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The Ups and Downs of an Unconventional Career

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[Source] As you may know a little over a year ago I became an amateur idol. However it seems like hardly any time has passed since I’ve been spending nearly everyday in pursuit of expanding my reach. While I was still in university I had to take harsh dance and vocal lessons in between my …

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Spring 2012 Anime Watch List

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This is a little later than I normally like to do but I finally got around to compiling my watch list for the upcoming season. There are quite a few shows that I’ll be watching for sure with a few more I’m thinking about which as usual is more positive an outlook than many people …

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Happy Valentine’s Day 2012

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No matter what your current relationship status is I hope everyone will someday find happiness in some form! (I can’t believe I actually did this orz)

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[Lyrics] Smile Precure! ED – Yay! Yay! Yay! (TV Size) [Yoshida Hitomi]

And here’s the ED. Before anyone asks, yes, I will be doing the full size versions when they are available as well as all future Smile Precure songs. Have fun! (The ED is so good!)

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[Lyrics] Smile Precure! OP – Let’s go! Smile Precure! (TV Size) [Ikeda Aya]

Smile Precure‘s first episode just aired a few hours ago so I decided to translate the songs. Enjoy!

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Anime Family Project: Alternative III

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[Source] Every couple of years since 2008 I’ve challenged myself to write a post with the basic premise of assembling a list of characters to be in my fictional family. If you have ever watched or read Kyouran Kazoku Nikki then the idea is essentially the same. I usually try to get others to join …

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[Lyrics] Senki Zesshou Symphogear OP – Synchrogazer [Mizuki Nana]

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Even though the anime hasn’t aired yet I decided to translate this godly song early after seeing the fantastic PV for it. Since I’m basing these lyrics on the PV and not the booklet, there are a couple spots where I am a little uncertain. As such lyrics will be updated after the single is …

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Retrospective on 2011 and Objectives for 2012

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[Source] Once again another year has passed so it’s time to reflect on the past and to think about goals for the future. It seems there have been a lot of ups and downs in the past year so the review section is quite long. With that in mind the goals section is of similar …

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Smile Precure Story and Character Bio Translations (plus my random thoughts)

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The Smile Precure websites were updated recently so I felt like translating the official character and story materials. It pretty much reconfirms the rumors and leaked info we’ve already seen but it also has some nice new tidbits. First up are translations of information from Asahi’s Smile Precure site. Pictures are omitted since the other …

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[Lyrics] Amagami SS Character Image Songs For You… – stories [Ayatsuji Tsukasa, Sakurai Rihoko, Tanamachi Kaoru, Nakata Sae, Nanasaki Ai, Morishima Haruka (CV: Nazuka Kaori, Shintani Ryouko, Satou Rina, Konno Hiromi, Yukana, Itou Shizuka)]

At long last it is the final entry in Twelve Days of Amagami. I’ve saved stories for last since it features the 6 main heroines singing together. With this all currently released Amagami anime songs have now been translated by me. I really hope everyone found my song translations to be helpful. It took me …

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