Bittersweet of Life

I am a Cow! (Rairaku Rei)

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What happened at the 3rd episode? 😂

I couldn’t get fully into it at the early episodes, too, because there are scenes that I felt were too needlessly dramatic, or visual effects that just misses the mark a little bit? But things get better and better as the show goes on and finds its own voice (yes, especially the visual effects.) I mean, look at how they animated Fuji’s Tsubame Gaeshi in a later episode here:

Or how they framed Tezuka failing to hit a tennis ball here:

Much better and more natural than in the early episodes.

The original, Chinapuri-only scenes are also something to watch, because they add such human depths to the character. For Perfect Pair, the scene where they went fishing (and Fuji absolutely fails at it), the scene where Fuji plays against Tezuka to make a point about the condition of his arm, and the scene where Tezuka tries to placate Fuji over how bad his injury has gotten are especially notable. While to me, TezuFuji is a very beautiful, comfortable pairing already, Chinapuri makes them real. They’re not just standing side-by-side in silent understanding all the time–they also talk to each other, become each other’s confidante, and have each other’s back as the team works together towards their shared dream.

In short, yes, there are a couple hitches in the early episodes, but things only get better from then on. And if you like Tenipuri, then Chinapuri is definitely worth watching for the human depth it brings to the character we know and love. Even though it has differences with the original, spiritually, it’s a faithful adaptation, a beautiful homage to the anime/manga we loved, and the best live action adaptation of any anime/manga I’ve ever seen. 11/10 would watch again.

is hilarious, but did you see Zhuo Zhi’s face?

Bonus:

K Project + Zodiac Signs (Based on their birthdays)

My other translations are  here.

11 July 1999 「Totsuka Tatara」 by Rairaku Rei

Now, this one is rare, it was rather tricky to get.

Original: 尊多まんが Artist: 豆 Translation + Typesetting: Koufukunamonogatari

Artist: ZAKI

Translation: pu-san

Typesetting: consta-ntly

(an alchemist.)

Aand. Not sure how to describe it. A Homra-trio’s day at an unusual day-care center?

Thank you again, @yumegasaki, for translation!

(an alchemist.)

Another (rather old) Gakuen K WSD drama coming back to life thanks to @yumegasaki (again!) All hail  the kingly competitive spirit!

Happy Brithday Totsuka