Comiket 100 has ended! As you can see from the picture above, I got the Retake+ set! Special thanks to Banbeucmas (from Banbeucmas Hobby Lounge) for getting it for me! I will translate the contents of the afterword book as soon as possible. Regarding the album itself… I decided I won’t write a review. This is my form of protest… Read more »
Comiket 100 is on August 14, and BUTAOTOME will bring something… not so new!The only release planned for this event is Retake+ (りていく+), an album focused on re-recorded versions of old classics (basically 2010 hits + Hakanaki Mono Ningen). It also includes off-vocal versions. 幻想のサテライト 2022 | Gensou no Satellite 2022 [Tenkuu no Greenwich] 儚きもの人間 2022 | Hakanaki Mono Ningen… Read more »
Another year of activity has passed. And today, this website turns seven years old. A certain doctor once said that “seven is the maximum measure of anything” (okay, this is a reference that only Italian people will get). But it doesn’t really apply to a music group whose most albums have eight tracks. Well, usually in this type of post… Read more »
Wow, we finally have a good chunk of news! Major website update – every song is translated! So… today I bring you the following translated albums: Present, Eight, and Epitaph.With this update, every single BUTAOTOME song is translated*! It took one year and a half, and here we are! Now this page is closer to the general list of songs…… Read more »
Holy sheep, the Arcaea 4.0 update is brutal on many ways. I can’t stop thinking about it. The story, the new music… It solidifies its status of being my favorite rhythm game, and I still hope it will get a BUTAOTOME song one day. Anyway! During these past two weeks, Comp was playing bass for Nanase Aikawa’s newest mini tour…. Read more »
Touhou albums on streaming services We just got a new batch of Touhou albums added to Spotify, iTunes, and other services! It focuses on Reitaisai 19 releases, and it includes Hyakumannin no Heikou Hifuu and Juushin! All the relevant links have been added to the album pages. btwtheromanizedtitlesarebadasusual. Waizatsu Ideology PV Surprise! Doubt’s final track just got an official upload… Read more »
Today I bring you a piece of history! GENSO MOSH PIT was a Touhou music magazine published in 2013. It featured exclusive interviews, reviews, live reports, and more. The first issue had some BUTAOTOME contents, namely a long interview with the members (made during their Magical Gambler tour) and a report of their live at Gifu on April 6th, 2013…. Read more »
And welcome back to the usual review corner! Everything revolves around greed and economy, even if it is not human. A Touhou vocal arrangement album covered in the obsession of the powerful ones who rule the place. Concept Juushin is about greed. We have characters who are greed incarnate, those who are related to things like money and economy, or… Read more »
Let’s start with personal and website news: I will move out to a new home in September! I will probably take a couple of weeks of half-break during that month.In the meantime, the quest of translating every single BUTAOTOME album and song* is slowly reaching its end… and we are at the beginning! Touhou Kaiten Mokuba has been fully translated~Also,… Read more »
Okay, I forgot this was supposed to be recap day, but there is no news besides this one, so here is its solo post. Touhou Meikasai 16 is this Sunday (June 5) in Nagoya! BUTAOTOME will be there, with a new type of merch! It’s an acrylic stand of Yuuma from Juushin’s cover! In case you can’t go to the… Read more »
