#marukus

[fafameow]

marx and co (aka jester trio)

[kazeofthemagun]

Gaze into your muse's eyes

[tagged: yöïnked from @shiroi---kumo ]

[tagging: y'all]

[Kiddo Kaze, otherwise known as "Maruku". He's practicing the murder glare. We all gotta start somewhere, right?]

[jpopstreaming]

🆕 「 tikyuu ga maruku naku te hontou ni yokaxtu ta yo na」 by ぱやちの Available for streaming worldwide!🌐 Added to our weekly playlist 🎧 https://spoti.fi/3lgjH73

[valuvrarte]

Adult Ren (Akira) be looking like Maruki. In a good way

That's good! Thank you ^-^

I do think Maruku and Akira/Ren resemble eachother a lot, with all the parallels between them.

I've always thought Maruki was Akira if he didn't let go of Akechi and decided to stay in his confort zone instead of fighting for his justice. So i guess he had a good impact to him :))

(Well, despite you know, all the stuff that happened)

[hollylu-ships-it]

Commissioned by Maruku

Thank you for this order, was so much fun creating!

[karolldr1]

Its time

its finally time

its finally time to release the true power

ITS TIME TO SAY HELLO

TO

HATSUNE MARUKU

[1-mini-1]

Curiou Cat Q+A Compilation

So since Curious Cat is officially dead (rip), I decided to put some of the Q+A's I answered in like 2019 here. Most of them are Mafumafu-related song analyses and some of my basic opinions on Vocaloid and utaite, so if you wanna read some yap, knock yourself out. Also, I like yapping. So feel free to submit more asks LOL

What are your thoughts on 'last stop' by mafu (lyrically n musically) ?

Sometimes I feel like Shuuten (Last Stop) has lyrics that are really dark compared to Mafumafu's other songs, but then I listen to them and realize that they're not really haha. I think, to me at least, that they come off darker, because of the song's execution and composition. I think Mafumafu mentioned that when he was writing this song, he was basically having an existentialism crisis but then realized that, "oh, well, in the end we all die anyways…". So yes it's really dark, but then in end it's kind of comforting? I mean I don't think anything's harder than this life, honestly haha. And I think another thing Mafumafu said is that he realized it doesn't matter who we are, we all get off at the same last stop. I think the song follows this thought process, as it goes from rolling in angst, to reveling in angst, to accepting that angst.

The one thing that did stand out to me in the lyrics is that he referenced "Swaying from Season to Season". In my head, I divide Mafumafu's songs into different categories. So we have songs that are more rock and dark (like Shuuten), songs that are related to Yume Hanabi, and then… I guess I just stick Swaying from Season to Season with Ouka ni Tsukuyo to Sodeshigure lol. Anyways, my point is, he doesn't mix the lyrics he uses with songs in these separate categories too often, but for some reason he referenced Swaying from Season to Season in Shuuten. Why he did that? I really don't know lol. It might just be another contrast thing, since that song is everything Shuuten isn't.

Musically, Shuuten is fantastic. The whole song seems to be built on contrasts. I love how the verses are sung low and fast and are paired with an uncomplicated instrumental that has no bass guitar. I think this makes it sound like mumbling and causes the chorus to be that much more startling. When bass is introduced, the instrumental gets more complicated and Mafumafu starts screaming (lol). Usually in music, high notes and melodies are associated with fast tempos, but I like how Mafumafu did the opposite in Shuuten by having the lyrics slow down when he reaches the chorus. Not only is there a build up when the chorus is reached, but there's one continuous build up throughout the whole song until it reaches the last chorus but then falls again. I guess you could say that the chorus is our… Last Stop *ba dum tsh*

What are your thoughts on Sekai Shikku ni Shounen Shoujo?

Ahhhh I really like this song. Yes, while it is full of existentialism like mafu's other songs, it still makes me feel happy. For me, I really think about it as a song that ties all of us fans together. We're all sick of the world, and nameless boys and girls who haven't really found our place in the world. I also like how the lyrics mention the Summer Triangle. When I think of the summer triangle, I think of the Japanese holiday Tanabata. In the Tanabata story, Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair, which are two corners of the Summer Triangle) can only meet once a year. I think it's really similar to how fans and After the Rain don't meet very often and basically only do through their live concerts. So it's bittersweet but something every one looks forward to every year.

Since people are asking about your thoughts on certain songs, I was wondering what your thoughts are on Mafumafu's Nuko series?

I probably don't have as much to say about this series as I do about others lol. I think they're really cute and fun songs. My favorite song in the series is Neko ga Maruku Natta (actually, is this song even in the series haha). It's a lot calmer compared to the other songs but surprisingly deep. I love it's message about how we should try to do our best with the life we're given and make the world rounder by trying to understand each other. This may be different than what Mafumafu means, but I'm literally trying to do that by studying and translating Japanese lol. Also, it has all of Mafu's friends as cats in the MV???? And that's super adorable???

What are your thoughts on Antivirus from Izanaware Traveler?

I mentioned this in my translation, but I feel like Antivirus has a similar meaning to Merry Bad End and Hello Dystopia. I don't want to assume anything, but to me at least it seems like the lyrics talk about toxic fans.

I feel like AtR had a really rough year last year. I mean, they've written a couple other songs before last year that were kinda calling out how their fans conduct themselves online, but I think last year had about 4 songs that were like that…

Um, so, I guess rather than going through Antivirus and highlighting what destructive behavior fans could be doing, I rather talk about what good things fans can do. I think it's important to not just be a fan, but also a supporter of your favorite artists. It's good to send them good messages, fanart, etc. In fact, I'm sure they love it so much! I wanna just shower everyone in good vibes and affection gah. On the other hand though, it's not ok to treat them like they're an anime character. They are very real people. This has kind of been on my mind since I started translating and interacting more with the international utaite fandom, but I think we're just as accountable, if not more, for what we post online about utaite. I feel like the English fandom is kind of like the wild west and people can get away with saying a lot of things because most utaites don't speak English. However, this also means that they can't address problems that may arise in the fandom. I've been really surprised about some of the things I've seen posted, and if the same things were posted in Japanese, I know that they would affect utaites and their fans. More than anything though, I get really sad about it because I respect these musicians so much because they've played such a positive influence in my life. It's also good to be mindful of what content we post because perpetuating misleading or toxic ideas doesn't set a good example to new international utaite fans. I want a lot of artists to get popular and perform internationally (and in the states, where I'm from), but when that time comes, I want to welcome them as a proud international utaite fan and not someone that is embarrassed about what their peers post online.

Sorry, this got really heavy and long :< On a lighter note, I thought Mafumafu's choice of using the word "Antivirus" was really funny because I work in cyber security and the song was using the definition as more as medical term. But then again, maybe it was intentional, considering that the virus AtR has had to deal with is online.

Who is your favorite utaite and why? (Or I guess who are your favorites, if it's too hard to choose one!)

EASY. My favorite utaite is Soraru and everyone that knows me knows that LOL. My friends ask me "How's Soraru?" instead of asking how I am. It's been super fun seeing how much he's improved over the years and how hard he works. I'm also just very used to his voice so I guess out of all utaites I prefer his.

I think I got attached to him pretty fast forever ago because we had similar interests? Like idk, a lot of the games he played and songs he recorded were my favorites too. I didn't understand Japanese when I first became his fan, but after learning Japanese I've come to really appreciate his personality. I've had tooooooo many times in my life where I would be struggling with an issue or feeling down, and somehow Soraru would say something that would help me out. And he's just so nice and takes care of his friends and is really thoughtful and considerate towards his fans but still blunt and true to himself.

I mentioned this in a previous ask, but yeah I learned Japanese because of Soraru. And Japanese has had such a huge influence on my life, that I can't imagine my life without it. I've made so many good friends, and ended up focusing my career and schooling on Japanese. I literally have no idea where I would be if I didn't learn Japanese because of him. He ruined my life because I was supposed to be a STEM girlie XD but I love him for it :D

What are your favorite vocaloid songs and who are your favorite vocaloid producers (and why)?

To make it easier for me to answer, I'm going to focus on your second question first lol. My favorite producer's are Deco*27 and MikitoP.

When I was in 7th grade, I was convinced that I would never need to fall in love if Deco*27 kept writing music. Love seems like a really basic feeling, but Deco*27 never fails to capture both the good and bad sides of it. It's been fun seeing how his songs have progressed from cute/normal/sad love songs, to twisted ones. I like how his songs are both pop but rock at the same time? And while his music has definitely changed a lot from when he first started, he somehow still manages to use the same distinguishing synths lol. Also, his lyrics are just straight up amazing. They have so many puns and double meanings. He references and recycles the same words a lot, so it's fun listening to recent songs and then hearing him reference a song he wrote 10 years ago. Also, in terms of actual Vocaloid usage, I like how his songs still sound like they use Vocaloid (like he doesn't try to make them sound human) but are still really easy to listen to. My favorite songs by him include Chocolate Beats, Mukashi Mukashi no Kyou no Boku, Dokusenyoku, Starlight Girl… there are too many lol

MikitoP is my other favorite because I feel like his music is really similar to classical Japanese poetry. Instead of telling a story, he captures a single moment and uses that scene to convey a certain emotion. His use of seasonal words really help in painting the scene and making the songs more Japanese-y too. In his songs that do tell a story, they're never super specific and so it's fun to speculate what's going on. So lyrically wise, they're amazing enough, but then he somehow manages to create the perfect instrumentals and melodies to go along with everything. Also, I feel like a lot of his songs are summer themed and summer's my favorite season :D Idk how he makes his music so chill, but then manages write freaking bangers too. My favorite songs by him include Yuugure Twitter, Yuudachi no Ribbon, Shutter Chance, Natsu no Hanken, Ballerina Girl, and Boku wa Hatsune Miku to Kiss wo Shita.

What's your favorite song written by Soraru and what's your favorite Soraru song regardless of the writer?

My favorite song written by Soraru is poco from After Rain Quest and my favorite Soraru song in general is... oof that's a really tough question XD I'm pretty sure I've heard like 500 or something songs by him. Yeah, I don't think I can answer haha. Sorry! There's just too many and I love them all

Do you have any advice for someone who also wants to start posting covers online? Also, what's your favorite Vocaloid/Utaite song to sing?

I might not be the best person to ask about this, considering I've only posted one video, but Soraru said something before in an interview that helped push me to upload something. He said that it's really hard and scary in the beginning to post things because you're a beginner and obviously not perfect or the best, so what he did was find one thing that he really liked about his cover that no other cover had, and used that as motivation to upload and contribute to the community. It could be something really small, like just one note or how you pronounce something, but take that and embrace it so you don't get scared of putting yourself out there.

However, even though no one's perfect in the beginning, I think that's one of the things that's the most fun about utaites. I love going back through utaite mylists and seeing how much they're improved over the years. It makes me excited to see how much I'll improve in the future and uploading stuff will give me an easy way to track my progress.

To answer your other question, I really like singing everything by MikitoP and Deco*27 hahaha. But aside from them, I really like singing songs by Ishifuro like Yuugure Sensei :D

[kovopedia]

Magical Vacation trivia - Twigadamus

I've brought this up to a few people before, but I might as well leave it here so the word can be spread ;)

Twigadamus's Japanese name is プーレグ Pūregu, which comes from グレープ Gurēpu (grape). While this may just seem like another food-based name at first, one particular line of dialogue reveals something rather interesting.

When talking to Corduroy, an NPC standing outside Ambergris Prep on Cassia, she says that Rogan Josh, Twigadamus, Biscotti, and Biek Fowler all graduated from the institution.

In Japanese, however, the people she lists are Jin Reo (Kale), Yuga Tāba (Rogan Josh), Pūregu Lakeside, Gran Dragée (Biscotti), Bie Maruku (Biek Fowler), and Blueberry Lakeside.

The English version of Magical Starsign doesn't want you to know that Twigadamus is actually related to Blueberry from Magical Vacation.

[oxikell]

Maruku and Toshio being cutties together

[askkaimei]

Maruku naru

[eclipsednewmoon]

this guy specializes a unique hypnosis to help others sleep if they are having a really bad day. He often sleeps way too much, even during the night. There are some rumors that Noddy is related to Maruku. He is often playing with Shrill.

[kazeofthemagun]

What is your true role in the story?

[tagged: @shiroi---kumo ]

[tagging: you!]

Kuroki Kaze - The Antihero

"Ah yes, hello edge lord. It is lovely to see you again. You my dear, are the incarnation of duality, and you might think of claws and venom mixed with grace but alas, nothing near as poetic. You my friend, are mixture of what is seen as right, and what is questioned. You follow the path of your own two feet, you know the twists and turns of life's forests quite well if I do say so myself.

And you can meander along them wonderfully. You strive to stay true to a certain sense of principles you might call your code, but whereas in reality, those would be your morals. People tend to see you as strange. Sharp edged and glinting you hide behind a cloak of chain mail but really you just prefer to show off your imperfections first.

Unlike many who scramble to make it as if their flaws never existed, you proudly raise yours up. Saying, "This is me, this is the worst of me, now you know what to expect." And might I say, it is quite an intriguing mindset, for truth be told, the ones that love your spikes and craters are the ones who appreciate your softness the most.

You wish not to be loved as something lovable, but as a monster. For aren't we all just beasts in human skin? You are brave, but you are lonely. You know quite well how to scare off most, making even the heroes with the boldest bravado creep away with their tails between their legs. You are not a villian, sometimes you play the part a bit too well. but nevertheless you are no hero either.

You put yourself first, but if one wins your trust then may the gods have mercy on those who might wrong them. You long to be a poetic mess of sorts, and well, if the ink sets in long enough you might just become that sooner or later. But for one who is so dead set on truth you sure do hide a lot don't you? Please, step out of the shadows, there is a difference to not making your flaws visible and to simply acting as if you're the most despicable person in all the realms.

It's because you're afraid of attachment is it not? Well let me tell you a little secret, everyone is. You say you wish to be left alone for eternity but than why are you craving connection. you wish to be known and understood truly, but you snarl and push the ones that might be trying away.

Please Little Wolf, accept you are lovable. You are not some ravenous beast that terrifies the multitudes, sure, you are not for the faint of heart but that does not make you an inkling less perfect as you are. Young antihero, step into the sun. You would do better actually reaching for the things you want rather than pining for them in the darkness."

[mybeingthere]

Kumanara Niningka LewisAUSTRALIAN. 

PITJANTJATJARA, 1945 - 2020

Niningka was born in the bush in 1945 at a place north of Areyonga. Her parents had previously come to live at Ernabella but were on holiday on foot, as people would do every year still at that time. As a baby she came to Ernabella and grew up here, accompanying her family on annual holidays to many places such as Angus Downs, Curtin Springs and Imanpa. After school she worked at the Ernabella Mission craft room, where Winifred Hilliard taught her how to spin sheep’s wool and weave rugs. She moved to Amata as a young woman and worked in the clinic before settling in Kalka where she married and had one son. She moved to nearby Kalka where she developed her skills in batik, and went on to be one of the supervisors for the Kalka women’s center. It was around the same time, in 1997, that Niningka was introduced to coiled basketry.

Niningka is also an expert woodcarver, who made punu carvings for Maruku Arts at Uluru. She often decorates her baskets with these small figurative carvings, or other applied decorations like emu feathers, ininti seeds, and overstitched or embroidered designs, as well as brightly colored wool/raffia patterns woven into her baskets. Her talents as a sculptor are also apparent in the range of forms she creates from baskets, hats, sandals, cups, saucepans, birds and even small motor cars. Niningka made the first life-sized grass figure for the Tjanpi Manguri Weaving exhibition in 2000 that anticipated the Tjanpi Desert Weavers' move into figurative sculpture-making. This saw them win the NATSIAAs with their tjanpi Toyota sculpture.

https://www.nomadart.com.au/?p=10993

[kurumiiko]

dear latte: do you koyoi tsuki ga kirei desu ne Shall we DJ odorimasho hatoba no neko no me mo maruku hikaru mikazuki wa waratteru no izayoi wa tameratte shingetsu wa machi tsuzukeru

tsuki ni moeru ima nara dare mo mitenai yo himitsu no paatii kimi to gin no enban mawasō

tsuki ga uinku shiteru Midnight DJ mimamotteru sabishige nettaigyo ga oyoide ikuno tsukiakari abinagara kurukuru miraa booru kimi wa yozora wo miageta

tsuki ni moeru ima nara dare mo mitenai no kono mama kimi to futari gin no enban mawasou tsuki ni Fall in love ano hi mitsuketa takaramono naisho no himitsu kichi de toki no enban mawasou

michiteiku oogetsu nanokame ni wa Half moon michiteiku totsu getsu ginka mitai Harvest kaketeiku totsu getsu nakanaka rea Moonrise kaketeiku oogetsu oyasuminasai New moon

tsuki wa fushigi uragawa dou natte iru no? getsumen ryokou kibun gin no enban mawasou tsuki wo Turn it up! mawaritsuzukeru takaramono getsumen chūgaeri de toki no enban mawasō　

tsuki ni soeru odango tabetakatta kara kono mama kimi to futari gin no enban mawasō tsuki ni Fall in love ano hi mitsuketa takaramono naisho no himitsu kichi de toki no enban mawasou kimi to futari gin no enban mawasō

Moonlight Moonlight Fall in love

it literally only took me 2 lines to notice that this was the kurumiiko song™️ anyways yes i do 💪💪💪

[gxtzeizm]

top 5 keropok lets goooo

okay nice laa top 5 keropok. so let's go!!!!

keropok lekor

kerepek pisang

rempeyek

kerepek bawang

maruku

put any top 5 in my ask <33

[trueromajilyrics]

Ringing evil phone - EVIL NUM+ (Ensemble Stars!!)

★ True Romaji Lyrics ★

Ringingu iivuru fon

Haroo

Himitsu no daiyaru wo tamerau yubi ga ittari-kitari Risei no boodaarain ayaui boodaarain Fuan yori kitai ga uwa-mawaru no mo mou sugu da ne Fumidasu boodaarain tsunagaru sekai-sen

Juwaki goshi no iki wo nomu kuuki Omowazu emi ga koboreru Koboreru Furueru koe de kiridasezu ni iru no? Chiguhagu na yuuki tataete Fuuzu kooringu, puriizu? Hanashi wo kikou ka Saa Ringingu iivuru fon

Dare ni mo ienai negai wo kokoro ni kakushi motta Aa nante oishi-sou na tamashii nan darou Kooringu-Kooringu Irai wa dekiru dake seikaku ni･･･ Kanaete hoshiin desho? Taika wa sono tsudo fea ni damashi tari nanka shinai Kakugo ga dekitara kikasete yo Keiyaku IESU no VOISU

Kami-danomi kurai ni shi tokeba maruku-osamaru no ni Nite-hinaru shiikuretto rain unmei shiikuretto rai Maga-sashita tte kinku ne, jiko-seki-nin tte memo shi toite Eranda shiikuretto rain youkoso un-no-tsuki

Hon no sukoshi uchitoketa koe ga Abunakkashi-kute kawaii Kawaii Girigiri de mada ii ko butte naide Waru-dakumi tanoshi mou ka Fuuzu fooruto izu itto? Koko kara hondai Saa Ringingu iivuru fon

Akirame kirenai negai wo kokoro ni kakushi motte Aa nante sabishi-sou na tamashii nan darou Kooringu-Kooringu Makasete, nozomidoori ni zenbu Kanaete ageru kara Kono mama kuchi yakusoku de koushou seiritsu ni shiyou Sono kuchibiru kara kikasete yo

Ringingu iivuru fon... Ringingu iivuru fon... Keiyaku IESU no VOISU, keiyaku IESU no VOISU Ringingu iivuru fon... Ringingu iivuru fon...

Nee, donna ii wake demo Atsumete mitomereba ii sa Nee, sonna gamandzuyoku Kokoro mo Karada mo

Dekitenai kizuiteru desho?

Ringingu iivuru fon

Dare ni mo ienai negai wo kokoro ni kakushi motta Aa nante oishi-sou na tamashii nan darou (Saa) Kooringu-Kooringu Makasete, nozomidoori ni zenbu Kanaete ageru kara Kono mama kuchi yakusoku de Koushou seiritsu ni shiyou Sono kuchibiru kara kikasete yo Keiyaku IESU no VOISU

Ringingu iivuru fon

★ Song link || Base romaji || Resource 1 || Resource 2 ★