【Interview/Entrevista】An Cafe (antic cafe), Rock and Read vol.102 #3
Formed in 2003, in 2010 there was a suspension of activities, in 2012 there was a resumption of activities, in 2019 there was a new suspension of activities, in June 2022 there was a resumption of activities. The members are Miku (vocals), takuya (guitar), Kanon (bass), Yuuki (keyboards) and Teruki (drums). On January 5th (Thursday) and January 6th (Friday) 2023, they will perform at Zepp Haneda for a revival event, “LIVE CAFE 20th Anniversary 「Reiwa from First NYAPPY o(≧∀≦)o 」”. www.ancafe-20th.com
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PART #3
Michiru from LOOP ASH, who's been taking care of you since the indie days. He's a good person, isn't he?
Miku: Me, I met Michiru a lot during the hiatus. He was really worried about the members, even though I was barely active myself, wasn't he? So even though I didn't need to contact him, he did contact me saying, "Let's have lunch." Even now, he often says, "Building memories is important. Enjoy the time you spend with the other members." I feel that they are working to enrich our lives.
Michiru Michiru experienced a serious illness. Maybe that's why he teaches us the importance of living a life without regrets. By the way, when did you hear about the Osaka Muse event?
Miku: It was the end of last year. Michiru-san told me and I told Teruki about it. So Teruki got in touch with the other members.
Did the members keep in touch with each other during the hiatus?
Teruki: I helped a little bit with Kanon-san's solo, and Yuuki was there too, so there was a time when we were both involved. But we haven't seen each other much lately. As for Miku-kun and takuya, I hardly had any contact. In the midst of this, before the Muse theme came up, around last summer, I got a call from Shuto Miyazaki, an actor I have good relations with. He really likes An Cafe, and I knew from before that his mother was listening to the songs with him. His mother had cancer and listened to An Cafe all the time in her hospital room. So I contacted Miku-kun. Then Miku-kun said, "I've been indebted to a lot of people so far, and if there's anything I can do to repay them, I want to do what I can. That's why I want you to let me sing. "
Miku, do you regret your first hiatus and have you always wondered how to make up for them?
Miku: A fan once told me that: "Bands don't last long, and even if you support them, they will eventually disappear. We fans don't have the right to say anything about the members' decisions, so we respect the opinions of the members. members". Even saying "Everybody's band" and singing, we feel guilty for imposing our feelings on them. A band cannot be active without fans.
Kanon: If you ask me who I play for, it's whoever wants to listen. I also continued with this thought for three and a half years.
Just as when activities stopped, a flow was gradually created, and this flow reached where the five would gather, it overlaps the moment when each of their feelings unknowingly directed them to AnCafe.
Teruki: When I heard Miku-kun's voice on the phone, I thought, "This is my family's meal!"
What does that mean?
Teruki: It was so nostalgic. That's when I couldn't hide my desire for An Cafe. Just when we were talking about things like, "I wish we could go on tour again," Muse-san appeared. I'm a former member of the band so I know it's selfish, but I really wanted to get back to playing with AnCafe so I got in touch with all three.
In fact, attending the event and being interviewed with everyone like this today... Could it be that no member was against this idea.
Teruki: Well, that was everyone's reaction. Takuya said, "Wow~, I wonder if I can play~" and was very worried about the schedule.
takuya: Although I gave up on my own initiative, I had expectations that this day would come someday. I was so happy that I said, "Please let me play again."
Teruki: What did Yuuki say?
Yuuki: "I'll play~".
Teruki: Kanon-san wouldn't want to wait until the announcement date that was agreed to tell people about it, so I consulted with Michiru-san and kept it a secret for a while (laughs). The day of the announcement was approaching and I told him it was time for us to talk.
With Kanon's prior consent.
Kanon: About half a month before the announcement, I was in a situation where I had no choice but to say "yes" (laughs).
Were you sure Kanon wouldn't say no?
Teruki: I thought it sure would, 99.9%. Because a year after leaving An Cafe, he attended Miku-kun's birthday event. And yet, when the five of us decided to do it, there was no way he could refuse (laughs).
How did you tell Kanon about this?
Teruki: Miku-kun, he and I, the 3 of us went out to eat together, but at first when I invited him saying, "Kanon-san, there's a singer who wants to sing your songs, so I'd like to introduce you. Let's go out to eat together the 3 together".
Was he surprised (laughs)?
Teruki: When I said I was going to introduce a singer, I was very careful and cut my hair (laughs).
Kanon: I was meeting you for the first time...
At the event in Osaka, you performed 6 songs on stage for 30 minutes. I was allowed to watch some of the video the team sent me, and I was surprised that the background sound was so solid compared to before the hiatus. It can be said that performance was tight overall.
Teruki: I've been doing musical activities for a long time, so naturally I have to keep growing (laughs). But in terms of the rhythm section, Kanon-san's performance has improved tremendously.
Kanon: We had four rehearsals, that's when I felt the difference, in the last three and a half years, the only time I really played bass was when I was recording at home. But I also had connections with other musicians, and even though I didn't play, I felt like I learned a lot just by listening to other musicians perform. I have become better able to distinguish between "this is good sound" and "this is not good", or perhaps I have had many experiences that have enriched my ears.
Takuya-san said that surprisingly his body remembered the movements.
takuya: I started by taking the guitar out of the warehouse and polishing it (laughs), but when I started playing it, I think I was able to play with a better feel than before.
Yuuki: Before the performance, I wasn't nervous at all, and I thought it would be easy, but when I went on stage and heard the sound, my heart started to pound. However, I could feel the atmosphere in which the audience warmly welcomed us, and I was relieved.
Part #3 Comming soon...
It’s been a while since I posted something. I hope everyone is fine. I promsied this a long time ago, but finally I’m proud to present you the subtitle for Picaresque Seven.
Cast members includes:
Suzuki Shogo as Macbeth
Miyazaki Shuto as Tokugawa Iemitsu
Shiina Taizo as Peter Pan
Karahashi Mitsuru as Captain Hook
Tsukui Minami as Jack the Ripper
and others
What you have to know about the subtitle:
I’m sharing only the subtitle, not the video file!
For those who want the subtitle, please send me an ask or a message.
Don’t post or share it anywhere! If someone asks about it, please lead them to this post!
Be polite when asking for the sub and have patience to get it. I’m not in front of the laptop 24h/7.
Many thanks to the person who shared the video file with me so I can make the timing for the subtitle. Thank you very much!
Featuring the light of my life Shuto Miyazaki as Shinpachi Nagakura. I will probably do a part 2. I’m also wiling to do one for any of the other Hakumyu guys upon request. Just drop me an ask.
[New - Issue 20 On sale today] A separate color gravure volume “Boyfriend BOOK” comes as an extra! There are plenty of 2.5D guys and voice actors! Also, there are dreamy cross talks about previously unpublished past happenings with #Sato Ryuji x #Kitamura Ryo, #Umehara Yuichiro x #Nishiyama Kotaro, #Miyazaki Shuto x #Morishita Suu. 16 pages and all colour photos.
Sato Ryuji as Matsudaira Tadayoshi in Boku to Aitsu No Sekigahara
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Bonus photos with the rest of the cast:
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Personal Note:
I was going through some old stuff when I suddenly realised that Totani Kimito and Sato Ryuji have acted together before FIVE (in which they act as Yamachika Tooru and Shimizu Toshi respectively) in Boku to Aitsu No Sekigahara. It’s been a long time, but, especially with Ryuji’s new (or should I say, old) dark hair colour, I was feeling nostalgic and decided to use my stalking skills to dig up photos from this play!
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ONE WEEK
I know this is late, apologies so I’ll be posting “Hoshi Hitotsu" hopefully end of the next week as a little gift to you all.
You know the rules so please follow them BUT more importantly to everyone stay safe in these historical times, we will survive this.
[DLD] Live fantasy “Fairy Tail“ and musical “Sayonara Sorcier“ Eng subtitles
Hello~~ I hope everyone is alright out there.
Been stuck inside in the past weeks, there were only a few things I could do...and one of them was subtitling. So here I come with a new subtitle and indeed an older one, but I took the time to check it again (after all, this was my first subtitle ever). Without further ado, if you want the subtitles, please click on the title.
Live fantasy “Fairy Tail“ English subtitle
Musical “Au revoir, Sorcier“ English subtitle
These are only the subtitles. I won’t provide the video files!
For who don’t have Fairy Tail, please as politely @lady-mug for it. She is still kindly sharing it for those interested. As for “Au revoir, Sorcier“ @save-the-data has opened her stage vault. You can vote for it and if it gains enough votes, she will share it again. For more details, please check her post here.
Don’t post/ share it anywhere! If I see them posted or shared elsewhere, I’m talking the links down!