#nemoto masakazu

[kanasmusings]

[Eng Subs DL] Musical Yuukoku no Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) Op. 5 - "The Final Problem"

Hello, hello~! I am happy to finally share with you the finished English subtitles for MoriMyu Op. 5~

It took a lot longer for me to finish than I'd like to admit, but it is here, it is finished~ ＼(≧▽≦)／ Op. 5 covers chapters 48-56 (+67) of the manga or the last few episodes of the anime for those who followed along with that as well. As the title suggests, it is the penultimate of Sherlock and William's story. We've gone through a lot with them in so many forms, and I'm so glad that the musical gave us such a beautiful rendition of the story. I do believe it will make you cry as well!

Anyway, enough rambling from me. I will be updating the folder with the bonus content subs along the way, but just for extra measure, I'll reblog the original post when they're all up~!

BD PURCHASE LINK (International cards and shipping accepted!): CDJapan BD Version | DVD Version

Official Sites: Twitter | Website (MoriMyu General) | Website (Op. 5) MoriMyu Op. 1 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 2 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 3 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 4 Subtitles

Links, notes, and disclaimers under the cut, enjoy~!

NOTES:

※ THE FILE IS SUBTITLES ONLY, VIDEO IS NOT INCLUDED!

All songs and lyrics were translated by me. A bit of creative liberty was exercised to fit context and some cultural references. As usual, the lyrics actually help move the plot, so I didn’t include the romaji for any of them.

Again, I’m not a native British English speaker, so some terms might be off. I consulted with a friend to help me check them, just in case, but please forgive any mistakes.

As usual, some scenes in the musical differ from the anime/manga for time and fluidity’s sake, so please don’t hit me for things that I can’t control ^^;

There aren’t particularly any triggering scenes here, but please do watch with caution since some subjects and terms used might be sensitive and/or triggering for other viewers.

RULES:

[MOST IMPORTANT] Please DO NOT re-post the subs and the link outside of Tumblr! If you want to share outside, please, please DM me about it and link my blog to your post. That’s all I ask.

Please DO NOT remove my credits.

Please DO NOT re-translate without permission.

SUBS DL LINK: GOOGLE DRIVE

※ Please only DM me if there is a problem with the subtitles. I cannot help you if it’s related to the videos.

※ If you enjoyed my work, please consider buying me a coffee here, if you can. It’ll really help me out a lot.(o^▽^o) Thank you!!

[saiiboat]

All Photos from the Burimyu Cast Page 🩷

Everything is under the cut to not clog up the dash!

⿊崎⼀護 / 木原瑠生, Kurosaki Ichigo played by Kihara Rui

井上織姫 / 佐當友莉亜, Orihime Inoue played by Yuria Sato

茶渡泰⻁ / チャンヘ, Sado Yasutora played by Chanhe

⽯⽥⾬⻯ / 佐藤永典, Uryuu Ishida played by Satou Hisanori

平⼦真⼦ / 山﨑晶吾, Hirako Shinji played by Shogo Yamazaki

浦原喜助 / 根本正勝, Urahara Kisuke played by Nemoto Masakazu

朽⽊ルキア / 田野優花, Kuchiki Rukia played by Tano Yūka

朽木白哉 / 山本一慶, Kuchiki Byakuya played by Yamamoto Ikkei

阿散井恋次 / 宇野結也, Abarai Renji played by Uno Yuya

日番谷冬獅郎 / 松岡拳紀介, Hitsugaya Tōshirō played by Kennosuke Matsuoka

松本乱菊 / 美麗, Matsumoto Rangiku played by Birei

更木剣八 / 岡本悠紀, Zaraki Kenpachi played by Yuki Okamoto

斑目一角 / 川﨑優作, Madarame Ikkaku played by Yusaku Kawasaki

藍染惣右介 / 井澤勇貴, Aisen Sōsuke played by Yuki Izawa

市丸ギン / 秋沢健太朗, Ichimaru Gin played by Kentaro Akisawa

東仙 要 / 藤田浩太朗, Tōsen Kaname played by Fujita Kōtarō

ウルキオラ・シファー / 百名��ロキ, Ulquiorra Cifer played by Hyakuna Hiroki

グリムジョー・ジャガージャック / 植原卓也, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez played by Uehara Takuya

note: names in romaji prioritize however the actors write it in portfolios and social media! Also wasn't able to find anything about 美麗 / Birei with a cursory search so if anyone knows her socials please let me know!!

[magpiejay1234]

https://myanimelist.net/anime/3972/Yu%E2%98%86Gi%E2%98%86Oh_5Ds/characters

Let’s do the repeats in 5D’s:

**Takayuki Sugou does José, Aporia, and Dr. Kogami:

https://myanimelist.net/people/37/Takayuki_Sugou

**Ryou Naitou does Jean, and Ryuji Otogi:

https://myanimelist.net/people/293/Ryou_Naitou

**Taiten Kusunoki does Jin Himuro, and Don Zaloog:

https://myanimelist.net/people/893/Taiten_Kusunoki

**Kenji Nomura does Demack, and Housaku:

https://myanimelist.net/people/299/Kenji_Nomura

**Mika Itaou does Rally, and young Yuma:

https://myanimelist.net/people/168/Mika_Itou

**Yoshihisa Kawahara does Cup Noodle Man, Raphael, and Mad Dog Iruka:

https://myanimelist.net/people/409/Yoshihisa_Kawahara

**Yuuki Masuda does Breo, and Misawa:

https://myanimelist.net/people/1641/Yuuki_Masuda

**Ryouhei Kimura does Brave, and Taiki:

https://myanimelist.net/people/1762/Ryouhei_Kimura

**Takahiro Hirano does Blitz, and Chousaku Manjoume:

https://myanimelist.net/people/11508/Takahiro_Hirano

**Takanori Hoshino does JACK ATLAS, and Honest:

https://myanimelist.net/people/1052/Takanori_Hoshino

**Aki Kanada does Torunka, Carly, Tokunosuke, and young Ryouga:

https://myanimelist.net/people/930/Aki_Kanada

**Sachi Kokuryu does Sly, and Tron:

https://myanimelist.net/people/5997/Sachi_Kokuryu

**Hidenobu Kiuchi does Saiga, Koorimaru, and Chaos Sorcerer:

https://myanimelist.net/people/174/Hidenobu_Kiuchi

**Masakazu Nemoto does Placido, and Aporia:

https://myanimelist.net/people/19513/Masakazu_Nemoto

**Takashi Matsuyama does Mizoguchi, and Mei:

https://myanimelist.net/people/685/Takashi_Matsuyama

**Masami Iwasaki does Lotten, Isono, and Samejima:

https://myanimelist.net/people/710/Masami_Iwasaki

**Naru Kamawato does Austin, and Tarou:

https://myanimelist.net/people/1440/Naru_Kawamoto

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] 舞台「文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER」(butai bungou stray dogs storm bringer)

you will be able to watch 4 shows @ Streaming+

price: ￥3.800 + fees

◎ 初日 (shonichi) [June 26th, 2022 ~ 12:00] price: ￥2.700 + fees

◎ 夜公演 (yoru kouen) [June 26th, 2022 ~ 17:00] price: ￥4.000 + fees

◎ 前楽 (maeraku) [July 3rd, 2022 ~ 12:00] price: ￥4.200 + fees

◎ 千秋楽 (senshuuraku) [July 3rd, 2022 ~ 17:00] price: ￥4.000 + fees

[morimyulyrics]

Updated: May 29, 2024

As an alcroft/myal (MycroftxAlbert) shipper, this track just gives me the BIGGEST FEELS. I mean, sure it’s 95% Mycroft’s song and I edited in Albert’s one line, but this entire scene just gives me so many alcroft feels, it’s AMAZING. I cannot count with all my toes and fingers how many times I’ve rewatched this scene. LOL

The Two M’s: Negotiation

二人のM　取引 | Futari no M, Torihiki Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Albert James Moriarty

Kanji

大英帝国　誉れ高き祖国 女王陛下の御許に　かしずきて 安寧と秩序を　護りし僕（しもべ） 我はこの身を　捧げ給う（たもう）

陸軍情報部　その頂にあるは 祖国の闇すべて　この身に帯びて 闇を討つ覚悟　背負う証 マイクロフト・ホームズ　祖国のために

アルバート・ジェームズ・モリアーティ　 祖国のために

Romaji

Daieiteikoku homare takaki sokoku Joouheika no gomoto ni kashizukite Annei to hitsujo wo mamorishi shimobe Ware wa kono mi wo sasagetamou

Rikugun jouhoubu sono itadaki ni aru wa Sokoku no yami subete   kono mi ni obite Yami wo utsu kakugo seou akashi Mycroft Holmes sokoku no tame ni

Albert James Moriarty  sokoku no tame ni

English

The Great British Empire, my honorable, mighty homeland I directly serve upon Her Highness, the Queen A lowly servant keeping public peace I offer my whole self to this empire

As the head of the army’s intelligence branch I take care of the sovereign’s problems This is proof of my determination, to rid the land of darkness Mycroft Holmes, all for the sovereign

(Albert James Moriarty, all for the sovereign)

Albert: It has been a while, sir. Or shall I say, Mr. Holmes?

Note: Albert’s “all for the sovereign” is not included in the official track.

[jeiminokami]

[Twitter Translation]

We have safely finished two performances for Stage Bungo Stray Dogs "Dazai, Chuuya, 15 years old." Thank you for attending the performances.

Dazai receiving a pat in the head by Mori-san.

#文ステ #太宰治 #青の時代 #文豪ストレイドッグス

- Rui Tabuchi

[oshi-nakadapiroki]

▶ Archive: Nakada Hiroki (2021.5.31～6.15).

[leenaevilin-stage-market]

[Video] 舞台「劇団シャイニング from うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪『BLOODY SHADOWS』」(butai gekidan shining from uta no☆princesama♪ bloody shadows)

the DVD/Blu-ray will be released on May 14th, 2021☆ ☆ ☆

☆ DVD  ☆ Blu-ray         ♪ Amazon ☆ DVD  ☆ Blu-ray         ♪ CD Japan

[osameow-meow]

NEWS: Bungou Stray Dogs Fifteen Stage Play Cast and Visual Released

[pinkgirl94]

Bungo Stray Dogs on Stage: STORM BRINGER

BSD Stage Official revealed a new visual of the upcoming stage play along with the old & new cast. The play will start on June 24.

Cast: Nakahara Chuya - Ueda Keisuke Paul Verlaine -  Sasaki Yoshihide Adam Frankenstein - Isono Dai Shirase - Izaki Ryujiro

Hirotsu Ryuro - Kato Hirotaka Dazai Osamu -  Tabuchi Rui Mori Ogai - Nemoto Masakazu N - Kubota Yuki

[mimisaurora]

GS has updated with new visuals, cast, dates and venues for the final installment of the Gekidan Shining project!

the cast consists of:

Hiroki Nakada as Masaferry

Gaku Takamoto as Warren

Yusuke Akiba as Ailess

OC cast includes:

Masakazu Nemoto as Homer

Takuya Kishimoto as Jonathan

Kodai Miyagi as Theodor

Ryota Hirono as Reinhardt

a full synopsis is yet to be released, but it is said that it will be about the story following the faithful encounter which lead masaferry, warren and ailess to travel together forever.

the stage will take place from 11/5 to 11/8 at THEATRE1010 in tokyo

and from 11/19 to 11/23 at the COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW Hall in osaka

the 11/9 show will host a talk with hiroki, gaku, takuya and ryota after the performance

the 11/20 show will host a talk with yusuke, masakazu and kodai after the performance

all tickets will come with a bromide set of the main cast (not inclusive of advanced seating privileges)

video: https://youtu.be/UAk77MrINvg

website: https://gs-bloodyshadows.com/

[horrorlover99]

Cast and Crew of Hellsing Ultimate

Based on comic by

Kouta Kirano

Series publisher

Young King OURS

Published by

Shonen Gahosha., LTD.

CAST

Alucard

Johji Nakata (Japanese) Crispin Freeman (English)

Seras Victoria

Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese) Katherine Gray (English)

Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing

Yoshiko Sakakibara (Japenese) Victoria Harwood (English)

Walter C. Dollneaz

Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese) Ralph Lister (English)

Anderson

Norio Wakamoto (Japanese) Steven Brand (English)

Major

Nobuo Tobita (Japanese) Gildart Jackson (English)

Richard

Yosuke Akimoto (Japanese) Steven Brand (English)

Integra (youth)

Kaori Mizuhashi (Japanese) Samantha Kerr Dickson (English)

Priest

Kazuhiro Nakata (Japanese) JB Banc (English)

Leif

Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese) Taliesin Jaffe (English)

Jessica

Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese) Samantha Kerr Dickson (English)

Father

Osamu Saka (Japanese) William Knight (English)

Policeman (Simon)

Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese) Jason C. Miller (English)

Policeman (Eddy)

Yasumichi Kushida (Japanese) Gildart Jackson (English)

Police Captain

Hajimi Iijima (Japanese) Emmett James (English)

Policeman

Masakazu Kohara (Japanese) Gildart Jackson (English)

Commander

Tora Take (Japanese) Ralph Lister (English)

Follower

Kouta Nemoto (Japanese) John E. Breen (English)

Mark

Seika Kumagai (Japanese) Sterling Beaumon (English)

Child of the Asylum

Yuko Suzuki (Japanese) Jessica D. Stone (English)

Ghoul

Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese) Jason C. Miller (English)

Former Sir Hellsing

Chikao Otsuka (Japanese) John E. Breen (English)

CREW

Series Structure/Script

Yosuke Kuroda

Storyboards

Tomokazu Tokoro Hideki Tonokatsu

Episode Director

Hideki Tonokatsu

Character Design/Chief Animation Director

Ryoji Nakamori

Animation Directors

Yae Otsuka Keiko Okuda Mitsuru Soma

Assistant Animation Directors

Kenichi Ishimaru Yoshiaki Hatano Kanji Nagasaka Mamoru Yasuhiko

Key Animators

Ryoji Nakamori Yae Otsuka Mitsuru Soma Keiko Okuda Kenichi Ishimaru Yoshiaki Hatano Kanji Nagasaka Mamoru Yasuhiko Yuko Watabe Kenichi Haneda Ryosuke Nakata Masaki Hosoyama Masami Suda Satoshi Osawa Emi Nakano Rie Saito Daisuke Niizuma Masayuki Yoshida Shinya Suzuki Miyoko Shikibe Fumiaki Sahara Jimmy Stone Akira Takahashi Tomokazu Tokoro

Studio Wanpack Takeshi Matsuura Nobuhiro Okazaki Yoshiaki Katayama Miyaki Honda

Ani Village Shim Hyun-Ok Park Hae-Won Lee Ho-Suk Song Yu-Bang Sung Min-Chul Kim Young-Zoo

JM Animation Kim Young-Chan Kim Jong-Lyon Oh Hyun-Kyoung Lee Jong-Hyun Jang Gi-Chul Choi Hyun-Sung Heo Gi-Dong

Digital Engine Park So-Yeun Kim Yong-Sik Shin Kang-Ei Eun Yu-Jung Kim Chil-Won Kim Jung-Ah

Pakpro Jang Bem-Ho Choi Jong-Gi Kim De-Hun Kim Young-Sun Lee Kwang-Duk Lee Ju-Hak Sin Heong-Sik

In Betweeners

AI

Hiruy Doga Yoshitomo Miura Hiromi Sakai Pan Bing Wang Yi Fan

Ani Village

JM Animation

Digital Engine

Pakpro

In-Between Animation Checkers

Maki Yamada Cho En-Kyung

Color Key

Hitomi Sano

Color Setting/Checker

Hitomi Okura

Painters

Iseria Shigeru Saisou Masayuki Tashida

AI

Hiryu Doga

Ani Village

JM Animation

Digital Engine

Rikuentai Aki Morimitsu

Painter Support

Digital Engine

St. Cats

Studio Matrix

Rikuentai Haruko Nobori

Art Director

Manabu Otsuzuki

Art Setting

Hideyasu Narita

Backgrounds

Kusangi Kuniaki Nemoto Tsutomu Uchida Kazuyuki Hashimoto Yuji Kiharu Eiji Wakamatsu Toshiki Nishi Kyo Inoue Yoji Nakaza

Background Support

Yasutaka Kondo Team Tilldawn Ayumu Miuakoshi Akikazu Miyake

Mechanical Designs/Special Effects

Hidetaka Tenjin

Production Designs

Noriyuki Jinguji

CG Producer

Tomisaburo Hashimoto (Satelight)

CGI

Hiroshi Yagishito

3DCG Animation Chief

Yohei Suzuki

3DCG

Hiroyuki Goto Emi Sonobe Hideaki Hata

VFX Director

Susumu Fukushi (T2)

VFX

T2 Studio Susumu Fukushi Nozomu Shitara Toshiyak KImura Yasuo Goto Keita Noda Chinbi Kin Naho Kozuka Yu Wakabuyashi Chie Kato Seita Minakami Jiro Tazawa Satoru Namiki Atsushi Iwasaki Toshi Goseki Tatsuya Watabe

VFX Support

Rikuentai Hiroyuki Chiba Masashi Kubota

PPM

Dr Tokyo

Asahi Production

3X3+

ACC Production Studio

Satelight Sapporo Studio Naomi Takahashi Maki Ueda Hiroshi Sato Megumi Saito Hirotsugu Ishikiawa

Everyone from the Satelight CG Division

Editor

Kengo Shigemura

Production Designs Coordinator

Mana Uchiyama

Assistant Production Designs Coordinator

Emi Tsumiyama

Assistant Production Managers

Katsutoshi Yasuda Yusuke Nagashima Kota Nakai

CG Production Manager

Hiroaki Hata

Assistant CG Production Manager

Ko Mogi

Animation Production Producer

Tsutomu Inamura

Sound Effects Director

Yota Tsuruoka (Rakuonsha)

Casting Coordinator

Wataru Matsuoke (Office Osawa)

Sound Effects Production

Rakuonsha

Assistant Engineer

Soushi Shiihara

Sound Manager

Yoshimi Sugiyama

Recording Studio

Studio Gong

Music

Hayato Matsuo

Music Producer

Toshiaki Ota

Music Production

Borderline

Music Production Support

Imagine

Online Editors

Q-Tec Hirohisa Kasahara Tomohiro Nemoto Masatoshi Yoshizumi

Public Relations

Takashi Iida (Geneon Entertainment)

Web Work

Norihiko Netsu (G-Square)

Executive Producers

Akihiro Kawamura (Geneon Entertainment) Katsuhiko Tsurumoto (Geneon Entertainment USA) Henry Goto (Geneon Entertainment USA) Shin-Ichiro Ishikawa (GDH) Rikichiro Toda (Shonen Gahosha Co., LTD.) Michiaki Sato (Satelight)

Area Management

US/Canada Satoshi Fujii (Geneon Entertainment USA) EU/Asia Hiroshi Kumada / Kanna Tamada (GDH)

Special Thanks to

Hideyuki Kurata / Hitoshi Nagai (Studio Orphee) Maki Asai (F-Face Eden Plastics) Higa Romanov Osamu Kobayashi (Factory Cano) Masahiro Kurata Toshio Yanagisawa (Yamato) Tomoyuki Kitayama (Mars 16)

Producers

Ueda Yasuyuki (Geneon Entertainment) Yoshiyuki Fudetani (Shonen Gahosha Co., LTD.)

Animation Production

Satelight

Produced by

Wild Geese

Directed by

Tomokazu Tokoro

English Version Produced by

Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. In Association with New Generation Pictures, Inc. & Anime Dub

Voice Director

Taliesin Jaffe

Translator

Charlie Sullivan

English Script Adapted by

Taliesin Jaffe

Audio Recording Facilities Provided by

Central Command Studios

Recording Engineer & Sound Mixer

Julian Beeston

Video Editing Facilities Provided by

Soundscape Inc.

Audio Layback

Soundscape Inc.

Audio Layback Engineer

Gregg Hall

Executive Producer

Katsuhiko Tsurumoto (Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.)

Producers

Satoshi Fujiii (Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.) Reiko Matsuo (New Generation Pictures, Inc.) Jonathan Klein (New Generation Pictures, Inc.)

Additional Post-Production

Funimation Entertainment

Executive Producer

Gen Fukunaga

Producers

Carly Hunter Justin Cook

Director, Video Post-Production

Clarine Harp

Manager, Video Post-Production

Matthew O'Hara

Senior Video Editors

Daniel Mancilla Jeremy Jimenez

Video Editors

Robert Bell Josh Tyler

Ashley Rosse

Lead Video Engineer

Jacob Martin

Video Engineers

Andrew Manson Jason Weems

Post-Production Assistant

Aya Spann

Works Cited

Kuroda, Y. (Writer), & Tokoro, T. (Director). (2006). Hellsing I [Television series episode]. In U. Yasuyuki & Y. Fudetani (Producers), Hellsing Ultimate. Minato City, Tokyo: Geneon Entertainment.

[leenaevilin]

[Update] 舞台「文豪ストレイドッグス STORM BRINGER」(butai bungou stray dogs storm bringer) 

the show will be running from June 24th, 2022 to June 27th, 2022 (Tokyo) @  日本青年館ホール (Nippon Seinenkan Hall) & July 2nd, 2021 and July 3rd, 2021 (Osaka) @ 東大阪市文化創造館 Dream House (Higashiosaka-shi Bunka Souzou-kan Dream House)

Cast:

Ueda Keisuke as Nakahara Chuuya (中原中也)

Sasaki Yoshihide as Paul Verlaine (ポール・ヴェルレエヌ)

Isono Dai as Adam Frankenstein (アダム・フランケンシュタイン)

Izaki Ryuujirou as Shirase (白瀬)

Katou Hirotaka as Hirotsu Ryuurou (広津柳浪)

Tabuchi Rui as Dazai Osamu (太宰治)

Nemoto Masakazu as Mori Oogai (森鴎外)

Kubota Yuuki as N

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[enami17]

極上文學 / Gokujou Bungaku

1) 極上文學 第1弾『桜の森の満開の下』 〔原作〕阪口安吾 "Sakura no mori no mankai no shita" ("In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom") by Sakaguchi Ango 2011.11 Cast: 唐橋充, 鈴木拡樹 Cast: Karahashi Mitsuru, Suzuki Hiroki

2) 極上文學 第2弾『銀河鉄道の夜』 〔原作〕宮沢賢治 "Ginga tetsudou no yoru" ("Night on the Galactic Railroad"), a classic novel by Miyazawa Kenji 2012.8 Cast: 大河元気、松田凌、廣瀬智紀、八神蓮、唐橋充、藤原祐規、塩川渉 Cast: Ookawa Genki, Matsuda Ryou, Hirose Tomoki, Yagami Ren, Karahashi Mitsuru, Fujiwara Yuuki, Shiokawa Wataru

3) 極上文學 第3弾『夢十夜』 〔原作〕夏目漱石 "Yume juuya" ("Ten Nights of Dreams"), a series of short stories by Natsume Souseki 2013.1 Cast: Kimeru、小野賢章、小野健斗、大河元気、廣瀬大介、中村龍介、根本正勝 Cast: Kimeru, Ono Kenshou, Ono Kento, Ookawa Genki, Hirose Daisuke, Nakamura Ryuusuke, Nemoto Masakazu

3.5) 極上文學上映会『極上幻映』 "Gokujo GENEI", a set of the first 3 plays 2013.6-7

4) 極上文學 第4弾『藪の中』 〔原作〕芥川龍之介 "Yabu no naka" ("In a Grove"), a short story by Akutagawa Ryuunosuke 2013.6 Cast: 小野賢章、津田健次郎、鮎川太陽、松本寛也、蒼井翔太、玉城裕規、藤原祐規、林修司 Cast: Ono Kenshou, Tsuda Kenjirou, Ayukawa Taiyou, Matsumoto Hiroya, Aoi Shouta, Tamaki Yuuki, Fujiwara Yuuki, Hayashi Shuuji

5) 極上文學 第5弾『Kの昇天～或はKの溺死～』 〔原作〕梶井基次郎 "K no shoten, arui wa K no dekishi" ("The Ascension of K, or His Death by Drowning"), a story by Kajii Motojirou 2013.11-12 Cast: 蒼井翔太、植田圭輔、及川健、佐藤貴史、末原拓馬、鈴木拡樹、中村龍介、平野 良、涼平 Cast: Aoi Shouta, Ueda Keisuke, Oikawa Ken, Satou Takashi, Suehara Takuma, Suzuki Hiroki, Nakamura Ryuusuke, Hirano Ryou, Chiba Ryouhei

6) 極上文學 第6弾『ドグラ・マグラ』 〔原作〕夢野久作 "Dogra Magra" by Yumeno Kyuusaku 2014.6-7 Cast: 玉城裕規、廣瀬大介、小野賢章、植田圭輔、桑野晃輔、松本寛也、Kimeru、酒井敏也、ブラザートム Cast: Tamaki Yuuki, Hirose Daisuke, Ono Kenshou, Ueda Keisuke, Kuwano Kousuke, Matsumoto Hiroya, Kimeru, Sakai Toshiya, Brother Tom

7) 極上文學 第7弾『走れメロス』 〔原作〕太宰治 "Hashire Merosu" ("Run, Melos!"), a short story by Osamu Dazai 2014.12 Cast: 大河元気、宮﨑秋人、萩野 崇、村田 充、西村ミツアキ、佐藤永典、椎名鯛造、鈴木裕斗、天羽尚吾／川下大洋、名高達男 Cast: Ookawa Genki, Miyazaki Shuuto, Hagino Takashi, Murata Mitsu, Nishimura Mitsuaki, Satou Hisanori, Shiina Taizo, Suzuki Yuuto, Amou Shougo/Kawashita Taiyou, Nadaka Tatsuo

8) 極上文學 第8弾『草迷宮』 〔原作〕泉鏡花 "Kusa meikyuu" ("Grass Labyrinth"), a novella by Izumi Kyouka 2015.3-4 Cast: 桑野晃輔, 荒牧慶彦, 三上 俊, 萩野 崇, 中村龍介, 石渡真修, 祁答院雄貴, 松田洋治, 斎藤洋介 Cast: Kuwano Kousuke, Aramaki Yoshihiko, Mikami Shun, Hagino Takashi, Nakamura Ryuusuke, Ishiwatari Mashuu, Kedouin Yuuki, Matsuda Youji, Saitou Yousuke

9) 極上文學 第9弾『高瀬舟･山椒大夫』 〔原作〕森鷗外 "Takasebune; Sanshou Dayuu" ("The Boat on the Takase River" and "Sansho the Bailiff") by Mori Ougai 2015.10 Cast: 天宮 良、伊勢大貴、椎名鯛造、服部 翼、藤原祐規、松田洋治、松本祐一、水石亜飛夢、村田 充 Cast: Amamiya Ryou, Ise Daiki, Shiina Taizo, Hattori Tsubasa, Fujiwara Yuuki, Matsuda Youji, Matsumoto Yuuichi, Mizuishi Atomu, Murata Mitsu

10) 極上文學 第10弾『春琴抄』 〔原作〕谷崎潤一郎 "Shunkin-shou" ("A Portrait of Shunkin") by Tanizaki Jun'ichirou 2016.6 Cast: 足立英昭、伊崎龍次郎、大高洋夫、川下大洋、鈴木裕斗、富田 翔、藤原祐規、桝井賢斗、松本祐一、和田琢磨 Cast: Adachi Hideaki, Izaki Ryuujirou, Ootaka Hiroo, Kawashita Taiyou, Suzuki Yuuto, Tomita Shou, Fujiwara Yuuki, Masui Kento, Matsumoto Yuuichi, Wada Takuma

11) 極上文學 第11弾『人間椅子／魔術師』 〔原作〕江戸川乱歩 "Ningen-isu; Majutsu-shi" ("The Human Chair" and "The Conjurer") by Edogawa Ranpo 2016.11-12 Cast: 足立英昭、石井マーク、伊勢大貴、小西成弥、長江崚行、松田洋治、松本寛也、水澤賢人、村田充、ROLLY Cast: Adachi Hideaki, Ishii Mark, Ise Daiki, Konishi Seiya, Nagae Ryouki, Matsuda Youji, Matsumoto Hiroya, Mizusawa Kento, Murata Mitsu, ROLLY

12) 極上文學 第12弾『風の又三郎・よだかの星』 〔原作〕宮沢賢治 "Kaze no Matasaburou; Yodaka no hoshi" ("Matasaburo of the Wind" and "The Nighthawk Star") by Miyazawa Kenji 2018.3 Cast: 市瀬秀和、白柏寿大、鈴木裕斗、納谷健、深澤大河、藤原祐規、松本祐一、三浦海里 Cast: Ichinose Hidekazu, Shirakashi Judai, Suzuki Yuuto, Naya Takeru, Fukazawa Taiga, Fujiwara Yuuki, Matsumoto Yuuichi, Miura Kairi

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Fan Account: ai-da-ice at Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem

When I found out Toru and Sota would be having their stage debut with an adaptation of the manga series “Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem,” I knew I had to go. I was of course anxious about the level of my Japanese and how much of the story I’d be able to understand on my own, but nothing could make me too anxious to pass up the chance to see two precious members of my favorite group hone and display their acting skills. So as soon as ticketing opened up, I purchased a ticket to see the play on April 25 at 7 pm at the Tennzou Galaxy Theater.

Doors for the venue, a very lovely theater located within Sea Fort (a hotel/shopping center hybrid) opened at 6:30. I cut it EXTREMELY close because my bad luck struck again and I wound up taking the wrong train line and having to splurge for a taxi to get me to the right location in time for the show. Luckily, I had just enough time to make it to the merch table to snag some goods with whatever I had left from paying the taxi fare. The goods for sale included a program, photo sets of the actors, pins, and a poster (which sold out right away). I bought the program and one of my Sota’s photosets. I would have bought Toru’s as well, but I was unfortunately short on cash.

After, I went inside the venue to take my seat. I was in the sixth row to the left of the stage, so I had an excellent view. Finally, some good luck after getting the worst lottery ticket at the FlowBack event and missing the lotto at Da-iCE’s Stickyle event! 

The show started quite promptly. I don’t want to spoil too much about the story since I believe there is going to be an anime series upcoming, but to sum up: The story starts in 1859, a few years before the foundation of the Shinsengumi police force. Hijikata Toshizo (Sota) works as a peddler of medicine but aims to become a stronger swordsman. When he hears of the Shieikan dojo run by Kondo Isami (played by Eiji Takigawa), he decides to challenge him and prove his strength. He’s quickly defeated, but Kondo admires his belief that a man should aim to become the strongest, and invites him to continue to train at the dojo. Hijikata works to build his strength there alongside fellow swordsmen Okita Souji (Toru), Saito Hajime (Yuki Saotome),Sannan Keisuke (Izumi Souji), and Nagakura Shinpachi (Shion Tsuchiya), all of whom would also become members of the Shinsengumi in the future. However, the men of the Shieikan dojo face a seemingly insurmountable conflict when they face off against the leaders of a rival group, Serizawa Kamo (Toshio Matsumoto) and Niimi Nishiki (Masakazu Nemoto), who may also have ties to the mysterious female warrior Hijikata meets in battle.

The story of Chiruran was very diverse-- there were hilarious moments, tense moments, and heartbreaking moments, and of course lots of fighting. My favorite parts involved the swordfights, which were beautifully choreographed and executed by the actors. I know Sota and Toru both worked hard on these aspects, and both of them did a fantastic job. Toru in particular had some epic moments because his character, Okita, has a dual personality, and one side involves him completely snapping, chanting “Kill, kill, kill” and absolutely massacring who he’s fighting. Toru did a fantastic job with the fighting in those scenes, and I was very impressed by him.

Both boys did a great job with their acting as well. Sota was arguably the show’s main character and had the chance to show multiple sides of his character ranging from stubbornly hotheaded and fiercely determined to heart rendingly emotional as the conflicts he’s involved in begin hurting the people he cares about. Toru’s role also involved one of the most heartbreaking moments of the night, and I feel like he portrayed it beautifully-- when he lifted his head, you could even see the real tear streaks on his face.

My Japanese is of course still very lacking, but I felt I was able to understand he key points of the story, thanks in part to my familiarity with the Shinsengumi. It was a bit challenging at points because the characters were yelling a lot (naturally, as samurai), which was a bit harder for me to understand, but I was able to follow along well enough considering. I had a fantastic time!

At the conclusion of the show, all the actors came together and did the traditional closing bow for us. For the final bow, we were allowed to take our cameras out and quickly snap a few shots. I hadn’t been aware of this, so I had to do a manic lunge and grab for my camera, but I managed to get a few shots before the curtain fell again, though I’m afraid thanks to my rush and hand tremor, they’re a little blurry T^T. Here’s one, an example, I’ll post the rest separately:

After the event, I had read online that we would have the opportunity to greet some of the cast in the lobby, so were asked to leave the theater by our rows. Since I was the sixth row, I was allowed to leave fairly early. I was already freaking out because it was possible Toru and Sota could be among the cast members, so by time I was out, my heart was pounding. I saw Izumi Souji first, and he bowed to me, so I was panicking for a moment (should I bow back? Yes, probably since the girl in front of me had?), so I forgot to look at the rest of the cast for a moment. When I had finished my pitiful bow, I looked up and saw Sota Hanamura looking at me and completely froze like a deer in the headlights. And then, right next to him was Toru and my brain turned into a complete mess of “Oh my god, they’re here, what should I do?”

Sota said “Arigatou” to me in Japanese first, then added “Hello, thank you” in English after. Toru waved and said “Hello, thank you for your support!” in English. Naturally, my brain was now exploding in fireworks, so I’m not really what I did or said back, if anything. I think I maybe waved back or did some kind of weird gesture, and I may have either said Arigatou or thank you back, but I may have just squeaked, I honestly have no recollection. I was just so happy to see them again, and hear them speak to me in English after a year ago in San Jose. And so my proud tradition of not being able to say anything to my idols whether Japanese, Korean, or American in person continues! Still, I was so happy just to see them again, that it doesn’t matter. I went back to the train in a blaze of euphoria!

And that was my Chiruran experience!

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[April] J-Actors Birthday Calendar

♪ April 1st

◎ Hirano Koushuu 平野宏周 1999

♪ April 2nd

◎ Matsunami Yuuki 松波優輝 1991

◎ Ueda Yuusuke 上田悠介 1989

◎ Yamazaki Shougo 山崎晶吾 1992

♪ April 3rd

◎ Machii Shouma 町井祥真 1990

◎ Miyazawa Yuu 宮澤佑 1995

◎ Sano Gaku 佐野岳 1992

♪ April 4th

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♪ April 5th

��� Arita Kenji 有田賢史 1992

◎ Eguchi Kouichi 江口紘一 1988

◎ Gotou Dai 後藤大 1995

◎ Kariwa Yuu 苅羽悠 1984

◎ Miura Haruma 三浦春馬 1990

◎ Nakamura Seijirou 中村誠治郎 1980

◎ Oomi Youichirou 近江陽一郎 1989

♪ April 6th

◎ Akiba Yuusuke 秋葉友佑 1992

♪ April 7th

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♪ April 8th

◎ Futaba Kaname 二葉要 1991

◎ Futaba Yuu 二葉勇 1991

◎ Kawakami Shouta 川上将大 1993

◎ Kobayashi Yuuta 小林優太 1996

◎ Matsumoto Gaku 松本岳 1993

◎ Ogoe Yuuki 小越勇輝 1994

♪ April 9th

◎ Amano Kousei 天野浩成 1978

♪ April 10th

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♪ April 11th

◎ Saitou Kenshin 齋藤健心 1996

◎ Usa Takuma 宇佐卓真 1990

♪ April 12th

◎ Kondou Shouri 近藤頌利 1994

◎ Shouji Masato 荘司真人 1989

♪ April 13th

◎ Ibuka Katsuhiko 井深克彦 1987

◎ Mizushima Hiro 水嶋ヒロ 1984

♪ April 14th

◎ Fujita Tomu 藤田富 1992

◎ Takikawa Koudai 滝川広大 1992

♪ April 15th

◎ Aoki Kazuma 青木一馬 1987

♪ April 16th

◎ Ichinose Yousuke 一乃瀬洋介 1980

◎ Iwaki Naoya 岩城直弥 1995

♪ April 17th

◎ Abe Daichi 阿部大地 1996

♪ April 18th

◎ Tauchi Tokihiro 田内季宇 1992

♪ April 19th

◎ Iwasa Yuuki 岩佐祐樹 1992

◎ Morita Touya 森田桐矢 1997

◎ Narimatsu Yoshihiko 成松慶彦 1980

♪ April 20th

◎ Amou Shogou 天羽尚吾 1994

◎ Satou Tomohiro 佐藤智広 1995

♪ April 21st

◎ Masaki Kouhei 正木航平 1989

◎ Tachibana Tatsumaru 橘龍丸 1991

◎ Yamaguchi Daichi 山口大地 1988

♪ April 22nd

◎ Iwasaki Ryousuke 岩崎良祐 1992

◎ Katayama Hironori 片山浩憲 1986

♪ April 23rd

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♪ April 24th

◎ Fujiwara Yuuki 藤原祐規 1981

◎ Ookubo Tatsuki 大久保樹 1998

♪ April 25th

◎ Goumoto Naoya 郷本直也 1980

♪ April 26th

◎ Miyama Ryouki 三山凌輝 1999

◎ Tanaka Shigemi 田中しげ美 1969

♪ April 27th

◎ Hirata Yuuichirou 平田裕一郎 1986

◎ Nemoto Masakazu 根本正勝 1979

◎ Okuda Yumeto 奥田夢叶 2001

◎ Tanaka Kouhei 田中晃平 1993

♪ April 28th

◎ Hirono Ryouto 廣野凌大 

◎ Shouhei 章平 1991

◎ Toyonaga Toshiyuki 豊永利行 1984

♪ April 29th

◎ Kouki 皇希 1997

♪ April 30th

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