BLCD Review: Mask Danshi

Title: Mask Danshi ha Koishitaku Nainoini (マスク男子は恋したくないのに)

Author/Artist: Sangou Mitsuru

Release Date: 2021/10/22

Cast: 

Eguchi Takuya x Kobayashi Yuusuke

Kobayashi Daisuke

Tanikawa Makoto

Koike Takahiro

Okano Yuu

Aoyama Yoshino

Nitta Saki

Yano Yumika

Synopsis:

"The mouth is the second sexiest body part."

The famous cheerful guy, Saikawa had tried to rip off the gloomy kid, Sayama's mask. After that day, he had captured Saikawa's attention and Saikawa had volunteered to teach him for the upcoming examination, but with one condition, Saikawa can do whatever he wants with what is hiding under Sayama's mask.

He hates it when people touch his bare face, lips and inside his mouth, but he cannot say anything when Saikawa touch them. The combination between Saikawa's harassment and the awkward mask boy's behaviour, this manga will pack with sexual tension between these two.

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I was initially very sus about the whole thing. Very obvious that I didn’t read it, huh? Seemed like an appeal to fetish based on description, title, and cover alone, so it gave me that b-tier PWP tingle (this later turned out to be Haga-kun lmao). Idk about you guys, but masks, for me, are diskasting. So when they was doing things with Saikawa’s mask on, I was just very concerned.

But again, thankfully, Mask Danshi turned out to be pretty wholesome towards the end. Although, I really have to say that his mask reveal was pretty anti-climactic lmao. I mean, if his main concern was his foul mouth, then even a mask wouldn’t be able to help him. If anything, I would’ve believed it more if he went Etou-san’s route in Customer Masquerade! and turned a 360 to mask his communication disorder. And I thought he was like Kare ga Masuku’s Jirou who was hiding bc idk everyone else just seems to be crayzay over his sexay underage mole. 🤷 Also, Saikawa looks like an NPC so it just didn’t make sense to me. I do love how Sayama’s so whipped for Saikawa, though. What the hell? He’s so sweet ksksksks.

Moving on to the voice acting, ngl I really felt that Egu’s performance here was very similar to Maeno’s in Perfect Propose. Although Kai was a bit colder, he and Sayama had similar personalities, especially in their tendency to mess with their bottoms. Don’t get me wrong, though. Egu was perfect for Sayama. More like, everyone was perfect for their roles. Kobayuu even added some squeakin in there. 👀 The only gripe I have about the voice work was the actor for Saikawa’s child self. Why was she trying so hard to be Edogawa Conan? 😂

Despite this being a stellar adaptation execution-wise, however, I will have to warn beginners that this’ll be hard to follow with the manga. There was a lot of cuts and additions in the BLCD, plus they rearranged some scenes. I also had an issue with the panelling of the manga itself. It makes it hard to sync the scenes with the BLCD tbh. Maybe try reading the manga once first then reading the manga with the BLCD after. Still, I’d recommend this to fans of this series AND we’re getting an adaptation for the sequel too, so we have a lot to look forward to.

Hiraheishi wa Kako wo Yumemiru / Ordinary Soldier Dreams of the Past Izo Suzuki (Arte), Yuu Okano (Historia)

Dessert de Otomate 2024 announcements roundup – Fuyuzono Sacrifice, Honey Vibes, Hakuoki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo, more

From Gematsu

Idea Factory‘s Otomate brand announced new titles, updates on existing titles, and ports during its Dessert de Otomate 2024 event in Tokyo today.

Get the full roundup of announcements below.

New Titles

Fuyuzono Sacrifice

Platform: Switch

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: A wish for a bride (sacrifice) in a frozen world.

Keywords: Heartrending Love, Western-Style Fantasy

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Atori Shiina (director), Manuka Midou (character design), Sachi Arino (scenario writer)

Honey Vibes

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: In a tropical land where beasts (lust) and humans (reason) mesh, a hot and exciting love story awaits you.

Keywords: Beast Ears, Suits, and Three Factions

Staff: Kurage Ichi (character design), Yusuke Takahama (sound), Momoko Terashima (producer), Asami Saitou (director)

Hakuoki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo

Platform: Switch

Genre: Otome dramatic visual novel

Tagline: “That” makes her both an angel and a demon.

Keywords: Rejuvenating Water, Hakuoki, Napoleon

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (director), Sakigumi Shiki (character design), Kagero Usuba (guest designer)

Updates

Moeyo! Otome Doushi: Kayu Koigatari

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Keywords: Battle, Love Comedy, Manga

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Chouko Tsuyuri (director), Ayu Nekoi (original design), Maro Sasaki (scenario), Ririka Yoshimura (scenario), and Satomi Nakayama (scenario)

Voice Cast: Shogo Sakata, Kazuki Ura, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Trouble Magia: Wakeari Shoujo wa Mirai o Kachitoru Tame ni Ikoku no Mahou Gakkou e Ryougaku Shimasu

Platform: Switch

Genre: Magic academy visual novel full of trouble

Tagline: Girl meets boy in this adolescent tale of magic. Your year to seize the future is about to begin!

Keywords: Magic, Animals, Student Council

Staff: Suzunosuke (original design), Akira Natsuno (scenario writer), and Akira Ouse (director)

Voice Cast: Tomoaki Maeno, Atsushi Abe, Ryouta Oosaka, Yuuto Uemura, Kazuyuki Okitsu, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Otomate Graffit: New Titles

Hiiro no Kakera Tamayori-hime Kitan: Omoi Iro no Kioku for Nintendo Switch

Platform: Switch

Release Date: June 20, 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: Destiny is with you once again…

Keyword: Swords, Guardians, Seals

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer)

Voice Cast: Tomokazu Sugita, Kousuke Okano, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Hirakawa, Hiroki Shimowada, Kazunori Nomiya, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

7’scarlet for Nintendo Switch

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: The truth of this town is illuminated by the moonlight.

Keyword: Mystery, Incidents

Staff: Chinatsu Kurahana (character design)

Voice Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo, Chiharu Sawashiro, Shinichiro Miki, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Natsuzora no Monologue: Another Memory

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Summer-themed time loop visual novel

Tagline: We see “dreams” in the summer sky.

Staff: Ijou (director), Yuu Nishimura (scenario writer), Rokumaru (original design)

Voice Cast: Atsushi Abe, Naozumi Takahashi, Shinya Takahashi, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobuhiko Okamoto, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Altergear: New Titles

Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 1st Period / Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 2nd Period

Platform: Switch

Genre: Rhythm and visual novel game

Tagline: This time the battle of right and wrong comes to Nintendo Switch!

Keywords: Rhythm Game, Hypnosis Mic, Rap

Staff: Kazui (character design and original draft), Otomate, King Records (original work), Evil Line Records (original world)

Voice Cast: Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kouhei Amasaki, Shintarou Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yuusuke Shirai, Soma Saito, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Itou, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Altergear: Updates

Rashomon of Shinjuku

Platform: Switch

Release Date: August 8, 2024

Genre: A bakumatsu reincarnation story visual novel refreshed for the modern age.

Tagline: Sever the everlasting karma on the road to carnage.

Staff: Sonoe Kazenomiya (planning, original draft, producer, script), Kanna Natsumi (script), Karin Entertainment (work), Jirou Suzuki (character design)

Voice Cast: Hiromu Mineta, Yukari Shimotsuki, Junichi Yanagita, Kouji Okino, Kouhei Amasaki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Sho Karino, Atsushi Abe, Kentaro Kumagai, Kenta Nobe, Rowa Kamiie, Takeo Otsuka, Yoshitaka Yamaya, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Undead Unluck #1 - Undead and Unluck

Screenplay: Gakuto Haishima Storyboard: Yuuki Yase Episode Director: Yuuki Yase Chief Animation Director: Hideyuki Morioka Animation Directors: Hideyuki Morioka, Shunichi Ishimoto, Yuu Fukuoka, Yumenosuke Tokuda Key Animators: Kazuhiro Miwa, Hideyuki Morioka, Shiori Tanaka, Kumiko Kawashima, Kyouko Niimura, Naoto Yoshida, Nobuo Takahashi, Hiroyuki Ookaji, Shunichi Ishimoto, Rin Ogawa, Yuuko Dangi, Mahora Muraki, Akio Kitahara, Katsuyuki Tsubouchi, Hirokazu Satou, Yuu Fukuoka, Shingo Fujisaki, Yasuto Hirohara, Rie Oomori, Yukio Okano

Yuuki Yase is possibly one of my favorite directors of all time, and I don't exactly hide this. The Kubikiri Cycle is one of my all-time favorite anime series that has continued to mesmerize and be a part of my life since its airing. Yuuki Yase's direction of that series was simply one of the best I've seen. The very concept of Zaregoto is one that is more driven by dialogue and conceptuality than even Monogatari, I would say. He was able to somehow represent the oddity in Zaregoto in visual form. Not much was happening, but the way things were framed made it uncomfortable, it felt confined even as they were in this large, spacious castle cloaked in ambiguity, the characters themselves were uncanny in a way. Let's just say I was completely charmed. So when I heard that Yuuki Yase was going to direct Undead Unluck, I was very curious, as I had never read the series before, as it never really interested me. I had a feeling I would like it since it's Yuuki Yase directing it, but I never expected it to this extent.

My jaw dropped during the cold open of the episode, all of which was helmed by Taiki Konno, who you may have seen earlier this year in the ending visual for Magical Destroyers which aired this year.

I would love to post every frame of the opener here, but of course, I can't do that. Within a very short timeframe of maybe 2 minutes, you're introduced to this fictional manga series that our main character is reading, all while relating it back to her traumatic past. It's genuinely beautiful and haunting at the same time. The buildup to the explosion of the plane was intense, and when it happened, even though you're barely beginning the episode, there's a sense of catharsis in seeing the tragedy occur. The artstyle throughout was very much Konno's usual style but it felt less constrained and more self fulfilling than any work he has done in previous anime. It felt like a great opportunity for him to showcase himself and that he completely did.

The rest of the episode took a very different turn than the intro but it was still every fun. Close up eyes shot, the use of color and desaturation much like in Fire Force or Kubikiri Cycle is prevalent here and it mixes well in creating intrigue during the introduction of Andy.

The overall production was a lot of fun, and it was superbly well animated. With the key animators' staff being completely stacked, it wasn't surprising. The actual story premise was even more enjoyable than I had anticipated, and I'm going to continue enjoying it. However, I have a feeling that Yuuki Yase is elevating this to a different level that I wouldn't experience than if I just read the manga.

“Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha” The 2024 Premiere

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for the television anime adaptation of Yuu Okano's Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha (The Unwanted Undead Adventurer) light novel. In 2024, the anime is scheduled to air.

Vermeil in Gold Episode 1 Review And Episode 2 Release Date

Romantic comedy anime series are always stressed relief, and people are always up for watching these short anime series. Now, another new fantasy and romantic comedy anime series named Vermeil in Gold has been released, and the series Vermeil in Gold will soon be available for streaming. So to all the additional information on Vermeil in Gold, read this article till the last note, and you will find all the latest updates on this new anime series Vermeil in Gold. About Vermeil In Gold Student at Royal Ortigia Magic Academy, lto Goldfield is having trouble at school. He wants to be a top-class magician. "Vermeil in Gold Episode 1" introduces Alto who is about fail a class in summoning magic. Because he doesn't seem to be gifted at summoning, he might need to repeat the year. He accidentally summons Vermeil, a wicked-looking demon. Alto would prefer to live a normal academic life, but Vermeil is about to complicate things. Vermeil, one of the most fearsome entities of ancient times, is well-known for violating the laws of the land and causing massive destruction. Can Alto use Vermeil without causing destruction? Meet Alto, an inept student at Royal Ortigia Magic Academy, whose academic performance is poor. Alto chooses to summon some otherworldly help to save his grades and get him through graduation. He discovers that he has made Vermeil, the legendary she-devil, his familiar only after he has done so. Sentai has the official synopsis for "Vermeil in Gold", anime. Vermeil is a strong ally that can turn his grades around. However, her magic cannot be replenished by a kiss. That makes it all go to hell for Alto's jealous childhood best friend Lilia. Alto has just created a new world of devilish mayhem with Vermeil in gold: A desperate magician paves his way into the magical world alongside the strongest calamity! it continued. Maaya Uchida plays Vermeil, Wakana Kunamochi plays Lilia Kudelfeyt and Yuya Kuramochi plays Alto Goldfield. Kaori Ishihara plays Sharol Iridescence. Riho Okitsu is Shin'ouji Ryuga. Sakura Nakamura plays Francois. Yuu Okano plays Marcus Parston. Yurina Amami portrays Chris Westland. Based on the original work of Kota Amana, Yoko Umezu, the anime was created. The first episode of "Vermeil in Gold", Episode 1, will air on Tuesday. The episode can be viewed online by Hidive viewers in the United States in Japanese with English subtitles. What happened in the previous episode of Vermeil in Gold Episode 1 - Royal Ortigia Magic Academy Alto, a graduate student, was about to repeat a year because he had not been successful in summoning magical powers. He draws a magic circle out of an ancient book that describes summoning magic and accidentally finds it. The magic circle is used to summon Vermei, an imprisoned demon. She has been regarded as a dangerous "demon" since ancient times and is capable of bringing about disaster. Her familiar Vermei needs to be provided with ongoing magical power. The best way to do that is to share a passionate kiss. Lilia, her childhood best friend, is worried about their relationship. The pupils are shocked by this unexpected familiarity. Vermeil in Gold Season 1 Episode 1 Spoiler It's difficult to predict the Vermeil in Gold Episode 2, Spoiler, at the moment. Episode 1 was just released. We will post any new information about Vermeil In Gold Episode 2 Spoiler here. What can viewers expect from Vermeil in Gold's new series? Many popular anime series are great examples of romantic comedy, and they have set the standard for future series. The Best series is a great example of what viewers can expect from the upcoming series. The same thoughts can be found with Vermeil in Gold, the new anime series. Many viewers want the series to be the best and live up to their romantic comedy expectations. We can see that the series is another great romantic comedy series. Vermeil in Gold Season 1: Popularity On August 10, 2018, the Vermeil in Gold manga series series was published. Six volumes of the manga series have been available for reading. Kota Amana wrote the Vermeil in the Gold manga and Yoko Umezu illustrated it. The series is currently published by Square Enix. Due to its popularity, Vermeil in Gold was announced as an anime television series. Vermeil in Gold Season 1 Rating and Review Rating Each judge rates a show based on its rating. Ratings are often the best indicator of a show's likelihood of staying on air. Ratings are a good indicator of a show's chances of survival. The program received a rating of 7.1/10 on IMDb. On MyAnimeList the average audience rating is 7.40. Review Original source material for Vermeil in Gold was a manga with the same name. This information has just been published. The creators released their first episode on Saturday. I am certain you will enjoy this anime if you've never seen it before. Reader Rating Dear Readers! This section is for you guys. This anime episode can be rated according to your preferences. Read the full article

Preview Images for Volume 4 of Korosensei Quest!

The fourth volume of Koro-Q was just released in Japan! I’ve bought the ebook, so I’ll begin translating the chapters. It’s going to go very slowly because of life circumstances, probably one chapter a month or so, but it will be done! If you have any questions about volume 4 or its contents, however, feel free to send an ask. Though, if you’re interested in its contents, I highly recommend buying your own copy to support the series!

Also, the chapter titles below are tentative. If I think of something that fits the connotation of the original word better or sounds catchier by the time I release each chapter, the chapter title might change slightly.  

Image 1 - The cover image

Image 2 - Chapter 18: Takaoka, The Beast King – Basically the Island Arc, but instead of dealing with assassins Class E has to fight “The Fukuma Three” (Grip, Gastro, and Smog), along with their boss, the Beast King. The students who face off against the three are different from the original manga, though.

Image 3 - Chapter 19: Class E Goes Flower Viewing – Flower viewing quickly turns into a karaoke battle between Gakushuu and his friends vs Class E. A lot of the students get really into it, including Gakushuu, which is honestly adorable ^__^

Image 4 - Chapter 20: Class E’s Castaway Adventure – Class E ends up stranded on an island. They get creative with their bugs and fight monsters to survive.

Image 5 - Chapter 21: Class E & YuuTube – Korosensei gets the class to make a YuuTube channel. Obviously, it’s a parody of YouTube. The “Yuu” is spelt with the kanji 勇, which means “heroism”, so it’s basically HeroTube. Also, everyone is wearing glasses in this chapter for some reason?

Image 6 - Chapter 22: The Sports Festival & Bugs – I’ve posted a preview of this chapter already, but the chapter is as it says – Class E uses their bugs in various sporting events. Also, Gakushuu sacrifices Seo.

Image 7- Chapter 23: Korosensei’s Bygone Days - I’ve posted a preview of this chapter as well. His past is quite a bit different from the manga’s and the Koro-Q anime’s. This chapter ends in a terrible place, though ;A;

Image 8 - The last page of the chapters before moving onto the two extras listed below. 

Special 1: Strength-Training Camp – It’s… not as grueling as it sounds. Looks kind of pleasant, actually.

Special 2:  The Mach Detective’s Record of Incidents – Maehara dies, and it’s up to Korosensei to determine the culprit. Between Terasaka, Okano, and Okajima, who do you think is the killer?

Assassination classroom: Class E classmates name meanings

In case if you didn’t know if I didn’t add the names its because I didn’t know what kanji with hiragana and katakana to use for there names

Yūma Isogai 磯貝 悠馬 Yuu (悠) means "distant, leisurely,permanence” ma (馬) means “horse” Iso (磯) means “seashore” gai (貝) is an abbreviation of “kai” means “shellfish”

Taiga Okajima 岡島 大河 Tai (大) means large or big and ga (河) is an abbreviation of ka means “river” together means “big river” Oka (岡) means “hill” jima(島) is the abbreviation of shima means “island”

Hinata Okano 岡野 ひなた Oka (岡) means “hill” and no means “an area, field”

Manami Okuda 奥田 愛美 mana (愛) means “love, affection” and mi (美) means "beauty" together means “affectionate love” oku (奥) means “inside,inner depths,one's heart, true feelings, heart, interior” and da (田) means “rice paddy”

Megu Kataoka 片岡 メグ Kata (片) means “one part of a pair” oka (岡) means “hill”.

Yukiko Kanzaki 神崎 有希子 Yu (有) means “possession” ki (希) means “hope” and ko (子) means “child” Kan (神) means “a deity or god” and zaki (崎) the abbreviation of saki means “peninsula; promontory; cape; spit”

Masayoshi Kimura 木村 正義 Masayoshi (正義) means “justice” in kanji his real name Justice so the kanji is used to fit it. Ki (木) means “tree” and mura (村) means “village”

Hinano Kurahashi 倉橋 陽菜乃 Hi (陽) means “the sun”, na (菜) means "vegetables, greens" and no (乃) is “a possessive particle” means “of” Kura (倉) means ”Storehouse”and hashi (橋) means “bridge”

Sōsuke Sugaya 菅谷 創介 So (創) means "genesis, hurt, injury, originate, start, wound" and suke (介) means "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish”. Suge (菅) means “sedge” and ya (谷) means “valley”.

Tomohito Sugino 杉野 友人 Tomo (友) means “friend” and hito (人) means “person” Sugi (杉) means “a Japanese cedar” and no (野) means “an area, field”

Kōtarō Takebayashi 竹林 孝太郎 Ko (孝) means “filial piety,mourning” and taro (太郎) means “eldest son or strong, heroic, masculine” used at the end of boys names Take (竹) means “bamboo” and bayashi (林) is the is the abbreviation of hayashi means “woods”

Ryūnosuke Chiba 千葉 龍之介 Ryu (龍) means "dragon”,no (之) means “a possessive marker” and suke (介) means "forerunner, herald" Chi (千) means “thousand” and ba (葉) the abbreviation of ha means “leaf” all together means "thousand leaves"

Ryōma Terasaka 寺坂 竜馬 Ryo (竜) means “dragon”, ma (馬) means “horse” together means “Dragon and horse” Tera (寺) means “a Buddhist temple”, saka (坂) means “slope, hill”

Rio Nakamura 中村 莉桜 Ri (莉) means "white jasmine" o (桜) means "cherry blossom" Naka (中) means “middle” and mura (村) means “village”

Kirara Hazama 狭間 綺羅々 Ki (綺) means “thin twilled silk fabric”, ra (羅) means “lightweight fabric” and ra (々) is a repeater of ra Kirara means something that is “like twinkle or something shiny” (キララ) Hazu (狭) means “cramped, narrow, contract, tight” and ma (間) means “space and room”

Rinka Hayami 速水 凛香 Rin (凛) means “dignified,severe, cold” and ka (香) means “a pleasant smell; a scent, a fragrance, an aroma” Haya (速) means “fast, speedy” and mi (水) means “water”

Sumire Hara 原 寿美鈴 Su (寿) means “longevity, long life,congratulations”, mi (美) means “beauty” and re (鈴) means “a bell, chime” Hara (原) means “meadow, plain, field”

Yuzuki Fuwa 不破 優月 Yu means “tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness” and zuki means “moon” together means “Tender moon”. Fu means “un-; non-; negative prefix” and wa means “break,cut”

Hiroto Maehara 前原 陽斗 Hiro means “the sun” and to means “Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68) ” Mae means “the front” and Hara (原) means “meadow, plain, field”

Kōki Mimura 三村 航輝 Ko (航) means “navigate, sail, cruise, fly” and ki (輝) means “radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle” Mi (三) means “three” and mura (村) means “village”

Takuya Muramatsu 村松 拓哉 Taku (拓) means "expand, open, support" and ya (哉) “an exclamation” Mura (村) means “village” and matsu (松) means “a pine tree”

Tōka Yada 矢田 桃花 To means “peach” and ka means “flower” Ya (矢) means “arrow” and da (田) means “rice paddy”

Taisei Yoshida 吉田 大成 Tai (大) means “big or large” and sei (成) means “to become,to do something” Yoshi (吉) means “lucky (or good)” and da (田) means “rice paddy” together means “lucky (or good) rice paddy”

Ritsu 律 Ritsu’s (律) name means “law” her name is taken from Jiritsu (自律) meaning Autonomy

Itona Horibe 堀部 糸成 (イトナ) Ito means “thread” and na (成) means “to become,to do something” Hori means “ditch, canal,moat” and be means “section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine”

BLCD Review: Shangri-La no Tori

Title: Shangri-la no Tori (シャングリラの鳥)

Release Date: 2020/10/28

Author/Artist: Zariya Ranmaru

Cast: 

Mastuda Kenichiro x Nakajima Yoshiki

Ichijou Kazuya

Ishiya Haruki

Tsuboi Tomohiro

Inoue Go

Kitayama Kyousuke

Haruka Jinya

Hidenori Takahashi

Okano Yuu

Tadokoro Hinata

Zenzai Tatsuya

Synopsis: With troubles hanging over his head, Apollo arrives on the island for a new job, at a brothel known as Shangri-La. What he didn’t know was the job description–to be a stud to get the prostitutes in the mood before servicing clients. And they’re men! Will he be able to handle it…?

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Excuse me for one second—

Finally got that out my chest. 😌 

Anyway, Shangri-la is actually my least favorite Zariya work now (it was Coyote before). There’s not a lot to go on atm because things between Teo Phi and Apollo haven’t even begun to progress yet. Y’all should be tired of hearing me say this, but I’m trash for Zariya’s settings and sensuality. This, however, is the first work of theirs in a long while that’s more serious and realistic in tone. It does scream Saezuru a lot, but I’m not exactly mad at it. Again, it’s still the first volume, so we’ll have to see it through to judge it. I also do like how Zariya portrays prostitution in here in a more legal and consensual light which I think is very important and nouveau. Seldom can you see regulated and consensual prostitution in BL manga; and the respect the owner, birdies, studs, and clients have towards each other is commendable. Makes you wanna dip your toes into the world as well since they’re all safe and having fun. Rights for sex workers, y’all!

Moving onto the voice work, if you’ve read my October Releases post, you’d know that I was skeptical about the casting because even though I knew that Matsuda Kenichirou would be a perfect for stoic Apollo, I wasn’t so sure that Nakajima Yoshiki could pull off Phi. This is Marine Ent we’re talking about; the studio who cast the highly underwhelming Liquor and Cigarette. Doesn’t help that I’ve been listening to nothing but Nakajiki top roles for the past year. The last time I’ve heard him bottom was in Kurahashi Tomo’s Hello Morning Star which overall was as underwhelming as L&C despite Nakajiki delivering a good performance. Thankfully, however, Nakajiki blew all my worries away because after finishing this BLCD, I can confidently say that there could be nobody else who was more perfect for this role than him.  👏👏👏 The tone he used is definitely reminiscent of both his Atsuto and Akira-san, but unlike those two, his Phi was clearer and how do I describe it? buttery? And that’s exactly how I want my Phi to be. What was I even worrying about? He’s a fucking vers, so of course he’s going to be perfect for Phi! I’m certain that his Phi will be my favorite performance of his when volume two comes out. 

As for Matsuda Kenichirou— ohhh I didn’t want to say this, but it’s almost going to be ten years since I’ve last heard him in a BLCD. 😂 I feel so old! Now, Matsuda Kenichirou voiced Mink in DRAMAtical Murder and I hated Mink so much that I mostly didn’t even pay attention to him when I played his route. I do still have a vague idea of how he sounds like (read: a big boring blah), but hearing him sound like Kawahara Yoshihisa and Yasumoto Hiroki combined still came as a shock. Maybe it was because Mink was in monotone for the whole game, anime, and BLCD that I didn’t realize. And you thought Apollo’s stoic? 😂 But I guess Matsuda Kenichirou was indeed a good choice for Apollo because of Mink. If the sir isn’t so busy and is interested in voicing something other than Apollo, then might I suggest he team up with Okitsu? 👉👈

Again, it’s too early for me to judge their chemistry because Apollo and Phi really have 0 chemistry in the manga at this stage. Both did well in their roles regardless, though. Our minor characters here were all voiced, by the way! I loved how they didn’t cut their dialogues out but even added to them!!! Marine Ent really hit it with this one. All the supporting casts were all good in their own right and are more than capable of starring in their own BLCDs which adds more to the atmosphere of them being prostitutes and studs!!! UGHHHHH!!! NOW THIS IS WHAT I LOOK FOR AN ADAPTATION!!! No wonder it’s been nominated for best BLCD!

I would definitely recommend listening to this if you’re a fan of the series. Reading the manga along is doable, too. SuBLime also has licensed this series, so you’re in for a superior experience if you’re going to do a read-along! I just hope that the healthy brothel relationship lasts until the end of the series. 🤞

Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha Bahasa Indonesia

Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha Bahasa Indonesia

Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha Bahasa Indonesia

Native Title : The Unwanted Immortal Adventurer, 望まぬ不死の冒険者 Total Chapter : ? Status : Ongoing Author : Okano, Yuu (Story), Jaian (Art) Genres : Action, Adventure, Fantasy Type : Manga Rating : 8.67

Sinopsis seorang petualang peringkat tembaga daerah perbatasan. Dia tidak beruntung saat bertemu monster kuat di dalam labirin, dikalahkan, dan ketika dia…

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Key announces romance visual novel anemoi

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Key, known for hits such as Kanon, AIR, and CLANNAD, has announced anemoi, its next full price romance visual novel. Platforms and a release date were not announced, but a full announcement live stream is planned for November 17 from 19:00 to 20:00 JST, which you will be able to watch on YouTube.

anemoi‘s staff includes:

Key Animation: Na-Ga / Humuyun / Yuunon Nagayama / Ao Kimishima

Scenario Writer: Kai / Yuu Nijima / Hasama / Shun Sayuki

Music Producer: Shinji Orito

Director: Kai

Producer: Touya Okano

Watch the teaser trailer below. Visit the teaser website here.

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“Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha” The Light Novel For Gets TV Anime

The Overlap Bunko 9th Anniversary Online Event revealed that Yuu Okano's light novel Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha (The Unwanted Undead Adventurer) will be adapted into a television anime. A memorial image (seen above) and an announcement teaser were also unveiled at the event.

BLCD Review: Love Nest 1 & 2

Title: Love Nest 1 & 2 (ラブネスト 上・下)

Release Date: 2020/01/31 & 2020/03/10

Author/Artist: Minaduki Yuu

Cast:

Kawahara Yoshihisa x Saitou Souma

Okitsu Kazuyuki + Furukawa Makoto

Yamanaka Masahiro

Okano Yuu + Tsuchida Reo

Nomura Kanako + Hirose Saya

Nakanishi Masaki *can I just pair you up with Yamanaka???

Synopsis: After being heartbroken by his crush from college, Hoizumi ventures into the world of homosexuality. After frequenting a certain gay bar, he becomes friends with the master there. Tired of living in his apartment with the noisy children above him, Hoizumi has some luck and the Master of the bar offers to let him live in his second home. However, Hoizumi doesn't find out until after he moves that he will have a roommate named Asahi. Can these two new roommates overcome their differences and become friends? Maybe even something more? (Exiled Rebels Scans)

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Wow.

I’m sorry, but I now know what I’m rooting for for this year’s awards. Shinshokan really be putting in the works for the sequels, huh? Y’all better remember that there were a lot of scrapped dialogue in Sayonara Game and Change World while they scrapped A WHOLE FUCKING CHARACTER in Secret XXX. However, instead of feeling doubtful of the actual closeness to the manga, I trusted the adaptations of the sequels and was more worried about the casting. I was honestly not into the whole Makonyan bottoming for Okitsu deal for the prequel because not only was Makonyan my seme king 2018 and Okitsu uke queen 2018, Makonyan was using a very high-pitched voice as Yousuke-kun which sounded unnatural. Lo and behold, Shinshokan 2020 really is turning best-selling manga sequels into best-selling BLCDs because not only was the casting for Therapy Game and Love Nest perfect, they gave us the full dialogues AND MORE!

Bless.

And that, folks, is money well spent.

Man, ever since I’ve heard that Love Nest was going to get an adaptation, I just knew that Kawahara Yoshihisa would be the perfect fit for Asahi. It’s like Minaduki Yuu created Asahi with the thought that he sounds like Kawahara Yoshihisa. Out of all the cast members, it’s only Asahi that didn’t warrant me to adjust to his voice. I mean, who would be better to voice a goddamn daddy than the goddamn daddy??? Yo, that scene when Masato was leaving during the fireworks???

IT WAS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IT OUT TO BE!!! I was also wondering if he was going to be the one that voices his younger self from his flashbacks because his voice was obviously too mature to do that, but he actually did it! That was probably the first time I’ve ever heard him in such a high pitch and he did well in it! I love how I got to hear him in a high and Saitou Souma in a low in this adaptation. 

As for Saitou Souma—now, I did say that I wasn’t that into him voice Masato in Change World, but what the heck? It only took me about a minute to adjust to his Masato in track 1 because mans made it his own! I honestly can’t remember who I wanted to voice Masato or if there even was anyone else back then, but now, Masato is Saitou Souma and Saitou Souma alone! This is probably the lowest pitch I’ve ever heard him in, and I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t scared of him going flat, but guess what??? HE NEVER DID! He stayed in that deeper tone all throughout the BLCD and I even forgot that it was him a lot of the time. 

I was also actually a little worried if he’d be able to hold his ground against Kawahara, but as he did with Hirarin, Waccha, and Maeno many BLCDs ago, it was just another day at the studio for him. Also, Kawahara and Saitou Souma almost had the exact same age gap as Asahi and Masato, so imagine how it would feel like for Souma to “oi!” his senior. I’d be shaking in my boots. 😂 Looks like my boy won’t be giving up his seat at the top of the seiyuu rankings easily this year. He never really fails to amaze me. What a legend.

Like what I did in Therapy Game, I also didn’t look up the whole cast list even though I knew that Okitsu and Makonyan was going to come back to reprise their roles. If y’all didn’t know, I am 100% Naru trash. Like, if master’s no one’s gonna take him, I’m taking him. With that being said, I waited until I listened to it to see who was going to voice him AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE YAMANAKA MASAHIRO??? Are you kidding me??? I SHIP HIM WITH KAWAHARA YOSHIHISA, THOUGH??? AND YONEKURA-SAN AND SHIINA-KUN’S IN ONE CD AGAIN?! WAIT, I FORGOT THAT UENOYAMA AND MAFUYU WERE FIGHTING OVER THE SAME GUY HERE!

This was especially hard because I kind of—I mean, really ship Naru and Masato. Heck, I ship Naru and Masato with everyone. What the heck are almost all of Kitahala Lyee’s VAs doing here? Shinshokan shouldn’t have been shy. They should’ve cast Satou Takuya to do master or Sakuma-senpai so that the whole fucking circus was present! I cannot with this crossover!!!

Everybody else was voiced pretty well, too, and I even put almost all of them in pairs! I love how we have a lesbian couple in a BLCD! Marie just needed her own special mention because I just love her and Masato’s relationship. 😭😭😭 I wish that people would be more open to these types of bonds between the opposite sex. Speaking of voice actors, I was struggling to find who voiced Sakuma-senpai because his name wasn’t even in BLCDwiki’s cast list. He did such a spectacular job as him, too (despite how utterly disgusting his character was). If someone knows him, please tell me who he is because I wanna know and I want him in this industry more ASAP!

I take back what I said in my review for Therapy Game. I love this more because it’s more painful and I love my daddies. Do I recommend this? Damn right I do. Get your hands on this ASAP esp if you’re a fan. There is a considerable amount of added dialogue, but they aren’t as major as the ones in Therapy Game, so reading the manga along is possible. I’m telling you, this is definitely running for best BLCD of the year and it’s also my favorite now (Okitsu’s still in this, what a surprise). From the casting, the execution, the pacing, the added dialogues—everything is top notch! I’m willing to beg on my knees in front of Shinshokan for Play More, Restart, and Love Nest 2! We need it!!! Please make it happen!!! 😭😭😭

And that concludes the BL reviews for now. I’ve listened to everything that I’ve wanted to listen to that was released in the first half of the year, so I’m a happy camper now. God, I sincerely hope that the world becomes okay soon for everyone’s sake. Once I hopefully get another job, it’s gonna be more part two’s, Okitsus, and Zariya Ranmaru. Yaoi gods, please grant Nakajima Yoshiki your divine blessings. 🙇