Little Lotad

Today’s Classicaloid was “CLA:KLA Breaks Up, Kanae Makes Her Debut”.

The words on the poster in the bottom-right come from this episode. At Otowakan, there is a banner that reads, “Common sense is just an excuse!! Operation Kanae Idol Promotion Strategy Meeting”.

I had fun drawing this.

今日のクラシカロイドは「解散するクラクラ、デビューする歌苗」だった。

ポスターの言葉はこのエピソードから。音羽かんで、「常識なんて言い訳だ!!　かなえアイドルプロモーション戦略会議」という看板がある。

Hooray, senpai noticed me!

I see what you mean about opposite translations. But it’s just as you said – the context makes both translations valid. He starts off by saying that there aren’t many things one can be certain of. He begins to say that he can be certain of his own identity, but by the time he gets to the end of the sentence, he is starting to doubt even that. That’s my take.

I say this because of the delivery of the line. In Japanese, you say the is/isn’t at the end of a sentence. (Though positive sentences sometimes leave that part out to make things shorter, as is the case in some of his lines here.) He starts out confidently, “Watashi wa Franz Schubert.” But then he goes on, saying, “Kore wa tashika na koto darou ka?” He’s saying it’s a certain thing, but the end of the sentence is the time to add the negative, or a question word, or what-have-you, and he does. He adds the darou, which means “probably,” or “I think.” Then he goes even further by adding the word ka, which makes the whole thing into a question.

Whew, this ended up getting surprisingly deep into Japanese grammar. I hope it made sense. Let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to clarify! That goes for anyone else reading this too, of course.

I listened to that segment many times. It felt like there were a lot of differences between the two for such a short monologue, so I ended up trying my hand at a translation of my own. Under the cut, you can find 4 versions of Schubert’s thoughts: the original Japanese, my translation, and the two official translations.

The next Classicaloid episode scheduled to air in Japan is “Die Forelle”, or “The Trout”! This episode is one of my favourites! I wanted to draw something, but I didn’t have time. However! I took this photo instead!

In the picture: “The Trout” CD, Schubert key holder, Schubert rubber strap, Beethoven rubber strap, a gyoza-shaped eraser, a notebook with sea creatures on it which I bought in Hamamatsu, a fish pendant, and a poster for a Schubert event happening today in Hamamatsu. All of these things are inside of a bathtub. (≧▽≦)

次のクラシカロイドのエピソードは「ます」です。このエピソードが好きです!　何か描きたかったが、時間がなかったです。しかし! この写真を取りました!

Japanese YouTube user tgIana1Q has uploaded their own fan-made Musik. The title is “Senpai”, and it is an arrangement of a work by Schubert known as Eight Variations on a French Song in E minor, D. 624. He dedicated the work to Beethoven, making it an extremely apprpriate choice for this Musik adaptation.

I’ve been working on an English version of the song, but in the meantime, here are the Japanese lyrics written in romaji. Try singing along!

Irritated Schubert.

My friend bought me a “PokePura” plastic model kit of Xerneas and Yveltal for my birthday. I started working on Xerneas yesterday and finished it today. Click the pics for captions.

Badly Drawn Mountain Tim mentioned in this post that they had never, ever seen a fanfic about Mountain Tim. My first reaction was to send a link to a Steel Ball Run fic I once read where he made a cameo appearance.

Problem is, I can't seem to find it anymore. I could have sworn it was on AO3, but no such luck. It was a modern AU, featuring characters from nearly every part. It featured the occasional illustration, too. If anyone knows where to find it, please send me a link!

In the meantime, I somehow decided that it would be a good idea to draw a comic of the Mountain Tim scene.

Possible scenario from the bdhighschool event, based on this post. Principal Valentine going to grab his son D4C before leaving for the day, only to find D4C engaged in conversation with the son Valentine always wanted.

Principal Valentine = poorlydrawnfunnyvalentine, D4C = badlydrawnd4c, mysterious Funny Valentine look-alike honor student = badlydrawnfunnyvalentine

This month’s box from Taste Japan came in on Friday. This month had a real summer theme to it, and it inspired me to take some photos. The blue thing in the first picture is a yukata, and it’s basically a kimono for summertime. The pattern on it is a traditional one meant to represent waves.

So far I’ve eaten the two salty snacks and some of the jelly sticks. At first I thought maybe they were freezies, but no. Maybe I should try putting one in the fridge anyway, and see how it goes? As for the chips, both were fantastic. I can be a bit picky when it comes to salty flavours, but these ones made me wish I could buy them all the time.

FYI, “satisfaction in one bar” in an approximate translation on my part. The actual name of it is Ippon Manzoku Bar, which, read literally, means “one satisfaction bar”, or alternatively, “one bar satisfaction bar”.