#Shachihoko BOY

[scarskelly]

Open The Introduction To Dragongate by Scar The Skelly [UNAFFILIATED PART 3]

I can see the finish line, let's goooo!

Presentation Notes:

Ryu Fuda

Fuda and Mocchy had a wonderful match on the 6th of March this year in Korakuen, would recommend.

Daiki Yanagiuchi

The package Daiki gave Yoshioka was a challenge for the Dream Gate from Ben-K, including a note that proclaimed his intention and a golden rose.

Konomama Ichikawa

He’s actually from Kakamigahara City, Gifu. Yes, he’s from the same prefecture as Shun.

He’ll lose to moves you never should lose to in times you’d only see in squashes. Sometimes he even taps out during a move that isn’t a submission (like when he’s being held in a powerbomb position).

Kancho - a prank performed by clasping the hands together in the shape of a gun and attempting to poke the victim’s butthole.

Some of the people who have answered Ichikawa’s open challenge include Jun Akiyama, Yuji Nagata, The Great Sasuke, Necro Butcher, Akebono (rip king), Kensuke Sasaki, Abdullah The Butcher, Atsushi Onita, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Keiji Muto, Shingo Takagi (returning from New Japan in a special only once a year appearance).

Ichikawa has only wrestled once this year so far, taking it easy and letting his body recover from getting beaten up mercilessly for about 25 years?

La Estrella

Should mention, the dates here on this slide are set up in DD/MM/YYYY order, as that is what I am familiar with.

Estrella was a talented amateur wrestler before getting into Dragongate, which is why he’s a bit older than you would expect something who debuted in 2020 to be. Does he use his amateur wrestling skills in the ring? If you make him, but for the most part, he’s flipping all over the place like you forgot to turn gravity on.

Estrella splits his time between DG and North America, wrestling in the U.S and Mexico.

Shuji Kondo

Kondo only has one championship reign in Dragongate (with it being a very recent Twin Gate reign with Kenoh as members of Kongo) as he was fired in December 2004 alongside the rest of Aagan Iisou for alleged behavioural issues. He only returned to Dragongate in 2019.

Kenichiro Arai

Just last year Araken had a match with GENTARO that got a bit of buzz in the English-speaking puro scene on Twitter. I haven’t seen it myself, but I heard a lot of good about it.

Araken is also a proud supporter of the Hanshin Tigers and was thrilled when they broke the Colonel Sanders statue river curse (look it up if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you won’t regret it).

Ryo Saito

SaiRyo has been in both Real Hazard and JIMMYZ (the same as Horiguchi). I don’t think I need to really explain how impressive it to be able to be in both one of the heel units and the face units, and it not feel weird at all. Genki and SaiRyo are amazing.

[coral-blossomz]

Y’all the god fish and the shark are kissing. Unbelievable

So ! Gear 5/Nika Luffy here is a mix between a butterfly carp koi and the Japanese creature Shachihoko ! I thought it’d fit the character :3

I really wanted to depict how giant my boy Nika was, he’s like, free but at what cost ?

For now I have in mind of something something Luffy gets accidentally a sea deity/monster trapped inside of him and one day it’s able to come out and the fish gang stands like. “What is that”

Another thing is that I might do a special type of ear fins ? Like, god type, monster of the sea type… Some part of Zoro’s fin have been replaced by the three earrings !!!

[leechan1018]

Lol

[gdwessel]

Dragon Gate The Gate of Passion Night 3 4/6/2022 + Final Burst-Out! K-Ness Forever 4/7/2022: K-Ness Retires After 26 Years, Kobe World 2022 on 7/30 & 7/31/2022; NJPW Hyper Battle ‘22 Night 4 - 4/7/2022

Dragon Gate

Today was the retirement ceremony of K-Ness, also known at various times as Darkness Dragon, MAKOTO, Jimmy K-Ness JKS, and his government name Makoto Saito. Beginning his career in 1996 in Michinoku Pro, he would go around the various indies until falling in with Toryumon in 1999 as MAKOTO as part of Crazy Max, but would be kicked out, returning in 2002 as Darkness Dragon in M2K. He would also be a part of the Final M2K, Real Hazard and World-1 units before falling into the extremely popular Jimmyz unit, who were forced to disband in 2017.

His most consistent partners through the years were either Susumu Mochizuki/Yokosuka/Jimmy Susumu and Masaaki Mochizuki, winning multiple trios and tag team titles between those two partners, and in one Open The Triangle Gate reign, both of them. He also was a former Open The Brave Gate champion, as well as NWA World Welterweight champion during the Toryumon days, in addition to being a 3-time Open The Triangle Gate and 2-time Open The Twin Gate champion, and two Toryumon-era UWA World Trios reigns.

His career ends today, retiring due to lingering neck injuries, nine days shy of his 48th birthday.

DG’s Gate of Passion 2022 tour resumed yesterday, so we’ll look at yesterday and today’s shows. Today’s was shown live on DG Network, however it seems there was a technical snafu on the English feed so that one is not available sadly. Yesterday’s was not shown live, but was also a homecoming show for both Open the Dream Gate champion KAI, and Strong Machine J, the son of NJPW legend Super Strong Machine, Junji Hirata.

The Gate of Passion 2022 Night 3 - 4/6/2022, Kanagawa Yokohama Hodogaya Public Hall

Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi, Kaito Ishida & Minorita [Gold Class] d. YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K & Keisuke Okuda [HIGH-END] (Minoura > Okuda, R-301, 12:53)

Masaaki Mochizuki d. Konomama Ichikawa (Slap, 0:08)

Masaaki Mochizuki d. Konomama Ichikawa (Countout, 6:25)

Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka [D’Courage] d. BxB Hulk & SB KENTo [Z-Brats] (Dia > KENTo, DQ, 6:59)

Jason Lee d. Kagetora [HIGH-END] (Crucifix Hold, 7:39)

Eita & Strong Machine J d. Genki Horiguchi & Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] (J > Horiguchi, Machine Suplex, 11:35)

Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka, Big Boss Shimizu & U-T [Natural Vibes] d. KAI, HYO, Diamante & Shun Skywalker (Yokosuka > HYO, Yokosuka Cutter, 13:32)

Final Burst Out! K-Ness Forever - 4/7/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (Dragon Gate Network)

Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka [D’Courage] d. U-T & Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] (Dia > Kamei, Firebird Splash, 9:45)

Eita, Strong Machine J & Ryu Fuda d. Takashi Yoshida, La Estrella & Ishin Iihashi (J > Ishin, Machine Suplex, 11:22)

BxB Hulk & HYO [Z-Brats] d. Mondai Ryu & Punch Tominaga (HYO > Tominaga, Bamishiri no Wa, 2:28)

Diamante [Z-Brats] d. Takuma Fujiwara (Vuelta Finale, 7:19)

KAI, Shun Skywalker & SB KENTo [Z-Brats] d. Big Boss Shimizu [Natural Vibes], Ben-K [HIGH-END] & Jason Lee (Skywalker > Lee, SSW, 9:54)

Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi & Kaito Ishida [Gold Class] d. YAMATO, Keisuke Okuda & Kagetora [HIGH-END] (Minoura > Okuda, R-301, 7:42)

K-Ness Forever 10-Man Tag Team Match: Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi [Natural Vibes], Kenichiro Arai, Yasushi Kanda & Konomama Ichikawa d. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Super Shisa, Shuji Kondo & Shachihoko Boy (Ichikawa > Kondo, DQ [mask removal], 9:35)

K-Ness Retirement Match: Dragon Kid [HIGH-END] & Kzy [Natural Vibes] d. K-Ness & Susumu Yokosuka [Natural Vibes] (Kzy > K-Ness, Running Elbow Smash, 22:56)

K-Ness Retirement Ceremony

Among the guests for the retirement were Yutaka Yoshie & Nanae Takahashi (through Animal Hamaguchi’s gym), Gamma, Masaaki Endo and reps from Wrestle Dream Factory. K-Ness thanked his longtime friend and partner Susumu Yokosuka, and wished to see him become a singles champion once more.

Ultimo Dragon’s 35th anniversary as a wrestler will be on 7/30/2022 at Kobe World Hall; this coincidentally will be Kobe World 2022, which appears will be another two-day event this year, 7/30 and 7/31/2022.

After their match, Gold Class were beset upon by a masked Metal Warrior trio who had a roughed-up Minorita in tow. So we may get an actual feud for Gold Class and the Open The Triangle Gate belts now. Shun Skywalker gets a direct win over Jason Lee, in a match that also had members of Natural Vibes and HIGH-END, the other two units vying for Jason Lee’s services. Shun still says he owns Lee. I dunno, the team of Lee & Ho Ho Lun have been hot, and now Eita is teaming with Strong Machine J, so that could be something too? Who knows.

Genki Horiguchi will guest on DDT’s 4/24/2022 show in Kobe, teaming with Toru Owashi (himself a recent guest in DG) & Kazuki Hirata against Danshoku Dino, Yuki Iino & Antonio Honda.

The 4/25/2022 show from Korakuen will have the Jason Lee Negotiation Rights 3-way Trios match between Natural Vibes, HIGH-END & Z-Brats, as well as a singles match between Minorita and one of the mystery Metal Warriors.

The tour continues all through the weekend, with Friday’s show in Nagoya being a homecoming for both U-T and SB KENTo (seems like they just did that?) and Sunday’s from Kurashiki being Shachihoko Boy’s (I KNOW they just did that one). Saturday’s is from Shizuoka Act City Hamamatsu, and I guess nobody is from there. The next streamed show will be on 4/17/2022 from Fukuoka.

Today was the final spot show for NJPW’s Hyper Battle ‘22 mini-tour, which was not streamed.

- 4/7/2022, Saitama Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium

Yuji Nagata & Kosei Fujita d. Satoshi Kojima & Ryohei Oiwa (Nagata > Oiwa, Nagata Lock II, 8:59)

Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Gedo, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo [Bullet Club] d. Tama Tonga [GoD], Tanga Loa [GoD], Jado [GoD], Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato (Gedo > Jado, pinfall, 9:57)

SHO & Yujiro Takahashi [Bullet Club] d. El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku [SZKG] (SHO > TAKA, Snakebite, 8:50)

Shingo Takagi & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] d. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tiger Mask IV (Shingo > Tiger, Pumping Bomber, 10:33)

Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito [Los Ingobernables] d. EVIL & Dick Togo [Bullet Club] (Hiromu > Togo, Nameless Hiromu Roll, 9:18)

Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan, Will Ospreay & Aaron Henare [United Empire] d. Hirooki Goto [CHAOS], YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS], Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (Ospreay > Honma, Stormbreaker, 11:15)

Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & DOUKI [SZKG] d. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & YOH [CHAOS] (Sabre > YOH, Wakigatame, 13:10)

Sabre once again declared he and Taichi will both be singles winners on Saturday. Hiromu KO’d both EVIL and Togo with the NEVER belt, meaning there is no way Hiromu is beating EVIL on Saturday, boo.

The next show is of course on Saturday, from Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan, with a whopping six title matches happening on this one. This will be streamed live on NJPWWorld. Saturday’s a big day for All Japan as well, with Champion Carnival 2022 kicking off. I was half-tempted for a second to post on Saturday instead, as Tokyo Joshi also has a big show from Korakuen on Saturday. However, Sunday also has the continuation of STARDOM’s Cinderella tournament, as well as a Korakuen DDT with Tetsuya Endo’s 10th Anniversary match, so maybe I will just stick to the schedule. NOAH resumes tomorrow too. Have a good weekend.

- 4/9/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan (NJPWWorld)

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tama Tonga [GoD], Tanga Loa [GoD] & Jado [GoD] v. Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo [Bullet Club]

Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi [Los Ingobernables] v. Will Ospreay & Aaron Henare [United Empire]

IWGP Juniorheavyweight Tag Teag Championship: Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato © v. Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo [Bullet Club]

Provisional KOPW2022 Championship: Toru Yano [CHAOS] © v. Taichi [SZKG]

NEVER Openweight Championship: EVIL [Bullet Club] © v. Hiromu Takahashi [Los Ingobernables]

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] © v. Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan [United Empire]

IWGP Juniorheavyweight Championship: El Desperado [SZKG] © v. SHO [Bullet Club]

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada [CHAOS] © v. Zack Sabre Jr. [SZKG]

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

HypMic 7 - 9 | Maou-jou 5 - 6 | Akudama Drive 6 - 8 | I7 s2 6 - 9 | Taiso Samurai 5 - 6

HypMic 7

I will never not laugh at the content advisory, haha.

I like Kazuha already. Too bad he’s probably evil…

Oh, is it the day of the DRB in the series already…? Or maybe, because it’s the qualifiers, BB and MTC’s match is on a different day to FP and MTR’s.

Oh? Does Tom know Jakurai well enough to call him “Jakurai-sensei”? (<- middle ground between “Jinguji-sensei/Sensei” and “Jakurai”) Also, Tom uses “ore”.

Ooh, Iris is a motorbike rider, eh? Interesting. I thought they (<- not sure if Iris is a “she” or “he” with a really weird name) were more of a Saburo-type and didn’t bother with things like that, based on their appearance. Update: Someone on Yahoo Answers said based on Iris’s watashi, she is a woman.

Typo fixed! Good job, anime staff! Update: I’m referring to “…darkest hour is just before the down” (sic).

…bukkorosu = “f***in’ slaughter ‘em”. It’s not wrong…it’s just the subbers really like to abuse the F word for MTC. But you knew that already if you got this far…right?

LOL, Ramuda wants to “scratch [Rex’s] back” (figuratively) to…get SNS views? Hahaha.

This Studio Alita is probably a reference to Shinjuku Alta.

Yotsutsuji!!! That was the one big spoiler I got before watching the episode today and I’m so happy I got to see him animated!

(One of) Irihatoma and Degarashi refer to Jakurai as “Jakurai-sensei” as well. Hmm, I never noticed. Update: That’s Degarashi, because Irihatoma speaks to Jakurai alone later this ep.

There’s 50% chance I’m getting this wrong, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say Kazuha is voiced by a veteran VA…one I already know about.

Doppo calls Kazuha by his first name…That upgrade means their relationship escalated quickly (or this is a quirk of HypMic in general, since I noticed most characters are on first name basis with each other). Also, it’s cute Doppo finally has someone in his corner. No other part of the franchise has one, to my memory. Update: It might actually be “Kazuha-kun”…but I’m still surprised though. Update 2: It’s both, actually.

I’ve listened to the phrase “some random guy” several times from Hifumi’s mouth and all I can figure out is the “yatsu” at the end. (Doesn’t help my ears blocked themselves up again, although it’s less than it used to be.)

Harumi Wharf.

R? On a helicopter landing pad?

…uh oh. I was right when I thought Kazuha was going to be evil. Also, Doppler shift/effect. Update: “Doppler” is clearly a pun on “Doppo”.

Hmm? “Hey, Doppo” from “yaa”…it doesn’t have a name referred in there. It’s a small but odd thing to do. (I remember a professional translator was complaining that people with intermediate Japanese were giving them flak for translating things “wrong”, but what I do here is analysis for my future and edificiation. I’m not here to knock down pro translators’ doors and demand a refund, because I’m trying to go pro to atone for my sins as a scanlator.)

The soundtrack’s slightly sinister tone, plus the fact I figured the culprit well before Doppo did, makes me slightly scared…for MTR.

I realised they skimped on the budget…this “hot off the car chase” line seems more like an MTC line, doesn’t it…?...Yeah, it’s almost word for word for MTC in DRB+. Maybe the subbers rushed and used this translation (this link I put here) rather than their actual lyrics…? I will have to get to the bottom of this. Update: Turns out the translation is slightly different, but…yes, there is reference to a car chase in the start of Shinjuku Style. (Sorry, I don’t know every lyrics of every song off the top of my head.)

…wow, this got really Doppo-centric. I’ve never seen the leader relinquish their position when it comes to “leading into battle” before. It just goes to show the staff really do pay attention to how popular Doppo is.

Note “Doppo” means “walk alone”, roughly speaking, hence the “solitary” line.

This song is very, very faithful to its original lyrics, because I was trying to look at Hifumi’s “mixing paint” line and it pretty much matches.

Hifumi’s “my men”, LOL.

Kazuha = “one leaf”, hence the “leaves” in one of Jakurai’s lines.

I cringe every time I hear screaming coming from this episode, y’know…?

…oh dear. MTC’s plot actually bled into MTR’s.

I already knew from browsing Twitter earlier today that Kizuna was going to become FP’s today, but hearing it is another matter entirely.

Kosuke Miyoshi is Kazuha. Apparently, this guy also voiced Mashirao Ojiro (the tail guy) from BnHA, but that’s his only major role…so I was right in that I knew him, but wrong in that he was, again, a relative rookie in comparison to most.

Apparently FP’s sign is a peace sign sideways to represent an F, but…it’s just a sideways peace sign to me…

…how is Dice’s bead ornament attached to him? Is it on his hair, on his ear, on the skin behind his ear…? I was trying to replicate his outfit and got stuck on how to represent it, so I ended up opting for trying (and failing) to do a small braid on the right side.

IWGP shows up this season…it’s the song with the “hoo!” noise BB perform in this episode.

LOL, “Dead men tell no tales” is a perfect saying for MTC.

Akudama 6

Is there a movie called “Brother”…? There’s apparently one that’s the plural of that, but not that itself.

If HypMic likes the F bomb, then Akudama like the S word.

I-Is it just me or is the choreography sped up at some points in this episode…? It’s a bit disorienting to come back to.

I thought the kid was a robot…but close enough.

Oh no! Why does the teacher always have to die for the student to become stronger???

Kairaku/shugi -> pleasure/doctrine (if I didn’t somehow misunderstand the shark’s kanji combo),

The part after the ED looks a little too long…keep watching.

The Japanese says “Lost Children”, but the English says “The City of Lost Children”, probably referring to this French sci-fi film.

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I like how Gaku is taking special offence to Yamato’s comments about him being a playboy.

Re:vale-san. I never noticed until now.

“I’m already looking forward to it.” That’s how I would translate Tsumugi’s “I’m already excited”.

“…who could possibly complain?” – I think Mitsuki might.

The pun in the MEZZO show is that tai (group/squad) sounds the same as tai (want to ~). Rabbinsta is obviously Instagram + Rabbit (Chat?).

Oh my gosh! It’s the Yotsuba sister!

Mitsuki’s shopping trip OST is nice, man. This piano.

This episode has a really great sense of danger and foreboding for the future.

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Perfection Gimmick. Never heard it in the anime before.

Even the ramen house’s name is a play on “Idolish7”.

LOL, Yamato sure turned that comment around.

The sign talking about beer says something about coupons below it. (It went by too fast and my CR app’s kinda fiddly, so I can’t really go back…)

Kimi to Ai na Night (pun on Idolish7, aka “AiNana”, again).

Mitsuki, no one hates you! You’re just imagining it all!

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Momo hugely resembles Sasara, right down to the highlights on the hair…

“…you’re so handsome…” – I’m dying on the inside here, people! *laps up the BL pandering with a derpy smile on my face*

Banri and Tsumugi haven’t been focussed on lately…they’re clearly doing something regarding Banri’s ties with Re:vale, but I can’t quite figure out what that “something” is.

Why is there a basketball and a football in the back of the Takanashi office…?

Please don’t run in heels, Tsumugi…

“I love Idolish7!” - Ah, despite my quibbles, Tsumugi is good after all.

“making one’s best exertions” – Why do those words on the cup worry me a bit…?

Isn’t “I’m watching you” a creepy statement…?

Apparently Tamaki’s symbol is mp (mezzo pianissimo), hence Sougo’s words.

…my gosh! Aya’s foster father is Kujou?!

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If I heard it right, Tenn’s line was “I can be your idol”, not “your prince”.

“Older Izumi” - …ah, poor Mitsuki.

“Damn you, sexy beast…” – LOL!

…aw, I think this is the first time my heart has been lightened by Tsunashi’s laugh. He’s a good boy.

The chibis…I’m still trying to get used to them…

As a song once said, “You can’t please everyone so you just gotta please yourself.” (Blah blah blah, something about garden parties…)

Takao what now???...okay, Takao Dayuu.

…You’re lucky that wasn’t Tenn doing Takao Dayuu. It would’ve been very “Gentaro does his courtesan voice” if it was.

Nagi doesn’t overpronounce things as much in this season. It’s…pleasant, actually. Give me more of that.

Nagi’s “Oh my god!” was hilarious.

Taiso 5

Ra (ら) and ro (ろ) look kinda similar in hiragana.

Even without the audio, I can guess the words were “yarubeki koto” (things you should do) -> shachihoko.

The texts are written in gyaru-moji. Gyaru-moji is basically indecipherable to anyone who doesn’t know how it works – kind of like the common teen vernacular, to be honest (LOL…?) – and so the subs actually kind of ruin the confusingness of it all, but they did slightly better when they went “UR”.

Movie shiritori! But…has it really been half a year since Leo started? I feel slightly robbed about that plotline with the Men in Black right now…(then again, HypMic is just as bad about important plotlines, if not worse, so…I’m going to be patient and not complain.)

July 5th…Rei is a Cancer…?

They’re…finally moving on this Men in Black plotline! I only complained two points ago! Thank you, staff, for listening to my complaints (…?).

Moon Land finished recently, so I wonder if I’ll lose interest in this anime from here on out…? There was a Pommel Horse Prince in that.

Moon Land taught me that gymnastics has a lot of skills named after their creators, much like the Aragaki previously. The score is out of 10 for both D (difficulty) and E (execution), meaning a 20 is the best you can do, but the judges can get really picky...

The word for “vault” literally means “leaping/jumping horse”…makes sense.

Some of these names are names I’m familiar with from Moon Land already…but I never remember what the skills look like.

…welp, Leo just proved he really is a ninja after all.

Dr Stone’s s2 had its ED announced to be “Koe?” by Hatena and “Yume?” here really makes a theme…does Hatena give all their song titles question marks on the end?

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Colour gangs? Like in IWGP?

It’s nice to see they’re (Jotaro and Rei) communicating properly for the first time in possibly this entire anime.

On the wall, that thing is an evacuation map…of some sort.

…I’ve always wondered: if a bird eats chicken, does that count as cannibalism?

This is like thw Makkachin incident all over again (in YoI).

“…there’s no reason for you to grin and bear it.”

…Leo and Jotaro, both are so dense! Boys *shakes head*.

BB? More like ET (LOL)!

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…I didn’t even notice the cast was all dudes bar the princess at this point.

Tatakau Onnatachi. It could mean “fighting women” or “female warriors”.

I’m still vaguely pissed that Kirito is here under my nose…darn Demon King!!!

One of the harpy’s recent worries was that she wanted to become friends with the princess…That’s kinda cute…

Didn’t Syalis already get the coffin that one time? Or did it get confiscated?

*eyes sparkle* Cloud…I’d like to sleep on a cloud…*dreamy look on face* Cloud.

This is basically Princess, ‘Tis Time for Torture in reverse.

Is it “make do” or “make due”…?

I don’t think I need to explain the joke where the harpy is happy.

Gendo pose!

I wonder if the bed or the sheets will talk to her (Syalis) someday?

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The New Gearbolt’s quote is “guruguru dokkan”, which is just a bunch of sound effects. It would translate to something like “whir-whir-thud”.

Underwear episodes are some of the worst episodes ever…they’re so juvenile…I dropped at least one series based on the underwear episode alone.

Ah! The seal on the ice monster’s shoulder! Too cute!

How can a mechanical princess mecha (…thing?) have worries?

LOL, never underestimate the hilarity of the teddy demons ganging up on the Demon King.

I like how the Japanese pointed out the demons only moved the princess.

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I thought the robberies were Kazuha’s doing…? Or is this a separate case?

Samatoki answering his phone with his feet up…LOL, there’s just something funny about it. It shows he’s just so badass, he can get away with it.

Riou’s hacking (?) skills come to the fore again. (Or is that listening to enemy intel?)

Ooh, Iris is sassy. I love her already.

…er, Samatoki? Blowing cigarette smoke into Jyuto’s face is just rude…

“…don’t hang up your gloves.” – Considering Jyuto has his red gloves…LOL.

What the heck is that backing track when the 2nd car moved out? That’s a cool track.

Ah! Iris is a Saburo-type…LOL, Saburo’s fake identity.

“a cop who’s in with the yakuza” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki.

For a guy who was only just in the water, Riou doesn’t even look wet.

“2 DIE 4” – Hmm? So did the anime staff know what Riou’s 2nd round song title was at the time…? Update: Judging by the name “Requiem” dropped in the next episode, I would say yes.

“…f*** the police…” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki. X2

Hmm? In Riou’s rap bit near the end, he goes “mad warrior” and that rhymes (in a very loose way of speaking) with “Mad Trigger”. The English didn’t keep that.

I remember seeing a spoiler which said that line (the one about slaves)…but seriously, Jyuto is such a “sexy revenge cop” (as someone once said – I think it might be Slug, or an anon to Slug) that literally nothing else seems to matter about him.

Why do they subtitle the laughing??? I still have no idea.

“Sgt. Iruma”? The guy just says “Iruma-san”. Is he a sergant or some other rank? Update: Yes. (As in, he is a sergant.)

I’ve never actually seen Ramuda sleep in a bed before, come to think of it. Does he not have a bed?

I would assume Gentaro is going…but he said he won’t be going, then negated that and then negated it again. Unless the 2nd time was him admitting it was a lie the first time…is he going or not???

“shinsetsu no human” – (Spoilers for later on/manga)…Yes, that’s actually what Ramuda says. It’s as if Ramuda subtly admits, right there, he isn’t human.

Nodo = throat…If this were translated more literally, it would sound pretty clunky.

“…rappa no inochi…paa!” – Yep, the subbers got the gist of the joke there.

Dice is basically a worm at this point…He’s squirming like one, anyway.

That “number of pips facing up” thing has got to be foreshadowing for something, y’know? Nothing in a story ever goes to waste. Also, it’s likely the dice are weighted or something…

…yep, there you go.

That voice Gentaro used for “I despise lies” was amusing…because it’s so different to his normal voice, and because Gentaro is a serial liar.

The 2nd song…which I already know is called “JACKPOT” from browsing Twitter earlier today…was a bunch of fun.

Udagawacho.

Hmm…emphasis on the candy. I wonder what that means? (<- already knows, I just want to keep it a secret from you, dear reader, if you don’t know it too)

ANIME SHOP is so clearly a pun on Animate, including the colours, that I can’t even…LOL.

FP’s Kizuna sounds distinctly different to the others…probably because of Ramuda. It’s mostly Ramuda carrying the tune there.

“Life is what you make it.” – Hmm, an interesting quote for sure.

HypMic 9

…welp, they don’t call it Fling Posse for nothin’.

I didn’t believe my ears, so I went and listened to it again. Sure enough, Ichiro calls Jakurai -san, not -sensei.

Ramuda’s normal voice! Things are getting serious~!

“Hifuming”? Is that a deliberate choice on the translators’ part? Or is it a mishearing?

…I’m laughing at how Samatoki called Ichiro a “hypocritical piece of s***”. I know the “s***” part is correct at minimum from the audio.

I believe Samatoki said -san, not -sama when he asked for an honorific. Hmm, interesting.

I knew this would get animated, but…I still can’t believe I’m watching it! Amazing…absolutely amazing.

If you’re wondering…yes, that long thing is her entire title and name. It’s said the name “Kadenokouji” is the longest Japanese surname in existence.

I remember reading a tweet earlier today that said somebody wanted “Altercation! Altercation! Altercation!” as a song title…and now I LOL, because the subbers made Gentaro say the exact same word.

Hmm…I only just noticed BB are the only ones with bags. They probably came last, but who took the others’ bags into Chuoku…? Update: Some of the others did have bags, I just never spotted them. For instance, Riou is carrying a large black rectangular bag, but Samatoki and Jyuto don’t have any. Jakurai has the bag from his TDD days.

The 2nd DRB brackets got announced today. BB vs DH, MTR vs BAT, FP vs MTC, rolling out across Japan (and Japan only due to COVID) in 2021.

“What happened between you and him?” - I was going “who?” in Cantonese (as I sometimes do), but turns out they’re just referring to Samatoki.

This is exactly as it played out in the drama tracks and manga…exactly what I was waiting for all this time! So good, dangit!

LOL, in the future, we will have camera drones working our concerts like they do in the DRBs…I think (?)

I wonder what Dice is thinking right now, seeing Otome on the screen…hmm…

…gah! Airhorn! Airhorn to the ears! *tilts to side due to sound*

I still kind of remember Slug’s take on the final battle…”The popo? More like the poopoo!” (or something like that). *sniggers*

The little barking bit after Jiro’s verse was…kinda cute, actually.

…ow, these are some burn-ass words. See? This is the power of the DRB!

…eh? Riou’s mic has his MC name on it. Don’t think I’ve seen that in any other part of the series.

Hoh, Riou even made references to Saburo’s character songs.

You can see “Hc” on Samatoki’s mic too…probably another case of his MC name, but partially obscured by his hand.

Aw, “Samatoki no sabaku toki” is a good lyric. Why couldn’t you try to keep that, instead of translating it literally to “judgement day for Samatoki”?

You can hear a thumping beat in the background when Samatoki prepares himself. That seems to be a similar way to how ARB treats this stuff.

“I’m THE Samatoki” – “Samatoki-sama da”.

I think it was really cool to show Samatoki handing the song over to Riou, but it also indicates there’s a disjunct in the lyrics that would cause such a thing. From this, maybe Riou is MTC’s weak link…?

Skeletons with katanas! Is that not cool?!?

…hey, that joined words thing Ichiro does…I would assume that’s what Rhyme Strike looks like in the HypMic universe?

Notice Samatoki took the word “signal” from Ichiro’s part and put it into his own one.

“Today is a good day to die.” – *eyes bulge* Oh…gosh. What a quote. Update: Someone theorised Ichijiku wrote these titles (the last 2), but someone else – like me – theorised this quote was what FP and M fans thought for this battle.

Akudama 7

…that’s one twisted kid.

Never threaten to kill a kid who can regenerate far better than you, Hoodlum.

Brawler is still in the OP…it’s kind of saddening to see him now.

I noticed a certain character appears on the Executioners’ hands if you pause at the right moment in the OP. It’s the first character in shori (management).

Bunny: set meal/Shark: roasted meat (yakiniku)

…This sounds a heck of a lot like the genbaku dome (Hiroshima Peace Park).

Bunny and Shark’s shirts together: Idiot -> Shark: Bone

Actually, this also reminds me of the Osaka Expo held in 1970. I loved writing about that event – it was just so fun to write about.

This anime is like Appare-Ranman’s sequel, except without the racing and crazy racial stereotypes (although there are still crazy stereotypes).

…whoa! This scene is going on the end of year list for sure. Just…have to remember this scene, where all the children disappeared, exists.

…”The City of Lost Children” is an apt title for this episode.

(HypMic spoilers!) I wonder if they’ll reveal that Ramuda is a clone in what’s left of the HypMic anime?

…oof, Doctor’s a filthy traitor!

Rule number 1 of fighting: never yell out “Smokescreen!” when the smokescreen is meant to cover you.

…LOL, dark censorship bar. Please wait for the Blu-Rays to see this scene uncensored.

What the heck?! The countdown went from 7 to 0 so fast!

Akudama 8

Black Rain, huh? *checks* It’s a movie about a pair of New York policemen who have to save a Japanese gangster from his death.

…don’t jinx it, Swindler!

Your brother isn’t on the moon, Sister. It’s just your dreams on there.

Notice “Neo Lake Biwa” actually has “Reiku” in its name, as opposed to, say, “mizuumi” or “ike” (the Japanese equivalent).

You can still see where Doctor stitched herself up.

What did Doctor “hold on to”?

Way to monologue through the whole morality thing… (<- not as satisfied as they would like from this scene)

I wonder if the seal is electronically tracked…

Tsubo = pot, vase…*thinks about drugs* (Not that pot.)

“…I’ll make you into a real man.” – More like a eunuch, LOL. (partially sarcastic)

I recall from Sarazanmai that “pair look” is the term for “twinsies” in Japanese.

Oh! Swindler kind of looks like the Executioner Boss now.

…I find it ironic that Swindler had long hair up until not too long ago.

Can to the eye! Ouch! That’s gotta be worse than a lightsaber…er, jitte to the eye!

This makes me wonder…was Courier a rich kid once…?

[keepingthespiritalive]

Dragon Gate Results for March 26, 2018

Dragon Gate Results for March 26, 2018

DRAGON GATE ‘GLORIOUS GATE’ 3/26/18 [Mon] 18:30 @ Kokura Kitami Gymnasium in Fukuoka (0) Mondai Ryu vs. Yuki Yoshioka ◆Winner: Ryu (6:28) with a Boston Crab (1) Dragon Kid, Gamma & Kaito Ishida vs. K-ness, U-T & Hyou Watanabe ◆Winner: Kid (12:29) with the Bible on Watanabe (2) Kagetora vs. Oji Shiba ◆Winner: Kagetora (8:45) with an Uppercut (3) Ryo Saito & Shachihoko BOY vs. T-Hawk & Takashi…

[tsunamijenn]

My YOI Nerd Pilgrimage pt. 29.1

Day 24: Anime vs. Real Life

Karatsu Castle:

Moving on to the other side of the bridge.

From the right side..

...and from the left side.

For those that are still unaware, Ice Castle Hasetsu does not exist in Karatsu. There is actually no rink in Karatsu. Instead, the building below the castle is Waseda Junior & Senior High School.

See?

But I digress. Let’s get a closer look at the Karatsu Castle grounds.

Now can I just take a moment to say that yes, I get he’s a professional athlete, so he’s already in superb shape. But after walking these stairs? Damn, Yuuri. Running up steps in general sucks. But duuuuude. These steps are all over the place.

There are gaps, they’re at slightly different heights. There were multiple times I almost face planted because I stopped looking down...and I was slowly walking! I’d kill myself if I tried to run up these steps. So my most sincere kudos to best boi for doing his exercises without tripping and dying.

Aaaand look who I found!

Did I totally take my selfie with the castle on the wrong side and the wrong hand in the shot?? You betcha I did!!!

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Please forgive me for that super fail...

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INTO THE CASTLE WE GO!!

And once you get near the top, you see some familiar faces.

And!

AND!!

AND!!!

TWINSIES!!

*cough* ehem

Moving all the way to the top

Unfortunately, unlike the artwork, the roof extends out past the red railing, so I was not able to get a picture of the shachihoko, even with my selfie stick.

So I cheated and took a picture of the ones on the lower roofs.

Then, when you finally make your way downstairs, you see some more familiar faces, and a whole corner where you can blow even MORE money!

bank account cries

ALSO!

I MADE FRIENDS!!!

There were 3 other girls (one from Sweden, one from Portugal, and one from Switzerland...all in Yokohama for school) that were also there for YOI adventures. It was the second trip for 2 of them, and the first trip for the 3rd. We banded together.

Apparently they saw me first, but weren’t sure if they should talk to me. Then I saw them around the corner at the top of Karatsu Castle, but I wasn’t sure if I should approach them. So I continued to walk around the top level. And they hadn’t moved, so I ran into them. So I forced myself to be a social human being and say hello. It was a very, VERY wise decision.

We bonded over YOI. They spoke Japanese. I was saved from many awkward situations where I would’ve been otherwise lost with my essentially non-existent Japanese speaking skills.

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[tanuki-kimono]

Japanese folk tales #57 - One Hundred Nights

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Once upon a time, there was a temple renowned far and wide across the land for its powerful amulets.

People came from remote villages just to buy a paper charm or a fabric amulet, hoping to fend off evil spirits of all kinds.

A lovely summer day, as dusk was settling, a woman came knocking at the heavy temple gates.

– Hello? Is anybody here?

The watchboy throw a look by the spyhole. The woman, richly dressed, had her features blurred by a long travel veil, her wide hat casting long shadows in the dimming light.

– We are closed for the day M’Lady. Please come back tomorrow. You’ll sure find accommodation in town.

The woman answered pleadingly:

– I’ve come from far, far away. Please, just sell me one amulet child and I’ll trouble you no longer.

She lifted her veil, and piercing black eyes peered at the boy.

The woman had a pretty common face, but her gaze sparked groundless fear in the watchboy’s heart.

Cold shivers running down his spine, he stuttered hastily:

– Our High Priest is out of town at the moment, and I take me orders only from him. Please, please come back later.

And he closed the spyhole, a bit more forcefully than truly needed.

A few days later, the High Priest came back from his pilgrimage. As he passed the door, merrily greeting all the monks and apprentices, the watchboy shyly took him by the sleeve and eyes casted to the ground, shamefully related his strange encounter.

The High Priest paused, seizing how the boy seemed genuinely shaken. He furrowed his brows and mused:

– Why would a rich woman travel by herself, and walk alone by dusk. That’s quite peculiar…

That same night, as he was meditating, the Buddha’s voice echoed in his mind:

– The boy was right to trust his guts. That woman is not human but a monster who came to eat you and ruin this temple holy grounds. For a hundred nights, make it waits before handing it one of your amulet, that the only way you’ll weakened this evil creature down.

The following evening, having caught word of the priest return, the woman appeared by the gates, still finely dressed, her long veil billowing in the night breeze.

– Please fetch your Master, I have come to purchase one of his mighty amulets.

The boy called for the High Priest. As he took a peep through the door, the holy man recalled the Buddha’s warning. He cleared his voice and said:

– I am sorry my Lady but we can just give you an amulet. You must prove your faith to earn it. Came back here and pray, pray a hundred times and yes, I’ll give you the most powerful charm we own.

The woman rose an elegant hand, delicately lifting her veil. Her bottomless black eyes were unreadable. Then, a sweet  smile suddenly blossomed on her lips:

– Well may it be so!

From this day on, the woman came back each and everyday, always by dusk. She would knock at the doors and politely greet the monks. Then she would clap her hands and start to chant.

Summer passed and autumn settled in. Monks wondered: the lady had such an unwavering faith, why was the High Priest tormenting her so much?

Yet the holy man remained unmovable.

Finally, the hundredth day arrived.

That morning, the High Priest and all the monk held a special service in the main hall. Reciting sacred sutras, they poured all their faith into a single paper amulet.

And just before dusk, the monks opened the temple doors, the High Priest ahead of them clenching the amulet tight in his hands.

The woman appeared as usual, a light spring in her gait, veil trailing behind her. Taking the procession which waited for her, she let out a delighted cry and nearly ran to the priest.

Beaming, she let a predatory smile slipped and extended her beautiful hand.

Yet, as soon as her hand brushed the amulet, the whole world shook.

The temple walls ripped opened, heavy wood torn as paper sheets, as shrieking the woman turned into a black beast, all gleaming fangs and sharp claws. The monster roared:

– At last!

But before it could pounced, a flash of lightning fell for the Heavens, striking the amulet. The occult writings shivered and rose from the paper, turning into mist.

Between tendrils of smoke, a white dragon sprang, pinning the dark monster to the ground.

Dragon and beast fought, growling and hissing. But, one hundred nights of prayers had weakened the evil creature.

With a powerful swipe of its tail, the dragon managed to knock it down. Coiling around the unconscious beast, the dragon pulled it into the temple pond.

When the ripples finally stilled, white dragon and black monster had vanished into the water.

Notes:

This story is a folk tale from Yamagata prefecture. The temple who saw the dragon descend to defend it is probably the Ryutokuji (“temple of Dragon’s benevolence”) which changed its name to honor its protector

The travelling attire worn by the monster appeared during Heian period and was called tsuboshouzoku. It was especially used by noble women in pilgrimage. Today, those large hats and veils are more commonly called katsugi (or uchikatsugi).

Amulets and charms (generally called mayoke) were and still are an important part of Japanese religious spirit. Many kinds exist: from elements weaved into architecture (onigawara and shachihoko tiles, ishigando tablets), to ritual decorations (shimenawa ropes, udzue bundles) and trinkets like suzu bells and small omamori fabric charm. This tale is about paper charms name ofuda, which are used to ward of all kinds of evil.

[pictures sources: 1 / 2 / 3 ]

[scarskelly]

DG Throwback: I don't think I have to explain anything.

[leviackereman]

just to other people who don't know, that whole chihoko fiasco actually isn't canon unfortunately :( the rumor going around tumblr that it was cut from the anime isn't true!

Haha I know but it makes the whole thing even more hilarious!!

Apparently drunk Yuuri was slurring and messed up his syntax. He meant to say something completely different, that Viktor is too stiff and that he should relax if he wants to stretch (from what I’ve seen on Twitter he probably tried to say the word shachihoko) but the boy fucks up so badly that he makes it sound like this person Chihoko is more flexible than Viktor. And Viktor actually gets really upset over nothing, which is really funny considering that the poor boy runs away, climbs Hasetsu Castle naked and proceeds to have a dramatic monologue about how Chihoko being in Yuuri’s past isn’t important because Viktor is Yuuri’s now (while a clip of Viktuuri moments is playing in the background). Meanwhile Phichit is screaming that they got divorced, Yurio is blaming shitty Yuuri for Viktor’s disappearance, Yuuri is blaming Yurio and when they finally find him, Yuuri has no idea what he’s talking about. Finally Yuuri strips down and joins Viktor on the castle to watch the view together while Phichit proceeds to scream again, this time that they got remarried. I mean this is the most Extra™ thing ever. This is the definition of Extra™. Why are they like this.

I really do wish they would animate this though ｡ﾟ( ﾟஇ‸இﾟ)ﾟ｡

[d-courage]

[awesomebutternuggets-blog]

Dragon Gate - Dangerous Gate - September 22 2016 Mondai Ryu vs Shachihoko Boy

[isamikodakas-blog]

shachihoko boy

[keepingthespiritalive]

Dragon Gate Results for March 11, 2018

Dragon Gate Results for March 11, 2018

DRAGON GATE ‘GLORIOUS GATE 2018’ 3/11/18 [Sun] 17:00 @ Hiroshima Prefectural Binzo Athletic Park (0) Yosuke ♡ Santa Maria vs. Oji Shiba ◆Winner: Maria (6:33)  (1) Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & Ben-K vs. Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka & Punch Tominaga ◆Winner: Ben-K (13:44) with a Spear on Punch (2) Kagetora vs. Hyou Watanabe ◆Winner: Kagetora (7:58) with a Michinoku Driver (3) Big R Shimizu & Jason Lee vs.…

[keepingthespiritalive]

Dragon Gate Results for December 16, 2017

DRAGON GATE ‘FANTASTIC GATE’ 12/16/17 [Sat] 18:00 @ Fukuyama Industry Exchange Hall Big Rose in Hiroshima (1) Naruki Doi, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K vs. Shingo Takagi, Yasushi Kanda & El Lindaman ◆Winner: Takagi (15:10) with a Powerbomb on Ben-K (2) Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Hyou Watanabe ◆Winner: Mochizuki (9:35) with the Twister (3) Susumu Yokosuka & Genki Horiguchi vs. Kagetora & Jason Lee ◆Winner:…

[keepingthespiritalive]

Dragon Gate Results for December 20, 2017

DRAGON GATE ‘FANTASTIC GATE’ 12/20/17 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo  (1) K-ness, & Shachihoko BOY & Shun Skywalker vs. Gamma, Mondai Ryu & Kaito Ishida ◆Winner: Skywalker (8:05) with the Skywalker Moonsault on  Ishida (2) U-T vs. Takashi Yoshida ◆Winner: Yoshida (7:15) with a Powerbomb (3) Ryo Saito & “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa vs. Shingo Takagi & Punch Tominaga ◆Winner:…