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HappyPri Selection merch of younger Ann and Wakana from Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live will be available to order from Groove Garage till December 15. Rubber Mats of the Prichan characters are available too.

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"Heart♥Colors♥of Various Dreams"

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30-Day Anime Post Challenge [Request: CLOSED]

So I decided to do another event where I will post 30 anime GIF sets from August 1 to August 30. It's nothing fancy though. I just thought this would be fun since I will be turning 30 on the 30th (yeah, just playing around with the number 30. lol). Aaaannndd, I might not be able to do this anymore in the future so I might as well. XD

To anyone interested in submitting their request and joining me in this event, you are most welcome! Please check the details below. :))

These are the rules when submitting your request:

open to anyone (mutuals, followers, non-followers)

send your request via ask (as always, anon ask is not allowed)

request will only be limited to a specific scene or a character of a particular episode

series will only be limited to the list below (with additional list, check the link below)

EVENT IS NOW OPEN FOR MULTIPLE REQUESTS

if another person happens to request the same request you submitted, I will send you a message to let you know and ask for another one

accepting request will only be until August 25 (regardless if I will receive 30 requests or not)

BE RESPECTFUL WHEN MAKING THE REQUEST, don't be so condescending when making the request because I will definitely block you

Below are the series that you can choose from:

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

Horimiya: Piece

Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan

Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season

Hataraku Maou-sama!! 2nd Season

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)

Undead Girl Murder Farce

Dekiru Neko wa Kyou mo Yuuutsu

Mononogatari 2nd Season

Link Click

One Piece

Ao no Orchestra

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL SERIES.

** I did not include JJK because I know there are a lot of amazing graphic makers out there for JJK. **

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Seasonal Reflection: Summer 2023 Anime

I've noticed over my years of seasonal anime watching that summer tends to be the weakest season of the year. For whatever reason, everyone saves their good shows for winter, spring or fall, leaving the middle of the year to limp along with few real standouts. But god almighty, even by those standards, this was a dismal fucking season of anime. Forget just not having many good shows, there were so few shows that even had the potential to be good. Trying to find anything with a fighting chance of turning out even halfway decent felt like trawling for nuggets of half-digested corn in an overflowing septic tank of obviously bad isekai, obviously bad light novel junk, and obviously bad wish-fulfillment rom-coms. And then, just to add insult to injury, basically all the shows that did start out strong ended up tripping over themselves in some way. So not only were there so few anime even worth keeping up with this season, none of them managed to score anything higher than "pretty good." This is, unquestionably, the worst anime season I've sat through since I started watching seasonally. So let's take stock of the few shows I kept up with and pray for better things once the much-more-promising fall season gets under way.

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead: Unfinished/10

Well, isn't this unfortunately ironic. The increasingly exploitative conditions that anime is made under have resulted in so many high-profile shows suffering production delays as their animators crash up against the cruelty of overwork and corporate greed. But there's something particularly disquieting when that fate befalls a show that's all about breaking free from your shitty exploitative job. Zom 100 sets out to extol the joys of living a free life unchained by capitalism's cruel clutches even in the midst of the end of the world, but ends up so ravaged by those very chains that it was unable to finish its run before it ran out of timeslots. And now its last three episodes are left in limbo, the entire production team waiting for a chance to recover and find some way to bring their work to a close. It's a pretty bleak situation that almost makes you believe a zombie apocalypse would actually be preferrable to our current state of affairs. Especially when, uh, this is not a show you want to give the audience extra time to think about. Cause the more you think about it, the more all its aggravating flaws- painfully simplistic moralizing, a sexist streak that refuses to just fucking die- start to sour your good feelings for the rollicking ride it's taking you on. I can only hope the final episodes, whenever they arrive, close it out on a strong enough note to make the ride feel worth it.

Mushoku Tensei Season 2 (1st Cours): 1/10

I have stewed long and hard over how to phrase my thoughts on the second season of Mushoku Tensei. I've agonized for hours on how to express how viscerally, repulsively infuriating this show has become. But ultimately, there's only one thing I can say: Fuck this show and fuck everyone who likes it. Fuck every free ride this show gives Rudeus so he never had to face consequences for his actions. Fuck the hypocritical stabs at "redemption" that only serve to excuse and justify every female character slobbering over an unrepentant pedophile. Fuck the single worst use of slavery I've ever seen in an isekai (Cannot fucking believe I have to give Shield Hero credit for anything). Fuck this lifeless waste of a cast that steadfastly refuses to have a single interesting member. Fuck the misogyny. Fuck the masturbatory woe-is-me manpain. And most of all, fuck every last braindead, media-illiterate mouth-breather who decided to turn this irredeemable garbage into a modern anime classic. The success of Mushoku Tensei is the death of everything I love about this medium, and I will never forgive any of you for bringing us to this point. Go. Fuck. Yourselves.

My Happy Marriage: 4/10

God, I really wanted to like this one more than I did. Isn't it great to see high-profile shoujo anime with impressive productions making a comeback after years of drought? And this is a story about trauma and healing and discovering your self worth and all that good stuff! This should've been right up my alley. And yet, My Happy Marriage just left me frustrated and somewhat offended. There's such a powerful story buried in here somewhere, but thanks to a combination of painfully overwrought melodrama that robs its heroine of far too much agency, a poorly handled supernatural twist on the Cinderella formula that only grows increasingly awkward the more it tries to force the two together, and a condescending undercurrent that seems to think the only cure for years of abuse is embracing a hyper-traditionalist form of wifely duties, that nugget of potential never has the chance to blossom. What an utter disappointment.

Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence: 5/10

Rejoice, folks; we've finally found the mathematical average of the slice-of-life moe romance. Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence is the platonic ideal of the fluffy, disposable rom-com made flesh, pleasant and harmless while watching but leaving no lasting impression once it's done. It's a collection of cute character moments, amusing gags, and occasional stabs at emotion that sometimes tug at your heartstrings a bit, all arranged in their proper places with a likable cast and bouncy animation and just enough energy to stay moderately interesting all the way through. And aside from the somewhat unique setting of a Medieval church as home base for our two awkward lovebirds, none of it lingers in your mind once the episode ends and you find yourself forgetting all the jokes you were just chuckling to. Which may seem like a backhanded complement, but honestly? This is what I would consider the baseline for anime rom-coms. If you're gonna just be fluffy and disposable, this is the absolute minimum you should be aiming for to make me appreciate spending twenty-four minutes every week with you. I can't really recommend it to anyone but the most ravenous rom-com fans, but at least now I have a standard to judge any similar shows that fall short of the mark.

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Season 2: 5.5/10

What strikes me most about Sugar Apple Fairy Tale now that it's over is just what an ambitious show it turned out to be. It's one thing to write a hackneyed fantasy racism metaphor about fairy slavery into your swoony shoujo romance, it's quite another to actually try and engage honesty with the implications of that idea as the core driving force of your narrative. And whatever else you might say about it, SAFT is really, truly making an effort to explore discrimination and systemic bigotry, tackling it from so many angles over the course of its 24 episodes without shying away from its thorny complexity. How many other stories like this would dedicate an entire subplot to showing how victims of one kind of discrimination can still perpetuate harm on groups even lower on the social totem pole like SAFT does with Brigit? Or explore how toxic systems of control don't magically get better just because a minority is at the helm like Lafalle? It's that kind of ambition that makes it easier to take this show's stumbles in stride, numerous though they might be at times. I'll always appreciate an earnest, messy attempt at making a statement over a safe, line-toeing space filler without the conviction to even try.

Horimiya Piece: 6/10

So this is a weird situation where the first season of Horimiya ended up rushing through the source material in order to adapt the whole story, and now this side-quel is going back and adapting all the content the first season skipped over. Essentially, it's a Horimiya DLC, scattered skits with no real cohesion or progression that just exist to give you more good times with the cast you love. But hey, Horimiya was never really heavy on plot to begin with; it's always been more a collection of moments across the lives of these friends than anything else. So I don't see anything wrong with doing a full season of just slice-of-life shenanigans, since that's basically what the first season became once Hori and Miyamura got together. And if nothing else, I certainly appreciated all the extra time with these lovable goofballs; this show does a better job than most of capturing the sheer, absolute chaos that teenage friend groups can cause amongst each other. Unfortunately, there are two episodes in the back half that truly, utterly suck- episode 9 is completely focused on the creepy pedophile teacher the show thinks is just the most hilarious joke ever, and episode 12 faceplants into romanticizing abusive relationships in a really gross way. So if you're gonna check Horimiya Piece out, do yourself a favor and skip those episodes entirely. Your experience will be better off for it.

Undead Murder Farce: 6.5/10

Pulp is a hard style to define, isn't it? You'd think it would be easy with how influential and popular it's been over the years. Ultimately, though, you just gotta know it when you see it. And Undead Murder Farce is pulpier than a thousand trees being turned into paper at an orange juice factory. It's a Victorian-era serial mystery extravaganza that turns the entirety of 19th-century supernatural adventure literary canon into the backdrop for a rakugo-performing half-oni and a severed immortal head to traipse through solving mysteries as they pursue a larger goal. Over the course of their adventures, they match wits and butt heads with vampires, werewolves, Sherlock Holmes, Phileas Fogg from Around the World in 80 Days, The Phantom of the Opera, Arsene Lupin, Frankenstein's Monster, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. And thanks to the director of Kaguya-sama at the helm, the visual presentation is exactly as gonzo and freewheeling as this brazen OC fanfiction deserves. I enjoyed every second of this goofy-ass show, and I hope we get a second season to see which classic characters our wisecracking immortal detectives rub elbows with next. It's what we deserve.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 (1st Part): 7/10

It's increasingly difficult to pin down my feelings on Jujutsu Kaisen. On the one hand, it regularly delivers some of the coolest, most lavishly animated punch-ups in modern anime. On the other hand, is that enough to cover for the story's incredible lack of focus and constant zig-zagging between different ideas at the drop of a hat? Like, I might need more than ten fingers to count how many times this show just drops in the middle of building up a status quo to shift gears into something entirely different without giving proper closure to what's come before. On the other other hand, though, season 2's backstory arc finally gave us an actual driving force for the story and a strong emotional framework to understand the stakes at play, except then it almost immediately reverses on that idea by revealing one of the critical characters has been dead the whole time and his story's suddenly over just when it was really getting under way, and... eh. Look, I like Jujutsu Kaisen, and its spectacular action and hilarious character interactions are usually enough to help me forgive its overly convoluted plotting (especially this season with its massive upgrade in directorial flourish and experimental animation). But at some point I'm really gonna start wondering if any of this nonsense will ever amount to more than a slapped-together framework to justify the fights.

Fate/Strange Fake Episode 0: 8/10

It's probably not a good sign that the only anime to really inspire me this season was basically just a prologue for a show that's still being made as we speak. But with how barren this season has been, I'll take my victories where I can. And sweet buttery Jesus, am I glad that Strange Fake is getting a full adaptation. After years of having no interest in Fate beyond the core story, one of these endless spinoffs finally manages to grab me hook line and sinker. And all it took was the author of Baccano and Durarara filtering the concept of the Holy Grail War through his particular penchant for sprawling, chaotic ensemble stories full of truly deranged characters slamming the full weight of their personalities against each other for the sheer fun of it. Add a mesmerizing new visual style from a longtime key animator making his directorial debut, and the result is an epic hour-long masterclass introduction that leaves you breathless for more. This is what Fate/Zero's first episode should have been. And sure, it could still go horribly off the rails at some point, but for now, I choose to remain hopeful. May this promise of better things to come prove a welcome omen as we leave this miserable anime season behind.

Shows I Dropped:

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses: Dropped at 2 episodes for extreme GoHands over-animation, and just being a painfully cringey male fantasy rom-com.

Atelier Ryza: Dropped at 1 episode for being boring and generic as fuck. Only worth it for the hilariously crowbarred-in fanservice shots and I can just look those up on their own.

Reign of the Seven Spellblades: Dropped at 2 episodes for some of the most cringe-worthy DeviantArt-tier writing I've ever seen.

The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today: Dropped at 2 episodes for just being boring, even though it's way better than GoHands' other monstrosity this season.

Bang Dream It's MyGo: Dropped at 1 episode for just not vibing with it, idk.

[polyamanga]

Have you read The Love Triangle That Has an Obligation to Make Everyone Happy?

I haven't!! Looking it up on Mangadex, it looks like the translation is pretty recent? The last chapter was only uploaded 4 days ago. You're very on top of it! lol

It also looks like the Japanese title, Kono Sankaku Love Come wa Shiawase ni Naru Gimu ga Aru, has a few different English translations and I don't know which is technically "right", but I like the one you submitted best. It doesn't seem like it's been licensed in English officially yet tho.

The cover art is very cute! I'm guessing it's a FFM series based on the girls holding hands and the "girls love" tag lol

At the start of the new semester, ordinary high school student Yashiro Tenma is in the same class as the two most beautiful girls in the school, Tsubaki Reira and Sumeragi Rinka. Reira is a cheerful and beautiful girl, and Rinka is cool and a little scary. Tenma wants to somehow live a peaceful school life by keeping a little distance from such overwhelming beauties, but one day he finds out Rinka's forbidden secret, and the situation changes completely!?

Thank you for the rec!

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Mori x Kihara ‖ Lovely Unlovely

Credit for the first picture goes to @lottafandoms! They are on Tumblr, so please check them out x)

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😢 man the painful irony of Gil being able to manipulate his own lifespan and being powerless to save the woman he loves.

Just goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover. When we first saw him I thought he was a massive asshole and would be the main antagonist. Turns out all he wanted to do was save Maria.

In game Pride was really just evil for the hell of it, man. Making Gil wait 5 years just to even start looking for users who could heal Maria is crazy.

The flashback showing Gil’s backstory was really nice, but I wonder what happened to Maria’s original fiancé if he was able to propose to her once he became chancellor.

On the bright side.. Arthur is finally a knight. I thought they’d show us the knight exam, but oh well. The two year timeskip is interesting since he’s the only one who looks older lol.

The ceremony was nice and those glasses he gifted Stale really fit him. That look he gave Pride as he was knighted was sweet too.

All in all, another great Higeki episode with some really good character development for Gil. Looking forward to next week’s ep

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One Day - Lyrics + Translation

Please do not repost/retranslate without permission.

Kanji:

【All】 「おはよう」そして「おやすみ」を

生まれてきてくれて　有難う

これからもずっと傍に…

【Ei】 月にエスコートされて太陽は

【Sh】 空を目映く照らし出す

【Ki】 小鳥のさえずりを伴奏に

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 「いってらっしゃい」を愛で語ろう

【Ng】 街の賑やかさが

【Va】 高揚感を連れ出して

【Ng・Va】 今日も笑顔が咲いてゆく

【Ya】 後悔と反省は

【Ej】 暗くなる前に

【Ej・Ya】 手を繋ぎ合って

【Ng・Va】 希望と勇気に

【Ej・Ya】 変えてゆこうよ

【All】 幸せが「おかえり」って花ひらくから

【All】 一日の始まりから終わりまで

���に廻る 色とりどりの景色

どんな日々も (La la la)

一緒ならば (La la la)

いつだってアニバーサリー (アニバーサリー)

365日 そしてその先へ 丁寧に重ねてゆこう

【Ei】 四季折々のフェスティバルや

【Sh】 尊き誕生日はもちろん

【Ki】 ありふれた毎日の中さえ

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 奇跡は起こってゆくものだから

【Ng】 遊びだって 何だって

【Va】 手加減ナシの本気モード

【Ng・Va】 今日もついつい夜更かしさ

【Ya】 たまにするケンカは

【Ej】 信頼の証

【Ej・Ya】 喜怒哀楽が

【Ng・Va】 織り成していった

【Ej・Ya】 トクベツが　ほら

【All】 日に日に かけがえのない場所になるんだ

【All】 うたた寝に温かなブランケット

揃いのカップ 涙に甘いカフェオレ

共に過ごす (La la la)

日常ぜんぶ (La la la)

羽ばたいたアニバーサリー (アニバーサリー)

365日 ひとつひとつから 愛を教わったんだよ

【Ei】 暁が高らかに 世界の

【Sh】 誕生に舞い 黎明は唄う

【Ki】 Morningの瑞々しさが育みを

【Ng】 Middayの輝きが 営みを

【Va】 黄昏は 喜び叫んでく

【Ya】 そしてオウマガトキ 抱きしめ合うように

【Ej】 互いを大切に想う 宵闇

【All】 空が移ろうたび 降り注ぐ祝福…

【All】 共鳴する夢と 感謝の歌を

最初からひとつだった魂

名前を付けよう (La la la)

この瞬間を (La la la)

美しきアニバーサリー (アニバーサリー)

365日 そしてその先へ 丁寧に重ねてゆこう

【All】 「おはよう」そして「おやすみ」を

命の限り　贈り続けよう

いつの日も「愛してる」を

Rōmaji:

【All】 “Ohayō” soshite “oyasumi” o

Umarete kite kurete arigatou

Korekara mo zutto soba ni…

【Ei】 Tsuki ni esukōto sarete taiyō wa

【Sh】 Sora o mabayuku terashi dasu

【Ki】 Kotori no saezuri o bansō ni

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 “Itterasshai” o ai de katarou

【Ng】 Machi no nigiyaka-sa ga

【Va】 Kōyōkan o tsuredashite

【Ng・Va】 Kyō mo egao ga saite yuku

【Ya】 Kōkai to hansei wa

【Ej】 Kuraku naru mae ni

【Ej・Ya】 Te o tsunagi atte

【Ng・Va】 Kibō to yūki ni

【Ej・Ya】 Kaete yukou yo

【All】 Shiawase ga “okaeri” tte hanahiraku kara

【All】 Ichinichi no hajimari kara owari made

Tomo ni meguru irotoridori no keshiki

Don’na hibi mo (La la la)

Issho naraba (La la la)

Itsu datte anibāsarī (anibāsarī)

Sanbyaku rokujū go nichi soshite sonosaki e teinei ni kasanete yukou

【Ei】 Shikioriori no fesutibaru ya

【Sh】 Tōtoki tanjōbi wa mochiron

【Ki】 Arifureta mainichi no naka sae

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 Kiseki wa okotte yuku mono dakara

【Ng】 Asobi datte nan datte

【Va】 Tekagen nashi no honki mōdo

【Ng・Va】 Kyō mo tsuitsui yofukashi sa

【Ya】 Tama ni suru kenka wa

【Ej】 Shinrai no akashi

【Ej・Ya】 Kidoairaku ga

【Ng・Va】 Orinashiteitta

【Ej・Ya】 Tokubetsu ga hora

【All】 Hinihini kakegae no nai basho ni naru nda

【All】 Utatane ni atatakana buranketto

Soroi no kappu namida ni amai kafeore

Tomo ni sugosu (La la la)

Nichijō zenbu (La la la)

Habataita anibāsarī (anibāsarī)

Sanbyaku rokujū go nichi hitotsuhitotsu kara ai o osowatta nda yo

【Ei】 Akatsuki ga takaraka ni sekai no

【Sh】 Tanjō ni mai reimei wa utau

【Ki】 Morning no mizumizushi-sa ga hagukumi o

【Ng】 Midday no kagayaki ga itonami o

【Va】 Tasogare wa yorokobi sakendeku

【Ya】 Soshite oumagatoki dakishime au yō ni

【Ej】 Tagai o taisetsu ni omou yoiyami

【All】 Sora ga utsurō tabi furisosogu shukufuku…

【All】 Kyōmei suru yume to kansha no uta o

Saisho kara hitotsu datta tamashī

Namae o tsukeyou (La la la)

Kono shunkan o (La la la)

utsukushiki anibāsarī (anibāsarī)

Sanbyaku rokujū go nichi soshite sonosakihe teinei ni kasanete yukou

【All】 “Ohayō” soshite “oyasumi” o

inochi no kagiri okuri tsudzukeyou

itsu no hi mo “aishiteru” o

Translation:

【All】 “Good morning” and “Good night”

Thank you for being born

Please stay by my side forever...

【Ei】 Escorted by the moon, the sun

【Sh】 Begins to dazzlingly illuminate the sky

【Ki】 Accompanied by the chirping of birds,

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 Let’s lovingly tell each other “See you later”

【Ng】 The bustle of the city

【Va】 Brings forth a feeling of exhilaration

【Ng・Va】 Today, too, smiles will blossom

【Ya】 Before it gets dark,

【Ej】 Let’s turn any

【Ej・Ya】 Regrets and remorse

【Ng・Va】 Into hope and courage

【Ej・Ya】 By holding hands

【All】 Because happiness blooms with a “Welcome home”

【All】 From the beginning to the end of each day,

We cycle together through a world of colorful scenes

No matter what kind of days may come, (La la la)

As long as we’re together, (La la la)

It’s always an anniversary (Anniversary)

365 days, and beyond — let’s carefully add to them one by one

【Ei】 Not just in the seasonal festivals

【Sh】 And precious birthdays, but even

【Ki】 Within our ordinary days,

【Ei・Ki・Sh】 Miracles are always happening

【Ng】 Whether we’re playing or doing anything else,

【Va】 It’s always serious and wholehearted, no holding back

【Ng・Va】 Today, we ended up staying up late again

【Ya】 The occasional argument

【Ej】 Is a sign of trust

【Ej���Ya】 Joy, anger, grief and pleasure

【Ng・Va】 Have woven together

【Ej・Ya】 Creating something special, you see

【All】 Day by day, it becomes an irreplaceable place

【All】 A warm blanket for a nap,

Matching cups, sweet café au lait for your tears

All the everyday moments (La la la)

We share (La la la)

Become a soaring anniversary (Anniversary)

From each of those 365 days, we’ve learned about love

【Ei】 Dawn rises high, celebrating the birth

【Sh】 Of the world and daybreak sings

【Ki】 Morning’s freshness nurtures,

【Ng】 The brightness of midday is alive

【Va】 And dusk shouts for joy

【Ya】 Then, by twilight, we hold each other close

【Ej】 We cherish each other deeply at midnight

【All】 Each time the sky changes, blessings rain down upon us…

【All】 A song of similar dreams and gratitude

From the start, our souls have been one

Let’s give a name (La la la)

To this moment (La la la)

A beautiful anniversary (Anniversary)

365 days, and beyond — let’s carefully add to them one by one

【All】 “Good morning” and “Good night”

For the rest of our lives, let’s keep exchanging these words

Everyday, let’s say “I love you”

[feymure]

Shoujosei (Shoujo and Josei) Anime to look forward to in 2024

With the return of Kimi no Todoke after 12 years, I welcome all to the Shoujo renaissance! Let’s roll on the hype train! (MyAnimeList links are in titles)

Winter Anime Season (January - March)

Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji Airs January 6th

Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suru Airs January 7th

Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu Airs January 1st

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san Airs January 8th

Yubisaki to Renren Airs January 6th

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon: Watashi no Shiawase na Katachi Airs March 15th

Gekai Elise Airs January 10th

Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen Airs January 9th

30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii Airs January 11th

Given movie 2:Hiiragi Mix Airs January 27th

Murai no Koi Airs February 4th

Wonderful Precure Airs February 4th

Ensemble Stars!! Tsuioku Selection Checkmate Airs March 10th

Spring Anime Season (April - June)

Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai Airs April 4th

Vampire Dormitory Airs April 7th

Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji Airs April 2nd

Rabbits Kingdom the Movie Airs June 14th

Tonari no Youkai-san Airs April 7th

Himitsu no AiPri Airs April 7th

Tadaima, Okaeri Airs April 9th

Summer Anime Season (July-September)

Senpai wa Otokonoko Airs July 5th

Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai: Kyou kara Jiyuu na Shokunin Life Airs July 6th

Tasogare Out Focus Airs July 7th

SutoPuri Movie: Hajimari no Monogatari Airs July 19th

Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season Airs August 1st

Yeosin Gangnim Airs August 7th

King of Prism: Dramatic Prism 1 Airs August 16th

Given movie 3: Umi e Airs September 20th

Fall Anime Season (October - December)

Hoshifuru Oukoku no Nina Airs in October

Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijou ni Naru hodo Ouji no Dekiai wa Kasoku suru you desu! Airs in October

Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi Airs in October

Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi Airs in October

Acro Trip Airs in October

Haigakura Airs in October

Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heika wo Kouryakuchuu Airs in October

Taishou Itsuwari Bridal: Migawari Hanayome to Gunpuku no Mouai Airs October 7th

Tono to Ino Airs October 10th

Hyakushou Kizoku 2nd Season Airs October 4th

30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii Movie Airs December 13th

[owlobservation]

Boujaku no Charisma (Arrogant Charisma) Lyrics and English Translation

Bluelock Season 2 Opening by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN

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Disclaimer: English translation by us. Apologize in advance if there's any mistake. If the official english translation comes out (usually through the MV), we will replace it immediately!

-Lyrics-

Hey guys, what's up?

能動的な selfish touch

快楽を食って生きている 君子危うくて接近戦

隠せない voltage

静観してるのが多分普通だから

それも幸せなんでしょう

一蹴即発のエクスタシー

降りられない孤独

もういいよって道化が嗤い出す

そうかじゃあもう命は終わりか?･･･and going!

心眼に満ちた独断で ダルい偏見はもう塵と化す

今ちょうどいいとこなんだから ほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

激しく鳴ってる 心臓に沿っていく

あてのないルートを選び出しながら

誰かが見落していたドラマの穴 鮮やかに

どこまでものめり込め お前が挑んだゲームだ

炎が猛るような眼差しがチケットだ

生ぬるくて安い同情にはもう飽き飽きしてんだ

常識のその向こうまで傍若のカリスマ

カオスを極める敵はどこだ?陸海空?

それとも自分の中か?

孫子崩れ去る現代戦 ふさわしき波乱

デスバレーさながら命を賭し

残ったやつを希望と呼べ

一蹴即発のエクスタシー

やめられないこれだけは

どうして無駄な血が流れる?

鬱陶しけりゃ無視すればいいのに･･･and going!

遠慮を促す抑圧が この世界を更にダメにする

今ちょうどいいとこなんだからほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

青に染まってく答えをずっと待ってる

世界を変えるのさ これが最終定理だ

わかんないならいっそ弾いてくれ わかんないままでいいさ

局所的正義で悪いかよ 反逆を続けろ

息が詰まるほど連なる選択よ、美しくあれ

描けたなら証になるだろうイメージしろ

誰も追いつけはしない

激しく鳴ってる 心臓に沿っていく

あてのないルートを選び出しながら

誰かが見落していたドラマの穴 鮮やかに

どこまでものめり込め お前が挑んだゲームだ

炎が猛るような眼差しがチケットだ

生ぬるくて安い同情にはもう飽き飽きしてんだ

常識のその向こうまで傍若のカリスマ

ちょうどいいとこなんだからほら

邪魔すんじゃねえよ

-Romaji-

Hey guys, what's up?

Noudoutekina selfish touch

Kairaku o kutte ikite iru kunshi ayaukute sekkinsen

Kakusenai voltage

Seikan shiteru no ga tabun futsuu dakara

Sore mo shiawase nan deshou

Isshuu sokuhatsu no ekusutashii

Orirarenai kodoku

Mou ii yo tte douke ga warai dasu

Sou ka jaa mou inochi wa owari ka?... and going!

Shingan ni michita dokudan de darui henken wa mou chiri to kasu

Ima choudo ii toko nandakara hora

Jama sun janee yo

Hageshiku natteru shinzou ni sotte iku

Ate no nai ruuto o erabidashi nagara

Dareka ga miotoshiteita dorama no ana azayaka ni

Doko made mo nomerikome omae ga idonda geemu da

Honou ga takeru you na manazashi ga chiketto da

Namanurukute yasui doujou ni wa mou akiaki shiten da

Joushiki no sono mukou made boujaku no karisuma

Kaosu o kiwameru teki wa dokoda? Riku kai kuu?

Sore tomo jibun no naka ka?

Son Shi kuzuresaru gendaisen fusawashiki haran

Desu Baree sanagara inochi o toshi

Nokotta yatsu o kibou to yobe

Isshuu sokuhatsu no ekusutashii

Yame rarenai kore dake wa

Doushite mudana chi ga nagareru?

Uttoushikerya mushi sureba ii no ni... and going!

Enryo o unagasu yokuatsu ga kono sekai o sarani dame ni suru

Ima choudo ii toko nandakara hora

Jama sun janee yo

Ao ni somatteku kotae o zutto matteru

Sekai o kaeru no sa kore ga saishuu teiri da

Wakan'nainara isso hajiite kure wakan'nai mamade ii sa

Kyokushoteki seigi de warui ka yo hangyaku o tsudzukero

Iki ga tsumaru hodo tsuranaru sentaku yo, utsukushiku are

Egaketa nara akashi ni naru darou imeeji shiro

Daremo oitsuke wa shinai

Hageshiku natteru shinzou ni sotte iku

Ate no nai ruuto o erabidashi nagara

Dareka ga miotoshiteita dorama no ana azayaka ni

Doko made mo nomerikome omae ga idonda geemu da

Honou ga takeru you na manazashi ga chiketto da

Namanurukute yasui doujou ni wa mou akiaki shiten da

Joushiki no sono mukou made boujaku no karisuma

Choudo ii toko nandakara hora

Jama sun janee yo

-English Translation-

Hey guys, what's up?

An active selfish touch

Living off pleasure, close combat with the best

Can't hide this voltage

Maybe it's normal to just watch quietly

I guess it's happiness too, right?

Ecstasy that kicks immediately

Loneliness you can't escape

"That's enough" the clown starts laughing

I see, is this the end of my life?... and going!

With my own heart's decision, that dull prejudice turns to dust

Now I'm in the right place, so hey

Don't get in my way

Following my heart that's beating wildly

I'm choosing the route with no destination

Filling the gap in the drama that someone overlooked

Immerse yourself to the fullest, this is the game you challenged

The fiery eyes are your ticket

I'm sick of lukewarm and cheap sympathy

An Arrogant Charisma that goes beyond common sense

Where is the enemy of chaos? On land, sea, air?

Or is it within myself?

In the turmoil of chaos, modern warfare collapsing like Sun Tzu's teaching

Risk your life like Death Valley

And call what remains 'hope'

Ecstasy that kicks immediately

I just can't stop doing this

Why do you shed unnecessary blood?

If it's annoying, you can just ignore it... and going!

Suppression that encourages restrain will ruin this world even more

Now I'm in the right place, so hey

Don't get in my way

I've been waiting for the answer dyed in blue

This is the final theorem that will change the world

If you don't understand, just shrug it off, It's okay not to understand

Is it wrong to follow local justice? Keep up the rebellion

These suffocating choices, let them be beautiful

If you can picture it, that image will be the proof

No one will be able to catch up

Following my heart that's beating wildly

I'm choosing the route with no destination

Filling the gap in the drama that someone overlooked

Immerse yourself as far as you can, this is the game you challenged

The fiery eyes are your ticket

I'm sick of lukewarm and cheap sympathy

An Arrogant Charisma that goes beyond common sense

I'm in the right place, so hey

Don't get in my way

[koizumicchi]

母親って (Shibasaki Aizou) English Translation

母親って Hahaoya tte A Mother

Character: Aizou from LIP×LIP HoneyWorks feat. ないこ Lyrics: Kaoru & shito Composer: Kaoru

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T/N: Wishing everyone a happiest new year!!

Keep in mind that Japanese and English aren’t my first language. I never claim my translation (attempts) to be error-free. As always, if you’re going to use or reference my translations, please do not claim it as your own and credit me.

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あなたはいつだって 自由に生きていて 気分屋なところ猫みたい 頭を撫でてくるその変わらない癖 ウザがるけど嫌いじゃないんだ

Anata wa itsu datte Jiyū ni ikiteite Kibunya na tokoro neko mitai Atama o nadete kuru sono kawaranai kuse Uzagaru kedo kirai janain da

You are always Living freely You have a moody temperament, like a cat That unchanging habit of stroking my head It annoys me but I don’t hate it

友達みたいにケンカして 言いたいこと言い合う関係

Tomodachi mitai ni kenka shite Iitai koto iiau kankei

We fight like we are friends A relationship where we can tell each other what we want to say 

シワができても大丈夫だから いつまでも綺麗だから 笑ってくれるだけで強くなる やっぱりすごいな あなたの笑顔は いつまで経っても子供ですよ 幸せですよ

Shiwa ga dekite mo daijobu dakara Itsumademo kirei dakara Waratte kureru dake de tsuyoku naru Yappari sugoi na anata no egao wa Itsu made tatte wo kodomo desu yo Shiawase desu yo

It is alright if you wrinkle, because You will always be beautiful in my eyes Just by making you smile makes me stronger And as I thought, your smile is incredible No matter how much time passes, I will continue to be your child And that makes me happy

あなたはいつだって 自由に生きていて 空を泳いでる鳥みたい 強がりでそのくせ本当は泣き虫で もうどちらが子供なんだか…

Anata wa itsu datte Jiyū ni ikiteite Sora o oyoideru tori mitai Tsuyogari de sono kuse hontō wa nakimushi de Mō dochira ga kodomo nandaka…

You are always Living freely Like a bird flying in the sky That habit of pretending to be tough, but you’re actually a crybaby Geez, who between the two of us is the child now…

友達みたいにふざけ合って 守りたい大切な存在

Tomodachi mitai ni fuzake atte Mamoritai taisetsu na sonzai

We joke with each other like we are friends You are an important existence I want to protect

白髪増えても大丈夫だから いつまでも綺麗だから 言葉をくれるだけで頑張れる やっぱりずるいな 母親ってやつは いつまで経っても見守ってて 約束ですよ

Shiraga fuete mo daijōbu dakara Itsu made mo kirei dakara Kotoba o kureru dake de ganbareru Yappari zurui na Hahaoya tte yatsu wa Itsu made tatte mo mimamottete Yakusoku desu yo

It is alright if your hair turns gray, because You will always be beautiful in my eyes Just by giving me your words makes me do my best As I thought, you are unfair Someone who is known as a mother No matter how much time passes, I will watch over you That I promise you

これからも元気でいて あなたの“幸せ”が幸せ

Kore kara mo genki de ite Anata no “shiawase” ga shiawase

Stay happy and well from now on Your “happiness” is happiness itself

シワができても大丈夫だから いつまでも綺麗だから 笑ってくれるだけで強くなる やっぱりすごいな あなたの笑顔は いつまで経っても子供ですよ 幸せですよ

Shiwa ga dekite mo daijobu dakara Itsumademo kirei dakara Waratte kureru dake de tsuyoku naru Yappari sugoi na anata no egao wa Itsu made tatte wo kodomo desu yo Shiawase desu yo

It is alright if you wrinkle, because You will always be beautiful in my eyes Just by making you smile makes me stronger And as I thought, your smile is incredible No matter how much time passes, I will continue to be your child And that makes me happy

[vashtijoy]

translation: bokura no hikari (our light)

Wow it’s been a few years since I translated a song lolol. There are a few translations of this very popular AND FUCKING TRAGIC one out there already, but because the grammar gets a bit convoluted I’m sure this won’t be the last. Put it like that.

This translation draws heavily on prior art at the SMT wiki and by /u/JLazarillo on reddit.

夢を夢と気づいた夜 君を見つめ瞼を閉じる yume o yume to kizuita yoru, kimi o mitsume mabuta o tojiru The night I realised this dream was a dream, I closed my eyes as I looked at you,

温もりも重ねた手も声も 目覚めれば微睡みへと消えて nukumori mo kasaneta te mo koe mo, mezamereba madoromi e to kiete The warmth of your hand in mine, and your voice - if I awoke, the last of them would disappear,

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僕らが二度と会えなくても 過ぎた時が痛みに変わっても bokura ga nido to aenakute mo, sugita toki ga itami ni kawatte mo Even if we never meet again, even if the time we had hurt in the end,

その痛みでね導いてよ 僕を照らす夜空の星へと sono itami de ne michibiite yo, boku o terasu yozora no hoshi e to It's that pain that will guide me towards the stars in the bright night sky.

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甘い甘いおとぎの国 君と会えた歪んだ世界 偽りの幸せでもいいと告げる口 君がそっと塞ぐ amai amai otogi no kuni, kimi to aeta yuganda sekai itsuwari no shiawase de mo ii to tsugeru kuchi, kimi ga sotto fusagu You silenced me when I told you it would be fine: the fake happiness of that sweet, sweet fairyland, of that distorted world where I could meet you.

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思い出の始まる日になる 君が消えた自分で決めた道 omoide no hajimaru hi ni naru, kimi ga kieta jibun de kimeta michi [lit. it's become the day my memories of the path you, who disappeared, chose yourself begin.] Now it's the day my memories begin, of you disappearing, choosing your own path for yourself,

歩くのさずっとせつなくても 僕の目指す明日の星へと aruku no sa zutto setsunakute mo, boku no mezasu ashita no hoshi e to [lit. even if it's painful, I'll always walk towards the stars of the tomorrow I'm aspiring to anyway.] Even if it hurts, I'll always keep walking toward the stars I'm reaching for, the stars of tomorrow.

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目覚めて現実が来る昨日と違う悲しみが大切だから明日を生きてゆく mezamete genjitsu ga kuru kinou to chigau kanashimi ga taisetsu dakara asu o ikite yuku [lit. the pain that's different from the yesterday when the reality I awoke to came is precious, so I'll live on into tomorrow] I’m glad the pain’s better today than it was yesterday, when I awoke to this reality, so I'll keep going until tomorrow.

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僕らが二度と会えなくても過ぎた時が痛みに変わっても bokura ga nido to aenakute mo, sugita toki ga itami ni kawatte mo Even if we never meet again, even if the time we had hurt in the end,

その痛みさえ超えてゆくよ 流す涙乘り越えより高く sono itami sae koete yuku yo, nagasu namida norikoe yori takaku I'll leave that pain behind far more easily than I will my many tears,

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そして掴むよ 澄み切った空 永久に浮かぶ僕らの光を soshite tsukamu yo, sumikitta sora, towa ni ukabu bokura no hikari o And I'll seize that starry sky, that will remind me of our light forever and ever.

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errata

2023-02-23—second-last line, took another look at yori takaku 2023-02-23—last line, tsukabu -> ukabu 2023-04-28—jibun de kimeta michi: this is an almost direct Akechi quote, and jibun is "yourself", here (telling someone else's story). also that is the last time I paste dialogue from the wiki. 2023-05-14: various minor wording changes. 2023-05-19: turns out nukumori and kasaneta te are often linked, and it means the warmth of the hand you're holding.

[mazojo]

Summer 2023 Anime Watchlist

Horimiya: Piece - July 1

Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi - July 2

Ayaka - July 2

Wasure Hoshi no Volicia - July 3

Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta - July 4

Mononogatari 2nd Season - July 4

Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha - July 4

Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon - July 5

Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season - July 6

Undead Girl Murder Farce - July 6

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) - July 7

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Part 2 - July 7

Kanojo, Okarishimasu 3rd Season - July 8

AI no Idenshi - July 8

Liar Liar - July 8

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto - July 9

Dark Gathering - July 10

Bungou Stray Dogs 5th Season- July 12

Tonikaku Kawaii: Joshikou-hen - July 12

Shuumatsu no Walküre II Part 2 - July 12

Hataraku Maou-sama!! 2nd Season - July 13

Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi - July 13

Shiguang Dailiren II - July 14

Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid 2nd Season - July

Spy Kyoushitsu 2nd Season - July

Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou - September 15

[morimyulyrics]

Helllooooooo!! And so it begins, Op4 lyrics time. Thanks as always to @alphardofthealley for scans of the lyrics booklet. <3

This one's a very soft and very cute song for John and Sherlock. I absolutely LOVED the roof scene in the manga, and I believe this song managed to double/triple/quadruple just how soft this scene is. Enjoy!!

Under this blue sky

この空の下 | Kono sora no shita Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson

Kanji

ずっと一人だったから　 お前と一緒に事件を 解決するようになってから　前よりももっと楽しくなった 同じ目線に立って　謎解きの楽しさを 共有できる相棒が　お前で良かった　だから…

お前がここからいなくなると　ちょっと悲しくなるな… でも、だからっていつあでもお前に　ここにいてくれてって言うの違う それは多分”依存”とか　”支配”ってやつだから 俺はメアリーを見極めようとした　彼女を試す様な真似もした その理由がやっと分かった　お前に幸せになって欲しいからだ

あぁ…　そう願うこの気持ち… これがきっと”友情”って　やつなんだな

友情　友情　お前の口から　そんな言葉が出て来るなんて そんな風に俺を想ってくれて　叫びたいくらいに嬉しいよ！

俺は結婚したとしても　お前の相棒を辞める訳じゃない お前と一緒に事件解決するのは　俺の生き甲斐なんだ！

「…約束だ、ジョン。」 俺との友情信じるなら　この先どんなことがあっても

お前はお前の幸せを掴め　お前の幸せこそが… 俺の幸せなんだからな

あぁ約束する　誓いを立てる　この空の下　お前に この空の下　お前に この空の下　お前に

Romaji

Zutto hitori datta kara  omae to issho ni jiken wo Kaiketsu suru you ni natte kara  mae yori mo motto tanoshikunatta Onaji mesen ni tatte  nazotoki no tanoshisa wo Kyouyuu dekiru aibou ga  omae de yokatta  dakara... Omae ga koko kara inakunaru to  chotto kanashiku naru na...

Demo, dakara tte itsumademo omae ni  koko ni ite kure tte iu no wa chigau Sore wa tabun “izon” toka “shihai” tte yatsu dakara Ore wa Mary wo mikiwameyou to shita  kanojo wo tamesu you na mane mo shita Sono riyuu ga yatto wakatta  omae ni shiawase ni natte hoshii kara da

Ah Sou negau kono kimochi... Kore ga kitte “yuujou” tte yatsu nanda na

Yuujou  yuujou  Omae no guchi kara  sonna kotoba ga detekuru nante Sonna fuu ni ore wo omotte kurete  sakebitai kurai ureshii yo!

Ore wa kekkon shita to shite mo  omae no aibou wo yameru wake ja nai Omae to issho ni jiken kaiketsu suru no wa  ore no ikigai nanda!

...Yakusoku da, John. Ore to no yuujou shinjiru nara  kono saki donna koto ga attemo Omae wa omae no shiawase wo tsukame  omae no shiawase koso ga Ore no shiawase nanda kara na

Ah yakusoku suru  chikai wo tateru  kono sora no shita  omae ni Kono sora no shita  omae ni Kono sora no shita  omae ni

English

Sherlock: Please. What are you saying, John? I’ve always thought highly of you. John: Really, Sherlock?

I had always been alone And when you came along, solving mysteries became a lot more fun I realized how fun it is having a partner on my side A partner I can work well with, I’m glad that partner is you Which is why I feel a bit sad knowing that you’re leaving

Still, that’s not enough reason to ask you to stay If I do (ask you to stay), I’d be “dependent” on you, or maybe I’d be “taking control” of you I finally understand why I tried to probe Mary, and even tested her And that’s because I just want you to be happy

Ah Yes, this feeling... It must be “friendship”

“Friendship” “Friendship”... Who would have thought the day would come when I’d hear that from your lips? And to think you’d think that about me... I’m so happy I could scream!

John: Sherlock! Sherlock: Wha! Idiot! Don’t just suddenly hug me! John: Come on. It’s fine, right? Sherlock: It’s weird. Let go of me! John: But, don’t get the wrong idea, Sherlock.

Even if I get married, I won’t stop being your partner Because solving cases with you is my life’s purpose!

That’s a promise, John. If you think my friendship is true, know that regardless of what happens from now on Just go and grab onto your happiness Because what makes you happy　makes me happy.

Yes, I promise. I swear this oath to you, under this blue sky Under this blue sky, I swear to you Under this blue sky, I swear to you

John: Let’s make sure everything goes well tomorrow! Sherlock: Yeah. Let’s do that.

Notes: There's no mention of blue skies, but the weather was shown to be super nice on stage, so I thought I should capture that. I LOVE THIS SCENE.