#kokoro Kikuchi

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During and after Sakura's training

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Yuko Sanpei and Kokoro Kikuchi

Boruto and Sarada

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"Hallelujah," Haru and Gatchmon's image song. Sung by Uchiyama Yumi (Haru) and Kikuchi Kokoro (Gatchmon).

Lyrics and translation available here.

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katsukis's playlist | 10 tracks | 39m 3s

a playlist created on the idea of what i think katsuki would listen to!

1. osharesugite doshiyo by mega shinnosuke 2. number - 2022 by mitsume 3. be with you by night tempo ft. ai furihata 4. tokaino mori by chili girl 5. mystical composer by momoko kikuchi 6. kokoro ni kumo wo motsu shounen by sunny day service 7. as i longed for by yama, tatsua kitani 8. rainy talk by evening cinema 9. shiguredoki by blu-swing 10. nestling by kirinji

this playlist was inspired by 80s japanese pop and city pop with some heavier beats. good music to block out the world when you just need a moment to yourself. these are songs i think would be in katsukis daily rotation!

i do have an extended playlist of 50+ songs and 3+ hours of runtime but this is a select few from that list

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I've noticed you talking about voice acting a couple times on this blog. Would you be able to discuss your favorite vocal performances in the Digimon franchise, particularly your favorite of each season?

Sure! I think Digimon has been blessed with some amazing voice actors and direction both for the original Japanese version and most of our American English dubbing.

Rolling off the top of my head, starting with the Japanese version:

Adventure: I would say probably a toss-up between Taichi (Fujita Toshiko) and Sora (Mizutani Yuuko), mainly because of the little flavor they manage to add in their nuance that can change greatly depending on performance. It's difficult to describe how Taichi can sound aggressive and yet laid-back at the same time, while with Sora there's often a little subtle "petulance" that comes with what she says when she's particularly annoyed, but it's easy to feel both of those when you hear their voices in action.

02: As a self-proclaimed 02 lover I could gush about the casting all day and the nuance each voice actor captures, but after all I have to give it to Daisuke (Kiuchi Reiko) for the sheer range of emotion that comes out of him. Also, it's just plain funny. Whenever Daisuke's flustered or pushed into a corner, he makes these little cute "nggAAAAAH" interjections that are so much fun. That said, special credit goes to Wormmon (Takahashi Naozumi) just for the sheer question of "how the hell do those voices come from the same person?!"

Tamers: Takato (Tsumura Makoto). When I hear the story of how they went all the way back to the studio to listen to Tsumura's tape that almost got completely lost, I believe it. There's such an interesting straightforward innocence in that performance that really sells the character.

Frontier: Tomoki (Watanabe Kumiko). Tomoki is part crybaby, part gremlin, and part sweet child, and I think Watanabe really brought that all out at once (of course, the gremlin comes from Watanabe herself, but it lends a lot of flavor to Tomoki's character).

Savers: Chika (Kikuchi Kokoro). Similar to Takato, I love the "earnestness" that comes out in her performance.

Xros Wars: Kiriha (Kusao Takeshi). I've heard Kusao in a lot of things before, but I'm used to him playing more good-natured guys, so I was surprised to hear him playing someone more overbearing. That said, I like how he came off as more "put-together" and less edgy for the sake of being a tryhard (even though he is a tryhard).

Appmon: This one's another really tough choice, but probably Gatchmon (Kikuchi Kokoro) and Offmon (Shimamura Yuu). Seriously, how is this the same voice actress as Daimon Chika again? Curious and rough-around the edges Gatchmon...? Meanwhile, as for Offmon, well...offu. I don't think I need to clarify further.

Adventure: reboot: Probably Mimi (Kohno Marika). I remember being rather surprised at how fitting her voice was for her version of the character, and it was just very fun to listen to her.

Ghost Game: As someone who's known a lot of Sawashiro Miyuki's roles up to this point, I am amazed she can produce Gammamon noises so well...

Meanwhile, down in the American English dub area:

Adventure: Despite me having mostly switched over to working with the Japanese version at this point, I think Mona Marshall’s Izzy is still an extremely formative part of my perception of him, even considering how different of a character he is from Koushirou. It’s the right mix of smart-aleck but straightforward.

02: Ken is a difficult role to pull off, especially since (from what I understand) most dubs casted for the Kaiser/Emperor before they casted for second-half Ken, but despite that situation I think Derek Stephen Prince did an amazing job capturing all of those facets at once. He also voiced Veemon, and the fact Ken and Veemon are voiced by the same character is a fact I routinely forget unless I’m reminded because of how well the roles are distinguished.

Tamers: Steve Blum’s Guilmon! Dear goodness! It’s nasal but not annoying and still incredibly cute! (Of course, I didn’t find this out until later, but it’s not even that far off from the tone Nozawa used for him.) At the time, it was especially surprising because everyone was used to him having roles more like Yamaki (whom he also voiced -- again, that they share a voice actor is something I forget a lot because of how well it was divided).

Frontier: Michael Reisz as Takuya! He was returning after having been Matt in Adventure, but I’ll be honest in that I think I actually like his Takuya better. He does a good job bringing the gremlin child out of him.

Data Squad: Difficult pick, but probably Crispin Freeman as Thomas. (This is also a returning role for him, since he’d voiced Kouichi in Frontier, but in this case I will also have to say I probably prefer his Thomas.) Since Tohma is a pretty polite and by-the-book person, I think it’s very easy to act him out like someone very flat or boring, so I’m glad this was avoided.

I unfortunately haven’t seen Fusion all the way to the end, so this is where I have to leave off!

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Thursday Concert 2024 by Geïdaï Students - Department of Composition -

Date: Thursday, October 31th , 2024. 14:00-

Venue: Sogakudo of the former Tokyo Music School

Ticket: JPY500 reservasion required: 03-3824-1988(10:00 - 16:00). Information&Reservation

Program: 

1. Shota Urayama, The Gate

Cond. Kokoro Ito A Fl. Kanae Kikuchi Cel. Yui Amano Mezzo. Hitoha Shimoda 17-string koto Taisei Yoshikoshi Va. Riko Eto

2. Ren Koshikawa, $\sum_{k=1}^5 \frac{\sin (2 k-1) t}{(2 k-1) \pi}$

Cond. Neo Fukudome Vn. Riho Nosaka A. Rino Seriguchi B Trb. Ken Aoyagi Timp. Mana Matsushita Vib. Maki Koyama Harp Marie Mikawa

3. Hiromasa Matsui, Star forming region for string quartet

Cond. Shinnosuke Ito Vn. 1st Reika Shimizu Vn. 2nd Miu Hirai Va. Riko Eto Vc. Soshi Hara

4. Tatsuya Moriguchi, Sea of trees ~for six players~

Cond. Hiroyuki Nishimura Fl. Ayumi Nishitani Cl. Rio Ishida Trp. Harune Tauchi Perc.1 Mao Taneda Perc.2 Genji Matsumoto Cb. Ikumi Maruchi

5. Akari Watanabe, ChannelsNigredo

Cond. Shinnosuke Ito Tp. Salem Fujita Trb. Taishi Yokozawa Org. Maito Maki Perc. Tatsuya Honda Vn. Riho Nosaka Cb. Kazuki Muramoto

6. Haruo Hatakeyama, Kamioroshi

Cond. Neo Fukudome Pf. Shunya Hondo Vn. 1st Yukiko Okubo Vn. 2nd Fumika Sato Va. Sakurako Taguchi Vc. Koshin Yamamoto D.B. Toki Mizuno

Note: the order, the program and players are subject to change.

Organized by Art&Culture Foundation Of Taito, Fuculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts.

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Song 20 is: Kimi to mita sora no uta by TAKU1175 & Ryota Kikuchi

This song is featured in the VOEZ ost, a simple rhythm game with a sort of light show gimmick. Gameplay footage of this song is really fun, as though its one of the easiest songs in the game (perfect for beginners) it is still a sight to behold! VOEZ is made by the same people behind DEEMO, another more piano based rhythm game, which is why I believe a lot of the VOEZ ost is full of super sick pianos as well. Gumi is also not the only Vocaloid to be in the game, with them singing many other songs, like Akari being sung by Hatsune Miku (and telling a story similar to Kokoro, if you are familiar). About 84% liked this song!

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Same energy 🍅👓🌸

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Potpourri...you drunk. Talking shit on your partner.

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I'll never stop praising the sss fam seiyuus. Big applause to Kokoro Kikuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama and Chie Nakamura 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻