The Tankobon for Saezuru vol 2 is 252 pages where Soredemo is 224 pages. I compared the two Tankobons, but the difference in thickness seems larger with the scripts.. Well, Saezuru 2 has more action, intense drama, and more characters, so its script would be more complex than Soredemo. Still, the script for Saezuru 2 looks veeery thick.. The hard work by the staff and the cast paid off, and both CDs turned out very well :)
So it’s my second weekend since receiving the volume 2 of Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai drama CD. I’ve been listening to the CD, while either reading the manga or looking at voice actor’s faces. Life is good :D I think many of you in the fandom also have the CD, and enjoying it.
This week, I even prepared a can of lemon squash, to taste the same sweet and sour drink with Yashiro and Doumeki. The other day, I was chatting with Rougemind about the drama CD, and developed a huge craving for the drink. Thank you my dear fangirl friend, for the inspiration! I couldn’t resist going out to look for the exact can Yoneda Sensei drew, and here I am, all prepared to enjoy the drama CD further. Yes, I’m a happy nerd when it comes to things like this.☆:*･ﾟ(●´∀｀●):*･ﾟ☆
More useless rambling and my favorite parts in the drama CD under the cut
Every scene in the drama CD was well made, esp the acting was superb! There were scenes that strengthened the feels I got from the manga, and some that brought new feels. I picked up some of my faves as a personal note, so the time count could be different depending on the software. Also, pls excuse my version of translation which could be either the same or different from others. Finally, this got so long, so I’m posting the scenes for Chapters 4-7.
Chapter 4: 7:05-9:55 Yashiro at Kageyama clinic
Nanahara reveals his natural side, when he mentions the “erotic cosplay” with Doumeki, and gets kicked by Yashiro again. Around 7:20 Yashiro calls out to Kageyama, his voice seems to carry a special emotion. When Yashiro ask Kage for free medical service, it reminded me of Deguchi, who always joked that Onoda should buy him dinner. Like Deguchi, Yashiro seemed to want a special favor from someone he secretly loves.
From 9:09 Yashiro thanks Kageyama for the help, then harass him by bringing up his sex life with Kuga. The lightness in the tone reminded me that Yashiro has given up on becoming Kage’s special person. I also imagined how Doumeki quietly listening to the conversation, wondering about Yashiro’s true feeling behind the mask of an old friend.
Chapter 4: 11:00- Cosplay at Yashiro’s place
Yashiro doesn’t have much monologue in volume 2, and we don’t know his exact feelings. To me, Yashiro sounds sincere when he says “Honestly, you really look good in that outfit” and “Wonder what kind of face, a posh police officer wears during sex”. I was convinced that Yashiro thinks Doumeki should return to the non-Yakuza world where he belongs, therefore forced him wear the uniform. It also reminded me of Yashiro eaves dropping and taping Kage’s sex act with Kuga. Yashiro seems to think whoever he gets interested, doesn’t belong to him. His wish is to watch them having sex with someone else, which is painful just to imagine.
There is a clear change in tone of voice at 11:22 “Just kidding” “You can’t show me. You’re impotent”. He switches to a light tone, as if to make a joke about the entire conversation, which hints that he actually meant what was said earlier. In 12:23 Doumeki asks why Yashiro wants to dress him in uniform, and Y answers “Isn’t it obvious? I wanted an erotic play with a cop”, then smoothly continues to emphasize that he only thinks about dirty things.
But the “huh?” at 12:50 showed he was caught off guard. When Doumeki asks whether Kage was his “special person” to him, Yashiro remains quiet. There was a minor change from the manga in this scene. Instead of recalling Yashiro’s prior word “It was the only time I fell for a human being, neither before nor after”, in the drama CD, Doumeki says “The person you mentioned before, isn’t he?” quotes Yashiro’s line about before nor after, then continues with “Is he your special person?”
I was impressed how Doumeki could corner Yashiro without mentioning a name, even a profession, referring only as “that person”. Doumeki doesn’t say outright that Yashiro loves him either, and just says he must be the “special” (literal translation is ‘important’ ) person. It squeezes my heart to imagine Doumeki can’t even use the word “love”. I also had an impression that Doumeki wasn’t asking out of curiosity nor to get an upper hand. Rather, if the doctor was important to Yashiro, he will be important to Doumeki too. The big guy would probably respect and protect the doctor if need be.
At 13:15, Yashiro cuts off the conversation pretending to be annoyed by all the questions, and not answering directly but in effect admitting to it. He is good at acting out what is expected of him, but doesn’t seem to be experienced in confronting his emotion like this. I thought the tone of voice was halfway between being cold and business like, to open and revealing. Yashiro wasn’t sure why he didn’t admit to it nor dodge the question, as he says in the next chapter, so Shingaki’s suppressed acting matched the stream of events in the story.
Chapter 5: 5:00-7:50 Doumeki’s first time
I was totally impressed by Shingaki Tarusuke's wide variation in Yashiro’s voice within this short passage. Yashiro taunts Doumeki to try the soapland, since he may get hard with a favorite type of women. Yashiro’s “Heee— (Hmm)” when Doumeki disclosed he liked “women with beautiful legs”, showed a bit of disappointment.
Then Yashiro taunts and forces Doumeki to tell the story of his first time with the school doctor. Yashiro gets excited, and his breathing getting heavy…it’s natural but soooo sexy, that it is believable that even a guy with ED will get hard. My imaginary Doumeki was almost bursting. No matter he had to lie.. lol
Chapter 5: 9:49-15:45 Ryuzaki vs Yashiro
I think Ryuzaki is terrifying in his typical Yakuza-style manner, but also think he is cute, when he gets easily talked in by Yashiro. When the two bosses quarrel over the brawl between their subordinates, Ryuzaki is a old fashioned Yakuza boss, while Yashiro is the modern "intelligent" Yakuza, confronting him with a cool attitude. Around 12:00 Ryuzaki threatens Doumeki who is doting over Yashiro, but D doesn’t budge. Ryuzaki is like a teenager to overreact like that, and that’s why I think Yashiro’s joke about being jealous hit the bull’s eye.
At around 13:45 Yashiro and Ryuzaki locks in themselves to have a “talk” which develops into a yummy part around 15:45 included in the sample recording. My impression is that Yashiro is desperate to get off his heat and the frustration, since he couldn’t jerk off in the morning while listening to Doumeki’s story. The spanking and the violent words just seems to add to the excitement, and Y was taking advantage of Ryuzaki’s body. Just like when Yashiro called over a police guy after Kage visited his office, Yashiro was thinking of Doumeki doing it with women. BTW the sound effect when Ryuzaki bit Yashiro’s nipples sounded painful, as if it was bitten off. lol
Chapter 6: 2:40-3:30 Doumeki’s monologue
After the affair between Yashiro and Ryuzaki was exposed, Doumeki’s confessing his feelings. He lied that morning about not remembering the “first time”, because he was afraid to get hard if he kept on watching Yashiro’s face. Doumeki vows to do anything for Yashiro, and never disprove of his action, in order to stay close to him.
He speaks quietly, but we can see he has come a long way, from entirely losing sexual desire, to suppressing his arousal. The change in him was caused by Yashiro. Also, in the beginning of the story, Doumeki just liked to watch Yashiro, now he promised himself to do anything to stay close. I believe that, to Doumeki, Yashiro has become a reason for living.
Chapter 6: 3:50- 6:10 Misumi in Yashiro’s office
I really like Misumi and Yashiro’s conversation here. Both of them seem to be frank with each other, not having to act out any role than themselves. So at 4:27, Doumeki enters the room, we can hear the change in Yashiro’s tone, as if to show off that he sleeps around with anyone. “It’s okay with me, anytime. Come to think of it, it’s been a while”.
Around 4:50 after Misumi mentions “You’ve never even once, slept with someone you fell in love” Doumeki’s hand mixing the drinks stops, and Yashiro starts to slide over the subject. Misumi could see Doumeki is unsettled by this, and certain that he’s made his point. He probably saw Doumeki’s devotion, expected that they were sleeping, and tried to demotivate him by telling Yashiro’s heart belongs to someone else. But the whole thing backfired, and Misumi realized that Doumeki’s attachment is not physical but emotional, which is more dangerous. So Doumeki is probably on the top of Misumi’s black list, and he should be extra careful, when he’s alone on the train platform... lol
BTW, Misumi probably researched in detail around Yashiro to know so much about him. I mean, why would you know that Kage was Yashiro’s only love, and that they never slept? Yashiro could have spoken some of it, but probably not all. Misumi is a doting parent now, but he could be an overpowering one if Yashiro tries to escape he guardianship. it's scary to imagine..
Chapter 6: 11:10-12:35 Yashiro’s phone call
Yashiro calls Doumeki, and discovers he is drinking with Kage and Kuga. Doumeki’s rare casual language, Kuga’s teasing and Kage’s concern made Yashiro jealous and curious enough to join(spoil) the party. When Kuga asked him to lend Doumeki, Yashiro threw out niceties at 11:45 “Don’t you dare say borrow, you brat”. I thought the quick change in tone to his favorite recruit showed he was getting possessive of Doumeki. lol
Chapter 7: 8:20-10:25 Doumeki’s shoe scene
My favorite scene in volume 2 of Tankobon! After realizing how Kageyama thinks of him, Yashiro is deep in thought on the way back from the clinic. Despite Kageyama’s words, Yashiro thinks he is grown mature, from being a high school brat who can’t empathize with anyone. I could be biased, but the way he says Kageyama’s name seems to carry less emotion than before.
The shoe scene starts around 9:20, with Yashiro’s “Baaka(idiot)” at 9:40, showing his fondness to the clumsy guy. Being a drama CD, we obviously can’t see how beautiful Yashiro is, and how he stands there with a special shine (under Doumeki vision, blinded by love ) but through Doumeki’s monologue starting from 9:50, we can see how D sees Y. Also, Doumeki is so clearly in love, but can’t name his emotion yet, and it’s frustrating yet beautiful..
Chapter 7: 11:25-14:15 The movie theater
The scene starts off with “Oh, what an impressive boob job”, a line improved in the Tankobon. Then Yashiro asks Doumeki whether he likes big boobs, but when D replies that he doesn’t dislike it, Y seems uninterested in the vague answer, perhaps even a bit displeased. Interesting, to wonder what kind of answer was expected. A “yes, I get turned on by big ones” or a “no, I prefer modest ones”?? I suspect Yashiro brought him here, expecting to turn on a straight guy with pornography. What he didn’t know was that Doumeki wasn’t stimulated by the women, but the memory of Yashiro’s face and voice during sex. Just a brief cut of Yashiro’s voice around 11:43 is so sexy, was enough to imagine Doumeki’s worry about getting hard.
So when Yashiro offers to blow him, Doumeki didn’t have a choice but to decline. D’s “…” around 12:00 is so pitiful, it’s amazing how much emotion was put into the grunting noise. The lemon squash scene starts around 13:00, Yashiro throws a can of drink to Doumeki saying “Here you go” as an added line, and Doumeki catches with a grunt. Yashiro grumbles about guy in the counter, but D must have been releaved that he wasn’t so pissed after all, and returned to the seat instead of blowing a random guy. Only after Yashiro says he “forgives” Doumeki, he looks at the drink and utters “Lemon squash” at around 13:40, another additional line. I like how Doumeki anticipates the taste of the drink before taking a sip, and the unsaid word leaves a strong impression.
With a can of lemon squash in his hand, Doumeki says "I know the taste that spreads in the mouth" then pulls the ring on the can, "it's sweet and a little " then Yashiro leans his head on Doumeki’s shoulder to sleep. I checked the manga of this scene(posted as the second pic), Doumeki is a bit blushed and happy at first, but a bit sad on the second frame. I think the point is the unsaid word, which must be "sour". I think D feels the sweet sensation of having Yashiro relaxing in his warmth, but with a pang in the heart since (he thinks) Yashiro’s heart belongs to someone else.
That’s why the drink had to be lemon squash, sweet but sour maybe even a touch bitter.. so it wasn’t coffee, nor coke, it had to be lemon squash with a cute design that doesn't match the porn theater. In Japan, first kiss and first love is associated with lemon, with a typical expression like "first love is sweet and sour like lemon".
My feels were confirmed when I took a sip of the same drink while listening to the CD and reading the manga. It tasted like a regular lemon squash, just like first love should taste like(^_-)-☆ So I had the privilege to enjoy the work by using all of my senses. lol
top pic: from the left Satou Takuya, Ookawa Touru, Takase Akimitsu
middle pic: Yasumoto Hiroki
bottom pic: Ono Yuuki
“Volume 2 is still midway on the journey” the casts are also looking forward to the sequel. Cast interview for the drama CD “Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai volume 2” by Chil-chil. http://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/blnews/no/6203/
Although the result turned out extremely well, on the other hand, the break even could be..., maybe a (further) sequel of the CD could be difficult.. or maybe the content is too Yakuza to be accepted by ladies, but the CD was produced with strong intention and care to details. Especially, Yashiro and Doumeki were often requested to tone down their intonations, but they complied to the directions no matter what, and I respect their professional attitude.
I hope many of you will listen to it(the drama CD)! I urge you!
Honestly, you don’t have to read the original(manga), so please consider it...!
I got carried away and lied. Please do consider the original too…
From Yoneda Sensei’s twitter 3 Oct, 2014
Cast interview by Satou Takuya(Amou), Ookawa Touru(Misumi), Takase Akimitsu(Hirata), Yasumoto Hiroki(Kageyama), Ono Yuuki(Kuga) posted here
Oh, as always, I love Yoneda Sensei and her sense of humor! :)
I posted the photos from the part 2 of Animate TV cast interview. (part 1 photos are posted here). I'm not an expert on voice actors, but I can see a lot of major actors are participating in this drama CD! As you can expect from the original manga, the tone of the drama was scary and full of Yakuza atmosphere, but the cast seems to be a big friendly team.
The drama CD had more music and sound effects, not to mention the quality and the number of the cast compared to the first volume. Yasumoto and Ono (as well as Okitsu) had recording session solo, so the mixing probably required a lot of work. Otsukare sama!!
I remember the cast were worried when volume 1 of Saezuru CD was released, that the Yakuza content may not be popular. So I'm glad to see vol 2 came out with more staff(and therefore costs) involved. Sensei is worried about a further sequel, but if vol2 is successful, more will certainly come out, so please do support her by purchasing the drama CD!
First scene of Saezuru vol 2, with my translation.
After listening to the Saezuru vol 2 drama CD, I found out something I didn't notice from the manga. Maybe it's just me, but anyway...
The first page of volume 2 shows Yashiro sitting on his desk, with Doumeki dressed as a police officer by his side. My understanding of this frame was that Yashiro was just taking a cool pose, ordering Doumeki to recite a practiced line like a cosplay.
In the drama CD, Yashiro's lines were added "I'm tired of teasing it with my feet", and I realized that he was actually bothering the officer . Although I own both the Tankobon and e-book of volume 2, the color of Yashiro's shoes and Doumeki's pants had similar color, I couldn't catch the details. I then checked the black and white draft in Saezuru 2 special website at Taiyo Tosho and saw Yashiro was teasing Doumeki's crotch with his shoes. XD
Another example that Yoneda Sensei puts a lot into her manga, and I discover something every time I reread it. That's why this work is so addictive to me :)
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai vol 2 Drama CD samples(Part 3)!
The release date of Saezuru vol2 drama CD is tommorrow, and the final set of samples, no 5 and no 6 are out! I think now I can survive the next two months until the new chapter of Saezuru!
Yes, another of our favorite scenes! Doumeki starts to realize his feelings towards Yashiro in volume 2, and very gradually but surely, shows his emotion. Yashiro doesn't realize this change, which is so like him. He can notice tiny details for others, while doesn't realize the genuine emotion which is directed toward himself.
Also young Misumi's voice had a heat to it, that's different from the know-it-all stance he has now. Amou is cool and to the point, but understands how Yashiro is "special" to Misumi. Young Yashiro's voice reflects that he is dead serious about this absurd proposal, and shows that he is selflessly sincere about saving this deal, and saving Kageyama.
Ooops, sorry for blabbering off my obsession switch got blown away yet again.. Do listen for yourself at the animate tv website below, by pressing the blue "play" button to download the file. Enjoy! (^_-)-☆
Yashiro and Doumeki sits down at the theater. The screen shows women with big fake boobs, crying out with pleasure non-stop. Doumeki imagines Yashiro on the screen, instead of the women, and decline's Yashiro's offer to blow him, yet wants him to stay. Y leaves the seat pissed, but later returns with cans of lemon squash. Doumeki enjoys the sweet but drink, while Yashiro sleeps on this shoulder.
Sample 6: Young Yashiro confronts Misumi (and Amou)
Yashiro visits Misumi's place, kneels on the ground and pleads him to pull off from the deal on the hospital grounds. Misumi shoves off Yashiro's childish act, and orders Amou to research about Yashiro's relation with the hospital. Yashiro revisits Misumi and offers to be his lover(mistress).
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai vol 2 Drama CD samples(Part 2)!
Saezuru vol 2 is full of physically painful scenes, but the acting by the voice actors are wild at times, and heart aching/delicate at times. More variation are added to the music such as plain ones and heart aching ones, and the outlook to the world(expressed by the CD) seems to have expanded. I am very happy that the CD has turned out fantasticly...!
Second set of sample recording is out. Do watch out for your back while listening.
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So here are the second set of samples for the drama CD! Pls beware the 3rd sample is NSFW! Do take care that you have your earphones fit tightly.
3rd sample: Ryuzaki and Yashiro making out in the office.
(Yes, the oohs and the aahs while Yashiro imagines Doumeki's first time with the school doctor.. Also the lust hidden in Ryuzaki's voice is sexy!)
4th sample: Yashiro arrives to the bar when Doumeki and Kageyama is discussing about him. Kuga joins in the conversation.
(Yashiro and Kuga, Doumeki and Kageyama has a similar ring to their voices. Which is fueling my obsession... XD)
Anyway, do visit the Frontier Works website, and press the blue PLAY button to down load the audio file. enjoy!! :)
