Oddly Addicting Music >.>;;

Heyas, so yesterday I stumbled across the full ending of SIHK S2, and so as promised, here's the link. I'm rather fond of it...not as "ZOMG THIS IS DUCKING BRILLIANT!" as say the first ending, but it has a certain rhythm that I like ^^ Anyways, here it is:

Also, another vocaloid song that I found over the weekend that pretty much sums up my life in a nutshell:

Enjoy!

Cheers~
GD

Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai Ch 1

Hey lovies,
Super quick post right now--my crap pile has doubled in the past 24 hours (I have an exam next week that I had completely forgotten about till today when my professor mentioned it and I was like "...eh? o_o;;)Anywhose, just thought you'd all like to know that the lovely people at September Scanalations have been working on the Yokozawa light novel, and the first chappie is out for our reading pleasure. Major thanks to all the hard work these people have done so that way we non-japanese speaking/reading folk can experience the amazingness that is Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai. So just so we're clear: I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS TRANSLATION. ALL CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SCANALATORS/TRANSLATORS/SAINTS over at September Scanalations. Send them a virtual hug. Or a cookie. Cookies are nice. Coooookieeess~~~

>.>;; yeah. This is what no sleep does to me...

So here's the link to the pdf. Note: this is only chapter 1--the rest isn't up yet, so be sure to check their site for updates ^^

Enjoy!

http://www.strawberrywine.org/temp/ynb_ch1.pdf

Cheers~
GD

SIH S2 Opening Full

So remember how yesterday I said I was looking for the full version of SIH S2 opening and it wasn't out? Well, apparently it came out sometime between last night and this morning because VOILA! We have the full opening. The ending I have yet to see, but as soon as I find it, I'll be sure to put up a link for y'all ^^

Cheers~
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Oh, btw: the Omake that features Yokozawa and Kirishima is available to read online in english at mangafox.com ^^

Random Song(s) That I've Grown to Love

So I was browsing youtube last night to see if the full versions of SIH S2 op/end were out (sadly no), and I stumbled across the character songs for SIH. Honestly, I wasn't aware that there were character songs O_o I guess this is what college does to you...you begin to not stay in the loop on the important crap, eh?

Anyways, most of them didn't spiritually move me too much, only one did. And it was one of Yoshino Chiaki's. Surprisingly, his voice is deep(ish?) and it's very...mature. And calming. Super zen. Not something I'd expect from Chiaki given his personality (of course, I haven't looked up the translations for this song yet, so for all I know the meaning of this song could fit him perfectly). Anyways, I thought you'd all like to hear it as well. It's called Onaji Hikari ("Same Light") if I'm not mistaken--please correct me if I'm wrong. Any and all Japanese I know comes from watching copious amounts of anime in Japanese with english subs ^^;;

Also, over the summer, I got into Vocaloid. Now I know Vocaloid's been around for eons, but I just never got around to really listening to the songs--I had "Kokoro," but for some reason I never really looked into anything else. But either way, I got into it over the summer, and honestly--I love it. My favorite has to be Luka--I find her voice to be the least squeaky. Miku is alright, but she tends to go a little too high pitch for me sometimes. I love Rin and Len as well. But mostly, I adore Luka (plus her outfit rocks ^,^), and so I wanted to share some of my favorite songs of hers:

Just Be Friends--probably my favorite Vocaloid song overall

The Wanderlast--this one took me a while to get used to, but after giving it a few shots, it grew on to me.

Double Lariat--I just love the meaning of this song ^^

Moonlight Waltz--this is actually a duet of Luka and Len. I love the beginning, especially. Only wish it was longer u.u

Other Vocaloid songs that I adore include:

Butterfly on Your Right Shoulder (Rin/Len)

Spinning Song (Rin/Len)--I love the refrain mostly

Honey (whole buncha vocaloids)--cover of a Taiwanese girl group song that was inspired by ABBA. How could I not love it?

Cheers~

GD

Cue Epic Fangirl Squeals Here

Ok, so I know it's been ages since I updated this thing--life's been a bitch lately and this just kinda slipped my mind. BUT! I am back, and dear me, have I been squealing for the past few days. Why, you ask? Because Sekaiichi Hatsukoi's fourth couple is downright friggin' ADORABLE.

Yes, that's right. For those of you who don't know yet, SIH now has 4 definite couplings: there's OnoderaxTakano (aka Nostalgia), Chiaki x Tori (aka Domestica), Kisa x Yukina (Erotica), and *cue drumroll* YOKOZAWA X KIRISHIMA (aka TRIFECTA)!!!

Yes, the fourth couple is Yokozawa and the editor in chief of JAPUN, Kirishima. Needless to say, I absolutely ADORE this coupling, mainly because of Kirishima. He's just so....AMAZING. For one thing, he's absolutely gorgeous (duh). Plus, he's a total tease--who DOESN'T love a teaser? And, to top it all off, he's a single daddy raising an ADORABLE ten year old girl. C'mon, peoples: hot single daddy who likes to poke the "I am serious. Rawr." Yokozawa's buttons? Can't go wrong!

Another bonus about this couple, is that there is that there isn't gonna be a set seme/uke. In Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai, Yokozawa was the uke (hinting that it was his first time on bottom meaning that Takano was uke when they were going out *kyaa~~~)but Kirishima clearly states that he has no problem with Yokozawa being on top every now and then--so they're gonna flip flop. Which, personally, rocks. As much as I love traditional seme/uke roles (mainly b/c they tend to be adorable), it'd be nice to see a couple where the roles aren't so clear cut, y'know? In Nakaumura-sensei's other works, the uke tries to be on top occasionally (coughmisakicough) and they always end up failing miserably--almost to the point where I feel embarrassed for them--and the Seme takes over and everything goes according to norm. At least with this, things spice up a bit, no?

Another thing that gives this couple a +1000000000000 in my book is that the smex scenes are completely consensual. There's no protesting on behalf of the uke--which seems to be a trend in Nakamura'sensei's work. For example, whenever Takano and Onodera get it on, if he's not moaning or something, Onodera is protesting (hell sometimes even WHEN he's moaning, he protests >.>). Same with Misaki and Usagi-san in Junjou Romantica. It never starts with them both happily making out and leading up to you-know-what. At least with Yokozawa x Kirishima, it was YOKOZAWA who basically told Kirishima to get on with things ^,^

So personally, I am very pleased with this coupling. At first, I didn't like Yokozawa mainly because of how he treated Onodera. But then when his story was heard and Chapter 10 came around, I couldn't help but grow to love the guy--I mean, how heart wrenching was that scene when Takano essentially tells him no, and he has that dejected look on his face? Just made me wish I could hug the guy (yes, I am perfectly aware that he is a manga character and to physically hug him is impossible...we all have dreams >.>). So when I heard rumors that he was actually going to end up with someone, I was happy--it would've sucked if he ended up alone, y'know? But I was also concerned over who the other dude would be. Would he be snazzy? Well, since it's Nakamura-sensei, I knew he'd be awesome in one way or another, but...

And then WHAM! Cue Kirishima who just totally blew me away and had me grinning like an idiot the whole time. I swear, I just cannot get over how awesome this guy is.

Anyways, now that I think I've squealed/fangirled enough to last me a lifetime (pfft. Who am I kidding?), I guess I'll wrap this up now. I'll try to keep this thing more updated, I swear ^^;;

Oh, but before I end this: here's a lookie at our new couple~

And someone on livejournal has been a saint and has provided an english translation of Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai. PLEASE NOTE: I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS. All thanks should be given to the wonderful person who took the time to share this with us, so AGAIN: I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS SUMMARY. I merely provide the link to which all can access it.

Link for Summary of Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai: http://crossinthenight.livejournal.com/11013.html#cutid1

Well then, enjoy ^^

Cheers~

GD