#milky holmes seiyuu

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Aimi Terakawa anime role

Millaarc from symphogear xv new season this year 2019

Kazumi Tokiwa from Futari wa Milky Holmes 

Kasumi Toyama from bandori

[mimorinisthebest-blog]

Gotta pray for my sins... Prayin' for mimorin to notice me ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[suminomiyyas]

Sumipe Lineblog Translation 2018/08/27

アニサマ2018「OK!」

昨日開催されたアニサマ2018「OK!」三日目に参加してきました！ yesterday Anisama 2018 "OK!' I was participated in the 3rd Day ! お越しくださった皆さま、ありがとうございましたヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ Thank you very much for caming ヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ

今回はオープニングでミルキィホームズの皆さんとのコラボに参加させていただいたのでした(*・∀・*)うれしはずかし！ありがとうございます！ Opening this time we were collaborating with Milky Holmes (*・∀・*) Embrassed but i am glad ! Thank you very much じゃん！さいたまイチの名探偵 Tadaa ! Saitama's Best Detectives

ベレーにケープで探偵っぽい衣装を着ておりました！色味がクリスマスっぽいので冬に活躍する探偵なのだと思います（？） I was wearing Barret and cape with Detective-ish costume ! i think i am the detective that only works in Winter because the Costume had this Christmas feels (?)

ミルキィホームズさんたちと(｀°ω°´) With the Milky Holmes (｀°ω°´) ミルキィとして最後のアニサマのステージで一緒になれて、本当に光栄でしたっ！ I feel honored to be able to perform together with Mily Holmes in their last anisama stage !

ソロパートではAC部さんパートからの「POP TEAM EPIC」を歌いました！ヘールシェイク！！ Solo part with the AC Club i sing "POP TEAM EPIC" ! HELLSHAKE ! !

警備員なダンサーの皆さまと！撃ち殺してしまってすみません！ With the Security Guard dancers ! I am sorry for the massacre ! //She did the famous PPTE MV scene where she shoot all the guards who chase her

同志の方からいただいたフラワースタンド！釘バット〜〜！！ありがとうございます(*´∀｀*) Flower stand that i received from my Comrades ! NAIL BAT~~! Thank you very much (*´∀｀*)

〜舞台裏は楽しいぞのコーナー〜 ~The fun backstage Corner ~~

AIMIN PLEASE STOP GROWING YOUR HAREM EVEN FURTHER JUST BECAUSE CHANYUI ISN’T TOGETHER WITH CARRIE ANYMORE AND SUMIPE ALREADY HAD WAIFU

ということで今年もたくさんの思い出ができましたヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉアニサマは毎年違って毎年スゴい、まさに変幻自在のマジカルな祭典です！ That being said i make a new memories too this year ヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ Different year different Anisama it's amazing,  it really is a Magical Phantasmagoria stage !

皆さまと、またあの舞台でお会いできますように…！ i hope to see everyone again on that stage again...!

До встречи! СУМИРЭ すみれ

[ame77lala]

Ooishi Masayosh (OxT)/ KISHOW (GRANRDOEO)/ Suzuki Konomi/ Chihara Minori/ TRUE/ DRAMATIC STARS ( IDOLM@STER SideM)/ Nakajima Megumi/ Nanjou Yoshino (fripSide)/ Hatano Wataru/ Haruna Luna/ Pyxis/ Hayami Saori/ Machico/ Minami/ Mimori Suzuko/ Milky Holmes/ ZAQ i reupload due to i heard USA unable to watch it original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-9yt43H7j8

Aqours Ohashi Ayaka OxT ClariS GRANRODEO Kemono Friends Suzuki Konomi Tamura Yukari Chihara Minori TRUE Nishizawa Shiena Hayami Saori Pyxis FLOW Machico Minami Roselia from BanG Dream

Idolmaster MILLION STARS i☆Ris Aoi Shouta angela Kirakira☆Precure Mode Summer Session KING OF PRISM Suzumura Kenichi Sphere Touyama Nao Nakajima Megumi Wataru Hatano fhána fripSide Mimori Suzuko Luce Twinkle Wink☆

Idolmaster Side M Wake Up, Girls! Uesaka Sumire Uchida Maaya Oku Hanako Ogura Yui Kurosaki Maon ZAQ SCREEN Mode TrySail Haruna Luna B-PROJECT Mizuki Nana Minase Inori Milky Holmes LiSA

left 1 more week (still dont get why they put “and more” i dont want to add more TAT) either way they already started rehearsal for some artists, do look forward to it

[zurxmxru]

This song came on and it has been in my brain for awhile,, I don’t even watch Milky Holmes but I managed to recognize Soramaru’s voice pretty easily but I went to see their other singles and they had the seiyuus dress up as the characters and the pink one seemed familiar so I used anilist to my advantage and found out Mimorin (Umi’s seiyuu) voiced the main character 

Also I found out Aimi (Kasumi / Kyoko’s seiyuu) played a character in there so bonus for me,, I love finding seiyuu’s I recognize in a series 

[nickfjk93-blog]

Source: twitter

[yujachachacha]

Bushiroad Grand Festival

I SAW POPIPA PERFORM TODAY

BUT ALSO

I SAW SORAMARU SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AT HER MINI STAGE EVENT

HOLY CRAP SHE��S GORGEOUS

SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT SHE SEEMED MORE EXCITED TO SEE THEM WHEN SIGNING THE AUTOGRAPH THAN THEY WERE WTF THAT’S SO PRECIOUS BLESS HER

EDIT: I CAMPED FOR THE LAST EVENT (Rummy Labyrinth, Aimi's in it) AND IT WAS SO WORTH IT BECAUSE AT THE END MILKY HOLMES CAME OUT

I WAS STANDING LIKE 10-15 FT AWAY FROM SORAMARU AND MIMORIN HOLY SHIT THEY WAVED AND SMILED AT ME

I HAVE ASCENDED BYE Y'ALL

[littledemonsan]

Okay, it's a bit late, but I've been very busy :/ but anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIMORIN (Mimori Suzuko, Voice of Sonoda Umi)

Let's celebrate this with some amazing faces of her that have lol :)

He estado muy ocupado últimamente y es un poco tarde ya :/  igual de todas formas FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS MIMORIN (Mimori Suzuko, voz de Sonoda Umi)

Celebremoslo con algunas increíbles caras de ella que tengo :^)

[koholint]

i’ve seen milky holmes described as a “spiritual successor to galaxy angel” and even though that seems intentional considering genius 4′s seiyuu i don’t really agree? the tone’s very different, you could show galaxy angel to children most of the time and you uh definitely couldn’t with milky holmes lol. also i mean wasn’t angel-tai actually successful sometimes? milky holmes is just completely incompetent, the stupidity and in-fighting is ramped up to 11. that’s not a bad thing at all it’s just if i hadn’t seen people already making that comparison i honestly wouldn’t think to compare it to galaxy angel at all

but anyway they made a good call referencing rune there because imo the best way to describe milky holmes in relation to galaxy angel is “rune if it was good”

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mimorin(umi/sherlock) wear gokai red/super mega red mask

[pkjd]

"Milky Holmes: Psycho no Aisatsu" is a new anime special that will air on December 31st. The seiyuu unit will also be holding their final live on January 28th at the Nippon Budokan.

via: http://milky-holmes.com/

[semitranslatedseiyuublog]

Animelo Summer Live 2017 -THE CARD- テーマソング 作詞：ZAQ 作曲：ZAQ 編曲：ZAQ/EFFY 歌唱アーティスト:オーイシマサヨシ、(OxT)/KISHOW(GRANRODEO)/鈴木このみ/茅原実里/TRUE/DRAMATIC STARS(アイドルマスター SideM)/中島 愛/南條愛乃(fripSide)/羽多野 渉/春奈るな/Pyxis/早見沙織/Machico/Minami/三森すずこ/ミルキィホームズ/ZAQ

English Translation:

Animelo Summer Live 2017 - THE CARD - Theme Song

Lyrics: ZAQ Composition: ZAQ Arrangement: ZAQ/EFFY

Singers:

Masayoshi Ohishi (OxT)

Taniyama Kishou (GRANRODEO)

Suzuki Konomi

Chihara Minori

TRUE (Karasawa Miho)

DRAMATIC STARS (Idolmaster Side M) (Uchida Yuuma, Yashiro Taku, Nakamura Shuugo)

Nakajima Megumi

Nanjou Yoshino (fripSide)

Hatano Wataru

Haruna Luna

Pyxis (Toyota Moe, Ito Miku)

Hayami Saori

Machico

Minami

Mimori Suzuko

Milky Holmes

ZAQ

I’m going to give a brief introduction into who each of these people are as well as a link to either a solo song preview or a song compilation:

Masayoshi Ohishi (OxT)

He’s known for the openings in anime such as Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai, and Overlord. He has done insert songs for other anime as well. OxT is a music group he’s in along with Tom Hack.

Anime Song Compilation

Taniyama Kishou (GRANRODEO)

Seiyuu and member of the duo GRANRODEO, he provides vocals and lyrics for his group which Masaaki Iizuka provides arrangements and guitar. GRANRODEO has done OPs for Kuroko no Basuke, Bungou Stray Dogs, Code:Breaker and Karneval and an ED for Nanatsu no Taizai. He’s known for his roles as Chuuya in Bungou Stray Dogs, Jean in Attack on Titan, Ikki in Amnesia, and Natsuki from Uta no Prince-Sama. He has also done many insert songs.

GRANRODEO Song Compilation

Suzuki Konomi

Solo artist and anime singer who is known for singing the Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo ED, No Game No Life OP, and Otome x Amnesia OP.

No Game No Life OP

Chihara Minori

Seiyuu and solo artist who is known for singing many insert songs as well as the Kara no Kyoukai OP, Violet Evergarden ED, and Haruhi Suzumiya ED. She’s also known for her roles as Mitsuki in Kara no Kyoukai, Yuki in Haruhi Suzumiya, and Minami in Minami-ke.

Kyoukai no Kanata OP

TRUE (Karasawa Miho)

TRUE is the stage name for Karasawa Miho who’s a solo artist who is known for singing the Buddy Complex OP, Hibike Euphonium OP, and the Violet Evergarden OP.

Violet Evergarden OP

DRAMATIC STARS (Idolmaster Side M) (Uchida Yuuma, Yashiro Taku, Nakamura Shuugo)

A fictional group from Idolmaster Side M, it’s composed of three seiyuu: Uchida Yuuma, Yashiro Taku, and Nakamura Shuugo. Uchida Yuuma is Uchida Maaya’s little brother. He is known for his roles in Grand Blue and Banana Fish. Yashiro Taku is known for being the narrator of Kaji100 which is a variety show for Kaji Yuuki.

Album Preview

Nakajima Megumi

Seiyuu and solo artist who is known for her roles You in Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?, Yuzuki in Kimi no Iru Machi, and Charlotte from Violet Evergarden. She has sung a lot of insert songs for anime, and she has sung the OPs for Net-juu no Susume and Kotoura-san. She is half-Filipino and half-Japanese.

Net-juu no Susume OP [TV Version]

Nanjou Yoshino (fripSide)

She’s a seiyuu and the main vocalist for fripSide after a member’s departure. fripSide has sung OPs for anime such as Toaru no Railgun and Boarding School Juliet. She’s known for her roles as Eri in Love Live and Shirabe in Symphogear.

Boarding School Juliet OP [TV Version]

Hatano Wataru

He’s a seiyuu and solo artist who is known for his roles as Gajeel in Fairy Tail, Shinsou in Boku no Hero Academia, Nobunaga in Nobunaga no Shinobi, Metal Bat in One Punch Man, and Murasaki in Hamatora. He has lent his voice to many insert song performances but has also sung the EDs for Hamatora and Yuri on Ice. 

Hikari - Hamatora ED

Haruna Luna

She is a model and singer who has sung songs for the anime industry. She is known for contributing EDs to the SAO, Fate, and Monogatari series.

Solo Song Overfly

Pyxis (Toyota Moe, Ito Miku)

Both members are seiyuu who have had previous supporting roles in anime. Toyota Moe is also known for playing Sapphire in Hibike Euphonium. Both have lent their voices to anime songs. 

Live Performance: StylipS

*StylipS is another music group consisting of them and another member Noto Arisa.*

Hayami Saori

One of the top female seiyuu out there and a solo artist, she is known for many roles like Shoko from Koe no Katachi, Yumeko from Kakegurui, Shirayuki from Akagami no Shirayuki-hime, and Yukino from Oregairu. She is known for her multiple anime song performances in anime like Akagami no Shirayuki-hime, Anohana, Darling in the FranXX, and Oregairu.

Live Performance: Escort

Machico

Seiyuu and solo artist, she’s known for singing the Konosuba OPs for both the first and second seasons. 

Konosuba Second Season OP [TV Version]

Minami (Minami Kuribayashi)

Seiyuu and solo artist, she has collaborated with many groups including GRANRODEO. Minami is her stage name. She is known for singing the OPs for The Devil is a Part-Timer, Infinite Stratos, and Medaka Box.

Infinite Stratos OP

Mimori Suzuko

Seiyuu and solo artist. She’s known for her roles as Manami from Kamisama Hajimemashita, Umi in Love Live!, and Hiyoko in Danganronpa.

Solo Artist Song: SAKURA Dreamers

Milky Holmes

Milky Holmes is a voice acting unit consisting of the series' four main voice actresses; Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki and Izumi Kitta.

ZAQ

She’s a singer, songwriter, and composer signed to Lantis. She is known for singing many songs for the Chuunibyou, High School DxD, Non Non Biyori, and Rail Wars series. 

Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai OP

[cheesytoucans]

oh no, the anime is a shit show, I hated every second of the first season and was ok with some episodes of the second, and then the feather season comes on and it is so boring, I realised I actually loved the garbage can the 2 first seasons were, the 4 season is fine, and the movie is better, it was worth it because of the seiyuu, but yeah it is kind of a so bad it's good situation

I want to add to what I said, the anime doesn't take itself serously at all, I learned to appreciate that later, as I said when the feathers season came and they started to make things serious, it got boring, I missed the dumbass jokes, some of it aged poorly? yes, very much so, but there are scenes and jokes that I'll always remember, because it didn't take itself seriously, I don't regret watching Milky Holmes for a second

and 3rd ask about this, because apparently I can't conclude a thought process for shit, so basically my thoughts on the seasons, 1st and 2nd seasons, I was expecting something, didn't get it, got mad because of it, later learned to love them, 3rd season (feathers), they got to serious, kind of left behind all the silliness you grow used to in the first two seasons, except when Milky Holmes appears, 4th season, learns to balance the serious and the fun in some way, movie, does the same but better

well that’s a way more interesting and thought provoking response then I was expecting. I was expecting that someone was going to tell me that it was for people who are into the kind of shit that has the word I don’t wanna say because I value my health and that the seiyu make it and I was gonna be like aight that tells me nothing and I guess I shouldn’t watch it but this is interesting. 

I wanna like work through some more anime franchises that I haven’t seen, I’ve already done strike witches awhile back and I wanna do high school dxd still and one other I’m maybe thinking of and I was basically wondering if milky holmes is also one I should try and work through. I’m intrigued so maybe I will. 

[translationandbetrayals]

Milky Holmes' Rise to Fall, or How to Find Hope in Troubled Times

Milky Holmes reminds me of Žižek. And while it might seem quite nonsensical to tie this sentence together, it’s also something that gives us light about the times we’re facing.

Milky GODS

Always controversial, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek does have some interesting things to say. But even though he’s mostly known for his approach of leftist politics, the analysis of his that has stuck with me the most doesn’t relate to politics, or at least not directly. It’s his commentary about the animated film Kung Fu Panda, produced by Dreamworks. He has referred to the film a couple of times while highlighting something that has now become sort of a recurrent topic of his mythos. The idea of faith. This idea, also explained by him in the form of an anecdote about a scientist (Niels Bohr) who didn’t believe in charms, yet used to put one in his house just because he was told “it would work, even if he didn’t believe in it”, is essential to Kung Fu Panda and to Dreamworks as a whole (even if Žižek doesn’t directly acknowledge it). While the film works as a parody of Chinese martial arts films, and spends part of its runtime satirizing Chinese philosophy, in the end these principles are embraced, as Po’s wu wei defeats Tai Lung’s ambition (and we can say the same about the way Shrek and Megamind relate to fairy tales and superhero fantasy, just to cite other examples). 

But what does any of this have to do with Milky Holmes? What is this Milky Holmes, even? And as many of you might not be familiar with this long running multimedia franchise, it wouldn’t do harm to recapitulate its history. To understand Milky Holmes, we must first understand its seeds, which are in Broccoli and Bushiroad, two Japanese companies which were both founded by a single man, named Takaaki Kidani. Kidani started Broccoli in the late ‘90s, which first worked as a doujin management company for events, then expanding itself through Gamers, a goods store directed towards the otaku market. Gamers was immortalized and popularized through the Di Gi Charat franchise, produced by Broccoli and extremely massive through the late 90s and early 2000s. Spanning various anime adaptations, numerous manga, and lots of merchandise, the now classic characters were a boom within this same otaku market, and part of this success even crossed overseas, as you might see if you venture into old anime archives.

This really handsome dude is Takaaki Kidani

Now the success of Di Gi Charat probably wasn’t just because of the mascot made designs, though of course that had a part in its popularity. Aside from the already obvious fact, the Di Gi Charat franchise, at least in its first animated adaptation, had a pretty good sense of humor and irony. In a way, it was mocking the very own otaku it was targeted towards, and while it sure wasn’t the first to do so, this style of self-deprecating and sometimes grotesque or even infantile humor the series subjected its viewers to was something special. And while Di Gi Charat had quite the acid tone, it wasn’t without its share of tame and even heartwarming moments. It was moe, marketable of course, but there was something else as well. This series had a heart.

The heart of the show has a name and it’s Puchiko

It’s this spirit that Milky Holmes, more than 10 years after the creation of Di Gi Charat, held as its foundation as one of the star projects of the then recently started Bushiroad, founded after Kidani left Broccoli. Learning from his success in Broccoli’s projects such as the aforementioned Di Gi Charat, and also the media franchise Galaxy Angel, Milky Holmes was thought of as a multimedia project from the start. In the case of Milky Holmes, radio dramas, a manga, a PSP video game, an anime adaptation, and, perhaps most importantly, a seiyuu/idol unit were launched. I say most importantly because it was the disbandment of this unit that signaled the end of the franchise as a whole. In January’s 28th of 2019, Milky Holmes gave their final live performance at the Budokan, in fact ending the decade old franchise.

The end of Milky Holmes

On the anime side of things, the last installment was Psycho no Aisatsu, a crossover special episode featuring the main character of the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise, a trading card game series for kids that was also created by Bushiroad. It was the symbolic pass on the torch to a younger, still profitable franchise in Bushi, that hopefully might keep the spirit of the Milkies alive. But we must not be sad for what has ended, as this franchise will always stay there to be revisited, even for people who never got to experience it when it was still active.

And it’s because of this that I have not forgotten about Milky Holmes, even though it has been years since it ended. I feel especially partial to the anime, particularly its first two seasons, and the 2016 movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack (and what a movie is that one). One common thing about these three is that all of them feature Makoto Moriwaki as a director. And I feel she’s the one who better captures the spirit I mentioned above when talking about Di Gi Charat. It isn’t the only way to understand the series: there’s the video games, that might be seen as the source material; the Alternative OVAs, that are a closer adaptation of the games; and the two other anime seasons, which are completely different to anything else (and most people don’t seem to like); but Morikawi’s interpretation is the most interesting one, at least to me.

Now, you might be tired of so much anticipation and context, but it’s important to understand the background of this director to realize what she brought to the franchise (because yes, it’s a she) to, as I believe, perfect it. Makoto Moriwaki has mostly made a career out of directing children’s anime, more specifically anime for girls. Series such as the Sanrio based My Melody and PriPara have been directed by her, along with some Jewelpet seasons and even some Doraemon episodes. But a sort of black sheep among all that family friendly content is the raunchy adult comedy Ebichu, which, in spite of its cutesy visuals reminiscent of Hamtaro, is a series mostly targeted towards older women, full of jokes about adult life that, of course, involve a lot of sex.

it means a dirty word, if you didn’t realize

The Milky Holmes directed by Moriwaki is a middle ground between those two poles. On one hand, the cynicism, irony, and hidden sexual references in an outwardly kids friendly series, and on the other, the fantasy and the hopeful nature of magical girls and idol anime. And this dichotomy is also highlighted when we understand the target of this series. Despite its looks, Milky Holmes is not directed towards children. It’s not a kids show, but rather, a completely otaku business. It was broadcasted as shinya anime at 11 pm, it has its share of adult humor, and of course, the moe characters are exactly that, there’s no ambiguity there. It’s made to sell merchandise, discs and BDs to fat weirdos. But it’s quite interesting how the show treats its own audience, because if we’re to take Milky Holmes as an otaku product, it isn’t simply cynical.

Yes, that there is a ****plug

We have talked about Milky Holmes as a product and as a media franchise, but let’s review the series itself. To those who don’t know, Milky Holmes is set in a fantastical time and space called the Age of Great Detectives. In this world, Great Detectives and their eternal rivals, Gentlemen Thieves, are in constant struggle. They’re aided by their Toys, special powers whose name might be an irony on Bushiroad’s own status as a company.

A fascinating part of the Milky Holmes franchise for any crime or detective fiction freak is that most of the character names are taken from legendary detectives and criminals. There’s the 4 Milky Holmes members, which are respectively: Sherlock “Sheryl” Shellingford, the always energetic and optimistic leader (named after the most famous detective of all); Nero Yurizaki, a greedy, egotistical bokukko (named after the gluttonous Nero Wolfe); Hercule “Elly” Burton, a shy girl who has the most awareness inside the Milkies (named after Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot); and Cordelia Glauca, the shoujo-esque dramatic and delusional member of the crew (named after Cordelia Gray, the only character of the four that is originally female).

From left to right, unlike your Japanese mangos

They battle constantly against the Gentlemen Thief Empire, led by the intense and prideful Arsene (after Arsène Lupin, the French gentleman thief also recalled by the Monkey Punch character); and completed with Twenty, a narcissistic nudist that weaponizes his erect nipples (based on Menso Nijuu, a villain from the Ranpo Edogawa canon); Stone River, a prude warrior with a samurai pride (based on Goemon Ishikawa, the outlaw hero from Japanese folklore, also referenced by Lupin III); and Rat, who’s victim of everyone’s forgetfulness (based on Kozo Nezumi, a folk hero from the Edo period).

Twenty, Arsene, Stone River, and Rat

There’s also a third party in discord, that can either work as ally or enemy depending on circumstance (much like in your typical detective story) which is of course formed by the cops. The G4 is the “elite” patrol of law enforcement whose effectiveness also depends on plot convenience, and their leader (and child genius with infinite amounts of IQ) Kokoro-chan’s (named after Kogoro Akechi, the famous Ranpo Edogawa detective) mood. The other members are Tsugiko Zenigata (after Heiji Zenigata, a Japanese legend), a somewhat tomboyish girl voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro; Hirano Hasegawa (after Heizo Hasegawa, from the Onihei Hankacho novels), a traditional Japanese girl who is a master of combat; and Saku Toyama (after Kagemoto Toyama, a historic character made legend), the technological expert of the gang.

She just keeps it going up

Don’t call her Kokoro-chan, she’ll get angry

However, the main source of conflict (and comedy) in the series is that, despite being quite powerful and capable as detectives with the aid of their toys, the Milkies are pretty much nothing without them. Dame dame (useless), is something they’ll often have to hear, as they constantly struggle with the loss of their toys at the start of almost every new installment (save for Futari wa and TD, in which they weren’t the main characters because of this exact reason). Nonetheless, in spite of how hard they might fall, how much they can be humiliated and degraded (and they sure will), and basically turn into dumb slapstick cartoons, they will always stand up again, never losing hope even when taking a detour, or when they’re becoming farmers instead.

Milky farmers

In this acknowledgment of the cyclical and absurd nature of their misfortunes, made explicit in the movie by the (unintentional) use of words by Sheryl: “it’s rise to fall”, the philosophical implications of the series are unlocked, at least from the Moriwaki iteration of it. It’s an absurd reality, in which no matter how high one can be, one can always fall to the lowest of the low. Yet, when you have fallen, there’s nothing else you can do but go up, try and hope for the best, never giving in to life no matter how discouraging or absurd it might become.

It’s existential philosophy, right inside a moe anime, and one can’t be anything but thankful of someone who is giving such messages inside a work that could conform to just offering a product for profit. Instead, what Milky Holmes is doing is to tell its audience that no matter how hard their lives might get, no matter how repeatedly they might hear that they’re useless, that they’re dumb or hopeless, they must never give up. It’s quite beautiful, even more so when you’re aware of the darker sides of the otaku and the stigma and social alienation a lot of these people face in their country. And so, Milky Holmes might be a ray of light amidst a rabbit hole of isolation, which can be relatable to most of us as we face the current pandemic. A sign that even if we can’t see it, there’s hope at the end of the tunnel.

Yes, she’s saying that when they’re in prison

Closing on a hopeful note, I’ll let you in on a cool fact. Do you know who directed the Milky Holmes movie alongside Moriwaki? I will give you some lines to guess, if you think you’re smart detectives.

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Yes! It was Hiroaki Sakurai, who, coincidentally (or not), was the series director for most of the Di Gi Charat anime versions since its first installment in 1999. It’s really cool how everything circles back to a now almost prehistoric franchise, but it also circles back in a less symbolic way. 2021 seems to be a new year for Di Gi Charat, as the franchise is getting a revival as “Di Gi Charat Reiwa”, a new generation of the series which contemplates lots of merchandise and, most importantly, a new anime series, helmed by no other than the same Hiroaki Sakurai. Here’s hoping for a revitalization of this lively spirit, a hopeful affirmation of the disgusting manchildren we all have inside.

Promotional image for this era’s own Charat

Salvador González Turrientes

Links and additional sources of information:

Žižek on Kung Fu Panda 

The Milky Holmes article from the English Wikipedia 

Wikipedia list of the Milky Holmes characters (in English)

Takaaki Kidani's article (in English)

Takaaki Kidani’s article (in Japanese)

Di Gi Charat's Wikipedia (in English)  

Hiroaki Sakurai's (in English) 

Makoto Moriwaki's article (in English as well) 

The news of the Di Gi Charat Reiwa anime (from ANN) 

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[yujachachacha]

Hi, Yuja! I'm doing research for school on fan communities, and one of the communities I've selected is Love Live! Do you know the history of how this fandom was formed and how it developed? If not, do you know anyone else who does? I haven't been around long enough to know myself, but you seem knowledgeable!

I don’t know why y’all think I’m some kind of LL expert, because I’m technically a relatively new LLer. I downloaded LLSIF in December 2015, and I didn’t even have the names of the µ’s seiyuu memorized until right before Final Live. :’) I’ll admit that it does look like I know a lot about LL, but that’s only because I put effort into researching the series and doing my best to catch up to all the info out there. I’m the “pick one thing and be really good at it” type when it comes to choosing fandoms (which is why I always answer with “huh what?��� when I get asks about other series lol), so I guess that’s why I might seem like I’m a veteran of the fandom.

Truthfully, if you want a primary source about developments in the fandom, I can really only offer details about what it’s like to be an Aqours fan. Unlike some LLers I know, I joined the fandom too late to take part in events such as the global LL movie screening. If you want to know about NA LLer culture for Aqours events (e.g. the 1st Live screening, AWM 2017, 2nd Live screening), the history of Team ONIBE, or even a little bit about the build-up to the Yousoroad at the recent Aqours fanmeeting in Seoul (I had been following the Twitter account in charge of that stunt for many months and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly it grew), I could probably provide some info. However, if you’re looking for firsthand accounts of what it was like being a fan during the rise of µ’s, I suggest making a post on the Love Live! subreddit (/r/LoveLive). The subreddit and its mods have been around for much longer than I have in this fandom, so they might be able to help you out there.

As for how the fandom was formed - what exactly do you mean by that? Fandoms are created around a series by default, so…? Like, Dengeki G’s Magazine published news about a nifty new thing called a “school idol project” back in 2010. People liked it, and so the fandom was born. It got a decent following, enough for the cast to do a small live concert, and then an anime. Once the anime aired in 2013, the project exploded in popularity, with live concerts at venues that increased in size as time went on, culminating in a 2-day live screened at various locations around the world for the final performance in 2016 at the immense Tokyo Dome. As the project grew, the fandom grew along with it until it reached the millions of LLers it has today.

Meanwhile, as µ’s was wrapping up its activities, its successor - Aqours - also began the journey from a concept in a magazine to a super-popular idol group of its own. Their history is a lot shorter, but also complicated by the fact that they grew off of the popularity of µ’s. It’d be nigh unavoidable to talk about Aqours without giving context about µ’s.

Here’s some suggested reading:

Love Live! Wikia article on the history of Love Live! - Self-explanatory. It’s a great source if you want to know each landmark publication for the series. They also have a separate article for Love Live! Sunshine!! if you’re interested in that as well.

Lantis Music Producer Kisara Yohei analyses the reasons for the success of ‘Love Live!’ - In summary, inspiration stemmed from how seiyuu would perform live for series like iM@S and Milky Holmes (which Mimorin and Soramaru are a part of), so the producers decided to take a gamble and ride the 2.5D idol wave. The rest is history. There’s some good commentary here about why LL is so beloved by its fans.

LisAni Vol. 27.1 Interview with Mimori Suzuko - Mimorin remarks, “Theyear 2015 could be called the year of µ’s, right?” due to µ’s being at the peak of its popularity (aside from the outpouring of LLer feels during Final Live in 2016 of course). Notably, µ’s performed in NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which was a really big deal. To explain: it’s an invitation-only program that features the most popular music artists of the year. Performing in Kōhaku is a huge honor because it’s a mark that you’ve “made it” as a nationally-recognized artist (as opposed to a concert like Anisama, which specializes in anime music).

In fact, if you have the time, check out the LisAni Vol. 27.1 masterpost and read each µ’s member’s thoughts on the growth of the group.

There are a bunch of µ’s and Aqours articles translated by various people scattered around the web, and a number of them contain interview questions asking the cast about their thoughts on the growth of their respective groups. Post-live interviews in particular are prime material. The LisAni Vol. 27.1 µ’s interviews, for example, were done half a year after Final Live and have lots of reflective questions. Another interview I liked was the Seiyuu Animedia 2017 AZALEA piece, where Arisha mentioned that part of the choreo for “Tokimeki Bunruigaku” during 1st Live was inspired by the “Nightingale Love Song” performance by Printemps in the 5th µ’s live.

If you’re talking about the fandom in terms of the community - as in, the unique fan culture - then as a Former Student Who Had to Write Research Papers for School™, I would also offer the following advice: find a way to narrow your topic. If you’re just writing some kind of history paper on how LL became a global phenomenon, then all you’d probably need is the history page I linked above. However, if you want to write about LLers in general, the scope of that kind of topic would be way too broad for a paper you’re writing for school. The LL fandom is global, and large enough that each region has its own unique culture. There’s a huge difference between Love Live! fans in Japan vs. LL fans in North America vs. LL fans in Southeast Asia vs. LL fans in China vs. LL fans in Korea vs. LL fans in Europe vs…you get the point.

The important thing is, have a question in mind that you want to answer and do your research so that you can provide a satisfactory answer. Are you curious about the success of Korean LLers for the Yousoroad project? Do you want to cover the astounding growth of American LLers in 2016? Will you be analyzing the uniqueness of prominent figures in the fandom (e.g. translators and so-called “seiyuu mods”)? Or are you willing to take on the task of tracing the lengthy history of the rise of µ’s? There’s a lot of material to cover, so you’ve got a lot of options!