#Keiko Arashi

[g0rechan]

Keiko<3

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Keiko Kawayui as Arashi Narukami in the Ensemble Stars!! Fandub

VA: Keiko Kawayui Music: Ren Video: Kayur

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Today's episode of "The Yakai" is what you might call a "retro" episode. Specifically, the best moments from "The Yakai." The theme is "a surprise that brought tears to my eyes."

#kasumiarimura crying tears of joy at the appearance of the man she has loved and admired since childhood.

#meinagano cried hard when she dreamt of collaborating with her favourite artiste 😭.

#keikokitagawa cried and laughed at the appearance of her life's benefactor, monomaniac 😂.

#torimatsuzaka collaborated on his most favourite story in his sleep ⭐.

#satomiishihara will be performing a special one-night comedy special with #EXIT‼

#ryokoyonekura and #masaminagasawa are looking forward to meeting the comedian they've been waiting for🤩☝

#Msakuraisho takes revenge on #aibamasaki for 11 years😏.

Biggest surprise in the history of the night party. ‼🕳

And #F-BLOOD sang the song "Like White Clouds" for the first time at #hiroyukiariyoshi's birthday party, and #sakuraisho was impressed to tears‼. Don't miss the unseen scene after the song ‼🫣

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

Watch "Show-Ya - 私は嵐 (Watashi Wa Arashi) (Music Video)" on YouTube

SHOW-YA

Lyrics: I am The Storm / WATASHI WA ARASHI

I’m stuck here, in a hurricane with no end

Lightning strikes, and I follow its

blinding glare

Murky heavens the two of us were watching

Since that day they haven’t

changed a thing

Don’t be so caustic and say all

dreams must die

What a foolish thing for a man to say

What ever made you change, oh

don’t say

You wanna fight alone

Always remember, stay true to yourself

I become the deadly storm

Keep your peace of mind

‘Cause it’s all a lie

I’ll blow you away

I become the blazing fire

Flaring up

Burning everything

In this world

With you

This woman wears a mask made

of cold glass

She’s hiding so many things she’s

truly feeling

This man yeah, deep inside his

aching heart

Holding on tightly to his rusty dreams

But if love hurts like nothing’s

hurt before

Don’t be afraid ‘cause I am here

with you

Let’s return to that night of

distant lightning and rain

Shining blue like the lightning

from the sky

I perform miracles

To unleash this night

All the barriers

Blow them away

The future I desire

Time to change

Reach out for all that

You can get！

Do you hear lightning call for tomorrow？

Oh the sky

Torn apart

I become the deadly storm

Keep your peace of mind

‘Cause it’s all a lie

I’ll blow you away

I become the blazing fire

Flaring up

Burning everything

In my life

[makairodonx]

Concept art of “The Sorceress of Leaf and Sand”:

Keiko Yamamoto and her companions Venki the Raccoon and Robby Hide the elf ride on the back of Arashi, a Quetzalcoatlus that rules the skies over the Black Mountains-and it also looks like they’re all seemingly flying off into the new year, too….

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Last Edited: 15 September 2024

Polycules that are in the running:

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy

Stephen King's It

Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak, Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Stan Uris, Mike Hanlon, Kay McCall, Audra Phillips and Patty Blum

Sherlock Holmes

Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mary Morstan, and Godfrey Norton

Doki Doki Precure

Cure Heart, Cure Diamond, Cure Rosetta, Cure Sword and Regina

A3!

Tsumugi Tsukioka, Tasuku Takato, Hisoka Mikage, Homare Arisugawa, Azuma Yukishiro and Guy

Persona 5

Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Yusuke Kitagawa, Makoto Niijima, Futaba Sakura, Haru Okumura, Goro Akechi, Sumire Yoshizawa, Morgana and Yuuki Mishima

Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya, Hifumi Togo, Chihaya Mifune, and Lavenza

Witch's Heart

Claire Elford, Noel Levine, Ashe Bradley, Wilardo Adler and Sirius Gibson

Ensemble Stars!!

Leo Tsukinaga, Tsukasa Suou, Arashi Narukami, Izumi Sena, Ritsu Sakuma, Mao Isara, Hokuto Hidaka, Subaru Akehoshi and Makoto Yuuki

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Jonathan Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Argyle, Chrissy Cunningham, Eden Bingham, and Vickie.

Star Trek DS9

Elim Garak, Julian Bashir, Miles O'Brien, Keiko O'Brien, Kira Nerys, Jadzia Dax, Odo Ital, Quark, Worf, Ezri, Sisko, Lwaxana Troi, Kasidy Yates-Sisko, and Lenara Kahn

The Owl House

Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Willow Park, Hunter, and Gus Porter

Dracula

Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker, Lucy Westenra, Quincey Morris, Jack Seward, Arthur Holmwood, and Abraham Van Helsing

The Breakfast Club

Brian Johnson, Andrew Clark, Allison Reynolds, Claire Standish, and John Bender

Winx Club

Bloom, Stella, Tecna, Musa, Flora, Aisha, Sky, Brandon, Timmy, Riven, Helia, Nex and Nabu

Resident Evil

Leon S Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Ada Wong and Helena Harper

The Case Study of Vanitas

Vanitas, Noe Archiviste, Dominique de Sade and Jeanne

Scooby Doo

Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, Hot Dog Water, and Crystal.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Darla, Angel(us), Drusilla, and Spike/William

The Legend of Zelda

Revali, Zelda, Link, Mipha, Sidon, Yona, Paya and Tauro

The Magicians

Fen, Eliot Waugh, Margo Hanson, Josh Hoberman, Quentin Coldwater, and Arielle

Haikyū!!

Kiyoko Shimizu, Yachi Hitoka, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Tsukishima Kei, Bokuto Kōtarō, Akaashi Keiji, Kuroo Tetsurō, Kozume Kenma, Hinata Shōyō, Kageyama Tobio, Oikawa Tooru, Iwaizumi Hajime, and Ushijima Wakatoshi

Genshin Impact

Cyno, Alhaitham, Kaveh, Tighnari, Dehya, Nilou, Faruzan, Dunyarzad, and Candace

Kaeya, Rosaria, Albedo, and Sucrose

Neuvillette, Wriothesley, Navia, Clorinde, Zhongli, Childe, and Furina

Kujou Sara, Gorou, Arataki Itto and Sangonomiya Kokomi

Heaven Official's Blessing

Xie Lan, Hua Cheng, Mu Qing, Feng Xin, Yin Yu, and Quan Yizhen

Torchwood

Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper, Rhys Williams, Owen Harper, Ianto Jones, and Toshiko Sato

Spiderman

Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Mary-Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy, Liz Allan, Felicia Hardy, and Johnny Storm

Beastars

Legosi, Louis, Haru, and Juno

Lupin III

Lupin III, Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Daisuke Jigen, and Fujiko Mine

Demon Slayer

Tengen, Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru

Omori

Sunny, Kel, Basil, and Aubrey

Cookie Run

Herb Cookie, Vampire Cookie, Sparkling Cookie, Mint Choco Cookie, and Cocoa Cookie

The Grail Quest

Percival, Galahad, Bors, Dinadrane, and Blanchefleur

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair/Super Danganronpa 2

Hajime Hinata, Kazuichi Soda, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, Sonia Nevermind, and Akane Owari

Zero Escape

Akane Kurashiki, Junpei, Sigma Klim, Carlos, Diana, and Snake

Roswell New Mexico

Nora Truman, Louise Truman, Theo, Tripp Manes and Roy Bronson

Max Evans, Isobel Evans, Michael Guerin, Liz Ortecho, Kyle Valenti, Maria DeLuca, Alex Manes, Jenna "Cam" Cameron, Heath, Dallas Haines, Greg Manes and Anatsa

The Raven Cycle

Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey, Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish, Noah Czerny, and Henry Cheng

Warcraft

Khadgar, Kalecgos, Illidan, Kael'thas Sunstrider, Vashj, Arthas Menethil, Jaina Proudmoore, Nathanos Blightcaller, Sylvanas Windrunner, Tiffin Wrynn, Varian Wrynn, Halduron Brightwing, Thalyssra, Lor'themar Theron, and Rommath

Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun

Suzuki Iruma, Asmodeus Alice, Valac Clara, Azazel Ameri, and Purson Soi

My School President

Gun, Tinn, Sound, Win, Tiw, Por, Yo, Nook, Pat, and Kajorn

Bad Buddy

Pat, Pran, Korn, and Wai

Guardian Tales

Knight, Elvira, Arabelle, Beth, Priscilla, Yuze, Bianca, Loraine, Eva, and Camilla

Word of Honor/Faraway Wanders

Wen Kexing, Zhou Zishu, Han Ying, Jing Beiyuan, and Wuxi

The New Teen Titans

Dick Grayson, Koriand'r, Victor Stone, Rachel Roth, Joseph Wilson, Donna Troy, and Garfield Logan

Baldur's Gate 3

Astarion, Gale, Lae'zel, Karlach, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Durge

Kagerou Project

Ayano Tateyama, Shintaro Kisaragi, Takane Enomoto, and Haruka Kokonose

NU Carnival

Eiden, Aster, Morvay, Yakumo, Edmond, Olivine, Quincy, Kuya, Garu, Blade, Dante, Rei, and Karu/Garu

Project Sekai

Kanade Yoisaki, Mafuyu Asahina, Mizuki Akiyama, and Ena Shinonome

Riverdale

Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, and Veronica Lodge

Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Zane Julien, Kai Smith, Jay Walker and Cole

Mysterious Lotus Casebook

Li Lianhua, Qiao Wanmian, Di Feisheng, and Fang Duobing

Trigun

Vash the Stampede, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Meryl Stryfe, and Milly Thompson

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . MEET THE MEMBERS OF CARAVAL !

Are you a new Freak who wants to learn the CARAVAL members? Are you trying to pick a bias? Well, you're in luck! Here is where you can learn about our resident misfits!

( tw. mentions of drugs + alcohol, implied child abandonment + abuse )

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . YANG HYUNBIN, known professionally as HYUNBIN, was born as the oldest of three brothers on March 10th, 1997. When he was six years old, his father walked out on their family, leaving him to fend for himself and his brothers as their mother had become addicted to hard drugs and alcoholism and did nothing to care for her three young sons, going as far as to taking out her anger on them daily. Hyunbin became the sole parental figure of the three, and growing up, he made sure that he and his brothers had nothing less than what they needed. Meanwhile, he was scouted by Yuehua Entertainment in 2012 at the age of fifteen and trained for two years, and as soon as he graduated from high school in 2014, he debuted in the boy group UNIQ. However, he soon left both the group and Yuehua in 2015, stating that he had been mistreated and cheated out of his money by the staff there. He ended up signing with STARBORN CREATIVE later that same year, and after two more years of training, he debuted in CARAVAL in 2017.

STAGE NAME › Hyunbin

FULL NAME › Yang Hyunbin

BIRTHDAY › March 10th, 1997

BIRTHPLACE › Daejeon, South Korea

NATIONALITY › Korean

ETHNICITY › Korean

TRAINING PERIOD › Four years (Two under Yuehua, two under STARBORN)

POSITION › Leader, Lead Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Visual

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Ringmaster

FACE CLAIM › Chae Hyungwon (MONSTA X)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . BAE YOUNGHO, known professionally as SAGE, was born to a tech company CEO on May 16th, 1997. As the eldest sibling, he was expected to be the heir of the company to step in their father's position. However, both brothers decided to pursue their dreams as idols and auditioned for STARBORN CREATIVE in 2015. Youngho trained for two years before debuting in CARAVAL.

STAGE NAME › Sage

FULL NAME › Bae Youngho

BIRTHDAY › May 16th, 1997

BIRTHPLACE › Gwangju, South Korea

NATIONALITY › Korean

ETHNICITY › Korean

TRAINING PERIOD › Three years

POSITION ��� Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Tightrope Walker

FACE CLAIM › Park Junhee (A.C.E.)

( tw. parent death + implied harassment ) 

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ‧ ｡.*✩彡    . . .    ADACHI KEIKO, known professionally as REMI, was born on October 18th, 1997, in Yokohama, Japan. Her parents tragically passed away in a house fire when she was five, when a gas leak made their small house catch on fire. She was taken in by a local couple shortly after, and was later on officially adopted by them when she was seven years old. She grew up listening to SHINee, Arashi, and Morning Musume, which gave her the dream to become an idol. In 2014, when she was seventeen, she traveled to South Korea with her family to audition for Duble Kick Company, and was accepted and able to participate in the survival show Finding Momoland. After the finale of the show, she placed third place, debuting in the final group Momoland in 2016. However, she ended up leaving both the group and Double Kick Company in January 2017, stating that she had been harassed by the staff. Double Kick Company denied these claims, and refused to pay Keiko back what she stated were her 'life savings to her dream.' She disappeared from the public eye for almost two months before resurfacing as a member of CARAVAL.

STAGE NAME › Remi

FULL NAME › Adachi Keiko

BIRTHDAY › October 18th, 1997

BIRTHPLACE › Yokohama, Japan

NATIONALITY › Japanese

ETHNICITY › Japanese

TRAINING PERIOD › Two years

POSITION › Lead Vocalist, Sub Rapper

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Knife Thrower

FACE CLAIM › Minatozaki Sana (TWICE)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . SONG JAEHAN, known professionally as JAEHAN, was born as an only child on March 20th, 1998. Growing up, he originally wanted to be a teacher like his father, but later decided to become an idol when his friends dragged him to see a dance crew busking on the streets in 2012. In 2014, he auditioned for Cassiopeia Media and was accepted, training for three years before debuting in CARAVAL.

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STAGE NAME › Jaehan

FULL NAME › Song Jaehan

BIRTHDAY › March 20th, 1998

BIRTHPLACE › Seoul, South Korea

NATIONALITY › Korean

ETHNICITY › Korean

TRAINING PERIOD › Three years

POSITION › Main Rapper, Lead Dancer

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Fire Breather

FACE CLAIM › Kim Taedong (OMEGA X)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . KWON CHANGYU, known professionally as CHAN, was born to a small family with a younger sister on February 26th, 1998. Growing up, he developed a love for producing music, as his parents used to be a producer duo under SM Entertainment before getting married. He found a small part-time job at STARBORN CREATIVE in 2014, working as an assistant for only a year before deciding to change career paths to become an idol instead. Having watched and secretly practiced dance in his free time, he passed, training for two years before debuting in CARAVAL.

STAGE NAME › Chan

FULL NAME › Kwon Changyu

BIRTHDAY › February 26th, 1998

BIRTHPLACE › Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea

NATIONALITY › Korean

ETHNICITY › Korean

TRAINING PERIOD › Two years

POSITION › Main Dancer, Lead Rapper

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Juggler

FACE CLAIM › Lee Jinwoo / Xen (OMEGA X)

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . KARIS TSAI, known professionally as TRIXIE, was born as the middle child of three on January 23rd, 1999. As she was growing up, Karis participated in every pageant possible under her mother, as she had once been a beauty queen herself before marrying and giving birth. Karis, as the only daughter, had all of her mother's desires pushed onto her since childhood, never being allowed to be a normal kid due to vigorous training and dieting. While her brothers were allowed to go to school and have friends and do extracurricular activities, she was homeschooled by her mother, and even then, most of her studies surrounded the topic of beauty. In 2013, Karis and her family traveled to South Korea to participate in an international pageant, and Karis ended up being scouted by STARBORN CREATIVE as she was busking on the streets in order to gain public attention for the pageant. Against her mother's wishes, Karis dropped out of the pageant and auditioned for the company, training for four years before debuting in CARAVAL.

STAGE NAME › Trixie

FULL NAME › Karis Tsai 

TAIWANESE NAME › Tsai Baozhai

BIRTHDAY › January 23rd, 1999

BIRTHPLACE › San Francisco, California, USA

NATIONALITY › American

ETHNICITY › Tawainese

TRAINING PERIOD › Four years

POSITION › Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Face of the group

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Magician

FACE CLAIM › Chou Tzuyu (TWICE)

( tw. mentions of a car accident, death, + bullying )

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‧ ｡.*✩彡 . . . JEON SUMIN, known professionally as JINX, was born on October 29th, 2000. As the middle child of three siblings, as well as being the only girl, she was spoiled a lot by her brothers and parents. When Sumin was seven years old, his mother died in a car accident, when a drunk driver lost control of his car and ran into her mother's flower shop, killing her and two of her customers. Things went downhill for the siblings afterwards; instead of being understood and helped in school, they were bullied by their peers for being motherless, and the teachers did nothing to help. Sumin managed to escape the bullying by hiding with her older brother by hiding in the music room, where she was inspired to become an idol. In 2017, she auditioned for Pandora Labels and was accepted, training there for only three months before debuting in CARAVAL.

STAGE NAME › Jinx

FULL NAME › Jeon Sumin 

BIRTHDAY › October 29th, 2000 

BIRTHPLACE › Incheon, South Korea

NATIONALITY › Korean 

ETHNICITY › Korean 

TRAINING PERIOD › Three months 

POSITION › Maknae, Main Vocalist, Visual

REPRESENTATIVE ACT › The Clown

FACE CLAIM › Kim Jiwoo / Chuu (soloist) 

[futarinokinenbi]

Matsumoto Jun Live Stream Part 1 20220624:

0:15

M: In the beginning of this year, I had the opportunity to do Arashi Radio special with Sakurai-kun. That time, it's been a while but he said, let's go for a meal. So I said, sounds good, let’s go! What did I say again? I think, I said, Wednesday. He was like, which day are you free? So I was like, {Wednesday} is free! It was like, in that case let’s save the date then we went. The two of us ate together… what did we talk about again? We didn’t talk about anything important. When was it, he went with Aiba-kun for snowboarding? Skiing? Something like that. But when they met up in the morning, there was somebody else. When he looked closely it was Kotoge! He told me that happily before talking about it on variety. It was memorable. That kind of small talks with no real content. We had a meal together, then we took a bit of a leisurely stroll outside. We were like, we really ate, huh… Then we said bye and went home.

M: About Nino, it’s his birthday recently, I think I had filming that day too, so I messaged him in the afternoon, like congratulations. It’s the last year of our thirties so let’s end it well, I sent a message like that.

M: As for Aiba-kun, recently… his stage play, right? I went to see his stage play. It seemed like it was tough! Did you guys see it? Well, maybe not all of you was able to see it since it’s in Tokyo and all. On Arashi’s Voyage, I think there’s a talk scene with Miyata Keiko. Aiba-kun said that time, he didn’t think he’d have the chance to do it. It became a reality so fast. When I asked him how was it? He said, it’s tough! It It’s a lot of pressure, in a good meaning. You get pushed hard to do it. Lately there’s no experience like that, right? He’s like, it’s very tough but I’m really glad.

M: Oh, that guy, huh. The oldest son! Recently, we only talked via texts. As to what it was about, it’s a genre I’m not good at. I was like, do you have recommendations? Then he sent me 5-6 things, like, I recommend this one, and this one, and this one. When I asked him if he was doing well, he said he caught a cold. So I was like, please rest. I was like, I’m sorry. That kind of conversation. Please take it easy, kind of like that. So it isn’t like we don’t keep in touch. Everyone in Arashi is more or less like this.

💜💜💜💜💜　　　

0:47:50

M: I heard about Sakurai-kun writing rap lyrics for KAT-TUN. Was it when we ate together… No, I think it was before that. Year-end? Beginning of the year? No, it was at the beginning of the year, the day after we went eating, it was the day of KAT-TUN members' recording. He said something like that. Not the KAT-TUN version, but the version Sakurai Sho sings, he sang it for {KAT-TUN members}, the temporary version of the rap. I feel like I listened to it. I was like, hey, hey, this is a nice groove!

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Matsumoto Jun Live Stream Part 2 20220917:

0:07

M: About Sakurai-kun. Is he doing okay? About two days ago, he messaged me. I thought talking through the phone would be faster, so I said, is it okay {if I call you} now? He said it was okay so I called him and we talked for a bit. He sounded lively. When I asked him if he was okay, he said something like, surprisingly, I'm okay.

💜💜💜💜💜

0:32

Nakajima: The first time I ever stood on the Tokyo Dome stage, it was for an Arashi concert.

M: Eh? When?

Nakajima: It was... in 2008. M: If it's 2008, then it could be Time or Dream-A-Live.

Nakajima: I suppose so. M: Was it when Sakurai-kun broke his bone?

M: He didn't break it? He broke it in a Tokyo concert.

Nakajima: It broke? During the concert? M: Was Tokyo after he broke it?

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Sakurai Sho Voice Live Stream 20221014:

0:04:30 S: Matsujun... Matsumoto-kun did a video live stream recently, right? I thought, that guy is really amazing. How should I say it, his consideration... I thought, he's a kind person because when he starts shooting for the taiga drama, he loses the chance to appear on media for half a year or so, so that's exactly why he wanted the fan club members to see his face. I thought, he’s such an amazing person.

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0:15:10

S: Was it the day before yesterday? I moved to a new place. Don't you usually have cardboard boxes you leave unopened? So, I opened it. Then, I found things from 2010 or 2011, around those years. Ah, wait, am I wrong? Was it 2008? Well, whatever. At any rate, it was during the Beijing Olympics --the first Olympic I had the chance to take part in was the Beijing Olympics-- I found notes I used for the Beijing Olympics, Sochi Olympics. So I have them! They're not lyric notes but memo... I'm sorry I'm going off topic but... Then, various photographs emerged. The last group photograph from Arashi no Shukudai-kun, with the staff too. Everyone is in the picture but only Matsujun's face is gold because it's covered with gold powder. Everyone is normal-looking and only Matsujun… I think he was doing the Curse of the Tuthankamun. I was like, what the heck is this? So, I took a picture of it. Then there's another one, "2011 Purikura" is written on it. It’s a small envelope. That one is also maybe, Arashi-chan... It was maybe taken on Himitsu no Arashi-chan... A two-shot purikura with Matsujun appeared! It was quite funny so I sent the group picture where only Matsujun's face is gold-colored and the purikura photograph. Then, I received a reply from Matsujun, while wearing that warrior helmet and armor, that is, using a smartphone, he took a picture of himself reflected in the mirror wearing a warrior helmet and armor. He said, "Battle ongoing." (Laughs) I'm sorry, but... So I was like, "Sorry, sorry! Battle ongoing? I'm sorry." What kind of conversation was that. Wearing a warrior helmet and armor but using a smartphone is funny... It must be tough. I’m sorry.

[g0rechan]

fankids' favorite cartoons in your HC?

YAY

Hanako- Daria

Yara- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

Sakura- Bluey

Akira- Steven Universe

Keiko- The Powerpuff Girls

Akito- Beavis and Butthead

Ryuno- Over The Garden Wall

Spotty- Invader Zim

Akio- Any adult cartoon cuz he’s edgy like that

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Freeter volleyball manga

FREETER VOLLEYBALL MANGA MOVIE

In 1997, Aiba made his drama debut portraying Akira, one of the many children left to survive in a city under government lockdown after a mysterious disease wipes out all the adults, in the drama Bokura no Yūki: Miman Toshi ( ぼくらの勇気, Our Courage: Miman City). He portrayed a young man hovering over life and death due to a violent traffic accident. Īiba reunited with director Keiko Miyata ( 宮田 慶子, Miyata Keiko), who has been the director for his stage plays since 2005, and took on the lead role for Kimi to Miru Sen no Yume ( 君と見る千の夢, The Thousand Dreams I Dream With You), which ran from May 5 to 24, 2010.

FREETER VOLLEYBALL MANGA MOVIE

In early 2008, Aiba was given the lead role of Colin Briggs in the stage play called Greenfingers, which was adapted from the movie of the same name. It was the first stage adaptation of the 1993 film Untamed Heart. In 2007, Aiba portrayed Adam, a shy young man with a heart defect, in Wasurerarenai Hito ( 忘れられない人, Unforgettable Person). In 2005, Aiba took up the lead role of Keiji Takashima ( 高島 啓治, Takashima Keiji), a naive but honest station attendant living in a world after a World War III nuclear war, in Tsubame no Iru Eki ( 燕のいる駅, A Station with Swallows). Acting career Stage Īiba began acting in a 1997 stage play based on an American coming of age film called Stand by Me with future bandmates Jun Matsumoto and Kazunari Ninomiya. Aiba also used to play the saxophone however, due to the collapse of one of his lungs in 2002, he was forced to stop playing due to the operation he had to undergo. For his solo song "Hello Goodbye", Aiba played the harmonica portion of the song throughout Arashi's Arashi Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live and Arashi Marks Arashi Around Asia 2008 concert tours. In collaboration with the other members, he has written the lyrics to "Fight Song" and "5x10". Music career įor music-related releases and activities as a member of Arashi, see Arashi. Wanting to play basketball with them, he sent in the application to join the talent agency himself, without exactly knowing what the agency specialized in until the day of auditions. Prior to joining Johnny & Associates, Aiba watched a program called Love Love SMAP ( 愛ラブSMAP, Ai Rabu SMAP) and saw SMAP playing basketball on television. Aiba was raised by his grandparents until he was four years old because his parents were busy running their newly opened Chinese cuisine restaurant then. He has a younger brother who is four years younger. Other than saying that he would wait, Tego did not hide his possessive eyes.Aiba was born in Hanamigawa, Chiba as the first child of his family. It was the first time in his life that he had ambitions other than swordsmanship. “Even though I knew at first that you didn’t see me as a real man”Īfter discovering his shocking secret, Aine felt her heart explode, as if she wanted to stay still. I’ve read novels that have been changed halfway, but this is the first novel where the character’s gender is changed. “At first I thought it was good that we became friends”Īine quickly swallowed the saliva down her neck. As of now, I’m pretending to believe he’s the most sophisticated manhood ever, but what is he supposed to be a real man? But perfect from bottom to top. So, I entrusted my body to nature, just like that, day by day.īut I don’t know when I became the fiancée of the female lead disguised as a male. What about my role? what should I do now?Ī.: Don’t stay here and mess with your brain. Q.: The person who appears in front of me is currently the female lead in the original but is in a state of disguised as a male! She replaced her twin brother who died in an accident.

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The screenshots from "Dou Suru Ieyasu?"(What To Do Ieyasu?). 01.10.2023.

Part 2.

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Shoujo Manga with Physical English releases List

The Manga series english title (The japanese title - the author (firstname lastname) /artist) extra info

13th Boy   (SangEun Lee ) out of print? Has digital release as well

@ Full Moon   (Sanami Matoh)

 A Condition Called Love (Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai - Megumi Morino)

A Devil and Her Love Song   (Akuma to Love Song - Miyoshi Toumori)

A Drunken Dream and Other Short Stories   (Various)

A Sign of Affection   (Yubisaki to Renren - suu Morishita)

Absolute Boyfriend   (Zettai Kareshi - Yuu Watase)

Aishiteruze Baby ★★ (Youko Maki)

Alice 19th   (Yuu Watase)

Alice in Murderland   (Kakei no Alice - Kaori Yuki)

Alice in the Country of Hearts   (Heart no kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World   (Author Quinrose art Soumei Hoshino)

Angel Sanctuary (Tenshi Kinryouku - Kaori Yuki)

Ani-Imo   (Ani ga Imouto ga Ani de - Haruko Kurumatani)

Anonymous Noise   (Fukumenkei Noise - Ryoco Fukuyama)

Antique Bakery   (Seiyou Kottou Yougashiten - Fumi Yoshinaga)

Ao Haru Ride   (Io Sakisaka)

Arisa   (Natsumi Ando)

Aron’s Absurd Armada   (Aronui Mujeokhamdae - MiSun Kim)

Ascendance of a Bookworm   (Honzuki no Gekokujou - Author Miya Kazuki Artist Suzuka)

Baby & Me   (Akachan to Boku - Marimo Ragawa)

Banana Fish   (Akimi Yoshida)

Basara   (Yumi Tamura) out of print/available  digitally

Beast Master   ( Kyousuke Motomi)

Beasts of Abigaile   (Abigaile no Kemono-tachi - Ringo Naki)

Beauty Pop   (Kiyoko Aria) out of print / available digitally

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost   (Kaori Yuki)

Beauty is the Beast   (Bijo ga Yajuu - Tomo Matsumoto)

Black Bird   (Kanoko Sakurakouji)

Black Rose Alice   (Kuro Bara Alice - Setona Mizushiro) out of print/no digital release

Bloody Kiss (Kazuko Furumiya) out of print/no digital release

Bloody†Mary   (Akaza Samamiya)

Bride of the Water God   (Mi-Kyung Yoon) Out of print/not available digitally

Cardcaptor Sakura + Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card   (CLAMP)

Ceres: Celestial Legend   (Ayashi no Ceres - Yuu Watase)

Cheeky Brat   (Namaikizakari - Mitsubachi Miyuki)

Children of the Whales   (Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau - Abi Umeda)

Claudine   (Riyoko Ikeda)

Clover   (CLAMP)

Cowboy Bebop   (Authors Shinichiro Watanabe/Hajime Yatate Art yutaka Nanten)

Crimson Hero   (Beniiro Hero -Mitsuba Takanashi) out of print /never completed series/ no digital

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecillia Sylvie   (Akuyaku Reijou, Cecilia Sylvie wa Shinitakunai node Dansou suru Koto ni Shita - Athor Hiroro Akizakura Art Shino Akiyama) Originally a LN / also licenced

Cutie and the Beast   (Pujo to Yajuu: JK ga Akuyaku Wrestler ni Koi Shita Hanashi - Yuhi Azumi)

D.N Angel (Yukiru Sugisaki) Out of print but can get series digitally

Daily Report About My Witch Senpai   (Maka Mochida)

Dawn of the Arcana   (Reimei no Arcana - Rei Touma)

Daytime Shooting Star   (Hirunaka no Ryuusei - Mika Yamamori

Demon From Afar   (liki no Ki - Kaori Yuki)

Demon Love Spell   (Ayakashi Koi Emaki - Mayu Shinjou)

Dengeki Daisy   (Kyousuke Motom)

Descendants of Darkness   (Yami no Matsuei - Yoko Matsushita)

Disney manga series  (quite a few are shoujo)

Doubt!!   (Kaneyoshi Izumi)

Dragon★Girl   (Toru Fujieda)

Dreamin’ Sun   (Yumemiru Taiyou - Ichigo Takano)

Fairy Cube   (Kaori Yuki)

Fiance of the Wizard   (Mahoutsukai no Konyakusha - Author Syuri Nakamura  Artist Masaki Kazuka / Keiko Sakano)

Flower in a Storm   (Hana ni Arashi - Shigeyoshi Takagi)

Flower of Life   (Fumi Yoshinaga)

Fluffy Fluffy  Cinnamoroll   (Fuwa♥Fuwa Cinnamon Yumi Tsukirino)

Fragments of Horror (Ma no Kakera - Junji Itou)

Fruits basket + Fruits basket Another   (Natsuki Takaya)

Full Moon wo Sagashite   (Arina Tanemura)

Fushigi Yuugi   (Yuu Watase)

Gaba Kawa   (Rie Takada)

Gakuen Alice (Tachibana Higuchi) Out of print /unfinished/no digital release

Ghost Hunt   (Story/Art Shiho Inada  Story Fuyumi Ono) Out of print/no digital release

God Child   (Kaori Yuki)

Golden Japanesque: A Splendid Yokohama Romance   (Kiniro Japanesque - Kaho Miyasaki)

Goong (So Hee Park) /out of print? Has digital copies

Grand Guignol Orchestra   (Guignol Kyuutei Gakudan - Kaori Yuki)

Hana-Kimi   (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - Hisaya Nakajo)

Hatsu*Haru   (Shizuki Fujisawa)

Heaven’s Will   (Satoru Takamiya)

High School Debut   (Koukou Debut - Kazune Kawahara)

Himeyuka & Rozione’s Story   (Natsukashi Machi no Rozione - Sumomo Yumeka)

Honey Hunt   (Miki Aihara)

Honey So Sweet   (Amu Meguro)

Hot Gimmick   (Miki Aihara)

I Am Here   (Koko ni lru yo! - Ema Toyama)

I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an OtomeGame but the Boys Love me Anyway!   (Akuyaku Reijou desu ga Kouryaku Taishou no Yousu ga Ijousugiru - Ataki / Sou Inaida)

I.O.N   (Ariana Tanemura)

Idol Dreams   (31☆Idreams - Arina Tanemura)

Ima Koi Now I am in Love   (Ayuko Hatta)

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss   (Akuyaku Reijou nanodo Last Boss wo Kattemimashita - Author Sarasa Nagase Art Anko Yuzu) originally LN; also translated

Immortal Rain (Meteor Methuselah - Kaori Ozaki)

Kageki Shojo!!   (Kumiko Saiki)

Kaiju Girl Caramelise   (Otome Kaijū Carameliser - Spica Aoki)

Kamikaze Girls   (Shimotsuma Monogatari - Novala Takemoto/Yukio Kanesada)

Kamisama Kiss   (Karisama Hajimemashita - Julietta Suzuki)

Karakuri Odette   (Julietta Suzuki) Out of print? / no digital release

Kare Kano his and her circumstances   (Masami Tsuda) out of print/no digital release

Karneval   (Kaanibbaru - TouyaMikanagi)

Kase-san series   (Hiromi Takashima)

Kigurumi Guardians   (Lily Hoshino)

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You   (Karuho Shiina)

Kiss Him, Not me   (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda - Junko)

Kiss Me At the Stroke of Midnight   (Gozen 0-ji, Kiss shi ni Kite yo - Rin Mikimoto)

Kiss of the Rose Princess   (Barajou no Kiss - Aya Shouoto)

Kitchen Princess   (Kitchen no Ohimesama - atsumi Ando; Story by Miyuki Kobayashi)

Kodocha: Sana's Stage   (Kodomo no Omocha - Miho Obana )Out of print/ No digital release

Komomo Confiserie   (Maki Minami)

Last Game (Shinobu Amano)

Laughing Under the Clouds   (Donten ni Warau - KarakaraKemuri)

Lets Dance a Waltz   (Waltz no Ojikan - Natsumi Ando)

Let’s Kiss in Secret Tomorrow   (Ashita, Naisho no Kiss Shiyou - Uri Sugata)

Like a Butterfly (Hibi Chouchou - Suu Morishita

Liselotte & the Witch’s Forest   (Liselotte to Majo no Mori - Natsuki Takaya) Story discontinued by Author

Living-room Matsunaga-san   (Living no Matsunaga-san - Keiko Iwashita)

Love In Focus   (Renzu-sou no Sankaku - Youko Nogiri)

Love me, Love me not   (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare - Io Sakisaka)

Love of Kill   (Koroshi Ai - Fe)

Lovely★Complex   (Aya Nakahara)

Lovesick Ellie   (Koiwasurai no Ellie - Fujimomo)

L♥DK   (Ayu Watanabe)

Magical Knight Rayearth   (CLAMP)

Maid-sama   (Kaichou wa Maid-sama! - Hiro Fujiwara)

Manga Dogs   (GDGD-DOGS - Ema Toyama)

Manhwa Novella Collection

Marmalade Boy   (Wataru Yoshizumi) Out of print/not digitally available

Mermaid Boys   ( Sarachiyomi )

MeruPuri: Märchen☆Prince   (Merupuri Matsuri hino)

Meteor Prince   (Otome to Meteor Meca Tanaka)

Mint Chocolate   (Mami Orikasa)

Missions of Love   (Watashi ni xx Shinasai! - Ema Toyama)

Mistress Fortune   (Zettai Kakusei Tenshi Mistress☆Fortune - Ariana Tanemura)

Moon Child   (Tsuki no Ko - Reiko Shimizu) Out of print/not available digitally

My Girlfriend’s a Geek   (Fijoshi Kanajo - By (author) Pentabu, By (artist) Rize Shinba)   /originally a novel

My Girlfriend’s Child (Ano Ko no Kodomo - Mamoru Aoi)

My Little Monster   (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun - Robico)

My Love Mix-Up!   (Kieta Hatsukoi - Author Wataru Hinekure Art Aruko)

My Love Story   (Ore Monogatari!! - Author Kazune Kawahara Artist Aruko)

My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu - Momoko Koda)

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!    (Hamefura - Author Satoru Yamaguchi Artist Nami Hidaka) Originally a LN / also licenced

NG Life   (Mizuho Kusanagi) Out of print/ no digital release

Nana   (Ai Yazawa)

Natsume’s Book of Friends   (Natsume Yuujinchou - Yuki Midorikawa)

Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun   (Yumekui Kenbun - Shin Mashiba)

No. 6   (Story by Atsuko Asano, Art by Hinoki Kino )

No Longer Heroine (Heroine Shikkaku - Momoko Koda)

Not Your Idol   (Sayonara Miniskirt - Aoi Makino)

Of the Red, the Light and the Ayakashi   (Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no - Author HaccaWorks* Artist Nanao)

Orange   (Ichigo Takano)

Oresama Teacher   (Izumi Tsubaki)

Otherworld Barbara   (Barbara Ikai - Moto Hagio)

Otomen   (Aya Kanno)

Ouran Highschool Host Club   (Ouran Koukou Host Club - Bisco Hatori)

Penguin Revolution   (Sakura Tsukuba) Out of print/ no digital release

Phantom Dream   (Genei Musou -Natsuki Takaya) Out of print/ no digital release

Phantom Thief Jeanne   (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne - Ariana Tanemura)

Pig Bride   (KookHwa Huh/SuJin Kim) out of print?

Please Save My Earth   (Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte - Saki Hiwatari)

Primitive Boyfriend   (Genshijin Kareshi - Yoshineko Kitafuku)

Prince Freya   (Itsuwari no Freja - Keiko Ishihara)

Princess Ai   (Princess Ai Monogatari - Author Courtny Love Art Misaho Kujiradou)

Princess Knight the Twin Knights   (Futago no Kishi - Osamu Tezuka)

QQ Sweeper / / Queen’s Quality   (Kyousuke Motomi)

Rainbow Days   (Nijiiro Days - Minami Mizuno)

Real Girl (Mao Nanami)

Red River   (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori - Chie Shinohara) Out of Print/ has digital release

Requiem of the Rose King   (Baraou no Souretsu - Aya Kanno)

Revolutionary Girl Utena    (Shoujo Kakumei Utena - Be-Papas// Chiho Saitou)

Rose of Versailles   (Versailles no Bara - Riyoko Ikeda)

Rosen Blood   (Rosen Blood: Haitoku no Meikan - Kachiru Ishizue)

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts   (Niehime to Kemono no Ou -Yu Tomofuji)

Sailor moon + Codename Sailor V   (Naoko Takeuchi)

Saint Tail   (Kaitou Saint Tail - Megum Tachikawa) Out of print/no digital release

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura   (Sakura-hime Kaden - Ariana Tanemura)

Sand Chronicles   (Sunadokei - Hinako Ashihara)

Say I Love You   (Suki tte li na yo - Kanae Hazuki)

Shinobi life   (Shoko Konami) /out of print; also has digital

Short Cake Cake   (Suu Morishita)

Short-Tempered Melancholic and Other Stories   (Kanshakudama no Yuutsu - Ariana

Shugo Chara!   (PeachPit)

Shuriken and Pleats   (Shuriken to Pleats - Matsuri Hino)

Skip Beat   (Yoshiki Nakamura)

Skull-faced Bookseller Honda-san   (Gaikotsu Shotenin Holda-san - * Honda)

Snow White with the Red Hair   (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime - Sorata Akizuki)

So Cute It Hurts!!   (Kobayashi ga Kawai sugite Tsurai!! - Go Ikeyamada)

Special A   (Maki Minami)

St.♥Dragon Girl   (Sei♥Dragon Girl - Natsumi Matsumoto)

Star⇄Crossed   (Wota⇄Doru: Oshi ga Watashi de Watashi ga Oshi de - Junko)

Stepping on Roses   (Hadashi de Bara wo Fume - Rinko Ueda)

Strobe Edge   (Io Sakisaka)

Stupid Love Comedy   (Love Comedy no Baka - ShuShuShu Sakurai) (has more vol.s digitally tho)

Sugar Princess: Skating to win   (Hisiya Nakamura)

Sweet Rein   (Yoroshiku Master - Sakura Tsukuba)

Tail of the Moon   (Tsuki no Shippo - Rinko Ueda)

Takane & Hana   (Yuki Shiwasu)

Tanemura)

That Wolf-Boy Is Mine!   (Watashi no Ookami-kun - Yoko Nogiri)

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life   (Usata Nonohara, Guru Mizoguchi, ox )

The Betrayal Know My Name   (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo SHitteiru - Hotaru Odagiri)

The Cain Series   (Hakushaku Cain Series - Kaori Yuka)

The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess   (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi - Akiharu Touka)

The Demon Prince of Momochi House   (Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji - Aya Shouoto)

The Devil Does Exist   (Akuma de sourou - Mitsuba Takanashi) out of print / no digital

The Earl and The Fairy   (Hakushaku to Yousei - Author Mizue Tani Art Ayuko) Originally a LN series (which is not licenced)

The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross   (Shinshi Doumei Cross - Ariana Tanemura)

The Heiress and the Chauffeur   (Ojousama no Untenshu - Keiko Ishihara)

The Poe Clan   (Poe no Ichizoku - Moto Hagio)

The Prince and His Dark Days   (Ouji-sama to Haiiro no Hibi - Hico Yamanaka)

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent   ( Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu - Author Yuka Tachibana Artist Fujiazuki) Originally a LN / also licenced

The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World   (Author Kyouka Izumi / Oumiya Artist Reiko Sakurada) Originally a LN / also licenced

The Secret Sakura Shares   (Sakura no Himegoto - Akira Hagio)

The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions   (Kyuuketsuki to Yukai na Nakama-tachi - Author Narise Konohara Artist Marimo Ragawa)

The Wallflower   (Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge♥ - Tomoko Hayakawa)

The Water Dragon’s Bride   (Suijin no Hanayome - Rei Touma)

The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap (Fukushuu wo chikatta shironeko wa ryuuou no hiza no jou de damin wo musaboru - Author Aki /Kureha Artist Yamigo) Originally a LN / also licenced

The Wind Shines   (Kaze Hikaru - Taeko Watanabe)

They were 11   (11-nin Iru! - Moto Hagio)

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys   (Amakunai no Nichijou wa - Yoko Nogiri)

Those Summer Days   (Ano Natsu - Chika)

Time Stranger Kyoko   (Ariana Tanemura)

Tokyo Babylon (CLAMP)

Tokyo Boys & Girls   (Miki Aihara)

Tokyo Mew Mew & Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode (Story by Reiko Yoshida; Art by Mia Ikumi)

Tomie   (Junji Ito)

Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet   (Mika Yamamori)

Twinkle Stars   (Hoshi wa Utau - Natsuki Takaya)

Usotoki Rhetoric (Ritsu Miyako)

V.B Rose   (Banri Hidaka) Publisher became Defunct

Vampire Dormitory   (Ema Toyama)

Vampire Knight   (Matsuri Hino)

Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy   (Seiyuu Ka! - Maki Minami)

Waiting for spring   (Harumatsu Bokura - ANASHIN)

Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty   (Ohayou, Ibarahime - Megumi Morino)

Wanted   (Matsuri Hino)

We Were There   (Bokura ga Ita - Yuuki Obata)

Wolf Girl and Black Prince (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji - Ayuko Hatta)

X (CLAMP)

Yakuza Lover   (Koi to Dangan - Nozomi Mino)

Yona of the Dawn   (Akatsuki no Yona - Mizuho Kusanagi)

Yukarism   (Chika Shiomi)

Yuzu the Pet Vet   (Mingo Ito)

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Keiko Yamamoto and her companions Robby Hide the Wood-Elf and Vicky the Raccoon stand before the wildfower-dotted meadows of the Black Mountains with the resident pterosaur Arashi

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WHAT SHAPES MY SOUL (NASU KINOKO, ON IKUHARA KUNIHIKO)

—How did you first encounter Ikuhara’s work?

Nasu: My first Ikuhara work was “Revolutionary Girl Utena”. As a creator in my forties, the media I experienced from my teens to my twenties has left permanent scars on me. The first shock I experienced was “Neon Genesis Evangelion”. It had everything that appealed to me, so I naturally took both damage and influence from it. While I was still reeling from “Eva”, along came “Martian Successor Nadesico”, and then “Utena”. I was assaulted by a barrage of brilliant, highly charismatic anime in those days.

—What was your impression of the first episode?

Nasu: My friends (all men, naturally) kind of reflexively rejected it: “What the hell’s with this artstyle?!” I was used to shoujo manga, so my first impression was “I like these character designs. But I guess it’s true that they’re a bit too aesthetic for anime…” I wasn’t too resistant to it probably because I loved Takemiya Keiko’s “Toward the Terra”.

But once I actually watched it, it wasn’t the artstyle but the subject matter itself that was in a completely different cultural field, and I couldn’t wrap my head around it. And yet I couldn’t help but watch it again and again. Behind the aesthetic and abstract world it presented at first glance was something very sensitive and allegorical. From its very first episode, “Utena” boldly opted to take things that normally the viewers would demand to have explained to them and express them while remaining abstract.

—”Express them while remaining abstract.”

Nasu: Yes. “Utena”, “Mawaru Penguindrum”, and “Yuri Kuma Arashi” all have something definitive at their core, and it’d be possible to definitively state “this means such-and-such”. But once you say that, it’s all over. If you turn to someone who’s struggling with something “abstract” and tell them your own subjective conclusion, all you’ve done is push someone else’s viewpoint on them. It’s very difficult to convey an image while keeping it as-is. Communicating abstract concepts while keeping them as such is something Director Ikuhara has been doing since back then.

“Utena”‘s dialogue was sensitive and abstract, but the direction and art were all so vivid. The imagery of the shell representing the world was so powerful, it was like I’d seen an amazing work of art—that may be an exaggeration, but that feeling overcame me when I watched the first episode, and it got me hook line and sinker. The “Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku” stock sequence played, there was a battle, the ending theme played, and I thought with certainty, “This is a masterpiece. But it’d probably be impossible to explain how amazing it is to ten people and have all ten of them understand.” I think now that the people who hold this work in their heart forever are either the female viewers who likely share the same gender-related hardships, or the people who think “I want to create something, I want to express something”. Once you’ve been shown something like this, you can’t ignore it. It felt like peeping on someone’s secrets, like I’d seen something I shouldn’t have.

[yurimother]

Classic Yuri Manga From Famed Lesbian Created Licensed in English

On February 14, 2020, as part of their Yuri V Day celebration, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed Akiko Morishima’s Yuri manga titles, The Conditions of Paradise: Our First Time (Hajimete, Kanojo to.) and The Conditions of Paradise: Azure Dream (Ruri-iro no Yume). Both volumes are connected to Morishima’s 2007 manga, The Conditions of Paradise (Rakuen no Jouken), which will be released by Seven Seas in English this March. Like the original, The Conditions of Paradise, both Our First Time and Azure Dream are anthology works following a variety of adult lesbian couples.

Our First Time was originally published by Ichijinsha in 2013. It tells the origin story of Sarina and Sumi from the first volume, describing how they got together. Other chapters follow characters from Azure Dream and Morishima’s 2009 Yuri series Renai Joshika, the latter of which is not published in English.

Azure Dream tells original stories features new couples and Keiko and Emi, the couple from chapters four and five of the original book. The volumes also contains a side story to Morishima’s 2008 series Hanjuku Joshi, which is not published in English. Azure Dream was originally published by Ichijinsha in 2009.

The Conditions of Paradise: Our First Time will be released physically and digitally in North America on September 15, 2020. The Conditions of Paradise: Azure Dream will follow on November 24, 2020.

You can preorder the first book, The Conditions of Paradise physically or digitally here: https://amzn.to/39ImZb9

Akiko Morishima is a famed Yuri creator who has been creating Yuri manga for over 20 years. Her works include the character designed and manga adaptation of Yuri Bear Storm (Yurikuma Arashi), Hanjuki Joshi, and The Conditions of Paradise. Many of her works feature adult lesbian and other queer identities. She also creates doujinshi with her partner,  Minakata Sunao, the artist behind Akuma no Riddle (Riddle Story of Devil).  Morishima is open about her experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and her ADHD diagnosis. 

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From 2010:

About what each member does during concert that makes your heart throb:

M: Sho-kun is always bringing a speaker into the concert greenroom and plays some music. The songs he chooses are the ones that will make everyone feel good. I've never made sure whether he purposely chose them for us but they are good background music in the greenroom. Last year, was it Michael Jackson's song?

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From VS Arashi 2018/11/01:

Kitagawa Keiko who was the plus one guest mentioned that Sho was the Arashi member she interacted with the most. Especially during Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, they saw each other so much that she was probably sick of it.

S: Around Candle Sho period, right? Around that time.

This time she mentioned that he has a sense for music.

Keiko: It was probably after the candles were no good anymore...

M: There's a continuation for Candle Sho?

S: This is a guess but is that perhaps Speaker Sho?

Keiko: (Laughs) That's right!

Haruna: Speaker Sho?

S: Go ahead.

Keiko: In the room where everyone had their make-up done, he always played some music...

M: DJ Sho, right.

Keiko: That's right! He matched it with our mood, for example, the scene we were going to take after that. I remember it helped me a lot.

S: Do you know why that DJ Sho disappeared during {the shooting} for the movie?

Keiko: Why did he disappear?

S: About that, when I entered the room, Takenaka Naoto-san was having his make-up done, and he had this very good quality speaker, so I hid mine away.

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From Hanamaru 2013:

Sho talks about the birthday presents he received from Arashi.

S: From Matsumoto-kun... I received a speaker.