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Kana-Boon x Yahagi x Otsuki for Natalie Music (2015)

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Image says: KANA-BOON talking with Jump editor about their passion for Naruto.

KANA-BOON released the single "Diver," the theme song for the movie "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-," on August 5th.

"BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-" is a feature-length anime starring Boruto, the son of Naruto, the protagonist of the popular manga "NARUTO," which was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump." The original author, Masashi Kishimoto, is the executive producer and writer of the script.

KANA-BOON's song "Silhouette," which was produced as the opening theme for the anime series "NARUTO Shippuden," caught the attention of Kishimoto and Jump's editor, Jo Otsuki, who asked them to write a theme song for the movie. In response to this offer, the "NARUTO" fan group wrote "Diver" specifically for the movie.

To celebrate this collaboration, Natalie Music held a roundtable discussion with KANA-BOON, Otsuki, and Yahagi Kosuke (currently editor-in-chief of Jump SQ), the original editor in charge of "NARUTO". They talked about their thoughts on "NARUTO".

KANA-BOON, the band that made Kishimoto cry.

──When "Silhouette" was released last November, we had a roundtable discussion with Otsuki and the members of KANA-BOON, during which Otsuki said, "I really love 'Silhouette'. It's a really great song."

Jo Otsuki: Yes. The editorial department also received feedback about the song from Jump readers.

──Do reactions to anime theme songs usually reach the editorial department?

Otsuki: It's certainly rare, but "Silhouette" received a lot of attention.

──Why did "Silhouette" resonate so well with "NARUTO" fans?

Maguro Taniguchi (Vo, G): I think it was because we love "NARUTO". I wonder if that feeling reached the people who listened to it.

Hayato Koga (G): I think it was also because we imagined the images from the anime while we were making it. I think it matched well with the image of "NARUTO" that we had in mind. However, we don't usually make things like that, and I think "Silhouette" was the first time we made something while imagining the images.

Kosuke Yahagi: I received the "Silhouette" CD and played it at home, then my daughter asked me, "Is that a Naruto song?" even though she had been away from the Naruto anime for a while because of her entrance exams.

──The song itself had a "NARUTO" vibe. KANA-BOON wrote "Diver" as the theme song for the movie, but how did this collaboration come about?

Otsuki: When I went to talk to [Kishimoto] sensei about the theme song for the movie, we talked about how we wanted KANA-BOON to do the theme song. We both had wanted KANA-BOON to do the theme song for the movie version from the beginning.

KANA-BOON: Thank you from all of us.

Otsuki: It's true that "Silhouette" was a perfect fit for "NARUTO", and the lyrics contained a message that would resonate with people who love "NARUTO". Kishimoto-sensei also said that when he heard "Silhouette", he said that he "cried".

Yahagi: In my opinion, Kishimoto-sensei is someone who rarely cries.

Taniguchi: I guess we can call ourselves "the band that made Kishimoto-sensei cry" (laughs).

Otsuki: [Kishimoto] sensei said, "I felt frustrated." "I wanted to sing it too, and I wanted to come up with a theme like the one they sang in 'Silhouette.'" It seems he was jealous of KANA-BOON's creativity.

Taniguchi: So that's the reason why he cried (laughs).

──After Kishimoto-sensei and Otsuki-san decided to ask KANA-BOON to write the theme song for "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-", did things go smoothly?

Otsuki: We made progress.

Yahagi: That's not something that happens very often, is it? Movies belong to the people who make them, so I feel like we shouldn't be making designations or anything like that.

Taniguchi: I see. When we were working on "Silhouette," we were excited to be able to create the opening theme for "NARUTO!", but when we were asked to do the theme song for the movie, there were some hurdles to overcome. We started working on it with the desire to write a song that would fit the movie, and to create a song that would be good for us. We weren't trying to pander to the movie, but we weren't just doing it for our own selfish desires either… We tried to make it a well-balanced song.

──KANA-BOON mentioned that after releasing "Silhouette," children who are fans of "NARUTO" started coming to their live performances, and the audience demographic changed, right? Has your attitude or feelings towards music changed because of this situation?

Taniguchi: Yes, there was. I felt motivated in a different direction than before. There's a chance that KANA-BOON could be the first rock band these kids have ever seen or heard. I began to feel a sense of responsibility and gratitude for that.

"Diver" written from Naruto's POV

──What were your thoughts when you heard "Diver" Yahagi-san?

Yahagi: You've been reading "NARUTO" since you were a child, working hard in a band, working hard and succeeding… I felt that this song was born because you've always had Naruto in a corner of your life. I felt that everyone was talking about Naruto from their own perspective after looking back on their past. Until now, the opening and ending themes for anime have often been written objectively and coolly, picking up keywords such as the situation Naruto is in, the existence of rivals, and ninjas, but "Diver" talks about Naruto and Boruto from their own perspective. This was a first-time experience for me, and I was really moved. I thought that after 15 years since the series started, we could finally hear a song like this. It's not something that can be made in a flash. Even when I read the lyrics, there were quite a few things that came to mind. I think it's a song that can move people of all generations.

Taniguchi: It's true that it's a "subjective song." "NARUTO" was the first time I felt like I was the main character, or like I was in the world of the manga.

──Taniguchi-san is a songwriter, so he is able to express his feelings about "NARUTO" through words and sounds, but how did the players, Koga-san, Meshida-san, and Koizumi-san, share and express those feelings?

Koga: As with "Silhouette," I imagined the frames of the anime, found sounds that matched those images, and arranged them. I arranged it with "NARUTO" in mind, and I think that passion comes through in the sound.

Koizumi Takahiro (Dr): Me too. The sound changes quite a bit depending on your mood. I put in the feelings I had when watching "NARUTO" and the excitement I felt when my favorite band was performing the theme song.

Meshida Yuma (B): The atmosphere of the studio really comes out in the songs, but this time, I was happy when we were asked to do the theme song for the movie, and I was like, "We're going to make the theme song!" During the recording, I think we were able to properly capture that atmosphere in the sound.

"Oh no, our song is going to be played"

Otsuki: I listen to "Diver" every day. It sounds even better when combined with the ending credits of the movie.

KANA-BOON: Thank you!

Otsuki: The more I listen to it, the better it gets. The lyrics express the conflict of trying and trying but not succeeding, but having something I want to do. It really links to the story of the movie, and I feel that the lyrics are especially relatable to boys. At first, Kishimoto-sensei and I were worried that it might be too similar to "NARUTO". I thought it didn't need to be so similar, but after talking to everyone in KANA-BOON, I realized that the lyrics are universal and that it's a song aimed at a wide range of people, not just Naruto and Boruto… so I don't have anything in particular to say.

Yahagi: After all that, he said, "I don't have anything to say" (laughs). At first, I thought it was a song about Naruto and Boruto because the lyrics mentioned "blue eyes," but after listening to it a few times, I realized, "Oh, that's not it. It's not just that." As I read the lyrics, I remembered the difficult times I went through.

Taniguchi: What was the difficult time like?

Yahagi: It was really tough for the first few years after joining the editorial department. The serialized work I was in charge of didn't get the evaluation I expected, and it didn't get many votes in the popularity polls, which was really hard. It was the same with "NARUTO -Naruto-," there were tough times. Even so, I was working hard together with [Kishimoto] sensei. And the feeling I had when I went to get the manuscript running towards Nakayama Road at dawn, breathing out white puffs of breath, thinking "I got an amazing manuscript!", came back to me when I listened to the song.

KANA-BOON: Hahaha.

Taniguchi: Why where you running?

Yahagi: We have to hurry, otherwise we won't be able to make it in time for printing (laughs). Like "Silhouette," "Diver" resonates with people of all ages, even those who are going through hard times, and it makes people who have already achieved something feel like they can try again from here. It's a really great song. I love it.

──I heard that all of you from KANA-BOON have seen the movie. How did you feel seeing your songs playing alongside the film?

Taniguchi: It was different from "Silhouette." This time it was the ending theme, so I was worried about whether "Diver" would be able to close the work properly, but it turned out that way and I was really moved.

Koizumi: Yes, yes. The movie was good too.

Meshida: I cried.

Koga: However, as the film got to the second half, I got nervous in the screening room, thinking, "Oh no, our song is going to be played."

Taniguchi: Yes (laughs). I wrote "Diver" after reading the script, but the movie was much more moving than the script. There were some parts that were more moving than we had imagined. Also, the battle scenes were incredibly cool.

Koga: That's true.

Taniguchi: There were lots of scenes that made me go "Wow!"

──Did Kishimoto-sensei say anything about the movie? You were also involved in the script this time.

Otsuki: At the first screening of the movie, he said it was "perfect." What he was particular about was the time allocation of the three-act structure. Each scene had a clear meaning, and it was arranged in a way that would make the viewer feel interesting without getting bored… he got that right, and the action was amazing (laughs). Depending on how he was portrayed, Boruto could easily become a character that people dislike, but he expressed the loneliness of his feelings through imagery and the timing, so I was grateful that we were able to empathize with Boruto while watching the movie.

It's not just about winning.

──Yahagi-san, when "NARUTO" first began serialization, did you expect it to become such a long-running series that would have such an impact on the younger generation?

Yahagi: No, no, I didn't think so. At first, I really wanted to make sure it didn't end in 10 weeks. When it first started, there was a strict rule that unpopular works had to end in 10 weeks. Once it had passed 10 weeks, I talked to [Kishimoto] sensei about wanting to continue it until 10 volumes. I think he continued it while somehow overcoming various obstacles, and I was in charge of it until 2008. Around that time, there was talk of it ending in about 3 more years. The content was more or less decided, but it ended up continuing until 2014. It was supposed to end in 3 years, but it lasted twice as long, 6 years, but it didn't feel like it took that long of a detour.

──Why do you think "NARUTO" has become so popular with promising young people like KANA-BOON and Otsuki-san?

Yahagi: Many of the writers in "Weekly Shonen Jump" are young. It's amazing what young writers draw for the first time. It contains all of their thoughts, worries, and passions from the time they were born until now. Among them, the main character of "NARUTO" looks just like Kishimoto-sensei. I think it's the same for music and manga, but before you get recognized, there's a time when you think, "What am I doing with my life?" or "Is it okay to do this?" Kishimoto-sensei is the eldest son from a rural family, and his father was a public servant. He has a serious personality, and I think he felt a lot of pressure. After graduating from university and going through a lot of hardships to get a serialization, he must have felt that he absolutely had to be recognized by the readers. That's why Naruto shouted out the desire to be recognized that everyone has, and fulfilled the dreams of children that even a loser can become a hero if he tries hard. I think readers sympathized with the main character, Naruto, and projected themselves onto him.

KANA-BOON: Yeah, yeah.

The beginning of Naruto.

Yahagi: By the way, which character is your favorite?

Koga: Rock Lee.

Koizumi: Akimichi Chouji.

Taniguchi: Huh, Chouji? I had no idea.

Otsuki: Did you start to like him when he sprouted wings on his back?

Koizumi: Ah, yes. Around over there.

Meshida: For me it would be Uchiha Itachi. His tsundere nature is…

Koga: He's the ultimate tsundere. Although the "tsun" part is a bit too big (laughs).

Taniguchi: Mine is Hyuga Hinata.

Yahagi: Surprisingly, for none of you is Naruto (laughs).

Taniguchi: No no! I love Naruto, and on top of that, I love the characters. I wanted to ask you, how did you meet Kishimoto-sensei?

Yahagi: It was first submitted to a manga award. When I read it, I thought, "This is amazing. It's a work I've never read before." At the time, Kishimoto-sensei was a university student living in Hakata. It was a time before mobile phones, so if you called the university dormitory, an older woman from the dormitory would answer, but the call would automatically hung up.

KANA-BOON: hahaha.

Yahagi: I thought he might be busy, so I didn't call back, and later I would get a message saying, "You called, didn't you?" This was 20 years ago. After that, Kishimoto-sensei graduated from university, returned to his hometown in Okayama, and while helping with the family business, he was drawing manga, but it seems he was struggling. I received letters from him saying things like, "I'm drawing manga, but will it ever amount to anything?" There were also offers to work as an assistant, but I discouraged him from doing that and he continued drawing the manga, which is how we managed to get it serialized.

Taniguchi: How did "NARUTO" get started?

Yahagi: Kishimoto-sensei's submitted work ("Karakuri") won an honorable mention in the 132nd February Hop☆Step Award, but getting serialized was a little difficult. So, as we had several meetings to see if we could do it with a different subject, Kishimoto-sensei came up with the name of "NARUTO". We published one one-shot in a special issue, but at that time Naruto was set as a fox monster, not a human. I thought that if the main character was a monster, readers might not be able to get into the main character's feelings, so I asked him to draw another work with a different subject, but it didn't work… I still remember that I hadn't heard from him for a while during that period, and one day I called him and he said, "Actually, I'm currently drawing a manga for a young adult magazine. Yahagi, can you introduce me to an editor at Super Jump?" I persuaded him, and we came to the conclusion that we should make Naruto a human and have the monster sealed away, and the serialization began. If I had introduced Kishimoto-sensei to "Super Jump", "NARUTO" wouldn't exist (laughs).

Taniguchi: Oh no, oh no! Have you ever felt like the series was about to end?

Yahagi: There were many times. It was fine at first, but it was difficult to come up with something after the battle with Haku and Zabuza in "Land of Waves". We both moved forward without really thinking ahead. We tried adding the Chunin Exams after the "Land of Waves" arc. The story of the fight with Gaara was the most difficult. When we were having a meeting on the phone, [Kishimoto] sensei and I were talking about Gaara's character, but he said, "I'm not sure". [Kishimoto] sensei seemed unsure when he submitted the manuscript, and the survey results were actually not good.

KANA-BOON: Hmmm.

Yahagi: I was really scared that it would end like that! I wrote some really dark episodes, and when Naruto despaired, saying he couldn't beat Gaara, I think the readers were disappointed too. But then, when Naruto said, "I know someone stronger than Gaara," and won, the ratings went up dramatically. After all, when the author himself lacks confidence, the survey results aren't good either. Everyone says, "You're lying when you say you were worried about the series being canceled," but I was quite worried all the time.

Taniguchi: That's surprising.

──Manga magazine editors work hand in hand with authors to create stories and characters.

Yahagi: Because it's a weekly magazine, we have to have a meeting to make it, otherwise we won't be able to finish it in time. Sometimes I suggest characters. What the author wants to draw is the most important thing, but if we don't share and refine our image, it can be difficult down the line. That's why we discuss it thoroughly. By the way, do you have a deadline, KANA-BOON?

Taniguchi: Yes, there is. But when I hear Yahagi-san's story, I think our deadlines aren't that big of a deal (laughs). It's like making a single once a week, right? And if the comics were an album…

Meshida: That's impossible (laughs)

Masashi Kishimoto = Naruto

Yahagi: Have you all met Kishimoto-sensei?

Taniguchi: Yes. Otsuki-san said before that he was "surprisingly nice" and that was absolutely true. He was incredibly kind.

Meshida: Before I met him, I thought sensei was just being nice because he was told to, but he turned out to be an incredibly nice person (laughs).

Taniguchi: It's like the creator is truly embodying Naruto. I think it's because he draws that kind of work. I think it depends on the person, but even if the music is great, if the person's character isn't that good, it's a different story. I didn't feel any gap between the person and their work. I think that's pretty amazing.

Yahagi and Otsuki: (nod vigorously)

Otsuki: I think his work is interesting because it shows his true humanity. He chooses themes that he is interested in, so he can delve deeper into them and create a sense of reality.

I want you to listen to it purely as part of the film.

──The movie will be released on August 7th. How would you like people to listen to "Diver"?

Taniguchi: I would be happiest if people who watched the movie listened to it purely as part of the film. I don't think it's necessary for them to listen to it as "our song". For example, I hope that when children who watched the movie grow up, they remember that KANA-BOON sang the ending theme to "BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-". I made "Silhouette" with that feeling in mind.

──You'd be happy if it worked as a theme song for the movie, rather than just being listened to as a song by your band.

Taniguchi: Yes. That was my number one goal when I was making the song. I was making music, something I love, and I was also involved with my favorite show, "NARUTO." That alone made me very happy.

Yahagi: I'm so happy. "NARUTO" is a story about Naruto, who was lonely but worked hard to grow and gradually gained recognition from various people, one by one. I am encouraged by the presence of KANA-BOON, who have come to love Naruto and have turned it into a song that gives us courage. I truly think it's like a dream that you created such a wonderful song for us.

[lacrimosathedark]

I know I'm probably a weirdo for this, but one day I got to thinking, what if Pokemon was lingually accurate? Like, if characters were named appropriately based on their region? So I actually went through Bulbapedia and compiled a list of every major character's names in other languages. And just in case anyone else was curious, I thought I'd share it.

I'm going from the English base, so I'm majorly not including Unova, Galar, and most of Alola. Ones that are weird or are migrants I give explanations for.

Kanto: Japanese

Red: Same in English and Japanese

Leaf: Same in English and Japanese

Blue: Technically referred to as Green in Japanese since the original games were Red and Green (hence remakes being FireRed and LeafGreen), but is considered Blue internationally and it makes more sense to me (Red picks Charmander, rival picks Squirtle to be better, thus Blue).

Kakeru (Chase)

Ayumi (Elaine)

Shin (Trace)

Takeshi (Brock)

Kasumi (Misty)

Lt. Surge: His original title is "The Lightning American" and there's a whole tribute gym to his in Alola, so it's very likely he's from an America-inspired region, thus English name.

Erika: Same in English and Japanese

Kyou (Koga)

Anzu (Janine)

Natsume (Sabrina)

Katsura (Blaine)

Kanna (Lorelei)

Siba (Bruno)

Kikuko (Agatha)

Wataru (Lance)

Rocket-dan (Team Rocket): Literally written in katakana "ro-ke-t(su)-to"

Sakaki (Giovanni)

Ohkido Yukinari-hakase (Professor Samuel Oak)

Johto: Japanese

Hibiki (Ethan)

Kris: Same in English and Japanese

Kotone (Lyra)

Silver: Same in English and Japanese

Hayato (Falkner)

Tsukushi (Bugsy)

Akane (Whitney)

Matsuba (Morty)

Shijima (Chuck)

Mikan (Jasmine)

Yanagi (Pryce)

Ibuki (Clair)

Itsuki (Will)

Karin (Karen)

Minaki (Eusine)

Apollo (Archer)

Athena (Arianna)

Lambda (Petrel)

Lance (Proton): Yes, this is confusing with the Indigo Champion's English name being Lance.

Utsugi-hakase (Professor Elm)

Hoenn: Japanese

Yuuki (Brendan)

Haruka (May)

Mitsuru (Wally)

Tsutsuji (Roxanne)

Touki (Brawly)

Tessen (Wattson)

Asuna (Flannery)

Senri (Norman)

Nagi (Winona)

Fū (Tate)

Lan (Liza)

Juan: His Japanese name is Adan, but he uses different foreign words by localization (English in Japanese, Spanish in Viz's anime dub, and French in the Adventures manga's translation) so is likely foreign. Juan is his name in English, German, and French.

Mikuri (Wallace) Rune no Tami (Sootopolitan)

Kagetsu (Sidney)

Fuyou (Phoebe)

Glacia: Her name in Japanese is Prim, but she's implied to be from a more Western-based region. Glacia is her name in both English and French.

Genji (Drake)

Tsuwabuki Daigo (Steven Stone)

Datsura (Noland) Factory Head: Same in English and Japanese

Kogomi (Greta) Arena Captain (Arena Tycoon)

Tucker: Implied to be foreign, especially as his Japanese name is Heath. Tucker is his English name, and most other Romantic translations are loosely similar and come from the respective languages' word for "tactics". Dome Superstar (Dome Ace)

Azami (Lucy) Tube Queen (Pike Queen)

Ukon (Spenser) Palace Guardian (Palace Maven)

Jindai (Brandon) Pyramid King: Same in English and Japanese

Lila (Anabel) Tower Tycoon (Salon Maiden)

Higana (Zinnia) Denshousha (Lorekeeper)

Lutia (Lisia) Lutti (Lissi)

Tylulu (Ali): Lisia's Altaria

Magma-dan (Team Magma): Literally written in katakana "ma-gu-ma"

Matsubusa (Maxie)

Kagari (Courtney)

Homura (Tabitha)

Aqua-dan (Team Aqua): Literally written in katakana "a-ku-a"

Aogiri (Archie)

Ushio (Matt)

Izumi (Shelly)

Odomaki-hakase (Professor Birch)

Sinnoh: Japanese

Kouki (Lucas)

Hikari (Dawn)

Jun (Barry)

Hyouta (Roark)

Natane (Gardenia)

Sumomo (Maylene)

Maximum Mask (Crasher Wake): Maybe a little more clearly than the English name, it's a stage name and his real name is unknown. He's called "Maxi" for short, so it could just be that.

Fantina or Kiméra: Her name in Japanese is Melissa, which is a clearly Western name along with using foreign phrases. The difficulty here is in original Japanese (as well as French, logically) she speaks English, while most other localizations she speaks French. Fantina is her name in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Kiméra is her name in French.

Suzuna (Candice)

Denzi (Volkner)

Ryou (Aaron)

Kikuno (Bertha)

Ōba (Flint)

Goyou (Lucian)

Shirona (Cynthia)

Kurotsugu (Palmer) Tower Tycoon: Same in English and Japanese

Neziki (Thorton) Factory Head: Same in English and Japanese

Dahlia: Same in English and Japanese Roulette Goddess (Arcade Star)

Kokuran (Darach): His Lady may be likely Unovan, but his lineage is never specified and he seems to have a Hisuian ancestor, so him being from Sinnoh is likely, hence Japanese name. Castle Butler (Castle Valet)

Argenta or Kate: Kate is her name in Japanese and is clearly Western. Argenta is her name in English, German, and Spanish. Stage Madonna (Hall Matron)

Momi (Cheryl)

Gen (Riley)

Baku (Buck)

Miru (Mira)

Mai (Marley)

Looker: Honestly, I just prefer Looker because it seems smoother to say as a codename than his Japanese codename which is Handsome. Looker also has the double meaning that Handsome doesn't, like he's looking/watching, because he's a detective. Looker is also his name in Portuguese, and sometimes in German, Spanish, and Italian. Every one of his codenames is a reference to his appearance ex. LeBelle in German and Beladonis in French.

Ginga-dan (Team Galaxy)

Akagi (Cyrus)

Mars: Same in English and Japanese

Jupiter: Same in English and Japanese

Saturn: Same in English and Japanese

Pluto (Charon)

Nanakamado-hakase (Professor Rowan)

Hisui: Japanese

Teru (Rei) Chō satai (Survey Corps' (Trainer class))

Shō (Akari) Chō satai (Survey Corps' (Trainer class))

Ginga-dan (Galaxy Expedition Team): Shares it's name with the modern Team Galaxy in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian.

Kamado or Denboku: His original home region is unknown and he bears Galarian armor that looks strikingly similar to Kalosian Wikstrom. Denboku is from raidenboku, an alternate reading of the Japanese rowan, nanakamado, which is Rowan's Japanese name. Kamado also comes from nanakamado.

Shimaboshi (Cyllene): She is originally from Hoenn, but Hoenn is also Japanese so that means nothing for her name.

Perilla (Zisu) Keibi-tai (Security Corps)

Kine (Pesselle) Iryō-tai (Medical Corps)

Tao Hua: Same in English and Japanese Seizō-tai (Supply Corps)

Sazanka (Sanqua) Kenchiku-tai (Construction Corps)

Nabana (Colza): His original region is apparently unknown, but Japanese is still a safe bet. Also most other localizations stem from Nabana rather than Colza. Hatasaku-tai (Agriculture Corps)

Haku (Rye) Hatasaku-tai (Agriculture Corps)

Mube (Beni): His home region is apparently unknown, but Japanese is a safe bet. Imozuru-tei (The Wallflower): [directly from Bulbapedia] From imozuru (vines of Japanese mountain yam or sweet potato), Mitsuru (Wally), and tei (common suffix in restaurant names)

Taisai (Choy)

Sharon (Anthe): Oddly, Sharon is her Japanese name.

Kongō-dan (Diamond Clan)

Seki (Adaman) Osa (Clan Leader)

Yone (Mai) Captain (Warden)

Hinatsu (Arezu) Captain (Warden)

Susuki (Iscan) Captain (Warden)

Tsubaki (Melli) Captain (Warden)

Wasabi (Sabi) Captain (Warden)

Shinju-dan (Pearl Clan)

Kai (Irida) Osa (Clan Leader)

Kikui (Lian) Captain (Warden)

Yūgao (Calaba) Captain (Warden)

Garana (Palina) Captain (Warden)

Hamarenge (Gaeric) Captain (Warden)

Shō-Chiku-Ba (Miss Fortunes)

Omatsu (Charm) Yatō (Bandit)

Otake (Clover) Yatō (Bandit)

Oume (Coin) Yatō (Bandit)

Ichō Shōkai (Ginkgo Guild)

Ginnan (Ginter)

Tsuiri (Tuli)

Volo: Same in English and Japanese Pokemon Tsukai (Pokemon Wielder)

Cogito (Cogita): She is a whole ass mystery, but Cogita (her name in English and German) is just a (non-existent) feminine form of Cogito, her Japanese name, which comes from Latin and basically means "I think", as in Decaretes' "cogito, ergo sum" or "I think, therefore I am". French and Chinese use the respective language's variation of the phrase as a base for her name, while Spanish and Italian use Greek words, for "wisdom" and "intelligence" respectively.

Professor Laventon: He's Galarian, so his name is English.

Unova: English The only ones I'm doing here are ones that AREN'T necessarily the English version.

Clay or Yakon: I've heard Clay may play on Japanese businessman tropes, and he has an ancestor in Hisui, so his name could be either of these.

Lacey or Taro: As Clay's daughter, her situation is the same as his.

Cyrano or Mirtilo: English and Spanish names respectively. Lives in Unova, but as Clavel's classmate could be from Paldea maybe? Saffron or Milo: As above

Kalos: French

Kalem (Calem)

Serena: Same in English and French

Sannah (Shauna)

Trevor: Same in English and French

Tierno: Same in English and French

Violette (Viola)

Lino (Grant)

Cornélia (Korrina) Héritière (Successor)

Amaro (Ramos)

Lem (Clemont)

Mache (Valerie): Mache is actually originally from Johto, hence her Japanese name.

Astera (Olympia)

Urup (Wulfric): Given he likely has a Hisuian ancestor, it wouldn't be unlikely for his name to be Japanese. Luckily, his Japanese and French names are the same!

Malva: Same in English and French

Narcisse (Siebold)

Wikstrom or Thyméo: Since we know his armor is likely Galarian his English name isn't out of place, but his French name is Thyméo.

Dracéna (Drasna)

Dianthéa (Diantha) Grande-Duchesse (Grand Duchess)

Aurore (Morgan)

Méridia (Dana)

Vesper (Evelyn)

Nix (Nita)

Millie (Emma) Elili (Essentia) Femme Louche (Suspicious Woman) Enfant Louche (Suspicious Child) Jeune Femme Louche (Suspicious Lady)

Gribouille (Mimi): Millie's Espurr friend

Team Flare: Apparently the same in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Lysandre: Same in English and French

Ancolie (Aliana)

Brasénie (Bryony)

Cyane (Celosia)

Myosotis (Mable)

Xanthin (Xerosic)

Professeur Platane (Professor Sycamore): Somewhat surprisingly, his Japanese and French names are the same, though they do both originate from the French word platane.

Alola: English Hawaii is an American state, and there isn't a Native Hawaiian translation of the games, so English is the default language here. But Hawaii does have ties to the East, so I will use some of the Japanese names if they make more sense to me. Most are just slight spelling changes anyhow.

Yo (Elio): Moved from Kanto to Alola, so Japanese name.

Mizuki (Selene): Moved from Kanto to Alola, so Japanese name.

Ma'o (Mallow): Technically her Japanese name is just Mao, but ma'o is the Hawaiian word for Hawaiian cotton and I feel spelling it that way feels better.

Sophocles or Māmane: Both names after the same plant, the Sophora chrysophylla, it's common and local Hawaiian name being māmane.

Hapu'u (Hapu): Hapu'u is her name in Japanese and comes from hāpuʻu, the Hawaaian tree fern.

Molayne or Mullein: Molayne is just a different spelling tbh and I kinda think it looks better.

Skipping Galar; there aren't really a lot of clear foreigners besides Kabu whose name is the same.

Paldea: Spanish and Portuguese I look at both languages because Paldea is based on the Iberian Peninsula and not just Spain. However, with Portuguese, I'm having to look at Brazilian Portuguese, which is not quite the same as European Portuguese, because that's almost all that's on Bulbapedia. I generally choose whether to use Spanish or Portuguese based on if said name is also the same as the English and/or Japanese name. Or default if only one is available. Also uhh my order might be a bit weird here because I didn't get to actually play these games. I kinda assumed you go through the teachers before Gym Leaders, so...yeah. I can re-order it later if that's wrong or confusing.

Florian: From an unknown region, but the same in English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

Juliana: From an unknown region, but the same in English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

Nemo(?): She is noted to not be from Paldea but her home isn't specified so it could be anything. Nemona is her name in English and E. Portuguese, Nemo in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Thai, Noêmia in B. Portuguese, Nemila in German, Nemola in Indonesian, and Nemi in Italian. The odd ones out are Mencía in Spanish and Menzi in French.

Arven: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Academia Naranja (Naranja Academy)

Academia Uva (Uva Academy)

Miriam: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Saguaro: Same in English, Japanese, and B. Portuguese (as well as German and French)

Dendra: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Cloe or Mora (Raifort): Cloe is her name in Spanish, and Mora is her name in French, which I only include because her English/Japanese name Raifort is from the French word for horseradish apparently, so maybe she's Kalosian.

Silvio (Salvatore)

Mila (Tyme)

Jacques (Jacq): The B. Portuguese name as it's closer to his English name. His Spanish name is Cinio, which is Spanish for his Japanese name, Zinnia, which could be confusing considering Higana.

Clavel: Same in Japanese, Spanish, German, French, and Italian. English and B. Portuguese just adds another L. Clive: Same in English and B. Portuguese Director Escolar (Director)

Catarina (Katy): Her B. Portuguese name, which is closer to her name in English (Katy) and Japanese (Kaede).

Brais or Brás (Brassius): His Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively, as both are very close to his English name.

Kissera (Iono): Her B. Portuguese name, comes from "O que será?" apparently meaning "what will it be?", which is closer to the intent behind her name in Japanese (Nanjyamo, name given to an unusually large tree that grows in a particular place; literally meaning "What is it?") and English (Iono, as in "I don't know") than her Spanish name, e-Nigma. Which makes me think of the Riddler.

Fuco (Kufo)

Laureano or Lauro (Larry): His Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Larry could be a nickname for either though.

Lima or Citrina (Ryme): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Lima has the same puns on lime and rhyme that English and Japanese does, but tbh makes me think more of lima beans. Citrina is from citrino (citrus).

Tuli or Tulipa (Tulip): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively.

Grusha: Actually may be from an unrevealed Russian region as his name is Russian. It's also the same in most languages.

Cayena or Kaya (Rika): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Both come from cayenne, which isn't in her Japanese or English names. Her Japanese name is Chili, and Rika comes from paprika.

Poppy: Her name in English, Japanese, and B. Portuguese as well as German and Indonesian.

Hassel?: From and unknown region so could literally be anything, and all his names are very different.

Ságita or Guita (Geeta): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Supercampeona (Top Champion)

Team Star: Same in English and Spanish as well as German, French, and Italian

Penny: Actually from Galar, so her English name. Cassiopeia or Casiopea: English and Spanish forms respectively, referencing the constellation.

Giacomo: Same in English and B. Portuguese DJ Vil (DJ Vice)

Melo or Mélia (Mela): Spanish and B. Portuguese respectively.

Henzo (Atticus): Spanish name. Not like English or Japanese name, but his whole ninja theming makes Henzo fit better than the B. Portuguese Érico.

Ortega: Same in English and B. Portuguese, similar to Japanese, French, and Korean Ortiga.

Erin or Êri (Eri): Spanish and B. Portuguese respectively.

Profesor Sada: Same in English and EUROPEAN Portuguese, listed for once.

Profesor Turo: Same in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Kitakami: Japanese Not a region itself I don't think, but it's not connected to a specific region I don't think, so.

Zeiyu (Carmine)

Suguri (Kieran) Sugu (Kiki)

Sazare (Perrin): Actually from Sinnoh, but this is where you meet her so here she is. Shashinka (Photographer)

What do you think? Did I forget anyone important?

Okay this took way too long for something probably no one will see okaybaiiiiii

[arealmunited]

Ari'S RP HISTORY

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then, tag ten people to do the same ( if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people ). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE/S:

KHR Muses

Yamamoto Takeshi

Alaude

Kikyo

Xanxus

Bianchi

Lavina

OCS

Natsu Swada (KHR, human box weapon)

Alec Delamarre (KHR)

Amelia Nieves (KHR)

Demetri Grey (KHR)

Cecilia Everett (Fandomless)

WANT  TO  WRITE  (but  never  will):

I’ve rp’d pretty much every muse I wanted to but if I had to pick I would say Haru Miura and Hayato Gokudera.

HAVE WRITTEN:

Naruto:

Gaara, Hinata Hyuga, Konan, Kurenai Yuhi

Attack on Titan:

Annie Leonhart, Erwin Smith

Sailor Moon:

Makoto Kino, Michiru Kaioh

Inuyasha:

Sango, Kagura, Koga

Ouran High School Host Club:

Haruhi Fujioka, Kyoya Ootori

Uta no Prince-Sama

Ittoki Otoya, Mikaze Ai

WOULD WRITE AGAIN:

I would be willing to write pretty much any of my old muses but the Attack on Titan ones.  Only reason I don’t is cause I’m really lazy.

[cave35]

KANA-BOON

KANA-BOON is a Japanese rock band from Sakai, Osaka

The band was initially formed as part of a high school music club  in 2006

officially formed as a band in 2008

Maguro Taniguchi (Vo./Gt.), Hayato Koga (Gt.), Masami Endo (Ba.), and Takahiro Koizumi (Dr.).

In April 2012, Kana-Boon won the Ki/oon 20 Years Audition

kanaboon

YT

anisong playlist

[spacefinch]

Pokémon Johto region characters in the Star Trek universe.

(For the Unova Star Trek AU, see below:

The ship is called the USS Lugia.

The crew:

Captain Lance and First Officer Clair are both Trills.

Falkner (properly addressed as Lieutenant Commander Hayato) is the second officer and helmsman. He is a Bajoran.

Lt. Chuck, chief of security

Dr. Pryce is the chief medical officer. He’s a bit like Bones, but less grumpy. Also: he is a Vulcan.

Dr. Elm, xenobiologist

Ensign Lyra, assistant to Dr. Elm.

Lieutenants Koga and Janine are both security officers.

Ensign Ethan Gold — operations.

Ensign Silver— command.

Ensign Kris— science officer, currently assisting Lt. Eusine.

Lt. Karen— security.

Lt. Will— ship‘s counselor and diplomatic consort. He is a Betazoid.

Ensign Bugsy, junior science officer.

Lt. Whitney, science officer.

Morty— half Trill, half telepathic humanoid. Rumor has it he can see the future and the past.

Lt. Jasmine, chief engineer.

Other notes;

Just like Captain Picard’s crew, the USS Lugia’s crew enjoys holodeck LARPing.

Lance and Clair often butt heads, but they do make a good team.

A whole bunch of nerds and theater kids, all of them.

Bugsy (properly addressed as Ensign Kuriketto) got their name because they were always researching and collecting insects every chance they got.

Falkner acts as a big brother to Bugsy and Whitney.

Ethan, Kris, Lyra, and Silver were all classmates at Starfleet academy. All of them are human except for Kris, who is a Trill.

[pletnet]

💔 Un giro impactante: KANA-BOON, la icónica banda de rock del anime, se toma un inesperado receso debido a controversias con Takahiro Koizumi y Hayato Koga.

¡Esperamos su regreso con nuevos bríos y más música inolvidable!

Más en: 🤘🎶

[trend-q]

KANA-BOON 活動停止

2023年12月15日 KANA-BOON(カナブーン)は、2023年12月11日にドラムの小泉貴裕さんとギターの古賀隼斗さんの脱退を発表し、バンドは年内の活動を休止することを発表しました[2][3]. メンバーの脱退や活動休止については、女性トラブルや素行不良が原因とされています[2] 具体的な復帰の時期については明らかにされていませんが、ファンに恥ずかしくない形での活動再開を目指していると報じられています[2]. December 15, 2023 On December 11, 2023, KANA-BOON announced the departure of drummer Takahiro Koizumi and guitarist Hayato Koga, and announced that the band would suspend activities by the end of the year.[2][3] Members' withdrawal and suspension of activities are said to be due to problems with women and poor behavior.[2] Although the specific timing of his return has not been disclosed, it is reported that he is aiming to resume activities in a way that will not embarrass his fans.[2] Citations: [1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=dSuvFOlnTCI [2] https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/67636 [3] https://youtube.com/watch?v=OHQmjfKucvE [4] https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2023/12/14/kiji/20231213s00001173650000c.html

[geidaicomposition]

Campus Concert 2023

Dates: Friday, November 17 & Tuesday, November 21, 2023 14:00 - 

Venue: Sogakudo Concert Hall  Admission is limited to university personnel (*1) and those invited by the Composition Department (*2). *1 University personnel must also apply for admission in advance. *2 Those who have been admitted by the Composition Department with prior application.

Program: 

Friday, November 17 − Day 1 −

1. Rikuto Fujimoto: Neue Harmonie - Based on Paul Klee / Neue Harmonie (1936) -

Cond. Neo Fukudome A.Sax. Mikiya Hojo Vib. Ryo Saito Cb. Miku Nagasaka Pf. Sakura Watanabe Dr. Maki Koyama

2. Yudai Shigemori: TRIO for flute, oboe and piano

Fl. Yuri Kamakura Ob. Gentaroh Sakai Pf. Mami Takeuchi

3. Chiharu Suzuki: Sonatine for clarinet and piano

Cl. Rio Ishida Pf. Yui Amano

4. Kana Asanuma: daydream

Fl./A.Fl. Yuri Kamakura Vn. Reika Shimizu Vc. Rei Takatsuki Hp. Sonoka Shida

5. Koga Yano: 3 Phonetic Compositions for 8 players

Cond. Koga Yano Sop. 1st Mayu Sangu 2nd Rina Terasaki Alto 1st Ayumi Ishiyama 2nd Chika Ishiyama Ten. 1st Shunsuke Itaya 2nd Yuga Handa Bass 1st Shinji Tsukada 2nd Kakeru Sugita

6. Asuka Yokogawa: The Wind Forest

Cond. Asuka Yokogawa Fl. Kaisei Oshima Cl. Rio Ishida Perc. 1st Mei Murase 2nd Kotaro Kikuchi Va. Himari Yui

7. Miumi Watanabe: Sextet pour les vacances d’été

Cond. Shinnosuke Ito Fl. Chihiro Ruike Ob. Gentaroh Sakai Cl. Takuma Sato Hr. Shiori Tajima Bsn. Miki Yamashita Pf. Chitose Ishida

8. Motoki Masuda: Time Scale for piano

Pf. Riito Shimata

9. Yumi Ozaki: Petites Pièces pour piano

Pf. Yui Amano

Tuesday, November 21 − Day 2 −

1. Shunsuke Tabata: Through

Cond. Shinnosuke Ito Fl. Kaisei Oshima Vn. Kaoruko Yoshida Vc. Rei Takatsuki Pf. Kazuma Maki Perc. Yuya Homma

2. Moeki Omura: Candlelight for 8 players

Cond. Hiroyuki Nishimura Cl. Rio Ishida B.Cl. Yuna Suzuki Vn. 1st Reika Shimizu 2nd Aiki Takahashi Va. 1st Riko Eto 2nd Moeko Kikuta Vc. Shiho Takada Pf. Hayato Tomizawa

3. Eijun Tsutsumi: “How about you?”

Vn. 1st Shiyu Taniyama 2nd Kanako Azuma Va. Tamaki Asano Vc. Mone Tanikawa Pf. Rin Aoyagi

4. Ikuro Ono: Unubore (Vanity)

Tuba. Ikuro Ono Pf. Rin Aoyagi

5. Yuka Miyake: Breath, Movement, Space for percussion solo

Perc. Yujin Honda

6. Kazuma Maki: Wasurenagusa

Vn. Yota Nakamura

7. Ryosuke Kikuchi: TRANSITUS, PROGRESSUS, COMMENTUM

Cond. Hiroyuki Nishimura Trp. Shunsuke Imada Cort. Miwa Sekine Trb. 1st Ken Aoyagi 2nd Nao Kaneko 3rd Riho Wakui B.Trb. Rikuto Ishii Org. Masaki Shiozawa

8. Saki Takaba: The Victor

Cond. Hiroyuki Nishimura Bar. Kaito Fujita Ob. Gentaroh Sakai Cl. Karen Nobe Trp. Shunsuke Imada Perc. Tatsuya Homma Cb. Ikumi Maruchi

[pogodanaanison]

KANA-BOON

KANA-BOON to japoński zespół rockowy z Sakai w stanie Osaka

Zespół początkowo powstał jako część licealnego klubu muzycznego w 2006 roku.  

Oficjalnie jako zespół powstał w 2008 roku.

W skład zespołu wchodzą Maguro Taniguchi (Vo./Gt.), Hayato Koga (Gt.), Masami Endo (Ba.) i Takahiro Koizumi (Dr.).

W kwietniu 2012 roku Kana-Boon wygrał Ki/oon 20 Years Audition

kanaboon

YT

anisong playlist

[shonenkun309]

The smiling Onis💪🏻😔❤✨

Who did it better?😉

[kbfy]

KANA-BOON for you

hi guys,

I am just a normal Kana Boon fan, like you.

From today on, I want to talk and share everything about Kana Boon with you. Let's talk about Kana Boon and give them all our power.

I will blog in english but please feel free to ask if something is unclear!

Let's try our best!!

[nekokarenmatsumoto]

How nice it is that fans can interact in this way with their favorite groups! Fortunate fans who might went to this program. This was a Mogi Mogi sp end of year 2016 where were other groups like go!go!vanillas, Brian the sun and Good Moorning America.

Even though they did not do well xD. Meshida, you have the blame !!

[pierdziec]

Favorite Bands —> Kana-Boon

[seeyounexttime]

Blank Page Brigade Spotlight: Assistants (6/5) + extra

6 of 5? yes, because last time I left off at 5/5 but now I have obtained scans of the Blank Page Brigade for vol.31 and vol.32

At the end of volumes of Black Clover is space for the “Blank Page Brigade.” This particular “brigade” is composed of the assistants (you know, those who help with art) and others from the Black Clover manga team, lead by “Captain Tabata.”

In each volume there’s a question that everyone answers. Assistants also include a drawing with their answers. I’ve compiled the answers and drawings from volumes 1-32, and grouped them together.

Previous answers (and drawings from the assistants):

Assistants (1/5) – Hayato Gotou, Genya Hori, Asahi Sakano. &  Assistants (2/5) – Kouki Ishikawa, Masayoshi Satoshō, Kou Shimameguri. &  Assistants (3/5) – Teruaki Mizuno, Hikaru Mizuno, Suzuki, Yōtarō Hayakawa

Assistants (4/5) – Kazuhiro Wakao, Shuutarō Koga, Seiya Miyamoto. &  Assistants (5/5) – Souta Hishikawa, Yagasa, Yuu Aoki, Tatsuya Hayashi, Ajina Yuu, Shion Kobayashi; +vol.30 Miyamoto drawing

Staff – Comic Editor Tomiyama, Comic Editor Koshimura, Comic Editor Fujiwara, Comic Editor Chiba, Designer Iwai, Media Editor Takahashi. &  The Tabatas – Captain Tabata and his wife. &  Editors – Editor Katayama, Editor Toide, Editor Iwasaki, Editor Fukuda

(( I've also gone back and updated/replaced some images with cleaner scans and in some cases with the official translation ))

You've already seen the vol.29 and vol.30 drawings from Tatsuya Hayashi and Ajina/“Witty” Yuu in a previous post, but I decided to just redo their pages with cleaner scans + the vol.31 and vol.32 drawings:

Hayashi seems to enjoy drawing demons/monsters

and Yuu is a straight-up baseball fan (also that drawing of Yuno is so cute!)

more new drawings by:

Seiya Miyamoto (present since vol.18) – Kou-chan’s 15 seconds of fame! really made Sekke look fierce in that vol.32 drawing too :0c

Souta Hishikawa (present since vol.18) – well, I have also learned that wombat dung is cube-shaped... to quote wikipedia "As wombats arrange these feces to mark territories and attract mates, it is believed that the cubic shape makes them more stackable and less likely to roll" and yes, wikipedia has a picture

Yagasa (present since vol.20) – Yagasa continues to win, that Liebe drawing is the best :>

and what’s this? the return of Yotaro Hayakawa as well! Hayakawa has been present since vol.11 and I guess was only absent for vol.29! rip lucifero

20. Shinobu KASAYA

was only around for vol.31

according to Tabata, Kasaya had a one-shot published in Jump Giga

the 20th known named individual to have been Tabata’s art assistant, even though their time together was brief, that is an expressive drawing of Zora that Kasaya left us

EXTRA: So was no one gonna tell me that the guidebook also comes with Blank Page Brigade drawings or was i just supposed to find that out while wading through possibly sketchy sites myself

Blast from the past seeing some of the original 6 again!

Hayato Gotou was really by Black Clover’s side for 29 volumes straight and the guidebook. Also, if it’s hard to see, the spell is Heat Wave Magic: “3-Meter Radius Summer Vacation”

And on god that’s the most on-brand weirdo shit Kouki Ishikawa could’ve said and drawn...

"carry your heartbeat" let me explain... this seems to be a reference to a song lyric from Exile's "Choo Choo Train" and made popular in Japan a certain dance move they called the ぐるぐるダンス ("guruguru dance") or ロールダンス ("roll dance"). Some meme examples here [exhibit A // exhibit B // exhibit C]. However it turns out this move was showcased back in the 90s in "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by American R&B group Hi-Five

anyways your ride Valtos is here to pick you up

Teruaki Mizuno wrote the most and never used punctuation, hopefully I got the gist of what was said...

also idk what “Ashi era” refers to... Tabata was assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, now while you may be tempted to go it's from iwASHIro that.. well i mean idk but that doesn't seem to me the kind of nickname that would be created from i-wa-shi-ro to-shi-a-ki?? idk idk

Hayakawa bringing a new attribute to Black Clover and a crossover!

took me a while to find what 金斗雲 was but apparently it's an alternate writing of 筋斗雲 which is the name of that cloud that they use to fly around in Dragonball which Funimation translated as "flying nimbus" ☁ guess Hayakawa wasn't pure enough...

Kazuhiro Wakao really did indeed write "godfather" ゴッドファーザー now if he means like from the movie of the same name or like the position of a godfather idk but what are you doing down that bad for that gal Wakao why out yourself like this...

Shutaro Koga answered with 社長 shachou which translates to “president (of a company)” with alternate translations of "manager", "director" and "CEO" so I went with "The CEO" because it sounded more quippy :p

Captain Tabata didn't answer the Blank Page Brigade question because the question was about himself, so instead of the usual, he provided a new drawing of Asta & Yuno

what does it say within the black arrow and why didn't I replace the words? well that says something like from page 137 onward it's all about Tabata, and yeah it's like stuff about his process and questions and so on but that's not included in this post, it's a lot and my reading level is not that high *finger guns*

21.? Uemura?

according to a comment by Tabata in Weekly Shonen Jump back in April: “My mysterious assistant Uemura-kun, who hasn't been with me for very long, has a one-shot in this week's issue of Jump in Japan! What's it like?"

the one-shot in question may be Koi, Tokidoki Chounouryoku – is the assistant Taishin Uemura?

I did not find their name in vol.32, which was published in early April. Maybe Uemura will be in the blank page brigade for volume 33?

*Mike Rowe voice* We've explored the bonus pages looking for and learning about the hard-working men and women - 20(+1) assistants, 4 editors, 4 comic editors, media editor, designer, and Tabata's wife - who made Black Clover possible

ありがとうございました