Well it's finally only after 2 (two) years after watching episode 4, that I watched
episode 5 of Ai Yori Aoshi.
Once again, it's an anime... About an insignificant
guy (I start to hear, sighs all around ...) ...whose only significance is
somehow having all the comely anime girls gravitate towards
him.
This anime features girls of mind-bogglingly unbelievable demure
subservience. While other girls are literally throwing themselves
at him, getting him drunk and passed out, ... and
feeling him up.
Girl of demure subservience. (The female
lead.)
And also feeling up other girls as
well.
Usually I wouldn't write about an anime until quite
some time after I've actually finished watching the whole series, but due to
changes in schedule today (and for many, many coming days) one has no
choice but to evolve, adapt, I-Ching, whatever. Anyway this anime has
been around for a long time, probably almost as long as Love
Hina (that I finished watching, a long time ago, but I won't write
about that.)
Now I wouldn't say that this series is
earth-shaking from what I've seen so far, but that could probably be because
this one is rather late in the sequence of animes of this genre that
I've ever watched... coupled with the undesirable, but inevitable fact of
increasing maturity that prolonged exposure to adult
situations such as paying the bills and doing the taxes seems to bring
as a side effect.
I really (like, really,
really) like the instrumental soundtrack though, and that has
been playing in my car for 2 (two) years.
In ancient times, I used to watch all episodes of
an anime in one sitting - usually to 5am in the morning before bed, or if it
happened to be a friday or saturday night, till 11am the next morning before
bed. Likewise, I'd rather have read through and
presented a full translation of this song, but due to a change in schedule -
which appears to be going to be a prolonged one - nowadays I'd just be
happy with pasting part of the song (which you usually can see from the TV size
fansubs)
Anyway this one is already up by someone else on
AnimeLyrics, if I'd choose one to translate, it would most probably be for a
song that is not already up there ... unless I had the time and that dreamy,
starry-eyed state of mind to write my own translation of one that is already up
just for the sake of feeling the atmosphere, and to moe* over
it.
* moe 萌え : its usual meaning has something to do with
cute (usually anime-related) stuff, but it can also mean to excessively
fawn in a dreamy star-struck state over something, usually induced by cute
(usually anime-related) stuff.
Changed slightly from the original translation from fansub..
To sing along, scroll down for the romaji.
Namo Shirenu Hana
(Flowers Without Name)
What is the weakest thing in this
world?
Even then, it's here to protect the two of
us.
Though there are as many words as there are
stars,
I wanted to hear it from your voice.
So, please say that it's love.
Say that it's love
Even though we're like
a pair of nameless flowers.
Say that we'll fall in love,
Say that we'll become stronger
I want you to feel the same way,
This small transient love.
名も知れぬ花
この世で一番弱い物は何？
それでも二人を守る為にある
星の数程ある言葉から
あなたの声で聞きたくて
だから愛だと言って
それは愛だと言って
名も知れぬ花達と同じ様な二人でも
恋をするって
とても強くなるって
あなたにも同じ事を感じて欲しいから
小さく儚い愛を
Namo Shirenu Hana (TV Size)
kono yo de ichiban yowai mono wa nani
soredemo futari wo mamoru tameni aru
hoshi no kazu hodo aru kotoba kara
anata no koe de kikitakute
dakara ai da to itte
sorewa ai da to itte
namoshirenu hana tachi to onaji you na futari demo
koi wo suru tte tottemo tsuyoku naru tte
anata ni mo onaji koto kanjite hoshii kara
chiisaku hakanai ai wo
Lyrics translation for the First Ending Song for Tokimeki Memorial - ~ Only Love ~ - Kiseki no Kakera has now been approved and posted up at AnimeLyrics.com !
^_^
Introducing lenglui to you: Sayuri, Mina and Tsukasa
As a change to the usual, for the sake of better learning, I found that it's more effective to place the word list first. Although it might interfere with the atmosphere somewhat but.......... ssshhh... you don't tell and I don't say, no one will notice...
To sing along, scroll all the way down for the romaji.
This time it's just a music file... so there's nothing wrong with your PC, no video is displayed.
Tokimeki Memorial - ~ Only Love ~ OP Theme (TV
Size)
Just started watching this anime
'Tokimeki', which I received from my friend as early
back as February 2008. It has to be said that I haven't enjoyed myself this much
in the same way since... probably more than 5 (five) years ago since
the days of Hanaukyo Maids (*begins prostrating in deep
reverence*)
Tokimeki: Heartbeat,
Palpitations, Throbbing, Excitement... that feeling one gets when looking at or
being close to someone one really likes (like, a crush)
It's an anime, set in school times which brings back memories of
nostalgic schoolyard romances (or rather, in many cases, what
could have happened T_T )
So........... what's the premise of the
story?
Ah... And so we have here again the
recurring theme in numerous animes: A regular guy
holding so much appeal for the girls to all gravitate towards
him.
It's truly a mystery why this could even happen,
as he appears to have no special qualities at all apart from holding so
much appeal for the girls to all gravitate towards him. I
still can't figure out the reason, could somebody help me out with this one
please.
This inexplicable, yet incredibly
irresistible attraction force invariably gives rise to chance
misunderstandings whereby you bite your nails in anxiety whether this
instance will cause the male lead to get the 'general bad
ending' where he ends up with none of the girls in the
end -- often in a scene looking up into the sky and narrating some boring
monologue. More importantly, this means that, when that happens, apart from that profound sky
scene, no memorable images are forthcoming.
Anyway, for those of you who are wondering, this
anime is tastefully SFW (Safe For Work) folks, it's an official release by the
same people who brought to you the genre of 'love simulations'... the famed
video game maker Konami. Sorry to disappoint you, gomen ne...
And what exactly then does one do in school life?
Let me see... first of all, one has to study hard to match up to all the hopes
and dreams that one's parents have so earnestly vested (and monetarily invested)
in one's goodself, and take exams.
But of course 26 episodes to detail out all that
would meet with lukewarm response so what is featured in this anime is
interaction between friends.. friendships, rivalries (oooh) fights of animated
violence and so on... and 'events', which involve at
least one of
i.going to the beach (waaaa...... umi
~!!!)
ii. going camping in the rural mountains (where
some truth or dare type game inevitably leaves a couple (the male lead and
one of the selection of comely anime girls)
iii. the hot springs (where the boys & girls
are separated by just a bamboo wall in the pool)
or all of the above, which expedite the occurence of 'RABU-RABU' (LOVE LOVE)
situations... ohoho...
And of course, join clubs, competitions, and
organize activities.
But come on, who hasn't joined a club,
activities, or helped to organize club activities, for the motive of furthering
self-development at the same time forming lasting friendships? ...
...
Let me rephrase that: Who hasn't joined a club
for the sole motive of facilitating the getting close to a certain
girl(s)?
So for all you lucky kids who are still insulated
from the rigours of adult situations (like paying the bills and
doing the taxes) in the institution called school ... Remember children...
we will regret the things we did not do more than the things we did do
(and subsequently regretted.)
Sore ja, minna-san, tokimeki kiyoku yoku
tsukaimashou ne ~
Well, everybody... Make yourself some
exciting memories ~ ^_~
Jikai yokoku (Preview of Next
Episode)
Mina:I've never gotten wet
before...
(watashi... nureta koto nai desu
kedo...)
Hiromi:...Ehhhhh?
Mina: It seems like the rain avoids me, so it
doesn't rain around me...
Yoshaa ~~!
The theme song for this year's White Day is now up at AnimeLyrics.com .
Don't know when it will be edited though; putting up the English translation and kanji screwed up the romaji that was already there.. so don't know whether their fixing the romaji will then in turn have the converse effect ~
Anyway, just to record down my first ever contribution there...
And so that's my little contribution to the world today ~
All that talk about stats in the previous post
brings me today to the topic of:
Love Simulations.
Yes my friends,
today I am going to talk to you about that which is also affectionately known as dating sims.
However, the one that
I am going to introduce to you today is not one that most of you are
familiar with ... (of course, I could be wrong on that.)
Something you might not have known even existed... until today...
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side PV
ときめきメモリアル Girls Side 2nd Kiss タイピング OP
This is by respected game publisher
Konami, which has produced a lot of mainstream mega hit video
games, series with remarkable longevity throughout all these years - a mean feat
for video game company.
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and
its sequel - Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss. The natural consequence from a genre initially started off for guys, from this
you know that it was very well received in Japan... it spawned a host of other
merchandise such as soundtracks, albums, memorabilia etc. which sell like hot
cakes.
So what is the premise of the game? Not a big
departure from its prequels tailored for guys - the main character (you!! Yess
you!!) has entered the first year of (senior) high school. So it happens that in
this three years of halcyon school life, you have to net a catch and upon
graduation have one of them confess his undying love
to you. Of course, you could remain single and concentrate on your studies like
every good student is supposed to.. in which case you get the general
bad ending where you end up with no one (you might get the ending where
your kid brother shows up to console you, though) and is definitely not the
reason why you bought the game (or spent all those hours playing
it.)
So, having said that, what choice(s) do you
have?
First of all of course is the catch
- good in everything and handsome but very lansi (arrogant)
one... usually with his own fan club among the girls in the school *KIRA KIRA
smile of sparkling teeth sends said girls into uncontrollable pirouettes of
ecstacy bordering on epileptic*
Oh, he also has the fortituous attribute of being either your early
childhood friend... or your next-door neighbour... who for some reason you
haven't kept in contact with for ages... and bump into on the first day in
school. But rejoice not too early, for this does not help much your case in
staking your exclusive claim on him...
Of course then there's the sporty type who's no
good in studies, the bespectacled bookish type for those who are into that, the
rebel who's no good in school but usually a musician... the artsy-fartsy type
who places a lot of importance on elegance (goes into affected monologue on the
divine beauty of a certain subject matter) ... and the underclassman (kakyuusei
下級生 【かきゅうせい】) of bubbly cuteness for those of you
ladies with shotacon* fetishes (i.e. cradle-snatchers.
xD )
You can also choose to end up with the
headmaster (the mustachioed guy in the video, described by one
walkthrough as the hentai geezer) ... I wonder why would anyone choose
to from their own free will. My, that's a disturbing
thought. (Hold on, I need to disinfect my brain.)
The teacher, however, is rather cool though...
Himuro Reiichi (Ice Room Zero-One) ... would appeal to girls who like mature
guys (or those who like cold guys, too)
Here below is the ending with him. For those of you who
want to practice your dialogue in Japanese.
Or even one of your girl friends... (No such
option, though, in the guy's prequels to end up with your male best friend. Tell
me why.)
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Ending - Himuro Reiichi
So of course you're asking now... how do I know all of this?
Well I've (regretfully) never played this/(these)
games before. All the dedicated hours required to achieve the desired ending
with the desired guy (girl in my case) ... subsistence pastimes call.
However, this all important website
contains all the detailed walkthroughs that you
need to win the heart of the guy of your dreams. In effect, telling you how to
press his buttons - literally. For the Nintendo DS version of the game
incorporates the added feature of "Skinship" (if I remember) where you can use
the touchscreen to lovingly deliver your pixelated affection.
Seriously, guys never had it so good all in the
(guy-dates-girl) prequels.
Now, the FAQs originate from this website, run by
two Singaporean girls ( http://hanegasaki.piyo-piyo.org/about.php) who played the game in such remarkable detail - even
finishing the game with some of the characters that you'll never want to touch
in real life (gotta disinfect your brain after that.) So here's a plug to their
websites:
Utsukushiki Sekai //. a tokimeki memorial girl's
side walkthrough
Rather interesting expositions they write there!
:D
Okay children, this post would not be complete if I did not post a PV for the guys here (being the hot-blooded guy that I am, too... ^_^ )
Remember folks, always continue to raise stats for
your loved one. Until I hear from you again, Ja na...
~
Tokimeki Memorial 3 opening
*The female counterpart of
lolicon, which is no obscure market as there are cafes
in Tokyo with pretty boys dressed in school uniforms to cater to this expanding
market (aging population of lonely single women in Japan...
perhaps?)
I'll live life to the fullest, even if I’m covered in rocks
Loudly I’ll
say, do your best! Do your best!(Do your best!)
Our lives won’t cease
So
let’s sing an endless song
Push forward on our road
Even if we’re
ridiculous characters, it’s okay
Even if you’re good-for-nothing, I love you,
my darling
Idiot! Your true self
Say what you want to say
You’re being pushed out
and drawing close to your dream
You idiot! Your true self
Come out, don’t
be hiding; OH YEAH, right now
Bad days do happen for the timid me
But with that, I understand her
feelings (I understand)
Although me, who is trying to look
cool is helplessly attracted That’s why I can do my best again, undefeated
There are downpours and there are sunny days
Don’t mind the tiny
things
I want to kiss you for the sake of the great tomorrow
Idiot! Your true self
Do what you want to do
You’re jumping out and
jumping over to your dream
You idiot! Your true self
It’s all right, don’t
be afraid; OH YEAH, right now
Something will start from the place without anything
You want to hug me,
right? You want to dash out, right? To your dream
Idiot! Your true self
Say what you want to say
You’re being pushed out
and drawing close to your dream
You idiot! Your true self
Come out, don’t
be hiding; OH YEAH, right now
Ikiteru kagiri ishikoro darake de mo
Ooki na koe de ganbare! Ganbare!
(Ganbare!)
Tomaru koto nai uchira no jinsei
Dakara owaranai uta o
utaou
Wagamichi o tsukisusume
Detarame na kyara de mo ii
Roku de nashi de mo
aishiteru n da mai daarin
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Iitai koto itte yare
Hamidashiteku n da yo
chikazuiteku n da yo yume ni
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
Dete koi yo
kakuretenaide OH YEAH ima sugu
Yowaki na ore ga iya na hi mo aru kedo
Sore de aitsu no kimochi ga wakaru
n da (wakaru)
Kakko tsukeru ore hiichau keredo
Dakara makezu ni mata
ganbareru n da
Doshaburi mo hare mo aru
Chiccha na koto ki ni sunna
Dekkai ashita no
tame ni kisushite agetai
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Yaritai koto yatte yare
Tobidashiteku n da yo
tobikoeteku n da yo yume ni
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
Daijoubu sa
kowagaranaide OH YEAH ima sugu
Nani mo nai basho kara nanika ga hajimaru
Dakishimetai n daro
kakedashitai n daro yume e
Bakayaro! Honto no jibun
Iitai koto itte yare
Hamidashiteku n da yo
chikazuiteku n da yo yume ni
Kono yaro! Honto no jibun
Dete koi yo
kakuretenaide OH YEAH ima sugu
dj ubill would like to dedicate this song to a
friend - and also to himself ... (and don't we all need that, 1nce in a
while? Heck, myself, I'd want that all the time.)
The original lyrics and translation from atashi.wordpress.com :) - very good
translation I must say. However there are certain parts that I interpreted differently, and thus changed accordingly.
Kanji however is typed out by me :3 as is Today's Lesson by (actually, for) me :D
Not forgetting a special mention here - that this video was
introduced by a friend - who I'd not identify publicly here, since he had hinted
before that he'd like to preserve his virginal image ... All the same,
much appreciated, special thanks goes out to him. ohoho...
Anime
