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[prof-kenny]

[hotokeiki]

Week 134: J-pop

https://soundcloud.com/user-677111910-551743712/gochuumon-wa-usagi-desuka-2-loop

How’s it going, guys?

It’s been a crazy rollercoaster the past couple of weeks. And I will attempt to elaborate. I forgot to mention this during the update, but I had a delivery at Hy Vee to the third floor of an apartment building. Well, this building didn’t have an elevator, so I had to carry all the cases of soda up the stairs. Which you wouldn’t think would be so bad, but I was carrying like 60 lbs of soda in a tote up the stairs. And as I set the first tote down in front of the door, I split the butt of my pants. And then I carried that same amount up the stairs 5 more times, I think. So yeah, that happened a couple weeks ago. XD In more recent news, I got a little backlogged on homework, and have pulled two late-nighters. I’ve had an assignment due every day for the last five days, at least. But I’m close to being on top of it, and I haven’t been ridiculously stressed in a while. But yeah, the Linear Algebra has been fun but super tedious at times. And Engineering Economics has been pretty good, but having two almost identical questions with parts (a) to (l).. yeah, that I didn’t like that much. XD

In general, I’d say all of my classes are going pretty well, some better than others. I’m not where I’d like to be, but I’m moving in the right direction. And I’m much more motivated now!

Yesterday, I finally saw my buddy Andrew. I hadn’t seen him yet this semester, but I knew he was still here. I was stressing about the Advanced Controls homework (we actually have homework in an Uncle Paco class!), and that whole day had been pretty stressful. I played a modded version Super Smash Bros Melee that Andrew has on his emulator, and we used the camera to zoom out and inspect the maps and assets. It was pretty cool. And we also played a bit as well. After that, I tried to translate a line from a cut-scene in the Japanese Breath of the Wild. Andrew wanted to know if it was the same as the English, and it basically was (no hidden message). And I thought the voice of Zelda sounded like Yuu Shimamura, and I was right! They brought her back after she voiced Zelda in Skyward Sword. And the last thing.. I’m not sure if any of you saw this coming. I’m unofficially going out with someone, and she’s so supportive and has been a huge help this past week. I’m really happy. We talk every day, and it’s really nice. I definitely wasn’t looking for a relationship since I figured I’d be leaving and going to grad school soon, but this was such a wild turn of events and I’m still processing it. For now, I’ll just refer to her as Kanojo (I know it’s not great, but I’m NOT used to this XD). She is just great. (And I realize that there’s more possibilities after graduating that I need to investigate. I might move to Mankato and work full time at Software for Hire. I’m thinking much more about the future now that I’m almost there. Anything can happen.)

Alright, time for the post. (update backlog is why I should post every week, gomen. XD) Tokimeki LOOP ni notte by Chimame-tai is a song from Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka??, the second season of Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? (GochiUsa).

While I was working on my Advanced Controls homework, I listened to my liked tracks on SoundCloud on random. And eventually it ventured into new territory. After I got home after hanging out with Andrew, I finished the homework, which took a while. And while I continued working on it, I listened to more songs on SoundCloud that popped up in the queue (every so often I had to skip a couple songs, because I already have them in my likes. XD). Well, about 10:58 pm last night, this song starts playing. And I was intrigued, and then it hit the “Isshou ni”, and I was like “this is amazing!”. And then I rewound the song to the beginning mentally prepared for the “Isshou ni”, and then I listened to the whole song. I noticed that it was from GochiUsa, and I was just so happy. And as I’m listening, I see on Discord that Kanojo just woke up, so I start chatting with her. And I immediately show her this song, and it helped start her day a little better. She usually wakes up for work after I go to sleep. Anyway, it was such a special moment. I was so happy! ^^

 (And by the time I upload this, she might be awake. XD)

 And as I’m listening to this song, I’m wondering “Is all of the music from GochiUsa amazing!?”.

 I finished the homework at 11:59pm, and then I posted this on Twitter.

Tokimeki LOOP ni notte is an insert song on the Tokimeki Poporon ED single. [Fun fact] Tokimeki Poporon (specifically the ending) is what got me introduced to GochiUsa in the first place. Linda: Woo, that was so much fun! Ha ha, Linda.

 I’m gonna define “tokimeki”, since it’s the beginning of the titles of all the songs on this single. ときめき (tokimeki) - throbbing (heart throbbing)

 So, the song roughly translates to “ride the heart throbbing LOOP”.

 Alright, now let’s talk about the song.

 It starts off sounding so calm, and has kind of an ambient feel. It sounds like bubble are popping near a stream. And then it goes in a completely different direction, but it’s still very calm. I think it still wouldn’t feel calm with a different instrumentation. It’s a weird mixture of acoustic and electric sounds, but it blends so well. I really like the synth strings in the background. The sharpness of the instrumentation has been dulled. And especially with the blend of Chimame-Tai’s voices and the harmonies, it’s just so full of energy, but also easy to listen. It’s fun and relaxing.

 Now, what is Chimame-Tai? That’s a good question. Linda: Did you just ask a question so you could immediately answer it, and direct the flow of this post? Yes, Linda. That was the plan. And you messed it up marvelously. XD Linda: Happy to help, Kanchou. *bounces on trampoline* Anyway, Chimame-Tai is a character group in GochiUsa. It’s actually a pretty clever name that was given to the three friends by Rize Tedeza (we talked about her in Week 122 (Daydream café).

 The name comes from the first character of each of their names: Chi(no), Ma(ya), Me(gumi). And -tai basically means squad.

 We’ve already talked about Chino, but I’ll do the same thing I did before. All of their names also have to do with beverages. I’ll put their names, their seiyuu, and at most two other anime they’ve been in.

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Chino Kafuu: Kafū Chino → Kapuchīno (カプチーノ) which means "Cappuccino".

[Seiyuu] Inori Minase: Hestia (DanMachi); Koharu Seto (Shigatsu wa kimi no uso)

 Maya Jouga: Jōga Maya → Jogamaya (ジョガマヤ?), which origins from a Tea Esate & Factory named "Jogmaya".

[Seiyuu] Sora Tokui: Nico Yazawa ~nico nico nii!~ (Love Live!); Junna Daitoku (Robotics;Notes)

 Megumi (Megu) Natsu: Natsu Megumi → Natsumegu (ナツメグ?) which means "Nutmeg".

[Seiyuu] Rie Murakawa (Rietion): Aoi Futaba (Vividred Operation); Tiona Hiryute (Danmachi)

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http://gochiusa.wikia.com/

 (And I was right, she just woke up. XD) And the best thing about the name Rize gave the group is that chimame-tai literally translates to “blood blister squad”. (chimame – “blood blister”) XD

 Here’s a Nightcore I found for no good reason. XD Nightcore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inRrONigtc

(It reminds me of my He + Keiki cover. XD)

 Album: Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? ED Single ~ Tokimeki Poporon

Track: 02

Lyricist: Uran

Composer: Satoshi Nakayama

Arranger: N/A

Artist: Chimame-Tai

- Chino (C.V. Inori Minase)

- Maya (C.V. Sora Tokui)

- Megu (C.V. Rie Murakawa)

 That’ll do it for this post. I would’ve posted earlier, but I forgot that the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) grill-out was today. My little brother invited me, and we headed over and stayed for a bit. I talked to some friends of mine, had two hotdogs and a Cheeto burger (cheeseburger and Cheetos). Later, I got involved in a conversation with my little brother, Dr. Tebbe and Dr. Harvy around the garbage can (Dr. Tebbe started talking to me from the other side of the can XD). We heard some stories from Dr. Tebbe, he runs ultramarathons, and Dr. Harvy, he’s Santa (part-time Santa). XD

 Yeah, so this was already getting to be interesting. Dr. Harvy was talking about how he had been abroad creating new testing methods with other researchers. And so, I naturally asked him if there were any language barriers. We talked for a bit, and I talked about the languages I’ve learned bits of, and then mentioned how I’ve been teaching myself Japanese. And I told him I can also sing, so he asked me to demonstrate. (was NOT expecting that) I sang We Are! By Hiroshi Kitadani in a lower key, and he said that I had very good vibrato. He asked if I was in Choir in school, and I told him that I was in Band. He asked how I’d gotten that good, and it’s honestly just from practice and help from my friends. I’ve come so far since Hikaru Nara. I was so uncomfortable recording back then (still not the best). Anyway, it was a fun!

 (And I’m not sure if Micah will like this song. I’m guessing not.) Ok, I’m done now. If you have any questions or requests, please let me know.

 I need to get more sleep. XD Sankyuu! …

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 Ishhou ni!

 - Chris

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Minna, gokitai kudasai!!

[prof-kenny]