I love this song so much! Done by ear so I apologize if there are any mistakes! ;A; *Please credit me if reposting* --- --- --- Masquerade Mirage Kotobuki Reiji (Morikubou Shoutarou) Mikaze Ai (Aoi Shouta) Shinomiya Natsuki (Taniyama Kishou)
My heart just literally shattered into a trillion tiny pieces and I can't gather them back anymore.
It
was already 4+am in the morning by the time the CD ended and I guess my
tears led me to sleep because the last thing I remember was staring up
blankly at the ceiling after the final track because everything hurt
more than it should have. Even though there were parts where I couldn't
understand (I need a translation for those), it was still painful.
Hijikata.......... /sobs because right now i just want to hug you and never let you go frick/
Hosoyan
too. He did a really great job at this and his voice...the way he
portrayed Hijikata's anger and sadness...I just can't (Q__Q) Hijikata
has officially become my third favourite in this series (with Heisuke
coming as first and Saitou second).
I can't bring myself to explain anything you just have to listen to it yourself...
Now I have to brace myself for Saitou and Heisuke... (T____T)
This is the second part of my AFA post.
Less photos this time cos the security became so much tighter and I
didn't want to risk getting kicked out >.< Again, these posts only
talk about the stage events.
Okay so I finally got around to writing the posts on AFA (even
though the event was like 2 weeks ago??? I'm so sorry I've been really
super busy with school lately so I couldn't find time to write proper
posts >A<). I'll split the posts into Days 2 and 3
respectively because a lot of things happened over those two days. Also,
I will only be writing about the stage events.
Harness test run 02. This time it took an hour less to put on the
harness as compared to yesterday (3 hours (ಥ□ಥ)). Added velcro on all
loose areas, and tried another way to put the harness together into
place. Still finding a suitable area to pin the waist apron though…
My Hanji cosplay costume was delivered to me last night so I went to do my first test run after school this afternoon.
First
of all, I wanna say that SnK cosplays are one of the toughest cosplays
I've ever attempted (besides the fact that this is only my second fan
character cosplay; my other cosplays have always been original
characters).
What made me nearly puke blood were the 3DMG
harnesses. My costume was commissioned (except for the pants) hence I
didn't really know how I was supposed to put on the harnesses. I
referred to a lot of tutorials from fellow cosplayers (videos, photos
and sketches) but for some reason I just couldn't imagine how the belts
would criss-cross over the legs and stuff like that (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ So
basically I had trouble with almost everything waist-down onwards.
I
spent nearly 3 hours trying to figure out the harnesses (majority
waist-down) and in the end I asked my mum for help. After carefully
studying all the different tutorials, she sat down and fixed everything.
EVERYTHING. MUM IS A MIRACLE HOLY FRICK HOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND щ(ಥДಥщ)
Anyway
here are some photos of the test run. There's still A LOT of fixing to
do, like tightening the belts, adding velcro strips so the thigh belts
won't slip off easily, etc. (P.S. I LOOOOVVVVEEEEE my boots!! 8D)
CON IS A MERE 2 WEEKS AWAY AND THERE'S STILL SCHOOL AND SHIET URGH (＃ﾟДﾟ)ニャー！！
Vest and the criss-crossing thingy below it Thigh & Leg Harnesses
Thigh & Leg Harnesses
Thigh & Leg Harnesses
Thigh & Leg Harnesses (with boots)
Thigh & Leg Harnesses (with boots)
Torso (I don't know what else to call this angle ;;;)
Full body (Sorry for the wrong attempt at the salute OTL||||||)
I
didn't wear the full costume (shirt and jacket) because the uniforms in
SnK do not comply to the weather in my country (basically you'd just
melt if you wear them in non-air conditioned places lol)
I have
no idea how to put on the waist apron either so I just pinned it to my
pants underneath the harness >_< On my second test run I think
I'll try putting on the waist belt without going through the belt loops?
Cos I don't see the belt loops on most cosplayers... On a second
thought, the waist belt may just slip down while I'm walking LOL XD
So I bought these today! I only went shopping with the intention of buying the September issue of DGS but when I arrived there were the lovely NORN9 and miko-sensei's fanbooks sitting quietly on the shelves. I couldn't resist and I bought them altogether so in a way I killed 3 birds with 1 stone. My poor wallet though OTL
And then I saw THIS as well as a pile of Shingeki no Kyojin anime fanbooks lying on the same shelf and I was like crap I want them but I didn't bring enough money with me... Soujiiii bbyyy akjhfkajhjahk;g;akgh /cries/ I'll buy them some other time...
So I continued playing The Second Reproduction which I'd left off for about a year ago _(:з｣∠)_
I don't think I've ever mentioned before over here but I'm terrible at playing otome games without the help of walkthroughs. I usually end up getting the bad ends when I play without them OTL
The game's been released quite a long time ago already but I'm sure there are people out there who haven't played it yet so I'm gonna put up a SPOILER and SLIGHT NSFW warning for this post.
If you have not listened to this song, please give it a try. It's a hauntingly beautiful song. Don't forget to check out the Black Wolves Saga series and OST as well!
Transliterated by me. Please take out with full credits.
I do not guarantee that the lyrics or the song info are 100% accurate! If there are any corrections, please do not hesitate to inform me! :)
I've run in on problems in school as of late and I figured I should just try and get them out of my head. So I'll write reviews for the drama CDs I've been listening to recently.
I settled on Seventh Heaven after spending the day trying to choose which CD to review on. I'll talk about volume 2 first because this volume really didn't turn out as I had expected it to. It's....so different from how I had imagined it to be... (0_0)
In case anyone is still wondering, Seventh Heaven is a series by Rejet about 7 beautiful shinigami butlers whom you (the listener and heroine in the story) come across when you harbour thoughts of truly wanting to die.
Beautiful death reapers, who can only be seen by women who truly want to die.
They are "Seventh Heaven".
Their singing voices have the hidden power to send souls to the other side, along with pleasure.
People say there are seven beautiful butlers living in "Hiiragi-kan", a mansion standing on the outskirts of town. The mansion doesn't have an owner, and those who enter never return… Upon hearing this ominous rumor, you decided to step into the mansion.
There you will find a shocking truth, but you can never tell anyone about this.
My initial thoughts about this series:
It's not for the young! LOL. Not only cos of the um...stuff that Rejet enjoys torturing us with, but also because of the themes used in here. As compared to Diabolik Lovers and Wasurenagusa, Seventh Heaven is darker with more mature themes, mostly revolving around your 'death'. So I personally feel it's more suitable for the older audience. This is my own opinion anyways haha I could be wrong though... (^^ゞ
The first PV for the Brothers Conflict anime is out! Can't wait for the series to start airing! ^_^ But before that...I have a lot of anime I have yet to watch....OTL....
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Hehe I'm back for a while!
My friend bought me my hubby plushie~ It's so cute! Kyaaaaa thank you~! /huggies/
I'm sorry for not updating stuff recently! I've already started my second year of college so I can only post during vacation periods...and my next vacation would be in June (;AAA;) Hence I will be on hiatus till then (and even then I can't be sure that I won't be loaded with holiday assignments ~.~) Apologies and hope to come back with more otome stuff! 8D
Well~ This is the first time I'm gonna do a quick review on otome art books that I've purchased.
I didn't bother doing any scanning because I'm not gonna risk spoiling the book and its spine, so I opted to take photos instead (trust me, magazines are so much more flexible than books can ever be ¬∆¬). And it's gonna be this way for the other art books I may review in the future.
I actually bought this because the cover is Hakuouki and I couldn't resist LOL.
The book is divided into 3 parts, consisting of 3 different otome games namely (1)Hakuouki, (2)Glass Heart Princess and (3)Diabolik Lovers.
My Amnesia merchandise has arrived~ I really didn't have the heart to open those boxes (I mean, it's packed so nicely and all...) but well, what matters most is the inside, right? XD
So my next package will be my preordered INFINITE's 4th mini album~ (>w<)
I've successfully set up my blog for photography! It used to be a place for me to talk about otome-related stuff and what-not, but then I already have this blog to do that. I really don't want to delete my Wordpress so I thought a lot over the past few days and decided to convert it into a photography blog. :) Photography is one of my hobbies so I'm glad I've finally found a suitable place for me to showcase my photos. Besides, I really like how Wordpress enables bloggers to nicely post up their photos, something which I think Blogger should work on (or maybe they already have... O.o). The link is on the sidebar of this blog. Feel free to drop by! :D
Hi I'm back! It's finally my vacation, and I swear I'm gonna make every day count!
Because of school, I haven't been able to review the drama CDs I've been listening to. The disadvantage of this is that I end up forgetting most of what the CDs are about unless the contents are...how do I put it...unique...? (>_>; ) Oh, school is such a menace OTL.
Now why do I continue writing reviews on drama CDs/otome games/anime/manga/etc even though I know that no one reads them? It's basically cos
1) I love writing
2) I fear that if I write my thoughts in a physical diary/journal/etc, someone in my family might read them and then I'd be dead because, well...aren't most of the drama CDs um...filled with heat...? XD
3) I could make my thoughts private if I post it online and make sure that the people I know in real life won't be able to read them
And those are the reasons (・ω・) So if you happen to come across my blog and read my reviews and whatnot, I'd like to say a very big THANK YOU to you! o(^^o)
By the way, I have yet to receive my copy of DGS March 2013 because the other day when I went to Kinokuniya with the intention of buying the magazine, it was sold out (ಠ_ಠ) Fuyu-chan has made an effort to reserve the magazines from the second shipment so hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on it. DEAR LORD PLEASE I BEG YOU!!
And back to drama CDs! Now, almost every person in the otome fandom and who listens to drama CDs and is a sadist is hyped up because (and I'm writing this for those who are not in the know) DIABOLIK LOVERS IS GONNA HAVE AN ANIME AS WELL AS A SEQUEL. I'm looking forward to the anime but more so towards the sequel. Entitled Diabolik Lovers: More Blood, this new installment will feature the Mukami brothers alongside the Sakamaki brothers. The characters are:
Mukami Yuuma (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa)
17 years old
190cm (he's the tallest), 70kg
Blood O
Mukami Azusa (CV: Kishio Daisuke)
17 years old
170cm, 50kg
Blood A
Mukami Ruki (CV: Sakurai Takahiro)
18 years old
180cm, 61kg
Blood AB
Mukami Kou (CV: Kimura Ryouhei)
17 years old
176cm, 56kg
Blood B
I know I know... THE SEIYUU CAST IS JUST FREAKING TERRIFIC AIN'T IT. I JUST CAN'T. I've never heard Kimura-san and Kisshi in any *ahem* seductive...kind of drama CD so I'm looking forward to hearing how they're gonna fare as ドS vampires! /imagines Kise and Kurama turning ドS and doing their thing/ I've had a taste of Sakupyon's ドS-ness in Black Wolves Saga (he voiced Mejojo, one of my favourite characters in the game/drama CD) and I'm lusting for more /slapped/. And Tatsun? Don't even mention him. HE WAS BEING SUCH A FREAKING ドS WHEN HE VOICED OKITA IN WASURENAGUSA. Hijikata is supposed to be a ドS but to be honest, I feel that Okita is the one who is a ドS. And his...kisses....in Ani to Osanajimi left me gasping for air. They're THAT intense. /dies/
Here is the PV:
Another key highlight is SHINSENGUMI MOKUHIROKU WASURENAGUSA. In order for the Shinsengumi to be complete, Rejet didn't forget to include Harada Sanosuke and Nagakura Shinpachi to its ranks.
And behold.
Nagakura Shinpachi (CV: Maeno Tomoaki)
24 years old
178cm
Harada Sanosuke (CV: Tachibana Shinnosuke)
25 years old
180cm
TACHIBANAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!!!!!!!! After listening to Yan Ero, I will expect no less from you!! (>///////////////<)
I'm really looking forward to Sano's CD! (╹◡╹)
Here is the PV:
And everyone knows how ruthless Rejet is. Brace yourself for another upcoming Wasurenagusa sequel (yes, just like Diabolik Lovers) called Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurenagusa. Frankly speaking, I'm wondering if Rejet's toying with us because 'kekkon' means 'marriage' and 'roku' refers to 'records' (as in writing eg. keeping records of the past). So in the end 'kekkon roku' means 'marriage records'. So I wanna know if this sequel will end with the listener getting married to the Shinsengumi captains. But then again, it may not be possible because in Mokuhiroku, all the captains, with the exception of Saitou, are not coming back from battle. THAT IS if they stick with what happened in history. If (and I hope they do but I can't get my hopes up) they decide to have a turn of events and the captains return from battle safe and sound, there's a huge possibility that you would end up getting married with your captain. Awwww~ (*´ω｀*)
I checked the release dates of the various CDs and oh boy, they date all the way till next year (2014)! My patience has its limits!!!
(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
Diabolik Lovers: More Blood
Sakamaki Ayato (CV: Midorikawa Hikaru): April 24, 2013
Mukami Kou (CV: Kimura Ryouhei): May 29, 2013
Mukami Ruki (CV: Sakurai Takahiro): June 26, 2013
Mukami Azusa (CV: Kishio Daisuke): July 31, 2013
Mukami Yuuma (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa): August 28, 2013
Sakamaki Kanato (CV: Kaji Yuuki): September 25, 2013
Sakamaki Raito (CV: Hirakawa Daisuke): October 30, 2013
Sakamaki Subaru (CV: Kondou Takashi): November 27, 2013
Sakamaki Shuu (CV: Toriumi Kousuke): December 25, 2013
Sakamaki Reiji (CV: Konishi Katsuyuki): January 29, 2014
Shinsengumi Kekkonroku Wasurenagusa
Okita Souji (CV: Suzuki Tatsuhisa): August 28, 2013
Harada Sanosuke (CV: Tachibana Shinnosuke): September 25, 2013
Kondou Isami (CV: Inoue Kazuhiko): October 30, 2013
Hijikata Toshizou (CV: Hosoya Yoshimasa): November 27, 2013
Toudou Heisuke (CV: Shimono Hiro): December 25, 2013
Nagakura Shinpachi (CV: Maeno Tomoaki): January 29, 2014
Saitou Hajime (CV: Takahashi Naozumi): February 26, 2014
Yamazaki Susumu (CV: Morikawa Toshiyuki): March 26, 2014
Look at Shuu's release date! It's on Christmas! A rather unusual day to listen to a vampire CD, don't you think...? And Raito's CD is gonna be released the day before Halloween. Coincidence? I think not...
Ψ(｀∀´)Ψｹｹｹ
I see almost all of the release dates fall on the EXACT SAME DAY as well as the days before the birthdays of my family members/friends/myself (see Kanato and Sano...my birthday is the day after their CD's release :DDD )
I'm guessing Rejet made the release dates fall on the same day so that they won't get confused or anything (because there are just so many new drama CDs being released this year like Seventh Heaven).
And lastly, I DEMAND that Rejet release an OST for Wasurenagusa because their music is BEAUTIFUL. The theme song makes me cry, really... (;__;)
So yeah, that's all for today's post. I'll start posting my reviews perhaps tomorrow! Good night! o(^^o )
[I use the seiyuus' nicknames in my posts so for the sake of people who are new to the fandom, here is the guide (for this post only): Kisshi: Kishio Daisuke Sakupyon: Sakurai Takahiro Tatsun: Suzuki Tatsuhisa S/N: The nicknames for each seiyuu varies greatly. The nicknames mentioned in my posts are the ones I often use. :) Hope it helps!]
While wandering around trying to find our way to the other Kinokuniya branch yesterday, Fuyu-chan and I stumbled upon a cosplay shop in one of the shopping malls. We found lots of Hakuouki stuff too! At first I didn't want to buy this keychain because I'm not a fan of bookmarks whose designs are carved out from rubber. But I was attracted to the Hakuouki symbol keychain and the fact that there was a Souji card, so I bought it in the end. Plus I get 2 free illustrations by Kazuki Yone-sensei! I regret nothing!!
And while I was out, these arrived in the mail! Hurray for patience and endless attempts at saving money! I'll save more money so I can get more of these lovelies. Yum~
And I grabbed the February issue of Dengeki Girl's Style. The new Hakuouki game is on the cover. The freebie is a Brothers Conflict 2013 wall calendar. Pretty nosebleed-triggering illustrations inside- /shot/ I'll touch more about the magazine contents later. I really can't find time to do my usual reviews these days OTL school I hate you... DX
So here are the said badges. Sadly not all the designs could be printed due to the printing shop having 'limits' orz... So my friend and I are planning to print the badges ourselves during the vacation period, and then sell them off...hopefully... (><)
Ah, no, sorry please ignore the above >.<
I went to Kinokuniya to grab January's copy of Pash! and, while I was disappointed that the one and only copy of the Hakuouki Reimeiroku anime art book had been taken away, lookie at what I found!!
I don't know what is the exact name for this, so I just called it as it is (refer to post title).
Process of opening the GHP package
The poster is double-sided and it's HUGE. Plus that hairband is really cute!
1890円 is a good enough price if not for the ridiculous shipping rates orz...
Scans of the book, calendar and posters are in my Tumblr:
