#Saeki Taisuke

[shinigamihakenkyoukai]

Alan Humphries + Eric Slingby + Glasses in Musical Kuroshitsuji: The Most Beautiful DEATH in the World ~ Sen no Tamashii to Ochita Shinigami (2010)

[san-tsun]

E R I C S L I N G B Y

"I guess I can't resist you"

Never stop to draw what you like, friends

[ericslingbysexy]

Hey Hey Hey,

Look whose Birthday it is >:3 ❤

happy birthday mr taisuke saeki my beloved <3

[elizaxspears]

The Most Beautiful DEATH in the World 2.5

So, I’ve just finished watching The Most Beautiful Death in the World 2.5 and I have to say, I was very highly biased towards not liking it because I was very attatched to the original actors HOWEVER, after giving it a chance, I’ve come to realise that it’s got its own charms that I quite liked! 

The comedy was on point. Grell popping in during William’s opening speech caught me off gaurd considering I’ve heard the original one so many times and though I’m very fond of the original actors, the new ones have slowly grown on me the more I watched it. 

The song changes were also welcomed, keeping it fresh such as Ronald’s rap during The Grim Reaper Dispatch Society or Grell’s extra fantasy with Sebastian and William during R-Rated. I also felt like the harmonizing during Checkmate was much better then the original. Overall, I’d watch it again! I do have some extra thoughts on the individuals chracters below the cut, but that’s about all I have to say otherwise!

Obviously there isn’t much to say about Sebastian or Grell since it’s the same actor who plays them both in the original and 2.5 and honestly, it was a good choice. You cannot find a more quintessential Grell then Takuya Uehara. 

2.5 Abberline and Hanks were just great a comedic duo

2.5 Druitt was, something. He captured the anime Druitt too well lol Certianly wanted to shut him up a few times but in a “he played the character how he was meant to be played” type of way

Now, Teruma as William. At first, I was very much a Takuya Nagaoka stan when it came to actors portraying him just because I thought Takuya had more of the William look but Teruma has grown on me considerably and his facial movements feel very William, like the twitch of the eveybrow or flick of the eyes and tensing of the body whenever someone touched him but he also had a lot more energy then Takuya did when dancing or figthing which maybe not how William would act, but it was far more entertianing to watch. I think my own personal gripe would be his voice gets a little more rough or gravely at times but it wasn’t all the time and overall, he has a really nice voice that I think fits William well. Being my favourite character, my eyes were often on him to say the least

For Ronald, I’m still slightly biased toward Yosuke Crawford. He had the voice and look down to a T in my opinion but again, Takuya Ide grew on me as I contiued to watch. His extra interactions with Grell, Eric and even William were very welcomed and he certianly brought more energy to the character which made him very enjoyable to watch. My favourtie part from him had to be during the Opera scene where he just collapses exhausted to the ground until William calls for him and he instantly pops back to his feet with a little “oi”. It was so cute and a very Ronald thing to do. While I still prefer Yousuke, Takyua is right below him

Alan is a bit of a strange case. For the longest time, Matsumoto Shinya was my Alan. I couldn’t see anyone else playing him and for the first bit of the 2.5 musical, it remained that way but slowly, I began to like Masataka Nakagauchi’s portrayl. He was a little more stern then his original counterpart who was more soft but also a bit more extroverted if that at all makes sense. His voice suited Alan and I like how he portrayed the Thorns of Death more the the original Alan. Hearing him sing The Crevice Between Life and Death was the nail in the coffin for me, he sounded so good singing Alan’s theme. 

Lastly, Eric. Shinji Rachi is a good actor and a great singer but I just can’t see him as Eric. He’s always looked too young to me while Taisuke Saeki is THE Eric Slingby. He had the looks, the voice, the act, he just pulled off Eric so well. I found Shinji’s voice to be a little softer and lighter while Taisuke’s voice was able to be soft then strong and he pulled off the more “I don’t care but actually I care a lot” attitude Eric gives off plus I’m also a little more bias toward the original actors duet. So again, Shinji does a good job at what he set out to do but Taisuke will always be the Eric for me

And that’s it. Just my opinion’s on the whole thing but I’m glad I watched it. As I said above, I’d gladly watch it again and maybe after a second viewing my opinions will change! The 2.5 cast looked like they had a great time and were having great fun during the bowing segment! Either way, The Most Beautiful DEATH in the world contiues to be my favourite musical out of all of them and I’m glad we got Alan and Eric out of it!

[shinigami-dispatch-association]

God, I should not get this much serotonin from a single fucking song but Unmei Will literally never get old.

Like, Shinigami Haken Kyōkai is good and all, I love it too. But damnnnnn Taisuke and Matsumoto really didn’t hold back.

[clockworkstage]

Kuroshitsuji Musical 2: The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World

Kuroshitsuji Musical 2: The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World-A Thousand Souls and a Fallen Shinigami (ミュージカル「黒執事」The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World 千の魂と堕ちた死神)

Romaji: Myujikaru Kuroshitsuji The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World Sen no Tamashi to Ochita Shinigami Other Names: Kuromyu 2, The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World Year(s): 2010, 2013 Summary: In this original storyline, Ciel and Sebastian investigate a series of deaths that, while peaceful, have supernatural undertones. Things become more complicated when the Grim Reaper Dispatch Society becomes involved.

For the full Cast please see the profile on ClockworkStage

[kimhaneul15]

Anyone knows where I can get Kuroshitsuji musical sen no tamashii 2010 version?

While in Japan due to time constraint I bought the 2013 version, which I’m not really a fan of (Bless my soul I only bought the musical because I wanted to watch Alan and Eric aka Shinya and Saeki). Amazon and CDjapan are not selling them anymore (well amazon is but good god it’s priced at 23500+ yen)

Or a download link if there’s any?

[rina-prince]

[shinsengumi-archives]

Shinsengumi Members

I have decided to give a description for each Shinsengumi member I've come across. It came out of a desire to not let these members to go down as nameless persons in fandom. Those who have studied the Shinsengumi would surely know the charter members, the commanders, vice-commander and Captains of this police group as they have been a topic of various films, drama, novels, manga, anime etc. They are included here as well, along with those whom most of you haven't heard before.

As some of us know these men did not formally start out as the Shinsengumi nor did they end in that name. Most accept that the Shinsengumi started with a group of men breaking up from the Roshigumi that was ill-formed by Kiyokawa Hachiro. They will not be given the name "Shinsengumi" (Newly Selected Group) and will be known instead as "Miburoshi" (their headquarters was in Mibu village in the Yagi and Maekawa residence) until they have proven themselves worthy enough to be acknowledged by the Kyoto Protector, Matsudaira Katamori, Daimyo of Aizu and be officially sanctioned as a police force for the Bakufu. They will not retain the name however, using instead the Koyou Chibuntai (Pacification Corps) during their decline and inevitable end, at least in history.

The High Officials

Kondou Isami (Isamu) Masayoshi

Serizawa Kamo

Niimi Nishiki

Hijikata Toshizou Yoshitoyo

Yamanami Keisuke Tomonobu (Sannan)

Itou Kashitarou Takeakira

Before the Kyoto Protection Employment were established (mostly Roshigumi)

Iesato Tsuguo

Endou Jouan

Kamishiro Jinnosuke

Shimizu Goichi

Suzuki Chouzou

Tonouchi Yoshio

Negishi Yuuzan

The

Ten Troop Captains

(Kumichou and Fukuchou Jokin)

Okita Souji Fujiwara Kaneyoshi

Nagakura Shinpachi

Saitou Hajime

Matsubara Chuuji Nobutada

Takeda Kanryuusai Tokuhiru

Inoue Genzaburou Kazutake

Tani Sanjuurou Tomokuni

Todou Heisuke

Suzuki Mikisaburou

Harada Sanosuke

Initial Members and Fukuchou Jokin

(includes Miburoshi)

Noguchi Kenji

Hirama Juusuke

Hirayama Gorou

Abiru Eizaburou

Kasuya Shingorou

Saeki Matasaburou

Asano Toutarou

Andou Hayatarou

Ogata Shuntarou

Various members in

Investigations and Inspections

Ashiya Noboru

Arai Tadao

Andou Yuujirou

Ibaraki Tsukasa

Ooishi Kuwajirou

Ootsuki Ginzou

Kondou Hayao

Shinohara Tainoshin

Shimada Kai

Hattori Takeo

Hayashi Shintarou

Murakami Kiyoshi

Mounai Arinosuke

Yasutomi Saisuke

Yamazaki Susumu

Yoshimura Kanichirou

Accounting Personnel and Corporals

Aoyagi Makitarou

Ootani Isao

Ozeki Yashirou

Kawai Kisaburou

Kanzaki Hibumi

Sakai Hyougo

Nakamura Kendou

Yada Kennosuke

Abe Jurou

Ikeda Kosaburou

Itou Tetsugorou

Okuzawa Eisuke

Ohara Kouzou

Kazurayamatake Hachirou

Kanou Washio

Kinoshita Iwao

Kumebe Masachika

Kondou Yoshisuke

Sanada Shimenoshin

Shimura Takezou

Tomiyama Yahee

Nakanishi Noburu

Nakamura Kojirou

Nemajiri Kobungo

Hashimoto Kaisuke

Maeno Gorou

Yokokura Jingorou

Regimental Soldiers

Aiba Kunzaburou

Aoki Ren

Aoyama Jirou

Akashi Kakushirou

Akiyama Gisaburou

Adachi Rintarou

Abe Junta

Amaji Issen

Amami Katsunoshin

Aya Ichirou

Arai Hamao

Araki Shintarou

Arakida Samanosuke

Aridooshi Kango

Aridooshi Shimenoshin

Ieki Shougen

Igarashi Iori

Igi Hachirou

Ikeda Shichisaburou

Ikeda Shouji

Ishii Inosuke

Ishii Yuujirou

Ishikawa Saburou

Ishida Nyuugou

Ichinose Kanji

Ichihashi Kamakichi

Ichimura Tatsunosuke

Ichimura Tetsunosuke

Isshiki Zennojou

Itsumi  Katsusaburou

Itou Kazue

Itou Naminosuke

Itou Hayanosuke

Itou Yahachirou

Inayoshi Yuuzaburou

Inoue Genzaemon

Inoue Taisuke

Iwasaki Ichirou

Iwasaki Katsujirou

Ingu Umasaku

Uesaka Koutarou

Ueda Adachinosuke

Ueda Umanojou

Ueda Kingo

Ueda Matsuji

Uehara Eisaku

Ueyama Eihachi

Uchiyama Motojirou

Utsumi Jirou

Umedo Katsunoshin

Egawa Shichirou

Echigo Saburou

Ebata Kotarou

Oouchi Yarinosuke

Ootani Yoshisuke

Ootsuki Touzou

Oono Uchuu

Oono Kuranosuke

Oohashi Hanzaburou

Oohashi Yamasaburou

Oomachi Tsunatarou

Oomura Ataka

Okada Katsumi

Okada Gorou

Okada Yonetarou

Okado Manjirou

Okamura Kametarou

Ogawa Issaku

Ogawa Shintarou

Okita Shounoshin

Ozawa Souji

Obata Saburou

Ohara Kinzou

Kagatsume Katsunoshin

kajitani Rinnosuke

Kasuya Kojirou

Kasuya Juurou

Katou Kumagorou

Katou Sadakichi

Katou Tamiya

Katouu Higuma

Kadogaya Tadasu

Kaneko Shoubee

Kneko Jirosaku

Kamei Mikinosuke

Karashima Shouji

Kawai Tetsugorou

Kawai Yasaburou

Kwai Heizou

Kwamura Yazoemon

Kawamura Rinjirou

Kanbe Shirou

Kiuchi Mineta

Kikuchi Ou

Kishida Kenkichi

Kinoshita Katsuzou

Kihata Katsunoshin

Kihata Saburou

Kimura Katsunosuke

Kimura Chuujirou

Kimura Hirota

Kimura Yoshinosuke

Kiyohara Kiyoshi

Kusakabe Shirou

Kusakabe Toomi

Kusunoki Kojuurou

Kumazawa Motozou

Kurihara Sennosuke

Kurokawa Sakichi

Kokubo Seikichi

Koshinoumi

Kojima Mikinojou

Gotou Daisuke

Gobayashi Keinosuke

Kobayashi Koujirou

Kobayashi Minetarou

Kobari Seiichirou

Saitou Shuuzen

Saitou Seiichirou (someprint say Ichidakusai?)

Sakai Youjirou

Sakamoto Heizou

Sakuma Gintarou

Sakuma Kensuke

Sakuma Soutarou

Sakuma Norito

Sakurai Kazuma

Sakurai Yuunoshin

Sasaki Aijirou

Sasaki Kuranosuke

Sasaki Hajime

Sasazuka Minezou

Sashida Takejirou

Saji Hiroshi

Satou Fusatarou

Sano Shimenosuke

Sano Makita

Sawa Chuusuke

Shiosawa Rinjirou

Shikauchi Chikara

Shinozaki Shinbachirou

Shibaoka Mansuke

Shibata Hikosaburou

Shibayama Tokusaburou

Shiba Ryousaku

Shiba Rokunosuke

Shibusawa Kichinosuke

Shimada Kounosuke

Shimada Yaichirou

Shimizu Ukichi

Shimizu Kyuuzaemon

Shukuin Ryuuzou

Shouji Heizaburou

Shirai Takanoshin

Shirato Tomoe

Shirahara Shichirouemon

Sugano Rokurou

Sugiyama Youji

Suzuki Naoto

Suzuki Ryouhei

Suzuki Renzaburou

Suwa Ichijirou

Sekikawa Daijirou

Sekikuchi Fusatarou

Seyama Takito

Senda Hyoue

Souma Kazue

Daimatsu Keisai

Tauchi Tomo

Taoka Tarou

Takaoka Kuratarou

Takasu Kumao

Takada Bunjirou

Takano Ryouemon

Takahashi Kyousuke

Takahashi Wataru

Takayama Jirou

Takeuchi Gentarou

Takeuchi Tokuhei

Takeshiro Kurata

Takenouchi Takeo

Takenouchi Tokuo

Takebe Ginjirou

Tachikawa Chikara

Tagouro Hiroto

Tanaka Umetarou

Tanaka Torazou

Tanaka Ritsuzou

Tani Mantarou

Tanigawa Tatsukichi

Taniguchi Shirobee

Tamaoki Ryouzou

Tamgawa Masanosuke

Tamura Ichirou

Tamura Kinshichirou

Tamura Ginnosuke

Tamura Daizuburou

Tamura Rokushirou

Chiba Sakae

Tsukamoto Zennosuke

Tsuga Ushigorou

Tsuchida Shinnojou

Tusbota Chouzou

Tsuruoka Kenshirou

Terai Chikara

Terashima Hanzou

Toba Takimatsu

Tomigawa Juurou

Tominaga Masanosuke

Nakai Mitsuya

Nakagawa Kojuurou

Nakazawa Tsutomu

Nogasawa Masanojou

Nagashima Gorosaku

Nakajima Nobori

Nakajiou Tsunehachirou

Nagase Seizou

Nagata Kamasaburou

Nakamura Kichiroku

Nakamura Kyuuma

Nakamura Kingo

Nakamura Korou

Nakamura Seishichi

Nakayama Juuzou

Nariai Kiyoshi

Nishizawa Yoshikichi

Nishimura Isogorou

Nishimura Kozaemon

Nishimura Kanzaburou

Nishimura Genrokurou

Nitta Kakuzaemon

Nitta Toranosuke

Numajiri Aijirou

Nobu Tamio

Nomura Yuuki

Nomura Risaburou

Hatakeyama Yoshijirou

Hamaguchi Hiichi

Hayashi Kyuukichi

Hayashi Kogorou

Hayashi Shoukichi

Hayashi Takenosuke

Hijikata Tsushima

Fukuda Katsunoshin

Fukuyo Onari

Fujii Yasuhachi

Fujisawa Takeki

Fujimoto Kichinosuke

Fujimoto Hikonosuke

Fujiwara Wasaburou

Funazu Kamatarou

Furukawa Kojirou

Furuya Jounosuke

Hoshikawa Sanbei

Hosoi Shikarosuke

Hosokawa Sentarou

Hosokawa Takumi

Honda Iwakichi

Honda Taichirou

Maeda Iwatarou

Maeda Kurando

Maeba Kijima

Maeba Kogorou

Makino Genshichirou

Magoshi Daitarou

Masaki Orinosuke

Mazaki Takutarou

Matsui Tokutarou

Matsui Ryuuzaburou

Matsuzaki Shizumi

Matsuzawa Otozou

Matsuzawa Danji

Matsuda Rokurou

Matsunaga Kazue

Matsubara Ikutarou

Mazume Shinjuurou

Matzume Ryuutarou

Matsumoto Kijirou

Matsumoto Shuuzou

Matsumoto Sutesuke

Matsumoto Chikara

Maruo Keijirou

Maruyama Komnosuke

Manda Kouzou

Miura Keinosuke

Miura Shigetarou

Miura Tsunujirou

Miura Matsugorou

Miura Isetake

Mishina Ichirou

Mishina Jirou

Mishina Chuuji

Mizuguchi Ichimatsu

Mizutani Toushichi

Mitsuii Ushinosuke

Miyagawa Kazumi

Miyagawa Nobukichi

Miyagaki Hannojou

Miyatake Orizou

Miyamoto Touta

Miyoshi Yutaka

Mukaidate Noboru

Mutou Matasaburou

Murakami Saburou

Murakami Monjirou

Murayama Kenkichi

Muro Takunosuke

Motoi Waichirou

Mototake Gonbei

Morian Rokunosuke

Mori Gonjirou

Mori Takanosuke

Mori Tsunukichi

Morishita Heisaku

Mori Rokurou

Yagane Shigezou

Yaguchi Kenichirou

Yanagisawa Touma

Yanagida Sanjirou

Yabe Hyougo

Yama Toranosuke

Yamaura Tetsushirou

Yamagata Tokitarou

Yamagiwa Heizaburou

Yamaguji Bunjirou

Yamazaki Hachizou

Yamazaki Ringorou

Yamada Harutaka

Yamano Yasohachi

Yamamoto Jisoroku

Yuuki Umunosuke

Yokoyama Nabejirou

Yoshizawa Heizou

Yoshimura Jirou

Yoshimura Shintarou

Yoshimura Yoshitarou

Wakada Eikichi

Wada Juurou

Wada Hayato

Wada Rokurou

Wakada Kotouta

Wadaka Toranosuke

Watanabe Ichizou

Wadou Teizou

[sebastians-sharp-jawline]

Eric: *in a crowd and can't find Alan* this calls for drastic measures

Eric: *uses hands as a microphone* ALAN HUMPHRIES IS A MEDIOCRE REAPER

Alan: *from across the room* FIGHT ME

Eric: there he is

[shinigamihakenkyoukai]

Saeki Taisuke as Eric Slingby in Musical Kuroshitsuji: The Most Beautiful DEATH in the World ~ Sen no Tamashii to Ochita Shinigami (2010)

[san-tsun]

*play Unmei and cry*

My neighbor is crying too, but that's because I sing too.

[leenaevilin-birthday-calendar]

[October] J-Actors Birthday Calendar

♪ October 1st

◎ Aiba Hiroki 相葉裕樹 1987

◎ Maruyama Shun 丸山隼 1992

◎ Morita Rikito 森田力斗 1997

◎ Shinoda Mitsuyoshi 篠田光亮 1981

◎ Ueda Shinichirou 植田慎一郎 1993

♪ October 2nd

◎

♪ October 3rd

◎ Matsuda Hiro 松田裕 1995

◎ Moriyama Eiji 森山栄治 1976

◎ Shinotani Hijiri 篠谷聖 1989

◎ Suzuki Hiroki 鈴木裕樹 1983

◎ Yamazaki Taiki 山崎大輝 1995

♪ October 4th

◎ Sasaki Yoshihide 佐々木喜英 1987

♪ October 5th

◎ Horinouchi Hitoshi 堀之内仁 1994

◎ Maruyama Nao 丸山ナオ 1987

◎ Nakamura Tarou 中村太郎 1996

◎ Ono Kenshou 小野賢章 1989

◎ Oomi Shouichirou 大海将一郎

◎ Shimo Seiya 志茂星哉 1998

◎ Ukai Mondo 鵜飼主水 1987

♪ October 6th

◎ Amano Shuuhei 天野周平 1997

◎ Ishii Yuuki 石井祐輝 1997

◎ Motoki Seiya 元木聖也 1993

♪ October 7th

◎ Katou Kazuki 加藤和樹 1984 

◎ Ikuta Touma 生田斗真 1984

♪ October 8th

◎ Izuka Kenta 猪塚健太 1986

◎ Nakamura Yuuichi 中村優一 1987

◎ Wentz Eiji ウエンツ瑛士 1985

♪ October 9th

◎ Azuma Masashi 東将司 1994

◎ Hashimoto Shinichi 橋本真一 1989

◎ Nishiyama Takeya 西山丈也 1985

♪ October 10th

◎ Hosogai Kei 細貝圭 1984

◎ Saeki Ryou 佐伯亮 1995

♪ October 11th

◎ Izumi Shuuhei 和泉宗兵 1977

♪ October 12th

◎ Kobayakawa Shunsuke 小早川俊輔 1993

◎ Sekido Hirokazu 関戸博一

♪ October 13th

◎ Hashimoto Yuuichirou 橋本有一郎 1987

♪ October 14th

◎ Hirose Yuusuke 廣瀬友祐 1985

◎ Takamatsu Jun 高松潤 1976

♪ October 15th 

◎ Hoshimoto Yuzuki 星元裕月 1997

◎ Oohara Kaiki 大原海輝 1994

◎ Takenouchi Daisuke 竹ノ内大輔 1996

♪ October 16th

◎ Iwanaga Tetsuya 岩永徹也 1986

◎ Kikuchi Ryou 菊地燎 1994

◎ Kuwano Kousuke 桑野晃輔 1990

◎ Morikawa Daiki 森川大輝 1997

◎ Sakurai Keisuke 櫻井圭佑 1995

◎ Tanimizu Riki 谷水力 1996

♪ October 17th

◎ Emoto Tokio 柄本時生 1989

◎ Kashiwagi Yuusuke 柏木佑介 1989

◎ Matsuzaka Toori 松坂桃李 1988

◎ Nakada Hiroki 仲田博喜 1987

◎ Sawabe Neo 澤邊寧央 1997

◎ Utsumi Daisuki 内海大輔 1992

◎ Wada Taisuke 和田泰右 1986

♪ October 18th

◎ Iwase Kouki 岩瀬恒輝 1992

◎ Sainei Ryuuji さいねい龍二 1981

♪ October 19th

◎ Aoki Tsunenori 青木玄徳 1987

◎ Fukuzawa Yuu 福澤侑 1995

◎ Suga Kenta 須賀健太 1994

◎ Tochihara Rakuto 栩原楽人 1989

♪ October 20th

◎ Asuma Kousuke 遊馬晃祐 1995

◎ Hatakeyama Ryou 畠山遼 1991

◎ Yamada Takayuki 山田孝之 1983

♪ October 21st

◎ Odagawa Soui 小田川颯依 1999

◎ Ueda Kandai 上田堪大 1988

◎ Yoshida Munehiro 吉田宗洋 1982

♪ October 22nd

◎ Ebisawa Kenji 海老澤健次 1986

◎ Motokawa Shouta 本川翔太 1988

♪ October 23rd

◎ Arai Yuusuke 新井裕介 1985

♪ October 24th

◎ Tamura Shin 田村心 1995

♪ October 25th

◎ Mikata Ryousuke 味方良介 1992

◎ Oota Masaki 太田将熙 1994

♪ October 26th

◎ Marume Kiyohiko 丸目聖人 1992

◎ Miura Kairi 三浦海里 1996

◎ Watanabe Shuu 渡部秀 1991

♪ October 27th

◎ Ikeda Junya 池田純矢 1992

◎ Kawai Masahiro 川井雅弘 1994

◎ Ootsuka Shougo 大塚尚吾 1871

◎ Toyoshima Kyousuke 豊嶋杏輔 1994

◎ Tsukamoto Takashi 塚本高史 1982

♪ October 28th

◎ Hara Masaaki 原将明 1986

◎ Honda Reo 本田礼生 1992

◎ Kaide Kousuke 鶏冠井孝介 1986

◎ Katou Yasuhisa 加藤靖久 1976

◎ Takahashi Keito 高橋奎仁 1996

◎ Uehara Ichika 上原一翔 1992

♪ October 29th

◎ Hasegawa Jun 長谷川純 1985

◎ Kamikoshi Shou 神越将 2000

◎ Kamisato Yuuki 神里優希 1994

◎ Yousuke Crawford ヨウスケ・クロフォード 1986

♪ October 30th

◎ Hara Yuuya 原勇弥 1989 

◎ Ishida Shun 石田隼 1991

◎ Matsui Yuuho 松井勇歩 1991

◎ Spi 1987

♪ October 31st

◎ Hinata Kento 陽向謙斗

◎ Jounin Tatsuki 上仁樹 1991

◎ Yatsu Tsubasa 谷津翼 1996

[arashi-narukami]

Taisuke Saeki could hit me & I'd thank him.

[thesassyscribbler]

Raita tries to get his girl back, Taisuke's MS, 'Rental Boyfriends' (OKKO/Arithmetic)

Decisions, decisions.

Rental Boyfriends ©OKKO/Arithmetic

[daredreemer]

FanimeCon 2017

I’m finally getting to sit down and write my review, (story), for Fanime this year. Last weekend was the best con experience I’ve ever had to date. At least I think it was. I’m so glad I got to attend Fanime this year. I had the best hotel mates anyone could ever ask for. I don’t think we ever stopped laughing. Line-Con was nonexistent. Someone finally got their shit together and fixed that issue. Everyone was terrified that pre-reg was going to be a nightmare, but pre-reg opened an hour early and the new system everyone was in and out within ten minutes. 

The new system consisted of tables and tables of laptops with scanners. You walked up scanned your registration code and then a person at the end of the table had your badge printed instantly and waiting for you. After verifying your id matched your badge, you picked up your lanyard and your program as you exited. In and out. It was so fast we didn’t know what to do with ourselves...lol

Day zero always has us marathoning the Kuroshitsuji, (Black Butler), musicals. When we got back to our room I hooked up my blu-ray player and my laptop, so we could watch the latest musical, Noah’s Ark Circus. Unfortunately two of the roomies had never seen the stage productions, so we started with the 2010 musical and then the 2014 run of Lycoris. We ran out of time for NAC. Needless-to-say Whimsy Rainbow Star fell in love with Taisuke Saeki, (Eric Slingby), both the man playing Eric and the character. She plans on cosplaying him next year...lol

Friday was the Free! gathering: (pictures will come next week as I am having trouble getting them off my phone), I was cosplaying as Gou Matsuoka and I was sad that my t’shirt for her didn’t arrive until we left for con, but I found a shirt that I thought suited her, so she kind of was a cos-test. @alicedrankthepoison was Makoto Tachibana and @askthetinybishie was cosplaying as my big brother Rin Matsuoka. I’ll tell more about this gathering later. There were some pre-gathering shenanigans as well.

FanimeCon also hosts guests from Japan. Especially when it comes to music. They have a little music fest., (concert included with badge and autograph sessions) This year’s guest of honor for music fest. was X4. If you don’t know who X4 is, then you need to be shot. X4 is the J-pop group founded and lead by Yuya Matsushita. He also played Sebastian Michaelis in the first four productions of the Kuroshitsuji, (Black Butler), musicals.

Well on our way back to the convention center on Friday afternoon, as we were approaching the corner, I noticed a bunch of cute Japanese boys at the hot dog stand. I instantly knew who it was. It was X4. I had just turned back around from telling my mates behind me to look at the hot dog stand when Yuya sees us walking down the street. Now what I believe caught his attention was Whimsy Rainbow Star, who was cosplaying as Sebastian and directly behind me. This got the attention of the other band members as well, who were excited to see Sebastian. They stepped forward and stopped us on the street. Yuya was like Sebastian-chan. I of course was a dork and was like, “We were watching you on TV last night”. Whimsy Rainbow Star  bowed to him. And we probably could have gotten our picture with all of them had there not been so many people walking between our two groups. A matter of fact, I’m pretty sure that was what they wanted, because they kept trying to move closer to us. Unfortunately we were all starstruck and no one spoke up and the next thing I know we are waving goodbye to each other. I also may have developed a crush on Kodai. I’ll come back to the guys later in another post. There is more to tell when it comes to these lovelies. I’m not done with them yet. 

We also rode the shuttles over to Clockwork Alchemy, Fanime’s sister con, and showed Whimsy Rainbow Star where that con was located. The shuttles are really fun to ride. It’s like being on Indian Jones Adventure at Disneyland. Veery bumpy. This is also where @kimberlycosplay​ texted me the announcement about the up and coming Kuro musical, Tango on the Campania. I actually screamed on the bus and scared everyone. Probably the bus driver as well. 

Saturday saw me cosplaying as Grell Sutcliff and Whimsy Rainbow Star as my Sebastian. We attended the autograph signing for X4, and then @alicedrankthepoison and I stuck around for Chris Cason’s autograph session. More on those later. I didn’t get to cosplay for long, because I wanted to change for the concert that night. Plus Grell’s boots were beginning to kill me. I’ll give my full review on the concert in a later post. I’ll just give a little teaser; Hot!

After the concert we all went to the Japanese tea shop and got some cool beverages. I actually tried a “Green Sour Apple” slush. It was really good and very bright...lol This thing was neon Green. Whimsy Rainbow Star shows it in one her videos. I’ll be linking those as well. Where I actually make appearances on camera. You’ll all get to see a rare sighting of me on film...lol 

Sunday I decided not cosplay and we had a hotel mate flip for the X4 Q&A panel. Where Whimsy Rainbow Star had been with us on the street and attended the first X4 autograph session, she was replaced with @sugar-coated-dame who had missed out on the other two events, as well as the concert. I took her to the second autograph session as well. 

Sunday night we ordered room service and finally watched, Noah’s Ark Circus. I’ll have a review of that later.

Sadly our weekend was coming to a close and none of wanted to leave. Monday was final day of con and thanks to mother nature being a bitch to me, we got a later start on checking out, but we managed. @alicedrankthepoison and myself never made it back to the convention center, but that was cool. We got to hangout with our roomies till their rides arrived. Took some selfies. Acted like the dorks we are and made awesome memories. We’ve already began to make plans for next year. Turns out we are all pretty sappy, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. So much happened...I wish I could put it all down in words, but I can’t, so I leave this post as it is and end it here. More to follow, including pictures and videos as well as links. 

-Dare

P.S. I want to thank my roomies for being so awesome. I know I said all of this on FB already, but I truly am glad you all could attend and room with me this year. You guys were the funnest bunch of coconuts to hang with. “Oh my!”

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