#HA IIYA

[isekyaaa]

Asadoya Yunta is a mood.

[xolotlcereus]

"To live is to die, to die is to be reborn."

Pascal rejecting his father's wishes has dire consequences, it seems. But upon his death comes a second chance.

Inspired by IIya Repin's "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581"

[pikahlua]

MHA Chapter 393 spoilers translations (no images)

Apparently Horikoshi got a little too horny this week and his art tripped the boob-alert censors, so here’s an image-free transcript of the chapter 393 rough translations.

To view the image version that has been marked by the mature filter, click here.

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1 そういやトガちゃんって souiya Toga-chan tte Come to think of it, Toga-chan,

2 敵名つけねえの？ ヴィランめいつけねえの？ VIRAN-mei tsukenee no? can’t you [use] a villain name?

tagline 1 ありし日の敵連合ーー ありしひのヴィランれんごうーー arishi hi no VIRAN rengou-- The League of Villains from days gone by--

tagline 2 No.393 少女のエゴ　　堀越耕平 ナンバー393 しょうじょのエゴ　　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 393 shoujo no EGO   Horikoshi Kouhei No. 393 A Girl’s Ego  Kouhei Horikoshi

3 確かに たしかに tashika ni “It’s certainly true.”

4 そーいやおまえとウチのボスくらいだな sooiya omae to UCHI no BOSU kurai da na “That’s right, you and our boss”

5 敵名が無いの ヴィランめいがないの VIRAN-mei ga nai no “have no villain names.”

6 つけよーぜ tsukeyoo ze “Use one!”

7 いらねーよ iranee yo “They don’t need it!”

8 やです ya desu “Don’t want one.”

9 あった方が箔つくよ あったほうがはくつくよ atta hou ga haku tsuku yo “It’d be more prestigious to have one!”

10 「女吸血鬼カーミラ」…！ 「おんなきゅうけつきカーミラ」…！ 「onna kyuuketsuki KAAMIRA」...! “The Woman Vampire Carmilla...!”

11 「血う血う」 「ちうちう」 「chiu chiu」 “Bloody kiss.” (Note: This is actually a pun on the word “chiu” which is what Toga says as an onomatopoeia for sucking blood. It sounds like “suck” and “smooch.” Twice has squeezed in the kanji for “blood” for the pun.)

12 「ピカちう」 「PIKAchiu」 “Pikasmooch!” (Note: Same pun as the previous line.)

13 や ya “NO.”

14 下らねぇ くだらねぇ kudaranee “How worthless.”

15 個性届制定前までの名残だろ客喜ばせるだけだ こせいとどけせいていまえまでのなごりだろきゃくよろこばせるだけだ kosei todoke seiteimae made no nagori daro kyaku yorokobaseru dake da “It’s only a relic from before the enactment of the Quirk Registry, just to please people.”

16 「荼毘」が言うなよ 「だび」がいうなよ 「Dabi」 ga iuna yo Literal. “Don’t say that, ‘Dabi.’” Context. “You don’t get to say that, ‘Cremation.’” (Note: The implication is that Dabi’s villain name is pretty uninspired or boring.)

17 本名未だた知らねー ほんみょういまだにしらねー honmyou ima da ni shiranee “We still don’t know your real name.”

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1 昔は"ヒーロー""敵"に違いなんかなかったんだってな むかしは"ヒーロー""ヴィラン"にちがいなんかなかったんだってな mukashi wa “HIIROO” “VIRAN” ni chigai nanka nakattanda tte na “Long ago, there wasn’t a difference between ‘heroes’ and ‘villains.’”

2 一説によると いっせつによると issetsu ni yoru to “According to one theory,”

3 得体の知れねぇ敵対者への仮称が始まりだったそうだ えたいのしれねぇてきたいしゃへのかしょうがはじまりだったそうだ etai no shirenee tekitaisha e no kashou ga hajimari datta sou da “it seems like they were tentative names given to mysterious adversaries.”

4 そこから素性素性隠しに自ら渾名を名乗る者が現れたと… そこからすじょうがくしにみずからあだなをなのるものがあらわれたと… soko kara sujougakushi ni mizukara adana wo nanoru mono ga arawareta to... “From there, people appeared who gave themselves nicknames to hide their identities...”

5 生き抜く為に被った別人の皮が いきぬくためにかぶったべつじんのかわが ikinuku tame ni kabutta betsujin no kawa ga “while others wore masks in order to survive,”

6 いつしかコミックに倣った"記号"となった いつしかコミックにならった"きごう"となった itsu shika KOMIKKU ni naratta “kigou” to natta “and eventually they became ‘symbols’ that imitated comic books.”

7 世界がコミックになったのは"名乗り"が原因って説さ せかいがコミックになったのは"なのり"がげんいんってせつさ sekai ga KOMIKKU ni natta no wa “nanori” ga gen’in tte setsusa “It’s said that [those] code names were the cause of the world becoming like comic books.”

8 俺ぁいいや おれぁいいや orea iiya “I don’t need one.” (Note: Literally he’s just saying “Me, no.”)

9 かっこいいと思うけど かっこいいとおもうけど kakko ii to omou kedo “Although I do think they’re cool.”

10 キャッ！ KYA! “Hyup!” (Note: This is really just a nonsense word for Toga to shout as she leaps up.)

11 だから連合入ったの！ だかられんごうはいったの！ dakara rengou haitta no! “That’s why I joined the league!”

12 生きにくいです！ いきにくいです！ iki nikui desu! It’s hard to live!

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1 私は わたし�� watashi wa “I”

2 トガヒミコとして生きるのです トガヒミコとしていきるのです TOGA HIMIKO to shite ikiru no desu “live as Himiko Toga.”

3-4 そっちの尺度で私を可哀想にするな‼︎ そっちのルールでわたしをかわいそうにするな‼︎ socchi no RUURU (kanji: shakudo) de watashi wo kawaisou ni suruna!! “Don’t make me a pitiable person by those rules (read as: standards)!!”

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1-2 同情なんかじゃ…ない…！ どうじょうなんかじゃ…ない…！ doujou nanka ja...nai...! “I am not...sympathetic...!”

3 触られた さわられた sawarareta I was touched

4 …でも今浮かされる事自体にリスクはない …でもいまうかされることじたいにリスクはない ...demo ima ukasareru koto jitai ni RISUKU wa nai ...but being made to float now isn’t by itself a risk.

5 耳当たりの良いこと言ったって みみあたりのいいこといったって mimi atari no ii koto itta tte “You have something that’s nice to hear?”

6 結局檻に入れて死刑でしょう…⁉︎ けっきょくおりにいれてしけいでしょう…⁉︎ kekkyoku ori ni irete shikei deshou...!? “In the end, won’t you put me in a cage and sentence me to death...!?”

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1-2 でなければ仁くんのように殺すだけだ！ でなければじんくんのようにころすだけだ！ denakereba Jin-kun no you ni korosu dake da! “If not that, then you’ll just kill me like [you did] Jin-kun!”

3 勝つか負けるか かつかまけるか katsu ka makeru ka “Win or lose,”

4 生きるか いきるか ikiru ka “live or”

5 死ぬか しぬか shinu ka “die,”

6 生存競争なんだよこれはもう‼︎ せいぞんきょうぞうなんだよこれはもう‼︎ seizon kyouzou nanda yo kore wa mou!! “this is already a competition for survival!!”

7 ハッ HA “Hah” (Note: This is a sound for panting/gasping.)

8 それ…っ sore... “That...”

9 ハァ HAA “haah” (Note: This is a sound for panting/gasping.)

10 は wa “is”

11 お互いっ"当たり前"だね おたがいっ"あたりまえ"だね otagai “atari mae” da ne “true for us both.”

12 ーー‼︎ 同情じゃないなら ーー‼︎ どうじょうじゃないなら --!! doujou ja nai nara “--!! If it’s not sympathy,”

13 ただのエゴだ…‼︎ tada no EGO da...!! “then it’s just ego...!!”

14 互いにそうならーー たがいにそうならーー tagai ni sou nara-- “If that’s true for both of us--”

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1 "我我は大勢であるがゆえに"‼︎ "サッドマンズレギオン"‼︎ “SADDO MANZU REGION (kanji: wareware wa taisei de aru ga yue ni)”!! Sad Man’s Legion (read as: We are many, therefore...)!!

2 死ねよ しねよ shine yo “die”

3 ヒーロー HIIROO “hero.”

4 こんな…！ konna...! “This...!”

5 こんなのないぜ…‼︎ konna no nai ze...!! “There’s been nothing like this...!!”

6 「世代を経るごとに強く…」 「せだいをへるごとにつよく…」 「sedai wo heru goto ni tsuyoku...」 “‘Stronger with each generation...’”

7 「そして誰もコントロールできなくなる」 「そしてだれもコントロールできなくなる」 「soshite dare mo KONTOROORU dekinaku naru」 “‘until no one can control them.’”

8 何年も…何度も囁かれてきた…終末論ーー なんねんも…なんどもささやかれてきた…しゅうまつろんーー nannen mo...nando mo sasayakarete kita...shuumatsuron-- “For years...it’s been whispered over and over...the doomsday theory--”

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1 今日だったんだ… きょうだったんだ… kyou dattanda... “It was today...”

2 それが今日だったんだ…‼︎ それがきょうだったんだ…‼︎ sore ga kyou dattanda...!! “That was today...!!”

3 世界は せかいは sekai wa “The world”

4-5 少女たった一人の気持ちで変えられてしまう…‼︎ しょうじょたったひとりのきもちでかえられてしまう…‼︎ shoujo tatta hitori no kimochi de kaerarete shimau...!! “can be changed by the feelings of a single girl...!!”

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1 圧し おし oshi “Push and”

2 潰れろ!!!! つぶれろ!!!! tsuburero!!!! “crush her!!!!”

3 ガンヘッド GANHEDDO Gunhead

4 マーシャルアーツ‼︎ MAASHARU AATSU!! Martial Arts!!

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1 浮かせるだけだ‼︎ うかせるだけだ‼︎ ukaseru dake da!! “You’re just making us float!!”

2 なんのダメージもない‼︎ nan no DAMEEJI mo nai!! “There is no damage!!”

3 そうだよ… sou da yo... “That’s right...”

4 「ゼログラビティ」は 「ZERO GURABITI」 wa “Zero Gravity is”

5 人を…傷つける為の力じゃないもの……‼︎ ひとを…きずつけるためのちからじゃないもの……‼︎ hito wo...kizutsukeru tame no chikara ja nai mono......!! “not...a power for hurting people......!!”

6-7 私は…人を落として幸せを感じたりしない わたしは…ひとをおとしてしあわせをかんじたりしない watashi wa...hito wo otoshite shiawase wo kanjitari shinai “I...would never feel happy about dropping people.”

8 オエエッ OEE “Uegh!”

9 同情じゃないならただのエゴだ…‼︎ どうじょうじゃないならただのエゴだ…‼︎ doujou ja nai nara tada no EGO da...!! If it’s not sympathy, then it’s just ego...!!

10 ……そうかもね…！ ......sou kamo ne...! “......that may be...!”

11 故意に人を殺めた事…‼︎なかった事にはしてあげられない…‼︎ こいにひとをあやめたこと…‼︎なかったことにはしてあげられない…‼︎ koi ni hito wo ayameta koto...!! nakatta koto ni wa shite agerarenai...!! “Deliberately killing people...!! I can’t just act like that was nothing...!!” (Note: Literally she is saying “I can’t do that for you, make killing people into something that didn’t happen.”)

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1 ただ…あなたの顔を見て ただ…あなたのかおをみて tada...anata no kao wo mite “It's just...I saw your face”

2 そうならざるを得なかった そうならざるをえなかった sou narazaru wo enakatta “and it couldn’t have just come to be like that...!” (Note: I think Ochako is saying Toga isn’t this way just naturally. Something must have happened to make her like this.)

3 理由があったんじゃないかって…！ りゆうがあったんじゃないかって…！ riyuu ga attanja nai ka tte...! “I thought there must be a reason...!”

4 あの日 あのひ ano hi “That day,”

5 世界がグチャグチャになった日に せかいがグチャグチャになったひに sekai ga GUCHAGUCHA ni natta hi ni “that day when the world became a mess,”

6 あなたにあまりに悲しい顔をさせたから…‼︎ あなたにあまりにかなしいかおをさせたから…‼︎ anata ni amari ni kanashii kao wo saseta kara...!! “[something] made you make such a sad face, so...!!”

7 あれがお前だろう!⁉︎ あれがおまえだろう!⁉︎ are ga omae darou!!? “Wasn’t that you!!?”

8 あれも私！ あれもわたし！ are mo watashi! “That also was me!” (Note: Ochako basically means, “Yes, it was me, but it was more than just me!”)

9 聞いてトガヒミコ！ きいてトガヒミコ！ kiite TOGA HIMIKO! “Listen, Himiko Toga!”

10 初めて会った時怖かった…！ はじめてあったときこわかった…！ hajimete atta toki kowakatta...! “The first time we met, I was scared...!”

11 わからなかったから…‼︎ wakaranakatta kara...!! “Because I didn’t understand...!!”

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1 あの状況でなんで… あのじょうきょうでなんで… ano joukyou de nande... “In that situation, why...”

2 あなたにも純粋に笑えるんだろうって‼︎ あなたにもじゅんすいにわらえるんだろうって‼︎ anata ni mo junsui ni waraeru darou tte!! “were you able to laugh so genuinely?!”

3 ……っうるさい！ ......urusai! “......Shut up!”

4 トガヒミコとして……か TOGA HIMIKO to shite......ka As Himiko Toga......huh?

5 じゃあ ja Then,

6 好きなだけぶっ殺して すきなだけぶっころして suki na dake bukkoroshite you can kill as much as you like,

7 好きなもんなりまくりゃあいい！ すきなもんなりまくりゃあいい！ suki na mon nari makuryaa ii! and become whataver you like!

8 その顔をやめなさい！ そのかおをやめなさい！ sono kao wo yamenasai! Stop making that face!

9 死ね！ しね！ shine! “Die!”

10 なんで死なないの‼︎ なんでしなないの‼︎ nande shinanai no!! “Why won’t you die!!”

11 一度はつき放したけど いちどはつきはなしたけど ichido wa tsuki hanashita kedo “Although I pushed you away one,”

12 あなたの居心地の良い世界ではないけれど あなたのいごこちのいいせかいではないけれど anata no igokochi no ii sekai de wa nai keredo “and though this world is not one comfortable for you,”

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1 エゴだ…！ EGO da...! It’s ego...!

2 わかってる‼︎それでも私は わかってる‼︎それでもわたしは wakatteru!! sore demo watashi wa I get it!! Because after all, I

3-5 喜ぶ顔をたくさん見てきたから よろこぶかおをたくさんみてきたから yorokobu kao wo takusan mite kita kara have seen so many happy faces.

6 好きなものを好きと言う すきなものをすきという suki na mono wo suki to iu “you tell those you like that you like them.”

7 あなたの顔は あなたのかおは anata no kao wa “Your face”

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1-3 羨ましいくらいに素敵な笑顔だと思うから うらやましいくらいにすてきなえがおだとおもうから urayamashii kurai ni suteki na egao da to omou kara “I think your face has such a lovely smile that I envy you, and that’s why...”

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1 まるで maru de It’s like

2 異常者だ いじょうしゃだ ijousha da you’re a deviant!

3 私は わたしは watashi wa “I”

4 あなたの笑顔を見なかった事にはしたくない‼︎ あなたのえがおをみなかったことにはしたくない‼︎ anata no egao wo minakatta koto ni wa shitakunai!! “don’t want to act like I didn’t see your smile!!”

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1 浮いた…⁉︎ ういた…⁉︎ uita...!” “They floated...!”

2 麗日に触られてないにの…！ うららかにさわられてないのに…！ Uraraka ni sawararetenai noni...! “But they weren’t touched by Uraraka...!”

3 接してる人に…伝播…してる…⁉︎ せっしてるひとに…でんぱ…してる…⁉︎ sesshiteru hito ni...denpa...shiteru...!? “It’s spreading...to people...[these bubbles] come into contact with...!?”

4-5 少女…たった一人！ しょうじょ…たったひとり！ shoujo...tatta hitori! “Just...a single girl!”

6 罪をなかった事にはできない！全てを肯定はしない‼︎ つみをなかったことにはできない！すべてをこうていはしない‼︎ tsumi wo nakatta koto ni wa dekinai! subete wo koutei wa shinai!! “I can’t pretend your crimes never happened! I will not affirm everything!!”

7 でも！ demo! “But!”

8 まだ少しでも私と話してくれる気持ちがあるなら まだすこしでもわたしとはなしてくれるきもちがあるなら mada sukoshi demo watashi to hanashite kureru kimochi ga aru nara “If you still feel like talking with me even a little bit,”

9 血なんて一生くれてやる！ ちなんていっしょうくれてやる！ chi nante isshou kurete yaru! “I’ll give you my blood for the rest of my life!”

10 あなたと恋バナがしたいのヒミコちゃん‼︎ あなたとこいバナがしたいのヒミコちゃん‼︎ anata to koiBANA ga shitai no HIMIKO-chan!! “I want to talk with you about romance, Himiko-chan!!” (Note: Yes, this is the “koiBANA” word again, which means “gossip, girl talk, talking about crushes, etc.”)

tagline 届け‼︎少女の叫びーー‼︎ とどけ‼︎しょうじょのおもいーー‼︎ todoke!! shoujo no omoi (kanji: sakebi)--!! Deliver them!! The girl’s feelings (read as: shout)--!!

[cecexwrites]

Screaming crying throwing up pls tell me more about the new gossip girl ocs

I've gone all in with the mafia obsession.

Abram is the future Pakhan and he is actually a massive asshole. He uses his sister running away as an excuse to move to new york but he doesn't go get her right away even though he could, instead he decides to play a little. Make her think she got away, that she's safe, but the moment she starts to feel too comfortable, he will show up- just for a moment to ruin everything.

He's a cat who plays with their prey.

Iiya and Ivan are the muscle. Their jobs are usually to rough people up or take them out entirely. Both are hiding huge secrets, secrets that are at a huge threat of coming to light in new york, but they can't say no to Abram.

Darya Is part of the reason Abram is so eager to go to new york also. She is the daughter of the current Pekhan's right hand man and Abram had decided she is his future queen. Trick is, she can't be manipulated into falling for him, so he has to work for it.

Blaise is actually Alicia's sister (making her Luca's aunt) and she is on of the secrets. She has a young son, named Hayes and she is a bartender. She's awesome and is living her best life until her son's father shows up in person- something they agreed he wouldn't do.

[f0point5]

You bringing up Max talking to Jos at dinner reminded me of IIya Bryzgalov (hockey player) going, why you have to be mad?! (Please watch the video it’s great) His accent sends me and something I can imagine Max also saying lol He’s just very chill outside of racing

OMG THE SCRATCHY VOICE 😂😂

I was not expecting that wow

Yeah for sure I can kind of imagine Max finally catching up on the drama at dinner and being like “why you have to talk?”

(Fic readers you KNOW Emilia has said this 😭)

[rubyreal]

Abare Shoujo - Amai Bouryoku (English translation)

Artist: Amai Bouryoku

Composer: Yoshi

Lyrics: Saki

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Life is short, I’m a violent girl

(I’m going on a rampage, I’m a violent girl,

Violent, malicious…

I’m going on a rampage, I’m a violent girl,

Violent, malicious…)

It’s too troublesome to think about all this stuff

It’s all so annoying, don’t worry about me

I’m going wild today, I don’t know anything anymore—!

If I just quit thinking, I’ll be invincible

How nice to meet you,

I’m going on a rampage for today…

5 4 3 2 1

Going absolutely insane as the flower blooms wildly

Tonight, I’m going crazy— how far can I go?

I fell in love and lost it, I can’t take it anymore

So just for today, everyone who fights with girl power, say bye-bye!

A dark character begins to blossom as the flower blooms wildly

Let’s go crazy— how far can we go?

Since you’re gonna die anyway, just live however the hell you want

Life is short, I’m a violent girl!

As of recent, time seems to be going by way too fast

And I’m only a leftover

My mental age, I’m an eternal girl

I’m a girl who’s always and forever rushing in, so just don’t get in my way

I live in my very own untouchable world

I’d like another refill, please

Still on an unstoppable rampage…

5 4 3 2 1

Lewdly disturbing all peace as the flower blooms wildly

It fleetingly scatters, it’s just so beautiful!

If only those rattling, annoying bastards would just go ahead and disappear

You’re too troublesome, so say bye-bye!

The dark character remains unrivaled as the flower blooms wildly

Don’t underestimate us normal people!

I’ll live so that I’ll surely get to smile in the end—

Shining brightly, I’m a violent girl!

Come on, come on!

Come on

Come on now, look, face forwards!

Life is short (HA HA HA HA!)

I’m a violent girl! (URAURAURAURA)

As it remains unbroken (NYAN NYAN IIYA HOI!!!)

Start headbanging, GO CRAZY!!!

5 4 come on come on COME ON

Going absolutely insane as the flower blooms wildly

Tonight, I’m going crazy— how far can I go?

I fell in love and lost it, I can’t take it anymore

So just for today, everyone who fights with girl power, say bye-bye!

A dark character begins to blossom as the flower blooms wildly

Let’s go crazy— how far can we go?

Since you’re gonna die anyway, just live however the hell you want

Life is short, I’m a violent girl!!!

[usamamoweek]

Meet the Creators - Iiya

What username(s) and platform(s) can folx find you on? (Please include links!)

@iiyasbssmdoodles

I go by the IIya with two ‘I’ s because I have to be as confusing as possible in all things. Can find on Twitter too!

(Fun Fact) What is your favorite kind of potato?

Now that is a tough one - how dare 🤣 I think in my heart I know it has to be mashed

How long have you been creating works in fandom spaces? How long have you been active in the SM fandom?

About 15 years

What type(s) of creative works do you usually make? (fanfics, digital art, cosplay)

I do art!

What do you enjoy about creating for the SM fandom?

Sailor Moon really is my ride or die franchise. Is it weird to say that I like that most of the fellow fans are also older?? We got taxes to worry about, them young kids can worry about drama and stuff

Are you strictly UsaMamo or do you create for other pairings as well?

I am a mutlishipper and I’ll draw about anyone

What inspires you to create works for Usagi and Mamoru?

How sweet they are together and how they get to grow over the story. Most franchises the couple doesn’t get together till the very end! We get these two through most of the story ! They are goofs!! Sweet dorky goofs would want to support each other despite not always knowing the best way how at the moment.

Do you tend to work on multiple projects (WIPs) simultaneously or try to finish one at a time?

Uhhhh I kinda bounce but prefer one at a time

Do you prefer large projects (chaptered fics, webtoons/zines, highly detailed art) or small projects (one-shots or simple art)?

I wish I had time for chaptered comics!!! There are so many amazing fans that do that I admire the ground they walk on. Mostly just stand alone pictures and doodles

Are there any common themes, situations, tropes, or mediums in your work?

Comedy and romance. I’m not a angst girl

Is there anything you haven’t explored artistically and would like to try?

Multi page comics! I’m just so bad with story and feel I get all the characters wrong 🤣 it would cool to do more collabs with fic writers

[sweagen]

How to use やっぱり ( = yappari ) (Mini Lesson) – Maggie Sensei

Expressions, JLPT N2, Mini Lesson from No.124

How to use やっぱり ( = yappari ) (Mini Lesson)

December 14, 2010 23 Comments

マギー先生の頭の中をスキャンしてみたら…

= Maggie Sensei no atama no naka wo sukyan shite mitara…

= We “scanned” Maggie’s brain and…

Today’s word is 「やっぱり! 」=「Yappari! 」

It is a colloquial way of saying やはり = yahari and it means “I thought so!”  or  “I knew it! “

If something happens as we suspected, we say “やっぱり” (=Yappari)!

1) We say it when we hear something that we had expected we’d hear or are unsurprised to hear.

Ex. 「マギーは彼が好きなんだって。」

=Maggie wa kare ga sukinan datte.

=I heard Maggie liked him.

「やっぱり！」/「やっぱりね！」

= Yappari! /Yappari ne!

= I knew it!

＊＊＊

Ex. やっぱり、犯人は彼だったんだ。

= Yappari hannin wa kare dattannda.

= I knew he was the criminal.

＊＊＊

Ex. やっぱり思った通りだ。

= Yappari omotta toorida.

= I knew it. / That’s exactly what I thought.

＊＊＊

Ex. やっぱりそうだったの？

= Yappari soudatta no?

= I knew it!(It’s a rhetorical question in Japanese but actually means you expected something.)

＊＊＊

Ex. やっぱりマギーは来なかったね。

= Yappari Maggie wa konakatta ne.

= As we expected, Maggie didn’t come, huh?

2) When you assure your opinion or simply emphasize your opinion, really, indeed

Ex. やっぱり彼はかっこいいよね。

= Yappari kare wa kakkoiiyone.

= He is really cool! (Just as I had thought.)

Ex. やっぱりあなたじゃなくちゃだめ！ (female talk)

= Yappari anata ja nakucha dame!

= It has to be you. (Just as I have been thinking.)

Ex. やっぱり日本語を勉強するならマギー先生のサイトだよね。

= Yappari nihongo wo benkyou suru nara Maggie Sensei no saito dayone.

= If you want to study Japanese, it has to be Maggie Sensei’s site! (As I have thought.)

3) When you change your mind, on second thought

Ex. ねえ、スタバに行かない？ やっぱりやめた！明日、試験があるから勉強しないと。

= Nee, sutaba ni ikanai?  Yappari yameta! Ashita shiken ga aru kara benkyou shinaito.

= Hey, you wanna go to Starbucks? On second though, I won’t go. I have exams tomorrow so I have to study.

And if you change your mind again,

Ex. やっぱり行く！！試験なんてどうでもいいや。

= Yappari iku!! Shiken nante doudemo iiya.

= I change my mind. I AM going! I don’t care about exams.

Note :

やはり = yahari 

There is even more casual form of やっぱり＝yappari

Ex. やっぱりそうか ! ( = Yappari souka! ) = I knew it.

Ex. やっぱりね!（=Yappari ne!)  I knew it. I thought so.

:rrrr:　やっぱね! = Yappane.

Ex. やっぱり夏はビールだよね。

= Yappari natsu wa biiru dayone!

=  There is nothing better than beer in the summer.

=Yappa natsu wa biiru ssho! (very colloquial)

So can you read what in my brain?

*遊 = yuu /  遊ぶ = asobu = to play

*食 = shoku / 食べる=taberu = to eat

*休 = kyuu / 休む= yasumu  =  to get rest

*秘 = hi = 秘密 = himitsu = secret

マギー先生より = Maggie Sensei yori = From Maggie Sensei

私の秘密知りたい？

= Watashi no himitsu shiritai?

= Do you want to know my 秘密 = himitsu = secret?? ***

Will you be my Patron? 

I appreciate your support!  サポートありがとう！

This rules. I'm gonna learn Japanese and go to Nihon. I hope this site is a good resource for me!!!!!!

[tachinohana]

みんな指詰めをしよう

Entonces... ¿Esta reunión para qué es?

...No lo sé. Tarō se apoya en la pared, deseando poder encenderse otro cigarro.

...Haa? Kijima alza el interior de sus cejas. ¿No la has convocado tú?

No... Ha sido ella.

Pues no lo ha hecho nada mal. Se gira hacia el resto de la sala. Está presente cualquier miembro del Clan Ōmori cuyo cadáver no fue encontrado en el incidente de hace mes y medio, incluso los que no pueden aún ni caminar. Han venido todos... Los que quedan. ¡Qué poder de convocatoria!

Es porque están desesperados... Chasquea la lengua. A decir verdad... No les juzga porque está en una posición similar. Quieren saber qué haremos a partir de ahora...

¿Y qué es lo que haremos? Perder la calle Murata ha sido un golpe duro... Y todos esos hombres...

... Lo sabe, no lamenta la pérdida de sus últimos superiores pero sabe que es muy difícil que el Clan se recupere de esto. Y menos con los que quedan. Suelta un suspiro. Ya veremos... De momento vamos a escuchar lo que tenga que decirnos.

Por cierto... ¿No os parece que esta sala es un poco demasiado... Buena para esto? Llama la atención al hecho de que están en una salita con suelo de madera, estilo tradicional, con una especie de escenario en la punta en la que están. Parece un escenario de rakugo.

Iiya... Es lo primero en lo que ha pensado. No era raro que el Oni diera discursos en una sala de su mansión que parecía una réplica exacta a la sala del trono del emperador. Aunque esto es mucho más humilde, casi le hace sentir nostálgico.

 Se apagan todas las luces menos las del escenario y empieza a sonar una bonita melodía en el shamisen... Que nadie reconoce, porque es una cover de una canción de j-pop moderna, Show de Ado para ser más específicos. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXV07kR40l8)

Tarō ve que hay tres cojines en el escenario, asume que su posición está ahí arriba, así que toma asiento en el de la derecha. Parece ser el caso, porque Inukai, que ni él mismo sabía donde estaba, toma asiento en el otro.

La multitud, pese a no tener mucha idea de qué está pasando, empieza a sentarse en seiza de una manera sorprendentemente ordenada. Todo el que no pueda debido al estado de sus piernas, simplemente se sienta en el suelo de cualquier manera, pero no rompen sus filas. Delante de ellos, les encabezan Kijima y Gizaru, tomando sus posiciones como Tenientes secundarios.

Se oyen sus zōri golpear suavemente contra el parquet mucho antes de que la figura de Kagami rompa el patrón dibujado en las pared del escenario. Lleva un bonito kimono que casi parecería tradicional si no fuera porque la parte de abajo acaba en una falda plisada algo más corta de lo usual y el obi en vez de cordel está apretado por una pequeña faja de cuero. También por sus mangas ligeramente más anchas de lo que parecería cómodo.

Además, pese a ser verano, lleva también un haori encima. El kimono en sí es negro, decorado con tres flores: lotus de coloes violetas, asagaos azules y alguna que otra Lycoris radiata oculta debajo de estas. El haori, pero, regalo de su madre, es de color morado con una grulla cazando en un lago en su espalda y otro par de ellas volando en cada manga.

De igual manera, su moño casi parecería tradicional si no fuera porque no se ha quitado las extensiones blancas, las ha trenzado a sus lados, y lo ha decorado con pines de flores. 

Efectivamente, Kagami toma asiento en el cojín más grande de la sala, el que está ligeramente alzado en respecto al resto. Posa sus dos manos delante de ella en el suelo y hace una reverencia profunda hasta que su frente toca sus nudillos. 

El resto de la sala hace lo mismo, en forma de respeto aunque aquel que no pueda simplemente agacha la cabeza, adolorido. Kagami alza una cabeza, se ha maquillado acorde a su atuendo, complementando el morado con una sombra de ojos amarilla que destaca aún más lo bonitos que tiene los ojos, aunque sus lentillas hacen que la luz refleje un poco más en ellos.

Gracias a todos por asistir… Kagami suena sorprendentemente serena. Al menos comparado a la última vez que tuvo que hablar con alguien de los presentes que no sean Gizaru o Kijima, cuando se mostró como una bola de nervios incapaz de mantenerles la mirada por más de dos segundos. 

Incluso se mantiene confiada y segura pese a que es muy consciente de las palabras que están a punto de salir de su boca. Bienvenidos a todos… A la última reunión oficial del Clan Ōmori.

Hay un silencio en la sala, más lleno de confusión que otra cosa. Los presentes se miran entre sí, incluso Tarō alza la mirada, frunce el ceño y se gira a mirar a Inukai con gesto interrogante. El mayor no le devuelve la mirada, simplemente mira al frente.

Oi… Alza la voz uno de los chicos que se ha sentado atrás y que menos teme a mostrarse irrespetuoso con, según sus palabras, “esa niñita que no sabe dónde se ha metido” pese a llevar siendo miembro del Clan incluso menos tiempo que ella. Creo que deberías refrasear eso… Casi parece que vayas a disolver el Clan si lo dices así.

Correcto. Dice Kagami, inmediatamente, asegurándose de que su tono de voz es lo suficientemente alto como para que la oigan todos los presentes. 

El silencio de antes se ve sustituido por murmullos cada vez más altos, miradas de confusión cada vez más enfadadas y una multitud cada vez más agitada. Incluso Kijima y Gizaru, quienes normalmente son más propensos a escuchar y creer en Kagami se tienen que mirar entre ellos para asegurarse de que no han oído más.

A Kagami le empiezan a sudar las manos y a temblar un poco el labio, pero coge aire lentamente. No se puede dejar amedrentar ahora, ha practicado mucho esta charla, ha escrito un guión y lo ha repetido mil veces delante del espejo… Y otra vez delante de la persona que más miedo le da de los presentes. Teniendo el visto bueno de Inukai no se puede permitir dudar ahora.

De una de sus exageradamente grandes mangas saca un periódico, una copia del Asahi Shinbun de dos días después de aquella terrible noche. ¡Mirad esto, por favor! Les está enseñando la portada, cuya noticia principal lee “Clan Ōmori masacrado por segunda vez” como título y añade “Uno de los peores clanes de la yakuza de la región fue atacado hace dos noches, eliminando a los pocos miembros que quedaban.” como subtítulo. 

El mundo cree que los Ōmori hemos desaparecido, ¡esta vez de forma definitiva!

¡¿Y eso qué?! Se queja otro, levantando su muleta. ¡Las noticias pueden mentir!

¡Eso, eso! Añade su compañero. ¡La última vez también dijeron que habíamos desaparecido completamente!

¡Y la última vez lo usamos a nuestro favor! De nuevo, lo dice alguien que para entonces no era ni parte del clan. ¡Para resurgir de nuestras cenizas!

Y esta vez también lo vamos a usar a nuestro favor… Pero no para resurgir, si no para enterrar de una vez por todas el Clan-¡Dejadme explicar! Incluso cuando alza la voz sigue hablando con forma respetuosa.

Necesito que no os fijéis solo en la muerte del Clan, pensad en lo que eso supone… ¡No más deudas que cobrar o saldar, no más enemistades, no más alianzas! Podréis salir a la calle sin tener que preocuparos porque habéis visto el logo del Clan Yamaguchi en la chaqueta de alguien… ¡Os ofrezco libertad!

¡NOS OFRECES VIVIR COMO COBARDES!

¡Mi herm-... Ōmori Miyabi sigue vivo Noticia que le alivió nada más saberla. y no se detendrá hasta exterminar a cada uno de los miembros del Clan! Eso parece callar a los más revoltosos, porque pese a que no hayan coincidido con él a todos les queda claro el nombre del responsable de ambas masacres. ¿Es eso lo que queréis, morir por su mano? ¿O es que creéis que podéis con él?

Ni el más orgulloso se atreve a decir que sí, porque aunque perdiera contra Inukai este no suele acompañar a las tropas. 

Además… Ya no hay nadie que pueda llevar al Clan, yo… Yo no puedo llevar al Clan. Y le quedó perfectamente claro en ese incidente tan violento por el que aún a veces llora por las noches. Soy la hija del Oni, pero… Vuelve a agachar la cabeza, en forma de disculpa. No tengo la capacidad de llevar el Clan, por mucho que lo intente no soy un miembro de la yakuza… No puedo llevarlo como se merece. 

Se hace el silencio otra vez. Tarō aprieta los puños, su molestia empieza a transformarse en enfado… ¿Qué es lo que está diciendo esa chica? Empezaba a confiar un poco en ella, pero ya ve que se equivocaba… A ella se lo han dado todo en bandeja de plata y… ¿Va a destruir lo poco que queda del Clan porque no lo quiere? ¿Como si fuera un juguete roto que no se quiere ni molestar en arreglar? Sus nudillos empiezan a volverse blancos. Todo lo que ha tenido que hacer por el Clan, todo lo que ha sacrificado, de repente no significa nada…

Entonces.. ¿Nos vas a echar…? ¡¿Nos vas a dejar sin trabajo solo porque tú eres una inútil?!

OI! Kijima pone un pie  en el suelo y se gira hacia la multitud, puede que esté igual de confundido y aturdido que el resto pero sabe que Kagami está en una posición difícil y de momento sigue siendo su superior. ¡¿QUIERES QUE TE PARTA LA CARA?!

¡Si no llegas, tapón! Se sube, ya que visto lo visto ese que tiene ahí delante ya no es su superior.

¡¿QUÉ HAS DICHO?! Gizaru lo tiene que coger para que no se lance a la multitud a coger a ese chulito del cuello.

¡E-Esperad! Intenta calmarlos Kagami, moviendo los brazos desde su posición. ¡N-No he dicho que os vaya a dejar sin trabajo! Ahora sí que no puede evitar tartamudear un poco, los hombres que tiene delante son peligrosos y claramente reactivos.

Los hombres se detienen para mirar al escenario.

Yo no puedo llevar al Clan porque no puedo ser… El oyabun que este se merece. Así que, siendo la única persona con sangre Ōmori creo que tengo potestad para disolver el Clan Ōmori… ¡Pero porque quiero formar otra cosa con todos los que estáis aquí!

¿...Otro clan? Pregunta Tarō cautelosamente, relajando un poco sus puños. 

No… Mira al mayor y luego al resto, con una pequeña sonrisa ilusionada por ser capaz de, al fin, exponer su brillante idea. ¡Una empresa! ¡Una empresa legal!

…

…

…HAAAAAAA?

Se oye al unísono de cualquiera que no esté tan sorprendido como para hablar.

Nunca seré Ōmori Kagami… ¡Porque soy Tachibana Kagami! ¡Hija de Tachibana Keiko! ¡Heredera de Tachibana Corp y parte de su junta directiva! Se lleva la mano al pecho, sonoramente, igual imitando inconscientemente el gesto de cierta chavala que no deja de presentarse a sí misma con orgullo. ¡Soy una mujer de negocios! ¡Para eso he sido criada, para eso estoy estudiando! ¡Y que Kami-sama me condene si no acabo siendo la mejor ejecutiva de la región! Se ha venido un poco arriba, pero ahora mismo está siendo honesta y eso parece cautivar medianamente a su audiencia. 

¡Nuestra organización está dividida en varias empresas… Y quiero que os unáis a nosotros como nuestra empresa personal de seguridad! 

¿...Quieres que seamos tus porteros?

¡No! Vuestras tareas variarán bastante más… Acompañaríais el transporte de nuestras mercancías más preciadas, viajaríais con nuestros directivos, os aseguraríais de que un barrio es de fiar antes de construir alguna sucursal… Nada que no sepáis hacer, ¿verdad?

La multitud, algo más calmada, se vuelve a mirar entre sí. Realmente es mejor que estar en la calle, muchos dejaron sus estudios y no es que valgan para algo más que no sea la vida que ya conocen… Pero hacerlo de una forma legal… No es que no sea atractivo. 

Me gustaría poder honrar la memoria de quienes nos han dejado, pero soy consciente de lo peligroso que puede ser eso… Lamento decirlo, pero no podremos llamar a esa empresa Ōmori… Hace una pausa. Pero la empresa necesita un nombre propio que no tiene por qué estar vinculado a mi, ¡así que he decidido nombrarla en honor a quien más se lo merece!

Os presento al Director Ejecutivo de Momotsuji Security… ¡Momotsuji Tarō! Lo señala con una mano.

El mencionado se queda completamente descolocado, intercala su mirada de sorpresa entre la multitud y Kagami sin saber muy bien cómo reaccionar. Lleva la mirada a Inukai, quién ahora se la devuelve, agachando la cabeza para mostrar su beneplácito. Espera un segundo… ¿Qué?

Ahora que los empieza a ver convencidos, se prepara la siguiente sorpresa. Y como seríais empleados de una empresa, necesitaréis uniformes de verdad… De su otra manga saca una americana negra. Le da la vuelta, mostrando que ha pintado un melocotón rosa encima de los kanjis del mismo color. Jaaaaaan~ Esto es solo un boceto, pero es una idea que me gusta mucho, ¿qué os parece?

La multitud empieza a murmurar de nuevo, cada vez más fuerte. Kijima es el primero en ponerse de pie, una vez ha procesado lo que sucede. ¡Yo creo que es una muy buena idea!

Gizaru le mira, sabe perfectamente qué pasa por la cabeza de su compañero. A ambos les frustra que se disuelva el Clan, se han tensado al oír esas noticias pese a que no le desean ningún mal a Kagami. El Clan les acogió cuando nadie les quería, fue la primera vez que sintieron que alguien como ellos podrían llegar a algo. No es solo perder el Clan, es perder una parte de sí mismos que consideraban importante. Pero supone que han llegado a la misma conclusión: Si abandonan ahora volverán a la calle donde nada les espera pero en la que pueden hacer lo que quieran, pero si apoyan esta idea no solo estarán apoyando a alguien con el talento de Tarō, si no que también estarían al lado de una chica que ha decidido creer en ellos. Se levanta, como él. Yo también…

¡PUES YO CREO QUE EL UNIFORME ES UNA MARICONADA!

Ya está. Se quita las gafas de sol que lleva incluso en interiores desde que Kagami le dijo que le quedaban bien. ¡TE VOY A MATAR SUBNORMAL! Y se lanza en plancha hacia el bocazas. 

La multitud se levanta y se empiezan a repartir puñetazos, patadas, empujones e incluso mordiscos. Pero incluso en estos momentos se puede ver quien apoya la idea, quién no sabe qué camino escoger aún y quien sigue de morros porque creían que ser yakuzas les abriría todas las puertas del mundo.

Pero como ya ha acabado de decir lo que tenía que decir, Kagami simplemente deja que se desahoguen como quieran. Se acerca a Tarō aún cogiendo la americana. ¿A ti te gusta?

… El mayor la coge y se la mira. Momotsuji Security… Supongo que aprecio que quieras darme este poder, y honorarme de esta manera… Pero sabes que yo también tengo enemigos, ¿no?

Si no te gusta que sea tu nombre… ¿Que te parece Momotsuki Security? Se asoma a la tela y señala. Las hojas del melocotón podrían ser dos lunas… Meccha kawaii ja nai?

Tarō mira a la chica y luego a la prenda. La verdad es que aún no acaba de procesar que todo esto sea real. Se ha enfadado al saber que simplemente iban a enterrar el Clan, pero… En dicho Clan nadie quería reconocer su talento ni después de la primera masacre, en dicho clan se le humillaba por ser como era y la única persona que respetaba de este está ahora a su lado… 

Kagami, pese a sus pensamientos de ella, ha reconocido su valía y le ha dado un nuevo puesto acorde. Lleva demasiados años siendo parte de la yakuza, pero… Por una vez en años, no ve el futuro tan gris. Se permite ser optimista por una vez y se permite creer… Que no le va a disgustar esa nueva vida. Posa una mano sobre la cabeza de la chica, evitando que esta vea una pequeña sonrisa en sus labios. No suena… Nada mal.

[jcmarchi]

Indika Review - Rewarding Faith - Game Informer

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Indika Review - Rewarding Faith - Game Informer

Indika is bizarre, surprising, and captivating. It made me question its reality almost as often as its titular protagonist, a young nun tormented by the Devil, doubts her faith. This odd adventure from its aptly named developer Odd Meter may lack some design polish, but the fascinating tale at its core instilled enough faith in me to see it through to the end. 

The game unfolds in early 19th-century Russia. Indika is treated as an outcast at her monastery, and, for some reason, she’s regularly taunted by the voice of Satan himself. The story doesn’t delve into how this sacrilegious relationship began, and that’s fine. The Devil is more of a storytelling device; a symbol of Indika’s desire to be a good person, contrasted by her growing skepticism and pragmatism in the church’s rigid viewpoints on morality and sin. This conflict comes to a head when Indika finds herself in an unlikely partnership with Ilya, an escaped prisoner with his own strong religious beliefs. 

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As the pair bond over seeking a divine cure for their respective ailments – Indika’s demonic presence and IIya’s wounded arm – the third-person adventure sees them trek through locations such as deserted factories and frozen wilds. Along the way, players solve environmental puzzles and, on very rare occasions, evade threats. The obstacles themselves are respectably designed and varied, often centered on Indika inexplicably operating heavy machinery like a lift to move and stack giant cans or manipulating the massive gears of an industrial elevator. Less enjoyable moments, such as fleeing a pursuing wolf in an annoying trial-and-error escape sequence, appear rarely, thankfully. 

The gameplay becomes most interesting when the Devil’s influence overwhelms Indika to the point the world around her turns hellish red, and the environment is ripped apart into a distorted version of itself. This leads to relatively simple but thematically interesting navigation puzzles as players switch between this hellscape and reality by hitting a “pray” button to find the proper path. These are neat segments that I wish occurred more often than the small handful of times they do.  

Poking around environments leads to hidden collectibles, from religious artifacts to “indecent” publications, that reward points, which manifest as literal giant pixelated gems that appear in front of Indika. This bizarre visual flourish is a wild contrast to the otherwise realistic art direction, and these points level up Indika via a two-pronged skill tree of point modifiers (themed on ideas like Shame, Guilt, and Repentance) that impact the story less literally than it appears. 

This is just an example of Indika’s strangeness. Overt video game-y elements such as quirky, chiptune melodies and flashbacks that unfold as playable 16-bit platforming sequences are sprinkled throughout the experience. Whether or not this approach has any thematic significance is unclear (perhaps symbolizing the comparative simplicity of Indika’s childhood), but, at the very least, it gives Indika a surreal and playful charm.

Everything in the game, from the strange people you meet to the weird camera angles to its wild intro cutscene I won’t spoil, gives the game a potent dose of absurdity that oddly works. Indika feels like a black comedy at points, and perhaps that’s the intent. It swings for the fences, and that delightful boldness is combined with poignant commentary about the struggle of maintaining unwavering faith in a harsh, unjust world. Indika’s engaging and, at times, emotional personal journey of self-discovery pulled me to a powerful conclusion that, like most everything else, leaves its interpretation up to the player. 

The result is an adventure that feels thoughtfully conceived, humorous, and depressing all at once, as well as “off” in the right ways. Indika is one of the year’s most affecting and memorable adventures, and its themes will stick with me as I continue to ponder their meanings.

[oinorinoyaiba]

...No quiero que se me acerque ningún hombre. Se le arruga más el ceño, le disgusta tanto la idea que la situación hipotética ya le ha resultado desagradable. No quiere que un hombre le toque ni estando muerto, Kuroha tiene instrucciones para quemar su cadáver si se fuera a dar el caso.

Se calla un rato, pensándoselo. La arruguita de su ceño no acaba de desaparecer, porque la idea de ser tocado en general como forma de relajación se le hace bizarra.

...Nh.

Iiya... Mira a Laurita a los ojos. Es honesto, porque no tiene motivo para no serlo, no porque crea que tenga que defenderse ante el tono de la pelirroja. No me interesa... Que me toque otra mujer.

Sale de su clase bi-semanal (dos veces por semana, no una vez cada dos semanas) de fotografía, con la bolsa de la cámara colgada del hombro. Como es un paseo desde la estación de metro y dicho equipamiento pesa lo suyo, y además tiene que pasar por la tienda a mirar un objetivo nuevo y comprar carretes, decide que lo mejor será avisar a su hombre. Excusa, además, que le sirve para verle, ya que se ha maquillado de todos modos.

Se acerca a un banco... ... Pero decide no sentarse, saca el telefono y llama a @oinorinoyaiba

Miyabi~ Le dice con tono meloso cuando le coge. Estoy en Porcelana, ¿Te apetece que nos veamos? Su voz suena una cotava más aguda que antes de salir de la clase.

[t0t0m0]

IIYA! IIYA! IIYA! “I’m fine with being (called) the worst and openly being a scum, whatever “

[jagi11]

"Bug" Appreciation Post

Of all the songs I’ve presented in this series, this one certainly doesn’t need an introduction. Having reached 26 mln views on YouTube, Bug is certainly one of if not the most popular Project Sekai commissioned song. And rightfully so - the song is a bop, being very fast-paced and using a lot of repeated words to enhance the rhythm. Very mesmerizing, because the song is about being mesmerized. And, more or less, about waking up from the trance, coming to the realization that something’s… not exactly right.

Of course, the song was commissioned by Project Sekai, so it’s obviously a character-centered song. If I remember correctly, in my post about Suspended Animation, I said that you can’t really decipher Bug’s meaning without being aware of Mafuyu’s struggles as a character. And this is true to some extent. For me, the song is mostly about being controlled and you don’t really have to know who is controlling who, but this certainly makes some things clear. The one controlled - the system, if you will - is Mafuyu, who’s been constantly manipulated by her mother and has lost her identity as a result. Mafumom is, in this case, the administrator - the owner of the system. She pulls the strings. Some translations suggest that her name should be written as "administraitor", pointing towards her negative influence. And although it’s not up to me to decide whether Mafumom is a good person or not, she clearly made Mafuyu what she is now. The bug in the title is Mafuyu’s friends, the Niigo group. They are making the system glitch - in a way, they introduce changes to Mafuyu. While from a technological standpoint, bugs aren’t a good thing, in this case, Niigo clearly helps Mafuyu, but also makes her doubt. While I believe that these changes will make her feel better as a person, in that moment she experiences very conflicting emotions - the "paranoia" that’s repeated throughout the whole song. With its constant repetition, it slowly merges with Japanese "iiya", meaning "no more", "I can’t". Because, having enough of the pain, Mafuyu begs for mercy.

Mm. Catchy.

What I like the most in this song is the raw pain it manages to convey. In many of my playlists, Bug serves as a "transformation song". And it’s not a cutesy Magical Girl transformation you’d expect from me saying this, it’s raw. You know, these very monstrous transformations you saw in 12+ movies as a kid despite the rating itself kinda contradicting their presence at all? That’s what I’m talking about. It’s true that with any change, there will be pain, but the state of mind Bug presents is so messed-up it makes you shiver. My favorite moment is the drop after the last "iiya". The lyrical eye - Mafuyu - has experienced so much pain that she can’t withstand anything more than that. And after the last yell, full of agony, the music suddenly stops. A brief moment of silence is followed by the same melody from the start, then the whole song cuts completely.

I often imagine that, at that moment, she’s looking you straight in the eyes, the insanity peeking through. Almost as if she’s completely lost her mind.

Now isn’t that a banger.

Jagi’s song appreciation series: [Magical Girl and Chocolate] [I’m Glad You’re Evil Too] [Kashika] [Bug]

[pricechecktranslations]

hi there! I just wanted to ask a question since I've been getting into song translation recently and I respect your translations a lot. take this more as a curiosity than anything :)

I notice how many different translators have their own "style" of translation, so i wanted to ask, what's your opinion in creative liberties in translations? I know obviously when dealing with something like Evillious where the little details matter you'd probably want to be as accurate to the source material as possible, but like, sometimes being literal can make something even less clear even when not dealing with idioms (something I feel like I remember you talking about before) and there are also plenty of songs that aren't as story heavy and are more about meaning. so I was just wondering if you have any thoughts on like, your philosophy with how much translators should stray in the name of keeping the same meaning/intent rather than the literal translation?

like, i was working on a translation where I write the line "また言いたいことを殺す" as "I'm holding my tongue again", because I feel like given the context of the song that conveys the same meaning as "I'm killing what I want to say again" in a more concise way, even though there are probably more direct ways to say "I'm holding my tongue" in Japanese. It does lose some of the nuance (言いたいことを殺す definitely sounds more visceral) but the actual meaning and intent conveyed (the singer has given up on saying something she wants to) is more immediately registered to an English speaker, and I've been wondering to myself how I should weigh those two.

Hazuki no Yume's translation of Iiya/118 is another translation that takes a lot of these types of creative liberties to convey intent I feel like. I honestly really enjoy their translation of that song, it's one of my favorites, but I get that some might prefer a more direct translation that only changes things when completely necessary. Personally I know there is a limit for me because I dislike when people add unnecessary extra words that were never present either in the actual text or through context just to add flavor, but I'm not the best at judging these things.

Obviously I know every translator is different, and I'm the type to make a ton of translator notes anyways so I'll probably include the more literal meaning in there regardless. I was just curious about your own thoughts and I thought it'd make an interesting question :)

My thought on that is…it's really a case by case basis. There's no right answer (though there's certainly a wrong answer, that being "I just made something up because I don't care about the original work"), because ultimately translation is a frankenstein craft that requires as much creative writing skills as it does language knowledge. It varies by work, and it varies by person. So, I can share my opinion, and how I personally do things, but as long as no one is outright misrepresenting another's work, either intentionally or through lack of skill, I try not to quibble too much.

Personally, I trend more towards the literal. There's two different attitudes that I think people go into translations with--to make something as appealing a creative work in English, or to just report what the Japanese means for others to understand. I see myself as doing the second one. I'll take liberties sometimes, especially when translating novels, but these are done mostly to keep the reading experience from being obtrusive or distracting. If I were an official translator, I think I would be more comfortable with doing more "localization" type things (like changing character titles, using more colorful language, for example), but because everything I'm doing is unofficial, without permission, I've thought of my role as a translator to be more like a language patch than someone making an "English version" of the works I translate.

There's also the fact that I often enjoy the way the Japanese text phrases things, so I like to share it with other people. And, my cultural knowledge can be a little lacking at times, so there are instances where I'm not confident I understand the sensibilities behind it enough to make a "localization" without misconstruing the words.

So, to discuss your example, I would not choose to change the wording that way. However, I can't call you wrong for doing so because every translator has their own view of what makes an accurate translation of tone and intent, and what you've done preserves the meaning with that in mind. I'm reminded of a (possibly apocryphal) anecdote about Japanese author Natsume Souseki, who supposedly encouraged an English student to translate "I love you" as the phrase "The moon is beautiful tonight, isn't it?", because he felt a direct translation into Japanese was not in line with Meiji cultural norms (where open declarations of affection are pretty much unheard of). This is not something I would have ever come up with, nor would I do so myself, but he also had a perfectly valid point that the phrase would not at all have the same tone and intention in Japanese that it did in English.

To try and put my stance in brief--cultural translation is definitely a valid approach, but because I am working unofficially, and because I often enjoy the way things are phrased in the original work, I personally prefer not to do it unless I feel it will cause a significant amount of confusion/disruption for the reader otherwise (such as in the case of idioms, metaphors, common phrases that aren't common in English, etc).

There's a song called Slow Motion that has a popular translation by wingarea. I do not like this translation, not because I think it's bad (it's a perfectly fine translation), but because I would have chosen to stick more closely to the original wording choices. Meanwhile, there's a translation of Delusion Girl by damesukekun that I think snips out a lot of the evocative tone of the song in how bluntly it's translated. So--again. Case by case.

[linalilia]

[meet the prisoners!] prisoner 007: yano asahi

just so you know most of the time i have no idea what to do with my ocs' hands.

so, we already know which prisoner is the oldest one, but what about the youngest one? well, here he is! (fun fact: he was actually supposed to be even younger at first)

this boy.. tbh i'm not so sure about his verdict as well, like at the same time THIS IS A CHILD AND HE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE but also.. he's not really the most sympathetic prisoner here.

General info:

Name: Yano Asahi (谷野旭冴) (his last name means "valley" and "field" and his first name means "rising sun" and "clarity")

Age: 11 y/o

Gender: Male

Status: Prisoner 007

Birthday: May 15 (Taurus)

Height: 145 cm

Blood type: O

Image color: #DBFFC1

Occupation: Elementary school student (sixth year)

Personality: Asahi appears to be a sweet child when you first meet him, however, his true personality is not like that at all. He's very rude, he swears more often than all the older prisoners, he says mean things without thinking and whenever someone tells him that it's wrong to act like that, he just lies on the floor and cries or says that he's just a child, so it's okay if he makes mistakes like that. He takes full advantage of his age and even makes other prisoners do all kinds of things for him, because "he's a child, so he's too weak to do it himself". It's obvious that he was very spoiled by his parents: he asked for a different prisoner uniform because he didn't like this one, he's the one who requests more stuff than all the other prisoners and if something doesn't go his way, he starts crying and says that he will tell his mom about it. But even though he is almost never seen smiling or laughing, he's actually.. very calm when it comes to his crime? He never mentions it and when the guards ask him about it, he simply goes "Huh? What crime?". At first the guards thought that he's just pretending or maybe he's so cruel that he doesn't care about his crime.. But for some reason, it also feels like he actually doesn't know what crime he committed. Or maybe he does know, he just.. doesn't want to think about it.

MV info:

Which canon Milgram song he would cover: Half. YES. THE YOUNGEST PRISONER HERE WOULD SING HALF. It fits his backstory well not counting the whole cheating on your wife part and for some reason I actually can imagine him singing it and it would sound good with the voice I imagine him to have. Maybe his cover would be like a cuter and softer (but still very emotional) version of the original song?

Which DECO*27 song he would cover: Iiya. The lyrics actually sound a lot like Asahi and I can definitely imagine him singing it for. Reasons that I can't talk about yet.

If he could cover a song by a different Vocaloid producer, which one would it be: All I Need Are Things I Like by Pinocchio-P.

His MV description: .. his MV would have a goth aesthetic actually. It would mostly have gray and black colors, but some important objects would be the same color as Asahi's image color.

His MV starts with Asahi sitting in his room, looking bored and watching the clock tick. He gets annoyed and walks to the door, but something stops him from leaving the room. He starts walking around the room and it looks like he's thinking deeply about something. He looks at all his toys (and he has.. a lot of them) and.. suddenly starts crying while hugging one of them? It does look sad and makes you feel bad for him, but the lyrics are actually about him feeling like "this is not enough, he deserves more" and him asking someone to "give him everything he wants, because he's their only joy in life and he should be treated as one". He looks at a particular plushie he has, the one that looks like a strawberry and for some reason he finally decides to leave the room.

We see Asahi in his room again and now he's actually playing with his toys, though he still looks bored. The lyrics mention that he's still "not satisfied" and "he won't stop until he gets what he wants". He looks at some books he has in his room and decides to read one of them just because he has nothing else to do and it looks like he actually finds it interesting. It gives him inspiration to do something and he gets so excited that he starts writing something in his notebook while lying on his bed, still surrounded by his toys. If you look closer, you can see that he's writing something called "A list of weaknesses". When he's done, he starts laughing and it looks like he is not exactly sane right now. The POV suddenly changes and it looks like we're opening the door to Asahi's room and see what he's doing. Asahi pretends like everything is fine and just smiles at us.

We still see everything from that person's POV and now it looks like that person is having dinner with Asahi. There's no one else around and the whole scene just gives off that feeling of loneliness. The person stops eating to tell Asahi something and he still looks annoyed, but he listens anyway. But then, everything becomes blurry, even though we can still see that now Asahi is smiling and that person's food was actually the same color as Asahi's image color. That person falls on the floor and now Asahi looks like he is actually scared for them and he even tries to help them get up, but everything goes dark before he is able to do anything.

The POV changes and we're opening a door again and we can see Asahi lying in a puddle of something that looks like a bright green liquid. We walk closer to him and try to wake him up and when he does, he looks at us with a confused face expression and the lyrics say "Hey, can you remind me, what did I even want?"

Trailer 1 Voicelines:

"Huh? Why do you even want to know my name? If you're soooo smart, then you probably know it already, don't you?" *SLAP* "OW! What the fuck are you- Fine, fine! My name is Yano Asahi, I'm an elementary school student and all.. But you knew that, didn't you? Look at me, I'm literally a child! Now let me go home or I'll tell my mom about what you've done to me!"

"Hey.. Come on, you know I deserve it. It's not that expensive. JUST BUY THE DAMN THING ALREADY, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING! WHAT, ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT I DON'T DESERVE IT? Oh.. maybe you just hate me? You hate me, right?"

Trivia:

Murder is his only crime and he had only one victim.

Of course, he believes that he will get an innocent verdict and it's just not possible for him to be voted guilty.

He spends most of his free time eating something or playing with the toys he requested.

Some prisoners have mentioned that they heard Asahi talking to someone in the middle of the night, but when they checked, it was just him sitting in his cell and talking to himself. They heard him talk about the other prisoners, Milgram and this whole situation. When it was morning and they asked Asahi about it, he denied everything and he looked genuinely confused.

He's not close with any prisoners and he especially hates Akio even though they're very similar.

Naomi is a little scared of him because of him being almost the same age as her students (though a little bit older) and she tries to avoid him when she can. However, Asahi himself doesn't think she's that bad and other prisoners even say that he sees her as a mother figure.

Even though he's not friends with anyone here, he still refers to all other prisoners by "Nii-san" and "Nee-san", basically treating them as his older brothers and sisters. And about the guards.. he really doesn't like Eiji, so he refuses to call him that, but he eventually warmed up to Miki and started calling her his big sister as well. (Edit: that was changed and he's actually calling everyone "(Name)-nii" and "(Name)-nee" now. I just thought that it sounds more like him)

Other prisoners didn't want him to spend time with Kei, because they were afraid that Kei will be a "bad influence". To everyone's shock (even Kei's), Asahi understood.. uh, everything that comes out of Kei's mouth perfectly and when they asked where he got this knowledge, he just said that "he's young, but he's not stupid".

[furys-mercy]

Dating Sim Routes for:

Teo-Linh

Ilyaya Iiya

Kishar Sepelire

These are quite long so I am going to put them under the cut. But, if you want to learn a little bit about three of my lesser-played alts, click away!

And thanks so much for the ask @thefreelanceangel! I hope the paths are up to snuff. And I apologize in advance for Kishar. I just... yep.

Teo-Linh

Pros:

Is genuinely sweet and kind. Teo will do absolutely anything he can to help you achieve your goals or be happy and comfortable.

Will tell you stories. The stories may be about himself, about his family, or about his home, but he will happily share them as he is very invested in his own interpretation of oral tradition and wants pass on the lives and memories of others in that way. And to do that he must exchange his stories for the stories of others.

Will go on adventures. As Teo is largely nomadic, he's happy to drop whatever it is that he is doing and follow you off on a great adventure. Or even drag you off on one if you were otherwise not inclined.

Loves plants and is likely to gift you potted herbs and flowers.

Loves all animals, but particularly snakes (this may be a con if you are afraid of snakes), and is likely to collect to occasional snake companion.

Poetic and passionate. While Teo doesn't actually write poetry, nearly everything he says comes has a poetic lilt to it and is filled with passion. If he cares about you, you'll know. In the most flowery way he can manage.

Cons:

Too curious for his own good. Teo cannot resist the urge to seek out mysterious items, search out lost cities, or try to complete stories many thought were long since lost. This is likely to get the both of you in a fair bit of trouble.

Void-Touched. Thanks to the curiosity mentioned above, Teo played host to a certain Voidsent for a time. The time she spent sharing his body left him heavily skewed towards darkness. Where his magicks were once of light and water they now skew toward darkness, decay, and the void.

Still has an active pact with said Voidsent that is physically represented by a tattoo that runs from his fingers to his elbows on his right arm, depicting a dead tree with a mask cradled in it's branches. This pact means he often jets off to meet her at the drop of a hat.

Teo is nomadic and therefor sometimes difficult to find. He is also likely to vanish for weeks on end only to show back up later seemingly completely unaware of how long he was gone.

Absolutely will not realize that you are flirting. Teo will assume that flirting is just someone being nice and that no one could possibly have any interest in him. If you want him to notice it and accept it, you'll have to be very blunt. Subtlety will not get you anywhere.

Will not make the first move. If you're looking for someone who will actively pursue you, Teo may not be the best choice as he's both passive and easily distracted. You'll need to initiate everything... and I mean everything. (This may not be a con if you are the more proactive sort.

Path Rating: Moderate

Teo's path is likely a frustrating one. It is easy to fall in love with the wonderful man who seems to breathe poetry and stories. No one would fault you for thinking that, maybe, just maybe, that is how he flirts. But the longer you wait for things to progress past flowery speech and intimate discussions of life and magic, the more annoyed you become. He will not make a move. He won't hold your hand, brush his leg against yours, look into your eyes longingly. Nothing. He's emotionally open and physically distant.

When you finally have had enough and take it upon yourself to make your move, Teo is wide-eyed, blushy, and extremely shocked. Not because he fails to return your feelings, but because he could not fathom that someone as wonderful as you could possibly have any interest in him.

Once that little bit of insecurity is sorted out, he's devoted, attentive, and physically affectionate. Though, he still seems to require you to take the initiative in progressing the relationship forward in the physical sense.

He also drags you into his adventures. He takes you exploring ruins, climbing giant trees and mountains, and eventually takes you back to his home.

Teo's path is fairly linear and there aren't many ways to drag him off of it until some form of obscure magic or power is introduced. Teo's insatiable thirst for knowledge cannot be matched and the Viis simply does not believe in "bad magick" or "dark magick". All magicks are good when held in the right hands and the right hands are, obviously, his. While it is clear that he wants to use any acquired knowledge and power to help people, it may not always stay that way. It would not be particularly difficult to leverage a relationship with Teo to drag him a long a much darker path, to get him to commit crimes and atrocities in your name. Because that is what you needed of him.

With that said, the turning point is whether or not you choose to temper his hubris or lean into it. Tempering it might be difficult, but with a close enough connection he is inclined to listen and act with more... discretion. Though, it does take time to get him there. Leaning into his hubris is, on the other hand, exceedingly easy. He is already prone to assuming that he is in the right when it comes to use of knowledge and power and it would be very easy to play that up and drag him down a much darker path. His curiosity would shift more towards ravenous consumption. He'd become ruthless and yet still passionate and poetic. A beautiful monster. All for you.

Your choice.

Liyaya Liya

Pros:

Extremely polite and respectful of boundaries.

Loves books and owns a very large collection that you are more than welcome to borrow from. (Though, sometimes it seems as if she loves books more than people. So this might be a con.)

Has a fast-paced life. She's always doing something. Whether it is overseeing the offices at Aetherflow Investigations, restoring an ancient tome, or chartering a team of adventurers to take her into a ruin, her life is never boring.

Well organized. Everything is put away in the proper place and planned out well in advance. She leaves nothing to chance. You'll never wonder if your calendar has been updated.

Extremely romantic. Almost in a storybook sort of way. Not that this comes across immediately, but she does have a preference for some well-known cliches. Moonlit walks on the beach, stargazing, being serenaded at sunset... those sorts of things. And she will take the initiative to make them happen for her partner as well.

Extremely well-off financially and becoming more and more so by the day. While she was not trained to run her father's merchant empire, she did learn a lot from simply being around. And even though she sold the business out of spite when she inherited it, she took what she learned and put it to good use in her own endeavors.

Cons:

Very caught up in her work. As said above, there is always something for her to be doing across her many business ventures. So much, in fact, that she will likely find it rather hard to make time for those romantic dates she loves so much.

While romantic, Liya is also overly practical. The idea of romance is wonderful and she loves it very much, but does she really have time for it? Might it be better for her to simply write about her romantic desires in her secret romance novels rather than try to pursue it in her day to day life?

Liya is a pacifist. While this may be a pro to many people, it is generally a con to those in the adventuring community. While she does not seek to impose her views on this topic on other people (and, in fact, employees a lot of rather violent people), she is difficult to adventure with as she won't take any action to aid in violence. She is a decent astrologian, though.

Can be bossy. Liya has become very accustomed to being the boss. What she says goes and she doesn't have a solid grasp of when to leave that workplace attitude behind.

Path Rating: Moderate

Liya's path likely isn't particularly difficult. She might be a bit dodgy at first, as trying to get her to stop working long enough to spend time with you might be difficult, but once you've made it clear that you want her attentions she'll pencil you into her schedule and she's not likely to break a date.

Her path doesn't seem like a particularly exciting one unless you find relic acquisition and restoration exciting. But it is one where you get to peel back all of the layers of Liya and find out who she really is rather than who she presents in any given situation. And I am certain it could be very fun to pull back all of the layers to reveal the sappy romance novelist underneath the rigid business woman.

As Liya is asexual, this relationship could be one of two things. It could be a very sappy romantic relationship with no sexual elements aside from the ones she writes in her books. Or, it could also be a very intense QPR. Which, honestly, I really like the sound of for her!

Either way, I feel like this path is very wholesome and cozy. If you're looking for adventure and drama, Liya isn't for you, but if you want something sweet this path is perfect.

Kishar Sepelire

(WARNING: DANGEROUS PATH! Proceed with caution!)

Pros:

Exceedingly confident. To the point where she looks like a predator.

Fierce. The fangs, claws, and horns certainly contribute to this, but it's also there in the way she moves and speaks. You might wonder if she is, perhaps, considering how best to devour you.

Cunning. She can likely find her way into or out of any situation. Though, I very much doubt you will enjoy her methods.

If you like danger then Kishar is for you. Otherwise... maybe run?

I'm sorry. She just doesn't have many pros in this context.

Cons:

Is a voidsent bound to a crystal that was then embedded in the corpse of a Miqo'te woman. She is, in some interpretations, a zombie.

Smells of decay, rotting leaves, and the overwhelming scent of medicinal herbs.

Is a voidsent. Her diet is aether. And given that she's not possessing a living body, she can't eat in any sort of traditional sense, meaning that everyone and everything is a potential snack.

She has a one track mind. Revenge. She might prefer to call it justice, but that is not entirely accurate. She is in pain and she wants to make the people who harmed her feel exactly that pain.

Is arrogant to the point of believing that everyone is beneath her. Including you.

Really heed the above warning. It's soooo not worth it.

Path Rating: Easy (Deadly)

It is exceedingly easy to get Kishar's attentions. If you flirt with her, she will absolutely flirt back. If you make a move, she will reciprocate in kind. It's very likely that you could fall in bed with her after only a few lines of witty banter and they might not even need to be particularly good lines.

However...

There is not good ending for this path. You cannot, at any point, drag Kishar off of her current path and towards something more healthy or productive. She is dead set on getting the one thing that she wants and everyone around her is either useful or in the way. Which, seeing as she is a voidsent amounts to about the same thing. If you're useful you might have information she needs and she'll likely use sex to get it. Hit it and quit it. You might live. Maybe. If you're lucky. If the information you had wasn't to her liking or it turns out you didn't have any, you'll meet the same end as people that are in her way. You're still useful... as food. But seeing as she likes to play with her food there might be some fun in it for you first. Or maybe just her. There is no way to truly tell until you're in the thick of it.

Would you take the risk?

In truth this character is not particularly likable and she's not really supposed to be. And while it is possible to make an ally of her (if not quite a friend) you can't approach it from the romantic perspective as she tends to see people that make those sorts of overtures as well... food.

Basically... don't flirt with the aro/ace void zombie. It won't go well. I mean, unless Morinth in Mass Effect was your thing.