Ueda-sensei posted an image of Kotetsu over on Twitter. It's from back in 2020 but, for some reason, just popped up on my dash today. I'll post a link to the image in the comments below, and it was titled "YOU&I". The title is from a B'z Song of the same title.
Ueda stated that he chose this title because it reminded him of the "other person who can't be seen in the foreground of the picture." He then states in another tweet in the thread that, this image of Kotetsu is from Barnaby's POV (basically, Barnaby is the aforementioned character in the foreground looking at Kotetsu). So this image is from Barnaby's POV and the song + lyrics he was listening to while creating this image reminded him of Barnaby, essentially. The drawing was also done for Barnaby's birthday.
Here are the translated song lyrics of YOU&I (I'll link to the page source for this translation in the comments below as well).
I hate myself whenever you're with me
I can't help it, I'm so miserable
Actually, in front of everyone else,
I could have been more lively
While enduring my own jealous heart,
I show you only a subservient smile
Losing you along with all this troublesome pain
After you're gone, won't I feel happier?
Everything's so quiet suddenly—ah, now I can sleep
I don't hate having fun with you
Being so innocent without preparation for the outside
It seems like I can still feel alive
And enjoy every passing moment
This relationship is too demanding
My body and heart are growing exhausted
Losing you along with all this wonderful happiness
After you're gone, there's nothing to cry with regret over
There's nothing anymore, in thoughts or to scream happily over
Losing you along with all this troublesome pain
After you're gone, I'll just bear the loneliness
And I'll be fine
Just seeing off these boring days and I'll be fine
Oh... there's nothing anymore, all meaning is gone
Yes, just YOU & I
It'd be great, right? For us to get back together again
There's nothing anymore, all meaning is gone
Yes, just YOU & I
It'd be great, right? For us to get back together again...
These lyrics are...very interesting! 👀It really fits with Barnaby's kuudere personality and how he sometimes struggles with Kotetsu's higher energy and more outgoing personality. He thinks he would like the quite and that he can bear the loneliness, but he can't really. Not truly. In the end, he really does just want to spend the rest of his life together with his loud and energetic oyaji boyfriend. 😌
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🆕🎶 「 STARS 」 new single by B'z is now available worldwide! 🌐
Listen now and discover new sounds from Japan on our weekly updated playlist 🎧 https://spoti.fi/3lgjH73
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Recently discovered a new band (which I am obsessed with) and looking at some of their photos I discovered they are literally Kazuki and Yuya
This cannot be denied
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Whatever happened to RPG games with dragon-themed titles with absolute banger title screen themes?
Where did they go?
Reccomendations welcome.
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B'z are the most successful Japanese music artists of all time, but no one outside of Japan talks about them. I wonder who the biggest Japanese music artist is internationally. I think it's Utada Hikaru.
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Dragon's Dogma has been pretty sick so far I mean I'm not fucking 2h hitting a griffon outta the sky cause I'm playing hard mode, but holy fucking shit I forgot how much I love this stupid game. EVERY RPG NEEDS CLIMBING ENEMYS CAUSE FUCK DO YOU FEEL COOL AF CLIMBING THE TOP OF A CYCLOPS TO POWER ATTACK DOWN.
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B'z - Kimi no Naka de Odoritai
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"Ultra Soul" by B'z [Green, 2002]
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B'z LIVE GYM Pleasure'23〜STARS〜 2023/09/11 17:00@エコパスタジアム
B'z2本目。エコパ見やすい聴きやすい最高でした。
あとついでに次の日、数年ぶりに食べたさわやかも最高でした。
まじで本当に全人類B'zのライブは行ったほうがいいと思うけど、これ以上倍率あげないでほしい。
終わって2ヶ月経つけど未だにツアーロスしてる今日このごろ。
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We live and sin.
We live and take.
We live and forget.
Sometimes 29-year-old song lyrics just hit hard.
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