#madobe ai

[trinketprince]

Let's talk Microsoft Mascots!

You might actually know a few of them! Microsoft first started having mascots for their products starting with Internet Explorer mascot,

Aizawa Inori (相沢いのり)!

Aizawa Inori is a "fan-design"-turned official design made as a response to other OStan designs around 2013! Her name is actually a pun (a trend you'll find a lot) to the software she reperesents! If you take the first syllables of family and given name, it forms the acronym for Internet Explorer! (Ai + I = IE)! She has a full wikipedia article where you can read up on her conception as well as her basic profile! She's also the mascot for Microsoft Edge after Internet Explorer's service ended.

Aizawa Hikaru (藍澤光)!

Microsoft Taiwan's mascot for Microsoft Silverlight, a programming software, created around 2010! Her family name Ai "藍" meaning blue, which is the signature color of Microsoft! The second character Zawa "澤" means "shine" or "luster" which is the "Silver" part while Hikaru's given name means "Light" from Silverlight! Together her name is a direct callback to "Microsoft Silverlight". While she initially was the mascot for the software, she became the defacto mascot for Microsoft Taiwan's branch. She has her own wikipedia article!

Hikaru and Inori aren't related, despite both of them being "Aizawa"s (albeit different characters), but Hikaru has some family herself! Aizawa Lei, Yuu and Aoi

Who join Hikaru as mascots for Microsoft Taiwan!

The Aizawa's aren't the only Microsoft mascots to have a family! Introducting the Madobes!

Madobe Nanami (窓辺ななみ)

She is the mascot for Windows 7 who first appeared around 2009! She is voiced by Mizuki Nana. Her name is a pun! Mado (窓) meaning window and her given name containing the word for 7, Nana (なな).

She actually wasn't created by Microsoft themselves but designed by Wakaba and Windows 7 Mania. She was used to promote Windows 7 and has been Window's main mascot (as seen on their twitter) until Ai and Yu's reveal and her retirement after support for Windows 7 ended in 2020 and she passed the torch of main mascot to Touko!

Before I continue with Windows 8 let me introduce a few mascots revealed after Nanami.

Claudia Madobe (クラウディア・窓辺)

Claudia is the mascot for Windows Azure, Microsoft's Cloud service. She's actually one of the more utilized mascots, created by Microsoft themselves to promote the service! She is voiced by Kitamura Eri. She actually has a duet with Nanami!

Madobe Mutsumi (窓辺むつみ)

Mutsumi is Nanami's bigger sister who takes over the Nanami twitter account sometimes! She often jokes about not being forgotten and being left behind. If it isn't immediately apparent, Mutsumi is the "mascot" for Windows Vista, aka the 6th Major Windows OS. (Mascot in parenthesis since she didn't debut with the OS and in fact, debuted AFTER 7's release)

She was designed by Shimoogawa and takes inspiration from Nanami as seen by her appearance which takes notes from Nanami's own clothes like the skirt and waistcoat. Her name is also a pun, Mutsu (むつ) meaning 6. As such ends her tweets with #6me (mutsumi), she stopped tweeting when support for Windows Vista ended in 2017. Nanami also used to end her tweets with #7me but since she tweets more than Mutsumi she tweets without it.

Madobe Yu and Madobe Ai (窓辺ゆう&窓辺あい)

Ai and Yu are Mascots for Windows 8! (Ai on the left, Yu on the right), Not much to say about them! They're Microsoft's first Windows mascot they created themselves. Yu is voiced by Nishi Asuka while Ai is voiced by Tamura Nao. Ever since they're release Microsoft releases a few albums where the mascots sing together, they have a few songs out. The origin of their names aren't known but it is assumed that their taken from one of the Windows 8 slogans "You and I"

They didn't take over the Madobe Nanami twitter and were promoted alongside her and Claudia instead. Presumably, until their graduation when support for Windows 8 and 8.1 ends, they will continue promoting Windows with Touko.

Madobe Touko (窓辺 とうこ)

Microsoft's latest mascot for Windows 10! Touko's name comes from the an alternate reading of the word 10! She currently takes the mantle for promoting Windows. She is voiced by Nonaka Ai!

[winner7xp]

Wintober Collection!! #3

Asuka Madobe · (Windows 98 OS-tan)

Nanoha Takamachi · (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)

Aozora Madobe · (Windows NT OS-tan) 

The Mysterious Red Hat girl · [RedHat’s OS-tan]

Hikaru Madobe · (Windows Vista OS-tan) 

Kaori Miyazono · (Your Lie in April)

 Yuu Madobe · (Windows 8.1 OS-tan)

Ai Madobe · (Windows 8 OS-tan)

[hana-the-ghostieee]

dakaboku/elma tl masterpost :P

this is the long-awaited masterpost for all of my dakara boku wa ongaku wo yameta/elma translation posts. ...that's all. i haven't tl'd the instrumentals yet cuz obviously they don't have lyrics do you want me to go ~~~~dun dun duuuun dundun dun bweeh bweeeeh dun bwehhhh.~~~~~~~ bwoooooaaaaaawaowaowaowaoowowowow.

anyways.

藍二乗 (Deep Indigo/Ai Nijou) & 憂一乗 (Only Sorrow/Yuu Ichijou)

八月、某、月明かり (August, A Certain Place, Moonlight) & 夕凪、某、花惑い (Evening Calm, A Certain Place, Fireworks)

詩書とコーヒー (Songwriting and Coffee/Shikaki to Koohii) & 雨とカプチーノ (Rain and Cappuccino/Ame to Kapuchiino)

踊ろうぜ (Let's Dance/Odorouze) & 神様のダンス (Dance of the Gods/Kamisama no Dansu)

六月は雨上がりの街を書く (In June, I'll Write About the Town After the Rain/Rokugatsu wa Ameagari no Machi wo Kaku) & 雨晴るる (After the Rain/Ame Haruru)

五月は花緑青の窓辺から (In May, from the Emerald Green Window/Gogatsu wa Hana Rokushou no Madobe kara) & 歩く (Walk/Aruku)

夜紛い (False Night/Yoru Magai) & 心に穴が空いた (A Hole Opened Up in My Heart/Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita)

パレード (Parade) & 声 (Voice/Koe)

エルマ (Elma) & エイミー (Amy)

だから僕は音楽を辞めた (That's Why I Gave Up on Music/Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta) & ノーチラス (Nautilus)

mhmm that's all the songs wahoo yay wonderhoy wee.

[toonabby]

4 days until Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution is released

Today marks the 20th anniversary of OS-tan, a Japanese meme that originated on 2chan, depicting several operating systems (namely Windows) as anime girls. ME-tan, their first creation, is based on Windows ME, a bug-ridden mess of an OS that was discontinued by Microsoft not long after it was released. Futaba Channel's portrayal of her is of a ditzy but kind-hearted Cute Clumsy Girl with a leak as an item. Later OS-tans would be followed, from the mature business woman 2k-tan to the lovable big eater XP-tan aka Saseko.

In 2009, Microsoft Japan released their own official OS-tan to promote the release of Windows 7 in Japan. Her name is Nanami Madobe, a friendly and peppy girl who represents Windows 7 and is voiced by popular idol/voice actor Nana Mizuki. Later on, other members of the Madobe family would be introduced - Yuu and Ai Madobe, the twins who represent Windows 8, Claudia Madobe, the business woman who represents Microsoft Azure, along with a spin-off comic called Cloud Girl, and Touko Madobe , the time traveler from 100 years in the future who represents Windows 10. Microsoft Singapore and Microsoft Taiwan would follow suit with their own respective versions of Internet Explorer and Microsoft Silverlight - Inori and Hikaru Aizawa. Personally I prefer this version over the above version, though both are equally as good.

[gunpowderpercy]

Zankoku na tenshi no you ni

Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Verse 1]

Aoi kaze ga ima

Mune no doa wo tataite mo

Watashi dake wo tada mitsumete

Hohoenderu anata

[Verse 2]

Sotto fureru mono

Motomeru koto ni muchuu de

Unmei sae mada shiranai

Itaike na hitomi

[Pre-Chorus]

Dakedo itsuka kidzuku deshou

Sono senaka ni wa

Haruka mirai mezasu tame no

Hane ga aru koto

[Chorus]

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu

Hotobashiru atsui patosu de

Omoide wo uragiru nara

Kono sora wo daite kagayaku

Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Zutto nemutteru

Watashi no ai no yurikago

Anata dake ga yume no shisha ni

Yobareru asa ga kuru

[Verse 4]

Hosoi kubisuji wo

Tsukiakari ga utsushiteru

Sekaijuu no toki wo tomete

Tojikometai kedo

[Pre-Chorus]

Moshimo futari aeta koto ni

Imi ga aru nara

Watashi wa sou jiyuu wo shiru

Tame no baiburu

[Chorus]

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru

Dakishimeta inochi no katachi

Sono yume ni mezameta toki

Dare yori mo hikari wo hanatsu

Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[Pre-Chorus]

Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara

Rekishi wo tsukuru

Megami nante narenai mama

Watashi wa ikiru

[Chorus]

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu

Hotobashiru atsui patosu de

Omoide wo uragiru nara

Kono sora wo daite kagayaku

Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

[curious-l1ght]

Zankoku na tenshi no yō ni

Shōnen yo, shinwa ni nare...

Aoi kaze ga ima mune no doa wo tataitemo

Watashi dake wo tada mitsumete

Hohoenderu anata

Sotto fureru mono

Motomeru koto ni muchū de

Unmei sae mada shiranai itaikena hitomi

Dakedo itsuka kizuku deshō

Sono senaka ni wa

Haruka mirai mezasu tame no

Hane ga aru koto...

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu

Hotobashiru atsui patosu de

Omoide wo uragiru nara

Kono sora wo daite kagayaku

Shōnen yo, shinwa ni nare

Instrumental section

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Zutto nemutteru watashi no ai no yurikago

Anata dake ga yume no shisha ni

Yobareru asa ga kuru

Hosoi kubisuji wo tsukiakari ga utsushiteru

Sekai'jū no toki wo tomete

Tojikometai kedo...

Moshi mo futari aeta koto ni imi ga aru nara

Watashi wa, sō, jiyū wo shiru

Tame no baiburu

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru

Dakishimeta inochi no katachi

Sono yume ni mezameta toki

Dare yori mo hikari wo hanatsu

Shōnen yo, shinwa ni nare

Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara rekishi wo tsukuru

Megami nante narenai mama

Watashi wa ikiru...

Zankoku na tenshi no teeze

Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu

Hotobashiru atsui patosu de

Omoide wo uragiru nara

Kono sora wo daite kagayaku

Shōnen yo, shinwa ni nare

What if I started singing A Cruel Angel's Thesis

idk that song, BUT PLEASE DO!!!!

[95-tan]

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[kyzakkk]

KinKi Kids - 新しい時代 Atarashii Jidai

Lyrics: Domoto Tsuyoshi　Music: Mashiko Tatsuro

Translated by: kyzakkk

会えなくなってから　どれだけ経ったんだろう Aenakunatte kara　Doredake tattan darou How long has it been since [we] cannot see one another

消えそうなこの世界　諦めたくない Kiesou na kono sekai　Akirametakunai Not wanting to abandon this world that seems like it's about to vanish

僕ら　唱え合う...でも... Bokura　tonae au... demo... We cry out in unison... and yet...

自分が大切で悲しくなるんだよ　愛しているよきみを... Jibun ga taisetsu de kanashikunarun dayo　Aishiteiru yo kimi wo... Becoming downhearted when I see myself as important　Being able to love the one I love...

嘘ひとつないのに...　その矛盾に揺れてる Uso hitotsunai no ni...　Sono mujun ni yureteru Even if there are no lies... 　 [I] waver at that contradiction

眺めていた　時計の針に　置き去られて... Nagameteita　Tokei no hari ni　Okisararete... [I] was staring at the hands of the clock that has left [me] behind...

新しい時代が　始まる Atarashii jidai ga　Hajimaru A new era　Begins

このいまが寂しい　でも　孤独を越えて Kono ima ga sabishii　Demo　Kodoku wo koete It might be lonesome right now　but　let's overcome this solitude

また会えるその日へ　抱き合えるその日へ Mata aeru sono hi he　Dakiaeru sono hi he Until the day [we] meet again　Until the day [we] embrace each other

繋げよう　僕らのいま Tsunageyou　Bokura no ima Let's link together　Our here and now

朝焼けた空から　そっと星を灯す詩(うた) Asayaketa sora kara　Sotto hoshi wo tomosu shi (uta) A song (poem)¹ from the morning glow of the skies [above] softly lights up the stars

繰り返すこの街が　失いそうな色 Kurikaesu kono machi ga　Ushinaisou na iro Again and again [in] this town where color seems to be fading away

この窓辺で　仰いだ Kono madobe de　Aoida [I] looked up [at it] by the window

光さえも照らせぬ闇と　闘うんだ Hikari sae mo terasenu yami to　Tatakaunda Resist against the darkness where even the light can't shine

旅立った命(うた)たち　鳴き止まない惑星(ほし)で Tabidatta inochi (uta) tachi　Nakiyamanai wakusei (hoshi) de On a star (planet)² with neverending cries 　 Songs (lives)³ that departed on a journey

こころに咲く　手を繋ごう Kokoro ni saku　Te wo tsunagou Bloom in the heart　Let's hold each other's hands

また会えるその日へ　抱き合えるその日へ Mata aeru sono hi he　Dakiaeru sono hi he Until the day [we] meet again　Until the day [we] embrace each other

繋げよう　廻り逢おう Tsunageyou　Meguri aou Let's connect　Let's revolve around one another

信じているよ　涙目に浮かべた Shinjiteiru yo　Namidame ni ukabeta With tears in [my] eyes, I believe

この地球(ふね)が　愛に着くのを... Kono chikyuu (fune) ga　Ai ni tsuku no wo... This vessel called Earth⁴ will arrive at [its destination called] love...

新しい時代が　始まる Atarashii jidai ga　Hajimaru A new era　Begins

このいまが　寂しい　でも　孤独を越えて Kono ima ga　Sabishii　Demo　Kodoku wo koete It might be　Lonesome right now　but　let's overcome this solitude

また会えるその日へ　抱き合えるその日へ Mata aeru sono hi he　Dakiaeru sono hi he Until the day [we] meet again　Until the day [we] embrace each other

繋げよう　僕らのいま Tsunageyou　Bokura no ima Let's link together　Our here and now

旅立った命(うた)たち　鳴き止まない惑星(ほし)で Tabidatta inochi (uta) tachi　Nakiyamanai wakusei (hoshi) de On a star (planet)² with neverending cries 　 Songs (lives)³ that departed on a journey

こころに咲く　手を繋ごう Kokoro ni saku　Te wo tsunagou Bloom in the heart　Let's hold each other's hands

また会えるその日へ　抱き合えるその日へ Mata aeru sono hi he　Dakiaeru sono hi he Until the day [we] meet again　Until the day [we] embrace each other

繋げよう　廻り逢おう Tsunageyou　Meguri aou Let's join together　Let's revolve around one another

¹詩 (shi) means "poem" and it's sung as うた (uta) which means "song", implying that "a poem is a song".

²惑星 (wakusei) means "planet" and it's sung as ほし (hoshi) which means "star", implying that "a planet is a star".

³命 (inochi) means "life, destiny" and again it's sung as うた (uta) which means "song", implying that "a life is a song".

⁴地球 (chikyuu) means "Earth" and it's sung as ふね (fune) which means "boat, vessel, ship", implying that "the Earth is a ship/vessel one sails on".

Please keep these images in mind while reading the lyrics of the song :)

Also, I opted to write down what has been sung, i.e. "song" instead of (poem) in the English translation to keep the image they evoke.

[aliprojectarchive]

Erotic&Heretic: Lolita in the Garret

Lyrics from Lyric Wikia

Ali Project

Track 6: Lolita in the Garret

Romanji- English

ATORIE no madobe kara

RUDON BURUU no sora kobore

FUROA wo nuritsubusu

From a window in the atelier,

The Redon blue sky pours in

And paints out the floor

yoake mae satta hito

hiroi SHIITSU wa tsumetaku

kawaranu asa wo tsutsumu

He left before dawn

These wide sheets are cold,

Wrapping up an unchangeable morning

tu sais, je t'aime

kono tsugi wa

dokoka watashi wo tsuresatte

mada shiranu jiyuu wo　nozokitai no

otona no zurusa wa

shitte'ru kedo

"you know, i love you"

Next,

He takes me away somewhere

I want to sneak a look at the freedom I've yet to know

Even though I know

The cunningness of adults

kakikake no jikazou to

kagami ni utsushita kao wa

yogoto ni kakehanare

Compared to my unfinished self-portrait,

The face reflected in the mirror

Is very different every night

koi dake de iki wo suru

watashi wa utakata no hibi

yokushitsu de shizumetai

It's just love, I take a breath

On these fleeting days,

I want to sink myself in the bath

tu sais, je t'aime aeru made

anata wo manabitsuzukeyou

KAFE METORO DE RU MYUZE

doko ni ite mo

anata no shisen de

nazotte'ru no

"you know, i love you, and until we meet again,

i'll keep on studying you"

At the cafe, from the metro to the art museum,

No matter where I am,

Your gaze

Follows me

tu sais, je t'aime sugu ni kite

douka watashi wo tsuretette

nanimokamo kirameku　sono basho e

you know, i love you, come immediately

And please take me

To the place where everything sparkles

Monsieur, doushite ai wa

utsuroi hito wo kaeru no ka

yogorenai omoi ga　shinjitsu ka

subete wo anata ni

oshiete hoshii

Mister, why does love

Change people?

Are my innocent thoughts real?

I want to tell you

All of them

Kanji

アトリエの窓辺から

ルドン・ブルーの空こぼれ

床(フロア)を塗りつぶす

 夜明けまえ去った人

広いシーツは冷たく

変わらぬ朝を包む

 tu sais, je t'aime

この次は

どこか私を連れ去って

まだ知らぬ自由を覗きたいの

大人のずるさは

知ってるけど

 描きかけの自画像と

鏡に映した顔は

夜毎に　かけ離れ

 恋だけで　息をする

わたしは泡沫の日々

浴室で沈めたい

 tu sais, je t'aime　会えるまで

あなたを学びつづけよう

カフェ　地下鉄　美術館(メトロ・ド・ル・ミュゼ)

どこにいても

あなたの視緑で

なぞってるの

 tu sais, je t'aime すぐに来て

どうかわたしを連れてって

何もかもきらめく　その場所へ

 Monsieur, どうして愛は

移ろい人を変えるのか

汚れない想いが　真実か

すべてをあなたに

教えて欲しい

[utagoe]

DiaLovers: Kekkyoku NIGHT (血極NIGHT) Lyrics

Kanji, romaji and English translation for Kekkyoku NIGHT (Bloody Night) by Sakamaki Ayato

(kanji source)

窓辺に忍び寄るヤバめなSiren、 壊れた鏡を見ればハッと醒めない？ オマエの細い躰[からだ]を抱きしめて あの日の影を祓[はら]う為のインサニア

何を恐れて、何を求めてるの 八方塞がり 「その痛みだけが、生きる意味だから」 潤んだ瞳を見れば 無性に噛みたくなる You Wanna My Sadistic──……

「トコトン、イジめてやるよ……」

あまりにも(あまりにも)あまりにも(あまりにも)血極NIGHT その傷跡に狂ったまま迸[ほとばし]る──…… 心砕かれて もうこれ以上はないぐらいに

Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

そう「愛」なんて生易しいフレーズ (フッ)喜んでんじゃねぇよ──……

心を支配する歪んだ想い、 古びた自分、出来ればジッと見つめて 期待に潰れた肢体を投げ出して、 あの夜の月を消していけば、グローリア

愛を信じて、愛を嫌う嘘つきさ やっぱ��死んだら？ 「この願いだけは、叶えたいから」と 掠[かす]れた声の先は、四面楚歌の状況さ You Wanna My Sadistic──……

「結局、欲しいんだろ？……」

これからも(これからも)これからも(これからも)血極NIGHT この牙のまま、突き刺してく、そうだろう──……？ 理屈じゃないんだ、もうこれ以上はないぐらいに

Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

なあ「欲」なんてありきたりなフレーズ (フッ)傷ついてんじゃねぇよ──……

You Wanna My Sadistic──……

「バーカ、感じてんじゃねぇよ……」

あまりにも あまりにも 血極NIGHT、 その傷跡に狂ったまま迸[ほとばし]る──…… 心砕かれて もうこれ以上はないぐらいに

Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood)

そう「愛」なんて生易しいフレーズ (フッ)喜んでんじゃねぇよ──…… イジめ抜いてやる──……

Romaji

madobe ni shinobe yoru yabame na Siren kowareta kagami wo mireba hatto samenai? omae no hosoi karada wo dakishimete ano hi no kage wo harau tame no insania

nani wo osorete, nani wo motometeru no happu fusagari "sono itami dake ga, ikiru imi dakara" urunda hitomi wo mireba mushou ni kamitaku naru You Wanna My Sadistic

"tokoton, ijimete yaru yo..."

amarinimo (amarinimo) amarinimo (amarinimo) kekkyoku NIGHT sono kizuato ni kurutta mama hotobashiru──…… kokoro kudakarete mou kore ijou wa nai gurai ni Bite&Vomit (Bright Red Blood) sou "ai" nante namayasashii fureezu (fu) yorokonden janee yo──…… 

kokoro wo shihai suru yuganda omoi, furubita jibun, dekireba jitto mitsumete kitai ni tsubureta shitai wo nagedashite, ano yoru no tsuki wo keshite ikeba, gurooria

ai wo shinjite, ai wo kirau usotsuki sa yappari shindara? "kono negai dake wa, kanaetai kara" to kasureta koe no saki wa, shimensoka no joukyou sa You Wanna My Sadistic──……

"kekkyoku, hoshiin daro?..."

kore kara mo (kore kara mo) kore kara mo (kore kara mo) kekkyoku NIGHT kono kiba no mama, tsuki sashiteku, sou darou──……? rikutsu janain da, mou kore ijou wa nai gurai ni Bite&Vomit (Bright Red Blood) naa "yoku" nante arikitaru na fureezu (fu) kizutsuiten janee yo──……  You Wanna My Sadistic──…… 

"baaka, kanjiten janee yo..."

amarinimo amarinimo kekkyoku NIGHT, sono kizuato ni kurutta mama hotobashiru──…… kokoro kudakarete mou kore ijou wa nai gurai ni Bite&Vomit (Bright Red Blood) sou "ai" nante namayasashii fureezu (fu) yorokonden janee yo──……  ijime nuite yaru──……

English

A dangerous Siren creeps by the window, don't you suddenly wake up by looking in that broken mirror? Holding your thin body, I use madness in order to exorcise the shadows from that day

What do you fear? What do you seek? You're cornered "Only that pain gives meaning to life" When I look at your teary eyes, I get an urge to bite you - You Wanna My Sadistic──……

"I'll torment you to the end!"

An overly (overly) overly (overly) bloody NIGHT It madly wells up from your scar──…… Breaking your heart to the point where there's nothing left Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) "Love" is nothing but a simple phrase (Heh) Don't get all happy──……

Distorted feelings control my heart, I would like to stare fixedly at an older me if I could I abandon those limbs which expectations destroyed, if I obliterate the moon of that night there'll be gloria

You're a liar who hates love while believing it - What about you die? "I just want to make this wish come true" Beyond that cracking voice, there's a person forsaken by everyone - You Wanna My Sadistic──……

"You want it after all, don't you...?"

From now on too (from now on too) from now on too (from now on too) it'll be a bloody NIGHT I'm piercing into you with my fangs, isn't that right?──…… It's not logical, to the point where there's nothing left anymore Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Hey, "desire" is nothing but an ordinary phrase (Heh) Don't get all hurt──……

You Wanna My Sadistic──…… "You idiot, don't start feeling good!"

An overly overly bloody NIGHT It madly wells up from your scar──…… Breaking your heart to the point where there's nothing left Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) Bite＆Vomit (Bright Red Blood) "Love" is nothing but a simple phrase (Heh) Don't get all happy──…… I'll torment you to the end──……

[kimonobeat]

Kawai Naoko Lyrics: Setsuna no Natsu (刹那の夏; Summer, Gone in a Heartbeat)

English translation and romanization below the cut.

ENGLISH

Girls in love are pretty summer animals Who double-cross even true love with tranquil expressions on their faces A carnival of sorrow. The ocean burns blue Much like a red flower that blooms wildly at the windowsill In the dreams men and women have spoken of Casting flames onto the white street corner Only to be gone in a heartbeat Hold me in broad daylight Oh, I feel like my lips might just break You’re a bad boyーdo whatever you want with me

I’d rather have a man I don’t know give me summer kisses That make drunk on their strange aphrodisiac than someone I’ve loved before A carnival of sorrow. I turn around on the terrace, A single lace glove against my bare skin Men and women, fall into summer traps Being alive feels like a sweet, listless vision Hold me in broad daylight Oh, the sun’s sinking into the sea You’re a bad boyーdo whatever you want with me

People are flower petals, gone in a heartbeat That bloom wildly in the dreams spoken of sweetly A carnival sorrow. Somebody please give me long kisses Oh, longer than my short life

ROMAJI

koi shita onna wa kirei na natsu no kemono shizuka na kao shite ai sae uragireru aishuu ka-nibaru aoku moeru umi ga shiroi machikado ni hi wo hanatsu madobe de otoko to onna kuchi-utsushi no yume ni sakimidareru akai setsuna no hana no you ne mahiru ni dakishimerarete aa kuchibiru mo kowaresou yo ikenai yo ne katte ni nasai

ayashii biyaku de yowaseru natsu no kisu wa ai shita hito yori shiranai hito ga ii aishuu ka-nibaru terasu de furimuite suhada ni re-su no tebukuro ga hitotsu yo otoko to onna natsu no wana ni ochite ikiru koto mo amaku kedarui yume no you ne mahiru ni dakishimerarete aa hi ga umi ni shizunde’ku wa ikenai ko ne katte ni nasai

amai kuchi-utsushi no yume ni sakimidareru hito wa setsuna no hanabira aishuu ka-nibaru mijikai inochi yori nagai kuchizuke wo aa dareka kudasai

[carsinoska]

Child Ghost Hour

Album: Child Ghost Hour Artist: Queen of Wand

Pied Piper Parade

Ring-a-Ring-a-Ring-o' Roses saa   te wo totte nakitai kimochi nante dokoka tooku e kiechau yo

hitsuji kumo   soratobu hibari tanoshimi na geshi matsuri

hanakazari   hayari no yamai nezumi-tachi wa oyogu kawa no soko

Ding-Dong Ding-Doun, Ring-a-Ding Dong mou   kaeranakya samishigariya no mama ga nakidashite shimau mae ni

fue no ne ga kikoete kuru yo oka no ue kaze ni magirete fue no ne ni sasowareru you ni kokoro ga shizen ni ugokidasu yo

aruite aruite dokomademo aruite hikari no sasu hou e nazeka ii kibun tanoshii koto dake utainagara yukou bokura wa hitotsu no ongakutai da

fue no ne ga kikoete kuru yo mune no oku kakinarashiteru fue no ne ni aorareru you ni kokoro ga shizen ni odoridashita

aruite aruite ongaku ni awasete hikari no sasu hou e totemo ii kibun moesakaru akai honoo no naka de sae sekai no yasashisa wo kanjiru darou

hatenai michi yuki fue no ne ni awasete dokomademo yukeru marui tsuki wo se ni koori no houseki aoi mizu no mori de sekai no himitsu wo mitsukeru darou

daremo ga hitotsu no ongakutai da

Bara no Namae

gogatsu no hizashi no naka de   hohoemu you na Mary Rose usubeni iro no koi sasayaite kabumoto ni kossori umeta no wa himitsu no tegami tsutaezu ni kono mama anata wo wasuremashou

tsuyoku uruwashiku hiraku   kedakaki Queen Elizabeth hitobito wa tataeru kuchiguchi ni keredo ano hito wa me mo kurenu mama itte shimatta daijisou ni na mo naki awai hana wo idaki

wakaki yume yo seishun yo   kiyoki Pierre de Ronsard uta no you na hibi wo mou ichido itsuka no you ni anata wa shiroi aachi wo kugutte kitto mata watashi wo mukae ni kuru deshou

niwa no katasumi ni saita   ame no St. Cecilia mijikai haru no hi yo   iza saraba mitsumeru shisen no saki darenimo kidzukarenu you mune no naka tsubuyaku itoshii bara no namae

minoranu koi no namae

Daten Soloist

toiki wo nodo de koroshite nibuku uzuku mune no oku hayaru kodou yabureta sukoa hirotte oto wo nazoru zankoku na mutsugoto   aa finaare yuukyuu yo boukoku no yume yo ikusen no machi no hi yo koe ga kareru made tsumibukaki anata wo utaitai

tasogare no hada ni yubi de furetakute sasau you ni hohoenda mashou no hi kono yami ga anata wo ou to mitomeru naraba hizamazuki agameyou hora senaka ni wa ankoku no hane

kuchidzuke nante iranai motto motto kanadete hoshii no   anata watashi yori zutto jouzu ni taiki yurashi uta wo utaeru deshou   shitteru wa haiboku yo aru gunzou yo shuumatsu wo musebu shi yo nodo ga yakeru made tsumibukaki anata wo utaitai

watashi ni imada nokosareta shiroi hane sukueru to shinjiteta subete wo sotto mimi wo fusaide hiki chi kitte hoshii anata e to umarekawarou miagereba sagesumu you na tsuki

yamiiro no kami ni yubi wo karamasete ayasu you ni hohoenda mashou no hi sono yami ni kono migoto ochite yukeru no nara inochi nado oshiku wa nai sanagi ga fukashite yuku

yo tsuyu ni nureta shikkoku no tsubasa wa oto ni nari uta ni nari habataku kono yami ga anata wo ou to mitomeru naraba hizamazuki agameyou sono senaka ni wa ankoku no hane

Ginga Station

sora ni nobiteku amanogawa wa shinkuu ni ukabu hoshi no mure sorezore ga jibun wo moyashite yami wo terasu kodoku na akari

nidoto todokanai 'samishii'tte konna koto hikari wo baramaki sore wa sotto tobitatta

kaze ni yureru aoi ginga nami wo tatete soyogu ten no nohara dokoka tooku kuchifue ga kikoeru

yoru wo kakeru keibentetsudou soshite kimi ga warau ame no you ni kiri no you ni kokoro ga zawameita

chiisana nezumiiro no kippu sora no teishaba wo shimesu chizu choudo kimi ga koko e kita koro machi wo terasu matsuri no akari

ima wa wakaranai 'shiawase'tte donna koto senro no waki ni wa rindou no hana ga saiteru

tooku yureru shiroi kagerou oto mo tatezu kieru ten no kishibe dokoka chikaku utagoe ga kikoeru

kimi wo nosete hashiru ressha nagareboshi no you da mado no soto wa hikari no umi totemo mabushikute

kaze ni yureru aoi ginga nami wo tatete soyogu kokoro no oto shizumeru you ni sotto me wo tojiru

lalala~♪

suiso no you ni suishou no you ni sore wa kirei da ne   nee

Kimi no Koto ga Daikirai

osoraku kamisama wa boku no koto kirai desho sonna no wa dotchi demo ii keredo hirogaru aozora ni monokuro no niji wo ukabeta sore wa anata no shiyou desu ka? yokaze ni fukarete umi wo nagamete mo fui wo tsuki yomigaeru fuyukai na zanzou

kimi ga kirai kirai daikirai mune no oku de sakenda yukkuri to kasa wo mashite yuku kurai mizu tamari ima wa egao de miokuru kedo zutto atatamete oku yo sodachi kitta nikushimi   daremo ubae wa shinai kara sakura ga mau kisetsu ni mou ichido aeta nara kimi no koto kizutsukete mo ii desu ka?

sou da ne hitotsu dake 'arigatou' wo iu yo kono kimochi uta ni natta, hora ne iroiro na koto ni wa kotae ga naitte shitteta yo dakedo hontou ni wakaranai da yume kara samete mo onaji fuyu no hi wo kurikaeshi sugoshiteru fuguai na sakkaku

donna ni ayumi yorou to shitatte bokura wa fune no you ni chikadzukeba shoutotsu shite chinbotsu suru darou tabun kata omoi hotondo sakaurami no ame dakedo rikutsu ya risei janaku kimi no koto ga daikirai hana chirashi no yoi ni wa setsunasa ni me wo fusete haru ga tada yukisugiru no wo miokuru

sekaijuu no daremoga kimi wo kabaou to kami ni togamerarete mo aa, boku wa tatakau ashita no tame ni

dakedo dekiru dake taido ni wa dasanai, otona dakara yoku kiite kokoro no mimi de himeta kono kimochi kirai kirai kirai daikirai   zutto atatameteiru sodachi kitta nikushimi   daremo ubae wa shinai kara sakura ga mau kisetsu ni mou ichido aeta nara sukoshi dake kizutsukete mo ii desu ka?

3LDK Ghost House

isogashiku yukikau machi no kensou mo shizumari kaetta mayonaka no madobe kesa kono uchi e to koshite kita hito wa youyaku neiki wo SUYA SUYA… zzz

hentetsu no nai madori wo nedan ga hoka to kurabete baka ni yasukatta no da

soshite me wo samasu yo nemuranu tamashii-tachi yo tsuki ga mukae ni kuru pareedo ga hajimaru yo…!

Oh, wake up to Nightmare! me wo samaseba koko wa Ah! mita koto no nai Living Dining Kitchen I don't know   Why not, you fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi to nee   asobi mashou!'

murasakiiro no kumo no su kaaten ni hoshi no katachi no chouo ga toraerarete kagirinaku tsudzuku kairou de neko wa onaka wo sukasete meow meow… @X@

taiyou no moto ni mieteiru mono ga sekai no shinjitsu to wa kagiranai

zen'aku mo sei mo shi mo oboeru hima sae oshii owaru koto nado nai owari kata mo shiranai

Oh, I live in a haunted house! ittai koko wa naze mioboe hitotsu nai Living Dying Message hide-and-seek, seek or hide? fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi wo nee   wasurenaide...'

aruite aruite doko e tadoritsuita ai mo nikushimi mo nani mo shiranai 'sabishii sabishii' kokoro ga yobu toki wa nani mo kangaezu utai akasou♪♪♪

Oh, wake up to Nightmare! me wo samaseba koko wa Ah! mita koto no nai Living Dining Kitchen I don't know   Why not, you soto wa jikuu arashi 'boku-tachi to nee   asobi mashou!'

Oh, I live in a haunted house! bouchou suru yoru ni yume ka? maboroshi ka? Living Dying Message hide-and-seek, seek or hide? fue no ne ga kikoeru 'boku-tachi wo nee   wasurenaide...'

'boku-tachi wo nee   omoidashite?'

'boku-tachi to saa   tabi ni deyou!'

The 1000th guest

makkura mori no oku   kemonomichi kakiwakete kokoro no tomoshibi dake tayori ni tadoritsuita kangei shimasu wa   sono seiren na tamashii anata ga senninme no okyaku-sama koko ga donna tokoro ka gozonji nano kashira soto no sekai wa totemo yaban de hin ga nai jibun no egaku risou sono mama jitsugen suru saa omoi no mama tokihanatte

donna fuu ni kawaritai atarashiku umareochiru

meshiagare   bigaku   shinsei no akumu kore ga anata no nozomu sekai ne kokou no hana wa yokubou no mizu abite hokorobiru toki wo matsu   hisoka ni

kazoku mo tomodachi mo koibito mo itsuwari yo kyou kara watashi-tachi ga anata no subete da wa datte anata ga mizukara erabi totta mono anata wa senninme no nakama yo

mitomeatte waraiatte sore ga nanno yaku ni tatsu no?

meshiagare   tsumi to batsu no furu koosu basshite yurushite aishite ageru tsumasaki nutta doku ni kuchidzuke wo koborenai you ni yukkuri   tokashite

urusaku sawagu kuchimoto ni nuiawase masho abareru teashi wa iranai mogitori mashou homeru mo semeru no mo tada mizukara no shikumi anata wa senninme no toriko

uso nante iranai shinjitsu mo jama na dake tatta hyakunen hodo no mijikai jikan da wa issho ni utai odorou   tanoshii bansankai anata wa senninme no nakama yo

sono tobira wa nidoto akanai   no

[cielsosinfel]

「霧と夜の隅で」歌詞＆翻字

霧と夜の隅で

霧で閉ざされた空港の フェンス越しに最後の接吻（くちづけ）をしたね 赤い爪で割れる涙見て くじけそうな心を片手��支えたよ

やるせない夜の隅で 壊れてゆく積木が見える

雪に変わる頃 君はひとりきりだねこの街角 好きともう言うな 俺は責める言葉よりつらいよ

銀のリムジンの窓辺から そっと右手あげたよ霞む影に向け 胸に傷をつけて確かめた 人の愛の重さに君の名を呼んだよ

淋し気な街の隅で 夢の話二人でしたね

夢を見過ぎたら 二度と見れなくなると最後の言ったね 誰かあのひとの 凍える胸を抱いてあげてくれ

やるせない夜の隅で 壊れてゆく積木が見える

雪に変わる頃 君はひとりきりだねこの街角 好きともう言うな 俺は責める言葉よりつらいよ

kiri de tozasareta kuukou de fensu-goshi ni saigo no kuchizuke wo shita ne akai tsume de wareru namida mite kujikesou na kokoro wo katate de sasaeta yo

yarusenai yoru no sumi de kowarete yuku tsumiki ga mieru

yuki ni kawaru koro kimi wa hitorikiri da ne kono machikado suki to mou iu na ore wa semeru kotoba yori tsurai yo

gin no rimujin no madobe kara sotto migite ageta yo kasumu kage ni muke mune ni kizu wo tsukete tashikameta hito no ai no omosa ni kimi no na wo yonda yo

sabishige na machi no sumi de yume no hanashi futari deshita ne

yume wo misugitara nido to mirenaku naru to saigo no itta ne dare ka ano hito no kogoeru mune wo daite agete kure

yarusenai yoru no sumi de kowarete yuku tsumiki ga mieru

yuki ni kawaru koro kimi wa hitorikiri da ne kono machikado suki to mou iu na ore wa semeru kotoba yori tsurai yo

[teamsavingmyles]

hi I just discovered this post and AHHHHHH I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YORUSHIKA DISCUSSIONS!! just wanted to add some brainworms because man. these 2 albums destroy me. general references to song + diary translation is this doc for Dakara Boku and this one for Elma .

藍二乗 (Ai Nijou) & 憂一乗 (Yuu Ichijou)

it's probably immensely obvious but the fact that Yuu Ichijou's main chorus motif is how transparent the world feels (like water lilies) with Amy gone VS. how Ai Nijou's main chorus motif is the blurring sight of the sky implied to be from Amy's tears-- I am in pain.

八月、某、月明かり (Hachigatsu, Bou, Tsukiakari) & 夕凪、某、花惑い (Yuunagi, Bou, Hana Madoi)

I just really want to gush about Yuunagi, Bou, Hana Madoi because it has so much allusions to the other songs??

The lyrical technique of saying "oh there are __ words left to this song" (verse 1) is evidently inspired by Ai Nijou and is later repeated in the song Amy.

the theme of flowers swimming and being "lost in a flowery gust" (chorus 2) is also a thought Elma revisits in Ame to Cappuccino.

and like you've mentioned, there's the "hole in my heart" thought too :((

[putting a read more because man. I rambled a lot about Rokugatsu hasdjf]

六月和雨上がりの街を書く (Rokugatsu wa Ameagari no Machi wo Kaku/) & 雨晴るる (Ame Haruru)

apart from the rain motif, there's also a recurring notion of gunjou 群青 (rokugatsu verse 1 + ame haruru choruses) translated as the "ultramarine" which both describes the aesthetic of the rain and carries a specific memory for Amy and Elma. Personally, I think its about Memory 5 where they go to a public hall and play the piano whenever it rains. UGH there's just so much longing to go back to those days:

Rokugatsu

"I can only see you within these memories / In the summer of the June rain"

"i scribble down even your smiling face / I gouge my heart out" WHAT THE HELL

Ame Haruru

"Always you, the color of love never disappears"

"Songs of love that never turn cold" HELLO??

Given the big love drop in Ame Haruru (although I mean the sheer tenderness in Rokugatsu makes it a strong reading), the "swaying white curtains" Introduced in Ame Haruru seem a pivotal turning moment for them to fall in love with one another.

"A white curtain swayed / It swayed softly.../ swaying love" (chorus 2 and chorus 3)

Interestingly, it's Gogatsu, not Rokugatsu, that mentions the white curtains:

"In an empty classroom, the curtain was swaying.../ There, I was watching the sky together with you / That summer will never cease to be in my mind." (verse 1)

I'm not sure if the empty summer classroom scene is within the same public hall but regardless it's a pretty important memory to be associated with love in Ame Haruru. interestingly the idea of a classroom-like public hall + piano + white curtains is shown in Haru Dorobou/Spring Thief MV haha let's not get into reincarnation theory today

五月は花緑青の窓辺から (Gogatsu wa Hana Rokushou no Madobe Kara) & 歩く (Aruku)

Paris green is also introduced in Gogatsu and expounded on in the Letters to Elma, and it's repeated in Aruku as not a literal object but as a similar feeling in verse 2

"Writing songs that only mourn / Paris green trickles down my cheeks"

which ummm. uh oh. the frequent questioning of life purpose throughout Walk ("Today I had the thought I am dying" Vs. Today I had a fancy I am living") does not Help. Both Gogatsu and Aruku are really cries for help---Amy feels trapped and thinks the only way out is to drink the Paris green poison while Elma is just going through the motions desperately searching for any trace of him in these foreign streets

Aruku also introduces 2 major motifs for Elma's story arc: being "asleep" and the hill motif. Im trying to condense my rambling as much as possible so here's just a rundown of my thoughts about it

being "asleep" or ignorant/unaware is something Elma deeply faults herself for, as Amy suffered alone in a foreign land even though she did have an inkling on his heart (and fragile mental) condition. Aruku and Voice/Koe show a lot of her self-loathing about that, while Elma and Nautilus have Amy counter that, seeing her sleepiness (both literal and figurative IMO) as something endearing T-T

the other motif, the Hill, is huge for the bits of hope we long for in these 2 albums. Aruku introduced Elma seeing Amy on a hill waiting for her, though she's uncertain how he'll react to her arrival. Nautilus reframes that to be one of the most heartbreaking and at the same time comforting images in Yorushika's discography:

There you are on a hill, laughing "It's been a while"

As you bring your face closer to mine

And say, "let's go together"

ONE DAY... ONE DAY THEY WILL BE REUNITED. And everything will be okay, then.

***

andddd that's about it for my rambling I think I've spoken too much (even though I want to ramble about Elma the song and Elma the character's story arc so much) 😭 Elma and Amy's story makes me so emotional, both just from the premise of two artists SPEAKING to each other with their art never fails to move me and how n-buna and suis craft their story so beautifully. love yorushika so much

haii!! so um not sure what to post but like all i can think of right now is um the correlations between Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta and Elma so um here! have a list of the different ways Elma (the album) references the diary, letters and the album it responds to

(if i miss some let me know please)

and dearest mobile users i will spare you so have a cut

edit: so @just-nonsense-bungaku said some stuff in the replies (thank you so much!) and all the songs after 8/27 (or the Nautilus MV) were written by Elma when her anger lost steam and she started to process her grief. explaining why Ame to, Yuu, Kokoro and Amy sound so different from the style she used (or copied off of Amy) from pre-8/27

edit: i just changed the order of stuff because i forgot well. each song would be written on different days, so for example Koe wouldn't refer to Kokoro, more like Kokoro was inspired by Koe and Yuunagi's metaphor for a hole in the heart

1. 8/31 & 車窓 (Shasou/Train Window)

...they're instrumentals :P (seriously i find no connection)

2. 藍二乗 (Ai Nijou/Deep Indigo) & 憂一乗 (Yuu Ichijou/Only Sorrow)

the concept of i to the power of 2 (and however that relates to Amy's feelings about Elma)

also the first kanji of both titles sound like "i" and "you"

i mean other than that there isn't much, they sound so different

(like seriously. Ai is like TADA. TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-- and then Yuu makes suis sound like she's about to cry. dakede *sobbing*)

3. 八月、某、月明かり (Hachigatsu, Bou, Tsukiakari/August, A Certain Place, Moonlight) & 夕凪、某、花惑い (Yuunagi, Bou, Hana Madoi/Evening Calm, A Certain Place, Fireworks)

so first of all both seem to stem from one memory of watching fireworks in the summer (according to a summary of Letters and Diary i read some time ago)

edit: re-reading Diary and it was Memory 17

Yuunagi was the first song Elma wrote, which is why it sounds so similar to Hachigatsu (INTENSE electric guitar, softer at the verses, picks up at the chorus, drops again)

also unrelated note but Hachigatsu is by far the angriest song i can think of. at least by Yorushika

edit: one of the last lines of Yuunagi may be what inspired Kokoro, "In my heart, a hole opens"

4. 詩書とコーヒー (Shikaki to Koohii/Songwriting and Coffee) & 雨とカプチーノ (Ame to Kapuchiino/Rain and Cappucino)

...coffee

okay seriously though, both also sound somewhat similar to each other (Elma's slowly developing her own style though :DDD)

in both songs they do struggle to keep up with memories of each other, in Shikaki Amy states he forgets things like dreams, things like Elma's mouth and eyes and in Ame to Elma tries not to let anything, literally all of her memories of Amy fade away. (reminds me of the reason why Elma kept a diary for her trip to Sweden)

5. 7/13 & 湖の街 (Mizumi no Machi/Lakeside Town)

...they're also instrumentals

6. 躍ろうぜ (Odorouze/Let's Dance) & 神様のダンス (Kamisama no Dansu/Dance of the Gods)

um the titles have "dance" in them???

not sure really. in Odorouze, Amy pretends everything's fine when he's still struggling with his memories of Elma and depression and whatever and in Kamisama no Dansu Elma is PISSED OFF about the fact that she decided to follow Amy's footsteps considering his values. i mean i don't blame her i don't feel like being told i'd have about a year left to live and just LIVE AND GO DO STUFF and go to Sweden before realizing "dang. i screwed up. can't talk it back now--" *oofs self on some random dock*

oh also a discussion i had w/ nonsense-bungaku on Kamisama has changed my beliefs slightly; Elma is still mad at Amy (and herself) for following his path and beliefs but she's also kind of done trying to create music with "value" and "purpose", just creating music because it's fun, because the process of creating music is something one can derive joy from

another unrelated note, Kamisama no Dansu is still freaking good. not that it wasn't good before but like there's something about it that i really like and would talk about until i fainted from loss of oxygen.

7. 六月和雨上がりの街を書く (Rokugatsu wa Ameagari no Machi wo Kaku/In June, I'll Write About the Town After the Rain) & 雨晴るる (Ame Haruru/After The Rain)

first of all, both of them are about rain (astute observation. round of applause.)

i do think it's really cool how Amy says he'd write about the rain in the town he stayed at but never stayed long enough to write about it, so Elma does it for him. also Elma's style has changed from where she was before, like say, Yuunagi or Koe

also Rokugatsu references Ai Nijou and may be what inspired the creation of Parade

8. 五月は花緑青の窓辺から (Gogatsu wa Hana Rokushou no Madobe Kara/In May, from the Emerald Green Window) & 歩く (Aruku/Walk)

again, not sure how these correlate. though i like how Aruku's chorus is a slowed down version of Gogatsu's chorus.

9. 夜紛い (Yoru Magai/False Night) & 心に穴が空いた (Kokoro ni Ana ga Aita/A Hole Opened Up in My Heart)

i think it's cool how Yoru's main line is "I want to open up a hole in you" and then Kokoro's is like "That's why a hole has opened up in my heart" like HOWWWWW HOW MUST YOU HURT ME LIKE THAT

also Kokoro's third line references the song it responds to, as well as Letters 6/26, "a false night, like twilight, painted the town"

also another unrelated note KOKORO NI ANA GA AITA IS JUST SO SAD AND PAINFUL. LIKE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LET ME CRY

edit: how none of you said this gets me. um the line "君だけが僕の音楽なんだ���"、 エイミー ("You alone were my music", Amy) references Ai Nijou (i mean i guess it was too obvious but whatever i'll put that in)

10. 5/6 & 森の教会 (Mori no Kyoukai/Church in the Forest)

more. instrumental.

11. パレード (Parade) & 声 (Koe/Voice)

both incorporate the concept of the God of Art which i think is cool

both are lyrically short

Koe references Yoru in the line "this heavy life is like a machine gun" and may have alluded to the metaphor from Yuunagi - in the line "what I want to draw/picture is the time that hollowed my heart" (and maybe a part of a line got re-used in Ame to Kapuchiino?? does the line "when I cry, it overflows” count???)

Koe also sounds like Parade, just in the key C#, not D

edit: in Letters 7/13, Amy said Parade was Koe

another edit: Parade is the song about the God of Art, right??? well i read @saikisser 's post on how FREAKING SAD PARADE IS AND LISTENING TO IT WITH CONTEXT MAKES IS EVEN SADDER and well Amy also thinks Elma is divine to him (because she's the one that sings the lyrics the God of Art managed to find in his fingers)

also another unrelated note but listen to Parade it's such a beautiful song i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee ittttttttttttttttt

12. エルマ (Elma) & エイミー (Amy)

awwwwww the non-depressing songs!!! i love them sm

um they're messages directly to each other

both were the last songs each other wrote in the story

they both sound sweet and Kumo to Yuurei-esque, but slightly more upbeat (basically just similar to each other)

yeah i love those songs they're the only happy ones by Yorushika i can think of besides Haru Dorobou (which is just SPRING :DDD oooo flowers!!! they're pretty!!!)

anyways.

13. 4/10 & 海底、月明かり (Kaitei, Tsukiakari/Seabed, Moonlight)

another. instrumental. (dw this is the last instrumental)

aaaaaaaand the last one. the one we've been waiting for.

14. だから僕は音楽をやめた (Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta/That's Why I Gave Up On Music) & ノーチラス (Nautilus)

so they were both featured at the end of their journeys (Amy oofs himself on the dock, Elma finds his stuff a year later and cries before going home on a ship like a month later but in that month there's like no lore whatsoever so it's kind of an epilogue???)

i will say Nautilus was also written by Amy, because at the literal end (just before he wrote Elma, i think. he doesn't write when he says goodbye in Letters and Diary obviously doesn't state when it was written because well Elma doesn't know) he was going about his day before realizing the day he runs out of ink draws nearer and nearer. and he hasn't even considered how Elma felt/would feel after he's gone so he wrote Nautilus as a way to say "it will be hard, but turn away from me and lift your head to the future" and that makes me cry even harder like NOOOO I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU HERE BUT ALSO I CAN'T TAKE YOU WITH ME CUZ YOU TOOK THE BUS TO THE OTHER WORLD CYA

and that's it for the albums! =w=

*pathetic bowing*

[claycaduceus]

did you know there's a big loophole of the internet girls? there's an official one for bing (their tumblr is bing-girls) an official mascot for windows 7 (nanami madobe) windows 8 (ai and yuu madobe), ai and yuu even got songs

i forgot i reblogged anime internet explorer and i was like what the fuck is this message