The top image is a screenshot from Yunchi’s music video Wonderful Wonder World. Wikipedia says “Akihabara Station (秋葉原駅, Akihabara-eki) is a railway station in Tokyo's Chiyoda ward. It is at the center of the Akihabara shopping district specializing in electronic goods.” I didn’t know that! Akihabara is also the name of the main free city in the Log Horizon anime series. And the Yunchi song Wonderful Wonder World is the exit theme for Log Horizon season two. BTW, rumor has it that there will be a season 3! ^_^ Probably 12 episodes long, it is supposed to be released in Japan starting this October. Then maybe SOME DAY it will be available in USA with English subtitles.
the cover to Yun*chi’s first release in a while, “Godzilla no Tameiki (Godzilla’s Sigh)”! it comes out the same day as her birthday concert on May 31st. apparently there may be an announcement or two… wonder what she’s got planned??
Yun*chi Lyrics: Ima Boku no Iru Basho ga Risou to Chigattemo (今僕のいる場所が理想と違っても; Even Though Where I am Now Might be Different from What I Dreamed of)
English translation and romanization below the cut.
ENGLISH
It’s never too late to start something
You’ve gotta believe in the possibility of it happening, or it never will
I keep making excuses, pretending I don’t see it
But at least I know best
About what’s important to me
When you gain something
You’ve gotta throw something else away
I don’t think so, I don’t think you need to
For instance, if you want something strongly enough
You can even change
Your uncertain future, countless times over
Even though where I am now might be different from what I dreamed of
Even though where you are now
might be different from what you dreamed of
It’s gotta mean something
If you can think that way about it,
this very moment will feel precious to you too
A brand new tomorrow awaits us
On the other side of the door in front of us right now
It’s not like only good things will happen
I open doors because I want to change
My stretched out shadow stands alone in town at sundown
I don’t feel anything, so how come it looks so lonely to me... ?
I drew who I wish I could be
Instead of a big canvas
And I suddenly felt so much more at ease
We’re stronger than we think
But it’s okay to be weak too, sometimes
You can’t be kind without experiencing pain
So I’m fine with the way things are right now
Remember when your heart feels like it’s about to break
That thoughtful, considerate people supported you
You were surrounded by their kindness
All the time, even when nothing was being said
Now I, in much the same way, for someone else’s sake...
Now you, in much the same way, for someone else’s sake...
When we share it with each other by snuggling up close,
Our courage ties our hearts together
I’ve been having a staring match with lots of question marks
Ever since I was little. Once, all at the same time
And if we could just laugh about them together
Doing that would blow away all my worries
Even though where I am now might be different from what I dreamed of
Even though where you are now
might be different from what you dreamed of
It’s gotta mean something
So the possibilities are endless
On the other side of the door in front of me right now
Is a tomorrow with hope for a brand new world
If you can imagine only good things
Then that shimmering feeling you have about it will open the door
ROMAJI
nanika wo hajimeru no ni osoi toka nai yo
datte kannousei wa shinjinakya umarenai
minai furi iiwake shitatte sa
nani ga daiji ka tte koto kurai
boku ga ichiban shitte’ru kara
nanika wo te ni shitara
nanika sutenakya ikenai
sou boku wa omowanai omowanai
tatoe futashika na mirai demo
te ni shitai tte tsuyoi kimochi nara
kitto kaete ikeru yo nando demo
ima boku no iru basho ga risou to chigattemo
ima kimi no iru basho ga risou to chigattemo
soko ni wa kitto imi ga aru hazu
sou omoetara kono isshun mo itooshii
kyou me no mae no tobira no mukougawa ni
atarashii ashita ga bokura wo matte iru
ii koto bakari aru wake nai kedo
kawaritai kara tobira wo hiraku n da
yuugure no machi ni nobiru kage ga potsuri to
kanjou mo nai noni doushite? sabishisou...
ookii kyanbasu-gawari ni
risou no jibun egaitara
kimochi ga futo raku ni natta
bokura ga omou yori bokura wa tsuyoi kedo
toki ni wa yowakutemo ii n da yo
itami shirazu yasashisa wo erareru hazu nante nai kara
ima wa daijoubu da yo ari no mama de
kokoro oresou na toki wa omoidashite
kokoro aru hito ga sasaete kureta yo ne
donna toki demo kotoba nakutemo
yasashisa de tsutsumikonde kureta ne
ima boku mo onaji you ni dareka no tame ni
ima kimi mo onaji you ni dareka no tame ni
yorisou koto de wakachi-aetara
yuuki ga hora kokoro wo tsunagu n da
osanai koro kara takusan no gimonfu to
niramekko shite’ta itsuka douji ni
soshite issho ni warai-aetara
nayami nante mou fukitobu noni
ima boku no iru basho ga risou to chigattemo
ima kimi no iru basho ga risou to chigattemo
soko ni wa kitto imi ga aru kara
kanousei wa mugendai nan da yo
kyou me no mae no tobira no mukougawa ni
atarashii sekai wo kitai suru ashita ga
ii koto dake wo ime-ji dekitara
kirameku yokan tobira wo hiraku n da
