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Last year Fairytail Parfum released a Samurai Troopers-themed scent, and this year they’ve expanded the line to include scents for all five troopers and the four warlords. A total of 9 new scent combinations!

Descriptions are copy/pasted from the google-translated page. Anything in parenthesizes is me trying to help clarify. Unfortunately, I have no idea what “musk” is supposed to smell like or if it’s translating correctly.

A perfume inspired by the fiery Ryo. The refreshing scent of citrus has a strong sense of justice and expresses a pure heart. With the heart of “Jin” (benevolence), he wears a flaming armor and a scent.

Top notes: Bergamot, Yuzu, Lemon Middle notes: Peony, Magnolia, Lotus Last notes: Amber, Musk

A perfume inspired by Sage from Kotsu. The scent that combines the scents of flowers and fruits expresses a calm and calm sage. Wearing the light transport armor and scent with the spirit of “respect”.

Top notes: lemon, green notes, lavender Middle notes: jasmine, lily of the valley Last notes: amber, musk

A perfume inspired by Shin of water. The fragrance based on the highly sensitive and refreshing fruit is based on the image of delicate and gentle Shin. With the heart of “Shin” (trust), he wears the water armor and scent.

Top notes: orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon Middle notes: rose, jasmine, olive Last notes: amber, musk, cedar

Perfume in the image of a horse in the sky. The sensual and calming scent expresses the IQ250 genius boy Touma. Wearing the armor and scent of the sky with the heart of “Satoshi” (“wisdom”).

Top note: Shipre, Amber Middle note: Gourmand, Lily of the Valley Last note: Musk

A perfume inspired by Kongou’s Shu. The powerful and refreshing scent expresses Shu, which has the power of Musou (warriors?). Wearing Kongo’s armor and scent with the heart of “righteousness”.

[Fragrance image] Top notes: lilac, grapefruit Middle notes: green tea, peach blossom, peony, Kaneki sui Last notes: musk, amber, cedar

Perfume inspired by the devil. The crisp and sweet fragrance expresses the armor warrior “Zhuten” (Shiten/Anubis) who wears demon armor with the heart of “Tada” (loyalty). It is the strongest scent of a general.

Top notes: lemon, mint middle notes: rose, iris, black pepper, jujube grated notes: amber, musk, patchouli, cedar

A perfume with the image of evil guard Yamori (Yami Mashou). The sweet scent of vanilla combined with the calming scent of musk and coconut expresses the armor warrior “Ayumi Yamori” wearing Kuroyama dog armor with the heart of “Taka” (piety). A general who controls a black wolf sword.

Top note: Meringue, Bergamot Middle note: Coconut, Candy Froth note: White musk, vanilla

Perfume with the image of Genma Masaru (Gen Mashou). The scent that expresses the armor warrior “Rakura” (Rajura) that wears armor that reminds me of scorpions and poisonous spiders with the heart of “nin” (endurance) is a woody note that fuses iris and a calm scent. A demon with the ability to hide like a ninja.

Top notes: Citrus, lemon, iris Middle notes: Lily of the Valley, Ylang Ylang Last notes: Musk

A perfume inspired by the devil. The changing scent of citrus, such as citrus and orange, to the soothing scent of gardenia and musk, expresses the armor warrior “Nakaku” (Naaza) who wears poisonous armor with the heart of “Yu” (**obedience). A magician who manipulates poison with a flexible “snake fan sword”.

Top notes: citrus, orange, bergamot, grapefruit Middle notes: jasmine, gardenia, ylang ylang Last notes: cedar, musk

** a Japanese fan on twitter indicated the Naaza’s “virtue” is incorrectly written along the black border of his packaging, but I cannot confirm.

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The store at Nakano Broadway, Hakaba, the store that showcased the 30th anniversary gallery and sold the first batch of exclusive goods, is celebrating Seiji’s/Sage’s birthday!

The first 100 shoppers to spend over 10,000 yen on the new goods will receive the exclusive illustration (below) made and signed by the armor designer, Hideo Okamoto!

Let’s check out the goodies, shall we?

First up is a canvas with this image of Seiji printed on it for 3,000 yen (~$30). It’s described as being 275mm x 275mm (~10.827in x 10.827in).

Next, we’ve got new t-shirts. There are three colors to choose from, a dark green (top image), white (middle image), and black (last image). Each shirt has Seiji’s insignia on the right sleeve, the samurai troopers logo on the tag, and the samurai troopers helmet logo on the back of the t-shirt just under the collar. They’ll sell for 4,000 yen (~$40) each and come in Japanese sizes XS to XXL.

Here we have something that translated to “Glass Hair Rubber”. I’m gonna go ahead and theorize that it means it’s a hair tie. The glass piece has Seiji’s insignia (possibly gold ink or gold vinyl?) on a green patterned background, and is 35mm in diameter (~1.378in). It’ll be 600 yen (~$6).

These are 10 different keychain designs. On one side is a quote from Seiji in Japanese; on the other side is the samurai troopers logo next to an image of Seiji from one of the episodes. These are sold in a blind box, meaning you won’t get to pick which one you receive; it’ll be random. The keychains are 15mm x 66mm (~0.6in x 2.6in), and will be sold for 500 yen a piece (~$5).

Last but not least, a Seiji-themed luggage tag for 1,500 yen (~$15). It has a silhouette of Seiji in his armor against a green patterned background. The samurai troopers logo and Seiji’s insignia are also on it.

So! Happy birthday to Seiji/Sage! BUT, that’s not all!!! These additional goods aren’t Seiji-themed, but they are going to be new and will sell alongside his goods:

Here we have an “eco” bag; which I’m guessing is a reusable bag, that has all samurai troopers and warlord insignias in silver repeating on it as a pattern on a black background. It comes with a carrying pouch as well that has the samurai troopers logo on one side and the silhouette of the group on the other. The pouch also appears to have a handy clip. The bag itself is 57cm x 47cm (~22.44in x 18.5in), and the pouch is 12cm x 9cm (~4.725in x 3.54in). It’ll be sold for 1,800 yen (~$18).

This goodie is another canvas print of the troopers from the first OVA. It’s not a shot from the episodes themselves, but one of those promotional illustrations that used to be made. It’s 242mm x 333mm (~9.528in x 13.11in), and is 3,500 yen (~$35).

Here we’ve got another t-shirt!! This off-white t-shirt features the silhouette of the troopers in the armor against a blue-purple gradient circle. The samurai trooper helmet logo appears above them in pink while sakura petals scatter in front of the troopers. “Yoroiden Samurai Troopers” is written underneath in English. The tag sports the samurai troopers logo, and the back of the t-shirt has the five trooper insignias appearing just under the collar. It’ll sell for 4,000 yen (~$40) each and come in Japanese sizes XS to XXL

Last of the new items is another luggage tag, this one matches the eco reusable bag with the samurai troopers and warlord insignias in silver repeating on it as a pattern on a black background. It’ll be 1,500 yen ($15).

Phew! That’s a lot of new goodies and was quite a surprise to find! 

>> Here’s the link to the store’s announcement (Japanese site). <<

The goods should be available online, and the store does ship internationally (though with the pandemic, I’m not sure if that’s still available at the moment). Also, to get the exclusive Seiji illustration, I think you’re going to need a Japanese address, but I’m not 100% sure on that; we’ll have to wait and see.

Lastly the store still has some goods from the 30th anniversary available online. Those items are (going to be?) at a discounted price, so do check them out! 

>> Here’s the link to the actual store. <<

Disclaimer: I do not make any commission off of any sales through this link, nor am I in any way affiliated with the online store.

The sale is slated to start on 6/9 at 19:00 (7:00pm Japan Standard Time), so be sure to set your alarms for your corresponding time zones! source

If you happened to click on the link to the store in my previous post, it might’ve taken you to a blank page. Until the sale starts, all the samurai trooper items have been taken down, and a search for them yields nothing, hence the blank page.

>> Here’s the link to the store’s homepage. <<

Also! The store announced they will also have the samurai troopers perfume and sake set available!

Unfortunately, these items may not be allowed to ship to certain countries, so be sure to check shipping restrictions before you add them to your cart.

Best wishes to the warrior of torrent!

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

Today the Japanese voice of Shu Rei Faun/Kento turns 59.

Today the Japanese voice of Shin Mouri/Cye turns 53.

“Rei-guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!!!!

53 years ago on this exact day…

Nozomu Sasaki had came to this world and then later on at the tender age of 19 years old, he became a voice actor thanks to an audition he did for a friend of his.

Sooo basically from 1986 all the way to this very day regardless of his voice crack or vocal evolution to put it a bit kindly, he’s been lending his voice to many unique characters.

Also he speaks really great English that could rival Ryo Horikawa! XD

Anyways…

Who’s your favorite character that’s been voiced by Sasaki-san?