#Suzukaze Mayo

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Mayo Suzukaze Sings “Namida wa Shitte Iru” (Live Concert)

[figchn]

ミッドサマー・イブに出会った人は｡｡｡

[nakamorijuan]

涼風真世 - 涙は知っている Mayo Suzukaze - Namida Wa Shitteiru Rurouni Kenshin - 2nd Ending Theme

[eternal-echoes]

So I finally gotten around to watching the Rurouni Kenshin reboot.

Some thoughts:

-The animation is honestly way better

-I like Soma Saito as Kenshin a lot more than Mayo Suzukaze. I think he was the perfect choice. There's gentleness in his voice but he can easily slip right into menacing and threatening.

-I also like the voice actors for Okita Soji and Hajime Saito.

-I was expecting Okita and Battousai to fight just like they did in Tsuioku-hen OVA and the live-action movie. But they didn't. He didn't even cough so Saito's concern might seem out of place for people watching this for the first time. (I feel like there's an assumption that the main audience watching this have already seen the first anime series and finished the manga already).

-I like how Kaoru and Kenshin met for the first time better in the old anime than in this new man. I felt it was more dramatic since he actually fell on the roof. Though I do like that they changed the time of the day to nighttime rather than dawn.

-I like how Kenshin saved Kaoru in the first anime better than in this one. There's more urgency and suspense this time around but I like the inverted colors of the old anime.

- I remember back then thinking how if Kaoru is a Kamiya Kasshin master, she would know not to carelessly hold a sword like this:

So I'm glad they didn't add that this time.

-I remember reading the manga for the first time after seeing the old anime and I thought I liked how the anime adaptation changed the storyline more. Now re-visiting that story again in this anime I think they're pretty equal. I think it highlights Kaoru being optimistic about people not caring about their pasts and how that helped Kenshin heal from his past. I think in the old anime it just seem like Kaoru only didn't care about Kenshin's past specifically (since he saved her life), not just in general. This time it's showing that her optimism is a particular character trait.

-the old anime also omitted how Kaoru picked up some clues where the fake Battousai is coming from since they changed the storyline. Although in the old anime she did figure out that Gohei was a former student of her father. But I think the old anime kinda made Kaoru a bit dumber and helpless than she really is.

-the animated fighting scenes are amazing. It feels like a nice 3-D ride.

-maybe this is more of a translation thing so I can't blame the animators for this but I like Kenshin's dialogue about swordsmanship more in the old anime and English dub anime (specifically the one by Bang Zoom! Entertainment)

-I like the openings songs more from the first anime than this one. When I first heard it from the trailers, I was like, "NO!!! It doesn't fit!"

And this is a lot of spoilers for first time fans:

-but in terms of the soundtrack/background music (idk what they're called specifically), I like this one, too. But a lot of the ones from the old anime still resonate with me.

-Kenshin seems more menacing this time around. And I think that really highlights how he still has a manslayer inside him.

-Also, Kenshin seems a little bit flippant to Kaoru here

I get that she was kinda being rude to him by saying he's just a wanderer, but the way he just walked away when she was baring her emotions was kinda off-putting to me. Maybe I'm the only one interpreting it this way

-Kenshin in the rain!!!

(I guess I'm fond of this because he met Tomoe in the rain)

-Yahiko's hair is a bit weird

Maybe I'm just a bit biased because I watched the old anime multiple times so that's still within me so maybe some of the changes they made would take a while to get use to, as oppose to someone watching it for the first time might have a different experience. I was a bit reluctant rewatching something I already know the story of but I'm excited after the first episode. Looking forward to the next.

[psychic-waffles]

Top 5 songs

Thank you @lasenbyphoenix for the tag 💕

According to my music player these are my most played songs:

Tokyo Laundry by Keaton Henson

結伴前行 from The Lost Tomb Reboot Soundtrack

Die Schatten Werden Langer sung by Mayo Suzukaze (this one is @youngks-smile's fault for showing me Elisabeth last week)

Loneliness #3 (Night Talking) by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett

History Is Now from the Loki Soundtrack

Tagging @forerussake @s1utspeare @sunriseverse @youngks-smile and @humanlighthouse

[olderfcs]

do you have any recs for japanese female fcs over 60?

some of these fcs might not have resources but some i found were kimiko yo (66), setsuko karasuma (67), mari henmi (71), mayo suzukaze (61), ichiryusai teiyu (64) and wakiko kano (66) ! i hope these help.

[tlanwen]

Suzukaze Mayo as Mephistopheles in the 1993 Moon Troupe’s production of Lost Angel 「ロストエンジェル」

[angel-astras]

ref’d from here

[88project]

I love these Suzukaze Mayo's photos. ❤️

[leenaevilin]

[Announcement] ミュージカル・ゴシック『ポーの一族』(musical gothic poe no ichizoku)

the DVD will be released on June 11th, 2021☆ ☆ ☆

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Rurouni Kenshin | Rurouni Kenshin Cast | Kono Sekai no Katasumi de... ~ Zanshou ~ Venus and Mars One small, insignificant encounter Kept growing and growing in importance. Now, it has become a part of my story And I am no longer alone. You were alone and hurting, But you’ll come to understand The strength of tears Surely, someday...

[greenlion1987-2]

[eternal-echoes]

I’ve been imagining Fiona to sound like Mayo Suzukaze.

Or someone with a deep female voice.

[adorare]

This is one of the songs in the Umeda Arts version of Romeo & Juliette that isn’t in the Takarazuka version. It corresponds to the 2010 French revival version of Tu dois te marier.

(There are 2 versions of Tu dois te marier, the original one from the 2001 French production and the 2010 French revival version. They share the same title, but have different melodies and lyrics. 結婚のすすめ, which is found in the Takarazuka production, is based on the 2001 version.)

In the Takarazuka version of Tu dois te marier, Lady Capulet only goes as far as saying that she doesn’t love her husband. In the Umeda Arts version, she gets a whole song about it, with mention of Juliette being born from her affair.

Translated lyrics:

There was never any love between your father and me Right from the start I was beautiful then He suddenly asked for my hand in marriage He only wanted my body My father married me off for money

Juliette; love is not needed Juliette; when it comes to marriage Juliette; I am living In a valley of tears

Juliette; your beautiful skin Juliette; show it Juliette; to the men who want you In exchange for happiness

I was living in anguish In a life without love When that man appeared before me I fell in love for the first time We made love And you were born

Juliette, come live with me In the valley of tears 

[borliner]

萬分美貌的涼爺。

[kittychan-sings-enka]

Happy Birthday to Oscar Francois de Jarjayes! (Born December 25, 1755)