snowhalation

[snowhalation]

Yuuki Aoi Fangirling Over 9S During Nier: Automata Event

Event: Super Spoilers! Nier: Automata Dinner and Talk Show @STORIA (超ネタバレ！「NieR:Automata」ディナートークショウ＠STORIA) Personalities: Yoko Taro (director), Saito Yosuke (producer), Ishikawa Yui (2B) , Hanae Natsuki (9S), Yuuki Aoi (Pascal), Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod 042) Date: May 3rd, 2017

This clip is from a Nier: Automata event held in front of a live audience, at the STORIA theatre cafe(1). Yuuki Aoi is a pretty big otaku, and she does not hide her deep affection for the shota android 9S, who is voiced by Hanae Natsuki. The 9S Volks doll in front of her in this video is her own personal one that she outfitted herself by scouring the streets of Akihabara.

When Hanae Natsuki says a line in 9S's voice, Yuuki Aoi forgets all about being at an event, and her inner otaku is unleashed w

Yoko Taro: *speaking of alternative game scenarios for Nier: Automata* It'd then be like a high school setting, with the "I'm late, I'm late" trope...

*crowd laughs*

Yuuki Aoi: Waaah! I totally want to see that!

Saito Yosuke: You'd want to see that?!

Hanae Natsuki: "I was picking up acorns, and before I knew it, I was late..."

Aoi: SOOOOO CUUUUUUUUTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Yosuke: What's up with that reaction?!

Aoi: *realizes she may have unleashed her inner otaku out too much and starts acting surprised* Eh?!

Yasumoto Hiroki: You should look at Ishikawa's face once in a while and calm down.

*Ishikawa Yui shakes her head while laughing*

Aoi: No, no, no. We get along fine, right?

Yoko Taro: Ishikawa-san hasn't been able to tag into this conversation a single time. [referring to the high otaku levels Yuuki Aoi and Hanae Natsuki are displaying]

Ishikawa Yui: Just listening to you makes me feel your happiness.

Hiroki: It'll be OK. I'll just tease Aoi every once in a while for you.

Aoi: *speaking increasingly quickly* We're fine, right? We're totally- We were both voice actresses on Qualidea Code(2) together, right?!

Yui: *laughs* Yes, we were together.

Hiroki: Yuuki's negative otaku traits are appearing, she's speaking too quickly.

Aoi: When I start drinking alcohol, my limiters are off. *laughs*

*Saito Yosuke tries to steer the topic back on track*

Yosuke: We previously had a party to celebrate the release of the game, *points at Natsuki and Aoi* and these two were going on and on and on and talking endlessly.

Natsuki: Yes we were.

Yosuke: I then noticed he had suddenly gone silent, and it was because he had fallen asleep.

Natsuki: Yeah. I had reached my limit and had passed out.

Yoko Taro: You collapsed onto the floor of the izakaya, right?

Hiroki: You stopped functioning. [in reference to what Pod 042 sometimes says]

Aoi: When he fell asleep, it was a tatami floor [in the izakaya], so he was laying on the floor. The table was hiding him and I couldn't see Hanae-kun from where I was. All I could hear was the voice of a really sleepy 9S coming out from the place where I couldn't see him. *laughs*

Natsuki: That's kind of creepy...

Aoi: *laughs* I thought so too!

www.storia-cafe.com ↩︎

Qualidea Code is an anime that aired in summer 2016. ↩︎

#yuuki aoi #hanae natsuki #ishikawa yui #yasumoto hiroki #悠木碧 #花江夏樹 #石川由依 #安元洋貴 #video #translation #nier automata

[snowhalation]

Nishino Nanase Cries During Live Radio Broadcast

Broadcast: AKB48's All Night Nippon (Episode 246) Personality: Nishino Nanase Air date: February 18, 2015

@AmbiFN tweeted something that was such a good idea that I had to go ahead and do exactly what she suggested. So in addition to the seiyuu goodness that Snow Halation has all been about up until now, we're adding Nogizaka46 radio translations to the mix as well!

@cowboybibimbop @copycatken "Introducing the revival of my blog which will now cover Nogizaka46 radios" haha

— Ambi@愛衣ちゃん大勝利！！ (@AmbiFN) April 1, 2017

The first post in the Nogizaka46 radio series will be about Nishino Nanase (nicknamed Naachan or Nanasemaru). She hosted a special episode of AKB48's All Night Nippon(1) which is is a late night radio show hosted on Wednesdays, from 1AM to 3AM. Naachan had a special appearance to promote her first photobook, Fudangi(2). Here's how she started out the show.

Good evening, I'm Nishino Nanase from Nogizaka46. I'm currently all by myself in front of the microphone. Uh... Um... What should I do? Since joining Nogizaka three years ago, I've rarely, or rather this is probably the first time, that I've been in a show where I'm the only one doing the talking. So I'm really nervous right now. This is going to be two hours long, so I'll be giving it my best... Um, I'm not very good at talking, so I'd be happy if the listeners would... warmly look over me. *nervous giggle* I'm Nishino Nanase from Nogizaka46. Please treat me kindly.

What should I do~? I'm super nervous right now! Being able to experience this nervousness is something that I should be thank- *voice starts wavering* thankful for. Ah! What should I do? I really feel like crying right now... I'm nervous but... *pauses and voice wavers some more* I'm someone who gets nervous easily... and worried as well... *voice breaks down* I'll try my best... *sniffs* to enjoy this moment.

I'm so sorry! *sniffs* I was totally fine before the show started, but 20 seconds before we went live, I suddenly got really nervous. Tears are freely flowing right now. *giggles* But now that I've gotten the crying out of the way, I think I'll be able to relax and calm down. *giggles* When I get nervous, I start feeling quite helpless. I'm really surprised at myself right now, since I never thought that I'd actually be crying. But all of you must also be quite surprised as well! I'll be giving it my best from now on.

Well then, let's get the show on the road! A special episode of AKB48's All Night Nippon with Nogizaka46's Nishino Nanase!

How can you *not* want to cheer for Naachan, after hearing this?! Oh god, her giggling is adorable as well! ああああああ！なあちゃん、頑張ってください！

Happy April Fools day! Is this actually just a joke post though? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

For more details on this particular episode, see the official website ↩︎

http://www.gentosha.jp/articles/-/2988 ↩︎

#nishino nanase #西野七瀬 #nogizaka46 #乃木坂４６ #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Honeyworks Meets TrySail? MORE PLEASE!

The Senpai MV is so good that I had to express my love for it with these GIF images.

MOCHOOOO!!!! TEN-CHAAAAAN!! NAAAANSUUUUU!!!

#trysail #asakura momo #amamiya sora #natsukawa shiina #麻倉もも #雨宮天 #夏川椎菜 #random

[snowhalation]

Tadokoro Azusa Gets Reverse Pranked on Mucomi+

Broadcast: Mucomi+ Host: Yoshida Hisanori Guest: Tadokoro Azusa Air date: January 1, 2015

Mucomi+ is a radio show hosted by Yoshida Hisanori that airs on weekdays, from Monday through Thursday. Each Thursday, a guest seiyuu is usually invited on the show. For this episode, the seiyuu guest was Tadokoro Azusa (who incidentally is also the co-host for Mucomi+'s Tuesday airing).

Since this episode aired on New Year's Day, the show replaced it's usual "Perverted sound director Yoshida, what are you making me say?!", where Yoppi asks seiyuu to recite embarrassing lines, by a segment where listeners actually call in and get Koroazu to read the lines that they submitted.

The segments starts normally, and they go through with calls from three listeners. For the fourth and final listener though, Koroazu had planned to prank the host Yoppi. But things don't quite turn out as she had expected...

Tadokoro Azusa: "It's the New Year! A voiced New Year's gift by telephone! Baaaaaaaaah, what are you making me say?!" (1) Yoshida Hisanori: That was a sexy "baaaah" by Tadokoro Azusa, wasn't it? Koroazu: Was it sexy? Yoppi: It sure sounded like the sexy bleating of a sheep! Let's go on to a last call from our listeners. You'll be saying lines chosen by the listener straight to them over the phone. Koroazu: By the way Yoshida-san, you haven't gone home at all during the holidays, right? Yoppi: Nope, not at all. Koroazu: Is that right? We'll call a certain someone now, so please give them a hello! Yoppi: Who could it be? Hello? Koroazu: ... We're actually calling them right now. *laughs* Yoppi: You're only calling them now? Koroazu: Yeah, we're in the process of calling them, so please wait a little bit... *laughs* Who do you think it is? Yoppi: Wait a minute... Who could it be... If it's someone that's OK at being called at this hour...(2)

*phone rings and someone picks up*

Yoppi: Hello? Caller: Yes, hello. Koroazu: Huh? Mis... ter? Yoppi: Hello! Caller: Hello. Yoppi: Could I ask for your name? Caller: Oh, it's Tadokoro. Koroazu: Eh? Yoppi: Tadokoro-san? Koroazu: IT'S ONIIIIIIIIIII-CHAN??!! *laughs* WHY WAS I TOLD THAT I WAS GOING TO PLAY A PRANK [on Yoppi]?! I WAS DECEIVED! THIS IS SO MEAN!! Yoppi: I knew nothing about this! Absolutely nothing! Koroazu: THIS IS TOTALLY A REVERSE PRANKING! This is terrible... Yoppi: Onii-san, we're under your care for this year. Brother: Oh, same here! Koroazu: Onii-chan, what are you doing?! Yoppi: You're always listening to us, right? Koroazu: You're not even listening, you liar! Brother: Actually, since I'm living in Osaka, the show doesn't air here... Yoppi: If you sign up to the premium service, you could listen to the show...

[A bit of banter about radio in Osaka]

Koroazu: *still in denial* This isn't my brother... Yoppi: Let's cut to the chase. On today's show, we're listening to your little sister say various sexy lines. Brother: Is that so. Koroazu: You're being disgusting, onii-chan! Yoppi: Do you have any lines that you would like Tadokoro-san to say to you? Brother: Ah! Let's see... Koroazu: Stop it! You're being gross onii-chan! Brother: We talk on LINE everyday but... Koroazu: Please stop saying such lies! >_< Brother: She hasn't given me any New Year's greetings yet. **Yoppi laughs** Brother: I wonder why... Koroazu: It's because I haven't sent you an email since the new year started. Don't lie! Brother: **laughs** So is this OK? Yoppi: Alright, so you'd be fine with "Please take care of me this year, onii-chan"? Brother: If possible, could she also say "Onii-chan, I love you!" Koroazu: That's gross! You're really disgusting! This is so gross! MOOOOOOOMM!!!!! **laughs** ONII-CHAN IS BEING REALLY CREEPY RIGHT NOW!!! REALLY DISGUSTING!! Brother: I'd be fine with a "I love you onii-chan! Please take care of me this year." Koroazu: YOU'RE SO DISGUSTING! I'M GOING TO CRY HERE!! Yoppi: Let's move away from your disgust and tears. Forget that this is a broadcast and imagine that you were calling your brother for real. If that was the case, how would you say it? Three, two, one... Koroazu: YOU'RE DISGUSTING! **Yoppi and Tadokoro onii-chan laugh** Yoppi: Could you say "Take care of me this year" and let's suppose that you don't have a choice but to say the "I love you onii-chan" part as well. Do this as if it was part of your job. If you would please... Koroazu: **in a super moe voice** Onii-chan! Please take care of me this year! I LOOOOOVE YOU!! **music starts playing and Yoppi claps** Yoppi: This was the "funny onii-chan" scenario! Brother: Please take care of me this year as well! Koroazu: **makes a retching noise** **everyone laughs** Yoppi: This right now was clearly directed at Tadokoro's brother and there wasn't much acting and nuance to it. Koroazu: Yup! Yoppi: Thank you very much Tadokoro ani-san! Koroazu: Bye! Please don't ever call me again! **laughs** Brother: **laughs** Thank you. Koroazu: Thanks! Aaaaaah... I'm tired, tired! Really, what are you making me do?!

The reverse pranked was pulled off perfectly by the show's staff and Koroazu was utterly blindsided! This was a genuine moment of sibling love right here, with Koroazu completely embarrassed by having her brother call in. She went into tsun-tsun mode on air ww.

For more details about this Mucomi+ episode, take a look at this post from Mucomi+'s official blog.

The title of the segment is a play on the usual "Perverted sound director Yoshida, what are you making me say?!" ↩︎

The show airs pretty late, from midnight until 1 AM. ↩︎

#tadokoro azusa #田所あずさ #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Hidaka Rina Calls Tomokazu Sugita a Real Pervert

Radio show: Hidaka Rina no Oudou Radio (?) Personality: Hidaka Rina

Sugita-san being ドｓ and preying upon young female seiyuu ( ･ิω･ิ)

Hidaka Rina: *reading listener's letter* "When we think about Sugita Tomokazu-san and Rina-chan performing together, your roles in Inu x Boku SS is especially memorable. If like Ririchiyo-sama, you could shower verbal abuse onto others, what would Sugita-san think of it?"

You know, Sugita-san is a *real* pervert! Within the people I've met, he's in the upper ranks. Because I'm usually being teased, when he talks to me, I tell him "Please stop it Sugita-san! Don't come near me!" But he then looks at me with a really happy expression and replies "You can talk to me like that some more! Please say it to me again! ( ･ิω･ิ)" When I tell him to stop, I also gesture as if I want to hit him, and he says "Oh! A reward!" So, I guess he'd be pretty happy if I talked down onto him? Sugita-san sounds like a perv on radio, doesn't he? But he's actually just like that in real life too!

#hidaka rina #日高里菜 #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Cavaraji #08

I thought that having a female seiyuu guest on would make the show more sedate but…uh! Zucchi just self-combusts now! No more need for a Yukke or an Ohsaka to light her wick! 

This time, Aisaka Yuuka-kun, who voices Kusakabe Kagami, was the guest. I’m not very familiar with her so I looked her up and realized her anime debut was as Kotone in Sakura Trick and was like “hahahaah okay no wonder she’s corrupted already”..Anyway, Aisaka-kun did very well to keep up with Zucchi’s lewdness, plus it was awesome whenever she started talking about anything she was passionate about - you could hear the fapping in her voice! She seems fun, and hopefully we’ll get more Zucchi + Aisaka-kun hijinks in the future, especially now that they’re both working on Active Raid, which airs next season. 

I should mention that every week on Cavaraji, there is a Goshujin-sama (Master) and Geboku (Servant) depending on who wins/loses the game they play at the end. This week it’s Naobou’s turn as Geboku after she lost the tongue twister game last out.

This week’s dirt: Naobou is at the point of no return Naobou: I have this big worry about last week’s radio. Was it…interesting? It seemed like it was too pure…I’m worried… Zucchi: (laughing) Corrupted! Naobou’s corrupted! Naobou: No no no. It’s like…Zucchi’s gradually infecting me and I’m thinking that ‘that’ should be the norm…so when things are too pure…it feels so wrong…was it okay? ———————————————————————– Freetalk Listener mail talks about Kagamin’s ‘special move’ being how she locks in the other person’s arm between her boobs - “(op)Pai Lock”. The talk deviates to the kind of approach that will make their heart flutter.   Aisaka: (thinks) Umm! Stella-chan’s “Would you hate a naughty girl who asks for a kiss?” line made me go “Uwaaahaaa”! I want to have that said to me!! Zucchi: Said to you? Not you saying it to someone else? Aisaka: Yeah I want someone to say it to me. Naobou: From a guy? Aisaka: No, a girl. (in a macho voice) “Would you hate a naughty guy who thinks of you in such a way?” - I really want to say that to Stella-chan. Zucchi: Why have you become a guy? Naobou: Oh, Aisaka-kun is here… Aisaka: (in a girlish voice) Oops! ———————————————————————– Hagun Academy Newspaper - This Week’s Headlines The hosts pick certain mails to read in full out of a couple of headlines they’re given.   “What Have I Done!? Paying the Bill in the Nude, Allegations Emerge” This is some guy who was drinking alone at home and woke up the next day to find himself naked, with empty ramen bowls and gyoza containers outside his front door. Later on, he was ordering a delivery from his usual ramen shop when the ramen uncle on the line asked him “What was that all about yesterday? Was it a punishment for losing a bet or something?”. The guy hurriedly answered yes and apologized (though he had no memory of what had happened) and the uncle told him “Well it’s okay since I got to see something interesting, but do please take care”. The talk turned to what happens when they get drunk. Aisaka-kun says she doesn’t really drink.   Zucchi: Do you drink, Aisaka-kun? Aisaka: Not really. I can’t really hold my drink but maybe I’m the type who might get carried away and strip off if I get drunk… Zucchi: Let’s go for a drink! Aisaka: Getting naked in public? Nah, let’s get naked in Zucchi’s house instead. Zucchi: Okay. If you say that you’ll get naked for sure, then it’s totally cool (to come to my house). Naobou: Let’s all get naked!   “First Experience! My Ass is on Fire!” This guy from Hokkaido went to eat super spicy soup curry for the first time and it was so hot, his ass(hole) was on fire the following day. Aisaka-kun likes spicy stuff so it doesn’t really happen to her, though she did eat Hokkyoku ramen (北極ラーメン) once and got a bit of stomach pain while her friends got spicy butts. Zucchi: So if two guys went to eat soup curry together it’d be dangerous, wouldn’t it. Aisaka: What do you mean? Zucchi: I mean, what if they both left the shop holding their asses? Aisaka: A-naru, hodo.  …good lord Zucchi went in the BL direction and Aisaka-kun just had to follow it up with アナルホド (ah, naru hodo –> anal, hodo…get it?). Thanks, I’ll never think of eating spicy curry ramen again just in case someone thinks I’ve had it up the ass… ———————————————————————– Oh god they’re doing Yoru no Ittoshura again. I thought they’d be skipping it since they didn’t ask for mails for the corner but I guess they had lots of leftovers from last time out. 1.Yoru no anmitsu Anmitsu is a dessert. An = red bean, mitsu = syrup   Zucchi: Sounds delicious. Aisaka: Sounds delicious. A bit of a guilty feel about it. Like, “Should I eat this at night? But I’ll get fat…” etc, but when you say it in that way it does sound a little lewd. Zucchi: Yeah the ‘mitsu’ part. Aisaka: Ho-ho-ho~ Naobou: Eh, in what way? Zucchi: How it’s all sticky. Aisaka: HA-HA!!! Zucchi: (to Naobou) Stop it, you’re taking up the position Ohsaka-san took last time! Naobou: What about ‘mitsu’ is lewd? Zucchi: First of all, the ‘an’ part. You can have all sorts of delusions just with ‘an’ in its hiragana form あん. Naobou: Eh? Like how? Zucchi: Er? Let’s move on… Naobou: Howwwww??? Zucchi: You see, ‘mitsu’ gets all sticky and starts melting and….see???? Let’s just stop it!!! Aisaka: Sensei!!! What’s so wrong with getting sticky and melting? Zucchi: It’s totally fine. Nothing’s wrong with it, we should all get sticky and melt at night. I think we should all just melt. We should all just melt at night and become anmitsu. Aisaka: Let’s all become anmitsu! 2.Yoru no Window Shopping Zucchi: Well..this is normal…just shopping..at night? Aisaka: But I wonder what they sell at night, that you can go window shopping? Zucchi: Oh, Aisaka-kun. You’re picking this up! Naobou: I wonder what they sell? Aisaka: I wonder what they sell? (to Naobou) What do you think they sell? Zucchi: Hahaha, you’re good Aisaka-kun! Geboku! What do you think? Naobou: Stuff they sell at night? Zucchi: Stuff that they sell at night that you can only use at night? Naobou: Stuff that they sell at night that you can only use at night???? Zucchi: Well you can use it in the morning too..sometimes…but mostly at night? Naobou: Err…..a toothbrush or something? (deflated mood) Zucchi: Ah okay…I guess so…depends on the person… Naobou: Well you know I’m not in that kind of position. Zucchi: What about Aisaka-kun? Aisaka: Hmm. I won’t say what kind, but…pajamas? 3.Yoru no Quiz tournament Zucchi: I wonder what kind of quiz tournament? Naobou: Yeah I wonder… Aisaka: If you get the answer wrong you’ll probably have to play some kind of punishment game at night…. Zucchi: You’re sharp, Aisaka-kun! You’re sharp! As to be expected of Yoru no Ittoshura! Aisaka: Is it bad that I’m falling deep into all of this? Zucchi/Naobou: Nope it’s totally fine! …… Zucchi: We’d have to figure out how many people are taking on each other in this quiz competition… Aisaka: How many people are taking on each other??? Zucchi: Don’t think too deeply about this. Aisaka: This is about team play, isn’t it? ———————————————————————– Naobou: So, what do you think about Yoru no Ittoshura? Zucchi: It’s overly excellent. Aisaka: It’s truly excellent. Naobou: It’s one of Kagami’s lines that she said on a whim. Zucchi: Well, only for one minute. Because it’s Yoru no Ittoshura.. Aisaka: Yoru no Ittoshura… Zucchi: Ittoshura, you can only do it up to one minute…. Aisaka: (porn BGM plays) One…minute…one…minute….oh…yeah….ehhhh (laughs) Zucchi: Ah Aisaka-kun, we’ll get along very well! Aisaka: So weird, I meant that in a pure way…. Naobou: Let me wrap this up!!! ———————————————————————– Ending Aisaka-kun talked about how the show was a ‘rich’ experience, above her expectations. Zucchi replied in kind, saying that Aisaka-kun’s interactions were ‘rich’ and way more amazing than she expected. She also mentioned that once she got into the studio, the show’s staff confirmed with her (and I guess, her manager) that she was okay with dirty jokes. Having heard that, Aisaka-kun ‘revved up’ her (shimoneta) engine and was totally prepared for what would be thrown at her. Naobou & Zucchi cheered for Aisaka-kun’s solo artiste debut. Aisaka-kun denied being an ‘idol seiyuu’ and insisted that she wanted to be an ‘artiste’ - everything is art to her, including dirty jokes….okay. Just as Naobou is trying to wrap up the show, Zucchi stops her. Zucchi: Geboku! Stay!!!! Naobou: …wan! (woof) And it’s time for Naobou the Geboku to say a line/situation of guest Aisaka-kun’s choice. Following on Zucchi and Naobou’s little master/pet interplay, Aisaka-kun goes with “Goshujin-sama, don’t pull so hard on my leash-wan! It’s suffocating-wan!” Naobou: Pull my leash, won’t you? Aisaka: (starts getting overly excited) R-really???? Okay!!! (pretends to pull) Naobou: (in pleading voice) Goshujin-sama! Please don’t pull so hard on my leash-wan! It’s suffocating-wan! Even if you don’t pull so hard, (Shizuku) will definitely follow Aisaka-kyun all the way-wan!” Aisaka: (overheats) Haaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh I’m shaking!!! My whole body is shaking!!!! What is this??? Zucchi: Your face is red! Aisaka: Thank you so much! I don’t need any pay at all for today, that line will do…ahhh, I feel so hot! After the episode went on air Aisaka-kun tweeted about it and apologized for the lewdness…before tweeting a follow up “Cavalry Radio is HEALTHY”. Oh I’m sure it is…for your libido anyway. Also, a Cavaraji DJCD vol.1 has been announced already! Must get!!

#ishigami shizuka #touyama nao #aisaka yuuka #石上静香 #東山奈央 #相坂優歌 #radio

[snowhalation]

Cavaraji #06

Ikki’s seiyuu Ohsaka Ryota was the featured guest, and it was…chaos. Somehow, the episode has managed to amass over 4,000 comments on Nico over 1 short weekend…

The seiyuu’s comments on Onsen:

Ishigami: Is this episode even suitable for broadcast? Can we get it across to the listeners….? It’s not my fault!! It’s not my fauuulllltttt!!!! (cries)

Toyama: Somehow…it turned out to be an amazing episode…. I can’t possibly show my face in public any more. Right after the show was done, Zucchi and I both automatically fell to our knees. Still. It was fun!!

Ohsaka: Thank you for inviting me as the first guest on the show. I swear I did not say a single obscene thing, not at all.

Zucchi really does bring everything upon herself, doesn’t she? One of the tags on the video was ‘suicide bomber seiyuu’ 自爆声優 and it’s so fitting. She basically digs her own grave and jumps right into it with everything she says - intentional or not, 70% of what she says comes out sounding lewd and she has this tendency to cover up her mistakes and awkwardness with dirty jokes. Which of course, only makes things worse, particularly with Ohsaka, who’s good at egging the lewd stuff on, around. I do feel a bit sorry for Naobou who’s either shocked speechless or totally clueless throughout those shimoneta moments (I suspect more of the former). Only a little bit, mind you. Since she’s totally enjoying learning all that ‘stuff’!

Free talk corner They’re supposed to talk for a full minute about a given topic. Naobou’s was about what she likes to do in the shower, Ohsaka’s was about that infamous boob sweater. Zucchi’s was about her most admired person.

Zucchi: There are so many wonderful seniors in this business, but the one I particularly admire is someone who actually appears in Cavalry - the voice of Totokubara Kanata, Hikasa Yoko. Her voice, her acting but most of all her personality - she’s a veteran but she treats others very kindly. My first regular anime role involved working with Hikasa-san too and I thought “What a kind person, how wonderful her moaning is!”. I hope that one day, I can not only moan but also play serious roles - it’d be good if I was as versatile as her someee daaaay~~~ (starts moaning).

Naobou forced Zucchi to do another free talk right away - ‘come up with your own special move’. After waffling on and on about Ittoshura for 45 seconds the other two forced Zucchi to come up with an original special move despite her protests that what she had in mind would get censored. With 3 seconds left Zucchi spilled out her answer and it was indeed censored…though the staff left the first syllable in. Se-(censored). I’m 95% sure she said SEXCALIBUR….

Yoru no Ittoshura ‘Yoru no Ittoshura’ is from a line by Kagami in episode 5, Ittoshura is Ikki’s Noble Art and means ‘blade of carnage’. Kagami however, is using the phrase in questioning Stella about what goes on at night in their bedroom, master-servant roleplay and all that.

On Shimoraji there was some throwaway comment about how adding ‘Yoru no’ to a word makes it sound lewd. Of course, it wasn’t explicitly mentioned here or anything, but I’m prettyyy sure some of the Cavaraji staff knew exactly what they were aiming for by setting up Zucchi for this.

Zucchi: When it comes to Ikki, it’s gotta be about the Ittoshura of the Night. Ohsaka: What’s Ittoshura of the Night? Naobou: Er Zucchi what do you think it means? Zucchi: Ohsaka-san, what pops in your mind when you hear the phrase Ittoshura of the Night? Ohsaka: Battles at night? (Zucchi laughs even more hysterically) Zucchi: Night battles, right? Ohsaka: When official battles get shifted to the night, then that’s Ittoshura of the Night right? Zucchi: That’s correct! Ohsaka: But that’s not what it means to Ishigami-san, isn’t it? (Zucchi bursts into laughter) Zucchi: No no no. One-on-one Ittoshura, at night isn’t it? Okay that’s enough! They’re getting mad at me! I’m gonna screw up! (all throughout, Naobou is laughing)

No prizes for guessing what kind of ‘one-on-one battles’ Zucchi is thinking of.

1.Yoru no Carbonara

2.Yoru no Jinji Ido (personnel change) Naobou: What does this mean? Ohsaka: What does this mean, Ishigami-san? Zucchi: Eh? Why don’t you ask the listener?? It’s not like I thought of this…well, at night, a certain person comes in to change shifts, but the both of them go.. Ohsaka: …both of them get off!! (hysterical laughter) Zucchi: Oi, is this allowed???

Errr just think of personnel change as changing partners lol

3.Yoru no Tsuru no Ongaeshi

4.Yoru no Nodo Jiman (proud of my voice) Naobou: The throat is a point that’s erotic isn’t it? Zucchi: Like the Adam’s apple? Ohsaka: Ah yeah, there are people who like a bit of a bump there. Zucchi: Ohsaka-san’s doesn’t really stick out does it? Ohsaka: Yeah mine doesn’t really stick out. Zucchi: Yeap you don’t have much of a bulge. (laughter, censored) Zucchi: This is all gonna go up in flames! Let’s move on, I’m gonna screw up!!

5.Yoru no Seitakaicho (student council president) Zucchi: So the student council president is sitting all alone in the student council room and suddenly a young male teacher comes in, and I wonder what the two of them would be doing all alone at night in the room??? Naobou: I want to preserve all these mails.

Last of all, Ohsaka was asked to come up with a situation for Zucchi to adlib. This is where Zucchi slips up and asks for ‘a light job’ instead of a light ‘jab’ and predictably the Nico comments go ‘handjob’, ‘blowjob’ and so on….

Ohsaka: “Wanting something in her mouth, Stella begs Ikki.” Zucchi: Is that OK??? Naobou: This is something normal, right? Zucchi: Can I get Ikki involved? Ohsaka: Sure!

Situation Stella: Ikki… Ikki: What’s up, Stella? Stella: I feel like having something in my mouth… Ikki: You feel like having something in your mouth? Stella: Y-you k-know what I’m talking about, right? Ikki: Eh? Stella: I want to eat Ikki’s….I mean I want Ikki to…feed me something… (Zucchi starts laughing uncontrollably) Ikki: You want to eat Ikki’s…? Stella? Can you explain further? Stella: I want Ikki to…I mean I have a cold…I’d like some fruit…. Ikki: What type of fruit would you like? Stella: Uh…er…a banana. (laughter) Naobou: ….Zucchi…. Zucchi: I lost sight of Stella halfway through!!! Naobou: …Zucchi….

…..why did she have to go and say banana, of all things??? That’s what I mean when I say she is really digging her own grave. Already, Zucchi is known among anime staff as ‘that girl who was on the Magic Mirror truck’ plus even Naobou knows a lot about Shimoseka than I’d expect her to. Pretty sure at this point that Zucchi is famous for being ‘that female seiyuu who shouts ch*nch*n and m*nko shamelessly’…

Also - damn, somehow the innuendo doesn’t seem so bad when translated to English. It really only works when you understand the Japanese and aware of how lewd Ishigami & Ohsaka’s interplay can be. I want more Yoru no Ittoshura from them!!!

#ishigami shizuka #touyama nao #osaka ryota #石上静香 #東山奈央 #逢坂良太 #radio

[snowhalation]

Sakura Ayane Left Speechless During Radio Recording

Radio show: Moja-senpai to Sakura-kun (episode 168) Personalities: Sakura Ayane and Tone Kentarou Air date:　June 19, 2014

Sakura Ayane's unconditional love (or obsession according to some), for Hanazawa Kana is well known, and she has openly and often expressed it over the years. Here's her reaction when she hears that Hanazawa Kana went on an onsen trip with Uchiyama Yumi. In this radio corner, she's eating something, so that's why there is talk about chopsticks.

Tone Kentarou: A mail coming from Lobster-san, living in Miyagi prefecture.

*Sakura Ayane hums*

Tone: *hums same tune as Ayaneru* "Moja-senpai and Ayaneru, mojassu(1)! It seems that Hanazawa Kana-san and Uchiyama Yumi-san have..." *speaking to himself* Wouldn't it be better if I didn't read this? "...Hanazawa Kana-san and Uchiyama Yumi-san went on an onsen trip, just the two of them. This rumor originates from the Mayonaka Delivery radio show(2) where Nojo-san(3) spilled the beans during a bout of jealousy. Hanazawa-san also talked about an onsen trip on her radio. So Ayaneru obviously knew about this?" *to Ayaneru* So you knew about this?

"How would Ayaneru react if she heard that Hanazawa-san was being flirty with others? And if Hana-chan asked Ayaneru 'Let's take a bath together!', what would she do?"

Huh? Ayaneru's is looking strange right now... Not strange in the sense of when a Pokemon is about to evolve, but... L-let's go over all of this, one point at a time. She really isn't saying anything right now. Her eyes have been darting all over the place since I started reading this letter.

Did you know that Hanazawa Kana-san and Uchiyama Yumi-san went on an onsen trip together? You didn't know? She's shaking her head. Come on, say something! You're not going to speak?

*asking radio staff* Was this for work or some sort of TV program? O-oh? It seems it could have been during their own free time? Wait a minute... Hanazawa Kana-san and Uchiyama Yumi-san were together outside of work?

*speaking to Ayaneru* Say that again? What happened indeed, eh? Seems like they went on a trip together. Oh! I just received breaking news! It seems that Uchiyama Yumi-san and Hanazawa Kana-san took a bath together.

*sound of Ayaneru dropping her chopsticks*

Tone: She just dropped her chopsticks! *laughs* Let's see, let's see... Ummm... Hanazawa-san talked about this on her radio. You didn't hear about it?

*Ayaneru mumbling something that is inaudible*

Tone: You haven't listened to it yet? Seems like they went together. But you know, since they talked about this openly, this is probably not like a real love relationship or anything like that. If it was something serious, they wouldn't talk about it on radio. So it's OK! It was just that they had a day off, and since they were on an onsen trip, Hanazawa-san asked Uchiyama-san if she wanted to take a bath together.

*bonk sound*

Tone: Did you hear that noise just now? Ayaneru just suddenly closed her mouth.

Radio staff: When you say it out loud yourself, this just makes it worse [for Ayaneru]...

Tone: This time, it seems she went with Uchiyama-san but next time, it'll be your turn Ayaneru! She'll definitely ask you to go with her next time! S-so, what would you do if Hanazawa-san asked you "Hey Ayaneru, can I take a bath with you?" What would you do?

*awkward silence*

U-uh huh... You can get more details [about the onsen trip] in a previous episode of Mayonaka Delivery... Are you imagining Hanazawa-san asking if she can take a bath with you? *banging sound* Or are you still under shock with the news that they both went on an onsen trip together?

She just threw her glasses off and starting rubbing her face!! Are you washing your face? *laughs*

*Ayaneru gasping*

Tone: Can we ask you to comment on your current state of mind right now?

Ayaneru: *speaking with her hands over her face* If they're both happy, then that's fine with me...

Tone: *laughs* What Ayaneru just said is "If they're both happy, then that's fine with me." Within this radio studio, the atmosphere is somewhat awkward at the moment... You've got it all wrong here! They wouldn't really talk about this on radio if it was serious! Even you go eat with people other than Hanazawa-san, right?

Ayaneru: Isn't it natural that one would want the person they like to be happy? So if Hana-chan is happy, that's great...

Tone: Y-yeah... But y'know...

Ayaneru: And if she's having fun with Yumi-san, that's great too. I like Yumi-san too so... If the person I like is happy, isn't that a good thing?

Tone: How did the "Ayaneru is starving" corner turn into her last supper? *Ayaneru sighs loudly* Ayaneru seems to be the type of person who binge eats. Alright, let's keep the show rolling with the time we have left! Please cheer up!

*Ayaneru chokes on her food*

[Tone-san closes down the corner while Ayaneru keeps on eating and loudly slurping.]

I must say that this was a strange radio segment to translate, as Ayaneru barely says anything. We experience everything through Tone Kentarou's description of what Ayaneru is doing.

For more juicy details about Hanazawa Kana and Uchiyama Yumi's onsen trip, take a look at this video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm23694005 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakA-DcvfNw.

A custom greeting originating from the name of the radio show. ↩︎

Mayonaka Delivery is a radio show hosted by Uchiyama Yumi and Yamamoto Nozomi. ↩︎

Yamamoto Nozomi's nickname. ↩︎

#sakura ayane #tone kentarou #佐倉綾音 #利根健太朗 #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Kaji Yuuki Likes Breasts, Hikasa Yoko Wants Some

Event: High School DxD NEW Advanced Screening Date: June 29, 2013

Host: Could all of you do a little self-introduction and greet the audience? We'll start it off with you, Kaji-san.

Kaji Yuuki: Got it! EVERYONE, DO YOU LIKE BREASTS?!

*loud cheer from the crowd*

Kaji Yuuki: GUYS, DO YOU LIKE BREASTS?!

*loud cheer from the guys*

Kaji Yuuki: *looking around the room* G-GIRLS, DO YOU LIKE BREASTS?!

*quieter cheer from the gals*

Kaji Yuuki: I LOOOOOOOOVE THEEEEEEMMMM!!!!!! Playing the role of Hyoudou Issei, I'm Kaji Yuuki.

Host: Thank you very much.

Hikasa Yoko: Are you an idiot?! *laughs*

Host: We're all fired up from the get go! Next up, Hikasa-san.

Hyocchi: *looking up at the screen* Insulting my slave merits certain dweath- Could you let me do it one more time please?

Kaji Yuuki: That didn't go too well just now...

Hyocchi: Reading it in my posture just now wasn't... EVERYONE, DO YOU LIKE BREASTS?!

*crowd cheers*

Hyocchi: I WANT SOME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

*loud cheers and applause from the crowd*

Audience member: Good luck!

Since some of her fans refer to her as "Wall Hikasa", it's not surprising that Hyocchi might be complexed about her breasts... And that last little quip from someone in the audience was just perfect ww

#kaji yuuki #hikasa yoko #梶裕貴 #日笠陽子 #video #translation

[snowhalation]

Mimori Suzuko's Epic Fail With Snow Halation

Broadcast: Love Live! 2014 Nen Arigatou Bounenkai ~μ's to Sugosu Oomisoka SP~ (Love Live! Thank You 2014 Year-end Party) ~Spending New Year Eve's with μ's SP~ Personalities: All μ's members Air date: December 31, 2014

What better way to celebrate the release of the Love Live movie than a six month late Love Live related post? This clip is taken from their New Year Eve's special broadcast. In this segment of the show, all members answer the same question and points are given based on how many of them have the same answer. On this particular question, they are aiming to get a perfect score of nine points, but Mimorin decides otherwise...

Nanjo Yoshino: The song that gets us most fired up during a live is?

Uchida Aya: Eeeeeeh? That's difficult to say!

Nanjolno: All the songs get us excited...

Pile: Are we talking about a song where it's a calm and gentle kind of excitement, or a song where everyone is...

Nitta Emi: Isn't a song with all of us more exciting?

Nanjolno: If we're talking calorie-wise, then a song that makes us burn a lot is...

Iida Riho: I see where we're going with this...

Nanjolno: Can I write it in katakana?

Kubo Yurika: Ah! I get it now!! OK, OK, I totally get it!

Tokui Sora: I wonder if I'm going to get it right...

[Banter while they are writing down their answers.]

Kusuda Aina: A song that gets us excited by making us feel like we're all united as one?

Nanjolno: Let's reveal our answer all at the same time! I hope we all have the same one...

[Everyone says that they're done with writing their answer.]

Nanjolno: Alright, are we ready? Let's all reveal our answer on the count of three. One... two... three!

[Everyone flips their answer board around. They all chose the song No Brand Girls, except for Mimorin who chose (the superior) Snow Halation.]

???: Mimori-san...

Mimori Suzuko: No way!!

Nanjolno: MIMORI-SAAAAAN!!!

Emitsun: We'll pretend that we didn't see that, so change your answer!

Mimorin: You're kidding right?! I thought you said it was all in katakana...

[Everyone asks staff to cut the part where Mimorin has the wrong answer.]

Mimorin: This is getting cut, right? It's getting cut, right?

Shikako: Her AB blood type(1) is showing up here!

Nanjolno: *feigning ignorance* Alright everyone, did you write down your answer?

Shikako: There was definitely no cheating going on here, right?

Mimorin: You're kidding me, right? I totally believed that everyone would have written [Snow Halation]... This was the part where we were all supposed to be in tears! Alright, I'm done!

[Everyone once again says that they're done with writing their answer.]

Nanjolno: Alright, on the count of three, let's reveal our answer! One... Two... Three!

Everyone: NO BRAND GIRLS!!! YAAAAAAYYY!!!!! *clapping*

Soramaru: Usually there's always one person who gets the answer wrong!

Mimorin: But that's why we're μ's. Awesome! (＾ν＾)

Everyone was dropping hints left and right about what answer to write down, but Mimorin misread the clues ( ；∀；). I agree with her though, Snow Halation is the song that everyone should have picked!

In Japanese culture, a person's blood type is closely related to their personality. For more details, read Tofugu's article about this: http://www.tofugu.com/2011/09/21/true-blood-personality-and-blood-types-in-japan/ ↩︎

#mimori suzuko #nanjo yoshino #nitta emi #iida riho #uchida aya #Pile #kusuda aina #kubo yurika #tokui sora #三森すずこ #南條愛乃 #新田恵海 #内田彩 #飯田里穂 #楠田亜衣奈 #久保ユリカ #徳井青空 #video #translation

[snowhalation]

IT Kakumei is such a hilarious radio to listen to w!

Throwback - Inoue Marina & Shimoda Asami’s IT Kakumei: Himitsu Radio Corner

A legendary corner that was removed from the pair’s long-running weekly radio show far too quickly - the official line was either ‘not enough mails were received’ or ‘it took up too much time’, but everyone knows the real reason: it was just simply too filthy for broadcast. Shimoda is not known as “Shimoneta” (dirty jokes) for nothing, and even now, years after they buried the corner, pretty much any attempt to upload videos of this segment on Nico Nico ends up failing.

Basically, listeners write in with personal problems that Shimoda, in her Shimoemon persona, will attempt to solve by coming up with special Shimo goods to aid their plight. The Youtube video embedded above is a compilation of some of the corner’s best moments, and it has amassed over 850k views with good reason.

Here, Marina is supposed to play the idiot to Shimoemon but she keeps slipping out of boke mode while trying to suppress her laughter…

The clip is split into 2 parts:

#1 A listener writes in with the following problem: The other day, my mom said this to my dad: “Your thing is kind of small, isn’t it?”. My dad got really depressed hearing her say that. Shimoemon, please cheer my dad up!

Marina: Shimo-chan, what should he do? Shimoemon: I’ve got the perfect tool for him! I call it..uh…BIG PEN! Marina: Big Pen? What kind of tool is that? Shimoemon: It’s a mysterious pen that, when used to trace over something, will make that thing grow bigger! Marina: By the way, I wonder what is this ‘thing’ of his dad’s that is kind of small? Shimoemon: His d**k. Do you get me? Marina: Ah! So if you use this Big Pen to draw over it, it will get bigger? Shimoemon: It will get bigger and will be very useful to ******** Marina: I see! So mama will be super satisfied after this! Shimoemon: Well, whether his mama gets satisfied or not, there are adult techniques that..oh wait, I’d better stop here.

#2 Marina: By the way, I’d like to know more about Shimo-chan…do you have any favourite foods? Shimoemon: My favourite food is MAN-JUU! Marina: Do you like ANKO? Shimoemon: ANKO! I love ANKO…. Marina: Mmm..how about your favourite fruits? Shimoemon: Fruits, hmm fruits….uh….MANGO. Marina: Ah, you like tropical fruits! Shimoemon: Pineapples, and bananas too. How ‘bout you, onee-san? Marina: Onee-san likes everything! Shimoemon: So you’re fine with anything?3 Marina: Are there any animals you hate? Shimoemon: Tortoise! Marina: Ah you hate tortoises…which part of tortoises do you hate? Shimoemon: The bit that gets longer!4 Most of its body may be covered in a hard shell but there’s that one part that gets longer like myuuuun~~ I don’t know what it’s thinking of. Such a scary animal. Marina: How about favourite animals? Shimoemon: Elephant! Marina: Why do you like it? Shimoemon: ‘cos its nose (trunk) is long. Marina: Yeah its nose is long, isn’t it? Shimoemon: If I see an elephant I want it to wrap its nose around me. Notes: 1. ‘manko’ is Japanese slang for ‘vagina’. Manjuu is steamed buns, anko is red bean. 2. Apparently in certain prefectures (Akita, Aomori, Miyazaki) they use manjuu as slang instead of manko. Also, ‘manjuu’ sounds like a shortened form of man(ko) juice… 3. The way Shimoemon says this implies that Marina has a (sexual) interest in ‘everything’ 4. Please watch this video about tortoise penises Same segment. A listener writes in with the following problem:

When night comes, I hear strange “Haa, haa” breathing and the sound of my mom screaming coming from my parents’ bedroom. I get worried so I try to enter their room but the door is locked. Shimo-chan, what should I do? Shimoemon: Dangerous. Marina: Sounds dangerous, and scary. Shimoemon: That might be the work of a youkai. Marina: But youkai don’t exist in this world. Shimoemon: Yeah ok they don’t exist. Marina: I’m sure he needs convenient Shimo goods to help him out here. “Haa, haa” and mama’s screaming - there must be something dangerous going on inside. Do you have any Shimo goods to recommend to him? Shimoemon: I have something perfect for him. A “Somewhere Door”!1 Marina: A “Somewhere Door”…what’s that? Shimoemon: A door that leads you anywhere you want to go. Marina: Er…OK….. Shimoemon: Yeah. What’s wrong? Maybe I gave it the wrong name? Marina: [slips back into normal mode] the name is totally the same…[in boke mode again] by the way, what are the two of them doing in a locked room? Shimoemon: Probably s*x, or something. Marina: Or something? What is that something? Shimoemon: They might be doing something leading up to “that”. Marina: Something leading up to “that”? Shimoemon: Maybe they’re putting on an act? Marina: Acting? Shimoemon: Yeah, a suspicious act. Marina: Does everyone do that? Shimoemon: Everyone…well, there are people who do and people who don’t… Marina: So [listener name]’s parents were just putting on an act? Shimoemon: Yeap! Marina: So maybe he doesn’t need any goods! Shimoemon: Yeah he probably doesn’t need any goods…especially since the name of the one I gave is no good. Marina: Also, it seems to happen every night. Shimoemon: Scary. Marina: It seems scary, so he should ask his parents what they’re…I mean, if they’re OK. Shimoemon: Ask if they’re OK…you mean, with the door locked and all? Like “MAMA ARE YOU OK? MAMA WHAT’S GOING ON?” Mama: “I’M OK! I’M OK!” I think he’d better not do that. Marina: Ah he’d better not get in their way then. Notes: 1. Dokokani door (Somewhere Door) is a play on the Dokodemo door (Anywhere Door) from Doraemon.

So guys, there are no girls like Yamato Rinko in this world. All of us are Shimoemon and are only interested in that **** in your ***** ww

#inoue marina #shimoda asami #井上麻里奈 #下田麻美 #radio

[snowhalation]

A&G NEXT BREAKS Yoshida Yuuri no Five Stars

A&G started a new programme in April called A&G NEXT BREAKS FIVE STARS featuring 5 rising female seiyuu where each one hosts one show per week. The line-up is:

Monday: Kurosawa Tomoyo (Mausu) Tuesday: Fukagawa Seria (Axl One) Wednesday: Tanaka Minami (81produce) Thursdays: Matsuda Risae (I’m Enterprise) Fridays: Yoshida Yuuri (Sigma Seven e)

I’m watching Yuuri’s show because it’s stupidly entertaining. Left to her own devices with nobody to keep her in check, every single episode of Five Stars has descended into absolute chaos. No wonder she calls herself The Bomb of Sigma Seven, since she’s really a disaster waiting to explode. To me:

Yoshida Yuuri = Kobayashi Yu X drugs + Murakawa Rie X sugar + Kaneda Tomoko X helium

So far, the observations people have made about the show: 1. She moves too much 2. She says the word ‘shit’ too often 3. She’s too negative (she has a corner specifically for people to talk about negative things while she makes fun of comforts them..)

Yuukichi is impossible to translate so notes will have to do:

#1 - She was worried about having to do a show alone but her manager said “It’s better that way so that you won’t annoy other people”. - She wrote down ‘reciting Pi to 50 decimal places’ and ‘being able to divide my sneezes into parts’ as her special skills  but the agency thought she was joking and omitted them from her official profile

#2 - For her yearbook photo she resolutely refused to smile for the photographer & after many retakes, she decided at last to give him one silly smile. That was the photo used in the yearbook, and it made Yuukichi mad. - A topic that comes up is about people who are unsure about how they should address/treat a friend-of-a-friend – you know who they are, but you don’t actually know them at all. Yuukichi talks about how this is quite common in the seiyuu world…and goes on to give a real life example of how she watched a Nico Nama ‘cos a friend was in it, and she sees that said friend gets along well with another girl…and later on, she gets the chance to work with that other girl but frets over how she should address her:

Option 1: “I watched your Nico Nama!” Option 2: “Hello! I don’t know you at all!” Option 3: “Oh I watched XXXX, and I’m a friend of XXX hey hey!!” And she went on to burst her own bubble by revealing that ‘the other girl’ was Kurosawa Tomoyo (which means that the ‘friend’ is Terui Haruka) www

#3 - Fan writes in asking Yuuri if she’ll ever get a Twitter account, Yuuri says she wants to but when she asked her manager if she could, he replied “You make too many verbal gaffes, so no”.

#4 -She went to Nagoya for an event with Shokotan & Dempagumi.inc and bought some omiyage to share with the rest of the 5STARS staff members but it turned out she got Akafuku mochi which are Mie Prefecture speciality goods and not Aichi Prefecture… -She tried to imitate Kurosawa Tomoyo and failed. She also misread her name as KUROSAMA….

#5 -Now she claims she that does have friends. But she just doesn’t like going out with them… -Talking about meeting Kurosawa Tomoyo for the first time - apparently Parunyasu (Terui Haruka) told Tomoyo that Yuukichi’s nice but “dangerous”. She ended up hiding under the table when she saw Tomoyo… -One of the corners on the show is STAR LINKS, where each of the 5 girls answer a specific themed question for that week.#5′s theme was “Let’s decide on an official (_______) for the 5STARS!”, and Yuukichi was tasked with deciding on an official ‘pet’ for 5STARS.

First of all, she decides to compare each of the other members to animals.

Tanaka -  Wooper looper. Cos she’s kind of round like one.

Fukagawa - Snake. The cute types that don’t blink much.

Kurosawa - Squirrel. She looks like she would hold an acorn! 

Matsuda - Eagle. When she sees Matsuda’s shows she thinks she’s like a professional announcer and looks cool.

In the end her official choice of pet for the 5STARS was a Sunshine Buddy.

#6 -Oh she finally went on a date with her only friend Parunyasu. They went to watch the Conan movie, eat pancakes, see the sea, to a game center and ride the ferris wheel. Yuukichi says Parunyasu was super scared when they was on the ferris wheel, worried that it would drop…

If you’re looking to break your brain, I highly recommend checking out Yoshida Yuuri’s show!

#yoshida yuri #吉田有理 #radio

[snowhalation]

Tsugu Utawarerumono Radio (Pre) #01

Date: 11 May 2015 Guest Hosts: Yuzuki Ryoka & Taneda Risa Site: http://www.onsen.ag/program/uta

The return(?) of the legendary radio show, originally hosted by Yuzuki Ryoka & Koyama Rikiya for 50+ episodes in 2006-07.

This is what I wrote about it back in 2006:

A show so popular that it ground Onsen.ag’s servers to a halt, Utawarerumono Radio features the two main personalities Yuzuki Ryoka (Eruruu) and Koyama Rikiya (Hakuoro), both first time radio hosts. Seriously, it doesn’t matter what the heck the corners are about; Yuzuki can carry the show by herself. She’s loud, playful, and generally mean to all the female guests on the show, berating them for getting too close to Koyama (except Miyake Kaya (Touka) who guested on an episode where Rikiya wasn’t around). Episode #6 with guest Kirii Daisuke (Oboro) was most notable for the incident where Rikiya wore a Hakuoro mask on air and Yuzuki made all sorts of….strange sounds. The episode where Koyama Tsuyoshi (Kurou) subbed for Rikiya (#10) was memorable as well, with him spouting all sorts of rubbish and Yuzuki trying to cover/censor everything by repeatedly playing/singing the intro for ‘Musouka’. Tsuyoshi also made up a horrendous ‘Utwarerumono’ song that goes ‘Utawareru~mono, oretachi utawareru~mono’ which has been since been sung by other guests such as Miyake and Suara.

Whether or not this iteration lives up to Utawarerumono Radio, we shall see. The original anime’s cast just had such great chemistry and it may be too much to expect the upcoming game’s seiyuu to be anywhere near as entertaining..but hey, as long as Yuzu-nee’s around, things might explode!

For now the show will air every alternate Monday with a series of revolving hosts – next episode will feature Yuzuki & Fujiwara Keiji. I hope they bring Rikiya back in at some point!

Yuzu-nee is forever raburabu with Rikiya….?

Listener mail (read by Yuzu-nee): Yuzuki-san, Taneda-san – hello, nice to meet you! Congratulations on a new Utawarerumono radio! Taneda-san probably won’t be aware of this, but the original Utawarerumono Radio was, until halfway through, a lovey-dovey show! Various veteran seiyuu appeared as guests and the show was so popular it once crashed Onsen.ag’s servers! I will continue to support the show by sending mails! Yuzu-nee: Thank you. But wait. What do you mean by we were lovey-dovey “until halfway through”??? HALFWAY THROUGH?!?! I WAS LOVEY-DOVEY RIGHT UNTIL THE END. OI [listener name], did you even listen to the show until the end? Tane-chan: Did something happen halfway through? Yuzu-nee: Ah. We kind of started arguing halfway through, things like that. Tane-chan: Did it turn into a wrestling match? Yuzu-nee: Not really, it was more of a….. Tane-chan: Something darker? Yuzu-nee: …we just fought. Tane-chan: Who was it that you were lovey-dovey with? Yuzu-nee: (silence) Hakuoro-san. The person inside Hakuoro-san – Koyama Rikiya-san, we hosted the show together. I really fell in love with him. I really liked him! Tane-chan: Wow, such exuberant love! Yuzu-nee: But Riki-chan was like “No, no, no, no”. He’s the really serious type and no matter how many times I said it, he’d be like “Well, well…” but as the show went on he opened himself up more and became more accepting of my feelings. We became really lovey-dovey! We were lovey-dovey to the end!

Ah yes, the legendary ‘relationship’ between Yuzu-nee and Rikiya. Basically Yuzu-nee persistently pursued Rikiya, flirted with him (which he was at pains to ignore), tried to kill any other girls who dared touch him, got insanely jealous and started screaming whenever Rikiya showed affection towards any other woman (even Sawashiro Miyuki fer God’s sake w). It got to the point where they’d argue openly – I thought it was all a joke and for show but it seemed everyone knew about them and they’d get talked about on other radio shows… I doubt we’ll ever know what really transpired back then, but the rumours about them persist to this day.

Please listen to the original Utawarerumono Radio episodes here, they are absolute classics!

#yuzuki ryouka #taneda risa #柚木涼香 #種田梨沙 #radio

[snowhalation]

Punch Radio #06

Date: 7th May 2015 Hosts: Inoue Marina & Yoshida Yuuri Guest: Kugimiya Rie Site: http://www.onsen.ag/program/plc/

It was announced a couple of weeks ago that Kugyu would be guesting on the radio show & Yuukichi, being a big fan of hers, declared that she would confess her love to Kugyu then.

At the start of the episode, Marina leaves Yuukichi alone in the booth with Kugyu - you can still kind of hear her in the background.

Yuukichi: (introduces the show, fails) MARINA ISN’T HEREEEEEEE Kugyu: Marina is outside the booth~ Marina: I’m here!!!! Yuukichi: Ahhhh what should I do, I’m so nervous my hands are shaking. Marina: Didn’t you say you were going to confess your love? Yuukichi: Oh yes I was. (says to Kugyu) I love you. Kugyu: Ah. Um. Thank you (giggles). Yuukichi: Ah ah ah ah…I became a seiyuu because I admired Kugimiya-san! Kugyu: EHH! Really!?! Then why aren’t you in I’m Enterprise? [massive laughter in background] Yuukichi: Uh uh I wonder why..I er…just stumbled upon them… Kugyu: I do think Sigma Seven is a really wonderful agency! Yuukichi: Ahhh thank you! Umm thank you? Ah well. Errr…I uhh..think Kugimiya-san’s acting is really godly…errrrrr Kugyu: Ah, I think your nervousness is spreading to me…. Yuukichi: I’m sorry! What should I do? Kugyu: Hmm, what’s the matter? Yuukichi: Ummm…why are you so amazing? Kugyu: No idea~ Yuukichi: I have a favour..favour? Nope, not favour..I mean…a request..to make of you….it’s okay if it’s only for today…but can I call you Rie-san? Kugyu: What have you been calling me all this while? Yuukichi: Kugimiya-san…. Kugyu: I see! Well I’m Rie-san after all so you can call me that forever! Yuukichi: Really? Ah what should I do?? I feel like I could die today. What should I do!! Oh Marina… Marina: What do you like about her? Yuukichi: Her acting is godly, I love her voice, err err…the first time I fell in love with anime, it was a show that Kugimiya-san appeared in…I listened to its radio show that Kugimiya-san was in…Kugimiya-san is God, I admire you, I love everything. Kugyu: Ah, Marina is coming in. Marina: So you’re not going to date her? Kugyu: Nope, I can’t…just when I was thinking I’d go out with the next person who confessed their love to me, but it turned out to be a girl… Marina: Rie-san, I love you. Kugyu: Ah!!!! It’s a girl again. Marina: (Hmm, she’s not turning me down). Kugyu: Oh! I’m sorry…. Marina: Argh, just when I thought she’d go out with me…you little devil!

Guys, please go confess your love to Kugyu ASAP.

#inoue marina #kugimiya rie #井上麻里奈 #吉田有里 #釘宮理恵 #radio #yoshida yuri

[snowhalation]

Hikasa Yoko and Touyama Nao Fondle Shimono Hiro's Boobs

[This is a republishing of a post initially made in October 2013, to restore broken media]

Radio show: Radio demo, Hataraku Maou-sama! [Episode 14] Personalities: Hikasa Yoko and Touyama Nao Guest: Shimono Hiro Air date: June 7, 2013

Shimono Hiro, Hikasa Yoko and Touyama Nao have a conversation about breasts that ends up with Hyocchi and Naobou fondling Shimono's boobs.

It's just a coincidence that my previous translation was also about boobs... I swear (〃∇〃)!

Hikasa Yoko: Even Shimono-san has bigger breasts than [Yusa], right? Shimono Hiro: Yeah, I think so... Hyocchi: HUH? WHY ARE YOU AGREEING WITH ME?! *Naobou laughs* Shimono: I actually think I have bigger ones than Yusa! If I compare myself with Yusa and Suzuno, I definitely have bigger boobs than them. Hyocchi: Did you ever see their boobs?! Shimono: ... Even without seeing them, I know! Hyocchi: Can I fondle yours? [Referring to Shimono's boobs] *Naobou laughs* Shimono: Are you stupid? Hyocchi: Come on, it's fine... Just show me your breasts already... Shimono: It is not fine! Why must I let you fondle my boobs?

[From context, sounds like Shimono actually does show his boobs from here on out]

Hyocchi: Wow, they really are big! Touyama Nao: *screams in surprise* Just wait a minute! No, I -- What is this? I'm getting excited!! *Naobou and Hyocchi laugh* Shimono: What are you getting all excited about?! Hyocchi: Can I just say something? Since we're at the level where Nao is screaming, I'm becoming a pervert right about now... *All three of them laugh* Shimono: That's right, that's right... Hyocchi: Yup!　Actually, if Shimono's boobs are touched too often every day, they'll go numb... Shimono: That's right.

Naobou: Um, um... Just looking at your boobs, I can almost feel that I'm touching them! Shimono: I don't think that's possible... Hyocchi: *saying to Naobou* Just touch them, just try and touch them... Naobou: Can I really? Hyocchi: Try and touch them, come on just do it! Shimono: Wait a minute... Do you know I'm actually sensitive to this? Hyocchi: It's fine! *laughs* Shimono: Ah... well, it's fine I guess. Naobou: Ah! Is it really? I've been wanting to touch them for the past two years...

[Naobou goes and cops a feel of Shimono's boobs]

Naobou: *lets out a serie of small yelps and moans* Hyocchi: Nao, could you stop making those weird noises?! Naobou: This is... Can I use both hands? *Hyocchi and Shimono laugh* Shimono: Hang on there! Wait a minute, just wait a minute! Going that far is... Hyocchi: Why do you have boobs? Naobou: It's amazing! Hyocchi: Guys having breasts like this... Shimono: Um, this conversation is going places...

Hyocchi: Don't start fondling your own breasts, Nao! Naobou: *laughs* Shimono: Stop that! You can't do that yet. You can only do that once you're over 25 years old. Naobou: I'm sorry... *laughs* Hyocchi: Yeah, I'm allowed to do it though （＾ω＾) Naobou: Wow... how can this be? Amazing! Why? Shimono: Well, why is it over 25? Well, if you keep on fondling your breasts, they'll become tainted. Hyocchi: That's right. Just look at me! *all three of them laugh*

Naobou: No, no! I'm just honestly surprised! It's kind of like a culture shock to me... Hyocchi: How did we go from Maou-sama to talking about boobs?! *laughs* Naobou: *laughs* Shimono: Conversations about boobs come up all the time in Maou-sama, right? Hyocchi: Ah. That's right, that's right... Shimono: There's tons of talk about boobs! Naobou: Yup, yup! Shimono: Mainly when Chiho-chan's boobs show up... Hyocchi: That's right! *laughs* That's right... Naobou: Yeah... Shimono: It ends up being about Chiho-chan's or Yusa's boobs, right? *laughs* Hyocchi: Yeah... Naobou: *laughs*

#hikasa yoko #touyama nao #shimono hiro #日笠陽子 #東山奈央 #下野紘 #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Sidonia no Kishi's Author Suffers Suzaki Aya's Wrath Over Her Flat Chest in His Drawing

Radio show: Sidonia no Kishi ~Aya to Ayane no Himitsu no Kougousei~ (Knights of Sidonia ~Aya and Ayane's Secret Photosynthesis) [Episode 27] Personalities: Suzaki Aya and Sakura Ayane Guest: Tsutomu Nihei (Author of Sidonia no Kishi manga) Air date: December 26, 2014

This segment from the Sidonia no Kishi radio is simply hilarious. Tsutomu Nihei, the author of the Sidonia no Kishi manga, is invited as the guest in this episode. He surprises both of the hosts midway through the recording, by giving them drawings of their likeness. However, his plan backfires when Ayappe notices a major discrepancy between her drawing and Ayaneru's...

Tsutomu Nihei: Um, I've got a few drawings...

Suzaki Aya and Sakura Ayane: Huh?! Eh?!

Nihei: Here's Sakura-san... [In the picture posted above, Ayaneru's drawing is the one on the right, Ayappe's is on the left]

Sakura Ayane: *screams*

Aya: Let me see, let me see! Amazing!!

Nihei: The setting is that it isn't Mozuku, but Sakura-san who is a pilot.

Ayane: *gasps* AMAZING!! Wha- Huh? *laughs* Just wait a minute here...

Aya: Let me see! Let me see! What's going on?

Ayane: This is great. Above my shoulder... Um... *giggles*

Aya: What, what?

Ayane: Behind me, Noriwo is there...

Aya: Aaaaah! Norio is there!!!

Ayane: Norio is lurking in the shadows, looking at me!

Aya: Oh boy, you're totally under surveillance.

Ayane: I totally am! And it's actually Noriwo and not Norio that's written.

Aya: *laughs* It's true!

Ayane: This is great! This is really well done, isn't it?

[...]

Aya: Ayane's breasts are totally stacked here, aren't they?

Ayane: Hey, shut it!

Nihei: Well then, I'll take my leave here...

*Ayane laughs*

Aya: Why, why? Isn't there anything for Suzaki-san?

Nihei: I-I'm done here for the day...

Aya: No no no... Please give me a drawing too. Pretty please.

Ayane: Don't give up Suzaki-san.

Aya: Pretty, pretty please. I'll be waiting for one...

Nihei: Um, while drawing these, I was very troubled...

Ayane: And why was that?

Nihei: I looked up your pictures as reference material. Aren't your hairstyles really similar?

Aya: Indeed!

Nihei: I'm not very good at drawing with distinguishing styles...

*Ayane laughs*

Nihei: It was really... That's why...

*Ayane and Aya laugh*

Aya: But I can see that it looks like me!

Ayane: If we put them next to each other... Ah! It really is-

Aya: Little Tsumugi is behind me! So cute!

Ayane: Where, where, where?

Aya: Look here.

Ayane: Woooah... Woooooowwww!! Little Tsumugi is there! Cute!

Aya: Really cute!

Nihei: Well then, there's one part where there's a distinctive feature... Umm... that can differentiate both of you...

Aya: *in a monotone and slightly ticked off voice* Umm... Y'know here...

*Ayane tries to contain her laughter while Aya repeatedly bangs the table*

Aya: Why am I drawn as flat as a board? What is the meaning of this?

*Ayane and staff laugh*

Nihei: Uh... Um... It's because-

Aya: It would have been fine if I was drawn more like this [referring to Ayane's drawing and her ample breasts]... *laughs*

Nihei: I wanted the defining features t-to be exaggerated... Like a caricature!

Aya: Huh? I should have a bit more, just a bit more, shouldn't I?!

Nihei: U-Um, I'm sorry!! Like I said...

Aya: I should have a little bit more! This is embarrassing! There were more lines [for my breasts] in the rough draft.

Nihei: Umm... Umm...

*Ayane and staff's laughter intensifies*

Aya: I mean, come on! Look here! There were more lines drawn [for my breasts] at the beginning, when you were doing the rough draft! Why did you retouch it?! *laughs* Isn't this strange?

Nihei: I-it's because this is a manga. I have to exaggerate the traits.

Aya: YOU EXAGGERATED THEM TOO MUCH!!! The face looks so similar, but the body is... y'know. It's even flatter than Izana(1)...

Ayane: Are you a a boy with a bobbed haircut?

Aya: Aaaaah... This is pissing me off!! Why is Sakura-san so well endowed in her drawing?!

Nihei: Y-yes... I'll be more careful from now on... So sorry... I was too heavy handed in the drawing.

Aya: Isn't this frustrating? TSUTOMU, YOU IDIOT!! *laughs*

Nihei: I'm sorry!

Ayane: Well then, thank you very much! We'll be preciously hanging on to these drawings.

Aya: Yup!

The way Tsutomu Nihei was driven into a corner by Ayappe was thoroughly entertaining to listen to. You can clearly hear him being on the defensive and quite uncomfortable with the situation (while Ayaneru is having a blast witnessing all of this). He did kind of shoot himself in the foot by bringing up the subject of the "differentiating feature" between Ayaneru and Ayappe though...

Izana Shinatose is an androgynous, male-looking hermaphrodite in the Sidonia no Kishi manga. His gender is... complicated to explain in a footnote w ↩︎

#suzaki aya #sakura ayane #洲崎綾 #佐倉綾音 #radio #translation

[snowhalation]

Hestia’s Blue Ribbon, Helping to Overcome the Language Barrier

秋葉メロンに例の紐を持って行く→外人さんが「オーゴッドロープ！！ゴッドロープ！！」と大興奮→言葉分からないけど「イエースヘスティーアヘスティーア！！」 紐あげたらすげー嬉しそうに装備→ハイタッチして彼は旅たった。紐は言葉の壁を越えた。 pic.twitter.com/gXz1lpUIMw

— 龍道 (@rontao) April 11, 2015

One of the trending topics of the Spring 2015 anime season has been Hestia, a well endowed loli goddess (voiced by Inase Minori), from the show “Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka.” Twitter has been overflowing with Hestia fan art since the show started airing. A funny tweet by @rontao popped up in my feed recently. I’ve embedded his tweet at the top of this post and here’s a translation of what he wrote:

I was coming back from the Akihabara Melon bookstore with the infamous ribbons. A foreigner saw me, got really excited and shouted “Oh! God ribbon!! God ribbon!!” I didn’t know how to answer him [in English], so I said “Yes! Hestia! Hestia!!” He looked really happy when I gave him one of the ribbons. We then high fived and parted ways. Moral of the story: ribbons have overcome the language barrier.

Even though they couldn’t communicate with each other through words, Hestia’s blue ribbon was able to connect two otaku together w.

For those who aren’t familiar with this infamous blue ribbon, here are a few images of Hestia, courtesy of the Random Curiosity blog.

And here's the ribbon on sale in stores!

例の紐入荷いたしました！ pic.twitter.com/VG8cAD90f3

— らしんばん秋葉原店新館＠中古買取販売 (@lashin_akiba2) April 11, 2015

#random