#and also doppo and hifumi

[fmlanotherone]

microphones that give you brain damage

[qwqika]

Doodle dump :3!!

[valkavavaart]

ouuuo ouou tboy swag division ...

[akkivee]

i finally got the hypster magazine from earlier this year sent to me and in it, they had the divisions reminisce on their beginnings going into the final drb. and rosho was surprised to see sasara and rei seriously talk about how glad they were to have met each other and fight together so when asked what he’s thankful for, he turned to rei and. like. seriously thanked rei for scamming him and his student LMAO

[noctilu-uca]

CAN I SEE THE SLIDE PRESENTATION

yeah sure keep in mind this was made DAY OF announcement so i literally knew nothing all i knew is that i had to put my thoughts on a google slide for my friends who literally could not care about the reboot

Jyushi hutcherson is real in my heart

[succulentul]

when the shift was so bad but ur girlboyfriend give u a bath when you get home

[blue-thief]

the only mlm ship you could good luck babe-ify is hifudo because of hypmic's weirdly-written matriarchy + hifumi's complex relationship with women

[kuragesoda]

sometimes i wish hypmic's music wasn't so .... confined within each division yknow

[crehador]

DIVISION ASSEMBLED: CHUUOKU

although i am loving the hell out of reverse 1999 as its own thing now i haven't forgotten that the whole reason i picked up the game in the first place is to collect hpmi voice actors who are also voicing characters in the r1999 jp dub

and just four patches in! we have!! a complete division!!!

regulus & nemu: yamamoto nozomi sophia & otome: kobayashi yuu tennant & ichijiku: takahashi chiaki

IT'S A WIN FOR THE WOMEN (RIGHTEOUS AND DESERVED)

tragically otome cv is voicing an npc here so alas i cannot fulfill my dream of creating teams that are hpmi divisions, unless......

eternity & honobono: fairouz ai

THAT'S RIGHT WE HAVE HONOBONO TOO (and i am currently building her so maybe... maybe i'll see if she can work in a team with regulus and tennant somehow, since otome doesn't seem to want to be playable)

anyway we're 1 out of 7 divisions complete now... kijima and shiraimu i am looking at u, get in this game rn

[hypnosis-microsys]

redux of my doppo design

-hifumi-

[absentmindedadmirer]

ALTERNATIVE STREET ~Shinjuku~ and SUDDEN SCRATCH!! ~Nagoya: Diamond~ Bingo Missions ENG Translation

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3.5 Anni Over-! New events in ARB are out~

ALTERNATIVE STREET ~Shinjuku~ ===

Play the target songs and complete the missions to earn event pts for rewards-!

Rewards in the event shop include:

>10 roll G-Collect Ticket

>Single G-Collect Ticket

>5 Trade Tickets

NEW G-COLLECT: Matenrou [Daily Life]

ALTERNATIVE STREET ~Shinjuku~ Bingo Missions [ENG Translation]:

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom, All Three Boards:

Event ends on October 6th at 10:59 JST, Good luck~

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SUDDEN SCRATCH!! ~Nagoya: Diamond~ ===

Play KILLER SCRATCH and come across Sudden Scratches that you must complete within the time limit~ Earn Sudden Scratch coins that can be used to buy the [Live it Up] series SSRs or ARB remixes of solos.

NEW SSR, Heaven or Hell, Hitoya Amaguni [Live it Up]!!:

Earn enough Sudden Scratch coins to obtain the SSR or the ARB remix of One, Two, and Law permanently.

Additional G-Collect with BAT members' [Waftage], [IGNITION], and [Break Down!] sets!

SUDDEN SCRATCH!! ~Nagoya: Diamond~ Bingo Missions [ENG Translation] ===

Event ends on 10/6 at 11:59 JST, good luck~

=== As an aside, I'm planning on making a full project that translates all of ARB, including the Main story and Event stories as well as current events and these missions. As I'm also working on other things, it will come out periodically, but I would really appreciate it if you followed me on Twitter and/or Tumblr so you can know when that is ^^ I just want ARB to be accesible to everyone, including the NA playerbase and more people should play it! Especially know about the main story bc it's kinda wild. I also translate for other stuff guys... you can request other things. Requests are always open regardless!! ^^ Anyone who wants to help with the ARB story and translation project whether it just be to provide raw screenshots are welcome if you wish, just DM me on Discord or any other platform.

Thankies for reading <3 Check out my other stuff in the Fandom Archives~

[akukoaday]

Day 20 - Doppo

Doppo brings out his feederism tendencies I bet.

Not a lot of thoughts on this, but gremlin redhead/gremlin redhead is fun.

[pyonpyonpyon]

"I'm..." Hifumi starts, then pauses as he averts his eyes. Doppo's already being kind by trying to be optimistic, so the least Hifumi can do is to accept that, no matter how inaccurate it is. "... Sure."

If Doppo really wants to travel with him, then it's only a matter of time before he finds out. And then...

Maybe their falling out all those years ago will happen again. Hifumi wouldn't blame Doppo if he chooses to leave when he finds out about all of Hifumi's failings.

But Doppo's willingness to travel with him for now does cause a bit of hope to bloom in his chest. He nods, and Gigolo happily hops and flutters his wings at the mutual agreement.

"I'm--well, we don't really know where we can go..." Hifumi can't exactly keep his composure in a town, but he can't stay outside forever if Doppo's traveling with him. But an inn... "We can... make Wangshu Inn our first destination? If that's okay with you, I mean..."

... Inns usually have cooks working there, don't they? Maybe Hifumi can try learning some recipes from them. That's better than wandering aimlessly, surely.

"Thank you very much." Doppo accepted the Mora with a bow, then began putting everything else back into his pack. As he waited for an answer, he couldn't help but teeter between hope and regret, already prepared to apologize for suggesting.

He looked up the moment Hifumi spoke, only for his gaze to falter some. "...You're never a burden," Doppo murmured, meaning every word, even as the guilt was rising to the surface again.

Hifumi wouldn't think this way if Doppo hadn't yelled and turned his back on him back then...

Fluttering wings pulled his attention, halting his train of thoughts while his gaze settled on Gigolo. And his lips tugged to a sheepish smile.

"Well, I was headed to the harbor-" He admitted. "I just thought I could set up shop by the docks. But it really doesn't matter where I go. Honestly... I haven't had a concrete plan in a while." Which was odd for him, the determined and hardworking Doppo who had always planned ahead with clear goals in mind. Now he's no more than a ghost drifting aimlessly from one nation to another.

"So, wherever you're headed, I could assist for the time being." He motioned towards the path ahead of them. "And if it gets too late, we should reach Wangshu Inn before dark as long as we stay on this path. It's perfectly safe there to stop by and stay the night." He was tugging at his sleeves again, a little more nervous than he should be.

[slugtranslation-hypmic]

hii slug! very much appreciate all the work you and the team does for the fandom ;w; if it's not too much trouble, whenever you have the time, I'd love to read a translation for matenrou's newest song Bless You if possible! Haven't seen anyone translate the movie songs yet and I'm dying to know what the lyrics are 💙

is it possible for you to translate bless you by matenro... no rush of course, i just cant find any translations anywhere else 💔 matenro is so peak

Yes, thank you for your patience! Under a cut for length

Style notes: This song is largely written in everyday language with only a very small handful of fancier words introduced for rhyme. This achieves a conversational, yet beautiful effect. I've attempted to do similar with simple, natural language. The words which mainly exist to establish rhyme (musical key, Raphael, etc.) have been absorbed into the main text. I'm also not going to fuss too much over fidelity on the word level in favor of capturing the broader meaning and tone (tiny things like "how much we bleed" vs "how much we hurt" etc).

Pronoun/agent notes: Some portions of this song are explicitly focused outward (particularly Hifumi's) or narrated in first-person. Others are implied first-person or second-/third-person (see the first two lines of Doppo's first verse, which are most intuitively first-person, and the second two lines, which are most intuitively about Matenrou). However, most of Jakurai's verses are more vague and could easily be read in either first- or third-person. Given the PV, I've chosen to write them in first-person, but feel free to recast the agent in those lines to the "you" audience.

Doppo: I know I swore I'd stop, but here I am apologizing again. You're like family to me, with the way you make up for all my faults and the way you're always there for me. Hifumi: So why don't we sit down and talk it out? The world turns on our joy, and I have a message for you if today has reduced you to silent tears: I love you, today and everyday, no matter your insecurities. Jakurai: In both times of joy and times when pain renders you immobile, I let these notes carry me until everything is all right again. Doppo: And for all of us who've lost Jakurai: the warmth of companionship, we must take these gentle words. We must know that it's all right to be different. We must know that it's all right to be wrong. For this song was written for the express purpose of helping us all move past this. Chorus: No matter how much we struggle, no matter how much we bleed, everything will be different tomorrow. And that lets us keep on keeping on. Times may be awful and we may have much to grieve, but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone. And isn't that all we need? Doppo: Oh, I'm just so stupid. I can't do anything right. God, tell me: Is there any point to me being here? Hifumi: I'm no god, but I'd be glad to answer: I'm happy that you're still with us, partner. Doppo: You saying that will get me through another day. You still believe in me, despite everything wrong with me. Nothing I apologize for fazes you, and with that, we can make a brighter tomorrow come just that little bit faster. Hifumi: You and I are both cut to the bone with harsh traumas, but let every cut be another reason to lean on me. Let's you and me take all our abundant love and turn it to song, painting the tomorrows we'd like to live in. Jakurai: We all have those moments when we stand on the cusp of abandoning everything, when we've all but abandoned hope. But as for myself, I'm at the point where I'd prefer instead to weather these hardships, to transform this planet into one of love, to seek the final, lasting peace-- and to do it together. Chorus: No matter how much we struggle, no matter how much we bleed, everything will be different tomorrow. And that lets us keep on keeping on. Times may be awful and we may have much to grieve, but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone. And isn't that all we need? Jakurai: I love you and want to keep you free from harm, all by myself, all by my own two hands. [1] Hifumi: But you're not all by yourself. And don't you think we feel the same way about you? Doppo: I'm going to be the change I want to see. And if I can do it, what's going to stop the whole world from coming together for the better? [2] Jakurai: But then why do people still fight one another? If only this message would reach them: You're not alone. Doppo: If only we all just made that first step, all of us together now, we'd end all our problems this instant. Hifumi: It's all right now. Listen; can't you hear this song of love? Wouldn't it be wonderful to take it in? To really believe it? [3] Jakurai: Imagine what we could do if we could treat with one another without reservation, if we could start again after countless setbacks, if we could trust in these words of love and come together. All: So what are you waiting for? Let it go. You're the lead role now. You're the one who has to do it. Let it go, let it go, let it go. [4] Take my hand, and let's go achieve peace for ourselves. Let's all set off together for that brighter tomorrow. Bring your loved ones. Follow the light. Go! Hifumi: And no one gets left behind! Jakurai: Indeed. Now let's go. Chorus: No matter how much we struggle, no matter how much we bleed, everything will be different tomorrow. And that lets us keep on keeping on. Times may be awful and we may have much to grieve, but at the end of the day, no one's ever alone. And isn't that all we need?

[1] Note the PV focusing on Jakurai's hands on this line. It is also significant that, during the chorus, Doppo and Hifumi save Jakurai from drowning by grabbing those same hands, thus cementing Hifumi's next line into fact.

[2] I'm doing some heavy lifting in regards to the imagery here. More literally, it's "if [I] can change, the earth will bloom with morning glories." "Blooming" evokes an image of smiling, a common companion to images of world peace and brotherhood. Morning glories, apart from fitting the rhyme, symbolize love and solidarity. Thus, Doppo is saying the whole world can follow in his footsteps and achieve the same peace, love, and harmony he's learning to embrace. I was a bit torn on removing the image altogether, as it's quite a pretty one, but I wanted to ensure the broader meaning would be understood unequivocally.

[3] Hifumi's diction throughout the song is largely that of his host persona. Here, it switches almost jarringly to his bubbly, Doppo-focused persona. I didn't make an effort to reflect that here because their character voices are all much more muted in this song than in straight dialogue, and I thought leaning too hard into something poppy in English would ruin this line's ability to be taken seriously. That seemed more counterintuitive to the song's intended purpose than dropping the character voice marker.

[4] In the PV, it is on this line that Doppo grabs Jakurai by the arm, forcing Jakurai to let go of the painting that is all but burdening him throughout the song.

[mr-paleta]

Sometimes I think about the public perception of each division in their respective prefectures. like we know fling posse is well-liked in shibuya (mostly by women) because they're basically idol boys. Buster bros is also well-liked i think bc they do odd jobs around the whole city. Dotsuitare hompo also has some pretty good popularity in osaka bc they're like an entertainment team, that's their thing. They got two famous comedians and... some other shady guy idk.

Meanwhile matenrou has mixed reviews bc hifumi is popular among women as the number one shinjuku host, jakurai is respected, but doppo is canonically not very popular since he's basically seen as another suicidal salaryman. And i think bad ass temple also sort of flies under the radar popularity wise in-universe. jyushi has his little vkei band so that brings in only a certain type of fan, while kuko is a monk who's really only known for being a delinquent, and hitoya is an old man lawyer soooo.

Anyway this is really just a long winded way of saying that I think mad trigger crew gets the worst reception in their respective city as opposed to the other divisions. I mean come on man. Samatoki is a known yakuza with a short-ass temper, jyuto is a very obviously corrupt cop, and rio looks like a military nut from an outside perspective. I know yokohama hates their asses 💀 they got their head in their hands every time MTC gets chosen to rep them for the division rap battle AGAIN. Which is sort of in-line with the hypmic universe since they haven't won the DRB at all.

[shouga-nai]

Doppo was merely minding his own business, sitting there hunched over with his head in his hands, as if nursing a terrible headache. But then in walked the actual headache, his fingers twitching upon hearing that sickeningly familiar voice.

"...Shut up." His own voice cut through the air like the metaphorical blade while his gaze shifted up only to shoot a cold tired glare. He's already in a less than terrific mood. And with Jakurai not around to be the voice of reason, keeping calm may be next to impossible.

"God, you're annoying... talking my ear off with your load of crap. I know you need to shit on others to feel good about yourself, but at least do it far, far away from here."

He wasn't going to address his big failure. Oh no, he's not giving her the satisfaction. Even when it's probably obvious that her rubbing it in was provoking the desired reactions.

@shouga-nai liked for a starter!

"My, what a wonderfully pathetic display, Kannonzaka!" With a titter, Honobono slides her half-lidded gaze over to Doppo. It would almost be seductive if it isn't for the sadistic delight plain in her eyes. "With that power, I would've expected you to take out at least one opponent. Couldn't even avenge your teammates properly, hmm~?"