari Free!:Rei Ryūgazaki-Rin Matsuoka Ajin: Tanaka Kouji-Kei Nagai Prince of Stride: Alternative: Mayuzumi Shizuma-Reiji Suwa Rainy Cocoa- Ryota Sakuragi-Shion Koga Young Black Jack: Sabame-Maruo Hyakki

Hakuouki Shinkai Hana no Shou: Nakaoka Shintarou &Iba Hachirou

Saint Seiya: Degel de Acuario & Hyoga de cisne

[sakura52-blog]

HAKUOUKI EDO BLOSSOMS AKA HANA NO SHOU WESTERN RELEASE!!!

Well, we finally have some news for the sequel to Hakuouki Kyoto Winds, it is set to be released Spring 2018 for Playstation Vita!

Finally!

[impracticaldemon]

Getting ready for Kyoto Winds by watching the Hakuouki Shinkai videos...

(I know we won’t get this one for a while, but still!)