#sanan hen

[kaysutcliff-michaelis]

Sannan-hen cast with character visuals

Character visuals for Sannan-hen have been posted on the official Hakumyu Twitter account!

Keisuke Sannan - Teruma  (輝馬)  

Chizuru Yukimura - Shion Aoki (青木志穏)

Toshizo Hijikata  -  Hidetoshi Kubota (久保田秀敏)

Souji Okita  - Kento Kitamura (北村健人)

Hajime Saito -  Shoichiro Oomi (大海将一郎)

Heisuke Todou -  Yuta Higuchi (樋口裕太)

Shinpachi Nagakura - Ryosuke Koike (小池亮介)

Sanosuke Harada  -  Shouta Kawakami (川上将大)

Susumu Yamazaki - Tsukasa Taguchi (田口司)

Isami Kondou  - Taira Imata (井俣太良)

Chikage Kazama  - Yoshihide Sasaki   (佐々木喜英) 

Kyuju Amagiri - Masafumi Yokoyama (横山真史)

Kyo Shiranui   - Takuma Sueno (末野卓磨)

Kodo Yukimura -  Hiroyuki Kawamoto  (川本裕之)

Kaoru Nagumo - Yuzuki Hoshimoto (星元裕月)

[barako-and-tea]

“It is such a quiet thing, to fall. But far more terrible is to admit it.”

- Kreia (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2)

Sannan at the end of Heisuke’s route

[kurayami-no-ko]

Sannan hen’s friendship song: 今影

This song is from the earlier section of the musical when Chizuru comforts Sannan about becoming a Rasetsu. I again will state that this is probably highly inaccurate as I don’t have the official lyrics. Also don’t read this if you want to avoid spoilers.

今影

山南：この手で温もりけしてきた

鏡にうつらぬ姿をまとった

志を微笑む影なき、者たち

なにを残してやれるだろうを

共に風花また会おうたちに

物陰でしかない

いずれ消えてゆくのに

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Sannan：Kono te de nukumori keshite kita

Kagami ni utsuranu sugata wo motatta

Kokorozashi wo hohoemu kagenaki, monotachi

Nani wo nokoshite yareru darou wo

Tomo ni kazabana mata aou tachi ni

Momokage de shikanai

Izure kiete yuku noni

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Sannan：Warmth has gone from these hands

The mirror no longer reflects this form

These phantoms who are smiling about their ambition

What more are left for us to do

In order to meet together under the snow

Our only option left is to hide

Even when eventually we will be heading towards our demise

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千鶴：それでもあなたの手は温かい

まるで闇に消えた

温もりのように

いまも生きているから

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Chizuru: Soredemo anata no te ha atatakai

Marude yami ni kieta

Nukumori no you ni

Ima mo ikite iru kara

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However, you hands are still warm

It feels like darkness is disappearing

Because of this warmth

You right now are still living

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山南、千鶴：命は命

さまようのって言ったとしても

山南：今を歩くなら

千鶴：残せる足跡なる

山南、千鶴： 探し続けていまも

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Sannan, Chizuru: Inochi wa inochi 

Samayou notte ittatoshitemo

Sannan: Ima wo aruku nara

Chizuru: Nokoseru ashiato naru

 Sannan, Chizuru: Sagashite tsudukete ima mo

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Sannan, Chizuru: Life is life 

Even when one loses one’s directions

Sannan: Even now if I continue on walking

Chizuru: Leaving footprints behind

Sannan, Chizuru: Even now I will continue on searching

[fluttering-by]

Noooooooo I responsed to a Hakumyu Sanan hen interest check but then I didn't join the actual split I'm so stupid!

[smellsthevale1]

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[gula-melaka]

誠

I've played Kyoto Winds, Edo Blossoms. I’ve watched the anime and 4 other musicals. I’ve seen the story many times, I knew how it went. I knew who turns into a rasetsu, and who dies. But this is the first time I've cried watching Hakuouki. Twice, too. Hakumyu Kazama-hen is like a carefully woven farewell love letter to the Shinsengumi. Thank you so much for the feels.

[ladyshiranui]

Pardon me

Allow me to draw your attention to this scene in Heisuke-Hen I picked up on while I made my brownies today.

Ladies and gentlemen, a fun fact about Sanan Keisuke:

“Some time after the Zenzaiya incident he tried to escape the Shinsengumi, despite the regulation against deserters. As a result, he committed seppuku with Okita as his Kaishakunin on March 20 (lunar calendar February 23), 1865.”

Funny that.

[nightstareternal]

Me:

[kumoriyami-xiuzhen]

Hakuoki Shinkai Saito-hen Premium Ticket Goods + Bromides

if these were of the original cast, i’d definitely get them in a heartbeat. or at least for saito, hijikata, souji, nagakura, heisuke, sanan, kazama and shiranui lol.

(i also like yamazaki from hijikata-hen, kazama-hen, and harada from kazama-hen)

[onestubbornlass]

If the Hakuoki characters were a real family...

Hijikata: uptight mom hen

Kondou: Aloof and out of touch dad

Gen: everybody’s kind bad ass grandpa.

Saito: the quiet takes things too seriously brother

Shin: that one cousin you just can’t keep sober

Harada: everybody’s loveable older brother

Okita: that one brother who isn’t afraid to prank his siblings but if anyone else messes with them is willing to kill the idiots.

Sanan: the creepy uncle everybody stays away from

Heisuke: the youngest brother always in trouble; is never serious

Chizuru: the defenseless little sister who always needs protection unless you touch her man then hell hath no fury than her; twin

Iba: the cousin who rarely shows up unless in town

Kazama: the adopted obsessed with chizuru perverted cousin

Kaoru: twin that cross dresses; wants to be a girl and hates his sister for it

Ibuki: the twice removed cousin; left the family to become an artist

Sen: the adorable cousin who is the only truly sane one of the bunch

Shiranui: the cousin who loves weapons too much

Yamazaki: the badass ninja uncle the kids never know is coming

Amagiri: the uncle that has no more fucks to give.

Koudou: the one you-never-mention-him uncle that’s locked up in the asylum

Itou: Sannan's wife, hates the rest of the family, but pretends to love them just for appearances. Expresses his love for his nieces and nephews by giving them money and material possessions; aka that aunt that just always seems to have fuck tons of money and expensive shit. Always****

Sakamoto: the very popular amongst the ladies cousin

Takeda: definitely gay but will never say, stick up his ass genius cousin who everybody hates

Souma: wants to be the best to protect his family type of brother

Miki: The Sister-in-Law (on Itou’s side) that everyone tolerates who always buys Gucci products and wears it to every single family gathering, arriving fashionably late by exactly 35 minutes.**

Kodo’s furies: Kodo’s asylum buddies who believe Kodo is the savior, tries to break out of the asylum but gets killed.

Shimada: the uncle who’s everyone’s best friend and who everyone asks to baby sit.

[kurayami-no-ko]

Another Sannan hen song

This is the song during the love confession and kissing scene. I love how they keep it very close to the original VN text. I don’t have the text of the actual song so it is likely I make a lot of mistakes in writing down the Japanese text, which will make my translation inaccurate, too. Thankfully, they make this song similar to the VN dialogues in some words and phrases so I can check, compare and correct the lyrics I wrote down by listening. If you want to avoid spoilers for Sannan Hen, it is best for you to not click on Keep reading as this scene happens late into the musical.

Sannan hen’s love song

山南：消した一つのありえないもの

いつ消えるかわからないこの影で

ともに願ったしまったもの

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Sannan: Keshita hitotsu no arienaimono

Itsu kieru ka wakaranai kono kage de

tomo ni negatta shimatta mono

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Sannan: The fact that I am going to die is one thing that is unavoidable

It is unclear when this phantom is going fade away

So this wish of us being together

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千鶴：ありえるものとそももいに旅を続け

巡り歩いたとそれが夢だと

ほしえてくれました

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Chizuru: Arieru mono to so momo i ni tabi wo tsuduke

Meguri aruita to sore ga yume da to

Hoshiete kuremashita

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Chizuru: It is possible that we may go on a journey

To be able to walk together with you

Is a dream that I hold

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山南、千鶴：何者であるか答えをしなさい

千鶴：それでもいい

旅をしてから

誰も知らない

影ももいいかげながら

山南：何者であるか

きみだけはわかぬ

千鶴：私もあなたの

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Sannan, Chizuru: Nani mono dearu ka kotae wo shinasai

Chizuru: Soredemo ii

Tabi wo shite kara

Dare mo shiranai

Kage mo mo ii kage nagara

Sannan: Nani mono dearu ka

Kimi dake ha wakanu

Chizuru: Watashi ha anata no

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Sannan, Chizuru: So please answer what kind of thing I am (you are)

Chizuru: It is fine that way

To go on a journey

Where no one knows us

And it doesn’t matter that you are a phantom

Sannan: You are the only one

Who does not understand what I am

Chizuru: I am your...

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Dialogue section so I won’t put the Japanese here and only translate the meaning:

Sannan: Wake up.

Chizuru: I don’t mind not waking up. This time, I will believe in you. Sannan-san, please bring me along on the path that you are following. Please don’t leave and go on your own.

Sannan: Now, have you prepared yourself?

Chizuru: What, um, should I prepare myself for?

Sannan: Prepare your lips to be closed up by me.

Singing part resumes

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山南：ともに歩むと言うなら

命代えて

千鶴：信じていますから

しをあなたのかげをいたいいから

山南：守るために一つに

千鶴：あなたのいい場所になりたいから

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Sannan: Tomo ni ayumu to iu nara

Inochi kaete

Chizuru: Shinjite i masu kara

Shi wo anata no kage wo ita ii kara (Honestly I am confused about this part)

Sannan: Mamoru tameni hitotsu ni

Chizuru: Anata no ii basho ni naritai nara

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If you talk about us journeying together

I am willing to exchange my life

Chizuru: Because I believe in you

Because I don’t mind that you are a phantom

Sannan: The one thing I have to do is to protect you

Chizuru: Because I want to be your good place.

[shenanigumi]

Some thoughts on Harada-hen

I’ll reserve final judgment for a more polished cut, like a DVD rip, but in the meantime…

Not that too many of you care at all, but it’s always easier for me to determine my opinion if I write it down! Throwing it under a read-more because length; sorry to any mobile users out there…

Re: our new actors –

New Chizuru (Isobe Karin): her voice isn’t quite my cup of tea, but she definitely hits the notes, and it’s ultimately just a stylistic difference so I’m ranking her a tentative tied-for-second with Fujikoso Yumi. She is very Chizuru-esque, after all—and props for drawing her sword once in awhile!!—but there’s simply no beating Tanoue Marina.

New Kodo (Kawamoto Hiroyuki): I really don’t have an opinion, other than Edogawa Manji was better and crazier. Although it’s worth noting that Kawamoto-san’s bald cap is on point, if he’s even wearing one.

New Saito (Naya Takeru): he does an awesome job for a newbie!! (Does anyone know whether he’s actually left-handed?) Honestly, he reads more like Saito than Hashimoto Shohei ever did to me, although of course not as much as Matsuda Ryo since we all know there’s no surpassing him.

New Nagakura (Fukuyama Shoudai): I know he was also in LIVE 2, but I resolved to wait until he played a more central role. I remain unimpressed by his singing, mostly because his voice is so gravelly I can’t really hear the tune. However, acting-wise, he’s spot-on, so I’m extremely happy about that.

New Heisuke (Kizu Tsubasa): likewise, I’ve been waiting for him to shine since LIVE 2. He’s not Ikeda Junya, but he’s cute, and he meshes well with the other two. Also, my big sister senses go off whenever any Heisuke at all drinks the Water of Life or gets emotional, so his non-Junyaness doesn’t stop me from tearing up at crucial moments.

New Sanan (Teruma): I know he was in Reimeiroku, but I only watched it once and had no idea what was going on. I personally think he does an amazing, if more than a little theatrical, job with the fury madness.

New Kazama (Sasaki Yoshihide): I will never not see Suzuki Shogo as canon!Kazama, which doesn’t help my impression of anyone else in the role. Sasaki-san carries the part fine and hits the notes he aims for, but it seems to me like he’s trying a little too hard to imitate Tsuda Kenji in his dialogue.

New Amagiri (Soutaro): …he’s good. I still prefer Gomoto Naoya, but Soutaro-san’s good. Like, he has major resting bitch face, which makes him seem a bit more menacing, but that’s fine considering the character.

Re: the soundtrack –

…I’m a little bit concerned about how quickly Higashi Keisuke seems to run out of breath. Not that it interfered with my enjoyment at all, just something I noticed.

It still kinda hurts in some cases to hear the new cast sing old songs, but they kept that to a merciful minimum (Sasaki Yoshihide singing the last part of “Orokamono Domo Yo” was objectively fine since he hit the notes but PLEASE DO NOT REMIND ME THAT SUZUKI SHOGO IS GONE). I loved the leitmotif-references though…

I really like Saito’s first, teeny-tiny song tbh

The “BEAUTIFUL DRUNKARDS” equivalent doesn’t sound quite upbeat enough to be a real party, but I can forgive it due to the adorable as fuck drunk ninja staggering around in the background, and also because Matsuda Gaku’s hips don’t lie. (Also my literal out-loud reaction to Harada taking off his mini-haori-whatever was “OH JESUS”.)

They brought back “Ano Hi no Chikai” AND ADDED SOME OF THAT SWEET HARMONY HELL YES. They’ve totally upped their harmonizing game since the reboot.

OH MY GOD SHIRANUI GETS A FUCKING SOLO THAT ISN’T A VERSE IN SOMEONE ELSE’S SONG. FINALLY. IT ONLY TOOK LITERALLY 10 MUSICALS JFC. Actually, make that two, counting the one close to the end. Also, is it me, or does he only ever sing about Takasugi? That’s a man in love if ever I’ve seen one (although I’m not sure I’ve seen one). I’m just gonna say Shiranui/Takasugi is motherfucking canon at this point. At the very least, it fits in flawlessly.

NEXT GEN “GIVE ME THE POWER” OH YEAH!!! Different Souji, different Saito, and I actually really like the way these two sound together, although Nayu-san’s voice isn’t as ‘strong’ a foundation for the duet/harmony as Hashimoto-san. Honestly, I was happy because it gave me something I could sing along to.

Sano and Shinpachi’s duet when they were dueling was actually awesome, mostly because of all that amazing harmony~

Re: complaints –

Most of my “but y tho” probably stems from a lack of subtitles and understanding of the Japanese language, so I won’t be mentioning too much of that since they’re minor issues anyway.

It’s usual for them to focus on Chizuru’s interactions with the guy whose route it is, but it still jars me a little that her only interaction after joining the Shinsengumi is with Harada even some time after Ikedaya. In fact, the pacing in general seems a little weird in this one, given that Heisuke and Saito barely even leave before they’re brought back—but of course, that’s certainly not to say this is the only musical with an ‘off’ pace. HakuMyu in general seems to be like that in most cases.

I… don’t understand why they had Yamazaki drink the Water of Life at Toba-Fushimi. Like, Harada’s musical is the definitive feel-good route, so why include something from The Darkest route/musical? You could just as easily have offed Yamazaki offstage, or otherwise had him die in passing, the same way he did in Toudou-hen…

I also don’t know why they decided to transition into the epilogue with Hijikata vs Kazama and a Yaisa! reprise. Like, typically that’s a final-battle interlude, not post-final-battle. Also, it’s completely irrelevant to Harada’s route. Although I’ll own that the Yamazaki-Kondou-Sanan dead-people trio was a nice touch.

Re: highlights –

…Okay, I’m never not gonna think Shiranui figuring out Chizuru is a demon first is the most hilarious thing ever. Like, he never even showed up at Ikedaya in the game, yet here he is going “what’s a demon like you doing in a place like this” in Kazama’s stead. Perfect.

NOT GONNA LIE, LIKE 90% OF WHY I WATCHED THIS MUSICAL IS BECAUSE SHIRANUI IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. I WILL NEVER, EVER, GET TIRED OF HIS LAUGHTER AND HIS LITTLE “EH?” AND “HUH?” NOISES AND OH MY GOD. ALSO ONE OF HIS R’S ROLLED AND I THINK I MAY HAVE DIED A LITTLE. I’M MAKING A NOISE LIKE A TRAIN WHISTLE. I JUST. WOW WHAT A CUTIE

It’s kind of a small thing, but I love how subtly Okita’s tuberculosis is introduced. A cough-laugh, then a coughing fit, both quickly cut off by other events, and finally the revelation. Nicely done for a musical that doesn’t focus on him.

I also appreciate how not-prude and curious Chizuru is shown to be from the beginning. Any Chizuru who participates in a drinking song without being coerced, and even carries a sake cup of her own instead of just pouring others’, is 100% fine by me.

I’m in absolute fucking love with how they handle Shiranui’s interactions with Chizuru. Just the right mix of antagonism and playfulness.

OH MY GOD HARADA HAS TO BEND PRACTICALLY FUCKING DOUBLE TO KISS CHIZURU. THIS IS ADORABLE

Speaking of adorable, Nagakura’s confusion during the “we’re leaving the Shinsengumi” scene is priceless. I have no idea what’s happening, but it’s really fucking cute.

It’s kinda nice to see where Kazama’s loyalties really lie on Harada’s route, since we never see that in-game. Like, Shiranui thinks he’s on Kodo’s side, so that colors our perception, but… evidently not. Of course, it could just be that they’re apparently integrating Sanan’s treachery into Harada’s route too, but…

HOLY SHIT THE EMOTION IN OKITA’S VOICE WHEN HE CONFRONTS HIJIKATA AFTER KONDOU’S DEATH. It takes a lot of skill to make me tear up at a scene I’ve seen acted out like 50,000 times before in the previous installments of HakuMyu. You can really see the 8-year-old Souji shining through. AND THEN THAT PUNCH OUT OF NOWHERE!! ON POINT.

Edit: Oh I guess I should spare a mention for the fact that The Scene actually happened, yup. Not that I’m not happy with what foreplay we were given, since I thought for sure they’d just shove it offstage, but it was so… stationary? Although letting Chizuru top before the fadeout was definitely a nice touch.

I am a-ok with Kazama offing Sanan tbfh although it did leave the non-Junya cinnamon roll an orphan of sorts. Also Hijikata as mama bear is the best thing. Honestly, I really like the interpersonal dynamics between members of the Shinsengumi as they’re portrayed here.

GOOD JOB STABBING YOUR EVIL FATHER CHIZURU!!!!!!!! That’s more than any other Chizuru ever did, even Heisuke’s spunky gal~

CURTAIN CALL MOMENTS: Kazama and Hijikata doing the nightclub two-step and staring into one another’s eyes; the extras jumping around and high-fiving one another and one of them spinning Souji around; some confrontation between Harada and an extra over Chizuru; Shiranui getting really emotional about having been around since the beginning (AW POOR BABY WITH THE BROKEN VOICE); Harada having moments with both Shiranui and Chizuru (I’m beginning to form a polyamorous OT3)

[kurayami-no-ko]

I have a Sannan issue right now

So I watched one Hakumyu show. Then I watched another because the first one was so good. And my mind right now is basically just: Sannan, Sannan, Sannan, Sannan,... you get the gist.

I wrote a review of Sannan hen and posted it on the otome games subreddit. Here is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/otomegames/comments/12xdslx/hakuoki_a_review_of_the_recent_sannan_hen_mainly/

I just ordered two Sannan drama CDs because I wanted to hear Sannan speak.

Recently, I started playing Hakuoki SSL and when he started speaking about how he always left his homework to the literal last day because he wanted to enjoy the suffering, I died. This man is just so cute. He literally can do anything, and I will find it cute. He is perfect. I can’t deal with it. Save me. This man will be the death of me, I swear.

[kurayami-no-ko]

A question about Sannan hen’s stream

I can’t believe that I have to wait until September before the Bluray of Sannan hen is out. I am seriously contemplating paying for the last Osaka performance stream just to watch Sannan hen again; I could not watch the last Osaka performance despite wanting to. The problem is: does anyone know whether the video is rewatchable or can you only watch one time and you are done?

[kaysutcliff-michaelis]

I made this gif and added the text LIKE A YEAR AGO and then left it sitting in my drafts 😊

This is from the Heisuke-hen backstage video, and takes place during one of the curtain calls. My dear Ryosuke Mikata was complaining about everyone wanting to kill his character or something along those lines (my Japanese is really limited 😭) and this happens right after that.

He’s adorable!! 😭 And look at Junya and Shogo joining in to shout “daisuki”!

[kaysutcliff-michaelis]

Happy Friday!

This is the Ryosuke Mikata of good luck and happiness!! I hope you all have a great weekend~