#tsurune character album

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Masterlist

Up Stairs (Narumiya Minato, Takehaya Seiya)

Crossover (Nikaidou Eisuke, Fuwa Koushirou)

Ari no Mama de (Yamanouchi Ryouhei, Kisaragi Nanao)

Growing Up (Onogi Kaito, Kisaragi Nanao)

Gekkou (Takigawa Masaki)

Kyoumei (Narumiya Minato, Fujiwara Shuu)

Translations by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

Stay tuned for an album review!

[ikuuikuya]

Tsurune: The Linking Shot Character Song Album Cover 2 & 3

[thefinalcinderella]

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked before, but do you know if the lyrics for the tsurune character mini-album have been transcribed and/or translated anywhere? I've looked around a bit and could not seem to find them in Japanese or english. If not, no worries, you just seemed like the person to ask.

hmm i looked around in the tag and apparently @bowcrazy is planning to translate the lyrics? You should probably ask them

[raichana]

Favourites~

Tagged by @omgfloofy

this looks super fun so lets jump in! 

favourite colour: Red, I love the colour red and will always pick it above anything else, pink and purple are closeseconds but Red is where it’s at~ 

favourite flavour: Ginger, ever since i was little it has always been my fav. grom gingerale to ginger cookies I just love the stuff. 

favourite music: So I almost exclusively listen to video gaem soundtracks and jpop. every once in a while I try to listen to current/popular music and most of it just sounds like droning noise to me... every once in  while i’ll hear something and be like this is greta but yeah... mostly jpop and game/anime soundtracks for me...

favourite movie: Princess Bride, people think I am kidding when I say this and I assure you I am not. I love that film with every fiber of my being and could probably recite the whole thing from start to end with only minor mistakes cause I have easily watched it far too many times.

favourite series: gunna take a page from floofy. Games it’s easily Ys or Kiseki, maybe a slight nod to Ys but I really love both. Anime: I have a few but as to not repeat myself in a second I’ll say Natsume Yuujinchou. Book: Ascendance of a bookworm, I just love everything about it from the character and story growth to the world building to the fact we get a volume every other month. 

last song: According to Itunes it’s Sunnyboy Rainygirl by Daoko which was an album i got cause she did music for dragalia and I was sad the game i loved was being shut down. 

last movie: uhhhhh.... I watched a little bit of groundhog day with the family but the last film I watched was No Way Out with Kevin Costner. it was on the movie chanel and really enjoyable. 

currently reading: It’s technically re-reading but Ascendance of a bookworm part 3 vol 1. I had read it before on kindle but now i have the physical book so i had to reread~ 

currently watching: ........ *sighs* too much... ok On crunchyroll: The tale of outcast, saving 80 000 gold in another world for my retirement (may drop), Legend of heroes: trails of cold steel northern war, Sugar apple fairy tale (fav this season so far), The magical revolution of the reincarnated princess and the genius girl, campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skills, welcome to demon school iruma kun, chilling in my 30s after getting fired from the demon kings army, Neir: automata ver 1.1a, bungo stray dogs s4, buddy dadies, trigun stampede, revenger and eventually the misfit of demon king academy (may drop) and by the grace of the gods season 2 (may drop)....... then on hidive: is it wrong to pick up girls in a dungeon season 4 (also highly recommend the LN for this even if it’s embarrassing to say one of your fav series has such a bad title) The latest on tsundere villian liselotte and eventually tsurune 2, i’m avoiding starting sequels right now cause i am watching WAY to much... i never watch this much in a season normally it’s like 4-7 shows... 

currently working on: I’m planning an ambitious felt of my oc Ciella, thinking about some stands to make and then wait for a zap sale and then maybe throw some valentines art on the pile cause i just have nothing to do apparently 

tagging: Only do it if you want to of course but I tag @teresashiho @greywaysart @cloudedpoetry

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Kyoumei

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Resound into the distance! Carry my hopes that have yet to fade

Until it reaches you, let it fly, saying "I'm right here"

I wonder how much time has already ticked by

The revolving seasons rapidly come and go

When I look back, your footprints teach me

That I was never really alone

If we’re watching the same sky, even from different angles

A sound heralding unfulfilled dreams rings out

Resound into the distance! Carry the hopes entrusted to me

Wherever I am, my heart will quiver

Ring out into the distance! I'll shoot again and again 'til you get it

Until it reaches you, let it fly, saying "I'm right here"

Even on days I couldn't move, frozen in place

We faced each other, so they weren't a waste

We might be apart, but I’ve always thought we'll someday reunite

So we didn't need mundane words

In my memories are sounds that overlap and keep ringing

If I still pursue them and make a wish, will it come true?

Overcome the pain and suffering remaining in your heart

The approaching future will become your answer

The things I'd been chasing after

Aren't a matter of winning or losing

My own right answer

I've always been searching for it

We've each been guided

We walk an endless road

If we make it through, we should be able to meet there

Because we connect strongly enough to reverberate

Right now we live in a moment like eternity

Ring out into the distance! The sound of it all

Is a guidepost pointing to the future we've yet to see

Resound into the distance! To the future we've yet to see

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Up Stairs

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The door right ahead, my open future

In front of the sprawling staircase

My heart that I can't even wipe clear

Can't take that first step up

Support is everything

So that my invisible wounds can't be perceived

If I looked over my shoulder, without fail

I could fall back on you any time

Because my heart had somewhere to rest

Even when I almost fell, I could stand up again

Even during those unbearably frustrating days

You were always by my side

Thrown off by your advancing pace

For some reason, I can't be honest

My words from that day weren't a lie

On that sunset-tinged footbridge

You let your eyes meet mine

Just as straightforwardly as you did that day

I might've been the one being spoiled

My too-honest voice was engulfed in the setting sun

The bond we put to the test is strong

Instead of going back, we'll walk down this path and overcome

Leaning on each other, side by side

We climb those stairs

While holding in our hearts that managed to realize 

"If we're not together, there's no point"

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Gekkou

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O wind! Gather my heart and take it to any distance

Ah, moon! Forever illuminate my destination

Become a beacon that will never lead me astray

If I stand alone, you quietly pull close

You remind me of the glimmer of fresh young leaves

Set your eyes upon the future beyond the past and tomorrow

My back as it walks through dream after dream

Brings with it hearts that should've been lost

You taught me the beauty in that

As the night breeze sways us

Entrust me with your memories and dreams of the hope awaiting you

Green breathing buds connected one by one

Show me that new sparkle

Winds of the future carrying those wishes

Soar! Gather my heart and take it to any distance

Ah, moon! Forever illuminate my destination

If you can become a beacon that will never lead me astray

If you could have watched over me all the way

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Growing Up

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Our shadows side-by-side in a dusk-dyed town

Are days we take for granted

It’s nearly all changed since that time

But just as always, I'm by your side

You stubbornly try to shoulder everything

I have to support your bluffing back

No matter how much we clash

No matter how well our hearts understand each other

We surely feel like we can't give in

(That's so like us)

Because we don’t want to lose

Even if I feel in your back the reason I can take comfort

At that moment I knew the strength of your heart

Before we knew it, our elongated shadows

Both took on different shapes

Every part of us that’s growing

Strengthens the things they connect

Always pulling you by the hand so you won't stray

The answer we'd decided on is just like that day

No matter how much time passes

No matter how much we play at being adults

The two of us surely won't change

(That's so like us)

The doubts I've been harboring in my chest

Will clear up before I notice because you're watching over me

Honestly, I know that

Somehow we're similar in that we're opposites

I've been watching your gentle strength from by your side

The feelings we can't put into words

No matter how much they clash

No matter how much our hearts understand each other

Because they surely won't give in

(That's so like us)

Even if we keep our distance, I want to get over that someday

Our overlapping hearts cry out

"I don't want to lose!"

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Ari no Mama de

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So that we can smile through anything

Let's set out as we are

Every day is too hectic

Another new morning comes

If we see each other, we give our usual greetings

Just be yourself, and always smile

"Tangible things aren't everything"

It gets across even if I can't put it into words

Your heart, so close it's strange

Always stays warm

In these days turning round and round, if we can stay the same

We can walk even the roughest of roads

Don't count only the things you can't do well

Let's always notice the small joys

Like sunflowers swaying in the breeze

Strongly and straightforwardly

I face the light of the sun and grow to any lengths

I just wanted to chase after the same scenery

Every time you learn something new

There are things that trip you up, but

Everyone knows about your earnest strength

How you get back on your feet without giving up

Before I knew it, right in that spot lit by the sun

Your kindness envelops me in a bond

"No matter what, your heart is fine just as it is"

May I never forget those words

In these days turning round and round, onwards in a new direction

I hope tomorrow's clear and sunny too

Don't count only the things you aren't good enough at

Let's set out step by step into each precious day

As we are

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Translations - Crossover

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I just look back on everything I left behind

And tame the aching shadows in my heart

Accept everything you're shouldering without reserve

Come on now, let's drop the tough guy act

Even if the path we're following is thorny

It's not all that bad as long as you're beside me

These headwinds are trivial

Keep your feet to the ground and keep steady

If your feelings can't be erased for even just one moment

They're no joke that'll end without letting you make good on them

Nock your sharpened larger-than-life heart and let it fly

Draw your bow taut with the adoration you've been chasing

Strike with an arrow that tears apart the wind

Get rid of your immature naivete

Keep your eyes only on what you can be proud of

I know what decides whether we sink or swim

Is none other than myself

Someday we'll make it through

Take me with you to the end of this road

Even if things look messy for our entwined pair

Our slipshod bond isn't as fragile as you think

If your feelings can't be erased for even just one moment

They're no joke that'll end without letting you make good on them

Nock your sharpened larger-than-life heart and let it fly

Draw your bow taut with the adoration you've been chasing

Strike with an arrow that tears apart the wind with a dim light

Translation by: Mod Yumi

Edited by: Mod Optimus Prime

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Tsurune Character Songs Album Review

We had a lot of thoughts about these songs while working with the lyrics, so we decided to do a mini album review! Please enjoy listening to each songs as we reflect on the lyrics and composition~

Up Stairs

Mod Yumi: A very gentle, comforting song, as expected from a Minato/Seiya duet. The composers did an excellent job capturing the feeling of nostalgia; this somehow feels like a song I've known and loved for years. The lyrics are perfect--I love the references to the bridge scene from s1 ep10. The line "I had a place where my heart could relax" is so precious <3 Overall, I don't think it's the strongest song on the album, but it's definitely one of my top faves!

Mod Optimus Prime: A heartfelt way to start off the album! It's very sweet and mellow, which of course really fits the fact that, y'know, the song is about Minato and Seiya's relationship! It's more or less just a straight callback to all of season one, but it's really touching how (both literally and figuratively) they come together at the end there.

Crossover

Mod Yumi: This song is so excessively dramatic and I kinda love it?? It does NOT sound like a song that ties into a soothing, chill slice of life archery anime and I am here for it. But I'm also weak for synth horns; give me a cheesy overexuberant fake brass section and I'm sold. Bonus points for all of the archery references and unnecessarily homoerotic lyrics. (And special shoutout to Mod Optimus Prime, our resident FukuJun stan, for helping me with the color codes because I was completely lost lmao)

Mod Optimus Prime: Probably the character duo song with the most...attitude to it? And sass, which of course, fits these two incredibly troublesome boys. To me, it's almost like the two are having a back-and-forth with each other while also brazenly admitting to each other just how tangled up they are—admittedly a reoccurring theme for the duet songs, but that doesn't make it any less cute, I think!

Ari no Mama de

Mod Yumi: Very cute and wholesome, doesn't really do it for me in terms of composition though. I do think this is the most well-acted song on the album. Having heard both of these seiyuu sing as other characters (notably Suzuki Ryouta as Bisco from Sabikui Bisco and Yano Shougo as Mafuyu from Given), I was blown away by how different they both managed to sound! Changing your voice to that extent while singing is not an easy thing to do. I was also tickled by the fact that they both noticeably sang less well than I know they're both capable of singing, because it suited the characters better to do so. Listening to this song, you wouldn't think either of these singers are particularly talented, but that fact is proof in and of itself that they ARE talented. Mad respect for the skill displayed here!

Mod Optimus Prime: Unsurprisingly, sunshine boy Ryouhei and the other local cheery boy have an easygoing and slow duet! I can't really say too much aside from the fact that the lyrics are both just really cute and earnest—you can see Ryouhei's influence here, haha.

Growing Up

Mod Yumi: Very cute, very catchy! I enjoy this song a lot. As a side note, I find it interesting that besides Minato, Nanao is the only character to be featured in two songs. One of the things I like about Nanao is that he's characterized mainly through his relationships with other characters. Sometimes when we see this happening it's more to do with lazy character writing (and lbr, it usually happens with female characters). But in this case, it actually builds our understanding of the character, rather than just casting him into the side character role of 'only here to develop the MCs'. To me it's always felt like he's the most put-together of the team, watching over everyone else and giving them a nudge in the right direction, while blending in so effortlessly they don't suspect a thing, like the social chameleon he is. Oops, this just turned into me gushing about Tsurune character writing lol. The song's nice idk what else to tell ya

Mod Optimus Prime: Also yet another honest song—a rare thing for Kacchan! It's obviously about Kaito and Nanao's close friendship and the further development during season two, so it's fitting we also get to see more of Nanao's (somewhat hidden) stubborn side here. Not to meme here, but really shows how their relationship fits the, "the more things change, the more things stay the same," aka them supporting ("protecting") each other through thick and thin.

Gekkou

Mod Yumi: I'm not the biggest fan of the composition of this song. I can't put my finger on why, but the main melody isn't working for me (and doesn't work great for Asashin's voice either tbh). That said, the backing track lives rent free in my head, I'm OBSESSED. And I love the dreamy feel of the lyrics! Whereas the others feel more like a dialogue between the singers, this one feels like a poem. The ethereal quality of the music and the lyrics draws me back to Masa-san's introduction, when he was a cryptid/ghost (lmao) appearing in the dead of night to guide Minato back to archery

Mod Optimus Prime: I've only heard Asanuma Shintarou (Masaki's VA) sing in a higher register, so this was both surprising and pleasant—it's quite soothing to hear! It's also fitting that the only Real Adult™️ with bounds of experience compared to these young'uns gets a really poetic and dramatic song with, of course, lots of moon references.

Kyoumei

Mod Yumi: THIS IS THE BEST ONE. This song is a legit bop omg. Leave it to luck life to give us a character song that exceeds typical character songs! I also love the meaning of the lyrics; it almost feels like a new angle on the Shuu/Minato relationship in a way? Of course we know their history and their affectionate rivalry, but we don't really see either of them putting into words how they feel about each other (especially Shuu-- I had to laugh at the line "we didn't need mundane words"; like no dude we could actually use a few more words from you, given your track record of communicating approximately 7% of your thoughts smh). This song puts into words how much they mean to each other and how, despite their complicated history and rivalry, they still care about each other.

Mod Optimus Prime: Luck Life actually composed this song, which really shows in the style (that catchy guitar, anyone?)! I adore the constant references to "sounds"—while a bit cheesy and on those nose, of course, it fits these two to a T and calls back to that season one finale. Again, not that any of the songs are really subtle, but "We might be apart, but I believe we'll someday return / So we didn't need mundane words" really just sums up their unique friendship/rivalry. Also, love how the two only sing together at the end: really fits with the song's whole message/theme about the two being separated, but eventually reuniting! How sweet.

[ikuuikuya]

Tsurune: The Linking Shot Character Song Album Cover

[thefinalcinderella]

Hello, I was wondering if you have made a translation for the Tsurune: The Linking Shot" Character Song Mini Album, or are planning to. (I'll take anything, even a picture of the lyrics in the booklet) I want to make Lyric videos you see. Also, you are a godsend to this community. I have nothing but respect for you.

Well tbh i have a big backlog of translations (not just tsurune) that i have to get through (havent even finished the audio dramas yet) so i probably wont get to it for a long time. I might do it if i have time tho