I wrote this in one day but couldn't decide on a translation for the title. To my surprise a whole month passed before I sat down to look at it again. And then I got distracted by today's Daily Writing Prompt, for which an answer popped into my head immediately. (LOL) Anyway, miko did a …
It was five years later but
Daily writing promptWhat’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel?View all responses Kirin no Tsubasa by HIGASHINO Keigo. When I was on the JET Program, the library of the high school I worked at had a newspaper up in the window with a book review for it that included a large reproduction of …
exist†trace — Hitohira
Though this song has been around for a while, I think I hadn't heard it until now. My first thought was "this sounds like it should be the ending theme for a movie." miko explained this song in her bilingual "self liner notes" series on her blog. The most important part is right at the …
exist†trace — Sabaku no Hana
The Sinti are a Romani subgroup that lives primarily in central Europe. When I first read the lyrics to this song and saw the "Sinti" at the end of the first line and later on in the middle of the song, in my ignorance I assumed it was a misspelling of the Spanish words "sin …
exist†trace — VENUS
Happy belated November Igu Day! Unbeknownst to me, exist†trace released a new album on the 19th of this month. I've given it a few listens since finding out about it and buying a digital copy. This track, "VENUS," stood out to me from the first listen. Overall it reminded me of U2's "Hold Me, Thrill …
Ever Crisis: The First Soldier Cast Battle Lines
A super belated Happy New Year, O Readers! With 2025 being the Year of the Snake and Sephiroth having gotten a New Year's outfit last year in Ever Crisis, I knew I had to make a piece to commemorate these occasions. It was also an opportunity to have an 80s flashback and listen to lots …
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Year of FFVII
A post about all the FFVII-related stuff I've been pickling my brain in for the past several months. There will be spoilers for Rebirth as a game, but not in terms of story. The Dress Up Game that is Ever Crisis We're a few months past the 1-year anniversary of Ever Crisis and it's been …
exist†trace — Honnou
Was "Umi no Shizuku" used in an anime or something? I've been getting a lot of hits because of that song. I searched but the top result is for a nutritional supplement. Maybe that's what people are looking for? And they end up here instead. LOL Anyway, at this point the only EP I've done …
Sephiroth’s Ever Crisis Battle Lines
Note: This post is mostly spoiler-free for The First Soldier. EDIT: If you haven't played Chapter 8 yet, you may want to stop reading this at the section for Cloud. Also, Happy New Year! (LOL) There was a lot about Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis that caught me by surprise or that I just didn't …
exist†trace — SKY
Happy November Igu Day! It's been a while, but here we are. We've come to the last track on ROYAL STRAIGHT MAGIC. It's pretty straight-forward, but I was wondering about the choice to call this track "SKY" when the last track on VIRGIN had been titled "SORA," which means "sky" in Japanese. Fortunately for me, miko addresses …
Warped Frost 