#yashiro taku

[cocotome]

Happy 3rd Anniversary to Cupid Parasite~

[yaoisex]

I was snickering so hard I started coughing!!! That part was so funny!!! I was also screaming (internally) at the screen: NOW KISS 🤣 (any of them, I'm not picky). We all remember Derail, right? Aka one of my most fav BLCDs that I keep re-listening to because it's so good, they are so good. And 'they' are Aji & Taku! When Aji started opening Taku's shirt and then Taku started squirming in his seat - I was losing it!!

A summary of what was happening in the full video -

Aji had a challenge to prank Junya & Taku while they were being interviewed for the new anime Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri. He was dressed up like a staff member and had to pass a couple of missions without them realizing it's him under that cover. A few moments into the video I was already thinking that maaaybe they found out it was him, because I noticed Junya glancing at where Aji was standing at the back, and also when he was putting the water bottles in front of each of them, it seemed like Taku was holding his laugh. (Junya has a good poker face but Taku usually starts laughing immediately). So I already guessed. And indeed, a few missions into the video, we find out these two indeed knew he was trying to prank them, and they, too, were told by the staff to prank him - he didn't know they knew. As part of their interview, Junya and Taku were talking about and praising Aji, and he was so embarrassed and cute, standing there at the back in his staff cosplay, "having" to listen to them praising him XD! Obv he thought they didn't know he was in the room, but they knew and praised him on purpose. That was so cute. And poor Aji, he was so anxious the whole time *pets*. But he did great, and he really thought he passed his missions, but on the last one - the one up here in the gifs, while he was arranging their microphones, they started talking to him, and he had to reply, but he was kinda mumbling, trying to hide his voice. But srs, even if they didn't know beforehand, and somehow didn't recognize his looks (basically his eyes but imo it's easy to guess it's him, esp if they've worked with him before) - then they could probably recognize his voice, even if he was mostly mumbling. And then Junya straightforwardly called him by his name. Aji was dumbfounded XDD Then they started laughing and revealed they knew about him all along. Teh end.

That was honestly so so cute and so funny, please watch that video!

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BLCD Review: Ikigami & Donor

Title: Ikigami to Donor (イキガミとドナー)

Author/Artist: Yamanaka Hiko

Shop: CD + Manga

Release Date: 2021/12/03

Cast: 

Nakajima Yoshiki x Saitou Souma

Yamashita Seiichirou + Kawanishi Kengo

Kobayashi Chiaki

Yashiro Taku

Komada Wataru

Hayashi Miho

Shiozaki Tomohiro

Higa Ryosuke

Abe Ryouma

Torashima Takaaki

Oota Kensuke

Nakashima Takuya

Fujita Mami

Miyama Mari

Souya Kazuki

Synopsis: 

"Your blood and flesh, all of it is mine." An ikigami and a healer, together their souls support each other, blooming into love...

In the distant future, ordinary teacher Yoshino learns that he is a "donor" for the strongest species, the "ikigami." These warriors are tasked with protecting the country. "The unique ability of a donor is to use their bodily fluids to heal ikigami." Yoshino learns this fact and is shocked. Thus, Yoshino is forced to live with Kidou... At first, he is like a beast, demanding Yoshino's bodily fluids, but slowly, the underlying loneliness begins to show...

"Someday, if I met a donor, could they come to love me? That thought is the only reason I survived..."

Review Proper

I can’t believe Yamanaka Hiko’s been terrorizing me for over twelve years now. OH MY GOD I’M SO OLD. And true to the Yamanaka Hiko brand, this turned out to be another fantasy masterpiece (read His 500 Years of Suffering Romance). This was definitely the type of thing that would do great even without the BL aspect of it. Now, I did have an issue with Kidou being an asshole (he's almost killed Yoshino more than once), so I’m not excusing it. But I do get how and why he turned out to be like that and I'm aware that it's important for his character development. The world-building was great, don't get me wrong, but it's definitely dubcon 2015. I would strongly advise you not to get into it if that's a deal breaker for you.

Anyway, onto the voice work.

Souma used a tone so close to Gucci's that I kept imagining Gucci being Yoshino. Yes, I didn't read the manga while listening to the BLCD. It was like after graduating Karasuno, Gucci went on to become a teacher, then a donor lmao. His Yoshino panics more like Honda-san, however, so my final verdict is that his Yoshino is half-Gucci, half-Honda-san.

This isn't Nakajiki and Souma's first rodeo, but I'm glad to say that their performance/dynamic here is different from Mikeneko and XL Size. I expected Kidou to be a mix of Amano and Anaconbayashi-kun 'cause the former was cocky and the latter was stoic, but Kidou was only 50% of that mix and 50% brooding, suffering, I'll-protect-you top. Am I even making any sense? Again, I listened to the BLCD first, but the sound direction they gave Nakajiki was very different from what I thought he'd sound like after I read the manga. It’s almost like what happened with OnoD’s expressive Hasebe-kun in the Kotonoha BLCD vs the more stoic Hasebe-kun in the manga. 

The voice work of our two leads was 👌. This might just be my fave out of their pairings 'cause the sex isn't over-the-top like XL Size and Mikeneko. I will say that I wasn't completely sold on Yamashita Seiichirou as Shibata-san 'cause I feel like he speaks too slowly, but I'm sure it'll grow on me by the time I listen to their spin-off. KawaKen was fine. My heart broke for him every time Shibata-san rejected him, so it's safe to say he's got Taki-kun down already.

Oh. I did have a slight issue with the sfx too. Why was it so watery??? Lmao. Even r18 otome cds aren't that wet. But it's not so glaring that it'll turn you off.

The BLCD was almost perfectly accurate to the manga. I highly recommend this to those learning mid to higher levels of Japanese. Futekiya has licensed volumes 1 & 2, so please try to support the official release if you can. I'd be lying if I said that I agree with how they translated it so... literally?, but I think it's also important to see how things are translated that way if you're aiming to dip your toes into translation aside from studying the language. For example, they used "Living God" throughout the manga instead of "Ikigami." It's correctly translated, but I personally prefer retaining the original title. You know, like how Viz uses "Kaiju no. 8" instead of "Monster no. 8?"

God knows if I'll ever survive the spinoff that I wanted to work on. I avoided talking about it for a reason lmao. Anyway, if y'all liked this, then please give 500 Years (Ono Yuuki x Suzuki Tatsuhisa) and Shortcake no Ichigo Sawaranaide (Nojima Hirofumi x Takeuchi Ken). These two are android bls and Ikigami to Donor is more guide bl, but they both share a futuristic vibe.

[a-forbidden-detective]

Youhei Azakami (Ron Kamonohashi) calling Taku Yashiro’s character Spitz Feier “There’s a refreshing handsome man” really cracks me up. Giving fuel to my Ron Kamonohashi-Spitz Feier fantasies. (Apologies, Toto!) Ikemen. Ikemen.

I am saving this here bc it was deleted and then made private on YouTube. And then on the 27th of November, they released this only to be shelved for a month. This after-talk session was Taku’s one of first appearances after the traffic accident he had caused on November 9. He had been radio silent since that incident as he was advised by his management to do so. Apart from profusely apologising he stopped using his social media and promoting his projects. He slowly came back beginning with a TV appearance he also co-emceed and this guest talk with Youhei for a recap of the three-part Observatory in a solitary island arc. But a few feedback from the Japanese public was not at all welcoming. In a way I can understand them bc it was entirely Taku’s carelessness for driving a car with an expired vehicle inspection.

The two really had fun talking about the aftermath of the solitary island arc. Taku was even praising the chemistry between Youhei and Junya’s portrayal of RonToto. A few days later, during their sixth after-talk show Junya remarked that the studio reeked of a "man.” Heh!

Today, after Youhei tweeted his thanks and appreciation post, Taku released his first-ever Tweet after the car accident. He’s really back and on the 6th of January, which is canonically Sherlock Holmes’ birthday, he will be 31 years old.

*hats off to @chiisanahoshi for the downloading tip as always.

[chiisanahoshi]

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"Himekuri Voice" Day 4 Sagara Sanosuke

Yashiro Taku as Sagara Sanosuke

"Ore no na ha Sagara Sanosuke, urashakai de no tsuusho ha Zanza" "My name is Sagara Sanosuke, in dark society I'm also known as Zanza"

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[01/06] HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAKU YASHIRO (TAKUCHAN)!

Character: Tsubasa Kashiwagi (SideM)

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Koukyuu no Karasu | Koukyuu no Karasu Cast | Original Drama ~ Usubeni no Iromashi

[sanguinesucker]

Uchida Yuuma - 「Congrats!! (with Friends)」

featuring Ishikawa Kaito, Enoki Junya, Saitou Souma, Hatanaka Tasuku, Hanae Natsuki, and Yashiro Taku

[cocotome]

Here, have a happy, blushy Adolphe! This is the happiest I've ever seen him 😭

[yaoisex]

Taku's laugh is so contagious!

They're promoting the Opus.COLORs event that will be on 24.9.

They were doing a photoshoot for the event's pamphlets. I wonder if there'll be a photo similar to this one from the OP 👀

Seems like we'll get videos of all the couples? I hope! I need to see Ryouta & Yoshiki together! *-*

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BLCD Review: Derail

Title: Derail (ディレイル)

Author/Artist: Aiba Kyoko

Release Date: 2021/10/27

Cast: Azakami Youhei x Yashiro Taku

Synopsis: Haru & Hikaru are childhood friends who keep scheming to keep each other by their side. But things escalate when Hikaru brings a girl to the apartment they share.

Review Proper

Well,

would you look at that? It’s 2003 again.

I’m sorry, but look me in the eye and tell me this wasn’t a 2003 DK transitioning into fake emo blown out of proportion story. It’s like Aiba Kyoko thought that adding more toner and shading to the art was magically going to make this shit psychological. Psychologically bullshit, maybe. I MEAN, HARU WAS A GODDAMN EDGELORD WHEN HE’S THE ONE BEING PLAYED!!! Yo, just put some clown makeup on Haru this’ll instantly be the “Joker”. 💀

Idk ‘bout y’all, but this plot is just horrible. I can’t believe I said in my review for Pheromone Tantei that Aiba Kyoko’s a better writer than Maruki Bunge. 😂 Thanks for proving me wrong, sis. 👏👏👏 Anyway, just know that the boys here can’t differentiate between love and lust and it should have ended at chapter 2. If I had to choose to waste my time with much ado about nothing stuff, I’ll gladly choose Hello Morning Star. You should too cause wtf.

Onto the technicality of things, I have to say that the BLCD’s pretty much accurate to the manga sequencing wise, but there was a lot of added dialogue on there. What’s the fucking point? It might prove not to be beginner-friendly. 

As for the voice acting, Yashiro Taku was great, as always. It’s been a while since I’ve heard him that high. Part of the reason why I got this was because Haru seemed like he was going to be similar in personality as Onegai, Sonna ni Kamanaide’s Igarashi and it’d be interesting to see how he’ll bottom for such a similar character. I’m really sorry, Horie Shun, but let Taku show you how it’s done. 😂

Now, for Azakami Youhei...

BRO WHAT THE FUCK???

HE BREATHES ON THE MIC WITH HIS NOSE

WHO ALLOWED THIS??? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS???

Idk if y’all can understand, but you can clearly hear him breathe through his nose on the mic. It comes out as a sniff. AN ILLEGAL SNIFF THAT SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED IN R18 OTOME CDS!!! WHAT THE FUCK IT’S LIKE HE’S TALKING DIRECTLY IN YOUR EAR!!! Whatever possessed Frontier to allow this??? Somebody tell Youhei never to do this ever again in a BLCD. Do it in an R18 otome cd instead and I’ll buy everything three times His performance here actually was more reminiscent of a lighter Nakajima Yoshiki than a Taku-chan’s Igarashi-kun. Worked great, though. 

To end, I do not recommend wasting money on this if you’re in it for a good plot. I mean, roommates psychological bl??? That’s an oxymoron in itself. 😂 If you are a fan of this and can handle the added dialogue, then break a leg. If you’re also a fan of Youhei’s OFC performance, this’ll give you a good time too ‘cause his Haru’s a richer (with fucking nose breathing) Togawa. 👍

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

The trio: Aya Rindo, Tsugaru Shinuchi and Shizuku Hasei. Drama snippets of their times before the first chapters (before embarking to Europe that is), memories, and modern times.

[natimiles]

Ikemen Revolution: Voice Actors | Part 1

Masterlists

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"Himekuri Voice" Day 10 Sagara Sanosuke

Sagara Sanosuke

"Ttaku tsumarane kenka kacchimataze. Dokka ni ii mosa ine no kayo" “Tch.. I've got myself into a boring fight. Is there any good fighter out there?”