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exist†trace — Feel
Earlier this month, Archangel Diamond revealed in a tweet that copies of World Maker purchased through them would include an English lyrics card. They certainly get an A+ for thinking of this and adding it to the CD. I think it's a great step toward getting closer to English-speaking fans. I really do. Unfortunately, however...the …
The Alchemist In Situ
When I first introduced my project to make an unusual bookshelf, I mentioned that it ultimately was to go in a particular corner of my room. While I've already unveiled the finished product in the post about my program's exhibit this past June, I wanted to show what it looks like in situ. I also …
The Air Moon Ch. 4: Kagen no Tsuki, Part 12
This is it! The last two shows on the Kagen no Tsuki tour, which brings us to the end of Chapter 4. Whew! To read earlier portions, please go to the Table of Contents. ☆ December 20, 2002, Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Third Day) "This is the last day the four of us will dance." …
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Draw It Again Challenge: Sailor Moon 20 Years Later
Over twenty years ago, Sailor Moon began airing on TV in the US. I was curious about the show for two reasons. 1. Although I liked American cartoons like The Simpsons and Animaniacs, I was fascinated that there could be a show for children where the characters were drawn so beautifully they actually had elbows …
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The Air Moon, Ch. 4: Kagen no Tsuki, Part 11
As we draw nearer to the end of this tour, we find ourselves in Fukuoka. I wonder if Hirose himself is from there, considering how much he gets into the specific locales of the city. Because of all the mentions of specific places, I added glosses instead of doing footnotes to explain things like "this …
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exist†trace — Imagination
For this song, there are several places where the lyrics as presented on Rock Lyric differ from what's actually sung. However, due to the nature of the differences, I don't believe these to be typos (save for maybe the extra "wa" in the first line); these are probably cases of the the sung & written …
The Air Moon Ch. 4: Kagen no Tsuki, Part 10
In these four stops, we get an interview about "12 Gatsu no Love Song," Chacha's thoughts on music, lots of airplanes, and Chad mishearing Gackt (maybe). The third venue in this post has no English name noted anywhere, so I wrote "Matsuyama Shimin Kaikan," which, were it to follow the pattern of other shimin kaikan, might …
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Sound Detective: Fragrance
I was translating the next chunk of The Air Moon when I got to this part where someone says what they hear during the spoken part of "Fragrance" as performed live. Unfortunately I don't have the Kagen no Tsuki DVD (for shame!) but with clips on YouTube I can sort of understand why they heard …
exist†trace — Just One
This track is actually harder to translate because of the way it mixes Japanese and English. After reading miko's blog about it, I've chosen to interpret it as for the most part the English words are about the unnamed "you" confronting the woman (the singers). There are places where the subject is really unclear, however. …
Warped Frost 