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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 4 months

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Yay! I found the lyrics to Tonbokiri’s new solo - ‘Re:verse’ that was revealed that Shinken Ranbu Sai 2022~! Source here!!

So it really is about a lost or fruitless love… orz It’s so sad and basically a “reverse” of his song ‘Real Love’?? ‘Real Love’ was him giving into his feelings even though they are ‘forbidden’. ‘Re:verse’ is him choosing to deny these feelings, but then he regrets denying them??

Anyway, lyrics translated using DeepL.

Re:verse Tonbokiri solo Sung by Spi

I can’t think of a word. No sorry, no sly excuses. You only tell the sweetest lies But you pretend not to notice, and then you hurt me again

If the hands of the clock were turned back If I’d done the right thing in love I’d have your distant back in my arms

I fell into the sleepless night sky For the first time I could see you just as you are I gently caress your lips and say it’s the last time I’m the reason it’s over, but you’re the reason I’m smiling I close my eyes and when tomorrow comes I’m sure that a love that will never come true again will begin

Floating in and out “I’m sorry”* I’m the only one to blame Orion’s light was shining on me I can’t hide my feelings from you

I fell into the sleepless night sky For the first time I could see you just as you are I gently caress your lips and say it’s the last time I’m the reason it’s over, but you’re the reason I’m smiling I close my eyes and tomorrow will come I’m sure that a love that will never come true again will begin

*the ‘I’ here is ‘watashi’, so it’s not Tonbo saying this? he uses ‘boku’ to refer to himself in this song

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 4 months

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I'm pretty much not happy at all that people referring Touken Ranbu as "Gay swords". The thing is, it's pretty much disrespectful for the actor and the whole series that doesn't even put any romantic things on their plays. And as always, if you aren't even bother to watch or even to know the shows and such, then don't even bother to refer them as something like that.

(I found this when i was reading Oshi no Ko. The manga itself is interesting but found this page really gave me a turn off for this series. If you want to educate your reader then try to educate it without using an offensive things)

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Oooh~! Is this the entire Gou Family?

It’s nice to know exactly how many siblings Kuwana has! XD Unlike Ichigo…

And I really want to see what the Tourabu version of Tomita Gou looks like. Tomita is supposed to be ‘the best of the Gou Swords’. I love her in Tenka Hyakken Zan. I hope Tomita will be considered the eldest too in Touken Ranbu.

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Apparently, Shokudaikiri and Kousetsu’s actors wouldn’t look good in short shorts . ^^;

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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How to buy stage tickets in Japan

I’ve had a lot of people ask me recently about how to buy tickets for stages in Japan, and so I decided rather than replying to everyone individually I would just make a post in the hope it could also help other people out. The details in this post apply to stage shows only. I’m not going to get into the minefield of other events because they vary so much that it’d be impossible to put something…

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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What are the top ten honest to God WERIDEST POTO acting choices you've seen?

It’s not top ten, but I did make a gifset of my top...six, I suppose, here. I might be able to think of more fun ones, like...

Chris Mann attempting to punch Christine in the face after she “unmasks” him (by which I mean she taps him on the shoulder):

I love Gina Beck so I say this with the greatest affection, but her orgasm pose in the middle of ‘Music of the Night’:

This is probably more of a directorial choice, since every actor does it, but Japanese Raoul reacting to Madame Giry by... spinning:

And on the topic of the Japanese production, boner Phantom (Eiji Akutagawa getting enthusiastic in the middle of ‘Point of No Return’):

Geronimo Rauch ripping off his tie after he frees Raoul? Because... parallel?

Maybe Tim Howar nose-booping his Christine:

Luis Armando looking very much like he is licking his Christine:

And of course, Norm Lewis dancing:

A lot of it’s from the replica production, because in the non-replicas it’s harder to differentiate between actor choice and directorial choice, but there’s a small sampling of funny bits I’ve noticed over the years! And note the description in the gifset I linked: just because the actor is on here doesn’t mean I don’t love the rest of their performance.

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Concepts of Each Sword According to the Touken Ranbu Movie’s Stunt Coordinator

(This is a summarized translation of “Keypoint 3: Action” in Ginmaku no Touken Danshi, the behind the scenes special of the Touken Ranbu movie. The comments were made by Hibari Daisuke, the movie’s stunt coordinator.)

♔ Mikazuki Munechika - Fights with grace and beauty. His movements are akin to Nichibu (which, according to Wikipedia, “refers to a few dance genres such as kabuki buyō performed in theatre, and Kamigata mai that encompasses the style of dancing performed by geisha .”). And even when he’s in a pinch, he still seems like he’s got a handle on the situation.

♔ Yamanbagiri Kunihiro - Has a sword and a metal scabbard; He’s not exactly dual wielding but he could cut down enemies with his sword and use his scabbard to deal a blow. Some Battoujutsu (a combative quick-draw sword technique) was also incorporated into his fighting style.

♔ Yagen Toushirou - He’s a tantou so he’s a close combat fighter. He gets into his opponent’s space to take them down. His actor is very nimble, so the coordinator gradually added in more soaring jumps to being out more of his potential.

♔ Fudou Yukimitsu - He’s done somersaults and aerial stunts before, so the stunt coordinator incorporated the stunts the actor could do, and some moves similar to Druken Boxing but for a tantou.

♔ Heshikiri Hasebe - At first, the stunt coordinator had a totally different image in mind for Hasebe. Given the sword’s lines (“Oshikiru!” or “Pressure slash!”) and history, he had pegged Hasebe as the epitome of a Japanese period drama (Jidaigeki). When he first presented his idea to his actor, Wada rejected it, saying, “This isn’t what Hasebe’s like. He’s more cavalier, like a knight.” So he decided to rethink the concept. It didn’t feel enough to just make Hasebe’s moves knightly, so he incorporated so Chinese-style sword fighting into Hasebe’s repertoire, and he whirls his sword round and round as he fights.

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Kotobuki Ranbu Ongyokusai - new song translation

A new song opened the second act of Kotobuki. My best, late night, emotional-fuelled attempt at a translation are below, with some rather lengthy notes at the end.

Within the distant haze of sunrise that heralds spring are the delicate, beautiful cherry blossoms in bloom and springtime peaks rising towards the sky.

Birds who have long hidden their songs will come forth to sing. Soaring through the heavens, their hearts dreaming. Born of the heavens, their wings dreaming.

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Hanamaru ED 9

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Iwatooshi belonged to a warrior monk named Musashibou Benkei. At some point, Benkei was driven out from the temple he was studying at due to his overly violent behavior, and so he went around japan training his strength. He traveled around different places, and then went to Kyoto. He stood on a bridge from Kyoto called Gojou Bridge, where he would challenge passing samurai to duels. After defeating them, Benkei would take their swords. By doing this he managed to collect 999 swords. This scene here is Benkei’s famous sword 999 swords. By the way the 1000th person Benkei challenged was Imanotsurugi’s owner, Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Benkei couldn’t defeat Yoshitsune and became his retainer afterwards because of how impressed he was.

The Kurama temple had taken custody of Yoshitsune at an early age after most of his family was killed in the result of a civil war involving the Taira clan. In this temple Yoshitsune was supposedly thought swordsmanship by the Tengu that inhabited the area. However he later on left the temple as he did not want to pursue a life as a monk. I’m not too sure about the shrine and temple’s locations, but from what I understand both the Kifune shrine and Kurama temple have staircases with these lanterns leading to them. The Kifune shrine can be reached from Kurama temple and it’s supposedly where Yoshitsune went to pray at.

On the staircases you can see some Japanese Fatsia leaves, which are used by Tengu as fans. The fall plants are probably there because of the mountain the shrine and temple are at. Tengu also live in mountains. There’s also the plants from Minamoto clan crest, also visible in Iwatooshi’s shot.

Also this was in the 3rd ED too but the maple leaf Imanotsurugi is holding can mean “precious memories”.

Now these blank scrolls here are from a popular Kabuki play called Kanjincho. Fleeing his brother who wanted him dead, Yoshitsune traveled with Benkei and eventually reached the Ataka frontier. Yoshitsune, Benkei, and the rest of their followers tried to pass through by pretending to be traveling priests seeking donations for a temple. They’re asked for a Kanjinchou to prove they’re really priests. Unfortunately they didn’t have one, so instead Benkei pulled out a blank scroll and began reading from it as if it were a real Kanjinchou. So here’s the blank scroll from the story.

In the end Yoshitsune couldn’t escape and went on to commit seppuku. Meanwhile Benkei stalled the enemy forces by standing between them and Yoshitsune. They were afraid to challenge Benkei head on, so instead they fired arrows at him until he died. During the rain of arrows Benkei firmly stood there and even died while standing.

This is the bridge where Yoshitsune and Benkei first met. There’s also purple clouds here. Yoshitsune’s death poem right before he separated from Benkei mentions them: “Join me in the next world, and the next, until we mount to paradise, on a purple cloud.”

Also I am not too familiar with this but apparently Buddha welcomes the spirits of the dead by greeting them on a purple cloud. Before this scene there’s a sacred lotus flower too which relates to Buddhism as well.

And the flowers here are Spiderworts corresponding to the date 6/15, the day Yoshitsune and Benkei died. In flower language it can mean strong respect, like what Benkei and Yoshitsune had for each other.

The flowers in the previous shot next to the bridge are Kousa Dogwood, which also correspond to the date 6/15. But in flower language they mean friendship, so maybe it’s symbolizing how their friendship began at the bridge and also the day it came to an end.

The swallows that you see flying around come from a children’s song about Benkei and Yoshitsune’s encounter at the bridge. It compares Yoshitsune’s swift movements to a swallow. (also probably added this since Imanotsurugi has a very childlike attitude in general ; ;)

The big wheels in the back also an emblem of the Minamoto clan. If you look carefully there’s also some fans. Both of those things are visible on Higekiri and Hizamaru, who also belonged to the Minamoto clan.

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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[Tousute Revival] War Council + Mitsutada’s Snacks Part 1 (Also, never forget: TheHasebeOhagiIncident)

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Tousute Extra: Inarizushi (May 11, 2016)

Shokudaikiri didn’t have enough aburaage (deep-fried tofu) to make inarizushi for everyone, so Tsurumaru proposed playing Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who gets to eat his food. However, Mikazuki didn’t seem to know how the game works… Yamanbagiri steered them back on topic before they could discuss if Mikazuki’s win counted, but then Mikazuki went ahead and ate the inarizushi while everyone else was distracted. ^^;

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 3 years

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Why did you eat it?!

My favourite part of Hiden’s backstage (but it’s honestly hard to choose)… One of the War Council’s adlibs. Apparently, there can never be a War Council without food related issues XD

Subbed thanks to the big help of @aoihono96

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 4 years

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im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers

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ladyjess-oftheshadows · 4 years

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😍😍 All these photos of the cast from the UK tour 💕💕