Hello! My name is Coleena and I like translating and subbing songs. I translate Momoclo and occasionally VOCALOID songs.
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Are y’all tired yet of eating a bunch of cheese/pepperoni/whatever pizza from random pizza chains during this pandemic? Ever been interested in Japanese interpretations of western food, like spaghetti napolitan or hambaagu? Look no further!
And yes, you can try all these pizzas if you go to a place that serves All-You-Can-Eat Pizza. Some have personal pizzas around 5″ in diameter, so you can have a tasting party if you bring friends and sit at the same table (requiring that all of you order AYCE, of course). Others are more like a buffet (Shakey’s in Japan). It’ll run you ~1000-2000 yen, depending on how fancy you’re feeling and whether or not you want drinks.
Anyways, let’s have a look at all of these pizzas…
1. Margherita (Tomato/Cheese/Basil) Pizza
Coming at a whopping 74% popularity among females, this is my personal favorite. It just feels classy. It’s not as heavy as a cheese pizza and brings out the flavors of all the ingredients incredibly well.
2. Seafood Pizza
High-end much?
3. Bacon & Potato Pizza
These are called German potatoes (yes, ジャーマン in katakana) because they’re sliced into chunks and then fried.
4. Quatro Formaggi (Four-Cheese) Pizza
Classic Italian pizza. This pretty much always comes with mozzarella, but the other three cheeses often differ.
5. Pesto Pizza
You’re already putting basil on all the other pizzas - why not just make the sauce out of basil. Did you know pesto has pine nuts? I learned this when making pesto for a birthday party. My friend had a nut allergy.
6. Teriyaki Chicken Pizza
Is this their version of buffalo chicken?
7. Bismarck Pizza
Named after Otto van Bismarck himself, who was known for liking eggs. So much, in fact, that other Italian foods with eggs on them are called “Bismarck-style” as well.
8. Shrimp Mayonnaise Pizza
You know how they’re crazy about that mayonnaise in Japan.
9. Potato Mayonnaise Pizza
The return of our good friend the German potato, with our other good friend mayonnaise.
10. Mentai Mochi Pizza
Mentai is fish roe, by the way. You can’t just not put mentai on something in Japan.
11. Hawaiian Pizza
Love it or hate it, here it is.
12. Korean-style (Bulgogi, etc.) Pizza
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13. Salad Pizza
Putting the little meats on top makes everything look so fancy!!
14. Chocolate & Marshmallow Pizza
Also known as s’mores. Ugh, it’s so good.
Special Mention: Honey Pizza
I don’t remember where I tried this, and I know it sounds bad, but it’s surprisingly good. And popular. Trust me on this one!
TOKOTOKO (Nishizawa-sanP) - Hungry Monster (English Subtitles in link)
“I pin the blame on someone else, yet my mood goes awry
Treat me with kindness more, not them”
Momoiro Clover Z - Clover and Diamond (English Subtitles)
"I have no regret setting sail on these desolate seas;
Beneath a starless sky, we rely on a diamond to guide us to our destination..."
The word "shiki" (式) in the title is ceremony, as in the many ceremonies people go through in life - school entrance ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, weddings, and funerals.
The word is also a homonym for the word "color" (色) and "four seasons" (四季).
It is also a homonym for the time before one's death (死期).
The Japanese used throughout the song is somewhat outdated, most likely what Okazaki Taiiku did to give the impression the singer is old.
There's a reason why vg, descent, Occasional, Ame, and all the other subbers back when I was active never came into any conflict with producers. We communicated with them.
Every time I want to translate a song, I email the producer for permission to upload a video. Or send a tweet their way, whatever it takes to contact them. Most producers are really happy to see that someone wants to spread their work to a foreign audience! A lot do their best to promote you on social media and are sure to remember you. Other producers don't want others' videos taking away from their views, and that's fine as well - it's their work.
I used to not ask for permission to translate videos, not because I didn't care, but because I was scared.
I didn't want to be rejected. I didn't have enough faith in my Japanese to write a whole formal email, every line of which they could pick apart.
Looking back, I'm surprised so many producers gave me the go ahead despite how badly my emails were written.
I'm grateful to them for giving me so many chances to meet new people and grow as a translator.
I guess my point here is...
Our community, unlike traditional fansubbing, doesn't have to view legality as a divide between creators and fan distributors. That's part of what makes VOCALOID great. We should take advantage all the opportunities we have to connect with creators, for the sake of making connections and for the sake of avoiding misunderstandings.
I’m not really one to assert that I’m completely right, and there’s probably a lot of nuances to the situation that I’m forgetting or missing due to lack of experience. But as a translator, I ask all other translators out there to ask for permission to upload a translation if you can.
Communication gave us chances to grow as a global community. It's how I got a chance to work on Lingering Fireworks with Orangestar and my Youtaite friend Ham - after I approached him and asked to translate a few of his songs, he came to me asking for help. Communication is how we get collaborations from all over the world like Blessing. vgperson somehow got permission from Miwashiba to post full translations of her books, which were officially published works. Heck, thanks to all my experience, I even got a chance to work professionally on a huge VOCALOID English vocab project!
If you're in the VOCALOID community, you know it's about more than using the program or liking Hatsune Miku. It's the culture of collaborative creation - artists, composers, lyricists, singers, and viewers - all coming together to do something for the community they’re a part of.
This communication has brought us to where we are as a whole. Let's not forget it now.
Momoiro Clover Z - The Golden History
In the utmost strongest, bestest, greatest, most loving future, we'll head over to see you! So we want you to greet us with the best smile you have!
Momoiro Clover Z vs KISS - Bloom Within this Transient Dream World (Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina)
“Take this colorless world and paint it over, make it flashy!”
today, we take a look at n-buna, a recent vocaloid p that’s grown really popular over the past few years! i hope you guys like this, tell me what you think!
