#agf 2019

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AGF 2019 Cybird Ikemen Japonesque: Ikemen Vampire ☆

arthur conan doyle • isaac newton • wolfgang amadeus mozart • leonardo da vinci • napoleon bonaparte

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[Masterpost] Tsukihana Kagura

It took roughly a month to translate the pamphlet completely and two to post the translations, but finally I can put everything into a masterpost.

I translated the tsukiuta profiles, SQ profiles and the plot, while Ryota translated Alive, Vazzrock and infinit0 (many thanks again). If you want to read other pamphlet translations I worked on, or just simply tsukiuta/tsukipro translations, feel free to check my [translation list]. 

Stage-play plot and worldview (pg.3-pg.11)

Cast presentation: Shikkoku / Six Gravity (pg.12-pg.21)

Cast presentation: Geppaku / Procellarum (pg.22-pg.31)

Cast presentation: Seiran / SOARA (pg.32-pg.40)

Cast presentation: Asagi / Growth (pg.41-pg.47)

Cast presentation: Akane / SolidS (pg.48-pg.54)

Cast presentation: Asahanada / QUELL (pg.55-pg.61)

Cast presentation: Kikyo / VAZZY (pg.61-pg.71)

Cast presentation: Botan / ROCK DOWN (pg.72-pg.81)

Cast presentation: Mokuran / infinit0 (pg.82-pg.85)

Bonus: message cards translation 

If you want to support my work, consider [commissioning] me or sending me a [coffee]. I use all the money I obtain to get rare items like this one and translate them.

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2019 AGF Theme ～ Ikemen Japonesque ～ Pt. 2

In a city where West and East meet... people of different cultures are separated into four districts, all in conflict with each other.

――The Mirror District where the people have their aim on the world....

――The Flower District that wishes for a fair world with the power of magic....

――The Water District with geniuses that excel in music....

――The Moon District that seeks an eternal time....

You suddenly stumbled into this city and became tangled up in their conflict―!? And there, is where your find your destined encounter. 

“Only you... I won’t let anyone else steal you away.”

Within these tumultuous days, the love he holds for you, along with these beliefs held in his heart, they burn all the fiercer, all the brighter! 

In true IkeVamp fashion, we’ll be introducing to you the five men from the Moon District!

Napoleon: “I’ll put an end to all this fighting. For the sake of our collective futures....”

Mozart: “Don’t come closer. If you think differently, then I’ll accompany you until you understand.”

Leonardo: “Both you, and those guys too, I want to protect your smiles. My wish is simply just that.”

Arthur: “Sorry, but losing isn’t really my thing ―. Even so, do you still want to give it a try?”

Isaac: “I will also fight. Because the people dear to me... I don’t want to see them get hurt.”

Besides being conveniently split into 4 groups for their 4 most prominent games, Cybird has chosen quite a beautiful theme for this year’s AGF! We’ll be discussing the meaning of 鏡花水月 as a metaphor and it how it reflects on the outfit designs presented in the main visual. 

鏡花水月 is a Japanese idiom that literally translates to “mirror flower water moon” and references a subtle and poignant beauty that is both profound and elusive, similar to viewing a flower through a mirror, or the moon upon water’s still surface. Another interpretation can be a beautiful dream or a mirage, usually invoked in describing poetry. 

There is also a Chinese equivalent called  镜中花，水中月, and carries the exact same meaning, though more literally phrased into a sentence instead of a four character compound. 

Thus, the four games each respectively represent an aspect of this phrase, with IkeSen being “mirror,” IkeRev being “flower,” IkeLive being “water,” and IkeVamp being “moon.” It would be interesting to examine why each game was chosen to represent each aspect, but the most prominent feature we’d like to point out is that the promotional outfits that each suitor wears carries motifs of their respective theme, with IkeVamp suitors having moon symbols on their clothing. 

It’s also interesting to see that everyone is dressed in Taisho-era clothing, a period of Japanese history following the Meiji restoration wherein Western elements were being imported into Japan, which is why a common element of Taisho-era clothing (the easiest example being IkeVamp Dazai’s main character design) is collared shirts and boots. It corresponds beautifully with the themes of “West meets East” and “Japonesque” and ties together everything in a compact visual metaphor that prompts you to spend even more! 

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AGF 2019: Tsukihana Kagura - 「Pale Blue-Green」

“Kagura” is ancient Shinto music and dance - see @ryota-kunstranslations‘s blog here for an explanation of the Tsukihana Kagura World and for Vazzrock’s and Infinit0′s translations!

Growth’s petal color is “Pale Blue-Green” (Asagi)

Koki: “We are of ‘Pale Blue-Green.’ Let us wish for perpetual world peace.”

Mamoru: “One day when I see those sorrowful tears... I shall dance for your sake to rid you of them.”

Kensuke: “The Pale Blue-Green dance has a certain pace, so there’s more momentum involved than it looks~!”

Ryota: “Beautiful things are great, aren’t they.”

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Tsukihana Kagura — AGF 2019

→Tsukiuta Male Ver.

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[Translations] TsukiUta TsukiHana Kagura AGF 2019 Tweets

It’s time for TsukiUta~! SolidS and QUELL are probably going to be last for mainstream boys’ unit but I’m hoping we get one for the girls soon, too~! And Algeki, too! 

Once again, if you’re not yet familiar with TsukiHana Kagura, here’s an introduction to the lore ^^

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☆ TsukiHana Kagura ☆

Sing with the Moon, Dance with the Flowers

 Without being confused by the sound of a transient world.

Be perplexed by the fragrance of the flowers.

Here is the King of Flowers.

TsukiHana Kagura’s beautiful dancers.

 Shikkoku (jet black) and Geppaku (moon white).

Now then, let us move forward!

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

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[SHIKKOKU] - Six Gravity

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Shikkoku 1 ☆

HAJIME: Dance proudly! Shikkoku!

HARU: Oh my, hello there. Do you desire Shikkoku’s jet black dance that can follow all colors?

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

More under the cut, enjoy~! 

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Shikkoku 2 ☆

ARATA: Shikkoku’s First Flower. Come, let’s dance.

AOI: Shikkoku’s Second Flower, let us begin.

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Shikkoku 3 ☆

KAKERU: Shall we make a beautiful flower bloom?!

KOI: Man~! All the nations’ flowers and costumes are pretty, huh~?!

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

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[GEPPAKU] - Procellarum

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Geppaku 1 ☆

SHUN: Geppaku, moving forward♪

KAI: We are Geppaku who accept any color you may give us! There, there, there we go!

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Geppaku 2 ☆

YOU: Well, we’re taking it easy. But… we won’t lose when it’s time to get serious, ‘kay?

YORU: Would you like to try your luck?

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

☆ TsukiHana Kagura ・Geppaku 3 ☆

IKU: Come, come, there’s nothing to fear.

RUI: Let us dance! May your wish become a brilliant, shining star!

# TsukiHana Kagura # AGF2019

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☆  ADDITIONAL INFO:  ☆

YORU: The [TsukiHana Kagura] joint stage will be serving goods at the AGF venue. There will be a pamphlet as well as an image album CD that contains the 12 instrumental versions of the 12 nations’ music. There will also be a comprehensive song that will be sung by Yuki-chan. There will also be a lot of goods with a traditional taste so, check it out when you’re there, okay?

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And updated list of the items available at AGF

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