#Takuya ; 01

[ran-orimoto]

Who would the Frontier kids meet and hang with from other series?

Since yesterday it was Odaiba day, I will finally reply to an ask from this Anon, whose identity I know because @teclajellymon isn’t skilled at hiding secrets lmaoooooo. She wanted to only ask about Izumi and Junpei but she had to act like a chameleon, you know ahahahha.

Happy Odaiba ( in late *flops* ) !!!

• Takuya: I mean, you’d think a googlehead should be placed by the side of another one. And I do understand that, the official did the same as well, but can I change the rules a bit? I want to see Takuya and Sora interacting, because Sora reminds me of Rin from Yes!5 and Rin from Yes!5 is voiced by the same woman voicing Takuya, who also said she wished Takuya was a girl like Ri-

OK. I just think they’d share they football passion together and it would be cute? Besides the fact aesthetically they would look really pleasant together, they both also are fire themed. I’d like to see them playing together and if Taichi wants to join, why couldn’t he?

Still, among the googleheads, I think the one I would like to see interacting with Takuya is Marcus…? I want them to kill each other, yes?

Kouji: He’s kinda easy, because I really like that Cd cover where he stared at Yamato playing his harmonica, dreamy eyed. I know it’s kinda lame Kouji is being put with a loner wolf, so I’m taking a safe route, but I honestly can’t get rid of that image printed in my head. Hmmm someone else, someone else, idk. Help. Maybe he could meet Takeru? If he met Yamato, he would meet Takeru as well and Takeru has got a Patamon. Since Kouji was often seen getting Patamon’s attention in the original season, Takeru’s would bring him memories.

• Izumi: Of course, when it comes to your favs you have got ton of ideas. Ton. Let’s say I will write a little bonus down here for Junpei and Izumi, so, for now, I’ll just temporise ahhahah. Many pair Izumi with Miyako, but I would honestly be curious to see how a meeting between Ruki and Izumi would play. Once a friend of mine drew Izumi and Ruki collaborating in modelling together (Ruki was the photographer, Izumi was the model of the photoshoot), but I want to picture them together more because Seki Producer liked saying Izumi “is actually more similar to Ruki than Mimi”. How? At what extent? What did you mean, SekiP? We will never know imo, but maybe if Ruki and Izumi got to know each other…

• Junpei: OF COURSE, same identical tale as old as time like when it comes to Izumi. So many ideas for my boy, I’d make him even meet Taichi and I think they’d go along. During my Adventure 01 “rewatch”, I truly found myself spotting a piece of Junpei in so many characters ahaha. Taichi has got a scene in which he drives some kind of crane in a factory and Frontier’s episode 5, the one in which Junpei drives one as well, blatantly is a homage to that. Needless to say, Junpei has also got something in common with Jyou, whom he met in an official comic (during which Junpei doesn’t miss the chance to compliment Izumi in front of strangers and in her absence lmaoooo); moreover, in the first Frontier ending, Junpei reading his homework on the stairs is another clear homage to 01, to a scene focusing on Jyou, though I can’t recall which episode it was and I apologize.

Still, and I’ve already said it, I ABSOLUTELY want Junpei to meet Ruri. I want him to become envious of her little detective life and bugging her by sticking his nose in whatever digital mystery she’s on. The Great Detective Shibayama meets the fantastic Ririrun! I need to draw them *wants to explode*. Maybe Junpei could affect Ruri with his fantasies about owning a series, who knows.

Junpei would also so funny with Miyako, I swear. The 02 x Frontier pic did place them in a mirroring position and I just adore it lol. They can eat together while talking about their crush, even if Miyako does yell much more than Junpei lmao. Bingo. I think Junpei would admire her technological skills and would evolve in Bolgmon to gain maths intelligence lmao x 2.

• Tomoki: I have played the Takeru card and I don’t really care? Because I want Tonoki to join the Tamers younger kids for once, though we know nothing about Ai and Mako, and unfortunately about Shaochung as well. But ehy, we can come up with headcanons and make these babies have fun. If Impmon acts as a bully like usual, Tomoki will have someone to deal with, though…

• Kouichi: He doesn’t give me any problem like his twin (good boy, Kouichi). Thanks to some people from this fandom, I have jumped on the boat of Kouichi and Hikari, not necessarily on a shipping level. I can see it. I can see Juri boarding as well, but Juri is way too hyperactive to Kouichi’s tastes imo. Hikari is a bit quieter and more considerate. He would put him at ease just like his twin does www.

• Bonus: Koumi x Junzumi

And here I can say : aren’t shippings ending with umi so beautiful at this point ?

Talking again about my 01 rewatch, I can confirm to myself early Mimi does remind me of Junpei a lot, which is a sacrilege but, ehm, seriously…???? I don’t blame some dude playing in their stories about Junpei being a Jyoumi son, because he’s really a mix of them. People usually like connecting Junpei with Koushiro (and I do too lol) because of the electric/thunder bug theme, but I also adore creating scenarios for Junpei and Mimi ahahah, two spoiled kids coming from rich families always complaining about needing to eat, sleep, getting disgusted so easily….Two needles stuck up your butt, speaking bluntly ahahha.

I have got a lot of ideas about Junzumi x Koumi . In my hcs Izumi will open a restaurant someday and I do believe Mimi would love visiting it. Then, she would invite Izumi to her cooking tv show and Junpei would stop underlining how wife is much better than this Mimi Tachikawa who has come from who knows where. Do you know my wife won two contests, is Gambero Rosso’s favourite guest, her restaurant received compliments from both Terramadre and Slowfood-

Junpei, shut up and let the girls play.

[bubblegeon]

What would make a person tremble? 🚓 KAZAMA KIMICHIKA: KYOJO ZERO (2023)

[piscesdragon8]

Takuya and Matt reading each other's lines. Also, happy birthday to their US voice, Michael Reisz

SOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/digimon/comments/1bngns5/oc_matt_and_takuya_reading_each_others_lines_also/

[doctorbunny]

MILGRAM Hallucination Booklet Translation pt.1 (Yamanaka and DECO*27 Interview)

Context: This interview was from a booklet handed out at the MILGRAM Hallucination live show on the 21st January 2024 (if you want a copy you can buy it here) This translation was made possible by the generosity of @maxpawb sharing images of his booklet with me This translation is mostly my own, but @maristelina helped me with some sections. Now without further ado:

Q.01 Introduce Yourself. I'm Takuya Yamanaka. I'm the creator/planner/screenwriter for MILGRAM. I'm DECO*27. I work as the music producer for MILGRAM. I like Hatsune Miku.

Q.02 What reactions from the guards have been the most surprising so far? Yamanaka: There are a lot of guards that were born overseas, aren't there? Even though it's created with rather Japanese sensibilities, overseas audiences didn't seem to mind at all. Though the countries and sensibilities are different than what I anticipated, votes have become more multifaceted, it's very interesting, isn't it? DECO: To forgive or not forgive the prisoners what do you do, whether it goes as you expected or the result turns out to be quite the opposite, its fascinating. Maybe your nationality affects the kind of criteria you use to make judgements? I've been thinking about something like that.

Q.03 Is there anything you didn't imagine would happen at the start of the trial? Yamanaka: I didn't write it with a large overseas audience in mind, because from the start I wasn't worrying about popularity at all, I simply didn't think I'd be watching over so many guards. Milgram was developed as a more underground project, but it's popularity is a good surprise, isn't it. DECO: There were more people who got into MILGRAM without already caring about my music than I imagined, it was surprising. I feel like MILGRAM has spread further beyond than what I thought it would. I'm very grateful!

Q.04 So far, what's made you the happiest? Yamanaka: Everything. As a creator it brings me great joy to see a work that existed in my mind, take shape and be enjoyed by so many people. Other than that, because I also love the characters I've birthed, seeing all the guards talking about them and sharing their thoughts, both positive and negative, has to be the best feeling. DECO: It makes me happy to see lots of people analysing the meanings I put in my songs! The theories get pretty close to the truth too, I think... the power of all the guards is really cool.

Q.05 So far, what has been the most challenging? Yamanaka: Because I have to change the script in accordance with the audience's decisions, I can't create the entire story in advance. Furthermore, as of the second trial, there aren't only individual character storylines, the prisoner's verdicts begin to emerge and they influence each other. That is to say, I can't start writing until after everyone's results are out. Willingly subjecting myself to doing something this unreasonable, is what I feel is difficult for me. But because DECO*27 is also going through the same hell, we're holding on to some semblance of sanity. DECO: The story changes in accordance to all the guards' choices, and the music has to be written to match. I think this is harder for Yamanaka-P, who writes the script, than it is for me... But though its tough, I feel its really worthwhile, It makes me really happy to be able to communicate with everyone through my songs!

Q.06 Do you have any regrets like "I wish I had done it differently back then!"? Yamanaka: I've thought it over quite carefully, but there's nothing in particular. I think everyone involved in the project is giving it their all and its a really passionate environment. DECO: Nope! I've been able to put all the things I've thought of into my songs.

Q.07 Which prisoners are the easiest to write dialogue/music for? Yamanaka: If I had to pick one, it'd be Fuuta. He's the type of person that's pretty easy to write because his brain never shuts up. Other than him, Yuno and Shidou are relatively academic kids in theory, so they're easy to write because they're very clear when it comes to what they want to convey. [TL note just because its funny, the idiom Yamanaka uses is lit. "There is barking in the inside [of Fuuta's] head] DECO: It went smoothly for all of them!

Q.08 Which prisoners are the most fun to write dialogue/music for? Yamanaka: Muu's lines were the very fun to write~. I'm fascinated by her approach to life and can't help but envy how fun it must be to behave like that. Yuno and Amane are my runners up. I enjoy writing the kinds of characters who plainly state their ideas and speak eloquently. DECO: Mahiru! From the start writing about the relationships between men and women has been what you might call my forte, its enjoyable to make. I feel like this is also why I find Yuno easy to write for.

Q.09 Which prisoners are the hardest to write dialogue/music for? Yamanaka: Overwhelmingly, Haruka's dialogue takes me the longest to write. I have to use the parts of my brain that I wouldn't normally use to figure out how to not just directly convey what he wants to say. DECO: None of them!

Q.10 What's your favourite combination of characters? Yamanaka: Amane and Shidou. They're on completely different wavelengths about everything, and the best part is that there's no getting around it. My second pick might go to Yuno and Muu. They don't get along at all so their fights are never just superficial squabbling. DECO: I always like the interactions between Es and the prisoners. I'm liking how over the course of the voice drama interrogations, Es seems to be gradually coming to understand the prisoner's humanity. Especially Es + Mahiru!

Q.11 Do you want to be friends with any of the prisoners? Yamanaka: Shidou and Kazui. I like the idea of being friends with professional people. I think that people who choose to go into something specialized, its clear they have a kind of resolve and that's charming, isn't it? DECO: Yuno! I feel like she'd be easy to talk to. She seems like she's used to friends who maintain a good distance from each other. [note: while 'good' here can mean a fair amount of distance, in Japanese relationships the concept of boundaries is also built into the idea of distance, so in English you might talk about someone who is a close friend but still has good boundaries, but in Japanese this is someone who has the 'right amount'/ちょうどいい of distance from you, so this could mean Yuno doesn't have any close friends or that Yuno is just a good friend because she isn't going to turn up to your house unexpectedly and eat all the food in your fridge]

Q.12 Do you want to date any of the prisoners? Yamanaka: I love all of my characters a lot, but, well... how should I say it... I don't think I would date any of them. [TL note: I had to shift the wording to be more natural in English but the Japanese Q is more like 'which prisoner would you want to be your boy/girlfriend?' curse english for not having an exact equivalent to koibito, so Yamanaka's answer is more like 'I think would break up with all of them' its a nominal difference but my friend said to mention it bc its funny] DECO: I'm sorry.

Q.13 What's your favourite line/phrase? Yamanaka:

[Scene from Muu's first voice drama Crying B, TL taken from MILGRAMMER]

Es: Judging from your facial features, are you what they call “half-Japanese”? [lit. haafu/Half] Muu: Yeah… I’m biracial. [lit. daburu/Double]

It would have to be that wouldn't it? I got goosebumps when I wrote it it. DECO:

"It's not my fault"

I think that single phrase was able to represent Muu's character really well, if I do say so myself.

Q.14 Are there any prisoners that you think its good they're in MILGRAM? Yamanaka: All of them. Without these 10 people, this Milgram would be a complete failure. DECO: Without these 10 people, MILGRAM wouldn't exist!

Q.15 Is there anything the guards aren't aware of yet? Yamanaka: Of course, there may be some minor details, but I don't think there are any major points missing. The mysteries have already disseminated, I feel the full picture will be clearly revealed if the theories and wild speculations, which have been shared around the world, come together. As expected. DECO: There are! I hope you look forward to the gimmicks I wanted to put in my songs that will come out in the third trial!

Q.16 Is there anything you haven't been able to do up to now, but you want to try doing after this? Yamanaka: I want to do a stageplay. Every performance would be a different story set in Milgram. If anyone reading this is involved with stage productions, please contact me. [I can't find it now but I swear a while ago Yamanaka tweeted something similar like "I'm interested in doing stage adaptations of Caligula Effect or MILGRAM, if anyone is involved with stage production please contact me" I hope he does it, a MILGRAM stage play would be awesome] DECO: Fortunately, I'm already doing everything I want to do! Writing the trial 3 songs couldn't be more fun.

Q.17 Represent "MILGRAM" in one word. Yamanaka: 『人』 "People" DECO: 『噓』 "Lies" [This one is both simple and interesting so as a preview I'll share how akka and DMYM answered] akka: 『幻』 "Illusions" DMYM: 『信』 "Faith"

Q.18 Give a brief comment about the future of "MILGRAM". Yamanaka: There have already been plot developments that I personally wish I didn't have to write. The guards have all chosen a very intense path. It's frightening. I've also been ready to obey these choices since the start of MILGRAM, so I think we all should enjoy this story that can only be told once together. DECO: I've already started writing the prisoner's songs. It's hell. Please prepare yourselves. Q.19 A message for the guards. Yamanaka: Thank you for always looking after the prisoners. Milgram is a work that involves the participation of everyone, including yourself. The thoughts you had, the actions you took, the joy, and resentment you felt towards this prison, all this became a part of Milgram too. I would like you all to please live healthily in your realities alongside Milgram. DECO: Thank you for your hard work as guards. Although MILGRAM is full of troublemakers, we would be grateful if you could continue to watch over us for a long time to come. We will do our best to meet your expectations.

[A link to part 2 will be posted here when its ready]

(Japanese transcript under the cut)

Q.01 自己紹介を。 山中拓也です。 ミルグラムでは企画・原作・脚本をしています。 DECO*27です。 MILGRAMのサウンドプロデューサーを務めています。 初音ミクが好きです。

Q.02 これまでの看守たちからの反応で驚いたことは？ Yamanaka: 海外にもたくさんの看守が生まれるていったことですね。とっても日本的な感性で創っているので、海外ウケとかきにしていませんでした。やはり国が違うと感性も違うものだと思うので、より多面的な投票がされて、とても面白いですね。 DECO: 囚人が赦すor 赦さないのどっちになるか、と自分で予想していたりもしたのですが、結構それが逆の結果になっていることがあって興味深ったです。もしかして国民性で判断基準が違ってくるのかな？とか考えたりしました。

Q.03 審判開始時点では思い描いていなかったことはあるか？ Yamanaka: 海外ウケ気にしたことないと書きましたが、そもそもウケ自体あまり気にしていなかったので、シンプ���にこんなにたくさんの看守の方に見守っていただけるコンテンツになるとは思っていませんでした。もっと、アンダーグラウンドで展開するつもりだったんですが、嬉しい悲鳴ですね。 DECO: 想像以上にDECO*27を知らない方にもMILGRAMを観てもらえたことに驚きました。自分の思っていた以上にMILGRAMが広がったなと感じています。ありがとうございます！

Q.04 これまでで一番嬉しかったことは？ Yamanaka: 全部です。自分の脳内にしかなかった作品が、形になり、たくさんの人に楽しんでもらえること自体がクリエイターとしては大きな喜ぶです。あとはやはり僕は自分が産んだ登場人物のことが大好きなので、プラスでもマイナスでも看守の皆様が彼らについて語って、想いをぶつけてくれいることが最高に嬉しいです。 DECO: たくさんの方に自分が音楽に込めた意味考察してもらえた嬉しいです！かなり正解に近い考察もあって、看守の皆さんのパワーすごいな…と思っています。

Q.05 これまでで一番大変だったことは？ Yamanaka: ユーザーの選択によって、シナリオを変更をするので、あらかじめ制作することができないということです。しかも二審からは個人のストーリーラインだけでなく、他の囚人の結果による影響も出てくる。ということは全員の結果出てからじゃないと制作できないということです。そんな無茶を勝手に自分でやりはじめて、勝手に自分で大変な思いをしています。同じ地獄をDECO27も味わっているので、なんとか正気を保っています。 DECO: 看守の皆さんの選択に応じてストーリー変化し、それに合うように音楽を書くことです。これは僕よりもシナリオを書く山中Pのほうが大変だろうな…と思いますが…大変ではありますがとてもやりがいをかんじていますし、曲を通じて皆さんとコミュニケーションが取れていることが嬉しいです！

Q.06　「今思えばやっておけばよかった！」のような後悔はあるか？ Yamanaka: よくよく考えてみたんですが、特に無いです。制作に関わる全員がベストを尽くしてくれているとてもアツい現場だと思います。 DECO: ないです！思いついたことはすべて楽曲で出力できています。

Q.07 シナリオや音楽の制作がスムーズな囚人は？ Yamanaka: 一人あげるとすればフータでしょうか。頭の中でわんわん言ってるので、かなり書きやすいタイプです。あとはユノや、シドウあたりの比較的理論的で偏差値高めな子たちは何が伝えたいかが明確なので書きやすいです。 DECO: みんなすんなりでした！

Q.08 シナリオや音楽の制作が一番楽しい囚人は？ Yamanaka: セリフを書いていて一番楽しいのはムウですかねぇ~。こんなふうにふるまえたち人生楽しいだろうという憧れすあります。次点でユノやアマネでしょうか。思想がはっきりしてて、弁の立つタイプは書くのが楽しいです。 DECO: ���ヒルです！自分が元々男女間の関係性を描くのが得意ということもあって、楽しく制作しています。そういった意味ではユノも書きやすいなと感じます。

Q.09 シナリオや音楽の制作に苦労する囚人は？ Yamanaka: 圧倒的にセリフを書くのに時間がかかるのはハルカです。彼が伝えたいことを、伝わらないようにする調整に普段は使わない脳を使います。 DECO: いないです！

Q.10 お気に入りの組み合わせはあるか？ Yamanaka: アマネとシドウ。すべての要素が噛み合わなさすぎて、どうしようもないところが良いです。次点でユノとムウかもです。表面的なケンカにならないだけでかなり気が合わないので。 DECO: エス対囚人の絡みは須く好きです。ボイスドラマの尋問によって段々とエスが囚人の人間性を掴んでいく様が気に入っています。特にエス＋マヒル！

Q.11 囚人を友達にするなら誰か？ Yamanaka: シドウとカズイ。友達にいてほしい職業の人たちです。なにかのスペシャリストを選択する人たちというのは、何かしらの覚悟が決まっている人だと思うのでそれだけで魅力的ですね。 DECO: ユノです！話していて気楽そうだなと感じます。お互い良い距離感を保てる友達になれそう。

Q.12 囚人を恋人にするなら誰か？ Yamanaka: 僕は登場人物のことを全員最高に愛してますが、まぁ、なんというか、全員やめとこうと思います。 DECO: ごめんなさい。

Q.13 お気に入りのセルフやフレーズは？ Yamanaka: 「その顔立ち、ハーフというやつか？」「うん...…ダブル」ですね。書いてて鳥肌でした。 DECO: 「悪くないもん」 1フレーズでムウのキャラクターを上手に表現できたなと我ながら思っています。

Q.14 ミルグラムにいてくれてよかった、と思う囚人は？ Yamanaka: 全員です。この10人でなければ、このミルグラムになっていないので。 DECO: MILGRAMはこの10人がいなければ成立しません！

Q.15 看守たちにまだ感づかれていないことはあるか？ Yamanaka: もちろん、些末な部分はあるかと思いますが、大きいところだとないんじゃないですかねぇ。既に問題はバラまいたし、世界中に発信された考察や妄想を組み合わせたらきっちり全貌が明らかになる気がします。さすがです。 DECO: あります！第三審で僕が楽曲を通じてやりたかったギミックが出てくるので楽しみにしていてください！

Q.16 今できていないが、今後やってみたいことはあるか？ Yamanaka: 舞台がやりたいです。毎公演、コンセプトの異なるミルグラムで行われる舞台。舞台制作に関わる方が、読んでおられましたら是非山中まで。 DECO: 有り難いことに、やりたいことは全部やれています！第三審の曲を書くのが楽しくてしょうがないです。

Q.17 「ミルグラム」を一文字で表せ。 Yamanaka: 『人』 DECO: 『噓』

Q.18 今後の「ミルグラム」について一言。 Yamanaka: 既に僕が個人的には書かないでいたかった展開が確定しています。看守の皆さんなかなか強烈な道筋を選びました。恐ろしい。自分もその選択に従う覚悟をしてミルグラムをスタートしているので、一度きりの物語を皆さんと一緒に楽しもうと思います。 DECO: 既に楽曲を書き始めている囚人もいます。地獄です。覚悟しててください。

Q.19 看守たちへメッセージを。 Yamanaka: いつも囚人たちのことを世話してくださってありがとうございます。ミルグラムとは、参加する皆さん自身を含めてミルグラムという作品です。この監獄に対して感じた思い、起こした行動、喜び、 憤り 、それらすべてが作品の一部になります。是非ミルグラムと共にある皆さんの現実を健やかに生きてくださいませ。 DECO: いつも看守としてのお勤めご苦労さまです。曲者ばかりのMILGRAMですが、これからも末永く見守っていただけると幸いです。期待に応えられるよう、尽力してまいります。

[the-monkey-ruler]

Saiyūki (2006) 西游记

Director: Kamasaku Sawada / Gake Narita / Hiroshima Kato Screenwriter: Yuji Sakamoto Starring: Shingo Katori / Teruyoshi Uchimura / Hiroki Narimiya / Yumiko Ai / Atsushi Ito / Eri Fukatsu / Asami Mizukawa / Koji Okura / Takuya Kimura / Mitsuhiro Oikawa / Wakana Sakai Genre: Drama Country/Region of Production: Japan Language: Japanese Date: 2006-01-09 (Japan) Number of episodes: 11 Also known as: Journey to the West / 西遊記 IMDb: tt0805320 Type: Retelling

Summary:

SMAP's Katori Shingo will star in Fuji's signature TV series "Journey to the West" on September 9 (Monday at 9 p.m.), playing the well-known character Sun Wukong. This will be Katori Shingo's first break since "Super Dad" in 2002. Starring again in the 9th drama in 4 years. "Journey to the West" is a Chinese classic and is also very popular in Japan. It has been remade into Japanese dramas many times, with Masahiro Motoki, Touaki Karasawa and others playing the role of Sun Wukong. This new Journey to the West is the first Japanese TV series of Journey to the West since the 21st century. It is scheduled to be broadcast from January next year. The other main characters have not yet been determined. Among them, the role of Tang Sanzang is highly regarded. Pay attention, because actresses have been invited to star many times before, such as Rie Miyazawa, Riho Makise and others.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiy%C5%ABki_(TV_series)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf1J5oQI8mI

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[archivalofsins]

I find it really funny when people are like Milgram is up to interpretation. In the its not meant to be solvable it's meant to be a thought experiment. Because it does to an extent show that many people believe a good mystery and a thought experiment cannot coexist. Even though that's most of the mystery genre.

Mysteries especially murder mysterious are made with the intent to reflect on the nature and finality of human beings.

So it doesn't have to be one or the other.

Even funnier that this is being said all the while the creators could not have been more direct about these stories having concrete solutions/answers that can be discerned through interrogating what's been presented so far.

Like,

Note: This post will be heavily referencing the translation of the hallucination booklet Q&A by DoctorBunny.

Q.01 Introduce Yourself.

I’m Takuya Yamanaka. I’m the creator/planner/screenwriter for MILGRAM.

Q.15 Is there anything the guards aren’t aware of yet?

Yamanaka: Of course, there may be some minor details, but I don’t think there are any major points missing. The mysteries have already disseminated, I feel the full picture will be clearly revealed if the theories and wild speculations, which have been shared around the world, come together. As expected.

Q.01 Introduce Yourself.

I’m DECO*27. I work as the music producer for MILGRAM. I like Hatsune Miku.

Q.04 So far, what’s made you the happiest?

DECO: It makes me happy to see lots of people analysing the meanings I put in my songs! The theories get pretty close to the truth too, I think… the power of all the guards is really cool.

There's just been a lot of implications that the there's an answer to these things.

Fun notes

This has absolutely nothing to do with this point but-

Q.07 Which prisoners are the easiest to write dialogue/music for?

Yamanaka: If I had to pick one, it’d be Fuuta. He’s the type of person that’s pretty easy to write because his brain never shuts up. Other than him, Yuno and Shidou are relatively academic kids in theory, so they’re easy to write because they’re very clear when it comes to what they want to convey. [TL note just because its funny, the idiom Yamanaka uses is lit. “There is barking in the inside [of Fuuta’s] head]

Salamander, "It's heating up inside my head! I can't stop- I don't want to stop!"

Bring It On, "What I want to hear is the scream deep inside you!"

Q.14 What are you thinking about at the moment?

Futa: I wonder if this is what anxiety feels like. I want something I can rely on.

Futa literally in the middle of the night about his victim probably with little to no prompting (not even a fucking segue thought of his own).The entertainment value and mileage I've gotten out of this one fucking video is damn miraculous really. Man who's never had a moment not thinking in his life gets even more points to run around in his head due to the fucking voices in Milgram.

Like I know the covers are just fanservice/have nothing to do with why the prisoners are here but damn if it ain't good fanservice. Because the implication that before this Futa was just going of internally forever without pause is just mood as hell really.

Deco just dropping in the interview that Yuno's story is about the relationships between men and women too and not just a fucking baby, pfft-

Q.08 Which prisoners are the most fun to write dialogue/music for?

DECO: Mahiru! From the start writing about the relationships between men and women has been what you might call my forte, its enjoyable to make. I feel like this is also why I find Yuno easy to write for.

Just came out and said that shit. Yes, I made Deco's color orange because of this.

Q.18 Give a brief comment about the future of “MILGRAM”.

Yamanaka: There have already been plot developments that I personally wish I didn’t have to write. The guards have all chosen a very intense path. It’s frightening. I’ve also been ready to obey these choices since the start of MILGRAM, so I think we all should enjoy this story that can only be told once together.

I think the dichotomy between Yamanaka and Deco answers here is funny.

Yamanaka; there are some thing I wish I didn't have to write,

But I've been ready to follow through on these choices since the beginning.

DECO: I’ve already started writing the prisoner’s songs. It’s hell. Please prepare yourselves.

Deco, "It's hell~ < 3 Please, prepare yourselves."

Fucking pick a god and pray as quote. That only makes me go don't threaten me with a good time- things are just getting interesting- Let's overheat in hell together. Meanwhile as a writer reading there are things I've written that I haven't wanted to is such an oof I'm sorry I get the feeling but it's really fun to watch. It's really something great.

Funniest team of all time-

Q.17 Represent “MILGRAM” in one word. Yamanaka: 『人』 “People”

DECO: 『噓』 “Lies”

I hope whatever Milgram turns into it's remains as enjoyable to make as it is to watch. Despite every up and down. Still it was funny as fuck that Yamanaka really went yeah there's never not noise in that guys head.

I'm looking forward to seeing what this hell looks like. Me when all the prisoners turn out to be horrid liars that have committed a pile of atrocities,

"Damn that foreshadowing was tight and followed up on amazingly. Keep it up please! I want to feel satisfied don't lose steam in the last half!"

I hope it gives that feeling to a lot of people.

[just-whump-and-suffering]

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Whump list

Note: THIS IS NOT POWER RANGERS.

I did not include all the injuries that the characters get in battle, only the ones I feel contributes to the plot. Did not include whump from the movies as the list will be very long. It is already very long as it is.

No. of ep: 49

Goshikida Kaito/ Zenkaiser played by Komagine Kiita

Ep 01: 

Grabbed by the collar by Barashita and tossed away, falls into a pile of garbage

Ep 02: 

Poisoned by toxic spores. in pain 

Ep 04:

Punched in the face

Ep 05:

Tied (Stuck) to a bench and Juran

Ep 09:

Held at gunpoint and robbed

Tied up

Ep 21:

Arrested

Ep 26:

Attacked by Stacey

Desperately looking for his mother

Ep 31:

Crying over Secchan's "Death"

Ep 32: (in Stacey's body)

Punched in the face

Ep 33:

Hit by a Kendo training sword

Ep 35:

Emotional whump; finds out Hakaizer is his father

Ep 44:

Gets cursed with bad luck

Ep 48:

Is hit by Boccowaus's attack, gets dehenshined

Ep 49:

Has to fight a god alone

Juran/ZenkaiJuran voiced by Asanuma Shintaro

Ep 01:

Striked by Tojitendo soldier, falls into a pile of garbage

Ep 05:

Tied (Stuck) to a bench and Kaito

Ep 07:

Accidentally injured by Gaon

Ep 09:

Held at gunpoint and robbed

Tied up

Ep 12:

Trapped in a forcefield created by MoTW that slows everything down.

Ep 15:

Flashback: beaten up by Mooks

Ep 33:

Hit by a Kendo training sword

Ep 38:

Attacked by his ancestor

Ep 44:

Gets cursed with bad luck

Ep 48:

Is hit by Boccowaus's attack while shielding Kaito, gets dehenshined

Gaon/ZenkaiGaon voiced by Kaji Yuki

Ep 06:

Angst; from accidentally injuring his teammates

Ep 09:

Held at gunpoint and robbed

Tied up

Ep 13:

Shot by Vox while trying to stop him from shooting humans turned kuducks

Gets attacked and beaten up by same Kuducks

Ep 22:

Emotional whump; is scolded for the way he treats other Kikainoids. Realizes that he has been treating his comrades badly and feel bad about it.

Beaten up until de-henshin

Collapse from his injuries

Ep 23:

In pain while getting his injuries treated

Is bandaged and on crutches throughout the episode

Ep 44:

Gets cursed with bad luck

Ep 48:

Is hit by Boccowaus's attack, gets dehenshined

Magine/ZenkaiMagine voiced by Miyamoto Yume

Ep 07:

Accidentally injured by Gaon

Ep 09:

Held at gunpoint and robbed

Tied up

Ep 12:

Trapped in a forcefield created by MoTW that slows everything down.

Ep 20:

Gets abducted

Ep 44:

Gets cursed with bad luck

Collapse from getting beaten up

Ep 48:

Get caught in a tornado created by Boccowaus, gets dehenshined

Vroom/ZenkaiVroom voiced by Sato Takuya

Ep 01:

Zapped by Ijirude

Ep 04:

Attacked by the kudducks

Has a bounty place on him, on the run

Ep 06:

Collapse from exhaustion while fighting MOTW

Ep 07:

Accidentally injured by Gaon

Ep 09:

Held at gunpoint and robbed

Tied up

Ep 44:

Gets cursed with bad luck

Ep 48:

Shield the rest from Boccowaus blast, dehenshined

Vox Goldtweaker/ Twokaiser played by Mashiko Atsuki

Ep 12:

Trapped in a forcefield created by MoTW that slows everything down.

Beaten up by MoTW

Ep 18:

Slapped

Ep 28:

Angst as his brothers are kidnapped by the MOTW

Ep 33:

Hit by a Kendo training sword

Ep 36: 

Ambushed by MotW and unable to henshin because MotW’s power

Beaten up by Barashitara

Ep 44:

Revealed that his father died protecting him

Collapse from exhaustion

Ep 47:

Hit by Barashita's Missile

Stacey/ Stacaesar played by Sekoguchi Ryo

Ep 08:

Beaten up and defeated by Vox

Ep 14:

Injured and limping after his mecha is destroyed.

Ep 23:

Severely injured and unconscious after his mecha is destroyed (again)

Ep 26:

Emotional Whump

Ep 32: (in Kaito's Body)

Gets headbutted by Kaito (in Stacey's body)

Passes out, is found and brought back by the rest

Emotional whump: experiences being loved and appreciation for the first time. Wondering if he could just continue staying in Kaito's body

Ep 38:

Attacking with a knife by his beloved "mother", saved by Kaito

Emotional whump; shaken from being attacked by his "mother". Watches as his beloved "mother" disappear from existance. Wonder if he is no better than Barashitara

Ep 41:

Blamed for the defeat of Hakaiser’

Shoved to the ground

inadvertently revealed his role in Hakaiser’s defeat, electrocuted by Boccowaus 

Ep 42:

Locked in a cage, bloody and battered

Possessed/mind controlled by Gege/God

Ep 46:

Collapse as the God possessing him leaves

Emotional whump

Ep 47:

More emotional whump

Crying

Hit by Barashita's missiles

Ep 48:

Beaten up and stomped on

[blueonwrestling]

1) FTR vs Jay White & Juice Robinson 2 out of 3 falls AEW Collision 15/07/23 (5 Stars) 2) Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland Texas Death Match AEW Full Gear 18/11/23 (5 Stars) 3) Sareee vs Arisa Nakajima SEAdLINNNG 8th Anniversary 25/08/2023 (5 Stars) 4) Bryan Danielson vs Zack Sabre Jr AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (5 Stars) 5) Takuya Nomura vs Fuminori Abe Kakuto Tanteidan - We are the Fighting Detectives 12/10/23 (5 Stars) 6) MJF vs Bryan Danielson Ironman Match AEW Revolution 05/03/23 (5 Stars) 7) Ricky Starks vs Bryan Danielson Strap Match AEW All Out 03/09/23 (5 Stars) 8) Athena vs Willow Nightingale Death Before Dishonor 21/07/23 (4.75 stars) 9) Bryan Danielson vs RUSH AEW Dynamite 08/02/23 (4.75 Stars) 10) Christian Cage vs Darby Allin 2 out of 3 falls AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (4.75 stars) 11) Adam Page vs Swerve Strickland AEW Wrestledream 01/10/23 (4.75 stars) 12) Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 25/06/23 (4.75 stars) 13) Titan vs Mascara Dorado 2.0 CMLL Noche De Campeones 29/09/2023 (4.75 stars) 14) Yuma Aoyagi vs Katsuhiko Nakajima AJPW Giant Series 05/11/2023 (4.75 stars) 15) Rocky Romero vs Mascara Dorada 2.0 CMLL Super Viernes 15/12/2023 (4.75 stars)

Those are my top 15 matches of the year.

[imasallstars]

The cover art for THE IDOLM@STER SideM 49 ELEMENTS -08 Café Parade album has been released and the album is set to be released on the 25th of January 2023. It will feature a new unit song as well as new solo songs sung by each member.

This album features the unit “Café Parade”, consisting of Yukihiro Kamiya (cv. Sho Karino), Soichiro Shinonome (cv. Kohei Amasaki), Asselin=Beelzebuth II (cv. Makoto Furukawa), Makio Uzuki (cv. Takuya Kodama) and, Saki Mizuhsima (cv. Daiki Kobayashi). The crossfade of the album is located here

Tracklist:

Tr.01　Smiling Platter! 　Lyrics: Yohei Matsui　Music&Arrange: Keita Miyoshi 　Singer(s): Café Parade Tr.02　Journey JOY Blend 　Lyrics: Hiroko Yamasaki　Music&Arrange: Hinako Tsubakiyama (Dream Monster) 　Singer(s): Yukihiro Kamiya (cv. Sho Karino) Tr.03　Sweet Diamant 　Lyrics: Hiroko Yamasaki　Music&Arrange: Naoyuki Honzawa, Tomoyuki Tajiri (note native) 　Singer(s): Soichiro Shinonome (cv. Kohei Amasaki) Tr.04　Ankoku e no Zensokyo 　Lyrics: Hiroko Yamasaki 　Music: Mikihiro Hamada　Arrange: Eiji Kawai 　Singer(s): Asselin=Beelzebuth II (cv. Makoto Furukawa) Tr.05　GIVE ME × FUSION 　Lyrics: Hiroko Yamasaki　Music&Arrange: Jun Suyama 　Singer(s): Makio Uzuki (cv. Takuya Kodama) Tr.06　Make up↑ Magic 　Lyrics: Yohei Matsui 　Music: Naoyuki Honzawa, Tomoyuki Tajiri (note native) 　Arrange: Yuki Honda (Arte Refact) 　Singer(s): Saki Mizuhsima (cv. Daiki Kobayashi) Tr.07　Smiling Platter! (Off Vocal) Tr.08　Journey JOY Blend (Off Vocal) Tr.09　Sweet Diamant (Off Vocal) Tr.10　Ankoku e no Zensokyo (Off Vocal) Tr.11　GIVE ME × FUSION (Off Vocal) Tr.12　Make up↑ Magic (Off Vocal)

[newmasterpiece]

[nmpDATA065] takuya / KONDAK

Willowy、DJエリマキトカゲ、BeaverTozanなど多くの名義でテクノ／ヒップホップに多大な影響を受けた作品を発表するtakuya。完成の待たれる新作を目前に、なんと20年前に制作しお蔵入りになっていたアルバム音源が発掘！！

This is takuya's unreleased second album, produced around 2002, just after the release of his debut album "Phosphorescence" on Ze-Koo. It was distributed on MD to a few people involved in the project under the title "BLUE OPACITY," but it never saw the light of day and was lost for a long time, until it was suddenly unearthed from his house in 2023. It was released just before Electronica was developed in Japan, but some parts of it reminded me of Eccojam, the originator of Vaporwave, and sampled city pop, so I was convinced that there would be new discoveries when I listened to it in 2023, which led to its release on New Masterpiece.

LISTEN & DOWNLOAD: Bandcamp ////////

released 24 August 2023 CAT: [nmpDATA065] fee: ¥800.-

烽火 /02:12

Shin-Gyo /05:50

Unfinished Symphony /03:08

筧の水 /02:02

Physical Dub /05:46

走り出せさあ早く /03:20

Love Is Deaf /02:07

Hypnosis Phenomenon /05:47

江ノ島 /03:14

You Are My Angel /01:52

忍者Kの落とし物 /06:13

Theme From“Time Traveler” /02:53

Listen To This Sound On The Other Song /01:11

Mon Chemin /07:21

3:00 /03:00

情熱のかけらたち /03:09

all tunes composed, arranged and performed by takuya Jacket Design & Linernotes by hitachtronics

[sunlightfeeling]

The SMAP Photo Book ~ 02 Takuya Kimura: Hero is Back!

TV ガイド / TV Guide: 2014.6.27-2014.8.1

01

[bubblegeon]

You've been selected as a student of Kazama. Hurry and go say hi to him. 🚓 KAZAMA KIMICHIKA: KYOJO ZERO (2023)

[piscesdragon8]

Code Lyoko and Digimon Frontier theme song mashup. The pictures in the first half are from the CD audio dramas. The pictures in the second half are from the Blu-ray box covers. I'm unsure if it was intentional or not, but notice the symbolism?

Adventure 01: summer blue sky in the afternoon.

Adventure 02: sunset after the kids finish their work in the Digital World or reflect on things.

Tamers: a lot of night time secret operations and sneaking out after dark.

Frontier: dawn of entering new territory and possibilities.

MUSIC CREDIT: https://youtu.be/KAkQ2NW-VXE?si=27GXmpVINRqUQdyh

[otakween]

Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 - Disc 7

There's a mysterious tamer/partner on the inside of the cover of this one. Will there be another crossover omake or are those just new characters...?

Ch. 41

-Neo really reminds me of Yami Bakura with his heavy eye liner and white hair. (Except he's less interesting cuz he was rotten from the start).

(God, Yu-Gi-Oh! could get ugly...)

-Omegamon powering up via the "power of hope" and then the other side characters conveniently being like "we still have things to do here, so we can't go with you, Hideto" felt pretty contrived. I guess whoever wrote this likes to handle a small amount of characters at once and I can respect that.

-Yaoi anatomy spotted. Neo's waist is literally slimmer than his neck. What is this Winx Club!?

Ch. 42

-I stand corrected, we're now cutting back and forth between Hideto and Taichi and the rest of the gang. I like this, keeps the pace quick and the plot interesting.

-Neo's henchmen (Neo Devimon) beating up Omegamon when he was already half dead felt pretty dark. Are they called Neo Devimon because of Neo or is that just an awkward coincidence? lol

Ch. 43

-Jijimon kinda looks like a little furry penis lol. In black and white it's hard to distinguish where his head ends and his body begins.

-What was Birdramon there for (next to Jijimon)? Literally served zero purpose...

-Suddenly they threw all these new digimon at me at once! I had to look up where Callismon's name comes from and apparently it's supposed to be a reference to Callisto. All the new digis are boring to me because they're the buff, robo-cop-esque variety. Meh. (This is why I prefer Pokemon designs, more animal-like and cute compared to digimon's human-like and manly)

Ch. 44

-Whelp, that explains why I've never seen Callismon before, Neo created him! Whenever they introduce these man-made digis, I wonder what their fate will be in terms of reappearances. Will we never see Callismon in another part of the franchise since Neo wouldn't be around? Guess we'll see...

-Not much happened this chapter, just some predictable battling -yawn- a lot of padding in this manga.

Ch. 45

-Boring end to a boring battle. Once again, this just felt like padding.

-Demon's castle looks more like a factory plant than a castle. Ooglay

-Neo is such a sore loser. Every time his minions lose he's like "no, you see, I MEANT to do that. All according to keikaku."

-Digimon Frontier Generation Omake

-This volume ends with a one-shot Frontier cross-over omake. Why did they just skip over Tamers? Oh well...I've never seen Frontier so this is my first exposure to it. Feels backwards...

-What time period is this supposed to take place in? Taichi and Takuya just get yanked out of their own adventures and into a new one. Realistically, shouldn't they be like "uh, I'm kinda busy!" Especially Taichi who was on his way to Demon's castle lol. Maybe time freezes when you go to a parallel world tho...

-So Frontier has humans digivolving? Do they all digivolve into human-like digimon? I hope not...that sounds boring. Also, I guess that means way less characters and higher stakes for the kids? I think I would miss the digimon-human relationships...(Edit: apparently they have a human form and a beast form, but the beast form looked pretty human-like to me so meh).

-So is Babamon parallel world Jijimon or does Babamon also exist in Taichi's world? I bet we'll see them paired up at some point lol

-They really said "I know, brown hair and goggles!" for Tamers' protagonist. -sigh- groundbreaking...

-Zero uses Dragon Impulse, but wasn't that the attack he was supposed to never use again? Fuck his lifespan I guess...

-This manga had some kind of barcode gimmick that I can't use without a toy. Wonder what they do lol...I do think it's a clever gimmick that I would have enjoyed as a kid. It'd probably be a QR code nowadays.

This felt very similar to the Digimon Adventure 02 collab. Fluffy little filler omake where two worlds collide and the kids learn to respect their differences. I'll always enjoy a crossover, even if they are kinda low effort.

[whump-lover-and-reader]

BG: Personal Bodyguard (BG～身辺警護人～) Season 1 & 2 Whump List

S1 Synopsis: Shimazaki Akira used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past, he begins work pretending to be a novice bodyguard.

S2 Synopsis: Their private security company gets bought by a large company, and due to a conflict with their new employer Shimazaki quits his job to work independently, later joined by his colleague Takanashi Masaya. The new owner uses shady methods and has a goal of completely reshaping the industry, and to top things off, Shimazaki seems to have got himself a stalker, who only gets bolder with every encounter.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama

Whumpee: Shimazaki Akira played by Kimura Takuya

!!Spoilers Below!!

Warning!! A woman is stalked in s2e5 and there's non-consensual touching and a forced kiss

Season 1

Ep. 01: kneed in the stomach, fought, kicked repeatedly, limping

Ep. 02: stuck in an elevator controlled by a

criminal, fought, limping

Ep. 03: falling and hanging off a bridge(not actually in danger), fought, sleeping, fell off a couch

Ep. 04: none

Ep. 05: waking up from a nightmare, beat up, teary-eyed, hurt knee, limping

Ep. 06: none

Ep. 07: hit in the face, at gunpoint, shielding hostages with his body, asking to aim the gun at him diverting the guy's attention from other hostages, nearly shot, saved by someone who got shot in his place, watches someone die

Ep. 08: stalked

Ep. 09: fought, dislocated shoulder, arm in a sling, grabbed by the front of the shirt

Season 2

Overall: stalked throughout the whole season after ep1

Ep. 01: fought, stabbed in the arm by a bottle opener, locked up in a rapidly freezing room, shivering

Ep. 02: shot at with a slingshot, slid down the stairs on his back while holding someone

Ep. 03: fought, sleeping, hand cut

Ep. 04: slapped

Ep. 05: pushed, fought

Ep. 06: chased by the police

Ep. 07: chased by the police, on the run, fought, cut behind his ear, saved, punched in the stomach, shoved, grabbed by the front of the shirt, shot in the leg, limping, collapsed, in hospital, using crutches