translator? um, i'm actually trans right now...

🍌Are those new glasses you're wearing?

🍊To say I'm well-read in manga would be a grave understatement Around the clock, my nose is buried in the books I'm neck-deep in it! I'm utterly mystified!

🍌For real?! Wait! Other way! Jackass! "Your aim sux" and send! GGEZ Lagging like crazy- No way! I died~ I'm neck-deep in it! I'm utterly mystified!

🍊Studies and love life put on the backburner Teacher, you think I'm a dropout? You blame it on the manga, but that's nyoooot the case!

🍌/🍊I'm a nerdy girl, he's a nerdy boy 🍊Are we gonna have a problem? (Nope! Nope! Nope!) 🍌/🍊Eye strain is pretty standard these days 🍌And contacts are a no-go for me!

🍊Manga has my heart on a chain I'm a voice for the social hermits of the world Snacking on potato chips and feeling peachy No time to stress over homework, so just forget about it!

🍌Quests to find yourself are now loading~

🍌/🍊Happiness gauge up! ↑↑↑ Visual acuity down… ↓↓↓ Those new glasses of yours, they're quite good, quite good, indeed.

🍌To say I love games would be a grave understatement In fact, I'd even say that the games love me back~ 🍊That's really stupid, what are you, twelve? 🍌Yeowch, that's cold.

🍊A new issue? Wait, haven't I seen this one? Darn it, I bought another dupe! 🍌Not again… 🍊Just let me move into the manga section at the bookstore! 🍌Feel free~

🍌At your limit with living by the book? Teacher, you think I'm wasted potential? You blame it on the games, but that's nyoooot the case!

🍌/🍊She's a nerdy girl, I'm a nerdy boy 🍌Are we gonna have a problem? (Nope! Nope! Nope!) 🍌/🍊Eye strain is pretty standard these days 🍊And lasering your eyes is a faux-pas for us

🍌Games have my heart on a chain I'm a voice for the social hermits of the world Guzzling down a bottle of soda and raring to go Though getting a girlfriend is still way out of my skill set

🍊Characters who go their own way are coming to you~

🍌/🍊Happiness gauge up! ↑↑↑ Visual acuity down… ↓↓↓ Those new glasses of yours, they're quite good, quite good, indeed.

I translated Harusaruhi’s song “Jiyuu made no Kyori”, also used as the new opening theme for the Plott anime “Teikou Penguin”. It’s a web series about a penguin and his animal coworkers working for an unethical company, a work drama that parodies Japan’s suffocating labor conditions.

It had an official English channel where the episodes were translated, which has since been abandoned. The Japanese channel is still running, and where you can watch the Teipen MV for this song. Please check it out if you’re interested!

What a waste! You don't need no integrity or liability around here Sing and dance like a party animal! We fight back! Sticking it to the big man, that’s our gimmick! Now let's go crazy, sever those brakes!

With no time to breathe and employees working to their limit, My workplace is the most lively of them all (White or black?) Stripped of any sense of identity or equality, My workplace is where I feel at home (True or false?)

Even when you leave, you never stop working I'm a hanged man, losing all faith as I scream in vain "Staying alive is easy. You just need to bite your tongue and do your job." That's not what I really think, my mind is being tainted! Shaving years off my life just to pay the bills! Something isn't right here!

When I'm alone, slowly I begin to realize (The line between darkness and light, clamor and despair in harmony) These are the only times I can...

What a waste! You don't need no integrity or liability around here Sing and dance like a party animal! We fight back! Sticking it to the big man, that’s our gimmick! "I can't stay a puppet on a string forever!"

The fire of life will fizzle out eventually, turning your accomplishments to ash If you don't want that, run away before you fall in the trap! The moonlight in the dead of night can be my own awesome spotlight, can’t it?! Now let's go crazy, sever those brakes!

Riding this dance beat, our hearts are beating in sync Tell me how you're really feeling, Make some noise and clap your hands Riding the back beat, we keep dancing night after night And tonight I want to show you my moves, my style, so wild and free

In that case, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I really just wanna dance with you, that's all I want! In that case, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! A life where my heart has no room to groove isn’t really “living” to me!

The disco ball shines light down on our hearts So let yourself loose, wipe that poker face off, Beckoned to you, I take your hands Dropping classy beats like it’s an air raid, we're dancing on the forefront of battle So tonight, don't spare me any details, ‘Cuz standing around is just a waste of space

And so, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I really just wanna dance with you, that's all I want! And so, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! It's fine to have those times where your heart has no room to groove

Even so, something is beckoning for me, towards a place yet unknown Living life knowing the world is mine to explore And when tomorrow comes, I'll do this song and dance again On and on forever, towards what excites me

In that case, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now I really just wanna dance with you, that's all I want In that case, I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! I've just gotta dance, I've just gotta dance now! A life where my heart has no room to groove isn’t really “living” to me!

Long time coming. So glad I can finally put this to rest. Tracks 1-5 are up now, 6-10 will be added soon. Thank you!