#character drama cd

[kanouseis]

made a little something ill call “the spectrum of gay repression amongst secondary riders” bc it is a phenomenon to be studied. many thanks to @shoceted for his input. also feel free to add!! this is a community effort or something

#the more left the more repressed they are. to clarify #the amount of people there. yeah. #gou moves to the right after the drama cd #kamen rider gaim #kamen rider ex aid #kamen rider ryuki #kamen rider w #kamen rider drive #kamen rider revice #kamen rider fourze #kamen rider ghost #kamen rider wizard #kamen rider build #kamen rider ooo #kamen rider #im not tagging all these characters #keyworks

[pencil-peach]

Thinking about Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Specifically the Persona 3 side of it.

I think it's interesting (and kinda funny) how a lot of the P3 content in this game is built upon the many CD Dramas that released in Japan following Persona 3/FES' releases, specifically the New Moon/Full Moon and Daylight/Moonlight Duologies.

As what's most likely the largest example, Labrys, one of the two major characters introduced in the game, was actually named in the Moonlight CD, which was released back in 2007 (Arena was released in 2012, for reference)

"The 7th Generation, Aigis, was created from all the data we'd obtained from all prior designs up to the 5th Generation, Labrys." (Moonlight)

Aigis' and Labrys' motivation of finding their mother is also building upon the story of Moonlight, where Aigis is able to speak with the girl whose personality was one of the bases used for the Anti-Shadow Weapon development project, and who refers to herself as her mother (but looks more like her younger sister).

"That's right... in human terms, I guess I'm kinda like your mother or something? A-ah, but based on our outward appearances, I guess I look more like your younger sister?" (Moonlight)

(For context, she is forced to forget this meeting at the end of the CD, but resolves to meet with the girl in real life. She isn't named, but we're told she has black hair.)

I think Mitsuru is the most interesting, as her appearance in the game is almost wholly influenced by the story of the New Moon/Full Moon Drama CDs, which are a side story covering her and the broader Kirijo Group's situation immediately following Takeharu's death, released in 2009.

Mitsuru's story opens up with her going public about the bloody past of the Kirijo Group and the existence of the Dark Hour and Shadows. This is following up on her resolution near the end of Full Moon, where she states plainly that this is the path she's going to take.

Ichiro Takadera: "Well then, do you intend to make a public announcement regardless of what follows? About the Shadows and so on?"

Mitsuru: "That is my path in life. I cannot stray from it." (Full Moon)

Kikuno Saikawa, Mitsuru's right hand maid and one of the shadow operatives, also made her debut in New/Full Moon. The two of them met when they were children, and Kikuno vowed to protect Mitsuru after she'd saved her from her despair as a child.

Kikuno: "Six years ago, when I learned my stay at the hospital wasn't because of illness but because I was sold over by my parents, you were the one who saved me from my despair. On that day, I swore I'd devote my life to following this person." (Full Moon)

Ultimax was the first time she was given a design, but she would later appear in the Persona 3 Movie: Winter of Rebirth. Her characterization in Ultimax is pretty faithful to her depiction in the CD.

(A fun fact is that Kikuno was also mentioned in the "Seaside Vacation Before Death's Scythe" Drama CD, which was released in 2013 as a promotion for the then upcoming first Persona 3 Movie, Spring of Birth.)

One of the Kirijo artifacts mentioned in Mitsuru's prologue is a ring that gives its wearer immunity to the effects of the Dark Hour. This too is an object introduced in New/Full Moon.

"Also, there is no need to worry, as everyone who are not in possession of special powers, including me, will wear this ring. While it's on you are able to experience the Dark Hour and even when you take it off your memories of it will remain." (New Moon)

Something that doesn't come up in Ultimax is that if you smash the jewel in the center of the ring, you'll lose all your memories of the Dark Hour. It's an interesting little thing! I mean it's. Useless now cause the Dark Hour is gone but it's pretty cool...

Mitsuru's main internal conflict is her inability to ask others for help for fear of burdening or endangering them. This is something that comes up in Persona 3, but in the Drama CDs this aspect of her character is very deeply explored. It's her main emotional arc and the source of her conflict with Yukari in both the New/Full Moon CDs and Persona 3 Character Drama Vol. 4, which focuses on their relationship.

Yukari: Is your faith in us that weak?

Mitsuru: To be frank, I can't bear it anymore. I don't want others to die for my sake!

Y: And you're gonna sacrifice yourself because of that? Why do you take on so much by yourself? Is that really okay with you? Don't you want to see your friends and family again?! And to survive?! Why can't you just be honest?!

M: Of course I want to! But...that is...what should I say? It's always like that...whenever I get soft or burden others... They might end up dying again. [...] Aragaki, and my Father... What am I supposed to tell you after all that happened? Even if I'm afraid and wish to be saved, what do I say?! What should I say?! (Full Moon)

Yukari even brings up that they've had this talk before. It could be referring to their heart to heart in Kyoto, but I think it could also be read as their conflicts in the CDs too.

When Ken asks Kikuno where she learned to fly a helicopter, she states that she learned it after being involved in an assault operation on a high school dormitory, an incident which Ken says he remembers. (Say it with me now!) This is most likely referencing the climax in Full Moon, where the Kirijo Group led by Takadera attempt to raid Iwatodai Dorm and forcibly apprehend SEES, so as to avoid the possibility of Ikutsuki's plot and the Group's sins from becoming public.

There's definitely more stuff, but I just wanted to point out the things I noticed/particularly liked with Mitsuru's story.

I think Junpei suffers the most from having a lot of his characterization be taken from the CDs. A lot of people were (and still are) confused about P4AU Junpei's seemingly sudden hard pivot to Baseball, as in Persona 3 proper, it's not a very large aspect of his character.

But in the CDs, Junpei being Into Baseball is MUCH more prominent. As in he refers to everyday situations in baseball terms sometimes.

In Persona 3 Character Drama Vol 2., (released in 2008 and centered around Junpei and Chidori) Junpei dreams about taking Chidori out on a date, and eventually settles on asking her to go to a baseball game with him. (She accepts, if you were curious).

He talks with Chidori about baseball so much that she got into it herself and started watching baseball in the hospital.

At the end of Moonlight, the SEES gang talk about what they want to do after they defeat Nyx, and Junpei says he wants to go to a baseball game. They even kind of tacitly explain why he didn't talk about it all that much ingame by saying he'd fallen out of interest in it but that he "feels like it's returned in full force!"

The thing about P4AU's heavy references to the CDs though, especially in Junpei's case, is that they were never officially translated or released outside of Japan. To this day the only way for non-Japanese speaking audiences to experience the CDs is to listen to them with (usually slightly incomplete) fansubs online.

While I kind of appreciate the novelty of that, it's definitely caused some confusion when it comes to characterization. In P3 Reload, for instance, Junpei makes a lot more references to baseball in his dialogue. And for a lot of people, it feels like the purpose of that is to retroactively make Junpei's appearance in P4AU make more sense.

And while that's not incorrect, it misses the fact that Junpei was already established to like baseball in supplementary material before Arena came out. It's more like making his character consistent with the same material that P4AU used when writing Junpei.

But it's not like you can even blame people for thinking that because a lot of people are normal and don't listen to 16 year old fan translated Drama CDs uploaded to youtube. It's just interesting to me I suppose. I wonder how much characterization we miss due to lack of access to supplementary material.

Anyway you should listen to the CDs though they're really good. New Moon/Full Moon especially.

Moonlight is also very good, it's a pseudo-prelude to The Answer, and the character writing is top notch.

But that's all I had to say, really. Just thought it'd be fun to talk about.

Translation Credits: imaginary_numbers (Moonlight) pipeds (New Moon) pipeds (Full Moon)

#if you're a yukamitsu warrior #watch new moon/full moon #character drama cd vol 4 #and moonlight #but the rest are also just really good. the characters feel like their authentic selves #afraid to put this in a persona tag cause i dont want people to yell at me over some perceived inadequacy #they're also very well acted too #like god damn

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS CHARACTER DRAMA CDS [ENG MASTERLIST]

-> All translations on this list were done by me over the course of the past 2 years. Please do not claim any of them as your own, re-upload them on other websites (even if you give credit!) or translate them to another language. 

-> This masterlist features all ‘character CDs’, which means they focus on one (or two in case of the VERSUS series) characters and they are usually about 50 minutes to an hour long in length. If you also want to check out all mini dramas and tokuten CDs I’ve translated, please check out my main masterlist over here!

[SAKAMAKI SHUU ・ 逆巻シュウ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 6 Sakamaki Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 1 Ayato VS Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.09 Sakamaki Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.2 Shuu VS Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.4 Sakamaki Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.5 Shuu VS Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.13 Sakamaki Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.10 Sakamaki Shuu - Thomason -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.2 Shuu VS Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.3 Sakamaki Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.2 Sakamaki Shuu

[SAKAMAKI REIJI ・ 逆巻レイジ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 5 Sakamaki Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 3 Kanato VS Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.10 Sakamaki Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.2 Shuu VS Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.6 Sakamaki Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.4 Reiji VS Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.7 Sakamaki Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.8 Sakamaki Reiji - Accessories -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.4 Reiji VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.6 Sakamaki Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.3 Sakamaki Reiji

[SAKAMAKI AYATO ・ 逆巻アヤト]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 1 Sakamaki Ayato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 1 Ayato VS Shuu

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.01 Sakamaki Ayato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.1 Ayato VS Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.1 Sakamaki Ayato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.1 Ayato VS Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.1 Sakamaki Ayato

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.1 Sakamaki Ayato - Portrait -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.1 Ayato VS Kino VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.1 Sakamaki Ayato

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.1 Sakamaki Ayato

[SAKAMAKI KANATO ・ 逆巻カナト]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 3 Sakamaki Kanato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 3 Kanato VS Reiji

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.06 Sakamaki Kanato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.3 Kanato VS Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.9 Sakamaki Kanato

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.6 Kanato VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.9 Sakamaki Kanato

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.5 Sakamaki Kanato - Doll -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.5 Kanato VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.9 Sakamaki Kanato

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT  Vol.5 Sakamaki Kanato

[SAKAMAKI LAITO ・ 逆巻ライト]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 4 Sakamaki Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 2 Laito VS Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.07 Sakamaki Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.1 Ayato VS Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.10 Sakamaki Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.2 Laito VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.5 Sakamaki Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.11 Sakamaki Laito - Costume -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.6 Laito VS Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.11 Sakamaki Laito

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.6 Sakamaki Laito

[SAKAMAKI SUBARU ・ 逆巻スバル]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD Vol. 2 Sakamaki Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS I Vol. 2 Laito VS Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.08 Sakamaki Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.3 Kanato VS Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.12 Sakamaki Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.3 Subaru VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.6 Sakamaki Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.3 Sakamaki Subaru - Sculpture -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.3 Subaru VS Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.7 Sakamaki Subaru

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.4 Sakamaki Subaru

[MUKAMI RUKI ・ 無神ルキ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.03 Mukami Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.5 Ruki VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.2 Mukami Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.4 Reiji VS Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS Mukami Family 5th Eternal Blood Vol.1 Mukami Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.12 Mukami Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.13 Mukami Ruki - Atelier - 

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.2 Shuu VS Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.12 Mukami Ruki

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.7 Mukami Ruki

[MUKAMI KOU ・ 無神コウ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.02 Mukami Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.5 Ruki VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.5 Mukami Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.3 Subaru VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS Mukami Family 5th Eternal Blood Vol.3 Mukami Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.3 Mukami Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.2 Mukami Kou - Glass Picture -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.5 Kanato VS Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.2 Mukami Kou

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.8 Mukami Kou

[MUKAMI YUMA・ 無神ユーマ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.05 Mukami Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.6 Yuma VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.8 Mukami Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.5 Shuu VS Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS Mukami Family 5th Eternal Blood Vol.2 Mukami Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.10 Mukami Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.6 Mukami Yuma - Plant -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.6 Laito VS Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.5 Mukami Yuma

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.9 Mukami Yuma

[MUKAMI AZUSA ・ 無神アズサ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.04 Mukami Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.6 Yuma VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.11 Mukami Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.6 Kanato VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS Mukami Family 5th Eternal Blood Vol.4 Mukami Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.8 Mukami Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.12 Mukami Azusa - Specimen -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.4 Reiji VS Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.10 Mukami Azusa

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.10 Mukami Azusa

[TSUKINAMI CARLA ・月浪カルラ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.4 Carla VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.3 Tsukinami Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.1 Ayato VS Carla 

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.11 Tsukinami Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.9 Tsukinami Carla - Museum Painting -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.3 Subaru VS Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS Tsukinami & Kino Born To Die Vol.1 Tsukinami Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.8 Tsukinami Carla

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.11 Tsukinami Carla

[TSUKINAMI SHIN ・月浪シン]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅱ Vol.4 Carla VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS BLOODY BOUQUET Vol.7 Tsukinami Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu VERSUS Ⅲ Vol.2 Laito VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.4 Tsukinami Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.4 Tsukinami Shin - Swords -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.1 Ayato VS Kino VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS Tsukinami & Kino Born To Die Vol.2 Tsukinami Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.4 Tsukinami Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol.12 Tsukinami Shin

[KINO ・ キノ]

DIABOLIK LOVERS Para-Selene Vol.2 Kino

DIABOLIK LOVERS ZERO Floor.7 Kino - Landscape Painting -

DIABOLIK LOVERS Do-S Kyuuketsu CD VERSUS Ⅳ Vol.1 Ayato VS Kino VS Shin

DIABOLIK LOVERS Tsukinami & Kino Born To Die Vol.3 Kino

DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, MORE BLOOD Vol.13 Kino

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT  Vol.13 Kino

#diabolik lovers #dialovers #diabolik lovers translation #diabolik lovers drama cd #sakamaki shuu #sakamaki reiji #sakamaki ayato #sakamaki kanato #sakamaki laito #sakamaki subaru #mukami ruki #mukami kou #mukami yuma #mukami azusa #tsukinami carla #tsukinami shin #kino #we did it y'all #all character CDs complete >3

[totallynotpuri]

has someone done this yet

#P3 #persona 3 #Chidori Yoshino #Junpei Iori #Ryoji Mochizuki #Minato Arisato #p3 protagonist #Makoto Yuki #Mitsuru Kirijo #Yukari Takeba #those character drama cds man

[lesbiangiratina]

Testament genuinely has 1 of the best pages on the gg wiki shout out to my predecessors.

#referring to whats on the fandom wiki. the bar is low over there but still #so many characters have zero citations meanwhile someone cited the fucking 10th memorial book on their page. #that wasnt scanned until recently. extremely niche source #they didnt know the page number but its okay. i can get that. #i am still adding things… i need to write up something for the xx drama cd its so good for them… and some other stuff… but still. good page #their allusions section is kind of a disaster last time i checked the fandom wiki but the fandom wiki is not my problem. teehee. #the kat goes meow

[intomybubble]

I reread Vol 13 and 14 of A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School bc I wanted to find the chapter where they reveal the Principal’s face and name again and

First off, would.

Second, I have such a soft spot for him after this. I am so excited for Vol 14 to officially release in English so I can have the cover on display on my shelf.

Lastly, I was looking up the character voice actors that were used for the drama cd (thankfully listed on the wikipedia page) and HE’S KENJIRO TSUDA.

Probably unpopular opinion but even though I definitely envision him with that voice with the mask, its difficult for me to do so now with the recent chapters and the approximate age if when he became a youkai (~20s). I think its… too gruff and deep.

I being able to listen to the drama cd would probably help, but atm if they do end up changing it… I like Atsushi Tamaru’s Azul or Yuichi Jose’s Sakyo (18:13)…

#desiree talks #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #this series will be the only series to have several hot male teachers as main characters #principal? hot #haruaki? love him baby girl #miki? also hot and pretty #hatanaka? dilf #technically akira? hot but keep him at a distance #also yeah yuichi’s sakyo also has a deep voice but he also voices chiaki from enstars #so i know he has some range #kenjiro tsuda’s voice is hot but he sound basically the same in every role #he sounds the same as the dude in way of the house husband as he does as leo in ikevamp the guy in mha and that other guy in genshin #also when i get a chance to use my computer i’ll put together the drama cd seiyuu and pair them with other characters with the same voice #~visualization~

[sieglinde-freud]

Hmmmm! 23 for Inigo (one 4 u) and Gerome also (one 4 me)

Good luck on finals! Mine were last week. SUCKAAAAAA

FUCKKKKKKKK YOUUUUUUUUU (but also thank you :3 i hope youre able to relax! you lucky mf…)

23. Favorite picture of this character?

i already showed the PenekoR fifth anniversary art so the other one for inigo…

i mean yeah. technically thats laslow. but same guy whatever

as for gerome though… see realistically its one of his cipher cards but theres… being the gerome fan you are you probably already know this but in case you or anybody else reading this doesnt know, intsys released SOUNDTRACK* cds for awakening, right? i believe they were japan exclusive but they had cover art which was pretty much to be expected. they featured the protagonists chrom, lucina, robin, andd…

…png gerome. just… just fucking pasted on there. hhey buddy. what are you doing there. this makes me crack up every fucking time i see it i love him. he shouldnt be there. but he is. hes just. hes jsut. hi gerome. hi.

#asks #idk if that counts as art but yes it does. its art TO ME!!!! #gerome couldve been a main character anyways. batman and robin right?? #*EDITING IT WAS THE SOUNDTRACK NOT DRAMA CDS SORRY FAKE FAN ALERT

[ridiasfangirlings]

When you watched K for the first time, what part/scene made you feel like the show is gonna be a favorite of yours?

Technically…none of them XD I actually wasn’t a huge fan of the show on first watch. What got me were the drama CDs, after the show was over. I suppose technically you could count the end of season one as grabbing me more or less, in the sense that I honestly hadn’t expected them to kill off Mikoto and was surprised enough by it that I decided to check out what the fanbase’s reaction was afterward. That’s when I ended up downloading one of the drama CDs, specifically the one with the Yata/Fushimi interview and the Private Hero drama. That’s actually the real point where the series grabbed me — the interview is fun but also had some points where I found myself suddenly very interested in Fushimi (that ‘nothing’ when asked what he likes is funny but also ouch). 

Private Hero was a killer too, I think I’ve sung its praises before but there is so much great character stuff going on there. You get some funny moments with the whole ‘ha ha Fushimi is chasing Yata around everywhere he goes’ start but then it quickly goes into a very good dialogue between them that hints to a lot of things without saying it outright. My absolute favorite moment (and probably the moment this series pretty much had me for good) is when Yata says something along the lines of  “I feel sorry for you. You couldn’t find someone to save you” and Fushimi responds with “You? Feel sorry for me?”. The absolute bitterness Mamoru Miyano fills those words with is fabulous, perfect, no notes. At that point I moved on to the other side materials and pretty much never looked back.

#k project #Talking K #please go listen to the drama CDs if you haven;t #Mamo is amazing in Private Hero the voice work is excellent #it just made me want to know more about the whole Yata Fushimi bitterness that the anime hinted at #I was surprised the show killed off Mikoto bc I was expecting them to pull back somehow #like no way they kill this unique probably popular character and then they did

[lanshappycorner]

guys im about to do smth a lil crazy im going to translate an entire jp drama cd bc i cant do this anymore

#many many many yrs ago there was this jp otome drama cd series i was obsessed with and someone posted the translations for all the cds right #but then one day for some reason they up and deleted all of it #and i was so disappointed ive tried searching for tls since then #but yesterday i actually found archived versions of the tls for all the characters in the drama cds #EXCEPT FOR MY FAV ONE????? INSANE. #ive had enough if i cant find tls for his cd ill do it my gotdam self

[otakween]

Digimon Adventure Drama CD 1 (Character Song + Mini Drama 1)

I almost forgot about drama CDs! Digimon has a whole bunch of them, it turns out. Looks like I get to cling onto the Adventure cast for a little bit longer. This CD is a combination of very short drama bits and character image songs, as the name suggests. It feels a bit on the short side but I guess that's because it's only part one ;)

Download link

SOS! Grade 5 Class A

Translation here

A very silly story about Taichi and Sora fighting a potato digimon (Jagamon) during home ec class. Very esoteric references to 1970s anime are made.

I liked that this was just Taichi and Sora. I know that was probably more of a budgeting thing, but one-on-one moments (even dumb ones like this) are important to me.

There's something icky about Taichi commanding Agumon to digivolve just for his amusement...poor little guy

Favorite part of this was all of the meta jokes about this being an audio drama. For example, when they introduce Jagamon the narrator's like "well...we can't show you what he looks like, but he looks like a potato just trust me bro"

I had to look up who Ikkyuu-san was. At least the one Japanese commenter on the YouTube video understood the reference lol.

Image Song 1 - Turn Courage Into Wings (Yagami Taichi)

Translation here

A somewhat generic, but very Taichi song. (When it comes down to it, Taichi is a pretty generic shounen guy). Of course it focuses on courage because that's Taichi's thing.

At first the "you" mentioned in song was supposed to be a romantic interest and then I realized he could be singing platonically to Agumon or Yamato. I like the Agumon option best, that's really cute.

Takeuchi Sora's Fluttering Yellow Card

This was less of a drama and more of a little radio DJ-like snippet featuring Sora and Piyomon. Sora's VA is apparently a DJ IRL so this was an in-joke.

Mimi asks Sora where her hat came from and she just say "I don't know!" lolwut. I'm not sure if this segment is supposed to be in character or in some sort of weird "behind-the-scenes" world where the characters are aware they're in an anime. Seems like the latter.

Image Song 2 - Tomorrow I'll Be...(Takeuchi Sora)

Translation here

Damn, Sora's song was pretty dark. It did have a tinge of hopefulness, but mostly it sounded like she was singing about depression/existentialism being temporary. Kind of like a "this too shall pass" song. :(

She sings about how she feels like she has no one to fight for and has lost sight of her dreams. This fits in with that one arc where she despaired over "love" being her crest because it didn't suit her. I think we all know that feeling of being lonely in a crowd, even a crowd of friends. This song helped me appreciate Sora's character a little more.

Joe's Singer Debut!? (Parts 1 & 2)

I like how these skits introduce the character image songs, that's a really cute idea. These characters aren't singers in-universe (except for Mimi), so I guess they wanted to give context for why they're singing haha.

Part 1 is Gomamon suggesting songs for Joe to sing and performing little samples. Very cute. (Of course, he can't really sing well lol, but that adds to the charm).

Part 2 is the studio rep explaining that the next drama CD will be about a love triangle between Mimi, Koushiro, and Hikari. That sounds like a terrible idea. No chemistry between either pair if you ask me...Maybe that's the joke though.

Image Song 3 - There's Another Me (Kido Jou)

Translation here

This song was all about Joe facing and overcoming his insecurities and fear of risks. He talks about how you'll never grow if you completely avoid pain of any kind. Honestly, a pretty inspirational song for kids out there. I can definitely relate to Joe's timidity. I'm always avoiding getting out of my comfort zone which has held me back in some ways.

#digimon #digimon adventure #drama cd #drama cds #image song #character song

[monoukotori]

I am always confused about which twin is Kurogane's love interest in Horitsuba, mostly because everything about TRC!Fai was fake.

Fai's original name was Yui, and his happy personality was a facade, so, it's Kurogane being romanced by him and we have to assume that his facade is real here (and that the twins switched names for no discernible reason)? Or is he Yui and has had his bf stolen from him by his dead bro aka OG!Fai?

#i wonder if this is answered in the CD dramas #tsubasa reservoir chronicle #fai d flourite #shiritsu Horitsuba gakuen #i think that if trc!Fai had never all that trauma dumped on him #his personality would be more like Horitsuba!Yui #i suppose giving up his love for Kurogane for his brother's sake would be in character for him too

[sinful-liesel]

Arata Uduki & Aoi Satsuki "Be Your Hero"

Release Date: April 28, 2023

CAST

✨ Arata Uduki (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya / Singer: koyomi from Sakura men) ✨ Aoi Satsuki (CV: KENN)

#character cd #tsukiuta #arata uduki #aoi satsuki #six gravity #yoshimasa hosoya #koyomi from sakura men #kenn #tsukiuta character cd 5th season #drama cd #josei muke

[koumeowkami]

haju.nayu is the proof some people really do base their ships over Nothing... idk man /nm

#everyone can ship whatever they want !!!!!! but at least make it make sense #yk... sometimes enemies don't become lovers #this invalidates nayuta's character cause. what made you think while reading the drama cds that he could like hajun even a little #honestly i think he does the complete opposite? and hajun doesn't like him either so ?????? #i genuinely do not understand lol #some people pulled the “it's just like k.anallen” card which is sooooo wrong #those two are 1) rivals 2) FRIENDS. they admire each other even tho kanata likes being a tsun little shit #and it doesn't take a degree to understand that. this trope is everywhere in these franchises so it's super obvious #i can assure they are not the same thing #when i say hajun only works well with bae i really mean it #🌸 ; lyn rambles about stuff

[r0w0fie]

~Help finding a nsft horror J-Drama CD~

You can skip down to the bottom for some Tldr. TW list below the cut. Certain words will be censored. MC = you the self insert main character. Questions are encouraged. Dm's open. Open to dark j-drama audio suggestions! Suggest me the juicy m4m yandere CDs.

I don't know where to start this off, especially since it's pretty niche. Okay so, years ago on Youtube long before the rise of asmr & voice acting channels, there were channels dedicated to posting translated nsft j-drama CDs & audios.

I cannot find the channels anymore, I cannot find people talking about my particular audio, I cannot find the playlists saved on my YouTube. I have tried many variations of wording on Google & tried Reddit. I even asked some of my friends if they have any idea, but like I said, it's niche. I would try searching through the chaos that is this site but we all know about the anti-nsft endtimes that occured once upon a time.

These channels sometimes got taken down but not all the time due to them being small channels & the videos being in a different language. Though maybe after all these years they're finally gone?

They were pretty raunchy, some were cropped from a longer audio & some were part of a series. Some were yandere, tsundere, boyfriend and all the additional tropes. The MC's most of the time were female or gender neutral, some were m4m. I doubt the thumbnail art were official to the CD/audio & some channels would link to their or others Tumblr account/s or mention sources.

There were many good ones but there was ONE in particular that has FOREVER stuck with me.

Tw: yandere, dark story, nsfw/l, death, s-icide, messing with the dece-sed, tanning of human skin, mental health, unhealthy relationship.

So, judge me all ya want but here I goooooo.

This particular translation was either part of a series of CDs/audios containing the same character & story or of a much longer audio that was then trimmed. The voice acting for the love interest was one of a very mentally ill character & there is nsft naughty audio. The self insert/MC is very likely to be female due to the . . . Overt noises that occur.

The romantic interest was a male yandere character who comes across the MC washed up on a rocky cliff coastline. They are hinted at having jumped or fallen, especially since previous bodies that washed up are from s-icides. I believe the MC had amnesia and the love interest was nursing them back to health from the brink of death.

This was the first body he had come across that was alive and during this audio he was admitting his feelings towards them. The audio clearly spoke back to the characters previous experiences getting to look after the MC (you) & getting close with eachother.

I can't remember how they got to this point in the dialogue but either the MC figured it out or the love interest admitted that his leather bags & furniture were made out of human skin. The skin coming from the cörpses he fished up from the cliffs which he would then tan.

I do believe he might of also turned his family into pieces of his "art" but I might be incorrect as I was also listening to other CD's/audios during that time. I'm not too sure if he k-lled his family, they had an accident near the cliffs or whatever else.

He was a very lonely character who is very unwell in his mind. He might of also had thoughts of also j-mping off the very same cliffs, but that might have also been the MC. Either or.

Eventually they end up doing the down & dirty in his bed. A+ for having actual good audio for the nsfw noises. A+ for my first ever audio sound experince. A+ for derranged voice acting. A+ for making my skin crawl from absolute creepiness. A+++ for being forever stuck in my mind ever since then.

This audio has stuck with me for many years even with how dark it is & because of how dark it is. I would love to find it again! I wish to experince this creepy audio anime man once again and his very unhealthy relationship with you the MC.

Tldr; crazy yandere male love interest who turns washed up cörpses skin into furniture & bags. MC also found washed up but was alive, is nursed back to health by the love interest. Admits to them about his "art" pieces. Ends up having smëx. Drama CD/audio is most likely part of a series or of a longer audio, I discovered it on YouTube many years ago. I cannot find anyone talking about this audio.

#j drama #yandere #drama cd #japanese #nsft #lost media #help me find this #help me find something #horror #audio drama #yandere character #j-drama #it is a shame i can't find drama cds on youtube anymore because of the asmr your tsundere boyfriend experience voiceacting channels #if anyone has any idea then please please please 🙏 #my mind is plagued by yandere cliff boy #horror audio drama #gore

[fruit-of-infidelity]

⚰︎ DIABOLIK LOVERS ー Character Song Vol.7: Sakamaki Ryuuto | Mini Drama: “Bloodstained Canvas” ⚰︎

Japanese Title: 録り下ろしミニドラマ 「血まみれのキャンバス」

CV: Takehiro Kou.

Audio Available: HERE.

Author Note: Woohoo, here we go! Another voiced Drama CD! This was a tad rushed for Ryuuto's birthday as I only put it together a few days ago, but we finally got there in the end!! Ryuuto does sound a lil too harsh for my liking to begin with but once Yui/you enter, it is a lot smoother uwu. Also you get to hear a bit of Ryuuto's "theme" at the end, like the ones in the boy's chapter select scenes in their routes uwu. Thank you to @dialovers-translations for the title reference once again ^^

ー Ryuuto applies paint to his canvas paintbrush. ー

[0:06] A bit of green just here… Mm. Perhaps a little darker than that.

[0:20] Ah? Tut. Just my luck to have run out of paint… When nearing the very end of my painting, too.

ー You knock at his door, as he washes his brush. ー

[0:34] Enter.

ー You do as he says, closing the door behind you. ー

[0:45] Ah, it’s you. For once, you’ve arrived perfectly on time.

ー You note he sounds relieved. ー

[0:52] Relieved? It’s hardly that. You simply happen to be in the right place at the right time, just when I need something…

ー You eagerly ask what he needs. ー

[1:04] Don’t look so happy to help. I don’t want, nor need, it. You are simply my personal servant, aren’t you? And thus, you should, by now, be expecting to be asked to run these sorts of errands.

ー Ryuuto approaches you. ー

[1:19] Or, have you forgotten your place?

If I need to remind you, this menial task of yours will be the least of your worries, Pet. Instead, you’ll be far more concerned with licking the paint from my boots, and the like.

ー You shake your head. ー

[1:40] You remember then? Good.

Now, as entertaining as it is to insist that your body has adjusted to “sense” when I require you, I doubt that is what brought you to me.

So, tell me what it is you were looking for, by coming here.

ー You explain that you were worried about him. ー

[2:01] Worried? All because I haven’t left my room for a couple of hours? My, my. Fufu… Hahah. You’re full of surprises tonight, aren’t you?

…Hm? It’s been more than just a couple of hours? Well then, I suppose I haven’t been keeping the best track of time, lately, it seems.

Regardless, you understand that Vampires don’t require the same amount of care as humans do, don’t you? Besides, there isn’t any need for you to have worried about me while I’m working.

ー You apologise. ー

[2:40] It’s too late for an apology. You’ve already completely distracted me from my portrait; there is hardly any point in trying to continue now.

To make it up to me, you are to clean these paint brushes of mine. Be thorough now.

ー You ask to see the portrait. ー

[3:02] Ah? You wish to see? It’s not quite finished, however I’ll allow you to peek just this once. I call it, “The Thorn Amongst Roses”.

ー You are shocked that it is you he is painting. ー

[3:19] It is you, yes. A fitting title, isn’t it? You, of course, being the thorn. I’ve perfected your likeness, wouldn’t you say? Fufu.

ー You embrace him ー

[3:33] Mm?

Hahah.  You’re just as unpredictable as ever. Are you happy to see yourself be the subject of my painting? Is that it? You’re hardly what draws the eye in this piece, and yet you can’t help but smile?

…Show more of that face to me.

ー He kisses you ー

[3:59] …Mm.

Come even closer, as you melt at my touch.

ー There is a commotion as you do as he says, and you knock the paintbrush, flicking some paint onto yourself. ー

[4:11] Good grief.

You smeared paint all over your face… Tut. You can’t follow the simplest orders without making a mess. There is no way you will be able to clean this off yourself properly without a mirror.

ー He dampens a cloth. ー

[4:29] Here, don’t move.

I’ll clean it off you before you end up flicking even more over yourself.

ー He wipes the paint from your cheek. ー

[4:40] …What are you looking at me like that for? You’re once again smiling for next to no reason. Could it be you made a mess on purpose, just to keep me close?

Fufu … All done〜

ー Suddenly, he pushes you down to the ground. ー

[4:59] “What am I doing?” It should be obvious. If you’re kept beneath me, you no longer pose a threat, do you?

You may be questioning me, but you’re hardly doing much to resist. You truly haven’t forgotten your place, have you? Hahah.

ー There is a rustle of clothing. ー

[5:25] Ah, so only now is there a rise out of you? Don’t suddenly change your mind on this. I told you before, you’re my personal servant… And I’m thirsty. With your sweet smell in the air, all that is on my mind is your blood.

…And just like that, you’ve stopped? My, you’re one confusing woman.

First, you make a pathetic attempt to fight back, and now you’re more than willing to take me on. It isn’t too farfetched to assume all you are after is my fangs. Could that be why you came here, after all?

ー He leans in.  ー

[6:16] Then… I’ll indulge you this once, shall I? 〜

ー He bites down into your neck. ー

[6:21] Nn…Haah…

Perhaps it’s the fumes from the paint, after being cooped up in here for so long, but… Your blood tastes so sweet; I need even more…

ー He slurps and gulps at your blood. ー

[6:39] Mmnh…

Hahahah… There is that overjoyed expression again. Stopping right now would only be cruel, wouldn’t it? Such a desperate thing 〜

ー He bites down once again. ー

[6:59] Hnn… Mmm…

I suppose you could call your Master a hypocrite. Scolding you for making such a mess of yourself when, naturally, this could only end in such a thing.

After only sucking such a small amount of blood, you’ve already managed to stain my shirt. The longer this shirt is soused with your blood, the harder the stain will be to get out. Shame. This is one of my favourites…

No matter… I’ll simply add it to your pile of tasks from before. Although, you know I won’t let you off the hook with a meagre excuse such as that. Fufufu.

ー He gets close once again. ー

[7:45] Don’t worry. I’m nowhere near full, just yet 〜

ー He sucks your blood once more. ー

#Diabolik Lovers #dialovers #diabolik lovers oc #diabolik lovers drama cd #ryuuto drama cd #ryuuto sakamaki #sakamaki ryuuto #diabolik lovers character song #diabolik lovers mini drama #haunted dark bridal mini drama

[midnight-rice]

sorry to my followers for the sudden shift in interests again. if it makes you feel any better I also get whiplash every time this happens 😓

#was fixating too hard in oscar and also haplened to be making a list of my all time favorite characters #and accidentally replaced my obsessio. with a stronger one 😅 #boosted by my discovery of way more eng translated drama cds on youtube than i realized had been made 😅 #basically enough audio for a whole season of anime if it were animated