Little Lotad

I finally made a Tumblr account. Hello! English is my first language, but I also speak some French and Japanese.

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Also, sorry, taking aside the fact that the status of the USA as both founded as a “colony” and in turn, being a “colonizer”–out of literally thousands of ways you could have described Canada is “like the US but with more immigrants”? 

Never mind the sheer size of the US and its immigrant population, what in the world would you compel to say that. Say that to me, a Filipino? From the country of Philippines, the country who has a LARGE population of emigrants and Overseas Filipino Workers.

I’m not sorry but boy I sure can’t take that statement as anything but somehow implying that immigrants are Bad

If anybody is looking for a symphatizer of Immigrants Are Bad And Taking Are Jobs: not only are you fucking wrong and terrible I’m the last person you should be talking to

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Ah, my mistake! I’m very sorry. I should have been clearer, and I should have been much more careful. In Canada, “immigrant” is not a bad word.

I meant that as a percentage of the overall population, Canada has many more immigrants than the United States. I believe the percentage of Canadians born outside of Canada is one of the highest in the world. Due to this and other factors, the “Immigrants Are Bad And Are Taking Our Jobs” narrative is much weaker here.

Canada has a very low birthrate. It’s something like 1.2 children per couple. But thanks to immigration, our population numbers are healthy and the country continues to grow every year.  As you can see from the above graphic, Canada has a strong connection to the Philippines. Honestly, I was much more surprised to see how many people are moving here from the UK. I know plenty of Filipinos, but I’ve only ever met a few people who moved here from the UK.

In conclusion, I’m sorry for speaking so carelessly, and I’m sorry we live in a world where moving from one country to another is so widely regarded as a bad thing.

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Backstory time: I feel keenly about being dropped or abandoned by other people, people I liked, loved or trusted, and it especially hurt without no warning. So basically saying or implying, “I’m probably going to abandon you in the future” is going to set me off.

Why the fuck would you combine that wtih “you blogged about things I don’t really care about”

What would you compel that to say to a person

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I would like to discuss this with you, but I seem to be unable to submit things the way I did previously. Please let me know how you would prefer me to proceed.

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Keep reading

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Is there some way we could get to know each other? It made me very happy when you sent me that question the other day.

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Today’s Classicaloid was “CLA:KLA Breaks Up, Kanae Makes Her Debut”.

The words on the poster in the bottom-right come from this episode. At Otowakan, there is a banner that reads, “Common sense is just an excuse!! Operation Kanae Idol Promotion Strategy Meeting”.

I had fun drawing this.

今日のクラシカロイドは「解散するクラクラ、デビューする歌苗」だった。

ポスターの言葉はこのエピソードから。音羽かんで、「常識なんて言い訳だ!!　かなえアイドルプロモーション戦略会議」という看板がある。

この絵を描くのは楽しかった。

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Oh hey! This is Inane Hipster Slang. When you have the time or so, could you give the beginning of episode 4 a listen? Right after "Watashi wa Franz Schubert"? It's weird Crunchyroll and Sentai Film Works give pretty much the opposite translations! But I guess both kinda work in context?

Hooray, senpai noticed me!

I see what you mean about opposite translations. But it’s just as you said – the context makes both translations valid. He starts off by saying that there aren’t many things one can be certain of. He begins to say that he can be certain of his own identity, but by the time he gets to the end of the sentence, he is starting to doubt even that. That’s my take.

I say this because of the delivery of the line. In Japanese, you say the is/isn’t at the end of a sentence. (Though positive sentences sometimes leave that part out to make things shorter, as is the case in some of his lines here.) He starts out confidently, “Watashi wa Franz Schubert.” But then he goes on, saying, “Kore wa tashika na koto darou ka?” He’s saying it’s a certain thing, but the end of the sentence is the time to add the negative, or a question word, or what-have-you, and he does. He adds the darou, which means “probably,” or “I think.” Then he goes even further by adding the word ka, which makes the whole thing into a question.

Whew, this ended up getting surprisingly deep into Japanese grammar. I hope it made sense. Let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to clarify! That goes for anyone else reading this too, of course.

I listened to that segment many times. It felt like there were a lot of differences between the two for such a short monologue, so I ended up trying my hand at a translation of my own. Under the cut, you can find 4 versions of Schubert’s thoughts: the original Japanese, my translation, and the two official translations.

Japanese version (written in romaji):Tashika na koto wa ookunai. Tashikasa to futashikasa no aida ni hirogaru sabaku no ue o, watashi wa aruiteiku. Guchoku ni, tada hitasura. Watashi wa Franz Schubert. Kore wa tashika na koto darou ka? Soshite mou hitotsu, motomete yamanai kotae ga aru. Watashi wa ima, doko ni iru?

My version (I tried to stick more closely to the Japanese word order to provide a point of comparison):There are not many certain things. Between certainty and uncertainty, there is a desert which spreads out. I walk upon it with simple honesty and intensity. I am Franz Schubert. This is a certain thing… I guess? And one more thing, a question I forever would like to know the answer to. Where am I right now?

Crunchyroll version:There are not many things that are certain. With devotion and diligence, I tread upon a desert of certainty and uncertainty. My name is Franz Schubert. But is this certain? And there is one more answer that I seek obsessively: Where am I?

The Anime Network version:There is not much that is certain. Through the desert that lies between certainty and uncertainty, I walk. Naively… Single-mindedly… I am Franz Schubert. That much is certain, no? And there is something I simply cannot stop seeking the answer to. Where am I right now…?

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The next Classicaloid episode scheduled to air in Japan is “Die Forelle”, or “The Trout”! This episode is one of my favourites! I wanted to draw something, but I didn’t have time. However! I took this photo instead!

In the picture: “The Trout” CD, Schubert key holder, Schubert rubber strap, Beethoven rubber strap, a gyoza-shaped eraser, a notebook with sea creatures on it which I bought in Hamamatsu, a fish pendant, and a poster for a Schubert event happening today in Hamamatsu. All of these things are inside of a bathtub. (≧▽≦)

次のクラシカロイドのエピソードは「ます」です。このエピソードが好きです!　何か描きたかったが、時間がなかったです。しかし! この写真を取りました!

イメージの中には:「ます」のＣＤ、シューベルトのキーホルダー、シューベルトのラバーストラップ、ベートーヴェンのラバーストラップ、餃子みたいな消しゴム、浜松で買った海中ノート、魚のペンダント、そして浜松でのシューベルトのイベント。すべてはお風呂の中に。(≧▽≦)

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Japanese YouTube user tgIana1Q has uploaded their own fan-made Musik. The title is “Senpai”, and it is an arrangement of a work by Schubert known as Eight Variations on a French Song in E minor, D. 624. He dedicated the work to Beethoven, making it an extremely apprpriate choice for this Musik adaptation.

I’ve been working on an English version of the song, but in the meantime, here are the Japanese lyrics written in romaji. Try singing along!

koukou no chinmoku, rin toshita tatazumai

unmei o hiraku anata o otteru

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tensai to nadakaki, anata ni deaete kouei desu

heibon de mazushii, watashi ni wa totemo tooi sonzai

sono nouri ni donna, kyouku ukabu no darou

gousei na ongaku kawatashi ni mo sore ga kikoeta nara

ah, kedakai menazashi, ishi o motsu hitomi wa

kono yo no nanika o, utsushiteiru no darou

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bonsai to iu no wa, yo o wataru ni wa zurai mono de

dakedo watashi ni wa, tayori ni naru tomo ga soba ni ita

hitori heya komori, nani o omotteiru

toppi na hassou ka

watashi mo chikarazoe dekita nara

ah, koukou no chinmoku, rin toshita tatazumai

unmei o hiraku anata o otteru

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anata no soba ni iru, sore dake de

watashi no hibi wa hikaru

hanauta o utai, sugata ga kawatte mo

anata ga koko ni iru, sore dake de

furui yashiki mo hikaru

ooya ni owarete, anata o miteiru

anata o otteru

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holy shit

did Schubert really love Mozart after all?!

http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/ClassicaLoid

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On one hand, I didn’t hear Mozart’s name in this part.

On the other, Schubert only ever used Senpai for one and exactly one person.

On a THIRD limb, Schubert is very particular who he uses his honorifics (keypoint: notice how he addresses Bach vs how he addresses Kanae vs how he addresses all Classicaloids EXCEPT Beethoven? Yeah that’s right.) 

so I’ll have to go with Crunchy here.

Even if this whole deal retroactively makes Episode 4 no sense in how come Schubert doesn’t recognize Mozart at all

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Okay, I listened to that part, and what he seems to be saying for that line is this, "Naze senpai tachi to issho ni tsurete nigeta wa kurenakatta no desu?"

Tachi is most often used to make the preceding word plural, but it can also mean “[preceding word] and the others”.

The Anime Network subs used the first definition, because that’s the most common meaning of “senpai tachi”. However, in this case, the meaning is more like, “the group which included senpai” or “senpai and him”. Schubert didn’t recognize Mozart at the time, but he now knows the identity of all three men, so Crunchyroll changed the wording a little to make it sound more natural in English. Probably.

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Irritated Schubert.

(It looked blurry on my dashboard so I changed it a little. Hope it works.)

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i gave the original a deep fry

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I made an edit too

I guess Beethoven prefers Shu

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THEY SUB THE ENDING SONGS

“I will throw up my first”

First…what?

Could that be fist? What.

This is definitely a Beethoven song.

The Pastorale arrangement is still one of my favorites (and I think best)

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Where are you getting these subs from? I’m dying to know the words to these songs.

And yeah, it should say fist instead of first. It took me more effort than expected to figure that out, though, since there’s a typo in the Japanese lyrics as well. In the exact same word, no less! It says koboshi where it should read kobushi.

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My friend bought me a “PokePura” plastic model kit of Xerneas and Yveltal for my birthday. I started working on Xerneas yesterday and finished it today. Click the pics for captions.

Squid Girl has no body because that part accidentally came off one day, and I decided it was way more fun as just a head.

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Badly Drawn Mountain Tim mentioned in this post that they had never, ever seen a fanfic about Mountain Tim. My first reaction was to send a link to a Steel Ball Run fic I once read where he made a cameo appearance.

Problem is, I can't seem to find it anymore. I could have sworn it was on AO3, but no such luck. It was a modern AU, featuring characters from nearly every part. It featured the occasional illustration, too. If anyone knows where to find it, please send me a link!

In the meantime, I somehow decided that it would be a good idea to draw a comic of the Mountain Tim scene.

(On a related note, check out this other modern take on SBR. No sign of everyone’s favourite animal print cowboy just yet, but it’s a fantastic read nevertheless.)

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Possible scenario from the bdhighschool event, based on this post. Principal Valentine going to grab his son D4C before leaving for the day, only to find D4C engaged in conversation with the son Valentine always wanted.

Principal Valentine = poorlydrawnfunnyvalentine, D4C = badlydrawnd4c, mysterious Funny Valentine look-alike honor student = badlydrawnfunnyvalentine

(Principal Valentine’s colour scheme comes from badlydrawnferdinand’s drawings.)

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This month’s box from Taste Japan came in on Friday. This month had a real summer theme to it, and it inspired me to take some photos. The blue thing in the first picture is a yukata, and it’s basically a kimono for summertime. The pattern on it is a traditional one meant to represent waves.

So far I’ve eaten the two salty snacks and some of the jelly sticks. At first I thought maybe they were freezies, but no. Maybe I should try putting one in the fridge anyway, and see how it goes? As for the chips, both were fantastic. I can be a bit picky when it comes to salty flavours, but these ones made me wish I could buy them all the time.

FYI, “satisfaction in one bar” in an approximate translation on my part. The actual name of it is Ippon Manzoku Bar, which, read literally, means “one satisfaction bar”, or alternatively, “one bar satisfaction bar”.

Lots of fun! An above average month, to be sure.

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silphver submitted:

bad & naughty children get put in The Boing Chair to atone for their crimes

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It's weird to think they were once on the same team, if only for a short time. So I drew this.

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I’m a fan of this blog, so I wanted to draw something for the occasion, even if it is a little late. Happy birthday!

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Now it's on my blog, too! :D

I can't believe I forgot the scar... I'll have to colour this some day, just to fix that.