I wonder how Zukki is doing in her occupation as a social worker. She wasn't the most popular member in MM but I hope she's made an impact (even if it's small) on someone for the better because I know it was a dream of her to want to help others.
MM has a had a lot of auditions. I've seen about half of them.
Tonight this one came up in my feed and I'd never seen it before. We observe the 5 finalists go through training camp for 9th audition--the audition which broke a then 4-year stretch during which no new members were added to Morning Musume.
The winners aren't announced at this time, but we know who they are. Ikuta 13, Sayashi 12, Suzuki 12. The other two girls were 12 and 11. 11!? Talk about robbing the cradle. Didn't they turn Tanaka Reina away from 5th gen because she was 11?
Sayashi's dancing was unbelievable for a 12-year-old. Suzuki curiously caught Tsunku's interest with some acting and was charismatic, and Ikuta seemed to do a good enough job at everything, so I can already see why the winners were who they were. (But to *really* know I'll need to watch the conclusion)
As always, each girls eventually meets Tsunku in person and performs in front of him the same song selected by the agency. He tells each of them, "Hit me with the energy of your desire to become Morning Musume." Then afterwards asks them how they think it went, and how long they practiced.
These questions suggests to me that Tsunku is aware that nervousness or having a bad day might cause a potential ace to not perform as well as she's capable of, and is trying to factor that into his decision-making. In this audition he is clearly pleased with the prospects.
9th gen is the oldest gen represented in the current lineup. When Fukumura graduates fall of next year, Ikuta will become its leader.
[Eng Subs DL] Musical Yuukoku no Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) Op. 4 - "The Two Criminals"
Hello, and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate~! Otherwise, Happy Holidays! I am here to share the English subtitles for more MoriMyu~!
Oh gosh, I apologize for such a long wait...!
Life just punched me around a bit with studying for board exams (which I passed, thankfully!), a bit of technical problems with the BD version, and a lot of real life things I needed to take care of before the year ends ( ̄▽ ̄*)ゞ
Op. 4 covers chapters 33-47 of the original comic, with a few scenes/moments omitted. It is essentially the build-up to the climax of the story that was covered in Op. 5!
We were also blessed with the addition of Miss Mary Morstan and Adam Whiteley for this musical, and I hope everyone falls in love with them, too~!
Anyway, here are the subs~! A huge, huge thank you to @mouldering for helping me with proof-reading and quality checking! I wouldn't have been able to finish this before Christmas without your help~!
♡ ~('▽^人)
I will be updating the folders with the bonus content subtitles when I am able to as well, but for now, please enjoy the main show's subs~!
Links, notes, and disclaimers under the cut, enjoy~!
BD PURCHASE LINK (International cards and shipping accepted!): CDJapan - BD ver. | DVD ver.
Official Sites: Twitter | Website (MoriMyu General) | Website (Op. 4)
MoriMyu Op. 1 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 2 Subtitles | MoriMyu Op. 3 Subtitles
NOTES:
※ THE FILE IS SUBTITLES ONLY, VIDEO IS NOT INCLUDED!
※ The folder contains subs for a DVD version as well as a Blu-ray version!
(I tested the DVD version on the BD a lot of times, and there was always a slight delay with the syncing, so I re-timed and re-styled it for the BD. You could technically load the DVD subs onto the BD, but you'd have to manually adjust the timing on your media player.)
All songs and lyrics were translated by me.
A bit of creative liberty was exercised to fit context and some cultural references.
As usual, the lyrics actually help move the plot, so I didn’t include the romaji for any of them. But, if you’d like to have the complete lyrics, I do have them saved up in PDF form, so feel free to DM me for them if you want ^^
Again, I’m not a native British English speaker, so some terms might be off. I consulted with a friend to help me check them, just in case, but please forgive any mistakes.
As usual, some scenes in the musical differ from the anime/manga for time and fluidity’s sake, so please don’t hit me for things that I can’t control ^^;
There aren’t particularly any triggering scenes here, but please do watch with caution since some subjects and terms used might be sensitive and/or triggering for other viewers.
@kumoriyami-xiuzhen requested me to do the bonus content subs, so I will be reblogging and updating the main post when they are up as well! ^^
RULES:
[MOST IMPORTANT] Please DO NOT re-post the subs and the link outside of Tumblr! If you want to share outside, please, please DM me about it and link my blog to your post. That’s all I ask.
Please DO NOT remove my credits.
Please DO NOT re-translate without permission.
SUBS DL LINK: GOOGLE DRIVE
※ Please only DM me if there is a problem with the subtitles. I cannot help you if it’s related to the videos.
※ If you enjoyed my work, please consider buying me a coffee here, if you can. It’ll really help me out a lot.(o^▽^o) Thank you!!
Former Vaganova Students as Hebe from the Awakening of Flora!
Here's a collection of Vaganova grads dancing the Hebe variation from the Awakening of Flora. I really love when Vaganova girls perform this variation so I thought it'd be fun to see them all together! I particularly enjoyed Bulanova, Khiteyeva, and Koshkareva, but they're all lovely!
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Maria Bulanova at Vaganova Graduation (8th year, 2018)
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Alexandra Khiteyeva at a class concert (6th year, 2017)
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Maria Koshkareva competing at IBC Moscow (7th year, 2022)
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Yaroslavna Kuprina competing at IBC Moscow (7th year, 2022)
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Eleonora Sevenard in a gala concert (7th year, 2016)
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Renata Shakirova at Vaganova Graduation (8th year, 2014)
“It’s your graduation. What awaits you are times of sadness and also hardship. Life is not always fun. There are tough times, that make you feel like running away. And I don’t mean once or twice, but many times over. But during those times, don’t go blaming others. They are who they are. Just keep believing in yourself. And if you do, you’ll find those who will be on your side.”
As much as I love the live action movie in 2010 and the anime in 2009, I still enjoy this one. It’s beautiful in a different way. It retains the original feel but with a modern and refreshing spin, making you feel like you’re watching a high school version of First Love : Hatsukoi.
Some scene make you smile, some scene make you angry, some scene make you teary-eyed but in the end, seeing the characters going experiencing happiness and going through hardship, but in the end, it’s all worth it. The sceneries and changing seasons are beautiful.
I love how the animation of the opening credits changes every episode according to the weather season the story takes place, like during spring, you can see the cherry blossoms animation decorating the opening credits and in autumn, it changes to read leaves, etc.
Like First Love : Hatsukoi, the song theme got stuck in my head!
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If you’re looking for a new J-Drama to watch on Netflix now, watch this! You don’t have to know the manga, anime or the previous movie to watch this. It’s a healing slice of life drama that you’ll enjoy. You’ll probably start watching the movie and anime or even read the manga after you watch this.
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Netflix is blessing us with new J-dramas every month!