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putschki1969 · 3 years

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「KEIKO Live K002 ＊＊Lantana＊咲いたよ＊＊」Live Report

■KEIKO Live K002 ＊＊Lantana＊咲いたよ＊＊ Day & Time：2020/12/16　Doors open: 18:00／Start: 19:00 Venue：Zepp DiverCity TOKYO Live Stream Option: https://stagecrowd.live/4182631157/ Streaming Ticket Sale: 12/1 12:00～12/23 13:00 Ticket Price: 3,000円 Archive: 12/16～12/23

Everyone, SUPPORT Keiko and GO BUY a ticket if you haven’t yet!! (TUTORIAL) It was a REALLY cool live! Keiko was adorable! Koichi Korenaga and Hitoshi Konno added so much to so many songs with their guitar and violin. Also, we got May’n and KEIKO singing to the beginning, a May’n song AND a Christmas song together, all those collabs were AMAZING!!!

KEIKO in a leather jacket on stage. YESSSS!!! What more does a fangirl want? :P And she is wearing what seems to be a red skirt an embellished Christmas-y black top.

Find my first impression below the cut 〈(•ˇ‿ˇ•)-→

1.Be Yourself: Still doesn’t sound good live. Not at all. Her version from the first live performance might actually have been better than this. I think she shouldn’t start her lives with this song. I feel like she needs to be more warmed-up to go this high.

2.ミチテハカケル (?): New song. She did tease us on Twitter that there would be some new songs performed at the live but I wasn’t expecting this. Meh...Another more or less forgettable up-tempo song that is not really up my alley. Kinda like Change the World’s Color. Her vocals improved a bit though compared to Be Yourself.

MC: She promises to interact with her online audience once May’n comes on stage. YAY!

3. Hajimari wa: Finally we are getting somewhere. The start of the concert was a bit bumpy but this is a solid performance.

4. 溜め息の消える街 (Tameiki no Kieru Machi): Another solid performance. By now you know this is not my cup of tea but the live version is enjoyable enough (especially since she is not singing super high).

MC: Hitoshi Konno comes on stage. Keiko remembers their first meeting back in the day. It was for a recording for the Sound Horizon live in 2008. Keiko was super excited to have live strings at the studio and she really idolised Konno back then for his gorgeous playing. She was dying to meet him because so far she had only heard his playing. She was imagining a figure like Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon coming out of the recording booth. But then only Konno came out XD Needless to say, Keiko was quite disappointed. Konno doesn’t seem to remember or he was barely listening to Keiko it seems XD He really has no idea why Keiko is telling us all of this. Keiko says she just wanted to try talking freely about something random.

5. Ray: Ohhhh, the first song I REALLY love from the performance. Ray benefits a lot from the added violin. And Keiko sounds great.

6. 夕顔 (Yugao): YESSSSSSSSS! I was hoping they would use Konno’s violin for this. The intro and bridge were so gorgeous. And the end literally killed me. I LOVED Keiko’s live rendition so much, her expressive vocals hit me right in the feels.

7. 茜 (Akane): Live violin FTW. Will forever love the verses. The chorus sounds better than in her first live (still not good though - that nobashite mo and kawakasu are just a little too painful for my poor ears).

MC: Let’s say hello to May’n. May’n is happy to have been asked to appear as guest in Keiko’s live. She is nervous and excited because it has been a while for her to do a live with an audience (+ a live stream). Keiko is going to sing Kalafina together with May’n! BANZAI. On a side note, they are so freaking cute together. May’n is complaining because Keiko so nonchalantly announced that they would be singing a Kalafina song. She thinks this is very special for all of us so it sould be announced accordinly :P Keiko is in a hurry to start singing :P

8. to the beginning: WOW, WOW, WOW! Keiko SLAYS!!! *sobs* The feels!!! And I don’t even like ttb all that much. Keiko got so emotional towards the end. And she sounded better than ever and was obviously so excited to sing a Kalafina song again. Didn’t reallypay much attention to May’n’s vocals. Obviously she is not Wakana.

MC: The excitement is real. May’n loves ttb and has listened to it MANY MANY times so to get to sing it together with Keiko was awesome. Keiko seems to share the sentiment. She is impressed by May’n stage presence and steadiness. Keiko then congratulates May’n on her 15th Anniversary. They finally take a look at the chat for a little while. Keiko is greeting everyone with “yahoo” which everyone in the chat seems to find hilarious because we have never really heard her say this. Someone watches from Korea so Keiko shares some Korean words she knows :P Lots of Macho-senpai talk XD Keiko explains the origin of macho-senpai. It’s from a program Kalafina atteneded and May’n hosted back in the day. Both of them like muscle training so May’n came up with the nickname of macho-senpai for Keiko even though Keiko isn’t even macho or anythin. May’n was shocked to realise that the nickname gained so much popularity and now it is even on Keiko’s Wikipedia page! May’n looks up to Keiko and wants to become macho like her which is why Keiko is “macho-senpai” for her. Keiko denies being macho but May’n is like, “you do so much sports, you are so cool, you love to eat meat, you generally eat a lot (and still stay so thin), you are definitely macho!!!” LOL Keiko thinks about calling May’n Maycho but May’n isn’t into it and she thinks the audience doesn’t like that nickname either even though they can’t see anyone’s face but she sees it in their eyes XD Her HOLA to Mexico is so cute. The tablet is getting heavy so they decide to return it. They are so touchy-feely with each other. And now they are singing a May’n song.

9. graphite / diamond: Never heard it but they rocked the stage together. SO COOL.

MC: Time for Koichi Korenaga. Lots of cat talk (fyi Kore-chan owns a cat). It’s called JOJO (Jocchan) and Kore-chan often posts pictures on Twitter. Keiko could talk forever about JOJO with Kore-chan.

10. 笑ってやる (Waratte Yaru): Another new song! With lots of English lyrics! Liking this A LOT more than ミチテハカケル I think. So badass. I am into it.

11. エンドロール (End Roll): Is still freaking cool. A mic-stand makes everything better!! Great transition from Waratte Yaru.

12. Change the World’s Color: While I am not a big fan of the studio live I do quite enjoy her live performances due to her being so enthusiastic. But End Roll and Waratte Yaru are much superior!

MC: Korenaga is about to leave when Keiko reminds him there is one more song to sing XD But before that: Band member introduction. She forgot the guitarist’s full name :P

13: 七色のフィナーレ (Nanairo no Finale): With both Koichi Korenaga and Hitoshi Konno. BANZAI. Sounds even more like a YK song now. Konno adds so much to the arrangement. Although I think they should have gotten rid of some of the super pop-ish elements of the arrangement to fit the violin more but oh well, it didn’t take away from my listening pleasure. Her final lalala part and the last bit hit differently. So emotional. She obviously felt at home with Konno and Korenaga at her side. So beautiful. Her vocals were a tiny bit better during K001 though and she did make a mistake at one point where her voice literally broke but I am not sure if it was because she was emotional or if she was just exhausted from singing so many up-tempo and high-key songs in a row.

ENCORE: An instrumental of Jingle Bells. May’n is back on stage with Keiko. They want to eat yakiniku for Christmas, not chicken but beef! YAY. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Keiko loves May’n’s pants and is close to stripping her XD Keiko points out that the slit is very high. I think what she is doing counts as molestation :P Anyways, May’n is super excited to see a new side of Keiko in the future. She has known her for so long but there are still so many new things to discover and that makes her very curious and she feels like it will be the same for all of her fans. Keiko is touched by May’n’s heartfelt little message. Since it’s almost Christmas they need to sing a Christmas song

EN 1. 荒野の果てに (Angels We Have Heard on High): AHHHHHHHHH, one of my favourite Christmas songs. The beginning was FLAWLESS!! Actually loved the pop arrangement even though I usually prefer a more classical one. How I wish I had gotten to hear Kalafina sing this T_T But either way, their collab was great!! I will never like May’n’s voice and it doesn’t go too well with Keiko’s imo but hey, she still did fine.[What I would give to hear Wakana sing this with Keiko. We got a mini version during Kalafina Club once and even that sounded amazing]

EN2. 命の花 (Inochi no Hana): Really loved it.

MC: Keiko says she has many fun things planned for next year so we should look forward to it.

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lifefiberdan-blog · 7 years

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This is the GOOD Sword Art Online

Now don’t worry, this isn’t another article taking shots at Sword Art Online, there’s been enough of that for now. But the fact is, the show I want to talk about is in the same genre as SAO, and delivered on some important things that I felt SAO was severely lacking, and in turn makes good on some of the potential Sword Art never lived up to.

So let’s jump in and talk about “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon”…that’s the name of this thing. I originally ignored it, purely because the title is so bad. I figured it would be just another harem show, set in a fantasy world that’s loosely based on a video game…and if the title was any indication of the show’s sense of humor, I should just let it pass me by.

That’s what I thought until a friend watched it, and gave it a pretty glowing recommendation…so I jumped in, watched the whole thing for myself, and I was honestly really surprised by how well done it was.

What’s so good about this show can be broken down into two categories, the first being The Protagonist. Bell is a low level adventurer, with no friends, that everyone laughs at. Nobody takes him seriously, and no guild will have him. But he’s determined to make it all work, if only to live up to the memory of his grandfather. Bell is adamant about inching his way to the top, but trying to be a solo player is hard, and half the time he only survives a battle because someone else comes along and saves him. That’s how he meets his love interest, but we’ll get to her later.

Bell has a simple goal that he STRUGGLES to reach. He’s constantly optimistic about his ability to achieve it, but his actual physical ability can’t keep pace with that desire to succeed. He gets help from others when he can, and draws on all of his deepest desires and regrets to propel himself forward. Eventually Bell DOES get his shining moment…ascending to new heights by slaying his personal demons (both literally and figuratively), and reaching a new level while everyone watches him in awe. And all of that…was just the process of him going from level 1 to level 2. His massive achievement, still amounting to something kind of insignificant in the big picture, as all it means is that now he’s slightly closer to his goal.

But he’s not without the trademark Main Character qualities you see in every action show…being the “special one”, and having access to unique potential and unrivaled power, weather it makes sense or not. He develops one skill that lets him build up XP quicker, and another skill that lets him charge up a finishing move well above his own level that can counter just about anything…which SHOULD make him a broken character, but the big finishing move only gets used twice, and fails the time when it’s needed the most…and Bell’s so far behind everyone else, that the ability to amass XP faster only serves to make him less helpless when the entire group is in danger. And then there’s also the saving grace that, according to the season finale, he likely has these powers for a very specific reason that I won’t spoil here, but makes a lot of sense for the world the show takes place in, and also make a few ongoing plot elements slide into place pretty nicely.

At the end of the day, Bell’s a good, humble kid we root for because he’s the underdog. He’s not the coolest guy around, he’s by no means the strongest, and nothing comes easy for him. The advantages he has don’t really give him any sort of edge over anyone else, and every scrap of progress he makes is something we see him work hard to achieve over a long period of time, which makes him really easy to root for. We see him try and grow and inch closer to his goal, and we feel the pain of his failures along with him. Even if he is basically guaranteed to succeed, just by virtue of being the protagonist, that success is never treated like a forgone conclusion, and his main character status never elevates him above anyone else.

Speaking of everyone else, let’s talk about the second category: the supporting cast. Like I said, I was afraid this cast was going to be filled with women lusting after Bell…and there is some of that, but it actually feels earned. Every woman in Bell’s life who has affection for him has a good reason for feeling that way, and it makes sense.

Hestia is the God Bell has allied himself with. She’s a younger, lower tier God with no followers of her own, and feels relegated to the kid’s table when interacting with the rest of the pantheon. When Bell agreed to follow her, Hestia suddenly felt like she was coming into her own as a God, and was on track to playing the role she’s always dreamt of. Because Bell’s the direct cause of this positive shift in her life, Hestia quickly develops a lot of appreciation and love for him, and would do anything if it meant helping him on his journey…which in turn only makes the two even closer.

And then there’s Lili, who’s parents died when she was a child, so to survive she became a Supporter…someone hired to follow adventures into the dungeon, and do all the cleanup and gathering, so the adventurer can focus on killing monsters. Every single adventurer Lili ever got herself involved with was an abusive asshole who mistreated her and ripped her off, even going so far as to destroy her attempts to break away and find a better life somewhere else. So when Bell hires her, she’s ready to betray him before he can hurt her. She lies to him, steals from him, even sets him up and leaves him to die…but he doesn’t care. He sees what she’s been through, and wants to help her anyway. This is the first time in Lili’s life, since the death of her parents, that someone came along who isn’t looking to take advantage of her, and is even willing to risk their own life to defend her. This realization brings her to tears, and she has a hard time accepting that it could actually be true. But once she comes to terms with it, she becomes fiercely loyal to Bell, and won’t stand for his affections to be directed anywhere else, even if that means butting heads with a God.

Ryuu is an ex-adventurer, who came to work at the inn after an ambush took the lives of her entire Guild. Being the only survivor, she spent months of her life taking revenge on every single person connected to the slaughter, until there wasn’t anyone left to take her feelings out on. She knows first hand how being an adventurer can break you, even if you’re lucky enough to survive, and she’d do anything to spare this sweet kid that fate…even pick up her sword one more time, to save him when he’s in over his head, fighting something even she can’t hope to defeat.

Eina works at the Guild Hall and acts as Bell’s advisor. Over the years, she’s seen all too many adventurers get themselves killed (or worse) while exploring the dungeon, and she doesn’t want to see something like that happen to a nice guy like Bell. So she dotes on him, does whatever she can to support him from the sidelines, and makes sure he always has a trusting, smiling face to welcome him back from the next trip through the dungeon.

…and these are just the ladies with the strongest, most fleshed out connections to the main character. The show is filled with background characters who don’t get a lot to do or say, but still manage to spend their limited screen time conveying a sense of the kind of supportive strength you need to be capable of if you’re going to survive in this world. They even give Bell a male friend who joins his party, and actually sticks around and contributes to their shared adventures. Imagine Sword Art if Kline was Kirito’s equal, and got to do important things, and was given a good backstory that informed everything about who he is now.

Unfortunately, the weak link of the cast is one of the most important characters to the narrative. Ais, or as she’s known far and wide, the Sword Princess. The strongest adventurer around, nothing can stand against her and win. She saved Bell when he was at his lowest point, and he immediately fell for her. Since then he’s been driven to improve himself, to become her equal, because only then will he feel he’s fit to be with her. She’s oblivious to all of this, mostly because Bell can barely hold himself together enough to get two words out when she’s in the room…but the real issue here is how bland she is. An entire season, and I don’t think I’ve seen her emote once. She’s a monotone, almost entirely expressionless character who’s only real purpose in the story is to be The Love Interest. They make her the most badass fighter in the world, which is nice, but it never feels like there’s anything to her…and I can’t for the life of me figure out why Bell is so enamored with her, other than the fact that her stoicism and power make her the polar opposite of him. As I record this, a spinoff series starring Ais and her guild is getting ready to start, and I can’t decide how I feel about that. I have no reason whatsoever to think she can carry her own show, but maybe giving her the spotlight like this will be exactly what’s needed to flesh her out into a good character. Either way, I take it as a pretty good sign that this world is continuing, and maybe a proper second season could follow this spinoff.

This show isn’t perfect. It suffers from a lot of the tropes you’ll find in every series like this, and the world they live in isn’t fleshed out very much at all, and feels pretty surface level, which is a shame. And the name of this show is probably the worst name I’ve ever seen for anything in my entire life. “Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?”…that’s so long and clumsy that the only reason I keep getting it right is because I’m sitting here looking at the show’s wikipedia page for reference…every single time I try to recite it off the top of my head, I end up with some inaccurate variation. It’s a bad, clunky name, and it sends the complete wrong message about what this show is, and how this show is, and I hate the fact that I almost missed out on it because of that terrible, terrible, awful name. I’m just lucky I had a friend to tell me how good the series actually is, so I could enjoy it for myself instead of letting it pass me by…and now I’m passing that on to you. If this video has made you even a little bit interested in watching the show for yourself, do not hesitate, jump in and have fun, just like I did. And then remember to pass it on…because it absolutely stinks that a show that does so much right isn’t getting the love and popularity it deserves.

#Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?#DanMachi #anime #review #analysis #Life Fiber #Sword Art Online

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