#there's also a pv which i should probably try to tl too but it's late and i'm tired lol

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Rejestic Brothers 2 Site Translation (Rejet April Fools' 2021)

Happy April Fools' 2021 from Rejet! The Rejestic Brothers are back and are asking for their lovely imouto's hand in marriage~  💖⛓️

Translation below the cut. Also available on my Blogger.

With Rejet’s Onii-chans ❤

A wedding ceremony just for two which deceives God.

Forgive me God,

I’m going to become happy with my lovely younger sister――

A wedding ceremony just for two which deceives God. 

From April Fools’ Day 2016: 

The highly acclaimed Rejestic Brothers have returned!

 A wedding of Rejet brother after Rejet brother after Rejet brother 

Brand new illustrations of the 4 humans + 1 animal (?) who swear their vow of eternal love to you. 

※※※Is this time❤… the truth!?※※※

*T/N: A "high-spec" man is essentially a bachelor highly sought after due to having qualities like high income, good looks, or generally just being "a catch."*

Tachibana Lindo CV: Hatano Wataru

A caring high-spec groom (onii-chan) that specializes in housework.

Kurumi Masato CV: Midorikawa Hikaru

A prideful high-spec groom (onii-chan) who is sweeter and gentler to his younger sister compared to anyone else.

Nesso Garland CV: Miki Shinichiro

A high-spec groom (onii-chan) that seems like he came straight from a storybook.

Kaneda Wabisuke CV: Hino Satoshi

A high-spec groom (onii-chan...-ish ) known for his kind smile.

Satou CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

A high-spec groom (bear) that balances the worlds of café member and idol.

Airu CV: Miyano Mamoru

※It seems he went on a journey with his younger sister to keep her out of danger... ... 

A high-spec groom (onii-chan) who’ll do whatever it takes when it comes to his sister.

(Gallery)

Setting:   Springtime.   We are pleased to share the news of our increasing good fortune. 

Occasion: We have decided to hold a wedding ceremony. 

So without further ado, 

Please come celebrate in the matrimony of two people’s beautiful love. 

Apologies if this sudden news comes as a shock. 

We cordially invite you to attend.    Yours truly.

______________________________________________________ 

Details 

Date and Time: November 23, 2323 at 11:23am 

Location: That place where our memories are 

April 1, 2021 

From Onii-chan: 

I will wait all my life for your love.

Attendance (Twitter Post)

I will have a wedding ceremony with my beloved older brother on November 23rd, 2323. I will become happy. #rejesticbrothers #エイプリルフール #リジェ兄

A gift stuffed with love for my younger sister.

(P.S. See Blogger for the PV!)

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2017-03-05 “Stagnation” Kubo Shiori Blog #7

Is there anybody who thought “today is Kubo’s blog day?”!

It’s Shiori’s blog~ (I didn’t make you wait did I…)

I thought I would try changing up my usual introduction.

 Hello everyone, Thank you for work hard again today. I’m Nogizaka46 3rd generation member Kubo Shiori.

My hair is curled.

The other day something fortunate happened.

When the makeup artist was finished hair spraying my hair the can (big size) was empty. The last person that giant can of hair spray was used on was… me. Isn’t that lucky? It rarely happens (‘._.`)

Hehehe

 First off, I want to look back at what has happened recently. Thank you so much for the 5th Year Anniversary Birthday Live.

Hito ha naze hashiru no ka?

Tsuyogaru tsubomi,

Hane Kioku,

Harujion ga suku koro,

Shiori kumo ni note,

Hause!

The 3rd generation members all stood on that stage while considering the significance behind why we were given these songs to perform.

The emotions and the scenery I had from that stage is something I will never forget for as long as I live. More than anything, seeing all the 3rd generation member towels, pen light colors surprised me...I was overjoyed. I’m a very fortunate person. Thank you.

We also did a recording for the 3rd generation song 「sanbanme no kaze」off the 17th single. Surprise…and joyfulness… (You’re probably thinking that those are the only two emotions I have, I do have a lot of other ones…) At any rate this is something I’m thankful for. The wonderful lyrics and melody, this song will forever by important to me.

I was also nervous because this was my first time doing a PV shoot, but I thought that each shoot was done with care. I received the help of many people and as my first ever shoot I was able to make it an extremely meaningful experience. Thank you very much. I want to see all my fans again. Please wait for me.  (TL note: I am assuming this is for the individual PV’s and not the music video PV)

And now… Q&A time!!!

Because I wasn’t able to do a Q&A on my previous blog I will also be answering questions asked for that blog (‘._.`)

·         Which do you like more sweet or spicy?

I like food. Recently I’ve been enjoying sweet foods!

·         Are you good or bad at physical exercise?

You probably thought I was bad at physical exercise didn’t youuu~ but that not true at all! I’m average. This year on my first sports test I was awarded an A rank!

·         Do you cook? What food is your specialty?

I may look like I do and I doo~ It makes me happy to hear my family say “delicious” after they finish eating my food.

My specialty food is…it’s hard to say, when I was younger it used to be omurice (‘._.`)

Currently my specialty is probably a type of sweet… I’m always making sweets.

·         In your middle school club, what was the toughest club activity?

Most likely the stairway dash (‘._.`) I was always sore the next day. After that was the zoo warm up (‘._.`) Duck, Bear, Seal, crocodile, , , nostalgic memories (‘._.`)

·         What are some events made a lasting impression for you from Nogizaka under construction?

There are a lot of events but, Hori Miona’s「ikimana onna」line from her version of Wakatsuki Yumi’s Hashi kun was funny! (TL note: you can find an ENG sub version on YouTube).

Speaking of Miona san, at the concert she came to talk with me. She also put up a picture of me on her blog…thank you so much. Yamazaki Rena also posted one on her blog. Thank you very much (‘._.`)

(TL Note: Kubo and Rennachi & Kubo and Miona)

Honestly, I feel shy when meeting new people, when the senior members came to talk to me, I got tongue tied. I feel guilty… I wonder if that’s why people may think things like “Kubo is hard to approach isn’t she” I’ll continue to reflect upon my weakness from the shadows.

I honestly couldn’t speak. I also have a quiet voice… Ever since I was born I’ve been a lost cause…Despite my flaws the senior members are still nice to me. I want to talk more with the senior members about various things but because of my personality it’s probably won’t be enjoyable for them…My personality is something I need to change (‘._.`)

·         I burned myself…

Are you alright!?!? Please make sure to treat it properly so it doesn’t leave a scar (‘._.`) Pain, pain go away~ While I was saying that I um… also burned myself (‘._.`) I was half asleep and I…burned my neck with a hair iron… out of all the places it could’ve been why in such an obvious spot…I will reflect upon this mistake.

·         Are there times where you are picky or obsessed about your fashion?

Umm… well, I wear what I like without fussing over the brand. Recently I’ve been liking unique clothing~ Heading into spring I’ve been buying yellow and pink colored clothes. Renka told me “You’ve become more stylish lately” I’ve decided I want to wear more and more different types of western style clothing. I’ll do my best!

·         Can you see the towels and penlights from the stage?

Of course I can see them! Every time I spot one it makes me happy. I have some good news! Because my eyesight has gotten worse my contact lens strength has gone up, this means that I can spot everyone even easier than before! Allllright, from one end to the other I’ll find you all!

·         Show me a picture of you with twin tails!

Sure, here you go!

I knew it was no gooood!

Oh no, my hair is covered by my hood and the picture is bluury isn’t it~

…I’m sorry. Self-reflection. Self-reflection.

 ·         Why were you crying together with Nakada Kana san in the dressing room?

On a silent Friday, my name was brought up by Nakada Kana san. Thank you very much (‘._.`)

First of all, she did not make me cry!!! There is a reason for why I was crying… The first time we started practicing for Principle was a time where I had anxiety over how things would turn out going forward. Then Kana san came and talked with me… we talked a lot about her personal stories from her Principle performance and the future. The details are already….. I’m crying. I wonder if I can become stronger…Can I really keep at it…What should I do…. These are the insecurities I showed in front of my amazing superior. (‘._.`) I am extremely grateful to Kana san (‘._.`) Thank you very much.

 ·         Are you someone that eats a lot?

Yes I am! One of my favorite phrases is, I want to eat____. Just the other day, for lunch, I ate bread, rice and beef stew. For dinner I ate 30 gyozas. After that I had waffles and strawberry daifuku. Oh I also had ice cream. I have a bottomless stomach. (from the title of my blog two blogs ago ‘There is no limit’)

·         Do you like bread?

I do!!!! For a while I was addicted to bread crusts, and I ate them plain. I would eat them while waiting for practice to start!

 ·         What is something you’ve been addicted to lately?

Yogurt with soy flour on top!!! I’ve been way too addicted this pairing. I could put roasted soybean flour on anything.

 ·         Favorite ice cream flavor?

Matcha!! After that is Soy flour!! Eastern style ice cream flavors are ◎ but as expected I can’t choose between them (‘._.`)

For this blog I am going to end the Q&A here!!! I’ll being doing it again in the future!

 What been going on recently? Speaking of which, I’m going to start with some of my worries. My shyness has gone too far, so far that I’ve had troubles taking pictures with other members. However, I know that a lot of fans are waiting and saying “post pictures with the other members!”… For my fans I plucked up the courage and I took my first ever three-person selfie since joining Nogizaka46.

This should be a commemorative picture. Miichan, ririan, Tsuki Taro san. Thank you so much. I hope we continue to get along. 

(TL note: I’m not sure what 月太郎 (tsuki taro) means. After some research I found that 太郎月(taro dzuki) mean first moon of the new year, so she might just be calling herself a newbie).

Next, in Manatsu san’s blog, she was asked about which member she would want to be her little sister… In her answer she wrote about me…Thank you so much, Manatsu san is so kind. On the day of the 5th Year Anniversary Birthday Live I apologized to Manatsu saying “I’m really sorry for doing ‘zukkyun’ in Girl’s Rule during Principle” and Manatsu san said “no no, it’s completely fine! If anything, I’m glad that you did! Thank you so much!” Manatsu san is so kind isn’t she (‘._.`) Thank you so much for being nice to someone like me.

Guess what, guess what, Because I I was completely sold out for the handshake event another time slot has been added. Thank you very much! I am very, very, very, VERY happy… For everyone that will come see me I’ll make sure to give you a good time.

“I’ll never be able to forget this! I want to go again! I’m cheering for you!” I’ll do my best to give you these kinds of feelings. More than anything let’s enjoy ourselves. I’m really excited to talk to everyone! I wonder if I’ll see the people I met at the meet and greet again? I’ll be waiting for you!!

 Today, for the first time in a while something happy and enjoyable happened. I was also able to make unforgettable memories.

 There’s so much I want to say but this blog has already gone on for so long… I have been told before that I really like photography and I really do. That’s why when everyone gets a hold of the new magazine I’m in I hope to bring enough interest for them to say “wow who is this girl?” I’m making sure to not slack off in order to be the kind of person that stands out in a crowd.  

Just because you work hard doesn’t mean everything is going to turn out the way you want it to, but if you don’t put in the work then it definitely won’t.

I don’t want to be someone who is all talk and no action. I want to be someone that even though they say big things they can make them into reality. Yet even though I say that I don’t have enough confidence to talk about my own dreams. I’m a coward. I will change. I will change even more.

 In the last blog I received a lot of comments giving me advice and so I based my writing for this blog on that. The opinions that I saw most in the comments were “don’t be so stiff! Relax a bit!” Thank you very much. That’s why I decided to try and make a more relaaaaxed blog this time. What do you think?

Finally one last question from the comments!

·         Out of all the 3rd generation members, which member pretends to remember something the fastest?

That person is Tamami! Wow! Tomorrow is Tamami’s blog! Make sure to give it a read!!!

Kubo will write again.

(In Minachan’s blog I was temporarily recruited for a group called Nabepa (Nabe party). It doesn’t look like we can meet up often… Maybe we should try recruiting. What do you think would be good? The members are Tamami, Minachan and Ayati, and me.)

(TL Note: Minachan is Umezawa Minami)

Kubo Shiori

https://blog.nogizaka46.com/third/2017/03/037204.php

(TL note: trying to find a good translation for a blog title was difficult, the word used in japanese is 渋滞 which can mean either ‘congestion’ ‘delay’ or ‘stagnation’, I decided to go with stagnation because after reading this blog I got the impression that she feels like her growth as a person has become a little stagnant) 

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Why I Dumped...Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir

My last “Why I Dumped” blog post had two people from the RWBY fandom talking shit to me (they’re blocked now), so I’m going to put the disclaimer at the beginning. This is not a personal attack on you. I’m not trying to convince you not to like Ladybug. I’m just explaining why I stopped watching, sorta (I’ll get to that later). If you come at me with, “Stop disliking things I like!!!” I will block you. 

Let’s continue.

Yowie wowie! Did you guys ever see the trailer for something and think, “This is the height of luxury!” and then watch that thing and be all like, “You let me down, man. You let me down.” Yeah, that was me for Ladybug. When I first saw the PV and read up on the premise, I was hyped. Then I saw what was actually going to show up on Nickelodeon. Talk about a letdown. Still I kept an open mind and watched it anyway. After a while, I noticed a pattern and used what I have learned in college to come to a realization: this isn’t going to end well.

Marinette (Yes, really)

Right off the bat as we finished up season one, I knew what my least favorite part of the show was. I thought it would get better as the show went on but the character development was all over the place. Marinette’s obsession with Adrien really annoyed me and sometimes even freaked me out. She knows his entire weekly schedule and has dozens of pictures of him everywhere in her room. There are too many episodes for my taste where her obsession with Adrien clouds her judgement and sometimes makes her into kinda a clingy bitch. He’s not even actually your boyfriend.

I get it, she has a crush on him, but normal people do not behave this way. I never understood that trope of not being able to talk to the person you like. If you can’t even talk to them, how do you know that you like them? How do you know that their interactions with you will be pleasant? It makes no sense to me. Also, why put them on such a high pedestal? Is his dick solid gold with an orgasm guarantee? 

Then there’s the inconsistencies. There was an episode called Kung Food at the end of season one where Adrien helped Marinette talk to her uncle. Marinette and Adrien spent most of the episode together and interacted like fairly good friends. It was nice. I liked it. Marinette talked to Adrien like a person. Then in season two we went back to Marinette not being able to string a sentence when Adrien is around. Then we got Stormy Weather 2, where Marinette finally decides that maybe she should treat Adrien like a person instead of putting him up on a pedestal. In late season three. Do you see my problem here? Shouldn’t Kung Food had come later? Shouldn’t Stormy Weather 2 had come earlier?

I like Ladybug, the resourceful superhero, but Marinette the stalker annoys me.

Teasing The Reveal Too Much

I get it. The reveal is kinda the whole point of the entire show. But after four years and three seasons, I’m sick of the will they/won’t they bullshit. They keep teasing the reveal, only to find a way to make sure no actual progress happened. 

We got the episode Dark Owl, which had Ladybug and Chat Noir de-transform right in front of each other. But they had their eyes closed the entire time. Then we had Oblivio, where they de-transformed right in front of each other again. But they had their memories reset. Then came KwamiBuster, where Adrien basically figured it out. But then Marinette used the fox miraculous to create an illusion. I know there’s more that I’ve forgotten, but you get my point. An episode comes out saying, “Is this the reveal?” Then you watch the episode and the answer is, “No, you silly bitch.”

Like I said, the reveal is the point of the entire show. The majority of the difficulties that Ladybug and Chat Noir have being superheroes and living their lives could be solved by revealing their identities. From a narrative standpoint, that means when Ladybug and Chat Noir reveal their identities to each other the show is over. Now, a good writer could probably add another layer of conflict and drama to continue the show, but I seriously doubt they’ll do that for this show. 

Kim Possible and Parks and Recreation are two very successful shows that had the story continue after the main couple became a couple, so it can be done. But since they’ve admitted that the reveal will be in season five, I highly doubt there will be a season six. 

The Fan Content is just better

Because it is. The fan art, the comics, the animatics, the smutty fanfics. Since day one, there have been spectacular pieces of art that took the premise of superheroes in love and rolled with it. Then more characters were introduced and it was just wow. 

I don’t like watching the show, but I’m still on the LadyNoir tag just to see what cool pieces of art come up next. Some of the AUs have been cool too. For some reason, this premise just lit up a lot of people’s imagination. Not to mention that Thomas Astruc is kind of a bitch to fans on twitter because he can’t take criticism only pushes me more to the fan works.

Thanks for reading, but just in case you didn’t

tl;dr version

I dumped Miraculous Ladybug because:

Marinette’s obsession with Adrien frightens and annoys me.

The reveal has been teased too many times without payoff or progress.

The fan works are just better.

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2017-03-17 ”A changing of scenery” Kubo Shiori Blog #8

When I take a breath and inhale for a second, I can taste the smell of spring. It’s spring isn’t it. It is spring.

Hello everyone, thank you for you continuous hard work. I’m Kubo Shiori, pleased to meet you!!

First let me start off by saying…today’s blog is going to be pretty long (‘._.`) Therefore, please feel free to read it through little by little when you have the time.

 Starting off, although it’s personal, a few days ago I graduated from middle school. Joining Nogizaka46 was a huge milestone in my life that it became part of my middle school life as well. Three years, gone in the blink on eye. At the diploma presentation I thanked everybody individually, from the heart, with a personalized thank you for each person. Then we got together and relived some of our memories of everybody. (Although, because of shyness, there were times I didn’t really say anything, but even then, I still noticed the results of everyone’s hard work in their studies and in their club activites...). That’s what we thought about.

Going forward I want to keep making lots of memories so I can thank everyone for all the memories we made together, that is how I want it to be. Please look after the high school version of me. I just felt like a high school student!? On the inside I’m still an elementary schooler.

  Moving on, the music video for「sanbanme no kaze」has ben released, did you have a chance to watch it yet…? I was nervous the whole time…watching the other members get filmed made my stomach hurt (´･_･`)

One scene that personally surprised me was, around 3:32~ because I was seriously checking my dance moves at the time it was a shock. For the 3rd generation members, even in the future, this will always be an important song for us. Everyone please check it out. Thank you very much.

 On top of that the trailers for the individual PV’s have also been released. Thank you so much to Koroyasu Yusuke for managing my first film shoot. This time too I was constantly nervous and caused a lot of trouble for everyone... (´･_･`)　I don’t think there has been any other individual PV’s like mine up till now, it’s slightly embarrassing but I want everyone to watch it. Please check it out.

I’m wearing black clothes with swept bangs. It’s slightly different my usual selfies.

  I’m going to talk about something that happened recently. (Based on the opinions of the people in the comments that said they liked pleasant things I’m going to talk about something that happened recently)

Recently, when using my cellphone, I’ve been waiting for the loading symbol to disappear before touching the screen. If I continue to do this, I feel like it will cleanse my soul. I plan to continue this practice.

 Recently I’ve been enjoying the WBC (World baseball classic)! I’m watching all of it. It’s quite moving, it’s make you tear up doesn’t it. While watching it I though, it’s amazing that even through the screen I can still be moved emotionally. I want to become a person that can do the same.  To all the players, I have deep respect for you. (I can’t seem to think of any words other than ‘please hang in there’ and ‘please do your best’.) I love baseball. When I was in younger, I would often go straight from kindergarten to the baseball pitch. I love watching sports, I’m an expert at it.

 The other day I had a delightful photoshoot. It was really pleasant and enjoyable. “As expected, I really do like getting my photo taken is something” I often think to myself. On the other hand I also think to myself, “I still have a ways to go”. I have a feeling that something has burst inside of me, I want to tell everyone about it as soon as possible.

Moving on to EX Taishu san, I did a dialogue together with Suzuki Ayane san and Ikoma Rina san (´･_･`) There were a lot of things I want to talk about but due to my extreme tenseness I wasn’t able to talk about any of them, I also inconvenienced the senior members…

In the photos my cheeks are pink. I didn’t even put even put on that much blush! I was so nervous that my face turned red (´･_･`) While being a tight bundle of nerves I went a did the photoshoot. If you were to buy the magazine it would make me really happy.

  I’m going to move to the Q&A corner!!

 ·         Do you have any memories related to your sports day?

In my second year of middle school our class won the competition. In the relay we went from last to the winners! I wasn’t able to contribute anything but in the group photo I appear to be the one having the most fun. Also in my second year we won first place a choir competition. Even though I wasn’t able to participate in my third year I’m happy I still got to participate in practice with everyone else.

 ·         Recently, what’s delicious at the convenience store?

Dried squid ♡ (Honestly, some sweet deserts or ice cream are good, meat buns and chicken are also good)

 ·         Are you a morning person?

I was considerably bad a getting up, I would open my eyes, but I couldn’t stay awake. My mom got mad at me every day, but nowadays I’m worried I can’t fall asleep (´･_･`)

 I’m going to end the Q&A here for day! I’m sorry for a short session (´･_･`)

  Next topic is the handshake event. All of my sections at all the venues have been sold out. Thank you so very much…Truly. It was a huge surprise, but I am truly grateful. I’m looking forward to what we will be talking about….!

There have even been a lot of questions in the comments asking “What should we talk about?” I’ll be happy enough that you came to see me, so I’ll be delighted regardless of the subject. If you’re really struggling to think of something, Principle, the MV for ‘sanbanme no kaze’, my individual PV, or anything else are all good topics.

Another comment that I received is “would you be happy to see a female fan the same age as you?” For me, even just telling me that you know about me makes me happy (´･_･`) So of course I would be happy (´･_･`) It doesn’t matter if you’re male, female, young, or old I would still be happy! Thank you very much. If you have any requests for what I should wear don’t be afraid to tell me.

I wanted to try a different look than the usual.

 The 11th of March will mark 6 years since the Tohoku earthquake in 2011. The earthquake happened when I was in 3rd grade. I can remember every moment plain as day, the shaking, evacuating to the playground, crying every time there was an aftershock, having to travel long distances by foot to buy food, getting updates from the radio as well as everything I saw before my eyes. Even though I have currently left my hometown of Miyagi and have moved to Tokyo what happened during that time is something I’ll never forget. That’s why I want to repay the hometown that raised me.

I believe that what I can do as someone from that town is to shine as a member of Nogizaka46 and deliver that power to the prefecture of Miyagi. For that reason as well I need to keep doing the best that I can. Every time I hit an obstacle in my path I will need to rise to the occasion and overcome it.

My beloved town, my one and only hometown I’ll become a spark, a spark that shines so powerfully that you’ll be able to see it all the way in Miyagi from Tokyo. To all the victims, I’m praying from the bottom of my heart that you can return to a life with peace of mind as quickly as you can.

(TL note: The closest prefecture to the 2011 earthquake was Miyagi, Kubo’s home town, which was 75 km away from the epicenter. Parts of Miyagi also registered a 7, the highest possible rating, on the Japanese Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.)  

  Thank you so much once again for all the comments on my previous blog. I make sure to carefully read each one. I’ve been supported by everyone for half a year. I’ve been able to experience a lot of different things. I fought with my fear over not knowing what my future is going to be, the future is something one must build, a story one must create, the me now is just a reference for the future me.  

Lately I’ve been constantly having feelings of frustration, but I can’t seem to stop them. Therefore, please picture me somewhere in you’re mind’s eye. When looking at a target you suddenly happen to notice grass growing beneath it. That grass is me…or something like that. There will be a day when I become that target. I made that story up, it’s probably quite complex and difficult to understand (´･_･`)

(TL Note: I’m not sure about the metaphor she is going after here and so I might not have translated it correctly.)

  Tomorrow’s blog is Tamami’s!

Just the other day Tamami went through the trouble of calling me after watching Tangled.

Sigh~ one blogs in the cycle of twelve is now over. There are still a lot of things I want to tell you…I apologize for the boring content (´･_･`)

I’ll write again soon.

Kubo Shiori

 I would like to let everyone know that I am going to continue to change going forward and I am going to exceed everyone’s imaginations.

https://blog.nogizaka46.com/third/2017/03/037438.php