Post-event update Reitaisai went fine despite the weather and the restriction, and Kochuuten has been finally released! Did you get your copy yet? Mine is still traveling from one continent to another.If you still haven’t ordered from BOOTH, it might be a good time to do so, since Yume no Hanashi and the Ane Manga are back in stock! The… Read more »
Inspired by Comp’s recent Instagram posts. I wanted to take a picture outside, but right now we are in orange zone. So hope you enjoy this indoor camping picture! Reitaisai 18 The event is this weekend, and BUTAOTOME will release a new album! Kochuuten is available to preorder on their BOOTH and the cool doujin shops such as Melonbooks and… Read more »
And here we are, with the first release of BUTAOTOME’s new era! Kochuuten (壺中天) is an album fully devoted to Dolls in Pseudo Paradise and all its tracks are arrangements of themes from that album. The official website is here. The crossfade video also features lyrics! Ranko wrote most of them, Comp wrote only one track… and Ane’s lyrics are… Read more »
BUTAOTOME’s Reitaisai 18 release is done! It will be officially revealed on Friday, March 12 (hey, my birthday!), at 12:00 CEST.It will be distributed on March 21st at Shizuoka Twin Messe, but will be also sold on BOOTH and all the cool doujin shops. Ane posted info about it in this blog post. Here is a short summary of the… Read more »
BUTAOTOME members are still working on their Reitaisai release and dealing with the evil Kiatsu/atmospheric pressure, today Ranko recorded! The main news of this week! A new goods campaign will start tomorrow on Japanese arcades with ONGEKI! Until May 12, you can get cool prizes by playing the game and earning points. With 80 points, it’s possible to get a… Read more »
BUTAOTOME members are currently working on the Reitaisai 18 release! Fanbox things The BUTAOTOME Fanbox is constantly updated with free posts (mostly by Ane), but paying subscribers can still get some exclusive content! A post about Daihinmin and Daifugou’s design is available here (translation here). In a couple of free posts, we also discover some interesting stuff. Ranko is busy… Read more »
Not a lot of news this week… I’m taking a small break from big stuff because my current two translation projects are really, really long! Old NOSTALGIA news is old On December 19th, the piano-based arcade game by KONAMI added another ARM (IOSYS) x Paprika original track: Koakuma no Etude Op.1 “Tarantella” (小悪魔のエチュードOp.1「タランテラ」). This track is unlockable through the Story… Read more »
Paprika talks The other day Ane published a blog post where she talked about Paprika. You can read its translation here, in case you missed it. My feelings are pretty much the same as back in April. I still have my regrets (no more Paprlicious songs and Nekokenbans, I will meet BUTAOTOME in an “incomplete” state, signed Chess will be… Read more »
Daily Bibibi Ranko started to write for a webzine! In her first article, she talked about GeGeGe no Kitaro, and what it represents for her. You can read her original post here and my translation here! Future articles will be translated as soon as possible. I’m looking forward to reading more! Violet’s queue (please send help) I’ve created a new… Read more »
Not a lot of stuff this week, but there is something I really wanted to talk about! AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival There was this event in Adelaide (Australia) on the 16th! It was not a Touhou-related convention, but a Japanese culture festival. BUTAOTOME was “there”. Not in a physical way, but with a video letter and music/illustration showcase. The… Read more »
