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ti_project) wrote2018-03-10 05:56 pm
ti_project) wrote2018-03-10 05:56 pm
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[TIP] March '18 Update
Heya! After saying it was going to be my next project for over ten years, I've finally actually sat down and done it. :D Announcing the release of "SAY IT AGAIN," #7 in the Bow Hall Shakespeare series of 1999, based loosely on Two Gentlemen of Verona. I love this show because it is comedic timing gold. All four young leads were excellent, but Misato Maya and Misa Noeru also contributed to making this gem. Masatsuka Haruhiko's ability to tell stories in snapshots of really intense dialogue has always been a favorite of mine, and I hope with a translation it will show his appeal to more foreign fans.
Also, I realized the other day that the DVD of "Akechi Kogorou's Incident Report -The Black Lizard-" is no longer in print, so I pulled out my 2007 translation, dusted it off, spruced it up, and slapped it on the closing night broadcast. That will be released as soon as I get beta edits back. :) This is one of my top five Takarazuka shows (I remember watching the live show very fondly), and Sakurano Ayane is really intense and great as the musumeyaku lead here. Kimura Shinji does adaptations really well, and his staging for this production was really creative too.
Yeah, hopefully my burst of translating means I'm back in the game. ;)
Also, apologies, but I had to update costs again. I've been letting them slide through the last couple of post office price hikes, and it was getting to the point that I was paying YOU all to watch the TIP shows. I mean, not that I wouldn't do that if I could really afford it.... Maybe I'll win the lottery some day.
~Jen
Also, I realized the other day that the DVD of "Akechi Kogorou's Incident Report -The Black Lizard-" is no longer in print, so I pulled out my 2007 translation, dusted it off, spruced it up, and slapped it on the closing night broadcast. That will be released as soon as I get beta edits back. :) This is one of my top five Takarazuka shows (I remember watching the live show very fondly), and Sakurano Ayane is really intense and great as the musumeyaku lead here. Kimura Shinji does adaptations really well, and his staging for this production was really creative too.
Yeah, hopefully my burst of translating means I'm back in the game. ;)
Also, apologies, but I had to update costs again. I've been letting them slide through the last couple of post office price hikes, and it was getting to the point that I was paying YOU all to watch the TIP shows. I mean, not that I wouldn't do that if I could really afford it.... Maybe I'll win the lottery some day.
~Jen
Say It Again!
My DVDs arrived safely this week and the first one I watched was Say It Again, it’s the first comedy I’ve seen from Takarazuka and I absolutely loved it!
All of the actresses were perfect in their roles, but my favourite parts were definitely the songs, I’ve had them stuck in my head for days now. The subtitles are perfect, thanks so much for your hard work on them.
A quick question: would you guys ever consider doing any Flower Troupe performances from recent years? I’m thinking of The Poe Clan, Ernest in Love or anything with Asumi Rio really. I have a couple of her dvds without subtitles but having trouble understanding what is going on.
Thanks again for the great work and I will definitely order again when some other dvds are back in stock or re-released!
Re: Say It Again!
We tend to not do recent performances of things that are still in print unless there's extenuating circumstances, but there are other translators who have been working on them. Check out Zukalations, I know she's done Ernest in Love. Sometimes new things pop up linked to the TakaWiki too.
~Jen
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