#ishii haruna

[lethekazhorai]

We watched the Spy Classroom stage play

AKA "Spy Room" officially, or "Spy Kyoushitsu" in Japanese.

We were really hyped for this one both because we're big fans of Spy Classroom, and because we knew a whole bunch of the actresses from Assault Lily plays (Asakura Fuyuna/Grete as Moroi Saho, Hoshimori Sana/Monika as Seren and Shenlin, Ishii Haruna/Thea as Nagisa and Kiito, Kitazawa Saki/Annette as Imari, Sakura Ui/Erna as Raimu.)

And it delivered! In fact it probably ties with the Bocchi the Rock stage play as the best play based on an anime (or on something that got an anime, anyway... I'm not gonna count Assault Lily in that though) that we've watched so far.

The play adapted the entire first novel (corresponding to episodes 1-3 of the anime) with some minor abridgements.

The weakest parts of it had little to do with the performers themselves. One big issue was that the stream audio, specifically the actors' mic balance, was bad. We could hear characters that had powerful voices like Klaus and ones that yell a lot like Lily, but some others like Grete and Sara were completely inaudible as often as not.

Another thing I didn't like is that Renjo Makoto used an extremely deep voice for Klaus and it was clearly at the limit of her vocal range, making it sound kind of monotone. I assume the director or someone told her to do this, probably to mimic Klaus's voice in the anime. If I were in charge, I would've leaned into Klaus being androgynous and had the actress use her natural voice.

But that's enough about the bad. Let me talk about the good.

Yokoyama Yui's Lily was excellent, which was surprising when she had relatively little experience in stage acting compared to the other performers (not none, just little.) Takaoka Kaoru's Sara was also charming, and I particularly liked the new scenes where the two of them talked with each other—they gave Lily an "encouraging big sister" vibe she doesn't get to show that often in the novels.

All the Assault Lily veterans were excellent, of course, though if I were to pick one it'd be Kitazawa's Annette and her cute antics even in scenes where she wasn't the focus.

I complained about Renjo Makoto's voice for Klaus, but that aside, her acting was great too.

And I have to give a honorable mention to Takada Jun's Guido, who left quite an impression on me despite only appearing in the final act and not being a cute girl. He should have been tapped for Majima in the LycoReco play instead of that wannabe Joker guy.

Last but not least, the effects and video projection were great, and even the extras were remarkably memorable, particularly the ones that dropped in during Erna's attempts to defeat Klaus on their date out in town.

All in all, it was an excellent and very enjoyable play that was vastly superior to the anime's take on the same novel. The anime got a lot better later on, but the disappointment of that first arc felt like getting stabbed in the back.

You've still got time to catch the final two streams on Confetti (hopefully they fixed the audio, we watched the very first performance that got streamed.) Don't dawdle though, the archives will be available for less than a week from the moment I type this.

[leagueofgardens]

Assault Lily: New Chapter — "At the Seeds' Frontier" | "When the Bugle Blooms"

This upcoming stage play in December is Assault Lily's first double feature.

The official website (in Japanese of course) is here.

"When the Bugle Blooms" — Oshima Offshore Nest Investigation Team chapter

TL Note: Bugles are a kind of flower, sometimes considered a weed. This specific species, Ajuga decumbens ("kiransou" in Japanese), is not well known outside Asia.

After four Huge Nests suddenly appear near the island of Izu Oshima, the Gardens of Tokyo decide to secretly assemble an "Oshima Offshore Nest Investigation Team" to simultaneously destroy the Nests and investigate a closed GEHENA research facility on Oshima, which they suspect relates to the recent sightings of abnormal Huge in the Tokyo area.

Cast and Character List

Team Hitotsuyanagi, Yurigaoka Girls' Academy

Izawa Mikako as "Yurigaoka's Beau Idéal" Kaede Johan Nouvel

Nishimoto Rimi as "Yurigaoka Lily Newspaper Chief" Futagawa Fumi

Legion Hronesnæsse, Odaiba Girls' School

Ishii Haruna as "Priestess of the Trance" Funada Kiito

Saiba Mizuki as "The White Witch of Odaiba" Funada Ui Saiba Mizuki hasn't posted a visual yet; this is an old one from TSA.

Nomoto Sora as "The Lady-Tengu of Kurama" Shiba Tomoshibi

Legion Ironside, Ludvico Private Girls' Academy

Nakamura Yukari as "La Pucelle" Fukuyama Jeanne Sachie Nakamura Yukari hasn't posted a visual yet; this is an old one from the Ludvico plays.

Nakagawa Rika as "The White Rose Princess" Kishimoto Lucia Raimu

Hoshimori Sana as "Knight of the White Rose" Amamiya Sophia Seren

Legion Hakolberand, Irma Girls' High School for the Arts

Sasaki Yukari as "The Empress of Hakolberand" Kamigoori Marimo

Kitazawa Saki as "The Priestess of Irminsul" Ueda Imari Kitazawa Saki hasn't posted a visual yet; this is an old one from TGoD.

Herensuge Girls' Academy

Fujii Ayaka as Aizawa Kazuha (Legion Hervor) Fujii Ayaka hasn't posted a visual yet; this is an old one from LoG. Also, yes, Kazuha is the only Lily without an epithet.

Tamegai Hana as "Xana" Matsumura Fuuka (Legion Cuélebre)

Ryuto Girls' Academy

Mutou Shiori as "The CHARM Meister" Amatsu Marei (Legion Himinglæva)

Instructor

Onose Mirai as "Professor" Nakagawa Mary Tomoyo

"At the Seeds' Frontier" — Legion Sanngriðr chapter

After four Huge Nests suddenly appear near the island of Izu Oshima, Yurigaoka decides to dispatch Legions Álfheimr and Sanngriðr on an emergency expedition to destroy the Nests and secure the Kamakura shoreline before they launch their expedition to recapture Koshu.

Cast and Character List

Legion Sanngriðr

Oomori Rio as "The Uncontrollable Lily" Kondo Misaka

Makiura Itsuki as "Lys Noire" Hasebe Touka

Sonohara Arisa as "Golden Wolf" Luise Ingels

Shiraishi Mayumi as "Iocheaera" Murakami Tokiwa Also notable for her role as Suzuki Chinami in the Odaiba plays.

Hamaura Ayano as "Jungfrau" Kiko Totori

Hayashida Mahiro as "The Sword-Saint of Yurigaoka" Imagawa Homare Also notable for her role as Hishida Haru in the Odaiba plays.

Itou Yui as "The Magician of Sanngriðr" Yamanashi Hibari

Hata Misaki as "The Wizard of Oz" Kurokawa Nady Hanna

Ootaki Saori as "Mad Dog" Seike Tomoyo Also notable for her role as Matsunaga Brigitta Kayo in the Ludvico plays.

Ando Chikana as "Tempest" Imai Seira Also notable for her role as Saigo Kurena in the Odaiba plays.

Flowers of the End

Hinaga Urara as Kinoe no Hana (The First Flower) Also notable for her role as Imamura Yukari in the Odaiba plays.

Tachibana Rii as Kinoto no Hana (The Second Flower) Makihara Yui as Hinoe no Hana (The Third Flower) Yazawa Rio as Hinoto no Hana (The Fourth Flower) Sanada Uruha as Tsuchinoe no Hana (The Fifth Flower) Udagawa Momoka as Tsuchinoto no Hana (The Sixth Flower) Hoshino Sae as Kanoe no Hana (The Seventh Flower) Inadama Honoka as Kanoto no Hana (The Eighth Flower) Suzuki Rina as Mizunoe no Hana (The Ninth Flower)

We don't know what any of these characters look like. I can't be entirely sure that this is how their names are pronounced either.

Former Yurigaoka Girls' Academy Instructor

Fujioka Sayaka as Kojima Nadeshiko

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] キューピット・パラサイト The Stage (cupid parasite the stage)

the DVD will be released in April 2022☆ ☆ ☆

[ashitakaxsan]

Japanese Movies In Iran

Ten great movies by Japanese filmmakers have been chosen to be screened during the program, which has been in progress since April 11.

Below: A scene from Japanese director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie ��Dolls”.

One screening has been scheduled for each film, which is held every Monday and is followed by a review session by an Iranian critic.

Director Takeshi Kitano’s 2002 movie “Dolls” will be screened at 5 pm followed by a review session by Iranian critic Mehdi Malek.

In this visually stunning drama, three romantic tales are told using elements of Japanese Bunraku puppet theater.

In the first, Sawako (Miho Kanno) becomes suicidal when her fiancé, Matsumoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima), leaves her to marry the boss's daughter. Next, an obsessed fan, Nukui (Tsutomu Takeshige), expresses his love for pop singer Haruna (Kyoko Fukada) in a highly violent manner. Then, aging gangster Hiro (Tatsuya Mihashi) attempts to reconnect with an old flame (Chieko Matsubara).

“Dreams”, a 1990 magical realist film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, and “Labyrinth of Dreams”, a 1997 mystery film directed by Gakuryu Ishii, were screened over the past two weeks.

The program also features “Nobody Knows”, director Hirokazu Koreeda’s 2004 drama film based on the 1988 Sugamo child abandonment case.

“The Taste of Tea”, the third film by writer and director Katsuhito Ishii, which has been referred to as a “surreal” version of Ingmar Bergman’s “Fanny and Alexander”, will also be screened.

“The Hidden Blade”, a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada, is another highlight of the program. The film follows several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan.

Also included are “The Mourning Forest” by Naomi Kawase, “Tokyo Sonata” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, “Confessions” by Tetsuya Nakashima and “13 Assassins” by Takashi Miike.

Source:https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471977/Iranian-Artists-Forum-reviews-contemporary-Japanese-cinema

[gorochuva]

New Mew Mew Power AU voicecast JP

Ichigo Momomiya - Yuuki Tenma

Zoey Hansen - Haruna Izumi

Mint Aizawa - Mirai Hinata

Lettuce "Lory" Midorikawa - Ryoko Juni

Purin Fon - Toda Rion

Zakuro Fujiwara - Momoka Ishii

Ryo Shirogane - Yuichi Nakamura

Keichiro Akasaka - Yusuke Shirai

Masaya Aoyama - Yuma Uchida

Masha - Kaori Ishihara

??? (Spix's macaw) - Ayana Taketatsu

??? (baiji dolphin) - Reina Ueda

??? (ring-tailed lemur) - Mako Morino

??? (Darwin's fox) - Sayaka Senbongi

[closetofanxiety]

Wrestlequest: Tokyo

Hey everyone! I’m back from Japan. What a trip! I will post a bunch of stuff about it in a bit (still unpacking, jet lagged, etc), but as a baseline, here are the shows I attended while I was there, courtesy of Cagematch. I thought 10 shows was a lot, but I met a bunch of fans from overseas who were going to 20+. If it wasn’t clear before, it should be now: I am a fake wrestling fan. I might as well wear be wearing a Dolph Ziggler t-shirt and have a Twitter screen name like “WokenCloset316.” 

Anyway, here’s the list:

December 28, 2019

DDT

“D-Ou Grand Prix 2020: The Final!”

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Abema TV 

Attendance: 2,019 

Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuki Ino defeat Keigo Nakamura and Keisuke Ishii

One Count Rule Gauntlet Match: Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino, Hiroshi Yamato, Kazuki Hirata, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Mizuki Watase, Toru Owashi, Yoshihiko, vs. Makoto Oishi (Makoto Oishi wins)

Saki Akai defeats Sakura Hirota

Three-Way Tag Match: Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) defeat ALL OUT (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and DAMNATION (Nobuhiro Shimatani and Soma Takao)

Shinya Aoki defeats Super Sasadango Machine

Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi defeat Bull James and Yukio Naya

Four Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeats Chris Brookes, Daisuke Sasaki, and HARASHIMA

D-Ou Grand Prix Final Match: Masato Tanaka defeats Tetsuya Endo 

December 30, 2019

Gatoh Move

“GTMV #26″

Ichigaya Chocolate Square

Attendance: 77

Hagane Shinnou defeats Lulu Pencil

Chris Brookes defeats Mitsuru Konno

Six Man Tag Match: Antonio Honda, Baliyan Akki, and Mei Suruga defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Rin Rin, and TAMURA

December 30, 2019

Big Japan Wrestling: The World Is Not Enough Round 2

Korakuen Hall

Taped for Samurai TV

Attendance: 1,150

Six Man Tag Match: Kazuki Hashimoto, Shinobu, and Yuya Aoki defeat Koju Takeda, Kota Sekifuda, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Tag Team Match: Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami defeat Kankuro Hoshino and Masaya Takahashi

Daisuke Sekimoto defeats Kosuke Sato

Six Man Tag Match: Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani, and Takuya Nomura defeat Freddie Krueger, Leatherface, and Raijin Yaguchi

Six Man Tag Match: Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, and Toshiyuki Sakuda defeat Koji Kanemoto, Shinjiro Otani, and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Hyodo, Yuji Hino, and Yuji Okabayashi defeat Hideki Suzuki, Takuho Kato, and Yasufumi Nakanoue

Six Man Tag Match: Strong Hearts (El Lindaman, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk) defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Masato Tanaka 

January 1, 2020

YMZ Pro Wrestling

“The 7th Sunrise”

Basement Mon Star

Attendance: 120

Tag Team Match: Manami Katsu and Mari Manji defeat Eito and Kaji Tomato

Tag Team Match: ASUKA and Hagane Shinnou vs. Daiki Shimomura and Tsubasa Kuragaki (Time Limit Draw)

No English Allowed Match: Cherry defeats Kakeru Sekiguchi 

Six Man Tag Match: Kuishinbo Kamen, Syuri, and Yuko Miyamoto defeat Daiki Shimomura, Hikaru Sato, and Kaori Yoneyama (w/Matsuzawa-san)

January 2, 2020

All Japan Pro Wrestling

“New Year Wars 2020, Day 1″

Korakuen Hall

Streamed live on AJPW.tv

Attendance: 1,445

Six Man Tag Match: Akira Francesco, Danny Jones, and Rising HAYATO defeat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, and Yusuke Okada

Six Man Tag Match: Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, and Naoya Namura defeat Black Menso-re, Jun Akiyama, and Takao Omori

Six Man Tag Match: Masanobu Fuchi, TAJIRI, and The Great Sasuke defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Frank Atsushi, and the Great Kojika 

New Year Battle Royal: Danny Jones defeats Akira Francesco, Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso-re, Chikara, Dan Tamura, Fuminori Abe, Jake Lee, Naoya Nomura, Osamu Nishimura, Rising HAYATO, Takao Omori, and Yusuke Okada

Eight Man Tag Match: Izanagi, Lucas Steel, Shigehiro Irie, and UTAMARO defeat Hokuto Omori, Kento Miyahara, Yoshitatsu, and Yuma Aoyagi

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Hikaru Sato defeats Kagetora

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Match: Susumu Yokosuka defeats Koji Iwamoto

AJPW World Tag Team Title Match: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) defeat Ryouji Sai and Zeus by KO - Title Change! 

January 2, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 1″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 408

Tag Team Match: Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki) defeat Rina and Ruaka

Three Way Match: Leyla Hirsch (debut) defeats Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Iida

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (Bea Priestly, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Natsu Sumire) and Zoey Skye

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Tag Team Match: Kagetsu and AZM defeat STARS (Starlight Kid and Mayu Iwatani)

Eight Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, Jungle Kyona, and Hana Kimura) defeat Saya Kamiani and STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano)

January 3, 2020

Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS

“Happy New Freedom 2020″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 215

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Kenji Fukimoto defeats Masashi Takeda

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Rina Yamashita

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Kamui

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Match: Chikara defeats Takumi Tsukamoto

Two On One Handicap Elimination Match: Naoki Kamata and Tomoya Hirata defeat GENTARO

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Takashi Sasaki defeats Kenji Fukimoto

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Semifinal Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Chikara

Tag Team Match: Mammoth Sasaki and Violento Jack defeat Toru Sugiura and Yuya Susumu

King of FREEDOM World Title #1 Contender One-Day Tournament Final Match: Yuko Miyamoto defeats Takashi Sasaki 

January 3, 2020

World Wonder Ring Stardom

“New Year’s Stars, Night 2″

Shin-kiba 1st Ring

Attendance: 453

Three Way Match: Starlight Kid defeats Natsu Sumire and Ruaka

Three Way Tag Match: Itsuki Hoshino and Saya Kamitani defeat Leyla Hirsch and Rina and Queen’s Quest (Hina and Leo Onozaki)

Tag Team Match: Andras Miyagi and Giulia defeat Natsuko Tora and Zoey Skye

Six Man Tag Match: Tokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san, Konami, and Jungle Kyona) defeat Bea Priestley and Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Martina)

Six Man Tag Match: Queen’s Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe, and Utami Hayashishita) defeat STARS (Arisa Hoshiki, Saya Iida, and Tam Nakano)

Oedo Tai Reunion (Hana Kimura and Kagetsu) defeat STARS (Mayu Iwatani and Saki Kashima) - Saki Kashima betrays Mayu and joins Oedo Tai

January 5, 2020

Tokyo Joshi Pro

“New Year Dish”

Itabashi Green Hall

Streamed live on DDT Universe

Attendance: 223

Tag Team Match: BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) defeat Mizuki and Sena Shori

Akemi Daredasore defeats Pom Harajuku 

Three Way Match: Shoko Nakajima defeats Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku

Six Man Tag Match: Miyu Yamashita, Raku, and Suzume defeat Haruna Neko, Hikari Noa, and Natsumi Maki

Six Man Tag Match: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi, and Yuka Sakazaki defeat Mina Shirakawa, Mirai Miumi, and Yuna Manase

International Princess Title Match: Thunder Rosa defeats Maki Itoh - Title Change!  

January 5, 2020

New Japan Pro Wrestling: 

“Wrestle Kingdom 14, Night 2″

Tokyo Dome

Streamed live on NJPW World

Attendance: 30,063

Dark Match: NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Gauntlet Match: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, and Singo Takagi) defeat Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi), CHAOS (Robbie Eagles, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHI-HASHI), Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) and Ryusuke Taguchi, Togi Makabe, and Toru Yano - Title Change!

Tag Team Match: Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee defeat Jushin Thunder Liger and Naoki Sano (w/Yoshiaki Fujiwara) - Liger’s final match

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) w/Rocky Romero defeat Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) - Title Change!

RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Title Match - Zack Sabre Jr. defeats SANADA

IWGP US Heavyweight Title Match: Jon Moxley defeats Juice Robinson (w/David Finlay)

NEVER Openweight Title Match: Hirooki Goto defeats KENTA - Title Change!

Jay White (w/Gedo) defeats Kota Ibushi

Chris Jericho defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi

IWGP Heavyweight/IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Tetsuya Naito defeats Kazuchika Okada - Title Change! (also Title Retention!)

[mateushonrado]

Status Post #8045: Super Sentai 1-100

Row 1 - Goranger [Akaranger (Red): Tsuyoshi Kaijo (Naoya Makoto), Aoranger (Blue): Akira Shimnei (Hiroshi Miyauchi), Kiranger (Yellow): Daita Oiwa (Baku Hatakeyama), Momoranger (Pink): Peggy Matsuyama (Lisa Komaki) and Midoranger (Green): Kenji Asuka (Yukio Itou)] and JAKQ [Spade Ace (Red): Goro Sakurai (Yoshitaka Tanba), Dia Jack (Blue): Ryu Higashi (Tairayama Itou), Heart Queen (Pink): Karen Mizuki (Mitchi Love), Clover King (Green): Bunta Daichi (Yuusuke Kazato) and Big One (White): Sokichi Banba (Hiroshi Miyauchi)]

Row 2 - Battle Fever J [Battle Japan (Red): Masao Den (Hironori Tanioka), Battle France (Blue): Kyousuke Shida (Yuuhei Kurachi), Battle Cossack (Orange): Makoto Jin (Naoya Ban), Battle Kenya (Black): Shirou Akebono (Kenji Ohba) and Miss America (Pink): Maria Nagisa (Naomi Hagi)] and Denjiman [Denji Red: Ippei Akagi (Shinichi Yuuki), Denji Blue: Daigoro Oume (Kenji Ohba), Denji Yellow: Jun Kiyama (Eiichi Tsuyama), Denji Green: Tatsuya Midorikawa (Naoya Uchida) and Denji Pink: Akira Momoi (Akira Koizumi)]

Row 3 - Sun Vulcan [Vul Eagle (Red): Takayuki Hiba (Takayuki Godai), Vul Shark (Blue): Kin'ya Samejima (Kin'ya Sugi) and Vul Panther (Yellow): Asao Hyou (Asao Kobayashi)], Goggle-V [Goggle Red: Kenichi Akama (Ryouji Akagi), Goggle Black: Kanpei Kuroda (Jyunichi Haruta), Goggle Blue: Saburo Aoyama (Shigeki Ishii), Goggle Yellow: Futoshi Kijima (Sanpei Godai) and Goggle Pink: Miki Momozono (Megumi Ogawa)] and Dynaman (Red and Black) [Dyna Red: Hokuto Dan (Satoshi Okita) and Dyna Black: Ryuu Hoshikawa (Jyunchi Haruta)]

Row 4 - Dynaman (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Dyna Blue: Yousuke Shima (Kouji Unogi), Dyna Yellow: Kousaku Nangou (Yuu Tokita) and Dyna Pink: Rei Tachibana (Sayoko Hagiwara)], Bioman [Red One: Shirou Gou (Ryosuke Sakamoto), Green Two: Shingo Takasugi (Naoto Ota), Blue Three: Ryuuta Nanbara (Akita Osuga), Yellow Four: Jun Yabuki (Sumiko Tanaka) and Pink Five: Hikaru Katsuragi (Michiko Makino)] and Changeman (Red and Black) [Change Dragon (Red): Hiryu Tsurugi (Haruki Hamada) and Change Griffin (Black): Shou Hayate (Kazuoki Takahashi)]

Row 5 - Changeman (Blue, White and Pink) [Change Pegasus (Blue): Yuma Ozora (Shiro Izumi), Change Mermaid (White): Sayaka Nagisa (Hiroko Nishimoto) and Change Phoenix (Pink): Mai Tsubasa (Mai Ooishi)], Flashman [Red Flash: Jin (Touta Tarumi), Green Flash: Dai (Kihachiro Uemura), Blue Flash: Bun (Yasuhiro Ishiwata), Yellow Flash: Sara Tokimura (Youko Nakamura) and Pink Flash: Lou (Mayumi Yoshida)] and Maskman (Red and Black) [Red Mask: Takeru (Ryousuke Kaizu) and Black Mask: Kenta (Koichi Kusakari)]

Row 6 - Maskman (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Blue Mask: Akira (Issei Hirota), Yellow Mask: Haruka (Yuki Nagata) and Pink Mask: Momoko (Kanako Maeda)], Liveman [Red Falcon: Yuusuke Amamiya (Daisuke Shima), Yellow Lion: Joh Ohara (Kazuhiko Nishimura), Blue Dolphin: Megumi Misaki (Megumi Mori), Black Bison: Tetsuya Yano (Seirou Yamaguchi) and Green Sai: Jun'ichi Aikawa (Jin Kawamoto)] and Turboranger (Red and Black) [Red Turbo: Riki Honoo (Kenta Satou) and Black Turbo: Daichi Yamagata (Fumiaki Ganaha)]

Row 7 - Turboranger (Blue, Yellow and Pink) [Blue Turbo: Youhei Hama (Keiya Asakura), Yellow Turbo: Shunsuke Hino (Junichiro Katagiri) and Pink Turbo: Haruna Morikawa (Yoshiko Iwaya)], Fiveman [Five Red: Gaku Hoshikawa (Toshiya Fuji), Five Blue: Ken Hoshikawa (Kei Sindachiya), Five Black: Fumiya Hoshikawa (Ryohei Kobayashi), Five Pink: Kazumi Hoshikawa (Kazuko Miyata) and Five Yellow: Remi Hoshikawa (Ryo Narushima)] and Jetman (Red and Black) [Red Hawk: Ryu Tendo (Kotaro Tanaka) and Black Condor: Gai Yuki (Toshihide Wakamatsu)]

Row 8 - Jetman (Yellow, White and Blue) [Yellow Owl: Raita Ooishi (Tomihisa Naruse), White Swan: Kaori Rokumeikan (Rika Kishida) and Blue Swallow: Ako Hayasaka (Sayuri Uchida)], Zyuranger [Tyranno Ranger (Red): Geki (Yuta Mochizuki), Mammoth Ranger (Black): Goushi (Seiju Umon), Tricera Ranger (Blue): Dan (Hideki Fujiwara), Tiger Ranger (Yellow): Boi (Takumi Hashimoto), Ptera Ranger (Pink): Mei (Reiko Chiba) and Dragon Ranger (Green): Burai (Shiro Izumi)] and Dairanger (Red) [Ryuu Ranger (Red): Ryo (Keiichi Wada)]

Row 9 - Dairanger (Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink and White) [Shishi Ranger (Green): Daigo (Tatsuya Nomi), Tenma Ranger (Blue): Shoji (Ei Hamura), Kirin Ranger (Yellow): Kazu (Keisuke Tsuchiya), Houou Ranger (Pink): Lin (Natsuki Takahashi) and Kiba Ranger (White): Kou (Hisashi Sakai)] and Kakuranger [Ninja Red: Sasuke (Teruaki Ogawa), Ninja White: Tsuruhime (Satomi Hirose), Ninja Blue: Saizou (Hiroshi Tsuchida), Ninja Yellow: Seikai (Shu Kawai) and Ninja Black: Jiraiya (Kane Kosugi)]

Row 10 - Kakuranger (Navy) [Extra Hero (Navy): Ninjaman (Hideaki Kusaka, voiced by Kazuki Yao)], Ohranger [Oh Red: Goro Hoshino (Masaru Shishido), Oh Green: Shouhei Yokkaichi (Kunio Masaoka), Oh Blue: Yuji Mita (Masashi Goda), Oh Yellow: Juri Nijou (Ayumi Aso), Oh Pink: Momo Maruo (Tamao Sato) and King Ranger (Black): Riki (Shoji Yamaguchi)] and Carranger (Red, Blue and Green) [Red Racer: Kyosuke Jinnai (Yuji Kishi), Blue Racer: Naoki Domon (Yoshihiro Masujima) and Green Racer: Minoru Uesugi (Yoshihiro Fukuda)]

[makinomariasama]

Translation: Blog Post: May 6th, 2018

Enjoy, and please don’t repost without credit!

Maria-chan's News

Morning Musume '18 "Are you Happy?" "A gonna" Double A-side single

It goes on sale on June 13th <3

And

"Morning Musume '18 12th Generation Member, Ogata Haruna Solo FC Event" "Morning Musume '18 12th Generation Members Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane FC Event"

Application period It's until tomorrow, May 7th at 12pm!

For information, please go here http://www.up-fc.jp/helloproject/sp/news_Info.php?id=11842

Pekorinko

Good evening, everyone. This is Maria.

Engeki Joshi-bu "Tomb of Pharaoh ~Hebi Ou Sneferu~"

Today, we did rehearsals.

During the break, I did the MC from yesterday's concert in Sapporo ♪ Song shiritori ♪ is what I did! (t/n: shiritori is a word game, where one person says a word, then the next person has to say a word that starts with the last syllable of the first word. ie: Maria -> Akane -> Negai and so on. But with song titles, in this case!) It was hard... :D :D :D It was fun, and I laughed a lot :) I want to do it again *

Nippon Ham Homerun Sausages

My first ones of the year <3

Nippon Ham Homerun Sausages Maria is super happy ♪

Ishii Yuya Ichikawa Tomoya Their cards appeared *

Japanese cheesecake Maria is really excited for it ♪

Please work well with me This season too <3

From Maria

I hope there’s lots of fun and happiness tomorrow too <3

* Makino Maria *

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Yamaha MT09 - Eyes of Darkness from abstract groove on Vimeo.

The abstr^ct:groove squad flew back to Tokyo with some bad intentions: explore Japan’s Dark Side deeper than ever. Complete feature on abstractgroove.com/yamaha-eyes-of-darkness/ This time the italian filmmaking team’s mission was to reveal the new Yamaha MT09 to the rest of the world. The film starts with a mysterious blind samurai who invites us to close our eyes, ushering us into a dark dimension, a place hidden within the soul of every rider.

credits:

Agency DLV BBDO Milan Executive Creative Director FEDERICO PEPE Executive Creative Director STEFANIA SIANI Client Creative Director NICOLA CELLEMME Client Creative Director GEORGIA FERRARO Account Executive NELI MECHENSKA  Agency Producer MASSIMO BUSATO

Production Company abstr^ct:groove Director LUIGI PANE Executive Producer GIADA RISSO Cinematographer LUCA ESPOSITO Producer CLAUDIA AMENDOLA Director’s assistant MIRIAM CATALDI

Production service Tokyo 900 FILMS Producer HIDEYUKI YOSHIZAWA Production Manager KAZUHIRO NARITA Location Manager TARO HOMMA 1st AD TOSHIO HANAOKA  1st AC JOHN HIKARU WICOFF Focus Puller YASUSHI MIYATA Gaffer TSUGU TAKADA Light Best Boy KIYOMI MIYASHITA Grip YUDAI SATO (Griffith Ltd.) Grip Best Boy HARUNA MASHITA (Griffith Ltd.) Stylist TARA MAN Stylist REIKO ISHII Stylist YU-KA NAKAYASU Stylist Assistant AKIKO KAGIYAMA Hair & Make-up HIGURO RYO (AKA YOMI) Hair & Make-up AYANO FUKUYO Dancer JACKY Samurai YASUO ARAI Pole Dancer MOMOYO YAMAKAWA MT-09 Pilot IMAI ZYUNYA

Production service Prague STARLITE Producer PETR KELLER Producer JIŘÍ TICHÁČEK Production Manager PETR ŠPLÍCHAL Line Producer KATEŘINA SILNÁ Transport Coordinator PETR ŠPLÍCHAL Production Coordinator ADRIANA RUBEŠOVÁ Production secretary ŠÁRKA CEJNAROVÁ Location Manager RADEK HUNÁK 1st AD TOMÁŠ PAVLACKÝ 1st AC JAN PROKEŠ Focus Puller DAN BALZER Gaffer RADEK ČERNÝ  Grip KAREL POMAHAČ Stylist JIŘINA EISENHAMMEROVÁ MT-09 Pilot ARTHUR COUTARD MT-09 Pilot PATRICK VAN DEN GOORBERGH MT-09 Pilot MIREK FREY 

Post Production abstr^ct:groove Editing LUIGI PANE Art & Motion Design VALENTINA VICINI Compositing MASSIMO LOIACONO Line Producer MIRIAM CATALDI Line Producer MAURO MASTRONICOLA Colorist CLAUDIO BELTRAMI (Band)

Music RISE OF THE KAIJU (reboot) Performed by FRANKY B & THE CRYPTIC MONKEYS Sound Design MICHELE BENEDETTI (Gigasound) Filmed on location in Tokyo, Japan Filmed on location in Prague, Czech Republic

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Kali ini coba review drama yg 2 tahun lalu gw tonton, cukup bagus alurnya

Drama: Nagareboshi Romaji: Nagareboshi Japanese: 流れ星 Director: Rieko Miyamoto, Yusuke Ishii, Michiko Namiki Writer: Ryuhei Akiyama, Motoko Usui Network: Fuji TV Episodes: 10

Release Date: October 18 - December 20, 2010 Runtime: 21:00 TV Ratings: 14.1% Language: Japanese Country: Japan

Cast

Takenouchi Yutaka as Okada Kengo Ueto Aya as Makihara Risa Matsuda Shota as Kamiya Ryo Kitano Kii as Okada Maria Kawaguchi Haruna as Yasuda Mizuki Kiriyama Akito as Sawamura Ryota Chisun as Kawamoto Chizuru Kitagawa Hiromi as Nakajima Rumi Sugimoto Tetta as Kawamoto Junji Itaya Yuka as Aizawa Minako Harada Mieko as Okada Kazuko l Inagaki Goro as Makihara Shuichi Nakagawa Shingo as Kashiwabara Yuya

Kengo Okada adalah seorang pegawai di Aquarium, sedangkan Risa Makihara adalah seorang wanita muda yang bekerja sebagai tukang pijit seks untuk melunasi hutang kakaknya.

Adiknya kengo membutuhkan ginjal baru dan keluarga Kengo tidak ada yg cocok, lalu secara random Kengo memilih Risa dan akan membayar 4juta yen untuk ginjalnya.

Risa pun setuju, tapi di Jepang tidak memperbolehkan perdagangan organ. Sehingga Kengo memutuskan untuk menikahi Risa(kawin kontrak)

Seiring berjalannya waktu Risa dan Kengo mulai saling tertarik satu sama lainnya.

Bagaimana akhirnya pernikahan mereka?

Om Yutaka keren deh, walaupun hanya sebagai karyawan aquarium

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[Update] キューピット・パラサイト The Stage (cupid parasite the stage)

the show show will be running from November 10th, 2021 to November 14th, 2021 (Tokyo) @ 全電通労働会館 多目的ホール (Zendentsu Roudou Kaikan Tamokuteki Hall)

Cast:

Kondou Yohdi as Gill Lovecraft (ギル・ラヴクラフト) Kobayashi Ryou as Shelby Snail (シェルビー・スネイル) Nakayama Yuuki as Raul Aconite (ラウル・アコニット) Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Keisaiin F Ryuuki (螢彩院・F・琉輝) Miyagi Koudai as Allan Melville (アラン・メルヴィル) Kudou Hiromu as Owen Herriot (オーウェン・ヘリオット) Ishii Haruna as Claris Tia (クラリス・ティア) Saitou Chihiro as Lynette Mirror (リネット・ミラー) Iwanaga Tetsuya as Peter Flage (ピーターフラージュ)

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[Pics] キューピット・パラサイト The Stage (cupid parasite the stage)

main visual ↑↑↑ & visuals update under the cut^^

Cast:

Kondou Yohdi as Gill Lovecraft (ギル・ラヴクラフト)

Kobayashi Ryou as Shelby Snail (シェルビー・スネイル)

Nakayama Yuuki as Raul Aconite (ラウル・アコニット)

Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Keisaiin F Ryuuki (螢彩院・F・琉輝)

Miyagi Koudai as Allan Melville (アラン・メルヴィル)

Kudou Hiromu as Owen Herriot (オーウェン・ヘリオット)

Ishii Haruna as Claris Tia (クラリス・ティア)

Saitou Chihiro as Lynette Mirror (リネット・ミラー)

Iwanaga Tetsuya as Peter Flage (ピーターフラージュ)

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[Announcement] キューピット・パラサイト The Stage (cupid parasite the stage)

you will be able to watch it @ mixchannel [a VPN might be needed to watch the show^^]

price: ￥4.500 + fees

◎ 千穐楽 (senshuuraku) [November 14th, 2021 ~ 16:00]

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[Pics] キューピット・パラサイト The Stage (cupid parasite the stage)

visuals update under the cut^^

Cast:

Kondou Yohdi as Gill Lovecraft (ギル・ラヴクラフト)

Kobayashi Ryou as Shelby Snail (シェルビー・スネイル)

Nakayama Yuuki as Raul Aconite (ラウル・アコニット)

Hoshimoto Yuzuki as Keisaiin F Ryuuki (螢彩院・F・琉輝)

Miyagi Koudai as Alan Melville (アラン・メルヴィル)

Kudou Hiromu as Owen Herriot (オーウェン・ヘリオット)

Ishii Haruna as Claris Tia (クラリス・ティア)

Saitou Chihiro as Lynette Mirror (リネット・ミラー)

Iwanaga Tetsuya as Peter Flage (ピーターフラージュ)

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[Announcement] 舞台「悪魔と天使」(butai akuma to tenshi)

the show will be running from January 19th, 2019 to February 3rd, 2019 (Kanagawa) @ KAAT神奈川芸術劇場 ホール (KAAT Kanagawa Geijutsu Gekijou Hall) February 9th, 2019 and February 10th, 2019 (Osaka) @ 梅田芸術劇場 メインホール (Umeda Geijutsu Gekijou Main Hall) March 1st, 2019 to March 3rd, 2019 (Aichi) @ 御園座 (Misonoza)

Cast:

Mizuki Arisa Shiraishi Shunya Nomura Hironobu Kurokawa Tomoka Kagimoto Akira Mukaiyama Takeshi Kimata Hiroyuki Nakajima Saki Kuroda Koran Shiraki Mikiko Sakura Wakisaka Haruna Narisawa Aki Hagiwara Yuu Yuuji Ishiguro Yohei Sawatari Minoru Umegaki Yoshiaki Kubo Chuukichi Maido Yutaka Ishii Tomoya Bonchi Osamu Matsuzawa Kazuyuki Satou Biisaku Takashima Reiko Ichihara Etsuko (voice only)

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