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The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 3

On August 9, 2018December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Life Stuff, Translation2 Comments

The discussion about regret in this part reminded me of a meme a friend shared on social media recently. To paraphrase, it asked if you would rather go back to being 10 years old but with all the knowledge you currently possess, or wake up at age 45 but with a billion dollars in the …

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The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 2

On June 19, 2018December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation1 Comment

Let's just get right to it, shall we? ☆ May 9-10, 2003, Nippon Budōkan (First & Second Days) This was Gackt's first time putting on a concert at the Nippon Budōkan since going solo. It would also be the first time there's a show at a large Tokyo venue just one week after the start …

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The Air Moon, Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 1

On June 7, 2018December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation1 Comment

*Half a year late* Happy New Year, O Readers! ^o^; Time flies when you're finishing a Masters degree, and then would like to spend a couple weeks doing absolutely nothing, but you have to secure a job first, and deal with other Life things... Anyway, if you need a refresher on the story so far, …

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The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jōgen no Tsuki, Part 0

On December 23, 2017May 4, 2020 By scalesoflibraIn Translation3 Comments

It was a bit hard to keep my concentration up to get through this translation, but I'm trying to do like that one lady told Picard and "Never give up [my] music." (A gingerbread cookie to whoever gets the reference and can cite season & episode number. Ahaha...) It didn't help that I recently got …

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The Air Moon Ch. 5: Moon Child, Part 2

On May 24, 2017December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation4 Comments

Sorry if anyone following the blog got the draft version of this in their email; I was sleepy and accidentally hit "Publish" instead of "Save Draft." ^o^; That version hadn't been edited for clarity, and was missing the last two pages of this chapter. I wanted to hurry up and finish but things kept popping …

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The Air Moon Ch. 5: Moon Child, Part 1

On October 31, 2016December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation3 Comments

I wasn't going to update this until around Thanksgiving, but since Chapter 5 is about MOON CHILD and October is the season for vampires, I figured it would be most appropriate to do this now. While it is a relatively short chapter at just 18 pages, I don't have time to do it all at …

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Under the Darkness

On October 13, 2016December 26, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Play Time, Translation2 Comments

Eli: The moon is waxing gibbous tonight, which means it's time to tally the votes from the previous post and see whether you chose Trick or Treat. And the winner is...Trick! Oh, you playful readers you, that's what I like to see. ^o~ That said my idea of a fun trick is rick rolling people, …

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The Air Moon, Ch. 4: Kagen no Tsuki, Part 11

On August 19, 2016September 11, 2016 By scalesoflibraIn Translation1 Comment

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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Sound Detective: Fragrance

On July 31, 2016August 20, 2016 By scalesoflibraIn Translation19 Comments

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 …

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The Air Moon Ch. 4: Kagen no Tsuki, Part 9

On July 4, 2016December 25, 2021 By scalesoflibraIn Translation1 Comment

Happy Birthday to GACKT, the United States, and Steve Rogers! Is everyone enjoying the party? Anyway, this part turned out to be surprisingly short at just four pages for two days' worth of shows. The venue name may seem familiar if you recall the Hokkaido show in Part 5. Interestingly there were several of these …

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A tunnel on the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine. Beyond it is the mountain road up to Kamado Shrine. (April 2016)
A tunnel on the grounds of Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine. Beyond it is the mountain road up to Kamado Shrine. (April 2016)
Close up of an "ita bag," a bag full of fandom pins and chotchkis. This one has mostly Hard Rock Cafe pins and FFVII keychains.
My ita bag!
Tsuki no Matsu, the "Moon Pine" in Ueno Park. I don't know if this is the same tree ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige depicted in his "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" prints, or if it's that the nearby temple has been grooming different pines into this shape for hundreds of years. (May 2016)
Tsuki no Matsu, the “Moon Pine” in Ueno Park. I don’t know if this is the same tree ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige depicted in his “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” prints, or if it’s that the nearby temple has been grooming different pines into this shape for hundreds of years. (May 2016)
The tower of the Bagley Pedestrian Bridge in Detroit stands silhouetted against a bank of fluffly, sun-lit clouds in a blue sky.
From an ice cream stand on the 参道 (sandō, the road leading up to a temple or shrine) to Dazaifu Tenmangū. They sell normal flavors & unusual flavors. Black sesame isn't that unusual, but I recommend their tofu flavored ice cream and corn flavored ice cream too. (April 2016)
From an ice cream stand on the 参道 (sandō, the road leading up to a temple or shrine) to Dazaifu Tenmangū. They sell normal flavors & unusual flavors. Black sesame isn’t that unusual, but I recommend their tofu flavored ice cream and corn flavored ice cream too. (April 2016)
The Reclining Buddha at Nanzōin, which is the first stop in the 88 temple pilgrimage of Sasaguri & Shikoku. This is the largest bronze reclining Buddha in the world (August 2010)
The Reclining Buddha at Nanzōin, which is the first stop in the 88 temple pilgrimage of Sasaguri & Shikoku. This is the largest bronze reclining Buddha in the world (August 2010)
Based on a photo that originally appeared in the magazine Fool's Mate
Based on a photo that originally appeared in the magazine Fool’s Mate
Close-up! (May 2016)
Close-up! (May 2016)
In a field of snow, Polygon Figure Cloud watches Polygon Sephiroth in the distance. Both figures are seen from the back.
On the door to Shin-eiji Temple (an annex of Naritasan Temple) in Sapporo, they translated "Pray freely" to "Pray it freely", which I thought felt more poetic. (May 2016)
On the door to Shin-eiji Temple (an annex of Naritasan Temple) in Sapporo, they translated “Pray freely” to “Pray it freely”, which I thought felt more poetic. (May 2016)
Scripps Park Monarch Side Full
The faithful dog Hachi-ko guarding some cats at his spot in Shibuya. (May 2016)
The faithful dog Hachi-ko guarding some cats at his spot in Shibuya. (May 2016)
This one speaks for itself, I think. (February 2010)
This one speaks for itself, I think. (February 2010)
A thin branch of a Callary pear tear with two bunches of flowers in full bloom.
Callary pear tree in bloom
Umegaemochi, a kind of mochi with sweet bean paste inside and a plum mark grilled onto the outside. A specialty of Dazaifu, there are several shops on the sandō that sell it. Yum! (April 2016)
Umegaemochi, a kind of mochi with sweet bean paste inside and a plum mark grilled onto the outside. A specialty of Dazaifu, there are several shops on the sandō that sell it. Yum! (April 2016)

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