#yuka maruyama

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1-4 - It was... Perfect

Episode 1 - The Journey's End Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Keiichirou Saitou Episode Director: Ayaka Tsuji Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Key Animators: Junko Abe, Shin Ogasawara, Ran Kamezawa, Jun Sekiguchi, Daiki Harashina, Kanata Yanagisawa, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Xujian Li, Odashi, Keisuke Kobayashi, Shinji Ootsuka, Hayato Kakita, Toshiyuki Satou, Ayaka Tsuji, Yoshiko Matsumura, Emi Yamazaki, Kanako Yoshida, Kerorira, Kou Yoshinari

Episode 2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic... Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Tomoya Kitagawa Episode Director: Tomoya Kitagawa Chief Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Animation Director: Ayaka Minoshima Key Animators: Junko Abe, Nobuhide Kariya, Toshiyuki Satou, Harumi Takagi, Daiki Tanaka, Masaho Hori, Yutaka Minowa, Kanata Yanagisawa, Xujian Li, Fuuko Abe, Kyousuke Ootori, Takahito Sakazume, Jura, Yuka Matsumura, Yukiko Watabe, Hayato Kakita, Hiroyuki Kobashi, Jun Sekiguchi, Airi Takahashi, Daiki Harashina, Ayaka Minoshima, Kouta Mori, Shinichi Yoshikawa, Aoi Ootani, Naoki Katou, Sanae Shitaya, Shinya Segawa, Zihan Liu

Episode 3 - Killing Magic Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Daiki Harashina Episode Director: Daiki Harashina Chief Animation Director: Reiko Nagasawa Animation Director: Daiki Harashina Key Animators: Daiki Harashina, Junko Abe, Shin Ogasawara, Mai Toda, Kanata Yanagisawa, Daisuke Shibukawa, Kou Yoshinari, Fei Hung Donghua, Hanwen Ye, Tooru Iwazawa, Honami Takeuchi, Yoshiko Matsumura, Xujian Li, Yukiko Busa, Nonno

Episode 4 - The Land Where Souls Rest Screenplay: Tomohiro Suzuki Storyboard: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Episode Director: Kento Matsui Chief Animation Director: Reiko NagasawaAnimation Director: Ayaka Tsuji Key Animators: Shin Ogasawara, Hiroyuki Kobashi, Toshiyuki Satou, Harumi Takagi, Rie Arakawa, Yuka Koiso, Masahiro Yufune, Pinqiao Hui, Norifumi Kugai, Ayaka Satou, Jun Sekiguchi, Miyuki Inoue, Shuuji Maruyama, Ryuuguu-san, Yenxin Fan

Last week was utter hell, with a new class, a new schedule, and my sleep going out of whack. I'm still trying to readjust, and let me explain why I'm mentioning all of this. Almost nothing would have motivated me to get out of my zone and type this post except for Frieren. Frieren is one of my favorite manga series. If you've talked to me about anime/manga before, you would know this. So, ever since it was announced, it has been one of my most anticipated series. To add to that, Keiichirou Saitou was announced as the director. He's a great example of an upcoming new-gen director who has excelled in everything he's been a part of. From the beautiful and abstract EDs he created for The Executioner and Her Way of Life or Boogiepop, to the mesmerizing, dreamlike episodes he directed for Sonny Boy, and the expressive, now very popular Bocchi the Rock. He was a perfect choice as a director for a series like this, and let me tell you, he delivered fully.

Just from a quick glance, you can see how the show looks. Everything is eye-catching, making it almost hard to focus on one particular element because they all just look so good, and no, it's not just the chromatic aberration causing the lack of focus. The various departments responsible for compositing, the background, and the overall color design have done an outstanding job, creating a beautiful and cohesive piece of art. Seeing someone you might consider a less experienced director pulling off such a complete and harmonious experience is incredible. In terms of design, the whole show is aesthetically pleasing. It's not the experimental work you saw in Sonny Boy; it's going in a totally different direction, like a beautiful painting that should be framed on a wall.

It works very well when paired with, you know, how Frieren is as a story. The fantasy world they are in isn't an extremely unique one. You've seen it before; it's fairly typical in that sense. But that's not truly the point. The main focus is showing the day-to-day or year-to-year life of this immortal elf girl, Frieren, and how she views time, how she remembers her past. It's not an incredibly grand adventure, but with the small lens we have on these characters, it feels like a cherished moment, something that should be captured in a photo or painting. It's beautiful in a very simple way. It's not a series made for extremely large moments, I think Frieren has always been focused on a simpler view of life, much like a painting. The smaller details of such a straightforward approach are highlighted so well. The trees in the environment, the squirrels just moving around—there's so much life in each scene. It really all comes together for me like a piece of art.

The consistency lasts through all four episodes, and the staff distribution also seems fairly good, so I expect this to continue throughout the two cours. The pacing itself is perfect. I've really enjoyed how the story has been adapted to animation so far. I believe that nowadays, many anime series have fallen into the pitfalls of adapting things too quickly to capture the interest of newer viewers early on. However, the series composition for Frieren here is excellent.

This writeup might have been shorter than most people were expecting considering how amazing the anime adaptation is and how much I love the source material, but what can really be said about except just praising? I feel like even if you don't like the source material, the anime's execution is almost undeniably good. Additionally, as I said this past week has not been kind to me so my energy is a bit drained, at first I was planning to be more specific in my write up and make points more adhering to the specifics of each episode, but I didn't really have time for that. However, I will do my best to cover every Frieren episode weekly from now on. Make no mistake this is going to be my favorite series from this year.

#frieren #sousou no frieren #frieren: beyond journey's end #fall 2024

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THAT×ALICE English Lyrics

This one was kinda weird to translate since some lines could be interpreted differently based on perspective

#translation #aishota

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[Idol Show Time] Tsuyogari New Game / A New Game of Bravado English lyrics

From the 2nd installment of the doujin series by seiyuu Yuka Maruyama and Aoi Yuuki (Idol Show Time/Aishota Twitter)

Song preview (verse 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ewalaerLdw

Lyrics: Yuka Maruyama Composition: Ritchie the world Guitar: Ritchie the world and Raion Gotou Singer: étailes [Setsuna Sakurai (Mutsumi Tamura), Hinata Koizumi (Yumiko Kobayashi), Seijuurou Kuuge (Mitsuki Saiga), Raion Gotou (Ryouko Shiraishi), Mikhail Seto (Nanako Mori), Reo Amatsuka (Aoi Yuuki), Shun Horimiya (Yuka Maruyama)]

Buy the digital CD here: https://ishota.booth.pm/items/1759184

1st CD long preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPuNR3DQ460&feature=youtu.be

Translator’s note: I love this series also because talented and veteran female seiyuu go ham with voicing these boys I want more people to know!! ;-; It also features other renowned seiyuu such as Junko Minagawa, Kotori Koiwai, Yuka Nishigaki, Tsubasa Yonaga, and Aina Kusuda.

According to the drama CD, the song is about “a one-sided love for an older someone”. Raion also came up with the guitar solo.

Kanji and Romaji I transcribed can be found here (Google Docs): https://docs.google.com/document/d/10IhrC4viqp4TDM6coRNzDA1-E4lKk2E4joFqitEPB40/edit?usp=sharing

It looks like this

A New Game of Bravado

[Verse 1]

Game start How did you find the tutorial? Prepare yourself, fighting☆! I won’t lose this time

Acting condescending Treating me like a puppy, again Better off not showing me any opening If you don’t want me to bite!

You don’t get it

Be true to yourself? I know you want it Even if I reach up It’s nowhere near enough

Barrier of excuses But that’s not bad either, darling Which job class do you prefer? Shall I become a prince for you?

How about you admit to it already? That you like me a lot

Shall we gotcha LOVE×2＝an invincible knight of the party! Don’t you look away! Feigning ignorance is against the rule If that’s how you play it, then I’ll get serious too

I panic, trivial mistakes immediately exposed I don’t want you to see through it all! A constant “no” is also part of love The few “centimentals” difference is so frustrating

[Verse 2]

Damage dealt quite a bit Statuses are satisfactory Logic won’t help me understand It’s nowhere near enough!

If you let your guard down “One day” will already be around the corner If that’s what you want Then I’ll conquer you

Pinning you against the wall, scooping up your chin—leave it all to me Press B to hurry and cancel? That’s all tall tale In my fantasy, just like this... (Come at me more!) But that’s not right! I want to try it! (A proper romance!) It’s the one thing that I’m weak to—that personality gap of yours Succession of bluffs with what little courage I have! Undefeated gag lines increasing cliche level Trump card joker A new game of bravado!

Bring it on

Cheats are nonsense! Weakness spotted, easy win A direct challenge Don’t take me lightly

That’s unfair, My Sweet A counterattack of smiles A sneak attack on my heart, Clean HIT! It’s super effective!?

We don’t know what the future holds for us Will you tell me?

Shall we gotcha LOVE×2＝an invincible knight of the party! Don’t you look away! I love you this much, yet I didn’t know you had an ace in the hole

Not even my finishing move reaches you Controller covered in sweat! If you’re the heroine Then the hero should definitely be me

[Interlude]

It’s too soon For the closing credits I don’t want it to end at a timing like this Level up like crazy Grind one stage to the next

Shall we gotcha LOVE×2＝an invincible knight of the party! Don’t you look away! I’m the grand prize winner, ain’t I? If we’re talking about how much one thinks for your sake

Just a bit more, but it’s unreachable What is it that I’m missing? I like that part about you too! I won’t give up! So let me choose to continue!

#lyrics #aishota #idol show time #mutsumi tamura #yumiko kobayashi #mitsuki saiga #ryoko shiraishi #nanako mori #aoi yuuki #yuka maruyama

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Aoi Yuuki x Maruyama Yuka team up for shota idols

Ai Shota -Idol Showtime- is an upcoming drama CD about shota idols voiced by women co-created by seiyuu Maruyama Yuka and Aoi Yuuki. Like the PV shows, the project started after a tweet Maruyama made in 2018 got stuck in her head and eventually inspired her to make it real with the help of other female seiyuu.

Staff:

Original planning, screenplay and character draft: Maruyama Yuka

Screenplay and character draft cooperation: Aoi Yuuki

Character design and illustration: Sumeragi Kohaku

Music: Kaiwai Kotori and Takao Yuki 

Cast:

Tamaru Atsushi

Saiga Mitsuki

Kobayashi Yumiko

Shiraishi Ryoko

Kaiwai Kotori

Mori Nanako

Minagawa Junko

For more information and future updates you can follow their official twitter account

Ai Shota became TT when the project was revealed, and Aoi Yuuki’s reaction was quite hilarious 

Update: First character introduced!

13 year old Sakurai Setsuna

#ai shota #aoi yuuki #maruyama yuka #seiyuu #idol showtime

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2018.10.26 and 29 Teito Tantei Kitan Zigomar [Review]

Official Website here Official Twitter here Press Coverage 1, 2, 3, 4

CAST and CHARACTERS

Hiroya as Z (Zigomar / Jigoma) Hattori Takeo as Mikasa Yumenosuke (Private Detective) Ebihara Yuka as Mutou Yuuko (Kidnapped by Zigoma) Hanaoka Meika as Hanasaki Mayuko (Mikasa's Assistant) Kadono Sho as Kitamiko Saburo (Chief Policeman) Tanaka Hiroki as Sumi Arata (Newbie Policeman) Oda Toshiki as Hira Tarou (Journalist)

Adachi Yuna as Tokage (meaning 'lizard' - Phantom Theif) Sawada Maria as Ando Ayako (Opera Singer)

Umehara Saeri as Aikawa Tamako (Tetsujiro's Girlfriend/Wife) Kuroki Kiko as Doi Shiori (Adopted Sister?) Tatsuya Yuu as Kobayashi Tetsujiro (Saved by Mikasa. Admires Mikasa.)

Working For Zigomar:

Hinagata Ui as Tsukishiro Tei Ogura Eriko as Sunaga Tokiko

Working for Fukiya:

Maruyama Raiden* as Gondawara Kouzou Odagiri Masayo as Harukara Meiko Souji Masato as Hitomi Hirosuke Kamidochi Kanki as Naoki Osamu

Terumi as Fukiya Kiyoshi 

W Cast:

Kai Chiaru / Oota Saki as Saito Kanoko (Yuuko's Maid) Ashikaga Itaru / Oda Shunpei as Mifune Saburo (Powerful Politician, Yuuko's Husband) Ihara Yu / Umeda Shohei as Tsujioka Fumisuke (Works for Zigomar)

*DAMN that's a REALLY good name!

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NON-SPOILER REVIEW Overall: My expectations for ASSH are always high and they ALWAYS met! They always make such amazing stages that are pleasing in so many ways! This stage was just as high quality as their previous ones; great in-depth amazing story with characters that you just want to know personally and in-depth - seriously, every single one of them I got very attached and/or interested in ! -, the darkness and the themes of the story was great, they always have a message that leaves you thinking, the costumes were well made and the theme was super interesting; and as per usual I was left wanting more, wanting another installment! I loved the messaged for this play which was very much 'how do we decide whether a character is good or bad?' because every character in this stage is flawed, every character in this has their reasons as to why their actions are justified, each character has a charming point that makes you believe their motives are the right ones. I just love that ASSH always poses such questions in their stages and has these types of characters. In true ASSH style, it is not a happy ending. They keep it partially raw and real and dark! The characters that stood out to me the most were obviously Zigomar and Mikasa, but I also got super invested in Hanasaki, Hirosuke, Naoki, Gonda and Kitamiko! I wanted to know so much more about them and their character scenes and arcs are great. Espeically for Gonda and Hirosuke; their arcs were GOLD. I was so invested and so affected by their storylines. I really hope we get a next installment, especially with the random mind-blowing reveal we get at the end of the play, and I am sure they'll find a way to kind of 'undo' what happens at the end so they can make a second stage out of this. It seriously deserves one and I seriously want one! Thank you ASSH for consistently producing and giving me great, solid stages! Rating: 9/10

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SPOILER REVIEW

I have no idea where to start with this, as per bloody usual, but I shall try!

Aesthetics 

First I loved the visuals of this stage; I love how the stage looked, I loved the costumes (and how all of them except Zigoma had words on parts of their costumes which were lines from the script); I loved the ending where letters dropped from the ceiling and onto the floor; it was very visually appealing. Although ONE actress did have boots on and at the beginning they were not equal length and OCD me found it very annoying xD but she soon fixed them by the next time she came back on stage.

Story

The Main Plot is: A guy who calls himself Zigoma is running around killing politicians and the police force want to know why and want to stop him before he kills anymore. Also during his first political kill, the kidnaps the wife of the politician and a private detective has been hired to find and save this now-widow. But what is unveiled is so much more...

This show actually had two versions; the Detectives Side and the Bad Guys Side which means there should be a scene change or two between the two shows.

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I really enjoyed the story; I loved the discussion and themes of ‘who is right?’ and ‘Is everyone’s individual motive justifiable?’. And we had the mystery of ‘who is Zigoma?’ and ‘why is he doing it?’ and ‘why does he do it?’ which gave some really great punches and revelations. Also the plot twists and the shocker ending were just perfect! I did not see some of them coming and that ending really was a great cherry on the top of the cake! But I won’t spoil it too much right now.

One question/theme that runs throughout the play is whether Zigoma’s motives are justifiable or not. And we get to one part of the play where Mikasa comments ‘I think he’s just doing it for fun. Just because he can.’ but later one Zigoma expresses his desire to change the political climate, to change those in power, almost like a Guy Fawkes (info here) type of character. But then right at the end, when all hope for Zigoma escaping is gone, he cracks. He starts to laugh insanely and then yells at Mikasa ‘you were right! You saw right through me! All along I was doing it just because it’s fun!’. This somewhat internally breaks Mikasa because he didn’t want to be right; he wanted a more logical reason as to why Zigoma did what he did. It’s such a good moment and it really makes the audience think: was Zigoma lying in this moment of insanity? Was he killing off politicians because they were simply shitty, corrupt politicians? Or was he really just doing it because he could? Also, it makes you think, if he was doing it because those in power were corrupt, doesn’t that then make him a hero and not a villain? This theme really messed with my brain and really made me think and I LOVED IT!

There is another scene in the play, that also makes you question Zigoma’s motives. Right at the beginning there is the very first murder of a politician (Mifune Saburo) which everyone thinks Zigoma did because the body discovered was covered in a towel that had the mark ‘Z’ on it. But then at about the mid-point of the story, we learn that in fact the maid of the house had killed the politician because he was not only abusing his wife but was also raping the maid, and she has finally had enough and killed him. However, that night Zigoma had actually come with the intention of killing him anyway so he tells the maid to tell everyone ‘this was my kill!’ and so left the flag on the body. We also find out later that the reason why Zigoma kidnapped Mifune’s wife (Mutou Yuuko) after the murder, is because they actually were original betrothed to each other before she got forced into her marriage with Mifune, which is just like ‘he saved her?! he protected her?! He still loves her?!’ so again, it creates all these questions and such in your brain that you just have to think through and make a decision on. Also once Yuuko realises who Zigoma is, she takes his side completely and helps him out, so she too still has feelings for him! Just waaaahhh?! But then in another twist of fate, right at the end he kills her anyway!! To which I was like ‘waaaahhh?!’ even more!

I adore the ending so much; not the fact that everyone dies at the end, but how it’s visually shown. They die due to a bomb going off, destroying the building they’re in (again, very Guy Fawkes like!), and just as they all drop dead, letters from the ceiling fall down onto their bodies, and the flags at the back of the stage drop down too. I absolutely loved this visual touch! It was amazing and beautiful.

Another plot twist that had me like ‘HOLY HELL! WHAT?!’ was at the very last scene. But first, some back story: the very first scene of the stage is the actor for Hira Tarou, explaining the backstory and setting of the story. Then IN the story, we meet Tarou who is a very good journalist who just happens to know that Mikasa and co. are trying to stop Zigoma. Because Tarou has some inside sources, they let him join their adventure and story. So we don’t really suspect him for the most part, but we do have one moment in the play where Mikasa asks ‘how do you know all this (secret) stuff?’ and Tarou simply replies ‘well I have informants in the police’ and they just brush it off. But right at the very end, when everyone else is dead, on the floor, on the stage, Tarou comes to the center to finish the narration of the story; he reveals (right at the end!!) that he is in fact Edogawa Ranpo, shuts the book in his hand, black out, stage finishes. I was like ‘wait... he’s.... EDOGAWA RANPO!?!?’ again, MIND BLOWN! I did not see that coming at all! And it was such a good, juicy and powerful reveal! It was so good!

Characters

I really liked how everyone got involved in the main story, and I loved all the different ‘factions’ within the story too! We had about six different groups within the story. We had the Detective and his sidekick alongside the police; Zigoma and his posse of followers; bystanders who get super nosey in the Detective’s business; A trio friendship between Meiko, Hirosuke and Naoki; An ambitious opera singer and a Phantom Thief who somehow get caught up in it all without meaning to; Kiyoshi and his clan of servants. I think those are the six main groups. So you can see the big dynamic difference between some and the similarities between others.

The richness and depth of these characters you get from them even though we barely spend two hours with them on stage is just amazing. I fell for some characters so quickly and so hard! I was completely invested in every single one of them! I seriously don’t understand how ASSH consistently makes big casts, but still manages to make every character so rich and different! I don’t understand how we haven’t had a mass crossover of character traits yet in any of their stages! It is just amazing! Characters that I automatically loved just because I love the actors were: Zigoma and Arata. Characters who completely won my heart over throughout the play were: Tokage, Hirosuke, Mikasa, Kitamiko and Hanasaki! I loved all the characters to be honest but the MVP, the one who I ended up completely loving and rooting for and took a lot of my attention was Hirosuke! I don’t know why; maybe because he was visually pleasing, but also his character development was so great! I also loved his relationship with some of the characters! Just... I need to go into spoilers to flail about this boy! So are you ready?

So the main story with Hirosuke is that he and his two close/best friends (Meiko and Naoki) decided to work for Fukiya so that they could have a better and less poor life. But it turns out Fukiya is the worst, and Fukiya orders Meiko and Hirosuke to murder Naoki because he discovers that Naoki is trying to trick and betray him. So while Meiko begs him not to kill Naoki, Hirosuke does it anyway. This obviously breaks his heart and tears him apart. Later on we see Meiko asking Hirosuke to stop following Fukiya, to leave with her and it get away from all this but Hirosuke follows orders, ‘this is for the better’ and shoots her dead. This obviously destroys him too and after killing her. I loved seeing the internal struggle that he had within himself; does he follow his boss? does he follow his heart? does he follow his friends? does he put power over friendship first. I love how we see it eat him from the inside! And that is why he is my favourite! I also love the little scene he has with Tokage at the beginning; she’s the phantom thief who’s being stealing things for Fukiya, but she has never shown her face - she always has him at gun point or knife point, forcing him to look the other way and never see her face. And the beginning of this play, he says ‘just once, could I see your face?’, but it’s not until right at the very end when all the characters have gathered together, that he finally gets to see her, and you can see how happy he is! I love the friendship/slight-romance we have between these two.

Relating to those three, there is a butler, Gondawara, who works alongside Hirosuke and Meiko, and also tries to protect them (and others) many times. I absolutely adored him. He had such a short role but I love how he protected Saito Kanoko and then persuades her to eventually tell the truth about Mifune’s death. He was also the one who stood in the way of Hirosuke and Tei, trying to get Hirosuke to come to his senses and giving him a chance to run away but this ultimately leads to Gonda’s death. He was such a sweet character and I’m so sad he died, and so quickly too!

Gonda’s death is thanks to Tei who has a short but very interesting story line! The girl is addicted to Opium. And once on the opium, she becomes absolutely obsessed with killing. So much so that she attacked and killed Gonda. The cops also try to stop her by shooting her in the leg but because of the drugs, she doesn’t feel it and instead just starts dragging herself across the floor. She finally drags herself back to Zigoma and her crew, but Zigoma deems her insane and that she has lost the real reason why they are killing people, so Zigoma kills her.

Of course, I can’t talk about the characters without talking about our young, new detective Arata, who also goes by the nickname of ‘Suspender-kun’ because he always wears suspenders! He was adorable! He was a fresh, raring to go new detective and I absolutely loved his relationship with his boss, Saburo! They were such a hilarious comedy duo! And Hiroki/Arata on his own did a damn good job being funny and hilarious too! Also Saburo himself was hilarious as a solo artist!

Let me tell you about their ridiculousness: In the very first scene where they introduce themselves, Saburo is completely over the top and takes off his jacket and just drops it on the floor, then later on Arata throws it back to him but he lets it drop. The timing was absolutely perfect and was absolutely hilarious! Another scene is when Arata decides he’s going to seriously help and Saburo finally calls him ‘Arata’ instead of ‘suspender-kun’, so he gets really happy and really dramatic and holds himself against a wall, and Saburo comes over and comments ‘you idiot’ before slapping him on the butt xD

Another character I enjoyed was the Tantei’s assistant: Hanasaki Mayuko. She  was an adorable dork!! I absolutely adored her! And she really shone during her adlibbed comedy scenes! Not only did she get the crowd laughing, but even Mikasa’s actor Hattori was having a hard time keeping a straight face at times xD She was so cute and funny and sweet and adorable! I really liked her! One scene that stood out to me for her: Hanasaki and the Youkan (a thick, jellied Japanese dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar)! Kanoko brings Youkan to the detective as a thanks for saving her and for all their hard work on trying to find Yuuko. But turns out Hanasaki LOVES youkan so she tries to eat all of it through various ways, either offering to Mikasa (who she knows will say no), and quickly trying to eat another piece straight after. But because of this, natural comedy came out where she was trying to say her lines while her mouth was full of food xD also trying to be like ‘oh Mikasa doesn’t like youkan. DO YOU? No you don’t! Didn’t think so! More for me!!’ which was so cute.

Speaking of Mikasa, about part-way through the play, there’s a flashback-slash-fever dream where Mikasa is talking to Zigoma, and Zigoma is like ‘what’s the real reason you became a private detective instead of a policemen? You know deep down the real reason why!’ so that makes me think maybe his father had died on the job and that’s why he became a mysterious private detective instead? Or was his father corrupt as well as the police force at the time? So many questions!

One plot twist that I really enjoyed was the reveal that Tokage and Ando Ayako were actually sisters!! When Ayako starts yelling ‘Onee-san // Big Sister’ at one point, I was like “OMG THEY ARE SISTERS?!?!?!’. I totally didn’t see it coming! Especially because, for most of the play Ayako is horrible towards Tokage and is very cold, almost as if they had never met and just got off on the wrong foot straight away! But later on we learn that they do care for each other and they had to pretend not to know each other, in case Tokage ever got caught because she didn’t want to endanger her little sister. I was MIND BLOWN.

There is another twist where Aikawa actually betrays everyone and was working for Zigoma the whole time. Unfortunately I had already cottoned on a few scenes before hand that she was secretly in on it. I don’t know how I knew but I just felt like ‘there must be some other reason why this family of three are in the story’ and there are scenes where she’s left to protect Shioro at time, and Shiori is DUMB AS FUCK, so I wouldn’t put it past Shiori to not notice what Aikawa was up to and too dumb to realise when Aikawa had gone off to plot or make something. So I naturally figured either Shiori was pretending to be this dumb, stupid sister, or Aikawa was a secret mastermind or Tesujiro was pretending to admire Mikasa so he could set him up. I knew something was going on with those three.

Other Notable Moments/Scenes

In true ASSH style we had the whole cast dancing during the opening song. Luckily, Hiroki on the far left when the dance opening song starts.

There is a slow motion fighting scene which I thought was so cool!!! I really enjoyed the slow-mo moment. Also we got live singing! Ando Ayako’s actress Sawada Maria actually sang the opera songs live to us and she also sings the ending song live which is amazing! Her voice is very, very good!!

I really loved how Saburo and Mikasa decide to team up at the end even though they had some differences throughout the play, but for the greater good (!) they team up in the finale!

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Some things that specifically happened during my First Show (Detective Version):

I was first row and on the very last seat to the left. The gap between my feet and the stage was practically 0.1cm! So I was super duper close to all the actors! Which was for the most part absolutely terrifying (especially during the fight scenes). However, it did have it’s good moment which I will list right here: towards the end of the show, Hiroki gets into a fight which causes him to get thrown and pinned against a wall. That wall was RIGHT in front of me and my head was at the perfect level for Hiroki’s waist, which means that his butt was right in front of me!!!! Also he smelt really nice xD another moment was the final showdown between Tantei Mikasa and Zigoma, they were fighting and again, they slammed against the wall right next to me!! I was parts freaking out and parts overwhelmed and overjoyed xD

We had a double curtain call, and the ending aisatsu was by Hanasaki who was totally cute and she got very shy and couldn’t remember what she wanted to say. But everyone was giggling at her adorableness xD She was stood next to Hiroki and they were both so cute alongside each other!

Of course it was filming day!! When do I never go on filming day?! xD I am ALWAYS at filming day!!! xD

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Second Show (Bad Guy Version):

I went to the senshuuraku (the finale) of this show! They really went all out on the comedy in this final show! Hiroki got hit so hard by Saburo that he started laughing to the side of the stage. Then later Saburo went to pull and release his suspenders and pretended to it the first time, but on the second time he actually let go and it was really hard. Hiroki was rubbing his chest in pain.

Maybe I just didn’t notice in the first show but I feel like in this show, the three people working for Zigoma got their moment of explaining what they wanted and why they joined Zigoma. Maybe this was the scene especially created for this version of the show, or maybe I just missed it the first time round. But I loved getting to know where they came from, their backgrounds and why they joined him.

Another Higawari (daily change) was Gonda saying an Acrostic Poem for Ji-Go-Ma. In the second show, he got a huge round of applause after his Ji-Go-Ma poem because it was just too funny and very good. Unfortunately, I do no remember it *cries*

I also noticed in this second show that there is a moment where Arata and Hanasaki fall in love for a moment after she accidentally touches his arm and that motivates him to help Mikasa on his case some more xD

While in the first show we had Saburo just complete miss catching his jacket through his own lack of calculations, this time it was through Hiroki’s fault; Saburo couldn’t reach far enough to grab his jacket from Hiroki’s throw, it was hilarious.

Another higawari is when Saburo is trying to talk to Arata but Arata get’s super angry straight away: Saburo: Let’s go brat. Arata: *super angry* What did you say?!?! Saburo: Let’s go you brat! Arata: *calms down* Ohh I didn’t hear you! Saburo: *shock* IS THAT WHY YOU GOT MAD?! The scene ends with Hiroki asking Saburo to slap his arm, and they did this wave with their arms before walking off stage xD

In both shows, when Zigoma first appears in front of Yuuko in her house before kidnapping her, he walks in with brandy in a brandy glass and drinks it. In every other show the glass has been half full so it was easy for him to drink. BUT, in this final show Zigoma walked on stage with a GLASS FULL of brandy, and it took him a while to finish it. It was obvious who’d seen the show before because we were the ones cracking up as soon as he walked on stage! So as you can tell, they really went all out on the comedy in this final show! It wasn’t being filmed, they might as well do ridiculous shit and have fun xD

Just before the youkan scene, Hanasaki is in the kitchen making a mess, but then walks on stage and she uses a crashing noise to her advantage. She kept replaying the crash music as Mikasa tried to talk. She tried so hard to get Mikasa’s actor to burst out in laughter but didn’t work; we (the audience) were all dying though.

It was a triple curtain call where we got an announcement for the next stage (the next installment of KimiSaga - review here)!! In March!!! I was (and am!) so excited!!

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GOODS

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And that’s everything! Sorry it took so damn long to get these reviews out (and I’m still a shit ton behind!) but bare with me xD

#tanaka hiroki #hiroki #assh #review #stage #stage play #hattori takeo #ebihara yuka #hanaoka meika #kadono sho #oda toshiki #adachi yuna #sawada maria #umehara saeri #kuroki kiko #tatsuya yuu #hinagata ui #ogura eri #maruyama raiden #odagiri masayo #souji masato #soji masato #kamidochi kanki #terumi #kai chiaru #oota saki #ashikaga itaru #oda shunpei #ihara yu #umeda shohei

[pkjd]

“Circlet Princess” first anime PV, key visual and additional cast revealed. Series premiere January 2019.

-Synopsis-

“People's lives have changed because of VR and AR, and an competitive sport has born from these technologies called CB (Circlet Bout). CB can be competed between two schools and became an e-sport that decides the wealth of the schools. It also became the real ability of the school, which depends on not just the students' academic skills, but also on the data based on the sport ability, art, skills, etc.”

-Staff-

Director: Hideki Tachibana

Series Composition: Nachi Kio

Character Design: Kazuyuki Yamayoshi

Studio: SILVER LINK

-Cast-

Juri Nagatsuma

Saki Nakajima

Hitomi Nabatame

Kaori Mizuhashi

Mai Goto

Atsumi Tanezaki

Natsuki Aikawa

Sachie Hirai

Yuna Taniguchi

Megumi Tateishi

Nozomi Chikamura

Yuka Maruyama

Aya Fujita

Harumi Sakurai

via: http://cirpri-anime.jp/

#circlet princess #anime

[newsintheshell]

Svelati trailer e nuovi personaggi di “Circlet Princess”

La serie farà il suo debutto a gennaio.

Diffuso un primo video promozionale di “Circlet Princess”, serie animata legata all’omonimo browser game di DMM Games che sarà trasmessa in Giappone a partire da gennaio 2019.

La sigla di apertura sarà cantata da Miyuki Hashimoto, che si unirà a Sayaka Sasaki, Aki Misato, CooRie, yozuca* e Minami per il brano di chiusura.

In aggiunta sono stati svelati doppiatrici e bozzetti di altri nove personaggi.

Chikage Fujimura: Atsumi Tanezaki 

Takane Hibino: Natsuki Aikawa 

Sarina Sekiguchi: Sachie Hirai 

Hiyori Sugiura: Yuna Taniguchi 

Kasumi Iida: Megumi Tateishi 

Akira Tsunemi: Nozomi Chikamura 

Arisa Hara: Yuka Maruyama 

Christy Yamauchi: Saki Fujita 

Kaoru Yoshimura: Harumi Sakurai

Il progetto sarà diretto da Hideki Tachibana (Armed Girl's Machiavellism, BlazBlue Alter Memory) presso lo studio SILVER LINK. Il character design sta venendo curato da Kazuyuki Yamayoshi (Chaos;Child), mentre la sceneggiatura sarà ad opera di Nachi Kio (AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue).

SilenziO)))

[FONTE]

#circlet princess #anime #serie tv #cirpri

[makeup-moet]

Makeup for Mako.

Photo : Momoko Maruyama

Styling : Yuka Matsuda

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ASSH Annex「君よ叫べ、其ノサガノ在ルガ儘ニ」(assh annex kimi yo sakebe, sono sagano aruga mamani)

the show will be running from March 24th, 2018 to April 1st, 2018 (Tokyo) @ サンモールスタジオ (Sun Mall Studio)

Cast:

Oguri Ryou Keita Seto Hiroya Natsume Aimi Akaba Mio Mochida Chihira Kadono Shou Takahashi Makoto Ichijou Ryuunosuke Minami Chisato Araki Miyu Sugamoto Ikumi Ogura Erika Hanaoka Meika Maruyama Raiden Umeda Shouhei Ishihara Rei Aibara Mizuki Hirono Ryouto Watai Ryuuya Oota Saki Umehara Saeri Tanaka Hiroki Masuda Yuuna Komae Yuka Kumagi Rion

natalie

#君よ叫べ、其ノサガノ在ルガ儘ニ #kimi yo sakebe sono sagano aruga mamani #小栗諒 #oguri ryou #瀬戸啓太 #keita seto #ヒロヤ #hiroya #夏目愛海 #natsume aimi #紅葉美緒 #akaba mio #持田千妃来 #mochida chihira #門野翔 #kadono shou #高橋茉琴 #takahashi makoto #一条龍之介 #ichijou ryuunosuke #南千紗登 #minami chisato #新木美優 #araki miyu #菅本いくみ #sugamoto ikumi #小倉江梨花 #ogura erika #花岡芽佳 #hanaoka meika

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Ekstrak Biji Melinjo Bisa Menurunkan Obesitas dan Diabetes, Menurut Penelitian di Kumamoto University

Di Asia Tenggara, biji, bunga, dan daun "Melinjo" di Indonesia adalah makanan tradisional. Para peneliti dari Kumamoto University, Jepang yang mempelajari tanaman dari seluruh dunia untuk sifat obat yang bermanfaat telah menemukan bahwa ekstrak biji Melinjo (MSE - Melinjo Seed Extract) merangsang produksi adiponektin, hormon bermanfaat memperbaiki obesitas dan diabetes. Biji melinjo memiliki kualitas antioksidan dan antibakteri yang tinggi dan diketahui mengandung sejumlah besar polifenol. Salah satu senyawa tersebut, resveratrol, telah terbukti menginduksi adiponektin yang berhubungan dengan gaya hidup seperti sindrom metabolik. Gnetin C, sejenis resveratrol yang berlimpah di biji melinjo, diketahui memiliki aktivitas antioksidan yang lebih tinggi dan tetap berada di dalam tubuh lebih lama daripada resveratrol. Namun, mekanisme terperinci yang digunakan senyawa ini untuk melakukan aktivitas biologisnya masih belum diketahui. Kumamoto University's Global Center melakukan isolasi komponen dan identifikasi tanaman bermanfaat dan produk alami dari seluruh dunia dan mengevaluasi kegiatan farmakologisnya. Tim peneliti Dr. Kentaro Oniki menggunakan analisis genetik untuk menemukan bahwa perbedaan dalam tipe DsbA-L (Disulfide-bond-A-like-oxidoreductase-like protein) gen mempengaruhi aktivasi adiponektin. Dengan kata lain, induksi DsbA-L dapat meningkatkan aktivasi adiponektin dan memperbaiki penyakit terkait gaya hidup. Dalam karya terbaru mereka, mereka berusaha untuk menentukan 1) apakah MSE meningkatkan fungsi DsbA-L, 2) apakah MSE mempromosikan aktivasi adiponektin, dan 3) apakah MSE memiliki efek terapi pada obesitas dan diabetes. Dalam studi pertama mereka (double-blind, terkontrol plasebo, acak terkontrol), 42 pria dewasa yang sehat mengambil ekstrak biji melinjo (MSE) secara oral selama 14 hari. Mereka menemukan bahwa mengonsumsi 300 mg MSE per hari mengaktifkan adiponektin pada pria. Mereka juga menemukan bahwa efek bervariasi tergantung pada perbedaan jenis gen DsbA-L (G / G, G / T, T / T) yang dimiliki oleh individu. Efek MSE besar pada pembawa genotipe G / T atau T / T yang tingkat ekspresi gennya dianggap rendah. Mengikuti hasil uji klinis, peneliti lain dari pusat itu, Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto, dan tim peneliti menguji senyawa tersebut dalam model tikus diabetes akibat obesitas. Dengan mengukur efek MSE pada ekspresi DsbA-L dan konsentrasi adiponektin darah di berbagai jaringan, mereka menemukan bahwa pemberian ektrsak biji mlinjo secara oral setiap hari selama empat minggu meningkatkan ekspresi DsbA-L dan peningkatan jumlah adiponektin yang diaktifkan dalam tubuh. Jaringan otot juga membaik. Gejala diabetes seperti peningkatan penumpukan lemak dan kenaikan kadar gula darah puasa bisa diperbaiki secara signifikan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa MSE mempromosikan ekspresi DsbA-L, meningkatkan jumlah adiponektin teraktivasi, dan dapat menurunkan obesitas dan mengurangi gejala diabetes pada organisme hidup, terutama pada tikus. "Kami percaya bahwa temuan kami dapat bermanfaat bagi kesehatan manusia melalui pengobatan obesitas dan diabetes dengan berfokus pada induksi gen DsbA-L menggunakan ekstrak biji melinjo" kata Professor Shuto. "Kami berharap karya ini berkontribusi pada masyarakat yang lebih sehat melalui penciptaan obat-obatan inovatif dan produk dari tanaman dan sumber daya alam lainnya. Namun, penting untuk memberikan bukti ilmiah yang kuat yang mendukung penggunaan sumber daya alam di negara-negara berkembang dan menggunakannya untuk obat yang bermanfaat penemuan dan kesehatan. " Referensi Jurnal: Bahan Materi disediakan oleh Universitas Kumamoto. Kentaro Oniki, Taisei Kawakami, Azusa Nakashima, Keishi Miyata, Takehisa Watanabe, Haruka Fujikawa, Ryunosuke Nakashima, Aoi Nasu, Yuka Eto, Noriki Takahashi, Hirofumi Nohara, Mary Ann Suico, Shunsuke Kotani, Yui Obata, Yuki Sakamoto, Yuri Saruwatari, Tadashi Imafuku, Hiroshi Watanabe, Toru Maruyama, Hirofumi Kai, Tsuyoshi Shuto. Melinjo seed extract increases adiponectin multimerization in physiological and pathological conditions. Laporan Ilmiah, 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1038 / s41598-020-61148-2 Read the full article

#BijiMelinjo #ObatDiabetesAlami #Obatguladarah #ObatKencingManis

[kuraraki]

Harenohi Fanfare! English Lyrics

I finally finished this good god.

The italicised parts are the little backing noises on top of the main vocals. Those ones aren't in the official lyrics card so they were written down by me, ergo there may be some stuff missing since I only included the lines I could make out 100%.

Next up, THAT×ALICE (hopefully)

#translation #aishota

[bethygauw]

[Idol Show Time] albïreo - THANK YOU (English lyrics)

The second song of the duo albïreo, in which members are former étailes members.

Buy the digital drama CD + song here (PayPal friendly!): https://booth.pm/en/items/3041986

Support the franchise on pixivFANBOX: https://idolshota.fanbox.cc/

YouTube preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqZtQgNg0s

Lyrics: Yuka Maruyama Composed and Arranged by: Takahiro Shiwono Sung by: albïreo (Ryo Yanagi CV. Yuka Nishiyama and Toa Magoshi CV. Tsubasa Yonaga)

Romaji and colour coded lyrics (do not repost): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FRGY0C2gsRasazsXysH8hhxnm7tXPp7MKlVQu28i5OM/edit?usp=sharing

albïreo - THANK YOU

1, 2, 3, Jump UP Just how much fun it is To walk side by side with you Would it have been better not to have known? It's raining inside my heart (Love!)

Even in a gloomy downpour (Love!) Sharing an umbrella could take us anywhere (Love!)

A scenery more beautiful than anything You showed it to me

No matter how much I wish for it My other half remains empty 3, 2, 1

The song you hummed Won't leave my mind, impossible to forget (because it's precious) Plays a warm melody that's almost saddening Between the patches of falling raindrops Our silly little conversations, and that smile (I love you) I'll wait for the rain to stop; will the weather clear up tomorrow?

Darling, umbrella singing love for you... (love for you...)

Right now I'm alone under this umbrella

I don't know where I went wrong Is that why I'm still "a child"? The rain falling together with your tears, your true feelings I rejected them all

I want to protect you who hid away your damp shoulder There it is, acting all tough

I don't want mud splashing all over me That’s why I can't chase after you so desperately (because it's precious) I wish I had the courage to jump over the rain puddle I'm scared of the reflection showing how weak I am Reject my love stronger, I beg of you (I love you) Let everything be washed away; I don't mind it torn and ripped apart

Darling, umbrella singing love for you... (love for you...)

Some rains won't stop I closed my umbrella so that we can be together always But you say "There you go again, drenched all alone"... (I'm sorry) (Thank you)

Illuminating the breaks between the long rainy days Is a figure that bears semblance to the sun (because it's precious) Far away where the rain lets up, it blinds my eyes and my vision melts

Swaying at the mercy of the overflowing light Crying is unfair, you know; I like you after all (I love you) In the sky that cleared up before I realised, there was a rainbow

Darling, umbrella singing love for you... (love for you...)

The feeling that swells as I finally closed my umbrella is "sunshowers" 3, 2, 1 Jump up!

#lyrics #aishota #idol show time #yuka maruyama #tsubasa yonaga #yuka nishigaki

[retro-vgm-revival-hour]

A Dark shadow looms over the land. Horrid creations of of the living dead , the supernatural and the unexplainable walk amongst us …..Monsters that fill our hearts and minds with sheer terror.

But in this darkness, a hero returns. A whip-wielding vampire hunter, dedicating his life for a noble cause.

A legacy created through hellish life-threatening encounters set in gothic victorian backdrops.

A never-ending quest to fight back the legions of hell and deliver the world from the clutches of the immortal Count Dracula.

an enduring staple of videogame royalty. This IS CastleVania…..

The series that by many consider an institution in gaming, spawning almost 40 entries on various consoles spanning 30 years.

Good or bad, one of Castlevania’s most consistent qualities has been its music, a collection of diverse and iconic songs that have a sound all their own.

And it is with that , that this stage of the Retro VGM Revival Hour walks into the familiar haunting corridors of castle Dracula to honor the amazing music from the castlevania game series.

       =====Game - Composer - Title - Year - Company - System====

1.) Castlevania: Spectral Interlude – Vladimir Tugay – “Wicked Child, Heart Of Fire, Silence of Daylight & Poison Mind” – February 26, 2015 – Aleksander Udotov & Aleksey Golubtsov – ZX Spectrum

2.) Castlevania: The Arcade (Akumajō Dracula: The Arcade) – Masahiro Ikariko, Masayuki Maruyama & Goh Fujiwara – “Prelude, Blood Relations, Poison Mind & Crucifix Held Close“ – October 2, 2009 – Konami – Arcade

3.) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – Michiru Yamane & Yuzo Koshiro- “Invitation of a Crazed Moon, Silent Prison & Theme of Simon Belmont” – November 16, 2006 – Konami – Nintendo DS

4.) Castlevania: Lament of Innocence – Michiru Yamane – “Castlevania Reincarnation & House Of Sacred Remains” – October 21, 2003 – KONAMI – PS2

5.) Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth – Manabu Namiki – “Reincarnated Soul (1st Stage) & Aquarius (5th Stage)” – October 27, 2009 – M2/KONAMI – Nintendo Wii (WiiWare)

6.) Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – Yasuhiro Ichihashi, Tomoaki Hirono – “Ruined Castle Corridor, Tanz mit einem Clown (Dance with the Clown), An Empty Tome, Corpse’s Gate, Ebony Wings, Crimson Blood, Gaze Up at the Darkness & Heart of Fire” – August 4, 2010 – Konami – Xbox 360 & PS3

7.) Castlevania: Curse of Darkness – Michiru Yamane & Yuka Watanabe – “Followers of Darkness/The Third, The Forest of Jigramunt, The Cave of Jigramunt & A Toccata into Blood Soaked Darkness ” – November 1, 2005 – KONAMI – PS2 & XBOX

8.) Akumajō Dracula x68000 (Castlevania Chronicles) – Shin-chan, Keizo Nakamura & Hiroshi Kobayashi – “The Tower of Dolls (Stage 6-2)” – July 23, 1993 – KONAMI – Sharp X68000 home computer

9.) Castlevania: Dracula X – Tomoya Tomita, Masanari Iwata, Harumi Ueko & Masahiko Kimura – “Den & Opus 13” – July 21, 1995 – Konami – SNES

10.) Castlevania: Resurrection – Mark Lindsey – “Have Mercy & Another Vampire Killer” – Cancelled – Konami – Sega Dreamcast

11.) DreamMix TV World Fighters – Yasuhiro Kawasaki & Ushio Ōtsuki – “Bloody tears” – December 18, 2003(Japan Only) – Bitstep/Konami, Takara & HudsonSoft – Nintendo GameCube & PS2

12.) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Óscar Araujo – “Final Confrontation” – October 5, 2010 – MercurySteam & Kojima Productions/Konami – PS3, Xbox 360 & Windows Pc

                Special Link For Your Own Castlevania Music Collection:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ek7td19q5k6rxo1/Castlevania+-+Box+Music+18+CD.zip                

Edgar Velasco: @MoonSpiderHugs FB: www.facebook.com/groups/vgmrevivalhour/ Official Site: nostalgiaroadtrip.com/ AND NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY:

#SoundCloud #music #RETRO VGM REVIVAL HOUR #Game #Video Games #Video Game Music #VGM Ost #castlevania #super castlevania #old school konami #castlevania: lords of shadow #ps2 games #ps3 games #xbox 360 games #arcade games #michiru yamane #castlevania portrait of ruin #castlevania: dawn of sorrow #castlevania: order of ecclesia #simon belmont

[sambart93]

2018.03.30 ‘KimiSaga’ Kimi yo Sakebe,  Sono Saga no Aru ga Mama [Review]

Unfortunately I am a piece of shit who has fallen behind on reviews, AGAIN, so as usual, my memory won’t be the best. But, bear with me!

Official Site here Official Twitter here Online Store here Press Coverage 1, 2, 3, 4

CAST and CHARACTERS

Main:

Oguri Ryo as Byakoumaru / Byaki Seto Keita as Gedomaru Hiroya as Tsuchimigado Gentoku Natsume Aimi as Tamayorihime Akaba Mio as Umarokya Mochida Chihira as Izumi Kadono Sho as Hoemaru Takahashi Makoto as Nazo no Onna (Mysterious Woman) Ichijo Ryunosuke as Nagayama  Kakun Minami Chisato as Sakura Araki Miyu as Wakasano Okiku Sugamoto Ikumi as Blind Man Ogura Erika as Shichuu Hanaoka Meika as Dabi Maruyama Raiden as Henmima Satsune

Kimi Cast:

Umeda Shouhei as Shiki Ishihara Rin as Iroha Aibara Mizuki as Shihou Hirono Ryota as Young Boy

Saga Cast:

Watai Ryuuya as Shiki Ota Saki as Shihou Umehara Saeri as Iroha Tanaka Hiroki as Young Boy

*The Kimi and Saga cast did alternative days. I only watched Saga's version.

Ensemble:

Masuda Yuuna Komae Yuka Kumaya Rion

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NON-SPOILER REVIEW

Overall: As usual ASSH doesn't fail me. It was just as amazing and as enjoyable as I had expected and predicted. As always they have some shocking moments, they had moments where my heart was in my mouth; moments where my tears were coming out with no control; I enjoyed this so much. I wouldn't expect anything less from ASSH and they (alongside ODD) are becoming a very important production company to me. This was dark, this was funny, the story was compelling, the characters were all great and had so much development in such a small amount of time. They wrapped it up enough to be satisfactory but also left enough mystery and holes open for them to do a prequel, sequel, second installment etc. if they wanted to! And I definitely want a second installment. Rating: 8/10

SPOILER REVIEW

I have no idea where to start with this....

There's two running plot lines in this story; the past and the present. The past is centered around Byaki's story and what happened with him and then the future story is people learning about the Byaki's past. The future group is the Mysterious Woman, Blind Man and the Young Boy for the most part. Then everyone else is pretty much the past. I think there's about 15 years or so between the two time lines.

What I love about ASSH are their twists and the brutality in their stages. Actually I was super surprised that most people survived in this one because every ASSH I've seen so far, about 80% of the cast die xD so people suriving was that in itself a twist and a surprise! The other big surprise is with the future group.

So it turns out - By the way MAJOR spoilers coming up so ingore until 「*」 if you don't want to know the big reveals:

******

Shounen = Byaki's son Blind Man = Old Gedomaru Mysterious Woman = Tamayorihime

I am not doing it justice but when this fucking comes out, I was so freaking shocked and surprised! I was like 'WWWWWAAAHHH?!?! NO WAY!!!' I realise I've spoilt it for you but are you going to watch this dvd? Probably not, so I might as well tell you ALL and give you ALL my feels, okay?

******

Now let's work from the big scale and work in. FIRST, I really loved the set! I've been to this theatre before and it's super small. There's like 40 seats and a tiny ass stage but I was super impressed at how BIG they managed to make the set look! There were stairs and proper background and foreground sets and it looked super cool! But I felt kind of sorry for the front row people because there was literally no gap between them and the stage/cast so it's kind of a godsend no audience member got hurt to be honest...

Then we had the action scenes which were so well choreographed! AND!! I didn’t know until afterwards that Oguri Ryo did the entirity of the sword fighting choreography  himself which is absolutely amazing! Huge kudos to him! He has a lot to direct and a lot of action scenes to deal with but I felt like everyone had their own style and the techniques were so great! I feel like Oguri is at his most confortable and most confident when he's doing sword fighting scenes. You can just feel that kind of sense from him when he's fighting. It's difficult to explain but he feels different when he's doing the sword scenes.

The story was great, like I said earlier, so many twists and surprising things happened! Also, they left enough questions unanswered that if they wanted to do a second installment then they could! I really want a second installment, especially for the one big question that I have, (again major spoilers):

*****

Who is hell is Shounen's mother?!

*****

Now I want to go character/actor-by-character/actor.

Oguri Ryo as Byakoumaru / Byaki

I love Oguri. I really do. He's such a good actor and he picks so amazing characters! I've enjoyed every character and performance he's ever done! Also his actual personality is always so different to his characters which just proves how great of an actor he is. I really enjoyed Byaki in this for several reasons. I love how, regardless of the fact he's being called a monster and a god, he just embraces it and pronounces himself as this thing, but that is due to the fact he has no recollection of who he is which I'm pretty sure is due to some magician meddling with his memories (more on him later).

I really liked how lost and quiet his character was. But I also love how he blamed how he looked as to why he was being treated in such a way << I realise how this sounds but you get what I mean right?! I enjoy the character, NOT the act of mistreating another human. This story, I believe, is set in an old Japan, maybe like 16th, 17th Century, maybe even later so it makes sense that people who had never seen an Albino before (which I believe is what Byaki is supposed to be or at least, represents) would treat him either like a monster or like a god.

I really liked Oguri's visual look too! He's a pale man to begin with but the added white paint made him even more pale. He also had this beautiful red eyeliner and eye makeup on which, along with red contacts, just made his expressions and face pop-out even more and looked super amazing! It was a really good look for him (actually he's somewhat redoing this look for his NEXT stage --- which I also really want to see but I shall restrain...)

His story towards the end of the play was left open enough that he could come back in a second installment too.

Seto Keita as Gedomaru

I loved this character! He was such a likeable character. He was loyal to his friend, he was a badass fighter and he has stupidly funny moments too. Especially with Sakura. He fell totally in love with her straight away and was an absolutely adorable idiot around her. But he is also self-sacrificing which was so sweet. He rejected Sakura and made her go far away so she wouldn't get caught up in the fighting and so she could live a happy and safe life even if it was without him. Which I think is totally sweet!

He also never left Byaki's side and was his pal from childhood, all the way to the end, I loved his relationship with Byaki and those two would do anything for each other! His look visually was really nice too! His visual, his comedy balance, his loyalty to Byaki, I just super loved this character!!

Hiroya as Tsuchimigado Gentoku

Here's the crazy guy!! I should've expected Hiroya to play the morally wrong, crayz guy! He is so great in these roles and he did great in this one too! His has some sort of power where he can take control of people and get them to do his bidding, which he does with the ensemble cast, he controls them and makes them attack the good guys; he also has control of Byaki for a while when Byaki is really lost in himself and weak; and THEN we get this moment where he takes control of this super powerful sword, it even has a name which is epic because we ALL know how I feel about naming swords ♡　(psst. if you didn't know, I am a Touken Ranbu lover which personifies swords and many swords in Japan have names and just... flail...) but unfortunately I've forgotten it *cries*. It was amazing seeing how the sword had a mind of it's own and you could see Hiroya struggling to control the sword and trying to get the sword to do it's bidding.

Also before the show, he kindly spoke to me and my friend and he was spekaing some English to us which was totally sweet. I've always known Hiroya to be a nice guy so it was great to took some of his time out to talk to us. Also when he realised we knew Japanese he was like 'we use old Japanese in this-- WILL YOU BE OKAY?! Will you understand?!' which is so nice of him.

Natsume Aimi as Tamayorihime

She was such a sweet girl but had such a SHITTY husband! She was beat and bruised and hurt so much by him. It was the standard DV case for this couple. She just had such a sad life and it doesn't get much better for her for quite a long time.

Without spoiling too much, thank god she has a happy ending but oh my lord did I cry a few times with what happened to her!

We had the standard, 'husband beats wife but then produsely apologises right after' scene which hurt my heart. And then something precious is taken away from her and she's thrown away which I was just balling in tears at. And then when she finally gets a happy end, I was just cry from pure happiness for her. After ALL the shit she went through, she deserved an ending like that. And just like everyone else, her end of the story is left open just enough that, if she wants to come back for part two, she can.

Akaba Mio as Umarokya and Hanaoka Meika as Dabi

Uma and his underling, Dabi, were absolutely hilarious together! They were such a great pair! His character is a damn good archer and he has powers to shoot multiple arrows at once and he can rain arrows upon people which is so cool and then while he always scolds his underling, he also has this stupid soft spot for her. Dabi was so freaking funny!! I'm pretty sure she was in charge of a lot of the adlibbing and some things she said were just nonsensical and ridiculous and even Mio couldn't hold it together sometimes, he would just crack into smiles and try so hard to hold his laughter back. There were also times where her adlibs were so fast, she'd mess up and then she'd make fun of the fact she obviously messed up which made everyone crack up even more. She had so much energy and was so high-pitched, she was so amusing and funny! I really loved their dynamic and I also love just how loyal she was to Uma even though she was crazy and she was very obviously in love with him -- she definitely acted like a fangirl around him at times with all the 'kyaaaa' screaming and cheering him on during battles. But it was cute when she ended up getting injured and he was there to help her and protect her so he obviously cared for her too! It was a great and enjoyable duo!

Kadono Sho as Hoemaru and Mochida Chihira as Izumi

Izumi and Hoemaru were part of Gedomaru's gang. It felt like they'd all been with each other for quite a while and were a tight-knot group. I unforutnately don't remember too much about Hoemaru except that the actor, Sho, had the best muscles and looked DAMN attractive! I really liked his physical and visual look xD but I remember quite a bit about Izumi; she was a very quite girl, almost ninja like in how quiet she is and she sneaks around a lot. But I also felt for her because it was obvious she was in love with Gedomaru but, I guess due to comradary or due to him liking Sakura, Gedomaru never really paid attention to her feelings. But everyone else around could tell and there's a scene towards the end where Okiku refuses to join their group because she sees how Izumi feels about Gedomaru and doesn't want to ruin it, so Okiku is like 'you should stay by his side. She'll always be there for you' so the two go off together. A part of me thinks, maybe he feels the exact same way back to an extent but, like I said, if they get involved and one of them ends up getting killed or something, the hurt would only increase and be a lot worse, so maybe they both mutually and unspokenly agreed to never get involved just so they can save each other a way of emotions? OR I am simply being WAY TOO DEEP about this!

^^^ Do you not see?! In less than 2 hours ASSH managed to produce a play that had THIS much context and THIS much meaning and THIS much thought in it?! This is why I love ASSH, their characters are so damn LAYERED and you can get so MUCH out of them and the story even when you only see it once and only in like 2 hours. Ahh ASSH. 

Seriously, check them out. Just go and love them okay! They're two amazing production companies and they have given me MORE satisfactory stages than any MARV or Nelke or any of those 'big shots' in the 2.5 stage world have.

ANYWAY...

Takahashi Makoto as Nazo no Onna (Mysterious Woman)

Her reveal was so mindblowing. I loved it! Also, she has a limp and throughout the story we learn what happened to her and what caused her injured leg and just my poor heart. She was such a lovely woman though and I'm glad her ending was happy. OH! And the actress herself is super badass, she played the shamisen LIVE on stage and it was so good! I was so impressed!

Ichijo Ryunosuke as Nagayama Kakun

This guy is supposed to be a bad guy but... he's handsome and he looks cool so I was very soft towards him. He does treat Sakura like crap and he is mean to her and he does turn on her, (or she turns on him) and he IS a bad guy but I just reallt enjoyed him visually and the actor himself did a really good job with the evil moments! Seeing his switch between being this nice guy and being evil was just great acting. It was so juicy and so good!

Minami Chisato as Sakura

She was Kakun's wife (or to be wife) and she up until about half way through believed in her husband and they looked like a great pairing but then obviously soon she starts to realise that he's not all that good and after being introduced to Gedomaru, she starts falling for him and seeing how great of a genuine guy he is, even though at first she pretended to like him in order to manipulate him and because it was very obvious he liked her. But she genuinely falls for him after discovering the malicious plan her husband has with Satsune, and she just sees how much of a great guy he actually is. And it is quite sad how, even after she falls for him and begs to stay by Gedomaru's side, Gedomaru is just TOO kind and tells her to escape and get away so she can be safe and have a happy life and not be held back by him or by Kakun.

She is my girl crush in this stage... so beautiful!!

Araki Miyu as Wakasano Okiku

I don't quite remember HOW she ended up join Gedomaru and crew but she was a great addition to them. She was totally cute and like Dabi, a bit silly and ridiculous but the actress herself is very flexible and she obviously has some sort of dancing under her belt because she did a lot of beautiful movements and lots of high perfect kicks and legs and stuff. She too fell for Gedomaru but seeing just how much Izumi likes him, she gives up which is just... my heart ♡

Sugamoto Ikumi as Blind Man

He is a tricky and sneaky little guy, BUT with good intentions so don't get too suspicious of him! His reveal, just like the Mysterious Woman, was just like 'OHHHH MYYY GOOODDD' but also made sense. I really loved his relationship with Shounen -- but later on it makes sense why they get on so well and why they are a pair. I enjoyed the actor and his acting. In fact I knew he looked familiar and I've already seen him in Marker Light Blue (his character is GREAT in that) and Onigiri so I had that familiarity with him and his character in this is GREAT.

Maruyama Raiden as Henmima Satsune

This piece of shit. He was a great bad guy. Not only was he just a bad guy but he was a real piece of shit. He constantly beat his wife, he beat his wife's maid, and then had the audacity to apologise every time after wards?! He was so controlling and would get angry at Tama for everything! He was bat shit crazy and seeing him meet his demise was so satisfactory. Kudos to the actor for being such a SHIT. I wanted him dead so badly! The way he treated his wife and what he did to her, not just the beatings by the way(!), was just dispicable. Espeically the way he dies is so good but also hits you in the feels because of WHO kills him.

Also, I love how it's not simply just one bad guy in all this. We have Satsune who's the messed up King, then we have Kakun who's only motive is for control and power, and then we have Horiya's character who just wants to control others literally and how the world's strongest weapons etc. While they aren't technically all working together, it's great how we have all these shits for different purposes and meanings. It's great!

Umehara Saeri as Iroha

She was Tama's maid and she was so protective and loving towards Tama. She tried so hard to make sure it was her being hit by the King/husband rather than Tama herself and she spouted so many reasons just to please so Tama wouldn't get attacked etc. Her final scene in this was just so touching and, again, loyalty is a BIG thing in this play and you can see it in her actions for Tama ♡

Tanaka Hiroki as Young Boy

Ahhhhh my boy!!! First a compulsory picspam!!!

He was great!! As usual I fall into my normal complaint of 'he didn't get enough stage time!!!' but we all know that's me being biased xD Besides that, he was GREAT! I really loved his character. His reveal as to who his character actually was is great! I was so happy when it came out who he was!! Also his part of the story is very calm as he's just walking through the forest and stuff listening to the Mysterious Girls' story but they also 'stand' in the scenes while they're happening so that's great. He does get a moment or two to fight and show off his fighting techniques and he also had like a cartwheel here and there which made me very happy. Visually he looked great too! And totally makes sense why he looked like that (trying not to spoil too much here) xD and at the end we are still left with this HUGE question mark about him (mentioned above already) so I am hoping they're do a part two and that becomes a main part or is at least answered. I definitely want to know more about his character and his past and what he's been through and his connections. I loved his relationship with the blind man too and I'd love to see how that friendship came to be too!!

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And that's all! I don't think I have anything else to add except, GIVE ME A SECOND STAGE!!!

But as always, finishing off with the

GOODS

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Hopefully I have a bunch of reviews coming out fairly close between each other!

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「ムラカミロキ」映像上映

今週末、本日から来週末の４日間にかけて京都ルーメンギャラリーで開催される、ヴィデオパーティーに初参加します。 自分は明日28日の15:00〜、プログラム３にて新作『Whole Globe Canaria』が上映されます。 関西方面の方、夏休みで京都方面に遊びに行ってる方はぜひとも足をお運びください。

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VIDEO PARTY 2019

■会期

第1期　2019年7月27日（土）〜28日（日） 第2期　2019年8月3日（土）〜4日（日）

■上映スケジュール

7/27（土） 15:00〜　プログラム1 17:30〜　プログラム2

7/28（日） 15:00〜　プログラ���3 17:30〜　プログラム4

8/3（土） 15:00〜　プログラム5 17:30〜　プログラム6

8/4（日） 15:00〜　プログラム7 17:30〜　プログラム8

■入場料 1プロ：一般1,000円／学生500円 4プロ：一般2,000円／学生1,000円 フリーパス：一般3,000円／学生1,500円

■会場 京都 Lumen Gallery http://www.lumen-gallery.com/ Mail: [email protected] Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lumengallery.kyoto Twitter: @lumen_gallery https://twitter.com/lumen_gallery

〒600-8059 京都市下京区麩屋町通五条上る下鱗形町543 有隣文化会館2F

京都市営地下鉄「五条」駅１番出口より東へ7分 阪急電車「河原町」駅11番出口より南へ10分 京阪電車「清水五条」駅3番出口より西へ5分 京都市バス「河原町五条」停留所から西へ徒歩2分

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　個人によって創られた映像作品はストーリーが無いものもあり、一見すると内容が難解と思われがちですが、その可能性は無限であり、次々と新たなイメージが産み出されています。しかし残念ながら、そのジャンルを越えたバリエーションに触れる機会は、多いとは言えません。私たちは、確実に増殖する個人映像作品を上映し記録することで、個人映画公開の機会をさらに増やしていきたいと考えています。 VIDEO PARTYは京都を中心に、所属、立場、ジャンルを越えた、ドラマ、アニメーション、実験映像からドキュメンタリーまで内容も様々な、個人で作られた映像を発表する場として企画され、2013年より公募作品の上映活動をしています。

　また、2014年より海外映像祭や教育機関、上映団体等と連携し作品の交換上映も進めています。2016年は台湾、韓国、マカオ、中国、札幌での上映をし、VIDEO PARTYの参加作品を各地で紹介しています。 　個人の眼差しによって紡がれる映像の行く末と更なる可能性を探る〈場〉へのご参加をお待ちしております。 2019年は7月27日(土)〜28日(日)８月3日(土)〜４日(日)の4日間、京都のLumen galleryにて開催します。

Announcement for VIDEO PARTY in KYOTO 2019 There are many video works created by various independent artists these days, many of which seem to have no storylines and contents hard to comprehend. But the potential of this media is limitless and there are many fresh imageries being created continuously. Unfortunately, we do not have enough occasions in which we can come in contact with borderless variations of the genre. It is for this reason we assemble this VIDEO PARTY, where we can screen and make records of these ever-growing works of independent artists, as well as to simply increase the opportunity for Indies video works to be seen. Based in Kyoto, the VIDEO PARTY has been organized for independent artists to exhibit their works, regardless of their nationality, affiliation, standpoint and genre - ranging from drama, animation, experimental and documentary - and has been screening publicly offered works, since 2013. For this year, the PARTY will be held in July (provisional), at the “Lumen Gallery”, a video-specialized gallery established in Kyoto. We have also started the work exchange program since 2014, in cooperation with several overseas film festivals, educational establishments and Indies film screening organizations. In 2016, we had successful screenings in Taiwan, South Korea and Macau and China, to introduce participating works of the VIDEO PARTY. We plan to expand the interaction and create more opportunities to screen in more locations this year. We anticipate your joining to this opportunity of witnessing the future and exploring the potentials of video works, woven by various independent artists. Hence, we would like to invite everybody to subscribe your works. This year's event will be held at Lumen gallery in Kyoto on July 27 (Sat)-28 (Sun) and August 3 (Sat)-4 (Sun) for 4days.

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■主催 Lumen gallery + AF PLAN ■協力 新視角・株式会社電気蜻蛉・ファインダーズビューロ・光束舎

AF PLAN http://www.af-plan.com/ Twitter: @AF_Plan_info https://twitter.com/AF_Plan_info

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■プログラム参加作家（全119作品）

●プログラム1（14作品103分） 7/27（土）15:00〜

區 諾言 / AU NOK IN はなび / Hanabi Jiang Tingxuan 甘 梓熊，胡 燕婷 / Kam Chi Hong，Wu In Teng 山田 香凜 / Karin Yamada 柳瀬 昇 / Noboru Yanase 小野 ハナ / Onohana 西田 知司 / Satoshi Nishida 伊藤 早耶 / Saya Ito 大原 とき緒 / Tokio Ohara Yüiho Umeoka 小林 優美子 / Yumiko Kobayashi 三ツ星レストランの残飯 / ZANPANO

●プログラム2（18作品94分） 7/27（土）17:30〜

野田 ちか子 / Chikako Noda 和島 ひかり / Hikari Wajima ないとう日和 / Hiyori Naito 赤堀 香菜 / Kana Akahori 桑田 真帆 / kuwatamaho 丸山 真貴子 / Makiko Maruyama 陳 美齡 / Mei-Ling Chen ライオンズ マイケル / Michael Lyons ラランブザツブ　ナリアンザ　ブルルニアイナ / Ralambozatovo Narianja Vololoniaina 高山 隆一 / Ryuichi Takayama 蘇 茵 / Su Yin 片岡 拓海 / Takumi Kataoka 岡松トモキ / Tomoki Okamatsu 冼 永昇 / Vincent Sin Weng Seng さとうゆか / Yuka Sato 前原 佑柾 / Yuma Maehara 三木 由也 / Yuya Miki

●プログラム3（12作品99分） 7/28（日）15:00〜

山中 千尋 / Chihiro Yamanaka 大西 宏志 / Hiroshi Onishi Hosomi Omaki I-hui Lee / I-hui Lee 荒木 優光 / Masamitsu Araki 加藤 菜々子 / Nanako Kato 横須賀 令子 / Reiko Yokosuka ムラカミロキ / MurakamiLoki 聖和学園高校3年生 / Seiwagakuen High School 伊奈 新祐 / Shinsuke Ina うえだしょうた / Syota Ueda 岡澤 侑希 / Yuki Okazaki

●プログラム4（12作品93分） 7/28（日）17:30〜

笠原 明枝 / Akie Kasahara 三宅 章介 / Akiyoshi Miyake ARCHIVES PAY / ARCHIVES PAY しゅ げいぜん / Zhu Yiran 相内 啓司 / Keiji Aiuchi Kimberly Quah 聖和学園高校3年生 / Seiwagakuen High School 河原 雪花 / Setsuko Kawahara 宮崎 渉大 / Takahiro Miyazaki 吉田 孝行 / Takayuki Yoshida 映像基礎１チーム＋相内 啓司 / Team Video basis1+Keiji Aiuchi 由良 泰人 / Yasuto Yura

●プログラム5（17作品99分） 8/3（土）15:00〜

KUAD情デ・アニメーション基礎受講生 / Animation basics students of KUAD Information Design 三木 はるか / Haruka Miki 景 燁 / Jing Ye K.Kotani 丁 凱馨 / Kaixin Ding 奥野 邦利 / Kunitoshi Okuno 小野寺 海香 / Mika Onodera 吳 嘉恩 / NG KA IAN／Hsu, Yun Ting 林 紗綾香 / Sayaka Hayashi 聖和学園高校3年生 / Seiwagakuen High School 半田 泰一 / Taichi Handa 三輪 隆 / Takashi Miwa 大谷 たらふ / Tarafu Otani Tomo & Ryota Younghee Shin Zoyeon / Zoyeon

●プログラム6（14作品103分） 8/3（土）17:30〜

iY0Yi (Atsushi Hashimoto) 豊田 がく / Gaku Toyota はなび / Hanabi 万城目　純 / Jun Manjome 馮 祉穎 / Kasee Fong 林 恭平 / Kyohei Hayashi Kyu Nyun Kim 伊藤 仁美 / Masami Ito もりなか みく / Miku Morinaga おりえ / Orie Nakamura 伊東 哲哉 / Tetsuya Ito 冼 永昇 / Vincent Sin Weng Seng 黃 榮俊 / WONG WENG CHON 昼間 行雄 / Yukio Hiruma

●プログラム7（17作品91分） 8/4（日）15:00〜

櫻井 篤史 / Atsushi Sakurai 楠本 博登 / Hiroto Kusumoto 長田 華音 / Kanon Nagata 高橋 幸太郎 / Kotaro Takahashi 中村 古都子 / Kotoko Nakamura Mahzoun Maryam 橘 雅也 / Masaya Tachibana MATSUMO 陳 美齡 & 鄭 宇翰 / Mei-Ling Chen & Yu-Han Cheng Plan B Workgroup Rikako Kamomae 高橋 良太 / Ryota Takahashi 吳 俊 / Steven 小池 照男 / Teruo Koike tschoe one うずしむ / uzushimu 後藤 由香里 / Yukari Goto

●プログラム8（15作品97分） 8/4（日）17:30〜

相馬 あかり / Akari Soma 鈴木 杏奈 / Anna Suzuki 林 展揚，湛 穎深 / Cecilia Cham, Lam Chin Ieong 鍾 俊彥 / Chong Chon In FMCイラスト工房 / FMC illustration Factory 中島 楽人 / Gakuto Nakajima ミタニハルカ / Haruka Mitani 張 翛慧 / Hui swift Zhang 近藤 利洋 / Kazuhiro Kondo 金井 啓太 / Keita Kanai 張 焯敏 / Kobe Cheong 呂 昕揚 / Lyu Xinyang 岡 むつみ / Mutsumi Oka 渡井 登紀子 / Tokiko Watai tschoe one

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