Anime vs. People

Well, yesterday, I thought I was going to write an entry entitled "Why blog?". Then, I encountered something that changed my mind.
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So yesterday, I talked to my friend about how Japanese people acting can be weird and that I've always found anime to be a better way of expression, in general, for these people. Of course, that's not for all cases, but, in my experience, that holds true for a lot of cases.
So, there's this anime I'm currently watching called Natsume Yuujinchou.
And of course, it has an OP! And the youtube link for the PV was posted with the flac release at tokyotosho, so I went ahead and checked it out. First, let me give the translation for the TV size version of the song. Since I stuck to BSS and my download of the flac isn't done yet (I can't check the scans), I'll just use their TL without any modifications.

There you go, making that face again,
biting onto your lips.
You're hiding your weak side,
but deep in those eyes,
I can see you cowering.
If you had a true heart,
you would care, cry, call for someone, and worry.
Why are you holding onto the pain?
Share some of it with me.
If you don't think it's possible right away,
you can do it slowly, bit by bit.
We don't have wings,
but I'm sure we're only finding times that we can't fly.
I'll call for you to the limits of my voice
so that you won't get lost.
Soar up to the sky with your gentle heart,
ride on that wind, and get it all at once.

Now, here's the anime OP:



And here's the PV for the song:



UMM.
Yeah.
So, as you can see, they have weird gestures and stuff.
That monkey-like creature was cute though~! ^________^

But all in all, I really like that song. And I like the anime.
It says the things I wanna hear.
And I guess that would be all for that.
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I didn't get to play more Rune Factory, but it turns out, it only does that white-screen thing for the latest version (2.6a) of nocash. It works fine with the earlier version (2.6). So, uhh, that's that. Obviously, I failed myself again in all my plans. Sheesh. I really should just be awake at night so I get to do more. But I want to try to sleep normally. q_q
Oh well, sleep is a mystery.

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Disclaimer(s), etc:

1. I don't claim to own what isn't mine.
2. Gesture power--it's in Geass too. The overly dramatic gestures, REALLY. Only, when it's in anime, it's kinda tolerable.

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Various Variety

First: Hanare Toride no Yonna

It sucked. Big time. No story, sucky animation, lalala. No saving grace.
Well, I did have fun with the overly dramatic gestures:

And the stiff hair:

And the whatever-it-is:

You're better off not watching it though. Seriously.
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Second: D.Gray-Man

Since I stuck to Higure-Rumbel releases, I've only watched 'til episode 93. At some points, I would think, "Why am I watching this anime again?" But then some episodes would come out which remind me why I tolerate the poor storyboard/story flow. There's just something about D.Gray-Man, really. Well, I never read the manga so I don't know if it's the anime people's fault or actually the manga author's fault that there are stupid anime moments and all... But for all I don't like about it, the basic ideas and plot really make up for it. And the Kanda-Lavi-Allen fights~ ^_^ "Let's play catch with words"? HAHAHA. Fun. :D :D
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Third: Making April
I came across Making April's blog and youtube channel earlier.
So uhh... Making April Videos~ :D They're both covers. :D

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Disclaimer(s), etc:

1. I don't claim to own what isn't mine.
2. Umbrella. wtflol. Well, the song could be okay, in a way... But because of the original, the image of the song in my head is lalala. So.. too late. lalala.

EDIT: -08/28/08-
Just for the record, since I forgot to mention this even though I intended to when I wrote this thing... The screens above are supposed to be 16:9. Since Photoshop kept on crashing that time and I didn't feel like restarting for screens of a sucky show, I just let it be.

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YUI ~Summer Song~

Well, when I first saw the video for this song, I tried listening for the lyrics. And. Well, obviously, I failed. I remembered to search for it again, so here they are. I also looked for the TL, but I don't seem t agree with it entirely. Not that I'm an expert at Japanese, in fact, I'm a noob... But... Well, context stuff. So I tried adjusting it the TL I found to my own understanding. I have no idea, actually, who translated the thing, but credit for the original TL goes to him/her. Got the lyrics and orig TL here.

Taiyou ga mikata suru Hi ni yaketa kimi ga Te wo furu kara Kitaishitenda Yakusoku no kisetsu ni tobikomu Ningyou mitai ni	太陽が味方する 日に焼けた君が 手をふるから 期待してんだ 約束の季節に飛び越む 人魚みたいに
Kousha no sumi ni himawari ga saku Terete bakari ja KAKKO warui ne Aozora ni ima sakebitai hodo kimi wo omotteru	校舎のすみに ひまわりが咲く 照れてばかりじゃカッコ悪いね 青空にいま 叫びたいほど 君を想ってる
Natsu ga kuru kara umi he yukou yo Chotto dake tachidomatte mayou hi mo aru kedo HEKOmu mainichi torimodusu hibi Kimi ni atte waraiatte Hajimaru yo natsuyasumi lan la lan la~	夏が来るから 海へ行こうよ ちょっとだけ 立ち止まって 迷う日もあるけど ヘコむ毎日 取り戻す日々 君に会って 笑いあって はじまるよ 夏休み lan la lan la~
Hashiridashita senaka ni wa Uso no nai KIMOCHI ga utsuru kara T-SHATSU no mukougawa KIRAKIRA kagayaku mahou mitai da	走り出した 背中には 嘘のないキモチが 映るから Tシャツの向こう側 キラキラ輝く 魔法みたいだ
Hanabi no oto ni kaki kesareteru Kimi no KOTOBA ga yokaze to kawaru Kanjin na toko kikoe nai kedo Wakariaesou sa	花火の音に かき消されてる 君のコトバが夜風と変わる 肝心なとこ 聞こえないけど わかりあえそうさ
Ah long long long time machi kogareteta Seishun tte honno chotto ijiwaru da yo ne HEKOmu mainichi torimodusu hibi Kimi ni atte warai atte Hajimaru yo natsuyasumi lan la lan la~	Ah long long long time 待ちこがれてた 青春って ほんのちょっと 意地悪だよね ヘコむ毎日 取り戻す日々 君に会って 笑いあって はじまるよ 夏休み lan la lan la~
Sunahama ni suwarikonde futari de Tokei kinishiteita Nami no oto kikinagara Yakusoku nante dekinai mama	砂浜に 座り込んで ふたりで 時計 気にしていた 波の音 聞きながら 約束なんて出来ないまま
Natsukashiku naru itsuku kanarazu Suna ni kaita mirai nante ate ni DEKINAI HEKOmu mainichi torimodusu hibi Kimi ni atte warai atte “Makka na PURUU da”	懐かしくなる いつか必ず 砂に書いた 未来なんて あてにデキナイ ヘコむ毎日 取り戻す日々 君に会って 笑いあって “真っ赤なプルーだ”
Natsu ga kuru kara umi he kitanda Niji ni natta ano sora wo wasuretaku nai HEKOmu mainichi torimodusu hibi Kimi ni atte warai atte Hajimaru yo natsuyasumi lan la lan la~	夏が来るから 海へ来たんだ 虹になった あの空を 忘れたくない ヘコむ毎日 取り戻す日々 君に会って 笑いあって はじまるよ 夏休み lan la lan la~

Here's my adjusted TL:

The sun is on my side as the suntanned you waves your hand to me
I'll be diving into the promised season I've been looking forward to, just like a mermaid

Within the school grounds, a sunflower is blooming
Just being shy would be uncool, wouldn't it?
To the extent of wanting to yell into the blue sky, I'm thinking of you now.

Summer is here, let's go to the sea!
Just for a while, let's stop. There are days when we wander around aimlessly too.

The everyday taken forgranted... Take back those days.
With you just there, just smiling...
The summer holidays are beginning!
Lalalala~

As you ran, your absolutely honest feelings were being reflected upon your back
The other side of your shirt was glittering and sparkling, it's like magic.

Within the sounds of the fireworks, the summer season was being erased
With the night wind, the words you said were changing
I can't quite hear the important parts
But I think I understand.

Ah long long long time, I've waited and yearned
Youth is a tad unkind, isn't it?

The everyday taken forgranted... Take back those days.
With you just there, just smiling...
The summer holidays are beginning!
Lalalala~

Sitting on the sandy beach,
Both conscious of our watches...
Listening to the sound of the waves,
We were unable to make any promise.

One day, I will surely feel nostalgic about this...
A future scribbled in sand--I cannot place my hopes on such.

The everyday taken forgranted... Take back those days.
With you just there, just smiling...

"Makka na puruu da"

Summer was coming, so we went to the sea
That sky with that rainbow, I don't want to forget it.

The everyday taken forgranted... Take back those days.
With you just there, just smiling...
The summer holidays are beginning!
Lalalala~
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Ignore the "lalalala~". I just have something against "lan"...
Anyway... I dunno what the heck PURUU means and can't seem to find it anywhere, soo...
Lalalala~

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Disclaimer(s), etc:

1. I don't claim to own what isn't mine.
2. ~YUI~!!

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