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Hey Slug! If you can find the time for it, I'd love to see a TL of MTC's second stage song, Choice is Yours! I'm very interested from the bits and pieces I've heard about it :)
You got it!
Stylistically, this song isn't too complex, so I'm skipping the rhyming treatment. (At least for now! I may want to do a fullly rappable TL later.)
The song's PV features MTC patrolling a graveyard, shooting down ghosts with futuristic-looking guns. This informs the song's imagery. There's also a smattering of ocean-y or weather-y imagery, as per usual with MTC, which l've preserved in English.
Samatoki: The city's future is safe in our hands
'cause we know these streets and their dark undersides.
We'll keep you safe -- that's our backstreets' pledge.
And there's no stopping us. We don't ever miss.
Juuto: We're here to shoot down everything standing in the way of your dreams--for a price, of course.
No, I'm just kidding. As I'm sure you're aware,
we're your neighborhood guardians of moral behavior.
Riou: Attention! Eyes trained on the streets with calculated dispassion,
we take in the weak and guard against evil.
When all looks dire, our expertise saves the day.
Who pilots Yokohama to a safe berth? Mad Trigger Crew!
All: Now we're lining up the whole country in our sights;
now we're fighting for the title of bravest and boldest.
Some of you love us; some of you hate us--doesn't matter when we sweep the board,
'cause that right there is the mark of a true champ!
Samatoki: Sometimes the wind doesn't fill our sails. Sometimes we sail into the stormy unknown--and we still prevail.
Juuto and Riou: Every island up and down Japan is crying out for a helping hand. Is reaching out to help really too much to ask?
Samatoki: Sometimes the wind doesn't fill our sails. Sometimes we sail into the stormy unknown--and we still prevail.
Samatoki: And when that happens,
Juuto: And when that happens,
Riou: And when that happens,
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: we need you to speak up and make some noise!
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: We're a lightning rod standing in the middle of the storm.
Come take shelter under our umbrella.
We're here to protect the community, to nurture it with these three stout pillars of love--our mics.
Juuto: The glinting, black triggers on our guns
Riou: are opening new doors.
Samatoki: Nothing's ever gonna get done
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: unless we learn to stand on our own two feet. Unless YOU learn to stand on your own two feet.
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: You've got strength inside you, and you don't even know it. Believe in it!
'Cause we've turned up the heat. The sparks of revolution're flying.
Don't be afraid. Stand up! Get up, get out there!
Be the champ you already are
'cause the future's safe in your hands.
Juuto: Trouble's brewing; the riffraff's out in force. So I shoot 'em with my words, ka-blam! Right in the noggin.
Samatoki: Shoot 'em down, set 'em straight, build 'em back up. That's how Yokohama keeps reignin' supreme.
Riou: We don't fight with cheap tricks; we don't rap with false words. We don't ram dull sermons down anyone's throats.
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: Now make some noise for the kings of the urban jungle!
Samatoki: Sometimes the wind doesn't fill our sails. Sometimes we sail into the stormy unknown--and we still prevail.
Juuto and Riou: Every island up and down Japan is crying out for a helping hand. Is reaching out to help really too much to ask?
Samatoki: Sometimes the wind doesn't fill our sails. Sometimes we sail into the stormy unknown--and we still prevail.
Samatoki: And when that happens,
Juuto: And when that happens,
Riou: And when that happens,
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: we need you to speak up and make some noise!
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: We're a lightning rod standing in the middle of the storm.
Come take shelter under our umbrella.
We're here to protect the community, to nurture it with these three stout pillars of love--our mics.
Juuto: The glinting, black triggers on our guns
Riou: are opening new doors.
Samatoki: Nothing's ever gonna get done
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: unless we learn to stand on our own two feet. Unless YOU learn to stand on your own two feet.
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: You've got strength inside you that you don't even know about it. Believe in it!
'Cause we've turned up the heat. The sparks of revolution're flying.
Riou: Don't be afraid. Stand up! Get up, get out there!
Samatoki: Be the champ you already are.
Juuto: Hold tight to your dreams and don't ever stop fighting for them.
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: Not until you finally reach the top.
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: We've got strength inside us to power a revolution. Believe in it!
It's the power of these rotten, messed up, goddamn lovable streets.
Don't be afraid. Stand up! Get up, get out there!
Be the champ you already are
'cause the future's safe in our hands.
Juuto: Goodness gracious. I don't expect much from society these days. But, so long as there are people willing to lend a helping hand, I suppose there's always a chance things might turn around...
Riou: I would say so. I've known nothing but fighting for too long. It took meeting you to find hope for a new, better future.
Samatoki: Look, we're not tryna be goody-two-shoes defenders of the people or whatever. We're doing this for our own gain. ...But hey, you don't gotta worry anymore. 'Cause...
Samatoki, Juuto, and Riou: You get to choose the world you wanna live in.
Always and forever, that choice rests with you.
Whatever you choose makes no difference to us.
Only, if you're gonna go a different way, now's your last chance.
So what's it gonna be? Are you with us or not?
The future's in your hands!
This character has one of the sickest voice and coldest lines in the game, and they him gave like 1 minute of screen time, and an insubstantial minor bossfight. 🫠
Black Comic Alliance Announces Stage 2: DCBlackout, Escalating Calls for Structural Change at DC Comics
The Black Comic Alliance, the collective of content creators behind the viral #DCSoWhite campaign, has officially announced Stage 2 of its advocacy movement: DCBlackout, a coordinated protest calling on readers, supporters, and content creators to withhold financial support and pause content creation tied to DC Comics publishing initiatives until meaningful structural changes are made around…
[ID: Text that reads: "In almost 50 years, DC has only had 10 Black ongoing series in its mainline continuity, with only 1 surpassing 50 issues, and not a single [title led by a] Black woman. They constantly blame sales, but they're playing a game with the deck stacked against us. This needs to stop," said James Portis III, also known as JPenumbra. /End ID.]
The DCBlackout initiative outlines several coordinated actions for supporters and participants, including:
Posting on social media and calling for DC Comics to publish 1 to 3 new ongoing series for Black heroes in its mainline continuity, led by strong Black creative teams
Canceling pull list subscriptions for DC titles, including ongoing series, miniseries, and collected editions, until a Black-led ongoing is solicited and supported
Raising awareness about how digital sales are not valued the same as preorder single issues in industry decision-making
Demanding transparent, long-term investment in Black representation across publishing
Supporting Black creators through independent and creator-owned projects
Encouraging broader industry conversations around equity, visibility, and sustainability
we talked about juto having a foot tapping habit like a bunny in hypdream but i never got around to mentioning that they gave samatoki a horse habit LOL
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