GARNET CROW part.165

Official site: ttp://www.garnetcrow.com ★ The 24th single “Kaze to RAINBOW” (opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime “MÄR”) is currently airing. ★ The 25th single “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” (ending theme for the same anime) begins airing on January 7. ★ Fifth album “THE TWILIGHT VALLEY” out now! ・First press edition (CD + DVD) GZCA-5091, 3,500 yen ・Regular edition (CD) GZACA-5092, 3,059 yen ★ The 24th/25th singles are confirmed for release on February 21! (Two versions with different track order.) “Kaze to RAINBOW / Kono Te wo Nobaseba” GZCA-4087, 1,260 yen “Kono Te wo Nobaseba / Kaze to RAINBOW” GZCA-4088, 1,260 yen ▲ Regular program ▲ Every Sunday: α-station 89.4 MHz, “PASTIME PARADISE” (Hitoshi Okamoto) ◆ Please use sage. Casual, peaceful conversation is encouraged. ◆ Don't cause trouble for other people. ◆ Don't post fake information; it just annoys people. ◆ Trolls, people who bump threads, negative fantasizers, fans who drag in other artists, creeps, and people who demand things are mostly baiting or trying to stir things up. Ignore them completely. ◆ Remember that this is an anonymous forum. People get annoyed by persistent handles. ◆ If you can't stand a post, use your browser's filters to block IDs, fixed handles, words, and so on. ◆ Mobile users often can't filter obnoxious regulars and trolls, so it may look like they're not ignoring them. You must ignore them completely. If you engage, you're just like the trolls. ◆ Avoid wording or posts that make you look pathetic. ◆ Hardcore Yuri Nakamura worshippers are not allowed in this thread. Use the dedicated thread. ◆ The next thread should be started by >>950. No subtitles, though. Keep template edits reasonable. ◆ If someone starts an outrageous thread, people may request its deletion, so be careful. ◆ No virus code or reposting old messages. ◆ Strongly discouraged: one person talking to themselves under a fixed handle. If you see that sort of thing, pity them and ignore them gracefully. ◆ Always ignore posts by obnoxious fixed handles. If you engage, you're just as pathetic. Previous thread: GARNET CROW part.164 http://music5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1166111399/

>>1 Thanks for setting this up.

>>1 Thanks for setting this up.

Shimeji four!

The year of Nana's seventh anniversary.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year. I'll keep loving Yurippe (Yuri Nakamura, the vocalist) this year too.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year. Keep it up this year too, GARNET!

Happy New Year, Nana-sama (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist).

Happy New Year, Nana-sama. Please take care of us again this year. o(^-^)o

Giving my New Year's money to Yurippe.

Happy New Year. GARNET CROW, everyone—please take care of us again this year.

My feelings got ahead of me, but congratulations anyway~ Yurippe!

>>1 Thanks for setting this up. Happy New Year. I got the best fortune this year. It's a very promising start.

>>1 Both “Kaze to RAINBOW” and “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” count as the 24th single. Please correct that next time.

>>1 Happy New Year. “Minna Shineba Ii noni” saying “It's a very promising start” makes me think, “What is this guy talking about? (・∀・)/~~~” Honestly, give me a break~ Can't you change that handle?

This is Yuri and Nana's year. I'll keep supporting GC with all I've got this year too.

I can't wait to hear “Kono Te wo Nobaseba,” meow.

Happy seventh anniversary, AZUKI Nana. I hope we get to see GARNET CROW on TV a lot this year.

Shimeji 22.

Yurippe is the best!! Her voice is so captivating it could kill you.

Yurippe's voice, performance, and looks are all god-tier.

But her chest is the one thing that's pitiful.

That's fine too, though.

“It's a demon, because she's a demon.” That “wohhye~” sound is really cool if you listen closely.

Yurippe gave us a great song as a New Year's gift.

I've never heard such a quote before. on_ OTL ０l⌒l_ ○|￣|＿|￣|○ _l⌒l０ JTO _no ━━━!!!!!

The person who got post 1000 in the previous thread, go die.

>>30 I knew someone like that would show up, lol. Ahhh, lately whenever I listen to GARNET, I keep imagining, “What if they performed this on Music Station...?” The audience would be stunned too, then after the performance they'd be like, “WOOOOOOO!!” and burst into applause.

Seems like the “Nana project” will just end with the second collaboration with Hachimaru that was announced a while ago. I heard nothing's been decided yet, lol. Maybe everyone panicked because Yurippe casually let something slip at the live show?

I want a Tanabata live show on July 7!

Tanabata falls on a Saturday this year, so there won't be a Pan live show.

>>32 There's no way she'd just blurt something out without thinking during the MC. Do you think she made it up on the spot?

That's what I think. The members themselves probably don't really know how useless the company helping with the project is. >>31 Make sure you bring some plants in the audience, lol.

Someone in the previous thread was making fun of Uesugi, but he and Ms. Nakamura dated, so they must have slept together lots of times.

We don't need chubby Uesugi, just like we don't need Chino from Def Pig, lol.

WANDS (LOL)

“Toki no Tobira.”

Uesugi's lyrics back then were messages to Ms. Nakamura. She was also captivated by Uesugi's talent at the time. No idea if they're still together now, though.

Uesugi fanboys are so annoying.

In the end, Uesugi is useless without Shibasaki.

Still, there were replies in old threads saying she and Uesugi were dating.

That's a well-known topic among Being fans too.

Ahhh, I really want them to perform “Marginal Man” on Music Station...

Let's not, lol. It's too cheesy, lol. Having the recording is enough.

Uesugi, Hitoshi Okamoto (nicknamed Mochi or Okamochi), Nana... Yarippe really isn't picky, is she?

■ February 21: GARNET CROW “Kaze to RAINBOW” / “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” The anticipation as the release date approaches... It's even higher than for B'z now.

edz@g ◆P2unpRNWwM Commonly known as Edozag. He used to get defensive whenever anyone called him an anime nerd, but lately he turns that anime-nerd side of himself into a running joke. Fewer and fewer people respond to him now, which is kind of sad to watch. At first he didn't even know how to use sage or set a tripcode, but now he's completely hooked—he even uses 2ch at work. Hotaruika ◆5b/4Q4KG6k An obnoxious regular who thinks 2ch is something like the back of a flyer. Mostly talks about artists other than GARNET CROW. Even when people tell him to use sage, he doesn't; he completely ignores those replies. For that matter, he also ignores replies that are inconvenient for him. Probably one of the worst kinds of regular. Somebody stop him. edz@g ◆.cOjTjK0LY An impersonator pretending to be Edozag. If you ask why he only changed his tripcode, he'll ramble on and on. Even Edozag himself has told him, “Don't use someone else's fixed handle,” but he ignores that too. His replies are the same old provocations. Best not to engage. Mammoth Not a fixed handle, but the guy who puts “sage Mammoth” in the email field. He's been showing up a lot lately. From his replies, he seems like a pitiful guy who thinks he has great musical taste. Apparently his favorite artists are Gimmes, Lagwagon, 18 Wheeler, and TEB. People like this are probably why others say, “That's what's wrong with Western-music snobs...” Ahha Namikoshi ◆WWkTvYxtEs Doesn't show up often, but whenever he does, he makes a couple of comments about Yuri Nakamura's body—especially her chest or lips—then disappears. No idea when he'll show up; he's hard to figure out. Not sure if he qualifies as a total creep, but he bumps the thread too. Shiori Takei ◆DLFTWsKbr. A troublemaking regular who turns up every weekend and hangs around here all day. He bumps the thread too. He posts both under his fixed handle and anonymously, but the ID is the same, so it's obvious. Pretty pathetic. His posts are basically him talking to himself, which is embarrassing. He uses Shiori Takei's name, but is probably a hater. Recently he claimed he'd graduated from the board; we'll see what happens. Minna Shineba Ii noni ◆DLFTWsKbr. Usually appears in the morning and evening on weekdays, but can show up at any time. At night and on days off, he practically lives here. After losing the lottery for a premium live show, he got frustrated and started posting things that make him look awful as a person. He loves replying to other people's replies, but completely ignores anything that puts him in a bad light. Really nasty. For some inexplicable reason, he and Takei use the same tripcode with their fixed handles. Is he the successor? He once said he was retiring his fixed handle, then immediately took it back. His words and actions are often inconsistent. He doesn't bump the thread and seems to genuinely like GARNET deep down, but he comes across as a troll. Recently, even though everyone here has completely stopped responding to him, he keeps posting desperately, trying to get attention by putting on a Kansai dialect. At the Valentine's Day live show, he dropped his fixed handle to join the conversation, pretending to be an anonymous poster like nothing was up. What a coward. Basically, none of these people understand plain language, so please don't engage with them.

The English Wikipedia says “Mysterious Eyes” is a rip-off. I cracked up. Though I can see why people say it sounds similar.

What's “Nazo-me”?

Don't translate everything into Japanese. Something like “Holy Ground” is understandable, but “Nazo-me” just looks embarrassing.

Oh, I get it, lol. You mean “Mysterious Eyes,” lol. For a second I thought I was a genius, lol. I didn't even know the English word for “mystery,” but it just popped into my head, lol.

I think “mysterious” means something like “enigmatic.” “Mystery” would be the word for “a mystery.” >>54 You spelled it “Misterious.” No way you're a genius, lol.

In about two weeks, they'll probably reveal the cover of the 24th single on the official site. By the way, am I the only one who's really looking forward to “Mawarimichi”?

No one has to teach it; most Japanese people know the usual rules for shortening Japanese titles. It's so obvious that I can't find a source, but here's the general idea: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%BD%E5%90%8D Usually you take about the first four characters, or combine words into a four-character abbreviation. “Mysterious Eyes” becomes “Misuteri” or “Misteri”; “Hashiri Tsuzukete Yuku, Kimi no Ie made” becomes “Kimi no Ie” or “Kimunchi.” “Last love song” becomes “Rasurabu”; “Nakenai Yoru mo Nakanai Asa mo” becomes “Nakenaka.” Exceptions: “Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de” can be “Koyoi Eden,” “Eden,” or “Eden no Katasumi”; “Yofuke no Ryuuseitachi” can be “Yofuke no Ryuusei,” “Yofuke,” or “Ryuusei.” Since abbreviations can be hard to understand, it's best not to shorten things too much. “Blue no Mori de” isn't that long, so it doesn't get shortened. Nobody calls it “Aomori.” “Holy Ground” is fine because that's how it's referred to in the lyrics.

>>51 The Chinese version is interesting. It seems to mistake the crow for an auspicious symbol in Japan. >>57 Counterexample: shimenawa (sacred straw rope).

“Nazo-me” is so stupid, lol.

>>58 When Japanese people hear “crow,” do they think of the Yatagarasu? The G-NET crow has two legs, but it kind of gives that impression too. I looked it up, but I still don't see what shimenawa has to do with abbreviations. Could you explain, if you don't mind?

“Aomori” is pretty common on 2ch too. And if we're limiting it to 2ch, there are things like “kurige” as well, lol. Basically, it depends on whether other people use the same abbreviation. Still, this is the first time I've heard “Nazo-me,” lol.

I'm Aomori.

I posted a GC song in some thread, and someone said, “It's my first time hearing them, but the production is really thoughtful and pretty good... it's just the voice I can't stand.” What a shame.

What a pathetic little kid just showed up.

After I posted it, people said things like: ・The voice is gross. ・It has a dark image and a distinct identity. ・The quality is pretty high. ・Both of them are beautiful. ・They don't need a vocalist; let the keyboardist sing. ・The tunes and vocals are good, but the arrangement hasn't caught up. It sounds cheap. ・A Neo-acoustic knockoff. ・A band for people with adolescent angst to show off about. ・High-quality J-pop. I like it. And so on.

It's true that they'd probably sell better if Nana were the vocalist. I'd like to see Nana smiling as she sings with a microphone, instead of Yurippe standing there expressionless.

What does “Nakenaka” stand for?

>>65 That's pretty accurate, isn't it? lol. The voice thing (ry has been said for ages.

Starting next time, let Yurippe play keyboards.

I'm surprised no one said it had an otaku vibe, lol.

When will winter break finally end?

>>71 Are students nowadays actually eager to get back to school? That's impressive.

The real question is whether Azuki can sing. Though I have a feeling she'd be worse than Yurippe in every possible way. Besides, it feels like Azuki only goes on live shows and TV because Yurippe is there to carry things.

I think GARNET CROW is simply great music. The quiet way they present themselves in their work feels very much like an artist.

Yurippe, a living national treasure.

>>65 Wouldn't those opinions change a lot depending on the song? If you played “Yume Mita Ato de,” “Natsu no Maboroshi,” “pray,” “Eien ni Shizume,” and “Koisuru Koto Shika Dekinai Mitai ni” together, I think you'd get a different impression.

>>66 Is Nana a good singer? lol. And I've never seen Nana smile.

Nice try, but you're only halfway there.

>>77 You should lurk a bit more.

>>77 Go lurk forever.

>>77 You can only read; no posting.

You say you've never seen Nana smile—are you really a GARNET fan? lol.

>>77 Please, no middle-schoolers.

>>77 After you lurk...

Wait, lol. I'm jealous of how popular >>77 is, lol.

Most people here are already fans anyway. Middle-schoolers should be welcome.

By the way, why did she choose the name AZUKI? I can think of various reasons for “Nana,” like the seven colors of the rainbow, but I don't really get the AZUKI part. Still, maybe that mystery is part of the appeal. People say “mystery makes a woman more womanly,” after all.

>>87 You go lurk too. What the hell, this half-baked post was obviously made up on the spot.

Does ROM stand for “Road of the Mother,” which was popular a while ago?

That comeback was so boring...

Still, it's amusing compared to replies from those crazy haters, lol.

Right?~ lol.

Use sage.

The people in this thread have gotten a lot crazier than they used to be.

>>94 The future belongs to lurkers.

The other day, my girlfriend played “Over Blow” for me on piano, and it reminded me what a great song it is. She didn't have sheet music, so she worked it out by ear (the chords and arrangement were her own). Are there really no sheet-music books for their songs? It'd be great if they published one, even just with the singles.

>>96 >>93

Are you kidding? They're releasing the 24th and 25th singles at the same time?

Shimeji 99.

Shimeji 100.

I got played!!!

People like >>96 who casually brag about having a girlfriend should just die.

Compared with other J-pop, GARNET CROW has a lot of ballads, so they're hard to play (maybe because every mistake stands out), but the songs are beautiful. The lyrics are often sad, so even the person playing them seems to get choked up, and the listener gets choked up too.

>>103 Get lost, scumbag.

But why aren't they more popular? They do have a lot of heartbreak lyrics, but I think listening to them together as a couple could deepen the bond between two people. As singles, “Wasurezaki” and “Kimi to Iu Hikari” have beautiful lyrics and seem like songs that should sell well.

>>105 Disappear, loser.

>>105 Looks like you're still new here, so I'll explain properly: When you post here, put “sage” in the email field. Until you can even do that, there's no point trying to have a conversation.

That ID:vYndwId9O guy is what people nowadays call a “chuunibyou” type, isn't he? Probably thinks, “The music made by the musicians I listen to is all supreme.”

I put in the address m(__)m What does “chuunibyou” mean?

These obnoxious brats show up in this thread every so often.

Also, what do “Shimeji 99” and “Shimeji 100” mean?

>>109 (ﾉ∀`) Oh, boy... That's you, lol.

Never mind “shimeji”—if you search “chuunibyou,” it comes right up at the top. Look it up yourself. Don't expect other people to explain everything.

>>113 Shut up, trash. Who asked for an answer from you? Go die.

Is a flame war about to break out?

Is this the main thread? It's as awful as the rumors say. At least answer people properly.

Someone's putting on a one-person show without even knowing how to tell mobile users from PC users... kind of pitiful.

Oh, “Fantasy,” huh~ Listening to Yurippe's voice when I'm tired is the best therapy.

I see. That was a dumb question; I'll look it up myself m(__)m What makes you listen to GARNET CROW? I'm drawn to what sets them apart from other music—the lyrics and vocals, and so on—and their reclusive, otherworldly quality. If I were comparing them to a haiku poet, would Yosa Buson be a good match?

Use sage, you loser.

>>119 Yeah. Probably because we're drawn to Yurippe and Nana's boobs~

Please give me a serious answer m(__)m

If you want a serious answer, why not go to a fan site? Search for something like “GARNET CROW fan site” and you'll find plenty.

Oh, I see! Right, I'll look for one. Thanks (^_^)

...

So he really is an obnoxious chuunibyou kid...

The “Meru effect” right at the start of the New Year.

That gave me a shiver.

You said you wanted a serious answer, so let me say a few things. First, people on 2ch will attack that kind of wording without hesitation. Also, you opened with “reclusive, otherworldly quality.” Do you think most people know what that means? If you'd explained it in your post, that would be one thing, but you just added “Yosa Buson would be a good comparison.” Do you think that explains anything? I just looked it up in the dictionary: “reclusive” means cutting ties with society and living alone. Do you think that's a word most people understand? Everything else you wrote used ordinary words, but right there you suddenly chose an obscure term most people would never use. That makes it look like you recently came across it in a book and used it to show off: “Look how sophisticated I am.” People can see right through that. Fine, I'll let that part slide. Even so, you could have added a quick explanation of what you meant. Instead you tacked on “Yosa Buson is a good comparison” to show off your knowledge again. You probably just learned about that whole “reclusive” thing from something you read about Buson, anyway. As a result, no one can tell what actually attracts you to the band. Your post is just self-indulgent. If you'd started with something like “that feeling of being cut off from the world,” I might have been more willing to offer an opinion. If you want people to answer seriously, start by changing that attitude. What am I doing writing such a long reply on my phone...

ID:V4UzKLR/O The best place for this kind of person is a fan site where they can all huddle together.

People who can't even ignore someone are lecturing others... never mind. I'm starting to think the fifth album is my favorite.

At first I thought the fifth album was full of filler, but once I got used to it, I couldn't stop listening...

The gap between the filler and the good songs on the fifth album is so big that listening to the whole thing at once is exhausting.

I thought that at first too, but how do I put it? There's a richness to that dense sound that gets addictive. On the other hand, if you listen only to the fifth album for a while, the other albums start to feel strangely light. And while some parts are definitely over the top, I really like this intense vocal style. Your impressions really do change after three months.

>>133 Besides the album version of “Maboroshi,” which songs do you mean by filler?

That's hard to say. The unpopular ones are probably the album version of “Maboroshi” and “Yellow Moon.” I put the single version second on the album too. And then there's “Eden,” which got a lot of criticism. But I've started liking “Eden” too. Overall, you can really feel that it's still a GARNET song. The soft sound effects, slightly cryptic lyrics, light, bouncy singing, and the way the guitars intertwine in the instrumental break... The song structure is just pretty simple. When I first heard it, I thought, “What kind of awful song is this? Seriously?” GARNET is such an interesting band.

“Yellow Moon” is unpopular...? I absolutely love it. Well, they didn't play it live, so maybe that's true...

You can't generalize. If anything, the stretch from “Rai Rai Ya” to “Yellow Moon” is probably the heaviest part. I think it must've been hard to decide the track order. I don't dislike the songs themselves, though. Anyway, I'm going to bed. Sorry.

Sometimes I skip “Yellow Moon” depending on my mood too. Personally, “Yellow Moon” and “Himawari” are competing for last place on the fifth album.

>>135 Something like “Mou Chotto...” That song isn't needed. I thought they didn't have to force it to be so upbeat. Maybe it was originally a “Meru” song candidate, lol. That's the only one I still can't like, no matter how many times I listen to it.

That's nice (＾＾) GARNET is starting to be liked by middle-schoolers too (＾＾) If you don't ignore them, that means you're accepting them, after all (＾＾) Good, good (＾＾)

(＾＾)

>>1–142 You should all just die.

>>143 It's because of people like you that (r-y...)

“Yellow Moon” is great, isn't it? That resentful-sounding vocal is the best. It's competing for the top spot for me too, lol. “U” from the fourth album also somehow became my favorite before I knew it, so I guess I like that kind of song, lol.

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This thread has turned into a bunch of kids discussing their impressions.

You're one too, lol.

The most annoying ones are IDs wI5qEwIB0 and TXjfyNnQ0. What are you posting these self-satisfied replies for? lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

As long as they release a B-side collection with songs like “jewel,” “Yuudachi,” “cried,” and “Natsu no Owari,” I don't care about anything else.

>>41 I know it's a bit late to reply, but didn't Uesugi leave Being around 1997? He and Yurippe probably never even met, right? But if it's true, that's pretty wild, lol.

“Yellow Moon” is great! I'll never forget how shocked I was the first time I heard it. To me, it's the quintessential dark song. By the way, I really hope they release a B-side album this year. Don't leave out “Float World” either!

I don't need a B-side collection.

>>149 I find them annoying too, but those two are probably the same person trolling. Don't take the bait.

What's on the third DVD? From the title, it doesn't sound like a live show. But the official site has song titles like “Kono Fuyu no Shirosa ni,” so I wondered if it might be a live recording.

I'm laughing at myself...

>>155 The first one looks back over their five-year history, mixing their music videos with things like interviews with the members. It sounds like it might be an interesting release, but aside from the member interviews, most of it is unnecessary. The second one is the live recording of “livescope 2005 ~I'm waiting 4 you & live~.”

>>157 Thanks. The music videos on the first one look good too. Is it not worth it? Is the second one about the same as the first and second DVD releases?

Yeah, the only part they really put effort into was the film-like opening. After that it drags more and more, then fades out on “Kimi Tsure” and ends in this awkward, unresolved way.

The first one is basically just a bonus. If you buy it expecting a music-video collection, you'll regret it.

>>158 The early videos aren't even proper music videos; they're kind of half-baked. You're better off buying it for the second disc.

>>159-161 I see... thanks. On a related note, the shop only has the second DVD release. Is that one good?

>>162 “Kimi to Iu Hikari”? That one might be the best.

>>162 This is just my personal opinion, but the second release isn't bad—it's just the least impressive one. They cut out the MC, and there are a lot of sections with fixed camera angles. This may not matter, but I'm curious that the shop only has the second one. Is it Tower Records in Ikebukuro? About a month ago, they had the second and third releases there, and I was the one who bought the third, lol.

I always felt the sound on the second one was a bit blown out.

Asking whether it's good or not is such a stupid question.

>>164 The one I saw was Tower Records in Ikebukuro too, lol! Just kidding—it's For You out in the countryside... >>163-165 Thanks. Opinions on “Kimi to Iu Hikari” really are divided... but I still want to buy it. I also want “2000 and 2005,” but they don't have it... Sorry to ask one last thing, but is the first one good too? (If it's not especially bad, I'll buy it if I see it.)

There's nothing dumber than judging whether something is good based on other people's impressions (＾＾) Basically, you just want a safe answer so you can feel reassured, right? (＾＾)

Every now and then, you say something nice.

Oops, I accidentally used Yukio-chan's tripcode (＾＾)

It's winter break (＾＾)

>>167 If you like Yurippe, you absolutely have to buy the first one!!! Yurippe was incredibly cute back then. The visuals are beautiful overall, and the camerawork is great too. The final “Renzoku Spiral” is god-tier. “Everyone! Shall we sing it one more time!? Who wants to sing it again!?” ← I totally melted over Yurippe like that. You probably can't find the first one in stores easily anymore. I bought mine on Amazon.

If you're only here for her body, go die.

This has turned into the kind of fan-site thread you exclusionary people hate most (＾＾)

Because it's winter break (＾＾)

Yurippe shines in every era.

This fake conversation is so gross, lolllllllllllllllllllll.

This thread has gotten so chaotic.

There are lots of kids who can't wait to get back to school and are already getting restless (＾＾)

Well, it's winter break (＾＾)

If you're a student, get a part-time job and buy four copies of this new single.

What I want to hear most right now is “Kaze to RAINBOW.” I heard the full version live, and it's such a great song. It has that “whoo-hoo-hoo...” kind of feeling... I'm looking forward to the 25th single too.

This album has a lot of high-energy songs, so “Marginal Man” comes as a relief when it starts. I also feel like Ms. Nakamura sings it more carefully and seriously than the other songs...

Because it's a story-driven song, it's almost like recitation. By the way, everyone in this thread has a fixed handle...

>>168 Fair enough. I'll buy all of them, then.

What is this, a one-person conversation?

By the way, constantly throwing around words like “scumbag” and “loser” here shows how limited your vocabulary is. You probably wouldn't get far in the real world; it's strict out there. Especially for students.

The writing style is exactly like Minna Shineba: ttp://a-littlelife.at.webry.info/

Has online ordering for the live-show merchandise started yet?

When a group just sings on a music show, and the host doesn't even bring up a conversation with them, I can only think their agency had to beg the program to let them appear.

Until recently, I thought GC's last TV appearances were back when they were popular in 2002... but they appeared during “Rai Rai Ya” too!! Now I'm really looking forward to them appearing on Music Station when the next song comes out.

By the way, they never appeared on Music Station with “Merutai.”

I'd rather they didn't appear. Though I'd like to say that, they really have to perform “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” on Music Station.

Do you think they'll put out a “MÄR Heaven” album sometime this year? Maybe remixes of the songs they've already released, plus two or three new songs as image songs. Even as a tie-in album, it seems like it could sell reasonably well.

The new song is finally premiering the day after tomorrow!

Looks like it might sell pretty well. It's a strange marketing strategy, but since they've reversed which track is the A-side, otaku will probably buy both versions. And anime fans aged 7–10, as well as people around 16–30, will probably buy it too. I haven't heard “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” even once yet, so I'm really excited. This is my first single release since becoming a fan.

What a pointless analysis.

I'm 53, and I'm buying it too (^ε^)-☆Chu!!

They'll show a little bit of Mochi Night on 269. Is it a rerun? Though it's only a little.

I got post 200~

I watched Hitoshi Okamoto Night, and I can't tell if it was the filming or Yurippe's makeup, but something looked strange—kind of unsettling. Maybe her eyes looked dead... When she sang “Rai Rai Ya” on Music Station, her face seemed much livelier. Now she feels a little off. Her voice also seems different from the Premium LIVE.

>>201 She has a cold. Of course her makeup won't sit right.

To sum it up: Pitch: good Voice: weird Face: weird

I'll love Yurippe this year too.

I want to meet Yuri Nakamura of GARNET CROW. Could some TV show make my dream come true?

If you just want to see her in person, why not go to a concert? Or get a job at GIZA—as the son of an executive, maybe.

If you ask me, the son of a GIZA executive...

207: 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 [] Posted: 2007/01/05 (Fri) 21:00:24 ID:/7eSvKkRO If you ask me, the son of a GIZA executive...

>>205 She's supposedly an incredibly cold person.

Lately, Yurippe's eyes have reminded me of Mayumi Ogawa a few times. Her makeup around last year's Premium Live, when she sang “Rai Rai Ya” on Music Station, and her face in the current photo on the official site where she's the only one looking this way. Doesn't she look similar?

“Hitoshi Okamoto's predictable lame jokes are, to put it simply... kind of pointless.” Ms. Nakamura was complaining to the support members and GIZA staff like this. It happened after Hitoshi Okamoto had gone home.

Rather than complaining, she was saying how pathetic the conversation they'd used to liven things up had been.

I watched “Heisei Kyoiku Iinkai” the other day and thought Yuri Nakae looked like Yurippe.

I can understand them skipping Music Station, but I'm surprised they didn't appear on Music Fighter either. Did they spend too much money on the drama tie-in?

There's nobody who looks like Yurippe. Yurippe is just Yurippe.

There are only about 359 days left in this year!

That sounds like the kind of joke Mochi would make, lol.

>>211 Lately, Yurippe doesn't call him “Mr. Hitoshi Okamoto” anymore.

Yuri's voice and face just now were a bit of a shock.

The singing was pretty rough, but her face was just okay, I guess.

Lyrics to “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” (I don't remember them exactly): [Posts a partial, uncertain transcription of the lyrics, including a passage about embracing on the day of parting, believing in an unseen tomorrow, and reaching out a hand.] I'm 100% sure the phrase “Haru, Nagoribi” is right. It's a great song, so look forward to it~

>>221 Nobody asked you to write them out. Were you just trying to show off? Is that it, is that it?

You wanted people to call you a genius, didn't you? Only a clueless brat who ignores copyright would do that.

You're all just pretending not to care~! Come on, be honest and enjoy it, you bunch of virgin dick-smeg!

This is painfully awkward...

As expected from a mobile-phone fanboy—the things he says are on another level, lolllllllll.

Hey, lolllllllll!

Come on, don't be so harsh... >>221 You're a god!!!! Seriously, thank you so much!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD5WlPLo7k0&NR Listen around 0:47. The melody of “Kaze to RAINBOW” was already ripped off before the song even came out.

Still, it seems like you'd get flamed if you picked a fight with the wrong person.

They paraphrase a line about heading toward the ends of the world with one's back to the dawn.

They paraphrase another lyric image, comparing something streaking across the sky to a shooting star.

>>173 I know this is late, but don't immediately assume someone's only interested in her body! If you're a guy (or maybe a woman too?), and a band member you like is attractive, then watching her sing or play on a concert DVD is naturally going to make you feel some attraction. That's even more true for beautiful people like Yurippe and Nana-san (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist), isn't it? Don't just decide that someone only cares about her body! ...That said, the “Spiral” at the end of the first DVD is so good... Every time Yurippe jumps, you can catch a glimpse of her pale, mochi-like stomach... I've used that little flash of her belly as material for getting off so many times...

Mochi-like skin...? Are you turned on by Mochi's belly...? You're impressive, in a way.

I've never seen Mochi's belly, lol.

Hope Nana-san doesn't get lost at the ski resort this weekend.

Doesn't she roll around all over the place? Maybe she'll come back with a bump on her head.

She wanted to take Yurippe and the other members snowboarding, so she must be pretty confident in her skills. Though she doesn't look athletic at all.

Azuki might be pretty clumsy.

793: Reader's Voice: 2007/01/06 (Sat) 09:32:06 ID:hBHh2Bl5 “Mika Nakashima will probably even lose to Haruhi Suzumiya and ℃-ute.” Tentative chart for 02/21: 1. Arashi — 132,000 2. Ai Otsuka — 85,000 3. EXILE — 25,000 4. ℃-ute — 17,000 5. Haruhi Suzumiya A — 15,000 6. Haruhi Suzumiya B — 15,000 7. Mika Nakashima — 14,000 8. Ko Shibasaki — 13,000 9. Hone-gumi from AKB48 — 11,000 10. GARNET CROW — 10,000

Yuri Nakae is on the cover of “timeless sleep.”

I have 1,000 yen in CD-shop points, so I want to buy a single I don't own. Which would you recommend: “whiteout” or “Shiawase na Pet”?

>>242 Between those two, I'd recommend “whiteout.” If you're open to other options, I'd suggest “Natsu no Owari no Nagai Ame” or “Trans Trap.”

>>243 Thanks. I don't have “Trans Trap” either, but that CD shop doesn't carry it. I'll go buy “whiteout” now.

Still, if your partner said something like the lyrics of “Shiawase na Pet,” it would feel so warm. I don't think it's a bad song.

“Shiawase na Pet” is the best, isn't it?

“whiteout” and “Shiawase na Pet,” huh? Both are kind of so-so.

No, obviously “whiteout,” lol.

You need to explain what you mean by “obviously,” or that's not convincing.

You and I are different people; we have different tastes, different walking speeds, and different ways of expressing our feelings. Didn't Nana-san say that? I haven't heard “whiteout.” “Shiawase na Pet” is a really cute song.

It gives you that feeling of, “Oh, so they can sing this kind of song too.” It feels fresh both before and after that point.

Listening to “Natsu no Maboroshi” makes me want to travel.

If you want to hear Yurippe's kissing sounds, try “Pet.”

Race 11: Garnet Stakes (Grade III), January 7, Nakayama Racecourse, dirt, right-handed, 1,200 m. Four-year-olds and up; international; handicap. Post time: 3:25 p.m. | No. | Horse | Age/Sex | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Previous race | |---:|---|---|---:|---|---|---| | 1 | Agnes Jedi | 5M | 59.0 | Norihiro Yokoyama | Hideyuki Mori | JBC Mile, 7th | | 2 | Daiwa Memphis | 6M | 55.0 | Hiroki Kitamura | Sue Masuzawa | Hanshin Cup, 17th | | 3 | Three Avenue | 5M | 54.0 | Masaru Tanaka | Yukio Ono | Aqua Line Stakes, 1st | | 4 | Precious Cafe | 8M | 56.0 | Baljoux | Futoshi Kojima | Owari Stakes, 13th | | 5 | Ceres Dynamic | 4M | 52.0 | Shun Yoshida | Kou Fukunaga | Galaxy Stakes, 8th | | 6 | Daiwa Passion | 4F | 53.0 | Yoshiyuki Shibata | Sue Masuzawa | Hanshin Cup, 13th | | 7 | Limitless Bid | 8M | 59.0 | Yutaka Ebina | Tadashi Kayo | Hyogo Gold Trophy, 1st | | 8 | Nishino Consafos | 7M | 57.0 | Kazuya Wada | Hiroshi Miyamoto | Shimotsuki Stakes, 11th | | 9 | Eishin Bordan | 6M | 55.0 | Shibayama | Hajime Samejima | Enif Stakes, 12th | | 10 | Eishin Seiun | 4M | 52.0 | Yutaka Yoshida | Yoshiharu Hatakeyama | Final Stakes, 15th | | 11 | Sachino Sweetie | 4F | 52.0 | Murata | Takeo Hirai | Owari Stakes, 3rd | | 12 | Nihon Pillow Sart | 9M | 57.5 | Katsura | Satoshi Meno | Hyogo Gold Trophy, 2nd | | 13 | San Adieu | 5F | 53.0 | Komaki | Hideyuki Otonashi | Kibune Stakes, 1st | | 14 | Copano Fujin | 5M | 56.0 | Goto | Toru Miya | Owari Stakes, 15th | | 15 | Cafe Bostonian | 8M | 54.0 | Kikuzawa | Yasuo Matsuyama | Oro Cup, 18th | | 16 | Joyful Heart | 6M | 59.0 | Tateyama | Yukio Ono | Enif Stakes, 1st | Race card: ttp://keiba.yahoo.co.jp/scores/2007/06/01/02/11/denma.html Weather: ttp://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/leisure/horse/12/32004.html

Once, on my way home, I stopped at a kiosk in the station and saw the huge headline “Garnet.” I wondered what had happened.

Yeah. If I see “Nakamura” in huge letters, I can't help reacting a little too.

Probably the most people react when they see the character for “mochi,” lol.

A horse named Mochi won today too. Congratulations.

>>1 I forgot to thank the person who started this thread. Sorry it's so late, but I still wanted to say it. Thanks for starting the thread! Yurippe and the others are the best this year too!

For GC, “whiteout” is an unusual fast-paced rock song. The lyrics are pure Nana, and it's perfect to listen to this time of year.

But the similar “For South”...

Still, I don't like Yurippe's voice lately...

“For South” (lol).

The horny-cat yowling in “For South” is great. I like Yurippe's voice when it sounds like she's about to take off running. But I like “Timing” too.

It's their seventh anniversary, so I'll go with the only seven-year-old horse, Nishino Consafos. It'll probably be the second or third favorite, so it's worth betting on. I could pick No. 7, Limitless Bid, too, but considering the weight, Nishino is the one.

There are four people in GARNET, so I'll take No. 4, Precious Cafe.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YB9qFMmE_OY I really miss GARNET from back then (´；ω；)

I'd go the other way and pick three people. No. 3, Three Avenue, seems like the better choice.

Hope Yurippe doesn't overdo it and stays healthy.

“To live is~ to take on the challenge of Nana~”

Lately, I've been feeling like I can't beat Azuki Nana.

Songs like “CANDY POP” are just perfect for listening to with your partner on a day off, aren't they? Nana-san can hear just a demo and come up with lyrics like that. When it comes to writing love songs, I doubt anyone can beat her.

>>271 What would you even do if you won? lol.

Did Nana-san used to live with Hitoshi Okamoto??

Hitoshi Okamoto Night: Nana and Mochi look like they're having fun, but Yuri and the older guy have really scary expressions...

>>274 What are you basing that on? lol.

The fifth-anniversary photo book. Nana-san's comments mention Hitoshi Okamoto an unusually large number of times, and later she says she went on dates and lived with a band member. But it's a stretch to conclude from that alone that she lived with Okamoto. If she did live with someone, Ms. Nakamura seems more plausible.

Not living together as a couple—just sharing a place. Because Nana lives with me.

>>277 That's what it says, but it doesn't mean they were romantically involved. You should read it again.

GARNET CROW Stakes (Grade IV), dirt, right-handed, 1,150 m Quick picks: 1. Yurippe, 3F — main contender 2. Mochi, 3M — strong stamina 3. Nana, 4F — if she gets a good start 4. Ossan, 5M — worth watching; could surprise

Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-a-a-a-moooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Don't forget to tune in, everyone.

It's here━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━!!

Since it's the ending theme, I can turn on the TV at 10:20 and still catch it, right?

Do you think they'll interrupt it with a commercial halfway through? Maybe say something like “Coming Soon!”

There it is――ヽ(・∀・)ノ――!!!!

That's the first time I've thought a GARNET ballad was a bad song. Figures, it's for MÄR... ugh.

You can tell it's a bad song or a masterpiece after only a few seconds?

So in the end, it's still the fifth-album direction. It's over; there's no hope. Ah, maybe it'll be one of those songs that grows on you.

>287 They cut a lot out of “Kono Te wo Nobaseba,” ugh. I think the impression will change when we hear the full song.

It feels so short.

By the way, her voice sounds rough.

I think “-Haru, Nagoribi-” fits perfectly.

>>290 Really... To me it just sounded like a degraded version of “Over Blow”... Maybe that's why it didn't work for me... I want to hear the full version soon.

I'm looking forward to the double A-side.

I misspelled it, ugh.

Well, it's not bad.

[A long string of garbled characters.]

Was that a chopped-up TV edit like “timeless sleep” or “Call My Name”? By the way, Mochi's guitar is so annoying, lol.

Go die, 300.

The arrangement sounds fuller than the usual TV-size version. Come to think of it, that's probably because they're making it into a CD release.

I completely forgot to watch it.

“timeless sleep” and “Call My Name” are both great... (*´Д｀)

That TV-size cut starting with a line along the lines of “somehow, every day, I'm pretty happy, but...” is really something...

>>268 You're a god.

The TV-size version of “timeless sleep” is pretty good. I don't know if it's the older guy or some other GIZA staff member editing GARNET's TV versions, but they often cut corners, so it's rare for the TV-size version alone to sound good. “Wasurezaki” fades out halfway through the song, and sometimes they start in the middle, like with “Call My Name.” Though maybe that's because the original chorus is unusually long.

At this point, it just sounds like a worse-arranged version of the fifth album. Have Yurippe and Hirohito Furui run out of ideas?

The TV version of “Yume Mita Ato de” is better than the CD version. The opening is powerful.

“Kono Te wo Nobaseba” (live) MediaFire

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>>318 Go for it, brat. *waves*

>>319 I will!! [More spam quoting “>>1,” followed by “Since some brat did something unnecessary, I'm flooding the thread.”]

Stop.

Flooding the thread happens all the time. Just cleaning up the trash.

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What exactly are you upset about? Is it this? -> >310

[More spam quoting “>>1.”] I love GARNET CROW the most, so I absolutely can't forgive people who do unreasonable things to GARNET CROW.

So we could hear “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” today after all. I overslept and missed it. I can't wait for the release date.

Where in “Shiawase na Pet” is Yurippe's kissing sound? I've listened over and over but can't find it.

>>327 Whatever it is, it's definitely not around six seconds in.

There's no sound like that in “Shiawase na Pet.” Yurippe wouldn't kiss anyone.

When I first listened to the third album, I disliked “Nogare no Machi” and assumed the next song, “Only Stay,” was more of the same. I listened to both again for the first time in ages. I still hate “Nogare,” but “Only Stay” sounded like a completely different song. It's a masterpiece... How did I ever think they were similar?

But it's not even on the DVD I just bought and was about to watch—aaaaah, why?!

I love “Only Stay” too. But they haven't performed it live yet, have they?

Maybe you'd feel differently about “Nogare no Machi” if you listened to it on a good sound system. It would be great if you could clearly hear the texture of the guitar.

Between “Eien ni...” and “Koisuru Koto Shika Dekinai Mitai ni,” of course I'd pick “Nogare no Machi.” I don't need “Only Stay” or the song before “Nogare no Machi” (forgot the title).

You're the one we don't need.

>>335 Nice job having terrible ears.

Then I'll recommend “Koisuru Koto Shika Dekinai Mitai ni.” Though the shut-in's voice is gross.

>>334 > Between “Eien ni...” and “Koisuru Koto Shika Dekinai Mitai ni,” of course I'd pick “Nogare no Machi.” Huh???

Because “Eien wo Kakeru” and “Koisuru...” are both popular songs, right?

Whenever I see Yurippe smile, I forget all my troubles.

I watched the DVD (“Kimi Hikari”). It was soooo god-tier!!!! GARNET CROW's stock price just shot up over 100%—the best ever!!!! I've never watched anything that made me think, “Don't let it end... don't let it end...” the whole time! I never peeked at the track list, so it was great not knowing how many songs were left! I rediscovered “Marionette Fantasia” and now I absolutely love “Mizu no Nai...” too! It was my first time seeing Hitoshi Okamoto play a guitar solo, and I was so moved. Hearing them perform the songs themselves live made me appreciate their quality even more! Thanks to everyone involved!!!

Ahhhh, so annoying.

>>341 You must've been really moved—glad you enjoyed it. “Kimi Hikari” is full of songs I like too. You'll really fall for Yurippe after watching the first DVD, lol.

Predicting that a newbie post is coming next.

A newbie post. >>344 You're amazing... How did you know? By the way, what's a “newbie post”?

It means you're a poser.

“Only Stay” is a song I like too, but whenever I hear it, I can't help focusing on following the bass line...

Sorry. I should've written it in hiragana: “niwaka” (newbie/poser).

>>309 Thanks. Even after hearing the full version, my impression hasn't changed much... It overlaps with “Over Blow.”

In “Kono Te,” what's the line that goes something like, “Don't touch me~ Don't ask anything of me...”? Any superhuman figure out what she's singing? lol

I only recently became a fan. What's GARNET's most popular song?

>>351 “Kimi no Omoiegaita Yume Atsume” — the MÄR Heaven one.

Wouldn't it normally be “Yume Mita Ato de”?

Mochippe (;´Д｀) *heavy breathing*

>>351 If you go by surveys, it seems to be “Natsu no Maboroshi.” http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/GARNET_CROW

This is a little late, but was Yurippe off-key throughout “Maboroshi” at the Tokyo show? It's not even that difficult a song... honestly, that part was hard to listen to. Thinking back, it still seems strange. Was it a sound-equipment issue?

I was a little surprised by the idea of a song title like “Eien wo Kakeru”...

At the end of the documentary on the first DVD, Nana-san (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist) gives this mysterious, meaningful smile.

“Nii-na moo-ri ashita fen-nir yorokobi.”

Yurippe's muffled fart.

...ippe.

Nana has a mental illness.

...ppe.

>>356 I noticed it too, but since no one else mentioned it, I thought maybe I was overthinking it, lol. I've always thought “Maboroshi” is surprisingly hard to sing. Maybe it depends on the singer. Perhaps the chords are difficult to catch... While singing it, you start to feel unsure whether you're actually on pitch. I don't know what Yurippe can hear on stage, but she probably can't hear very clearly, so I guess it really is difficult. Sorry, I don't know anything about the equipment, so this isn't very convincing. And it's not just “Maboroshi”— I think her falsetto goes off-key from time to time too.

>>356 and >>364, you both have terrible ears.

She often went off pitch on the long sustained notes at the end in Tokyo, but Osaka was good!

There are fewer people who understand music these days.

Nobody's replying to ID:eCf/36gY0, huh (＾＾)? “Point out obvious pitch problems” → “You have terrible ears” (＾＾). That's just rejecting any discussion about pitch (＾＾). Lots of people clearly have concerns about the singing, don't they (＾＾)? Come on, come on—why not answer back? You need to do something about the “There are fewer people who understand music these days!” part too (＾＾).

I did think “Maboroshi” sounded a little strange. It felt like she started on the wrong note, but not far enough off that she corrected it, so she never got back on pitch. Well, it's a minor thing.

>>351 The sales were really low. Was the music industry already in an ice age back then? “Natsu no Maboroshi” is such a masterpiece...

I meant >>355.

Things you do when you have “second-year middle-school syndrome”: ・Throw a super ball at a wall because it's fun to watch it bounce back. ・Follow a line of ants until you end up somewhere unfamiliar. ・Spend a day off trying to stop the blades of a running fan. ・Shout “Aaah” into a fan and enjoy how your voice changes. ・Become a Chunichi Dragons fan “because they're blue.” ・Talk loudly when you enter a tunnel. ・The main purpose of a handbag is “to swing it around.” ・Open up your snacks before eating them. ・If you find a house with your surname during a field trip, say, “This is my house.” ・Tap the bars of a fence with the tip of your umbrella. ・Believe you'll die if you step anywhere but the white stripes at a crosswalk.

What does “Marginal Man” mean?

A wizard.

If you can't even sing your own songs properly, get lost!!

Thanks.

>>373 It means an outsider, someone on the margins.

Neither an adult nor a child.

>>377 >>378 Thanks, I think I understand now.

I watched it a second time. I almost cried when “Eien ni Ho-mure” came on... I haven't even seen this song mentioned in the thread—is it just considered an ordinary track?

“Eien ni Ho-mure.”

It feels like we've already talked the indie-era songs to death.

>>229 What the hell... isn't that a complete copy?! The composer probably figured GARNET was obscure enough that no one would catch them... Damn it! How dare they defile a sacred GARNET song...

Could you stop calling GARNET obscure?

>>382 That was an indie-era song?! I don't think I've heard any of their indie material, but somehow I recognize that intro...

>>385 Yeah. Anyway, let me say this first: from now on, it might be better to buy the indie CDs before the DVDs. Personally, I think “Sky” is better in the indie version.

>>384 Why? What's your problem with that?

>>386 >Buy the indie version I'd like to, but are you a city person or something? You can't just find those everywhere... Still, “Eien ni...” moved me the first time I heard it. The B section really stands out, and at first the chorus seems like a familiar melody, but then the falsetto comes in and makes you want to cry.

That annoying vibe is starting to come through.

Oh.

“Nii-na moo-ri ashita fen-nir yorokobi.”

722: Anonymous Songstress [sage], posted 2007/01/07 (Sun) 23:36:13 ID:HqluhMdS During Mr. Hitoshi's segment, he received a very anxious message: “Looking at the contents of Ms. Miho Komatsu's new best-of album, it feels like she's about to retire... Please tell me if everything is okay.” Okamoto first said, “The email uses that trendy kind of text... It's really hard to read...” Then he replied, “People often say this when a best-of album comes out. They've said it about GARNET too. Don't decide that for us on your own~ and so on. We're on the same label, so don't worry. She's still working on new material.” That was roughly his answer, so Komatsu should be fine going forward. 723: Anonymous Songstress [sage], posted 2007/01/08 (Mon) 00:21:04 ID:rDfruqWL >>722 Really? This is the first time I thought Hitoshi Okamoto was useful. 724: Anonymous Songstress [sage], posted 2007/01/08 (Mon) 00:27:46 ID:OBUGyvbH Hitoshi Okamoto is a good guy (ノω・。)

[Posts ASCII art of a scowling man.] Ohohohoho, don't act so familiar with someone whose face you've never even seen. You pathetic otaku who has nothing planned every day in 2007 either.

>>393 [Posts ASCII art of a bird.] Don't show me that useless ugly face (＾＾) Show this great bird instead (＾＾)

I haven't listened to GARNET since New Year's, lol.

It's “whiteout”~

>>388 Sorry, I'm from the countryside. That's exactly why I order things from places like Amazon. Actually, being able to just pop into a CD shop and buy anything other than new releases sounds more like a big-city environment.

[Posts ASCII art of Doraemon, saying “Anywhere Door~”]

Will GARNET ever release another masterpiece like “Yellow Moon”?

You don't have to worry about it—they'll keep going in this direction. There'll definitely be another one.

Are there any songs like “Call My Name”?

>>383 It says “'78,” doesn't it?

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The English Wikipedia describes their musical style as J-rock and progressive rock. That's kind of intriguing.

Anzai-sensei has written another thing that's going to cause trouble. What'll happen now? Probably, “What did you say, you bastard?”

I masturbated to Nana (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist).

>>404 Wasn't it written by X○? lol.

>>406 What are you doing this early in the morning? lol.

I'll cure Nana's mental illness.

I'll have her leave GARNET. Nana and I will go live a quiet, simple life together on Mount Koya. Any objections?

No. Go die.

This is my first time hearing “Timing,” and it's really good! GARNET was amazing in their early days, as expected.

I adore Yurippe.

Apparently “Wasurezaki” is based on a novel by Theodor Storm with the same title.

Test.

Test.

Tostem.

A friend gave me a used copy of “Tales of Eternia.” It's nice that “flying” is in the opening theme, but I'm still debating whether to start playing the game.

>>240 You're not embarrassed that you're losing to ℃-ute? ☆

Go for it.

They're even below AKB48.

Used GARNET CROW CDs are so expensive that I feel like I can't become a full-fledged fan. I like the songs, though...

>>418 Play it, play it. Even as a die-hard Tales fan, I think “Eternia” is really fun. And as a bonus, there's an orchestral version of “flying” waiting for you in the ending!

>>423 Thanks. Do I have to beat the game to hear the orchestral version?

I'll protect Yurippe properly.

>>424 There's free software that extracts only the video scenes from a PlayStation game disc. You can use that.

They're both cute, so why aren't they popular? Is it because...

G(ry

Is it that guy who plays guitar again?

>>423 Really? I had no interest in “Eternia” before, but hearing you say that makes me want to play it, lol. I'll go buy the PlayStation version.

>>427-429 I'm dying, lol.

Frieza: “Just like that guitar.” Goku: “You mean Okamochiーーーー!!”

So boring.

There's a thread on the FF/Dragon Quest board where people talk like characters from “Dragon Ball.” This is the GARNET version, lol.

It feels like Yurippe always has a guy around. Seems like she's never been without a boyfriend.

Hurry up and tell us what the Nana project is all about!

I love “Float World” too, but lately “lose feeling” has really moved me. I used to hate it, but after listening again after a long time, it made me feel so sad.

The phrase “a fleeting romance” is just too cheesy, no matter how you look at it.

Nana's lyrics are so amazing, I can't choose just one.

>>438 “Fleeting”... get off!

I want to eat shaved ice made from Yuri's white urine, topped with Nana's yellow urine (which looks really concentrated), like lemon syrup.

Morning. Today is the MFM distribution day. Though it might be late because of New Year's.

There's no issue this month. Last month's was the combined December/January issue. The next one comes out on February 10.

That remix album on Yahoo Auctions has gone over 20,000 yen... That's way too much to spend.

The Nana project has started—come join in. I don't care much about lyrics, so I can't take part.

I like “Crystal Gauge,” so I want the remix, but 20,000 yen is ridiculous. I'm sure they'll release it normally someday.

Actually, it's been available as a download for a long time.

>>447 I had no idea. You can preview it too. Mochi's mix of “Crystal Gauge” sounds good. I'll buy it now. 20,000 yen would be such a waste~

Even if it's an auction, I think 20,000 yen for that thing is way overpriced. Mine is just gathering dust in my room. How many people actually listen to it on heavy rotation???

The secondhand shop near my place has the remix album for around 2,000 yen. Who on earth sold it to them...?

Remixes are just right for listening to while you clean your room.

The one on the auction site is probably a burned copy.

■ MU-GEN #105 ■ GARNET CROW Live report from Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan on December 6! Airing January 11 at 11:00 p.m.! ■ THURSDAY LIVE ■ [OKAMOTO NIGHT] Performers: Hitoshi Okamoto / Guests: Yuri Nakamura, AZUKI Nana, Hirohito Furui “First Fine day” — Hitoshi Okamoto “call my name” — GARNET CROW “Timeless Sleep” — GARNET CROW Broadcast schedule: Jan. 10, 27:00; Jan. 12, 09:00; Jan. 13, 17:00; Jan. 16, 25:00; Jan. 17, 09:00; Jan. 19, 19:00; Jan. 20, 27:00; Jan. 22, 26:00; Jan. 24, 27:00; Jan. 26, 09:00; Jan. 27, 17:00; Jan. 30, 25:00; Jan. 31, 09:00.

>>443 Oh, I see. Thanks.

>>450 I'm jealous~ What area do you live in? If it's close, I'd love to go buy it...

I don't listen to the remix either, lol.

These guys are so tacky. What a joke (lol).

Plain is better than flashy.

It's music for gloomy people, so what can you expect?

>>455 The easternmost part of Tokyo.

Being gloomy is fine. Of course, plenty of people who aren't like that listen to them too.

Taking the joke seriously (ry

Are there any cafés or anything around Osaka-jō Hall? I'm going there for the first time tomorrow...

Wrong thread. Sorry.

Koiwa, huh? Got it. I live in Yawata; I'll ride my bike over there.

Seriously? I live in Koiwa. Tell me which shop it is. I'll go buy it before >>465 gets there.

>>466 Before that, let's have a hot-pot party at your place.

The lyric thread sank because it was so quiet.

I think Nana-san and Ms. Nakamura are putting on an act when they appear in the media; their appearances on GT are the real them. When you think about it, they seem surprisingly like ordinary women. I mean that in a good way, of course ☆

Radio is where people show their real selves most easily, I guess.

I'm not in the fan club, but GT sounds interesting. Maybe I should join...

By the way, have the prizes for “Eden” and “Maboroshi” really been mailed out? So far, whether here, on fan sites, personal blogs, or Mixi, I haven't seen a single post saying, “I won!”...

>>471 GT has nothing to do with the fan club. Actually, GT ended several years ago. >>472 I saw someone on a personal blog say they'd won Nana's chess set. I haven't seen anything else. It seems the prizes were mailed out before the end of the year.

Tell me which blog that was.

http://yuzukidouka.blog69.fc2.com/blog-entry-152.html Is it this one? There's no photo...

>>474 I don't remember which blog it was. We shouldn't expose someone's personal blog anyway. If you search for GARNET CROW, you'll probably find it eventually.

Didn't MFM say the members were choosing the winners? It wasn't a lottery, lol.

I'll say it again: “2004 livescope ~Kimi to Iu Hikari~” is absolutely amazing...!!! Usually, after watching something through once, the second time you pick out your favorite scenes, right... But I've watched the whole thing from start to finish four times and still haven't gotten tired of it. There isn't a single filler song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>478 I can tell you really love it. Most of the live DVDs I own are basically video versions of old rock-band tapes, but I remember being struck by how beautiful the visuals were when I watched GARNET's...

Favorite lyric... There are too many to choose from.

The number one line is probably, “If you're dead, you don't have to live,” lol.

“Wouldn't it be beautiful if we took a wrong turn?” — “Yume Hanabi”

Definitely, “If you're hungry, call me and let's get pizza together.”

Would I get arrested if I burned a copy of the remix CD and sold it on Yahoo Auctions?

“Maboroshi” is hard to leave out too.

The lyrics to “for we” are fresh and impactful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r889w-TIA7M

If you cast them as siblings... Oldest son: Mr. Furui (Hirohito Furui) Oldest daughter: Nana-san Younger daughter: our beloved Yurippe Youngest son: Mr. Okamoto

About five years ago, people used to describe WANDS as a family too: Oshima — father Kimura — mother Uesugi — oldest son Shibasaki — oldest daughter Sugimoto — younger son Waku — youngest child

Continuing: Furui, the oldest son, is the leader who holds everyone together. He listens to Nakamura, Okamoto, and Nana, and is a kind big brother to everyone. Nana, the oldest daughter, is artistic, doesn't care about worldly things, and is a beautiful, slightly odd big sister. Nakamura, the younger daughter, is the girl who asserts her own will, lays the foundation for their work, and calls herself a songstress. As for Okamoto, the youngest, he wanted to play drums but wasn't allowed, so he worked hard at guitar instead. The other three tease him and dote on him. Something like that.

Hey! You useless NEETs! Answer my question!

Why are Ossan and Mochi always the only ones updating their diaries? I especially want to read Nana's diary.

While organizing my GARNET CDs, I realized “Hare-dokei” is missing, ugh. Where did you go, “Hare-dokei”...

MÄR Heaven Ending 8 — “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” ttp://youtube.com/watch?v=r889w-TIA7M

I listened to “Kono Te wo...” and, yeah, it's not very good... The melody or structure feels like something those Avex hacks would come up with.

But this melody is completely in line with the direction of the fifth album.

Shit.

But every time a new song comes out, it's the same complaints all over again.

Then what do you want me to say?

Post 500! Time to go go dance with Yurippe!

I listened to the new song on YouTube. Honestly, it's pretty underwhelming. Frankly, I think it would be better sung by someone other than Yuri Nakamura. The song has completely lost its darkness and mystery...

There's nothing left to look forward to.

Rather than churning out one bad song after another, they should remaster their old albums instead. That's what I think.

But the song was really popular live. Anyway, once you buy the CD and listen to it over and over, you gradually start to like it. Wasn't that how it's always been?

That's what they mean by an acquired taste, lol.

If they keep putting out bad songs and sales keep falling, that'd be pathetic. They might as well break up (ry They don't even have the looks to attract fans anymore.

Lately, it's painful to buy singles just for the B-sides.

Somehow the GARNET page on Wikipedia has become a featured article... By the way, it's hilarious watching those editors argue on the talk page over what counts as a GARNET otaku.

I haven't heard it yet, but that's how it is, huh? Just an extension of the fifth album... Nothing to get excited about... Am I just an early-era fan because I keep wanting that floating, sensual quality?

When the best-of album came out, everyone was worried they might break up, lol. Would you really be okay if they only released remastered collections from now on, with no new songs?

I actually like “Kono Te wo Nobaseba.” “Kaze to RAINBOW” just doesn't work for me. Still, I think it would've been better as a B-side than a single.

“Kaze to RAINBOW” probably had to be released as a single because it became a MÄR theme song. It's obviously not single material...

By the way, is the fifth album that bad? I like it quite a bit.

I like the fifth album too, but it's hard to recommend to someone who's just starting to listen...

I only started listening recently, but I like albums 1 and 2. I can't get into 3 and 4 as much as I can the fifth.

Does nobody like “circle”?

The last two songs on the fifth album are great. “Haru Matsu...” is a classic, probably something women would like. “WEEKEND,” on the other hand, is a man's song. It reminds me of a woman I dumped a long time ago. I think GARNET CROW's beauty lies in how both the music and lyrics express the sadness of things gradually fading away. People who like love stories that never end happily, and who appreciate the beauty of destruction, would probably like them. But there are also a few songs about happiness, and I like those too.

>>516 Of course people do. Why are you always trying to make yourself out to be in the minority?

Hint: eighth grade.

It just hasn't come up much in this thread...

It just hasn't come up much in this thread... You're the one who's in eighth grade, you baldy.

Sorry for the double post. Also, I never said I liked it or that I thought I was in the minority.

I thought winter break was already over.

Maybe they just don't go to school.

>>508 I took a look at the GARNET page on Wikipedia for the first time in ages and burst out laughing, lolllllllll. It's practically written like a master's thesis, lol. Who's the person editing that page? lolllllllll.

People on the boards I usually visit don't talk to me like that, so I got carried away a bit. Sorry. Anyway, there are less than two weeks left, so I won't come back. Just pretend I was never here.

I looked at GARNET's Wikipedia page, and was shocked to see how poorly “Maboroshi” sold. It should've sold better...

Yurippe is so cute in “Mugen.”

>>525 More detail isn't always better... Ordinary fans would be put off by it, and so would newcomers who were just a little curious and clicked the page...

When all's said and done, “Float World” is probably the GARNET song they put the most work into. After putting in that much effort, why not release it as a single? ('A`)

>>529 I don't think that's what they meant. They probably burst out laughing at all the citations and references.

No, artists should reach the point where people write academic papers about them. If you consider music an art, that is. If you see it as just a consumer product, then it doesn't matter.

Seriously, winter break's opening ceremony is tomorrow—well, today.

>>532 Pop music that isn't consumed has no value.

Exams... I'm so sleepy...

Art has value even if it doesn't sell. They say Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but now he's world-famous. Maybe ordinary people just couldn't understand it.

I'd like to hear Yurippe cover “Makkura Mori” from “Minna no Uta.”

“Infinity” and “Entertainment” finally sang different songs. But the narration was really distracting...

I checked the wiki and was surprised by how ridiculously detailed it was. Though it does feel a little overdone, lol.

There's a brand-new remix album listed on Yahoo Auctions now――(´Д｀)

That's a little too presumptuous, lolllllllll.

How is that photo supposed to show an unopened new item? It's wide open. What a nerve.

Maybe it's a different photo.

Isn't that the photo from another seller's remix listing? Can you really just use someone else's picture~? Or is there some reason they couldn't post a photo of their own item? lol.

Maybe they stole it because they couldn't be bothered, lol.

Now that I look closely, they even copied the item description. And they have a bunch of negative feedback too.

>>533 I'm in my final year of high school; classes are already over.

Someone bid 20,000 yen for the CD, lol. Winter break is still long here in Hokkaido~ I just got back from skiing. Powder snow is the best.

If it's a brand-new CD, it could easily go for 30,000 yen.

Hey, I heard 2ch is shutting down! The place where GARNET fans gather is going to disappear!

Here you go: ttp://garnet.s22.xrea.com/x/garnet/index2.html

At the end of the day, >>540 is probably the seller himself. Stop bumping the thread to advertise.

Yurippe is a goddess.

Shimeji 555.

Selling the remix on Yahoo Auctions is illegal, right? Both the seller and the buyer would get arrested.

[Posts ASCII art repeating the claim that auctioning the remix is illegal and both buyer and seller will be arrested.]

Can't you just listen to it on Haoting? p

[Repeats the same ASCII-art joke about the remix auction being illegal and both parties getting arrested.]

>>550 With all the chaos over 2ch shutting down, it's festival time over on News Flash, lol.

Okay, I'll go check it out.

[Repeats the same ASCII-art joke about the remix auction being illegal and both parties getting arrested.]

“Laugh, laugh, Yurippe—come on, smile.”

Yurippe purifies my heart.

Why stop at the heart? Let her purify your whole body too.

[Posts ASCII art with an offensive joke advocating sexual abuse of boys, framed as something to do brazenly.]

“No matter how much loneliness overwhelms me, I can't open my heart to anyone.” I think this line would be pretty popular.

Minna-shine is the worst.

Yeah.

Normally, it'd probably be the chorus of “Yume Mita Ato de.” Personally, the line I like in that song is the one about the lonely night (ry

Probably, “Sometimes, embrace me as if you've forgotten yourself.” Those straightforward lyrics are almost too much to bear.

Could it be the phrase “todokanai” (“it doesn't reach / I can't reach you”) that pops up in the lyrics sometimes? It's in “Eien ni Ho-mure,” “Yume Mita Ato de,” and “WEEKEND.” That phrase has a sense of helplessness and loss. Like, “Sorry, your love is three hearts short, so it won't reach,” or something like that.

>>572 What kind of ridiculous example is that?

>>572 You've got taste, buddy (＾＾). Submit that example along with it too (＾＾).

Yuri: “I want you to push it in harder.”

Maybe it's just “annoying,” after all.

↑There's a line like that too?

When “I love you” and “I like you” are sung as if they're being sold off cheap, it's unbearably grating.

>>577 It's in “Minami e.”

I'm not submitting that example. Other lines might be “I just love you; I hope things can stay this way forever,” “living a life where no rules can be heard,” or “I'll love you no matter how many times.” Those are from the songs that make you feel all ♪~ like that.

I'm watching the Thursday Live broadcast, but the proper live show is still a hundred times better. Yurippe seems like she's phoning it in.

I submitted the bit that goes, “The world is bathed in gentle light~.” Anyone else pick that one?

>>581 After all, it's basically like an open rehearsal. It's obvious Yurippe isn't very motivated...

>>582 That's so clichéd. I bet tons of people submitted that line...

Yeah, I don't like things that are too clichéd.

“Sleep forever” is the strongest one, right? It's so striking.

“Cast into this world in tears” It sent a nearly maddening chill through me.

One reason they can't become hugely popular is definitely the lyrics.

× “can't become popular” ○ “don't want to become popular”

Their band name being so ordinary is another reason. With bands like Ikimono-gakari and Kobukuro, the names alone already win.

Leaving Kobukuro aside, I think a name like Ikimono-gakari is way too silly.

Then what about Suneohair?

What kind of name is Sukima Switch, then?

Suga Shikao.

I heard Suga Shikao is his real name.

>>592 Then what about The Genbaku Onanies?

Sorry to interrupt the conversation. For the first-press edition of the fifth album, was the DVD stored on the right side of the case? I put it in some other case next to it without thinking, and now I've forgotten. It may be a trivial thing, but I'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me. Please.

Names like Ikimono-gakari are interesting and good, though (＾＾) You can tell what the music is like just from the name. How great is that? (＾＾)

That's some impressive bait.

>>597 Wow... you actually asked that? (＾＾) What an embarrassing person (＾＾) Oh dear... that's the level of fan you are, huh (＾＾) No attachment to the work at all—how pathetic, how pathetic (＾＾) You just tossed the DVD into some case next to it? I really have to question your judgment (＾＾) Haa... this guy is terrible at trolling, isn't he? (＾＾)

>>597 So it was on the right after all. Thanks!

I didn't care about Ikimono-gakari at all, but then I found out the guys in the group went to top universities like Hitotsubashi, and now I kind of like them. I still haven't actually listened to their music, though.

People are like that, lol.

The remix album has passed 30,000 yen.

I like the lyrics in the second verse of “Kaze to RAINBOW.” By the way, Mochi said on the radio that he's going to play one of the tracks tomorrow. Should I listen or not?

Which song do you think has the hardest lyrics to make out?

>606 [A long, deliberately mangled phonetic mishearing of “Spiral.”]

>>607 I'm dying laughing, lol.

>>607 I laughed too. Well, that song really is hard to make out.

>>600 Calling it “just tossing it in there” was my bad. I put it in an unused empty case next to it. I do take good care of the disc itself. >>601 So it was on the right after all. Thanks!

>>607 That cracked me up. But “Fortune King no Cha” is a pretty wild mishearing, lol.

[An ASCII-art duet, captioned: “Endless Fortune King no Cha♪ / Fortune People Spiral♪”]

Sorry, I’m on a phone, so I can’t see the ASCII art.

There are so many half-baked fans.

>>610 You took the bait, lol.

Speaking of which, “Kaze to Futari” is a story about a robot who wants to become human, right?

>>608-609 I’m speechless.

That just means they've gained some new fans.

“Be-cau-se I won’t for-get it!!!!”

In a vision that slowly fades away~ I learned about GARNET CROW~ The tears shed by grown-ups~ Look, crossing over the heart to create true love The world is dyed in peace The way home — the truth

I want shaved ice made from Yuri's white pee, topped with Nana's yellow pee (it's concentrated and looks like it stinks), like lemon syrup.

There are plenty of older-woman fetishists, too.

Is this a thread for hardcore otaku? Though, come to think of it, there aren't any interesting topics here, lol.

Huh? Isn't this thread just half-baked new fans and creepy otaku? It's a rare thread with practically no normal people.

[Repeats the deliberately mangled “Spiral” lyrics from #607.] If you can't memorize this, you can't post in this thread. You can't even call yourself a GARNET fan. Is that okay? >>624 You're a creepy otaku too, aren't you? What's a “half-baked new fan” supposed to mean? Don't you know Japanese?

“Half-baked new fan” is the same kind of redundant mistake as “ATM machine,” lol. Thanks for correcting me, lol. >>625 Calling a GARNET otaku a “creepy otaku” is a compliment, right?

I still don't understand the lyrics to “Happy Days.”

>>627 That one sentence is enough to show you're stupid and ignorant.

People who post from their phones have had their brains fried by radio waves.

It's not nice to make fun of someone who's singing seriously. All the fans would feel uncomfortable about that.

Sorry for the sudden question, but did the second and third albums have an outer paper sleeve or anything like that?

I don't think the second one did.

Same as always: idiots pretending to be longtime fans and congratulating themselves. GC otaku are especially prone to it.

Isn't that kind of obvious by now? lol

Anyway, the “Fortune King no Cha” misheard-lyrics gag isn't new.

So many idiots getting excited over this crap.

>>631 You mean the paper sleeve like the one on the first album, right? The slipcase-style outer cover. The second and third albums don't have one. But the third came with a long obi strip that covers the entire back of the CD case.

Maybe this is my last chance, so I want to say this: Thanks for everything, everyone. I've always loved you all the most~ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(Except for that) Go die, all of you. Heh.

Posting depressing stuff like that here just bothers people, doesn't it? If you're going to die, do it on your own. If you're just not coming back, don't make a special announcement about it.

>>639 Nice bait, lol. If you were serious, that'd be painfully cringey, lol.

They weren't saying they themselves were done and wouldn't come back. There was a rumor that 2ch was going to shut down, so they thought they might not be able to come back here.

It's not going to disappear. Only clueless kids think it will.

For NEETs, the shutdown is a harsh reality. I understand wanting to deny it.

639: “Posting depressing stuff like that here just bothers people, doesn't it? If you're going to die, do it on your own. If you're just not coming back, don't make a special announcement about it.” 642: “It's not going to disappear. Only clueless kids think it will.”

>>632 >>637 Thanks! For the survey, I picked “On the same earth, we live~.” I was also debating “Last love song,” but I like lines like “I like being alone~” and “Someday it will disappear~.”

Miwa Asao is so cute.

Wow, I'd even planned my schedule, but forgot to check. Though if you ask me, I prefer Nishihori-san...

Still, I think they chose the wrong cover photo of Yurippe for the best-of album.

Yurippe is the sun.

“Yango Spiral” is killing me, lol.

>>607 ｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗｗ

>>630 Who the hell is this guy? If he's not trolling, that's seriously creepy.

“Hoyo,” lol! “Hen-na,” lol! “Horu,” lol! “Erebaki,” lol!

Mochi in the best-of album looks exactly like Negosix, no matter how I look at it.

>>606 Rather than a song that's hard to make out, there's that line in “Hare-dokei”... After “~that's a sunny clock~,” does anyone know the lyrics? They're not printed in the lyric booklet...

I like GARNET, but they only have four or five songs I'd call masterpieces. So I only listen to those. I don't care about the rest. “Hare-dokei” is one of those songs that makes me go, “Huh?”

>>648 You mean the one where she's looking down to the left, right? Yeah, you can't tell who it is, so it's not great. Yurippe is naturally beautiful, so I wish they'd take a photo that shows her properly. Yurippe beautiful.

>>655 It's: “A beautifully decorated street, sparkling love As if to measure it, I'll stir it up; once it stops, it fades.” I think that's how it goes.

>>658 Thanks. So it's “~I'll stir it up~”... Got it.

In general, only a handful of songs get called “masterpieces” anyway.

On my new phone, typing “ga-” brings up “Garnet Crow.” I'm so moved. “Za-” brings up ZARD, “bi-” brings up B'z, and “mo-” brings up Morning Musume. Typing “ru-” didn't bring up Kuroyama, though. orz

Yurippe is a saint.

For “ru-,” obviously it's Oshiba.

>>656 I won't let you insult “Hare-dokei.”

The Wikipedia main page is hilarious, lol.

February 21, come on already~

Why is GARNET on Wikipedia's main page? lol

It's mostly a few people editing it. Especially this person: ttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E8%80%85:ZERO They even edit their own page, lol. Seriously...

Are GARNET's two releases counted separately? Like, on the daily chart “Kaze-niji/Te” is #5 and “Te/Kaze-niji” is #6, for example. Or are they counted as one release?

Could someone upload “Kaze-niji”?

>Apparently the new song they were going to play today ended up being “Kaze-niji.” He almost said “Conan... no, the theme song for MÄR is on air,” getting the show name wrong, lol. >As Mochi said, this version of “Kaze-niji” is different from the TV size: it has less of a Latin feel and more of a rock sound. >Yurippe's “ah~ah~” backing vocals, which weren't in the TV size, are great! >Recent singles haven't had many memorable harmonies, so this feels fresh. >The piano may sound different on the CD, but here it really stands out. >At the end there's a ritardando, like “Seichi” and “Raika-ya.”

Another ritardando? It's not like this is Showa-era pop...

Wikipedia is amazing. It actually made “Featured Article,” lol.

Depends on how they slow it down. I actually like ritardandos.

The ritardando in “Raika-ya” kind of put me off, but the one in “Seichi” really moved me.

Reading what I said in >>674, I sound like I really like ritardandos. To clarify, I'm actually more on the side that dislikes them.

[An explicit sexual fantasy about Nana and a shaved-ice scenario.]

Nana: “Achoo!”

Morning. Looks like X-day is today at 2 p.m.

>>677 Komiyama, thanks for that.

I was so put off by Wikipedia that I'm posting this just to mark the occasion. ZERO's comments in the article and its talk page are perfect material for seeing this artist through a biased lens.

I've heard “Kaze-niji” live, but I don't think the ritardando was that long. At most, about as long as in “CANDY POP”?

ttp://d.hatena.ne.jp/foreplay/20060521/p1 ...How boring.

>>683 That's brutal, lol.

Can some god upload “Kaze-niji”?

I want to hear it too (´･ω･`)

GARNET CROW is actually a Wikipedia Featured Article...

They might not have many “masterpieces,” but GARNET is full of god-tier songs.

I think there's a MÄR opening with “Kaze-niji” on YouTube. Maybe make do with that for now.

Your bar for calling a song god-tier seems pretty low. Must be nice.

>>689 I already know about that.

I'd like to hear Yurippe play Hungarian Dance No. 5.

So it finally made Wikipedia's main page... how embarrassing.

You could just be a little proud of it.

So, how's “Kaze-niji”?

I checked Wikipedia and burst out laughing, lol. No surprise, considering it's already on its 165th thread.

They're such otaku that I guess this place gets checked too. Are they really not going to mention that the first album cover was copied from some overseas artist—or, uh, “inspired by” them?

You can't put something in based only on someone's subjective opinion. Unless it was established in a lawsuit or GARNET themselves acknowledged it, I don't think it can be included. It's not that they won't write it; they can't. Incidentally, the English version, well... (etc.)

>>697 Could you do something about this article? You can't tell whether any of it is true or what's going on: ttp://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%A3%E5%BF%97%E5%9C%98

By the way, that story about how they formed—the one on Wiki, about them “happening to meet at the recording studio” and so on—seems impossible when you think about it now... Just like with Kuraki, they're really just a group put together by GIZA employees.

That dictionary exists to explain things in an easy-to-understand way, you know (＾＾) The idiot who wrote that article (＾＾) Don't make me laugh by calling something like that a Featured Article (＾＾)

>>700 When they first appeared on Music Station, they brought up Kuraki, who was popular at the time, and then used the connection to get people to remember GARNET too. That was probably GIZA's strategy. Honestly, I wish that story had never happened. Anyone can tell at a glance it's fake...

Which explanation is considered more convincing?

I came here from Wiki. Well, I'm already a longtime listener who owns all the CDs.

Yurippe's face has looked strange lately... She's only two years older, so it shouldn't have changed this much. What's going on... She looks different from around the time of “Kimi to Iu Hikari.” How do I put it—her face looks kind of scary...

Wikipedia articles are a handy way to tell whether an artist has weird fans. Gane, obviously, but you also see articles about not-very-famous idol actresses saying things like “she showed a unique charm in [show] and was said to outshine the lead.” It's just made-up nonsense from their little fan circles, but there are lots of cases like that.

First of all, there's no way Nana would be in Kuraki's recording studio, lol.

Why not?

>>707 Wait a second... Didn't there used to be an interview where AZUKI Nana said, “I lived in New York for a while, and one winter morning I came across a frozen corpse”? Mai Kuraki recorded in the US. Do the timelines line up?

Did Nana study abroad at a university overseas, I wonder...? I want to know what kind of person AZUKI Nana really is. Wednesday morning, 3 a.m. I'll read the books Nana has read, too.

I once rented three porn videos at once. It was so embarrassing. Clerk: “When will you be returning them?” Me: “Today.” Clerk: “Okay, today... Today!? T-today?” The clerk completely lost it for a moment.

Don't watch three in one day, lol. Were they new arrivals or something? lol

It's hilarious that GC is a Wikipedia Featured Article.

Even if you rent three, usually only one of them has anything worth jerking off to.

>>710 Isn't the title of that book just the exact same as a Simon & Garfunkel song?

Pussy.

Maiyu-sensei, I think that's right. Nana said it on GARNET TIME, too.

Yurippe is one of a kind.

>>705 Is there anywhere I can see what Yurippe looks like these days? I'd like to see, too...

Keep looking around.

I thought Yurippe looked cool (and cute) singing “Yume Mita Ato de” in that Osaka live report. But does she look different now...?

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Yurippe lives in my heart.

Oh, really.

>>720 I'm dying, lol.

AZUKI said on GARNET TIME that she experienced culture shock when she went to a US university during her student days (maybe for a short-term study program?).

I miss GARNET TIME.

Bring it back. Or I'll pay 100,000 yen—sell it to me.

>>728 I'll sell it.

Try Yahoo! Auctions.

Isn't there a thread for the old guy? I kind of like him.

The cover's up on HMV—here we go! Mochi's pose on “Kono Te wo Nobaseba / Kaze to RAINBOW” has me dying, lol.

>>732 This is way too much, lol!

“Kaze to RAINBOW / Kono Te wo Nobaseba” looks like w-inds. The guy in the lower left.

http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/image/2508965/ http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/image/2508969/

...There's no way these aren't joke covers... Or am I dreaming...? orz

But in a way, these covers really do have that MÄR vibe.

Yurippe's eyes are terrifying. I'm shaking.

I think I said about two weeks ago that Yurippe's expression was scary... Seriously, is she on drugs or something...?

There aren't many bands that manage to make people laugh with every single cover.

MÄR's versions of the old guy and Mochi are really no good.

They look a bit like the Gorengers (lol).

I'm dying, lol. Yellow, blue, red, and green, right? lol

Oh... because it's Rainbow, lol.

In that case, they could've just put Azuki in the picture by herself. Rainbow means seven colors, after all.

Oh! So that's what it is!

Tell me the address of the Pan Factory.

Why not check the official website?

It's swaying around in the stratosphere (＾ω＾)

Morning. >>735 I don't get the way Nakamura is glaring in the first one, and Mochi's actually standing in front for once. What is Hioto Furui looking at in the second one? lol

That outfit and hairstyle on Yurippe are way too otaku-ish. Please don't do this.

>>748 I'm on my phone, so I can't access the website~ Please help me out.

The cover has a very Korean feel to it.

The “Kaze to Niji” cover is awful. It's the worst cover of any of their singles so far.

I'm on a phone, so I can't see it.

Which cover version are you all getting? I preordered the “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” version before I saw the covers.

Obviously, both. What kind of stupid question is “which one?”

Pan Factory address: 1-3-17 Kitahorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Phone: 06-6110-0111 Cover image: http://m.pic.to/65hse I'm way too nice, aren't I? ^^

I don't care which one... I'm not buying another copy just for a piece of paper and a different edition.

Yurippe's clothes and hairstyle are so unfashionable. She seems like she'd get along with Suzuka Hatakeyama.

I prefer the “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” cover. But I'm buying both anyway.

I'm buying two copies of each! ＼(^O^)／

>>762 So four copies in total! That's amazing!!

Some styling genius, please come work for GIZA. I'm really worried about their direction from here on... And that hair! How do I put it—the clothes and expression don't go with the hairstyle.

Are those stage costumes on the cover? I thought they were just their regular clothes...

I thought things got a little better with “Twilight,” but their taste has gotten bad again. Is it because it's MÄR?

They're with GIZA, after all (lol), and they're an otaku-targeted group to begin with. I guess this kind of thing is inevitable.

Maybe they were given color-coded, Super Sentai-style clothes for the “Kaze to RAINBOW” cover shoot, so they deliberately made those goofy faces? Since there are two versions anyway, maybe they figured, “We can do a normal shot for the other one.”

The artist photo on the official site is perfectly normal. Why not use that one?

Quoted from the Wikipedia thread: >>Even an article about a musician can of course become a Featured Article if it's good enough, >>but it's jarring to see an article about a third-rate act displayed prominently on the main page. >>And then there's that pointless flowchart.

They're first-rate in quality. Sales don't matter.

>>763 It's not amazing at all. Totally ordinary. Obvious. Nothing to discuss.

>>772 Drop dead.

If the quality of music is judged by its cover, doesn't that mean society today doesn't see music as art? Most people don't understand music theory, so I doubt many of them listen closely. Like novels, movies, or manga, they just consume it. But even in this kind of world, I don't think Garnet Crow cares that much about “as long as it sells.” Sure, they want their songs to reach more people, but they don't want to compromise the creative spirit that's uniquely theirs—in other words, their artistic side. Didn't they write at the end of the photobook that they didn't want to keep going out of inertia? Before criticizing the cover, I want you to think about their music. Whether it's music, novels, or anything else, I don't think people who choose based only on the cover are worth talking to.

Then why not stop taking cover photos altogether? Just sell it with the song and artist names written on a blank sheet of paper.

It's not like I only care about the music... Food isn't just about tasting good, either. Wouldn't it be great if it looked good too? That's my take.

I agree that a cover doesn't determine whether music is good or bad, but shouldn't a proper artist care about the cover, too?

>>776 Thanks for your hard work, big bro Shinsuke.

>>777 Maybe they never thought of expressing anything through the covers. Or maybe the agency restricts them because it wants to sell them based on their looks. Even so, I wish they'd stop with those brainless, one-note cover photos where they just line up the members.

I see it as them having a little fun on the other track of a single that's already designed to squeeze money out of fans, so I don't think we need to read too much into it. >>774 I don't think covers are especially important, but it's fun to see a CD by a band you barely know—or have never heard of—in a record shop, guess what they'll sound like from the cover, and buy it on a whim. These days, you can find out all kinds of things online before going to a record store, so I don't really do that anymore.

>>775 That's the difference between what you say publicly and what you really think, right?

...

Back in the day, Roger Dean and Hipgnosis made album covers that were works of art in their own right~

>>774 *Stares blankly...* You see the cover when you buy it, don't you? Of course you'd care about it.

In a way, isn't this cover kind of good? It's much better than those awful, safe covers like the best-of and third albums, lol.

A safe, conventional cover would be much better, lol.

Did you change your tune a little? lol

>>774 is obviously missing the point. I think the cover has done a good job of creating an otaku image for them. As far as GIZA is concerned, maybe that's a success.

Yurippe on the “Kaze to RAINBOW” cover looks like some small-town delinquent girl.

I've made a huge discoveryーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー!!! Raise the pitch of recent GARNET CROW tracks by 1.0 and the voices sound like they did during the “Timeless” era!! Try it with something like Winamp's Pacemaker!

I got it wrong—it's 2.0.

>>790 Lower it by 1.0 and it sounds like them live.

I think of looking at a cover as being pretty much like watching a music video. Some people even see all of it together as one complete work. Take Spitz, for example. One of the members studied at an art university, and they put a lot of thought into every cover. They even seek out artists they like and commission them. Rather than simply reflecting the song's world, the cover can expand that world even further. I've gotten used to Gane's covers, but this one still looks like the kind of cover where an ordinary person would just say, “Oh, that otaku band,” and move on.

>>792 So I'm not the only one who thought Yurippe's voice sounded low live? That's a relief. The low notes seem low and kind of hollow and raspy, don't they?

Because they lowered the key.

No, that's not what I mean. I mean like “Mikansei na Neiro” on the DVD with the first edition of “Twilight Valley”—that kind of “mi-kaaaan-sei na neeeirooooo!!”

If you just accept GARNET's covers as “for otaku,” you don't have to worry about them so much. GARNET doesn't really strike me as particularly artistic or fantastical; that slightly uncool quality is part of their charm...

A lot of their songs are performed in a lower key live. >>774 The cover matters too. The sound is most important, but it's like a person's inner and outer selves. Looks aren't everything, but your inner self shows on the outside.

I like the “Hare-dokei” cover. Wasn't “flying” the one that got the most votes in some poll?

80,0

The cover is important, but for Gane, the back cover matters too. This time it'll probably be the same old story...

Hioto Furui on the “Kaze to RAINBOW” cover looks like Uchi-P.

No cover photo has topped “Kimi to Iu Hikari” yet.

Yurippe with that fiber-like hair is a goddess. Youth is wonderful...

The cover is awful whether MÄR is involved or not.

The cover is bad, and the songs keep getting worse too. They're hopeless.

I hope they don't pander to MÄR.

If you're going to say that, wasn't “Maboroshi” the same...?

The new song sucks. Sayuri's is better.

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Rather than some special memory, it's the casual little things that draw me in. I just want to see you. “Kumo ni Notte” Sayuri

This is their worst cover since “Yume-Hanabi” and “Maboroshi.” “Twilight” and “Eden” were so good—who's the incompetent art director this time!? And Nana looks different on the “Kono Te” cover, lol.

I'm a winner because I can even enjoy “MÄR Heaven” and “Kaze to RAINBOW”! I'm not so keen on “Mizu no Nai...” though. For me, more than how well the songs are made, Yurippe's voice is what matters most...

People like >>813 are probably the ones who'll keep Gane going from now on.

Well, what's wrong with that? I like both “Mizu no Nai...” and “Heaven,” so I guess I'm pretty easygoing too. Other than its title, isn't “Heaven” fine? I haven't listened closely to “Rainbow,” so I can't say. I realized that watching MÄR while listening gives me a weird preconceived impression, since I don't watch the anime.

I've only heard “Heaven” on the best-of album, but I can listen to it normally. So far there hasn't been a single album track I really couldn't get into. But after watching the “Kaze to RAINBOW” anime opening on YouTube, I had pretty mixed feelings, so I'll wait until the CD comes out and give it some time before judging.

Mirror-ball Yurippe is here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx8wPDmCdfg

Isn't that just Kenichi Mikawa? She didn't even sing “Anywhere” properly, lol.

That black zip-up cardigan she usually wears is perfectly fine... Does she hate people thinking it's the only decent outfit she owns that much?

Good morning. If that sparkly outfit is actually her own clothes, that's even worse, lol.

I think it has its own style.

Drifting lightly, as if swimming through the night, let's tangle together with your gentle chest hair.

They keep working, yet manage to stay this far out of the spotlight... What an otaku-targeted group, lol.

The way you equate “not being in the spotlight” with “an otaku-targeted group” is impressive in its own way.

Right—if that's the logic, what about Izumi Sakai, who sold so well despite that?

Who's Izumi Sakai? A new porn actress?

>>826 Here comes the pedant━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━!!!

The official site has been updated. I don't want anything newly drawn by Anzai.

You can hear parts of the choruses of “Kaze-niji” and “Kono Te” in the Entertainment News section. I don't think “Kono Te” has changed much, but “Kaze-niji” sounds a lot cooler. I was surprised.

>>824 Still, you can't exactly deny that they're aimed at otaku...

At most, I'd say they also cater to otaku.

Anyway, everybody already knows that, so it's not exactly worth bringing up at this point.

>>735 Thanks for the info! Going by the covers, you could buy “Kaze to RAINBOW” to look at and the “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” edition for a lewd purpose involving Yurippe.

PERVERT.

There's still more than a month to go~

About GARNET CROW becoming a Wikipedia Featured Article, lol.

How long ago was that? Still, even Wikipedia has haters. There's one really annoying guy.

Honestly, that Wiki article really is excellent. You couldn't write it in a week, that's for sure. The author must be a real graduate student. The references are obviously overkill, lol. They probably got carried away and started getting off on editing it, but I don't dislike that kind of thing. It's just a little embarrassing...

It's got the quality of a bottom-tier grad school. The world-weary gloom of a hermit and an inferiority complex about bottom-tier academic credentials are producing some bizarre harmony.

Yurippe heals my heart.

Thanks to that Featured Article, maybe Garnet will become famous. All it does is make you think otaku are a bunch of embarrassing weirdos (wry laugh).

These days, everyone reads Wikipedia... But even if they open GARNET's page, there's nothing there that'll make them interested. It may be an excellent encyclopedia entry, but it's completely useless for that purpose—and could even backfire... I'm so done with this.

We've got no choice but to go all the way now. We have to charge forward until even the otaku themselves are stunned and turn away. Our adventure is far from over!

>AZUKI Nana (あずき なな; the official spelling has a slash through the Z) This cracked me up. Who cares whether there's a slash through the Z? lol

I don't think that's something you can just dismiss.

Oh, is that so...

It's fine for Wiki to include details, but making an ordinary word like “Jesus” sound like some rare, special term is embarrassing. If anything, they should talk about “Nogareno Machi” instead. Also, some passages read like direct translations from English. I'd like them to improve that, too. But I'm too lazy to do it myself.

Let's just look forward to edz@g.

Can't expect anything from Baka-za, lol.

Personally, I'm not especially fond of otaku. And even if people say a lot of their listeners are otaku, GARNET CROW is still GARNET CROW. No matter how well they sell, I think the songs themselves are good. Maybe we should separate them from the otaku label and think of them simply as GARNET CROW—as a band? The company's policies and tie-in anime might influence their music in some way, but I think it's sad to lower their value in your own mind just because otaku listen to them. If you do that, you miss the true essence of the music. Ultimately, as fans, I think we should view them more positively and give them more credit. At least, that's what I would do.

That came out of nowhere, lol.

>>850 ...What exactly was he hoping to get out of writing all that...?

Yurippe's clothes are disgusting, lol.

Yurippe reminds me of Dance☆Man.

>>847 You're pretty embarrassing yourself.

After watching their 2004 live DVD, I thought they were god-tier. But lately I haven't been able to listen to recent Gane because the vocals seem to have deteriorated. Then I watched “Twilight” on YouTube, and they were cool after all, so now I want to buy it. Mochi was cool in “Yume-Hanabi.” I hate the outfits, but if the song is cool enough, maybe I can overlook them. I wonder if they'll release it on DVD...

All you ever do is make pointless criticisms. Do you really have to do that even if it means giving up the chance to enjoy something from the bottom of your heart? Honestly, criticizing everything keeps you in a safe little bubble, but this place is full of people with ridiculously narrow minds!

I can tell you're gay and someone stretched your asshole.

>>857 “Criticizing everything keeps you in a safe little bubble.” That's completely true, but it's also no fun. The thing is, 2ch has both people who knowingly play a role and people who are serious, so it always gets complicated. There are also people like >>855 and >>858 who constantly mock others, but that's a regular part of the routine here. You're so earnest. I went along with your catchphrase for once, and you took it seriously.

“The stars are so beautiful. Where could you be now?” If someone can identify where that lyric comes from, I'll buy 1,000 copies of the single.

Azumi Uehara Unemployed

Nori Nakamura Unemployed

How many times have I told you? Nana is the goofy one, and Yurippe is the straight man!

Yurippe talked about classical music in a magazine called KERA. It's the kind of magazine bought by Lolita and punk girls.

I get excited when I find a karaoke machine with A CROWN on it. Even though I can't sing it.

>>864 R-really!!!?

Sorry. I bumped the thread.

Whoa! I bumped it again... I'm really sorry! I wasn't trying to spam.

>>867 It's a small black-and-white photo, but all four members are in it. They answered questions in a section called “Classical Music and Me,” like “Do you like classical music?” and “Tell us a piece you like or one you have a memory of.” Still, why KERA? By the way, it's the February issue.

You're so cute.

Sorry for the late reply, but I agree with >>803!! I also think they should've used the shot of Yurippe wearing a hat for the best-of album. I don't choose based on the cover, but I'm looking forward to the next one.

>>860 “The Little Monsters Family.” I'll take 1,000 copies, please.

>>865 Which karaoke system has it?

>>869 By the way, the official site was quietly updated too.

Nana was cute looking at the camera during their first appearance on Music Station.

Yurippe, I love you. >>873 I don't know about the others, but UGA(?) has it.

>>876 Here's a cushion for you, the guy who so casually declared his love for Yurippe, lol.

>>872 Got it.

Two suns are rising.

The end.

>>878 Don't say “got it” if you can't follow through. Don't promise in the first place. That's why people say, “This is what you get with phone users.”

Anyway, ID:yQGhdSJwO has to post a photo of 1,000 CDs on release day.

Phone users stink.

I'll follow Yurippe wherever she goes.

>>869 Thanks. Seriously, why KERA? lol It's not even listed in the media info. That's strange.

...Turns out it was quietly listed there after all, lol. Sorry.

That fixed-handle smell is awful.

Shimeji 888.

Ayumi Hamasaki's public image was crafted to portray her as someone with childhood trauma from being abandoned by her father, whose background shaped her sensitivity and songwriting ability. In reality, she had a team of strategists. Using marketing research, they collected phrases from various sources in advance, put them into a database, and assembled suitable ones—a highly formulaic production process. That approach later made her a target of criticism over alleged lyric plagiarism. The gap between the image Hamasaki's team wanted otaku to have of her and the reality is enormous.

You're really well-informed.

Come to think of it, churning out hit songs by combining formulaic, catchy melodies and arrangements is just the old kayōkyoku formula. Being was amazing when they were carrying on that tradition and doing so well. As for GIZA, after Ohno's decline they didn't even have any decent creators left. They're like a broken-winged angel—it's painful to watch...

Even so, I still like Yurippe.

Yeah.

By the way, what the hell is a “broken-winged angel”? (bursting out laughing)

Yurippa!

Nothing but scumbags here.

The cover photo is such shit aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! How did it turn out like this...

Oh no... A friend recommended them recently, so I gave them a listen and got hooked. “Sky Blue” is the best!

>>897 The magic of MÄR.

Nakamura: “The power of this voice... a power I was born with?” Furui: “The power of this voice will save the world, so lend me your strength!!” 〈Backstage〉 Okamoto: “I... always protect any woman I've decided to protect!” Nana: “Why did you save me?” Okamoto: “You remind me of someone... No, never mind. Come on, let's go.” And so, they're composing songs to save Ke... no, to save the world.

Nice work with Final Fantasy VI.

Okamoto: “I won't let you go!” Okamoto rescued Nana from the edge of the abyss of songwriting. Okamoto: “Damn it! Why would you do that for something like that?!” Nana: “Writing lyrics was the only thing keeping me connected to society...” Nakamura: “Everyone, follow me! I'll lead the way!” Hiroto Furui: “We can't let a lady suffer. All right, let's go!” GIZA has welcomed a new musical force.

I sang “Kimi wo Kazaru Hana wo Sakasou” at karaoke and moved everyone＼(^o^)／

I'm playing “Tales of Eternia” right now, and Meredy is cute, isn't she?

I sang “Eden” at a class reunion last week, and everyone ran away.

What idiot sings “Eden”? You brainless kid. Of course people would run away.

If you're singing in front of a group, go with “Wasurezaki.” It's easy to sing, too.

I don't like “Natsu no Maboroshi” because it was used in Conan. “Last love song” is better.

You can sing “Yume Mita Ato de,” “call my name,” “Wasurezaki,” or “Kimi wo Kazaru Hana wo Sakasou” at karaoke. “Eden” is a no-go. Use some common sense.

“flying” works too. As long as you can hit around high E, it's easy.

“Spiral” is great for karaoke.

Since it sounds like enka, I sang “Raika-ya” and was a huge hit entertaining the old guys＼(^O^)／

If you're a woman, “Eden” is probably okay, but a man singing the second verse lyrics is a bit much, lol. Other than that, maybe “Rasen” and “Bokura Dake no S(p)ort”-type songs.

Can you vote more than once in Nana's poll? Has anyone done that because they couldn't choose?

For karaoke, I'd go with “Holy ground,” “Mikansei na Neiro,” or “Himawari no Iro.”

I think “Holy ground” gets old quickly because the chorus sort of drifts along. A friend who's a Gane fan sang it once, but everyone seemed bored. I sang “Marionette” myself and the room went dead quiet—it surprised me. The ones that got a good response were “Raika-ya,” “A crown,” and “only stay.” Especially “only stay”—people seem to find the “sixth sense~” lyric funny, so it always gets a good reaction.

If you're with friends who know Gane, it might be a little more lively, but with people who don't know them, I feel like any of their songs would make them cringe...

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“Kimi to Iu Hikari” is famous, but it isn't suited to karaoke.

Isn't it because your singing is so bad that people run away?

Are you back?

Yurippe above all.

Laying the groundwork for Yurippe's solo debut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=798wT3DXWwM

Just sing it in the original key.

>>923 Maru-san is actually an old guy, lol.

There is no one in this world who surpasses Yurippe.

Your parents.

Yurippe and Nana appeared in my dream. Yurippe came in first through a glass door and said, “Good morning~.” Then Nana trotted in behind her, nodding and saying, “Nice to meet you~.” But Nana nodded right as the door was about to close, so it looked like she'd headbutted it with a Psycho Crusher attack. And that was it.

>>927 Well said.

>>928 Was the timing just right, or did Yurippe deliberately aim to close the door on her?

>>928 Was the timing just right, or did Yurippe deliberately aim to close the door on her?

ttp://blog.livedoor.jp/mietang/ The reverse side is still an anime illustration, but isn't it better than usual?

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>>932 It'll probably be like the back cover of B'z's “Shoudou.”

>>932 For someone like me who's not an Anzai otaku, this is nothing but gross...

>>932 If Anzai worked on it, it's manga art, not anime. Well, either way, I'll just tear it off and throw it away.

>>936 No need to tear it up. You can just remove it.

This cover photo has a really strong otaku vibe. And Mochi's wearing red underneath a yellow jacket? That's way too flashy, lol.

If they can draw the members, I think that's better than usual. Though, considering her age, Yurippe wearing that outfit would be a little questionable (etc.).

I was surprised to see GARNET under “Featured Articles” on Wikipedia's main page. Does Wikipedia work like Amazon and look at each person's browsing history? Or did someone put in a lot of effort to get it there~?

Isn't an infinite loop kind of scary?

So Anzai and Gane are going to become like 175R and Masanori Morita from now on, lol.

>>941 Yeah. I mean, it is infinite, after all.