Every time I learn a word that starts with “comp”, I have this need of making a dumb pun with Comp’s name. So… We just need your COMPliance. …okay, let’s move on. I’m writing this update to publish the results of the translation form! Shoujo Rengoku Daifugou / Goku Jitsu wa Sensai na Anata to… Touhou Kaiten Mokuba / Long… Read more »
Original post In this month’s Bibibi article, Ranko talks about Diary of Different Countries (違国日記 Ikoku Nikki) by Tomoko Yamashita. Hello. I’m Ranko, the BUTAOTOME vocalist. This is a series of articles where I introduce my favorite manga and anime in whatever way I like, and sometimes I write a production diary. Today’s topic… …is “Diary of Different Countries” by… Read more »
Original title: 言語と思考の距離 (Gengo to Shikou no Kyori)Artwork from the book by Ane (sorry for the potato pic, but this is the best I can do since I don’t have a scanner…) Happy birthday to me! This is a Reimu and Marisa story written by Ranko. It was published in November 2014, as an extra for the book “Hakurei Reimu… Read more »
Website updates The translation quest is still ongoing… The following albums and songs have been translated: Pop Ayakashi Yokochou Abyss Kami no Hi Now it’s time for a new translation form! Vote the albums (+ compilation track) you want to see translated next here! I will keep it open until Wednesday. Again, the compilation track is required, but you are… Read more »
This is a book by the doujin group chromatic-noise (色雑音研究室) published in August 2016. It features reviews of several Touhou albums (focusing on the design part) and interviews with the artists. Here I bring you a translation of the Kouseki Radio review and Ane’s interview! You can still buy this book on BOOTH. About BUTAOTOME is a four members circle:… Read more »
First of all, HAPPY ELDEN RING RELEASE DAY! I won’t play it (my boyfriend is the From Software fan here, but I’ve been watching him play and I sang Yokoshima na Honoo every time he died, I will listen to the OST and explore the lore), but it’s amazing to see that a long-awaited game is finally here, and that… Read more »
Happy birthday to the wonderful voice of BUTAOTOME! It was around this day, 10 years ago, that I became a BUTAOTOME fan. Or rather, I started as a Ranko fan. I think a lot of people got into BUTAOTOME because they heard Ranko’s voice in some other groups like Sally, Diao ye zong or UNDEAD CORPORATION. However, over time I… Read more »
It’s been a long time! A new one man live has been just announced! It will be the first big live after the 10th anniversary lives in 2019, as well as the first one without Paprika. This live will be held on April 9 at Shibuya’s TAKE OFF 7 (oh no…). It won’t be livestreamed. Tickets will be sold on… Read more »
Original post In this month’s Bibibi post, Ranko talks about Kazuo Umezu’s Scary Book Series! Violet’s note: this post comes later than usual because I was reading horror manga, and I wanted to include some buy links for the featured books. Kazuo Umezu is the grandmaster of the horror manga genre, and his works influenced the universally-acclaimed Junji Ito. Not… Read more »
““Tears and smiles are amplified.”I long stopped hearing this aphorism someone made up.” Welcome back to our usual review corner! This time my copy of the new album is stuck in America because wooo, shipments from Japan to Italy are blocked again. However, for the usual CD pic, I decided to ask people in TC’s Discord server to take their… Read more »
