This weekend was really productive! I did some major adulting and scheduled a bunch of blogs to come out this week! I’m trying to plan ahead since I’m about to get a bit more busy both at work and with studying for the ARE.
I’m picking a song much different than my usual, just because I’m just I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu since I started watching season 2.
Title: Imawa no Shinigami | Artist: Megumi Hayashibara
Show: Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Sukeroku Futatabi-Hen
Season 2 is shaping up to be about Yotaro this time around and how he’s affected Yakumo and Konatsu’s life. It’s one of my favorites this season. This song has a haunting quality to the song, it’s also got an old school crooner’s vibe to it. I like the depiction of Yakumo/Kikuhiko in this because it’s clear he’s lived with pain and regret throughout his life since he lost his best friend. The ending with Sukeroku opening up Yakumo’s robe’s is enthralling as to simply symbolize that Yakumo despite his success in life is not just feeling empty and hollow, but maybe feels dead on the inside. It’s a powerful image that really stuck to me in this OP.
Anyways, hope everyone has a yet another great week! Did any of you guys do anything productive this weekend?
Being productive is always good!
I really need to schedule my posts better, but I’m lazy 😛
I really like this opening as well 😛
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Is the ARE an architecture registration exam?
Perhaps I should give “Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu” a look. I’ve never heard of it until now, but it’s josei and it’s from Studio Deen, so it might be something I need to consider!
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Yes it is! It’s about 7 exams of different topics under Architecture. *sigh*! I didn’t do well my first exam so I’m trying to get myself re-organized to re-take it!
Rakugo is a great show! I love kikuhiko/8th yakumo so much T-T…it’s really dense in dialogue and hard to relate to sometimes because of the stories they perform…, but the overall storytelling is great 🙂 I would highly suggest giving it a try.
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I sincerely wish you the best. It sounds distinctly un-fun, but here’s to hoping that your hard work pays off!
Sounds good. I must do so when life calms down a bit!
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It is un-fun and very time consuming *sighhhhh* but im determined to get my license and get it done! 😀 so I can design whatever I want lol.
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Thanks again! You’re so sweet!
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I love the music in Rakugo, so gorgeous and graceful. I’m glad to see that the second season is so close to the first in that sense.
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