Inside of me this strange shadow’s Hiding behind its dark eyes, so Until you see what you’re doing You’ll never be able to move forward
Once you have accepted your past Overcome it all and looked past A new path for us will Appear right here until You can see your heart has been reborn
I can feel it now, feel it all around I know that this strong power Can strike your heart forever (so good) Can put a smile on your face, too (so fun) Then we’ll break into a song that’s just for you
Get ready! Start shouting! Right here is the beginning! Take my hand, I’ll lead You beyond all of these powerful feelings Determined, start shouting! Wipe away, all the tears, you are crying Our voices harmonize And soon we will become dyed in the, color of Grown empathy
An important person to me That I don’t want to keep hurting The strength to protect you each day I will take it and beat weakness, too
So keep listening to my soul Feel my warm heartbeat, don’t let go Together you and me Are in deep like a sea Protecting us in all that we do
So let’s start somehow, together right now Our thoughts can begin crossing As we both can start laughing (so cute) Wink to all of our rivals (so cool) Soon they can’t wait for all our song’s arrivals
Get ready! Start going! The future is beginning! Never stop shouting There’s no need to be scared if you keep moving Through the sky, start going! Spread your wings, get ready, to start flying As the sounds harmonize We’ll make a hope that is dyed in the, color of Grown empathy
I can do it now! You can change your world!
Know that your, bright smile is connected, to this happiness I won’t allow, half-hearted looks now, so you should keep, smiling Come (right now) Are you serious? Look up (hey) I know that we both can make it, too It will be, the best present I can ever give to you
Get ready! Start shouting! Right here is the beginning! Take my hand, I’ll lead You beyond all of these powerful feelings Determined, start shouting! Wipe away, all the tears, you are crying Our voices harmonize And soon we will become dyed in the, color of Grown empathy
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Notes: In the chorus, the “the” before “color of grown empathy” is supposed to be said like “thee”
I went to the Bungou Stray Dogs event held on February 19th in Pacifico Yokohama!
Actually, I hadn’t planned on going but later on, I felt the need to go if possible. XD I really like the series itself! It’s very interesting! I was also heading to Pacifico Yokohama to attend a conference and career fair for the following days so I thought it would be perfect if I could go! It was seriously a last-minute impulse! XD I managed to find someone on Twitter so I was able to go!
I waited for over 3 hours in the cold (It was February and the venue is literally next to the sea so the wind was no joke. I was FREEZING. I got there around 8:30 or 8:45… This is when I realized I HAVE to take the first train and stuff if I want to get the goods I want…) before giving up on the goods. The T-shirt I wanted ended up being sold out while I was waiting anyway and I wouldn’t have made it in time for the afternoon session if I continued to wait.
Plus I had to meet up with the person who was willing to sell me the ticket and I didn’t want to keep her waiting! I wasn’t planning on getting much anyway so it was fine. But never again… XD Plus it’s not fun when you’re waiting alone.
Flower stands!
Right, I intended to write a BRIEF fan-report though I ended up ranting. Haha.
The cast who appeared in the event:
Uemura Yuto
Miyano Mamoru
Taniyama Kishow
Ono Kensho
Toyonaga Toshiyuki
Hosoya Yoshimasa
Kamiya Hiroshi
Kawanishi Kengo
It started off with four of the characters in chibi form talking (Dazai, Chuya, Atsushi, and Akutagawa).
A MC led the session. Then the cast was introduced one by one, more like they each gave a self-introduction. Everyone else looked good overall!
Uemura started off (it was my first time seeing him) and he looked really cute! I guess he’s my image of a cinnamon roll… or a friendly person? He was wearing an outfit like what Atsushi would wear: white collared shirt, fancy black vest and those COOL black gloves. He looked really good! He was so cute and fluffy and nervous because he messed up. He said something like, “Please go home and enjoy the event,” 楽しんでかえってください instead of “Please enjoy the event.” 楽しんできてください(Trying to explain Japanese grammar is difficult).
Next, Mamo went up but he copied Uemura and teased him. This was my first time seeing Mamo and I thought he looked really cute especially with that smile.
Hosoya was told, “Ganbare!! (Do your best!) by the audience and the cast. XD Then Hosoya goes, “I’m doing my best!” Hahaha. He always seems to fumble with his words and got teased.
Tosshi wore mostly beige while everyone else wore darker colors.
I didn’t approve of Kensho’s hair but I’m assuming it was inspired by Akutagawa. And he wore a long black cape… like Akutagawa. xD He was pretty energetic (I was worried because the Kensho x Hanazawa news came out the day before).
I remember Mamo and Kishow had good chemistry. XD
The staff brought in desks and the cast was told to sit down. Except Mamo sat… more like laid down on his side with his elbow bent and posed sexily. XDDDD Then Kishow and Kensho proceeded to do a sexy pose as well. They both had their backs to the audience and stuck out their butts with a hand on their hips and turned their heads. XD
Once they sat down, they showed main/favorite scenes chosen by the manga artist and/or directors? The seiyuu commented while it was shown.
First was the Detective Agency scene. It was the scene where Rampo and the others were on standby and Chuya was destroying the cameras one by one.
Next was Port Mafia. It was the Hatano and lemon bombs scene. XDDD The cast commented, “No one from that scene is here!” Kishow and Kensho were asked to make comments. Kensho saw the recording and said that Hatano got fired up doing those lines.
Next was the Guild. The scene was the first appearance of John and Lovecraft. You see the grape vine coming from John’s neck.
Then there was the Tanizaki doing anything for Naomi scene!!! My favorite scene overall!!! It was when Tanizaki and Doppo were working together. They both end up trapped with John’s vines and were held up in the air. Then Joe noticed a truck coming… and if you remember, Tanizaki said he would do anything for Naomi and that was when John realized that the truck driver couldn’t see them because of Tanizaki’s ability!!! AAHHHH love that scene. If you haven’t noticed, my favorite character is Tanizaki. xD Hosoya and Tosshi were asked to comment about the scene. Hosoya tried to comment but failed overall. He did mention that he liked working with Tosshi.
Another scene that was shown was the Chuya and Dazai scene. xD I thought it was a pretty cool scene!! Kishow said Dazai took all the good parts because he defeated Lovecraft. Though Mamo said that thanks to Chuya, he destroyed Lovecraft completely.
Mamo and the others kept doing Lovecraft’s impersonation, like the way he talks. They kept on talking like that. XD
Another scene shown was of course, the Atsushi working together with Akutagawa scene.
In between, there were live performances in between by GRANRODEO, Screen Mode, and Luck Life too! They were all very cool! And they showed scenes of Oda… even the sad ones.
There were also special video messages from Fukujun, Miki, and Suwabe!
Fukujun always seems to enjoy playing his sneaky characters. XD
Suwabe told us something that wasn’t mentioned but told us the director purposely added in the scene where you see the kids crying for help inside that truck and the next thing you see is it exploding… it was to add more impact… I think Suwabe was also asked if his voice was okay.
Game time! They had to take an “exam.”
They brought in desks and had to answer questions about the anime. They had the write down the answer on the sketchbook they were given. They can also get points for interesting answers. Mamo interpreted this as, “You get points for writing interesting answers” instead of the correct answer. The MC told him that wasn’t the goal but he ignored him. Mamo and Kishow started to draw before the MC asked the first question. They actually draw the MC. XD
First question: They showed a picture of John, “What is he holding in his hand?” It got blurred out.
Kamiya answered with pudding. Tosshi answered with Naomi. Uemura wrote, grapes. Of course Kawanashi (John’s seiyuu) got it right. It was actually a potato. XD
Another question: “How many times does Akutagawa say “Yatsugare” (a really old way of saying, I) from episodes 17-23? XDDD He actually does say it a lot… Of course crazy answers were written… I think the most popular answer was around 60… For the answer, they actually showed all the scenes where he said, “Yatsugare.” XDDDD And Kamiya… freaking Kamiya got it right!!! The answer was 17 times! I was so surprised! He’s amazing. XD We clapped for the staff’s efforts of collecting all of those scenes. XD
For the third question, “What is Kyoka holding?” It was when they were having a party and were saying, “Cheers!” and you see a scene of them with many hands and drinks.
Someone… Hosoya maybe.. he said blood? I dunno… and Tosshi answered, “the liquid form of Naomi.” XDDD Apparently it was not a drink but a fruit. Actually it was a tomato and Kamiya got the answer eventually.
For the last question, “What is Elizabeth drawing?” Uemura answered with a drawing of a werecat. It was a very… err… artistic drawing. XD The hint given was it was already shown as an answer earlier. Hosoya realized what the answer was and tried use the drawing of his potato (it was one of the answers earlier but not the right one) but MC said he had to draw a new one and he did so furiously but Kamiya beat him to it. Answer was lemon.
Tosshi kept on saying Naomi as the answer. Kamiya kept on saying pudding.
Kamiya won the game with 75 percent correct.
Hosoya was really funny because he kept spacing out. The MC commented that Hosoya didn’t listen. At one point, he tried answering a question but it was for the previous question.
At one point, Kishow told Mamo to smile and he cutely smiled! He said that he bullies Hosoya all the time.
Lastly, everyone said a closing comment. Tosshi said he was emphasizing how much he loved Naomi. XD
There was also a special announcement! There is gonna be a movie for Bungou Stray Dogs! They showed a visual for it and you see the silhouette of Dazai and Chuya!!!! OMGGGGG ALSKJDKL
It ended with the last four chibis that didn’t appear in the beginning. Doppo kept on saying stuff and someone interpreted and said, “He means don’t go home too late and to be safe.”
The only thing I was sad about was that in order to take pictures of these special displays of Bungo Stray Dogs, you had to go through the goods line. I didn’t want to wait again… but all was not lost with the goods because I actually got my hands on the pamphlet inside the venue! They were selling only pamphlets inside the venue after the event so I got it!
I might post pictures of the pamphlet later. :3
Overall, I was really glad that I got the chance to go! The cast was really awesome!
Ok! I know, I’m super late (this was supposed to be posted a few days ago) but here it is! The full list of seiyuu that will be present for Otomate Party 2022!
This event is going to be amazing! So many awesome titles and seiyuu! Plus, it’s exciting to see how many of these otome have been localized for the West! I think it’s so odd that NamiDai won’t be there for the second day considering he’s in 2 of the titles for the night performance (Clock Zero and Collar x Malice).
