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[wtheckzukasubs]

‘Tsuki no Hokage’ (The Light of the Moon) subs

Download here: wtheckzukasubs.tumblr.com/shows

Timed to the footage broadcasted on the Jidaigeki channel, but it should fit the VHS and the DVD versions with little effort. Let me know if you need any help!

This is a nihonmono, so get ready for some sad story. But the content warning I think of is how Yumiko’s character’s sister has been sold by their own father. I’m almost sure there is mention of suicide, some people die, there is some fighting too, but I can’t remember exactly. I’ve been sitting on this project for way too long... As always, if you can add anything, leave a note here. I’ll be very grateful.

And ugh, was this hard to translate! I’m very thankful to who shared the closed captions with me, without them it wouldn’t have been possible. It wasn’t that possible even with them, that’s the honest truth. Ouka ni Mae is still the hardest show I’ve ever done, but this has entered the list. It’s beautiful, the language, the care the writer had with the use of the words, I wish my capability were high enough to translate how beautiful the script is. Even so, it is beautiful. I’d love to see this redone and I can’t think of a duo strong enough to translate the feelings the way Yumiko and Tomu did.

I’m not sure how much of this is queerbaiting (there is a straight couple and all, so it probably is) and how much it is closeted homossexual feelings, but the bonds between the two main characters... it’s all so beautiful!

The story may drag a little, it is a two-act and they tend to do that. But Stick to the end, it’s worth it.

The beauty of Bow Hall presentations!

(There’s a tiny Ichika in there btw)

[adorare]

Bonnie & Clyde (Snow 2023) subtitles

jstage.dreamful .org/bonnie-and-clyde-snow-2023/

Or click the link under “source”.

Please do not upload the subs anywhere else!

I know there's already subs available for the show, but since I already said I was doing it, I decided to finish it.

The translation was made using the Japanese closed captions. I've also used the lines from the Broadway script as-is where possible.

[colorful-pickle]

As you know there's two genders:

[zungumi]

Mei-chan no Shitsuji (Hoshigumi 2011) subs

AT LAST. between travel, wedding planning, and covid, this kind of fell by the wayside for a bit, but IT'S DONE. my first two act!!!

first of all, wow, otoha minori is great. that could be my entire translation notes. she's so cute. all the musumeyaku in this show are so cute. and the otokoyaku are just as good!! we have suave ikemen beni, loudmouth osananajimi miyaruri, and villain yurika, please, i am a simple creature, act 2 was so hard to sub because i kept blushing. plus, tiny baby kiki and coto! i didn't actually watch this show in full before i started my sub, and wanting to know what happens next was SUCH a motivator, lol. if you're familiar with the manga, it's pretty close except for some things left out or rearranged; if you're familiar with the drama, it is QUITE different. tl;dr this show is SO MUCH FUN, and if you like tropey 00s shoujo it is not to be missed.

TL notes:

yamada tami. all of her lines switch between several regional dialects, so i just kind of..... went ham ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i do not believe in localizing honorifics when a story's set in japan, so. pretend you're all reading manga in 2004 with the little vocab guide in the back cover! i DID translate ojousama, because it's like, half the dialogue, and "my lady" felt romantic.

there's a line about "demon hunting" re: shinobu, which makes sense in the manga where he's referred to as the "white demon" - this got dropped from the script, so i localized it out.

timed to: the bluray, recorded 2/21/11

check my shows page (zungumi dot tumblr dot com slash shows) for the DL!

[cethvalier]

im not a rondo defender BUT. the hungarian version is like really awesome and cool

[kittychan-sings-enka]

Maya Miki tells a funny anecdote about her experience in the 1990 Takarazuka production of The Rose of Versailles: Fersen (from a talk segment in her 1993 dinner show MIKI IN PERSON)

Thank you to @the-rear-admiral-reborn for assistance with the subtitles!

A couple quick notes:

1) Though I’ve subtitled it as if it’s one thought, just to have some lead-in and keep it from opening too suddenly, there seems to be a cut after the initial transition phrase (where the camera cuts from a close shot to distant). I’ve no idea why, but there must have been a segment cut from her talk and the transition spliced to her Berubara story instead.

2) Joseph II of Austria hasn’t appeared in Rose of Versailles scripts in decades, but in some early Fersen versions he appears in a scene where he refuses to assist with any attempt to rescue Marie Antoinette. He is not exactly a character fangirls went wild for.

[twistedeveryway]

Need a dvd copy of Takarazuka Phantom like I need to breathe tbh

[kingkangyohan]

So, I have just finished ep 13.

Without subs.

SPOILERS AHEAD

How am I doing? Not well of course.

Once again, Yumi doesn't believe Babi loves her, but it's just her projecting. Love Cell was nowhere to be seen the whole episode.

[takethistoyourstardust]

thinking abt elisabeth das musical again. if u liked phantom of the opera i genuinely suggest giving this show a watch.

[adorare]

Odyssey (Snow 2022) subtitles

jstage.dreamful .org/odyssey-snow-2022/

Or click the link under “source”.

Please do not upload the subs anywhere else!

If you're interested in the songs used, a list can be found here.

In scene 4 "East China Sea", there is a song that mentions Qingming Festival. While the day is marked by people playing respects to the dead, it was also a time when young couples traditionally started courting.

The math in the song "24000 kisses" doesn't add up, but that's how the Japanese lyrics were...

[wtheckzukasubs]

Why I've been away

I've been postponing this post for reasons of having to write it, and I'm glad I didn't do it before because it would have probably sounded much worse.

You've probably noticed I haven't been releasing much, and for the same reason I haven't been replying most of the messages I get, so I thought I should be more honest with all of you.

Be warned for drama, or just skip to the end for the news. Or just scroll down to the next post.

Of course the state of Takarazuka doesn't make me so happy. Even if we don't touch the elephant in the room since the end of September, so many of my favorites are leaving this year. Sora is taidaning at this very moment actually. People leaving without having been able to shine their most is just the bitterest part of this, though Sora still got to do a whole lot, unlike my other favorites leaving. Too bad she had her chance too late for more. From time to time, Takarazuka makes me feel like it doesn't want me following, and with everything happening irl, it's even harder. However, that hasn't been the reason for my distance from here.

I haven't been well in my mind. I wasn't fine before because of how unstable my job was and how I couldn't find something else no matter how many resumés I sent out, and then I eventually did lose my job, and still couldn't get anything. It's been almost a year now. A whole year of questioning my whole life path, of trying to follow each advice and still not get anything. So yeah, I'm far far far from being well. I'm lucky enough I get to live with my parents even if that is also some curse when you don't have an alternative when it becomes too much. I'll stop here because you probably got the picture already and this is making my mind go places.

And no, I'm not here to ask for money lol Anyway, everyone in the fandom already helps me enough with anything I ask. I'm really grateful!

The intention is to first, let you know I'm not gone. I busy like crazy trying to stay together, and the times I'm not, I'm simply drained from living my life. So even if I did have projects I could be working on, I can't do it as much as when I was feeling better. For you to have an idea of how my rhythm has been, Yukinojo was the only one I did since I lost my job. However, I also still don't have the resources to fulfill the commitments I've made—Blackjack, missing the closed captions because Sky Stage never shows it, and Flügel, missing the script—so there is that too. It's the reason I dared try Yukinojo actually. (Though deep down I'm just too sad about Reiko's taidan to be going actively after it all...)

In sum, here's the state of things,

Blackjack - waiting for Sky Stage to get it back from war

Flügel - I don't have the script yet

Hoshi's Memy - some have asked me if I'll do this one. Hibiscus is already working on adapting the subs, so I'm gladly sitting out lol

Hanafubuki, Koi Fubuki - I've checked these subs so long ago and I still haven't gotten myself to work on the release. Shame on me.

Ai, Futatsu (from Yukigeshiki) - I was timing the Koma version to Chigi's so I could check them and see if I could get some more words, as I've done this by ear, then I ended up changing so much of the translation I'll have to retime them back to Koma's. Who knows when that'll happen... Even though it's just an hour long show, the lines are sooooo long and quick and crazy, speeding the video up to time faster won't do.

Prisoners of the Lilac Walls - unless you like checking my Next page, this will probably be news to you, but I've been low-key wanting to work on it for a long time. Now I've finally fulfilled my dream of finishing Yukinojou, I thought I could try this one. I'm doing Teru's version (the Bow one) solely by ear. I'm far enough to know I will release it so just have to cross your fingers I don't need to fanfic my way out of the ???'s. Despite the Nazi parts, it's a nice story, and I fell in love with Beni and Otoha since the first time I watched this. I know it's years too late, but I hope you can see what I saw.

Next? I've got my eyes on this or that, but I'm always hoping someone else will do it instead, so I'd better not say it and let others thinking I'm claiming anything.

Anyway, thank you a lot for following this blog, for your words, for your reblogs, for your messages. I'll do my best not procrastinate replying.

[zungumi]

Utakata no Koi (Soragumi 2013) subtitles

my very first subtitles! this show ate my brain. i cry every time i hear the blue danube waltz now. rudolf and marie's hamlet-meets-juliet love story absolutely swept me off my feet and i had to share it with everyone i know.

thus: these subtitles (...and i guess all of my subs) are pretty thoroughly localized, and aimed at people who have zero knowledge of japanese. ...i also made a localization choice to just axe franz's mistress's name and call her by her actual historical name, katharina - she's in the cast list as mrs. schratt, but he calls her ミレーネ? make it make sense. if this bugs you please feel free to change it back to your preferred romanization, haha.

also, i did jessica's song by ear so if i've totally botched it, please let me know!

this is the last of the subs i already had done, but keep an eye out, i'm working on a few others - and you can definitely expect hoshigumi's 2018 utakata no koi from me. (and hey, if you have a revue you'd like subbed, i'm pretty much down to do most of them as long as i've got lyrics/CC! hit me up.)

timed to: the dvd, recorded 8/11/13

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[zukadiary]

Oshidori Utagassen / GRAND MIRAGE! ~ Flower 2023

Ft. one of my ticket cases :D

If seeing Tsukigumi was like stepping through a portal, seeing Hanagumi was like seeing Takarazuka for the first time. My last live Hanagumi was (checks notes) uhhh... Casanova. And with the exception of a Nice Work stream that I half paid attention to, Casanova is kinda also the last Hanagumi I saw, period. Oshidori had exactly one person in common with the visible cast of Casanova, and it was Rei. So here's my unbelievably fresh eyes take!

OSHIDORI SPOILERS:

No one is evil and no one dies!! 😭 This is a rakugo-inspired comedy based on an old movie that is readily available with English subs on YouTube, and I'd recommend watching it!

Oharu (Hoshikaze Madoka) is the daughter of Shimura Kyousai (Kazumi Shou), a rōnin turned umbrella maker. She is in love with another rōnin, Asai Reisaburou (Yuzuka Rei), who lives next door and teaches sword work to the local children, but he is being pursued by two of the town beauties, Otomi (Hoshizora Misaki) and Fujio (Mihane Ai). To make things even more difficult for Oharu, her father is obsessed with antiques, buying them even though he has little money and even when most of them eventually turn out to be fakes. A mistake puts him deeply in debt to the local lord, Minezawa Tanba-no-kami (Towaki Sea), and he is confronted with having to sell Oharu in order to pay it off. It turns out that Reisaburou, who prefers Oharu to the other two, is in possession of an extremely valuable antique; he was found with it in his basket when he was abandoned as an infant, and this means he's also the long lost oldest son of the Minezawa noble family. Everyone lives happily ever after!

Koyanagi-sensei is really the holy grail of Takarazuka in-house directors right now, in my humble opinion. This was such a good choice of adaptation, and her nihonmono comedy are always so fun and accessible. I was, frankly, jealous watching this; since I'm currently the least familiar with Hanagumi, I coveted it for my faves. But poor Rei has had quite a marred top star run (mostly due to COVID), and I'm glad she got a nearly complete run of such a fun show.

That said, Asai was unfortunately the least exciting character. This is definitely personal preference, but I don't really get fired up by the cool, quiet, aloof, handsome type in a lighthearted show, unless he's also the butt of jokes a la Daimon in Bakumatsu Taiyouden. I find Rei the most appealing in dynamic, dance-heavy performances, and Asai as a character was just too one-note for me.

OHARU, on the other hand...

Madoka will retire from Takarazuka, probably into a prolific stage career (if she wants it), and be remembered for/cast based on her high profile roles like Tess Ocean, Anastasia, and Elisabeth (shinko but still). If I were queen of the world I'd insist she be remembered for Oharu. Sometimes you watch so much Takarazuka you get the performance equivalent of nose blindness, and then out of nowhere, something like a Western guest director will jolt you awake and make you ask yourself, "What's different about this??" Madoka made an atypical acting choice! She did a weird voice! She was funny! She was adorable and charming! She stole the whole show, honestly.

Hitoko, my love. Last time I was in Japan, PRxPrince was in bow hall while On the 20th Century was in Shibuya, and I opted for OTTC, thus missing out on Hitoko entirely during that trip. That makes the last time I saw her live on stage friggin' Gaisenmon. That seems SO IMPROBABLE, but it's true. In that time, we went from MUCH too long-awaited first solo bow lead to ripe and ready for top stardom. Hitoko has a chameleon power that I think is pretty unique in Takarazuka; not only does she disappear into roles (positive), but also I truly think she could thrive in any troupe with little difficulty, and seem like she was there forever. As salty as I still am that she was stolen out from under me, she's the weft to Hanagumi's warp. Tanba-no-Kami was so fun and silly. I love finding out which new and different Hitoko I'm going to get each time, and I hope there are many many more variations to come (can't wait for Gekijou).

Other highlights:

VERY juicy (albeit old man) taidan role for Kazumi Shou. Dad is a big supporting character and she has a lot of stage time.

Shimon's presence is healing

Last time I saw Hanagumi, Mihane Ai was an unnamed ken-2 and Hoshizora Misaki was an unsorted rockette in Ocean's 11. It was funny to see the two apparent contenders for next top musumeyaku competing with the current top musumeyaku for the top star's heart. Since Hoshizora snagged the tour lead it sure seems like she's the front runner, but I have to say I personally preferred Mihane!

GRAND MIRAGE SPOILERS

The curtain went up on those pastel dresses and oversized bonnets and I just giggled to myself. It was Okada-sensei alright! Especially after the fresh delight that was Kaleidoscope, it was disappointing to go back to yet another pandemic-era revue that left me struggling to remember what any of the scenes were. It was classic, and if you're both into that style and a Hanagumi fan I'm sure there were memorable moments. To me it felt like Citrus Breeze if you sucked all the nostalgia out of it.

[shadow-schemer]

I'm posting the Takarazuka Revue Phoenix Wright Theme Song because I saw some clips from the Dai Gyakuten Saiban play. I think the lyrics are the same!

(hey i've been keeping this for 10 years! Both the 1st and 2nd musical with subs. The 3rd one remains untranslated.)

[raphaelly]

About the Casino Royale stream on Beyond Live and how to make sure it happens again

I don't often write posts but I wanted to get something out for what is pretty much an historical day for Takarazuka. We just had for the first time in forever an officially subbed stream on Beyond Live, not only a platform fans not living in Japan can access easily without bothering with a VPN but also with subtitles in several languages and with the possibility of a restream with improved english subtitles at a decent hour (not at dawn and not in the middle of the night). And it was just so so much fun. Not only for long time fans but for new fans who never really knew how to get into something as niche as zuka, with people coming from all around the globe.

This is an amazing opportunity we just had and I'm sure we'd all like for this to become a regular thing. However, it's been stated that this stream was basically a test. If this whole operation turns out to be profitable, then we might have more of this. There isn't much we can do now about the profitability but there is one thing we can do to put the odds on our side : absolutely refrain from posting any pic or clip of the stream on the internet. TikTok, twitter, instagram, even private and unlisted youtube videos, just don't post anything about the Casino Royale stream out there.

I'm not saying this out of Respect For The Law. Frankly, I generally don't care about all of this and I'm not trying to preach about the Evil Of Pirating. But it's important for people to know who they're dealing with and Hankyu Corporation (the company owning Takarazuka) is extremely strict on copyrights and has been getting stricter recently. It is all too likely they might not only stop Beyond Live streams but they might even stop Rakuten livestreams, if the international fandom ever gets too careless about what we post.

I say "international" because most of us are used to a complete different approach when it comes to sharing content and the matter of copyrights. In all my fandom experiences, copyrights was never an issue I kept in mind but Takarazuka quickly showed me that it was going to be different. That's why I'm writing all of this, to warn newer fans that as much as I love their enthusiasm, it's better for eveyone if we all try to be cautious, or else we might lose the little we get.

We'll see how things evolve! With time, we could get looser about all of this but for the time being, I really urge all of you who might have taken pictures or recorded stuff to keep it to themselves or only share it through private conversations. Just no public posting.

Here's to hoping we get tons of livestreams with subtitles in the future 💖