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Because tracking my fic recs using Tumblr is hard

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( Kuroko no Basuke )
( Tower of God )
( Katekyo Hitman Reborn )
( Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro )
( Durarara!! )
( Harry Potter )
( Prince of Tennis )
( Naruto )
( Shaman King )
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( Hirunaka no Ryuusei )
( Pacific Rim )
( One Piece )
( Full Metal Alchemist )
( Kyousougiga )

 So, Kurenai Ouji is literally taking over my life right now. I downloaded the Japanese raws just to browse them, but I somehow ended up translating the whole of chapter 15 orz (and I've browsed up to vol.9 and I feel like I won't be able to resist not translating the other chapters too). So, uh, sharing to satisfy all the Kurenai Ouji fans out there while we wait for the scanlations ^_^

Please do not use my translations without my permission. Thank you.
Japanese raws can be found here. Page 1 is file Kurenai Ouji 03-04/Kurenai Ouji 04/紅心王子④ p004.jpg 

( Translations under the cut )

 I saw someone wanted a MakoRin comic to be translated and who am I to deprive a fellow shipper haha And I'm trying to do a different format for my notes right now

Link to Comic: 無配と通販のお知らせ【まこりん】 by ましろ

Vocabulary

• 恋愛 (れんあい) = [noun] love
• 自由形 (じゆうがた) = [noun] freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
• 大阪 (おおさか) = [noun] Osaka
• 大会 (たいかい) = [noun] convention; tournament
• 無料 (むりょう) = [noun; no-adj] free
• 配布 (はいふ) = [noun] distribution
• 過去 (かこ) = [adverbial noun] the past
• 話 (はなし) = [noun] talk; story
• 橘 (たちばな) = [name] Tachibana
• 真琴 (まこと) = [name] Makoto
• 凛 (りん) = [name] Rin
• 初めて(はじめて) = [noun] first time; [adverb] for the first time
• えっと = [interjection] let me see; well...; err...
• それは = [expression] that is
• その = [interjection] um...; err...; uh...
• 嘘 (うそ) = [noun] lie; falsehood
• 絞める (しめる) = [ru-verb; transitive verb] to strangle; to constrict
• 別に (べつに) = [adverb] nothing; (not) particularly; apart from; [slang] whatever
• もしかして = [expression; adverb] perhaps; possibly
• 上手 (じょうず) = [na-adjective] skillful; [noun] flattery
• 違う (ちがう) = [u-verb; intransitive verb] to differ (from); to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
• 違い (ちがい) = [noun] difference
• あんまり = not very (when used with negative)
• こんな風に (こんなふうに) = [adverb] in this way; like this
• 諦める (あきらめる) = [ru-verb; transitive verb] to give up; to abandon (hope, plans)
• 付き合う (つきあう) = [u-verb; intransitive verb] to associate with; to go out with
• 初恋 (はつこい) = [noun] first love
• こうやって = [conjunction] thus; in this way
• 一緒に (いっしょに) = together (with); at the same time
• 勝手に (かってに) = [adverb] arbitrarily; of its own accord; involuntarily; as one pleases
• 怒る (おこる) = to get angry; to get mad
• 何人 = everyone; how many (people); what nationality
• 聞く (きく) = [u-verb; transitive verb] to hear; to listen; to ask; to inquire
• ちゃう = [expression] = isn't it?; wasn't it?; (Osaka dialect) no!
• 際 (さい) = on the occasion of; circumstances
• 洗いざらい (あらいざらい) = [noun] everything
• ちまう = [u-verb; colloquial] to do something completely
• 引く (ひく) = [u-verb] to pull; to draw back
• 両手 (りょうて) = [noun; no-adjective] (with) both hands; approvingly
• 足る (たる) = to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of
• 取っかえ引っかえ (とっかえひっかえ) = [adverb; noun] alternately
• 告白 (こくはく) = [noun] confession; profession of love
• 付き合い (つきあい) = [noun] association; socializing; fellowship
• 付き合う (つきあう) = [u-verb; intransitive verb] to associate with; to go out with
• 直ぐ (すぐ) = [adverb] immediately; at once; soon
• 振られる (ふられる) = [ru-verb; intransitive verb] to be given the cold shoulder; to be rejected; to be dumped
• そう言う (そういう) = [pre-noun adjectival] such; like that; sort of; very
• 何回か (なんかいか) = a few times
• 繰り返し (くりかえし) = repetition; reiteration; repeatedly
• 理由 (りゆう) = [noun] reason; pretext; motive
• 大切に (たいせつに) = [adverb] carefully; with caution; with great care
• つもり = intention; plan
• 当然 (とうぜん) = natural; as a matter of course
• 顔 (かお) = [noun] face (person)
• 報いる (むくいる) = [ru-verb; transitive verb] to reward; to recompense; to repay
• 忘れる (わすれる) = [ru-verb; transitive verb] to forget; to leave carelessly; to forget about
• もう一度 (もういちど) = [expression] once more; again
• よそ見 (よそみ) = looking away; looking aside

(page 0)
恋愛自由形！
Ren'ai jiyuugata!
Love freestyle!

大阪大会
Osaka taikai
Osaka tournament/convention

まこりん
MakoRin

無料配布マンガ
Muryou haifu manga
Free manga


(page 1)
まこちゃんの過去の話
Mako-chan no kako no hanashi
Mako-chan's past story

真琴
Makoto

お前さ初めてじゃないだろ
Omae sa hajimete janaidaro
This isn't your first time, right?
えっ！？
Eh!?

えっとそれは
Etto sore wa
Well.. that

その
Sono
Umm...

嘘ついたら
Usotsuitara
When you lie
絞める
Shimeru
You scrunch your face
.....

ごめん
Gomen
Sorry



(page 2)
...別に
...Betsuni
...Nevermind
そうだろうと思ってたし
Soudarou to omottetashi
I knew/thought it would be like this

凛
Rin

それってもしかして
Sorette moshikashite
what you meant

俺上手だったってこと？
Ore jouzudattatte koto?
was if I was skilled?
ちげーよ！
Chige-yo!
That's not it!
違うの？
Chigau no?
It wasn't?
あんまりよくなかった？
Anmari yokunakatta?
I wasn't good enough?
いやそれは
Iya sore wa
No

ちがくないけど！
Chigakunai kedo!
It's not like that!
凛 俺ね
Rin, ore ne
Rin, I

凛とこんな風になれると思ってなかったの
Rin to kon'nafuuni nareru to mottenakatta no
I didn't really expect that I'd end up doing something like this with you

(page 3)
だから 凛のこと諦めようって
Dakara Rin no koto akirameyoutte
That's why, I gave up on Rin

女の人と付き合ってみたりもしたんだけど
On'nanohito to tsukiatte mitarimo shitandakedo
and tried going out with women but
ダメだったよ
Damedatta yo
It was no good
ごめんね 凛
Gomen ne Rin
I'm sorry, Rin

初めてじゃないけど
Hajimetajanai kedo
This may not be my first time

だからそれは別に
Dakara sore wa betsuni
I told you, don't mind it

でも
Demo
But


(page 4)
俺の初恋は凛だし
Ore no hatsukoi wa Rin dashi
My first love is Rin

こうやって ずっと一緒にいたいって思うのも
Kouyatte zutto issho ni itaitte omou no mo
That's why, I want to be with you forever

凛だけだよ
Rin dakeda yo
Just with Rin

勝手に言ってろ！
Katte ni ittero!
Freely saying whatever you want!

凛！？
Rin!?

なんでここで怒るの！？
Nande koko de okoru no!?
How could I get angry!?


(page 5)
で 何人だよ
De, nan-rida yo
So, how many people

え？
Eh?

だからその お前何人と
Dakara sono omae nan-ri to
I'm asking you, with how many people

..... それ聞いちゃう？
..... Sore kii chau?
..... You wanna know?

この際だから
Kono sai dakara
Because now

洗いざらい話しちまえよ
Araizarai hanashi chimae yo
We have to completely talk about everything

... 怒んない？
...Okon'nai?
... You're not angry?

引かない？
Hikanai?
You're not backing out?

.......

両手では足らない
Ryoutede wa taranai
It's not enough, even with both hands
お前っ
Omae t-
You


(page 6)
とっかえひっかえしてたとかじゃないよ！？
Tokkae hikkae shitatokajanai yo!?
You're not just some alternative!?

告白されて付き合いはじめても
Kokuhaku sarete tsukiai hajimete mo
Even when we started dating after the confession

すぐ振られちゃうからね
Sugu furare chaukara ne
I end up getting dumped immediately
そういうのを何回か繰り返してたというか
Sou iuno wo nan-kai ka kurikaeshi teta iu ka
That kind of thing kept on happening a lot of times

真琴が
Makoto ga
Makoto

振られる方？
Furareru kata?
got dumped?

うん
Un
Yeah

いつもね
Itsumo ne
I always

おんなじ理由で振られてないよ
On'naji riyuu de furaretenai yo
got dumped for the same reason
橘くんは
Tachibana-kun wa
Tachibana-kun has

私より好きな人がいるんでしょって
Watashi yori sukinahito ga irundeshotte
Someone you like more than me


(page 8)

ひどいことしなよね
Hidoi koto shina yone
It's a terrible thing, isn't it

大切にしてるつもりでも
Taisetsu ni shiterutsumoridemo
Having to cherish somebody
たぶんずっと凛だったらそう思ってた
Tabun zutto Rin dattara sou omotteta
I kept on thinking that maybe, if it was Rin

大切にしてるつもりでもたぶんずっと凛だったらそう思ってた
Taisetsu ni shiterutsumoridemo tabun zutto Rin dattara sou omotteta
I kept on thinking that maybe, if it was Rin, I would be able to cherish you
振られて当然だと思うし
Furarete touzenda to oushi
Of course I'd keep on getting dumped

今こうやって凛にそんな顔させちゃってるのも
Ima kouyatte Rin ni son'na kao sase chatterunomo
So now, being able to see Rin's face

その報いなのかな
Sono mukuina no kana
I wonder if this is a reward

.... そんなに
.... Son'nani
.... So much


(page 8)
俺のこと
Ore no koto
I

忘れたかったのかよ
Wasuretakatta no ka yo
wanted to forget

凛？
Rin?

俺は
Ore wa
I

お前のこと忘れたいなんて思ったことなかった
Omae no koto wasuretai nante omotta koto nakatta
thought I wanted to forget you

凛
Rin

もう一度とよそ見なんかするなよ？
Mouichido to yosomi nanka suru na yo?
Don't look away from me again, okay?

Link to Comic: リヴァミカでしんだんメーカー by april

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ついて来のか
Tsuite ki no ka
Want to come with me?
出した手が
Dashita te ga
The hand that he offered
思ったより暖かくて
Omotta yori atatakakute
It's warmer than I thought
私は泣いたったのか
Watashi wa nai tatta no ka
I can't help but cry

おいミカサ、何をしてるんだ
Oi Mikasa, nani wo shiterunda
Oi Mikasa, what are you doing

仕事ができない。
Shigoto ga dekinai
I can't work.
ああ... その時から-
Aa... Sonotoki kara-
Aa... since that time

お前は、髪は何で短くなったんだ
Omae wa, kami wa nande mijikaku nattanda
You, why is your hair short
エレンが... 立体機動装置の訓練の邪魔になるかも知れないから、切るはうがいいと言って...
Eren ga... Rittai kidou souchi no kunren no jama ni naru kamo shirenaikara, kiru wa ugaiitoitte
Eren... said that it might get in the way of 3DMG training, so I cut it...
.....
.....

また伸ばせ。
Mata nobase.
Let it grow.
長いほうがきれいだ。
Nagai hou ga kireida
It's beautiful when it's longer.
あなたが私の最初と最後。
Anata ga watashi no saisho to saigo.
You are my first and last

(page 1)
寝ているのか...
Nete iru no ka...
She's sleeping...
子供はどのように負うべきものだ。
Kodomo ha dono you ni oubekimonoda.
How do you take care of children?
その後
Sonogo
Afterwards

Wow, it's been so long since I updated my journal hahaha I made a Tumblr account for my fandom stuff, but I don't feel as comfortable talking about my personal life there compared to here. Anyway, lately I've been busy with my Masters thesis. I actually pretty like my topic which is deriving the articulators used given acoustic data. I had my proposal defense last September 2 and it wasn't as smooth sailing as I wanted it to be. Before the defense, it was weird because I wasn't feeling nervous at all. I even slept early the day before so that I'd be in tip top condition. But when I woke up at 0800, I felt bad it's like all the nervousness that I didn't experience washed over me during my sleep. I tried to stay optimistic and told myself that I'll feel better once I've eaten breakfast. I was wrong. I wasn't even able to finish half of my egg sandwich before I proceeded to vomit everything. So instead of eating, I decided to take a bath first, hoping that I'll be alright later. By 1000, I decided to eat again (rice and fried chicken). Not even three spoonfuls before I had to rush to the CR and vomit. I was really stressed by that point. Why do I keep on vomiting all the food that I eat! This has never happened to me before! I was even thinking what if I suddenly developed bulimia or something. I had to eat no matter what, damn it. I went back to the dining table and forced myself to eat the remaining food. I had urges of wanting to vomit, but I stopped myself and swallowed everything. And then I went to school.

Checking my defense venue (Gokongwei, Adric), it was a good thing that I arrived early (1130) because the place didn't have a projector. So I proceeded to go to the library (Henry Sy 6F) to borrow one. But when I arrived there, the person told me that projectors are to be borrowed at Gokongwei 305 >o< So back I went to Gokongwei only to have the person there tell me that I need a request from a faculty or pay P50.00 for every hour that I borrow the projector. Welp. Faculty request is out of the question because that'll take time. And I don't know how long my defense will be so I was hesitant. I decided to consult my adviser first and went down to the office at the 1F. They asked me why I can't borrow the projector myself and they were surprised to know that there's a borrowing fee hahaha Anyway, my panelist told me to just borrow a spare monitor at the game lab. So back to 4F I went to get a spare monitor. But alas, the monitor didn't come with a VGA connector! Good thing Ian was working at the room beside Adric (for Datacraft) and I was able to borrow a VGA connector from him. Checking the time, I was surprised that it was just 1200 and I was able to do all those things in just under half an hour. So I practiced my presentation for some time and then browsed Tumblr to relax until 1300.

And then my defense started. I talked and talked for about 30 minutes, but I was really bothered by Dr. Ilao and Ms. Jiji who were discussing something. All I could think of was "Oh man they'll definitely gonna comment on something shit I'm screwed". And I was right. Because the first question they asked me after my presentation was what new information can my thesis provide? Because apparently, the problem I was solving was already solved before. And it would have been fine if I was doing an undergrad thesis. But no, it was a Masteral thesis so my output should provide some new information. My mind blanked out. I couldn't think of anything. And then my stomach started acting up. Everything was going awry. Good thing my adviser gave me a hint to get out of that situation. I completely forgot what the initial purpose of my thesis, which was to help the hearing impaired persons in learning proper production of speech sounds. After that, everything was okay ^_^ Thank goodness.

Last Monday, I went to La Luz, Batangas with my friends for an overnight outing. We did a lot of fun things like beach volleyball, swimming, playing cards, and some drinking. But the most memorable activity for me was the stargazing. It's really a wonder why, even though I've seen the star-studded skies so many times, it still feels so mesmerizing. And why staring at them brings about deep thoughts of all forms.

( I can't quite remember how it all started. But the stars somehow brought out the inner nerds in us. )
( And then, I saw the 9 shooting stars of fortune... )

Now that I'm back in the city, I can't see the stars anymore. *sigh* So I've been wasting my time watching Korean dramas and reading mangas. Yesterday, I've just finished watching Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (FBRS) and it's so awesome! I'm currently looking for a site to download a torrent, so that I can watch it again later when I miss it. Today, I started reading St&rs as recommended by my friend last Monday. The Earth has received a message from aliens to meet on Mars at a designated date. At the same time the message was received, the protagonist, still a child, uttered his very first word, "Mars." Because of that, he grew up with the goal of becoming an astronaut. So when the space agency, St&rs were recruiting for astronauts, he and his friends embarked on a quest to become astronauts! So far, its very interesting and I'm liking it. But, I hope that in the future chapters, they also focus not just on the main character, but on the other characters as well. Because that's one of the things that I generally don't like on other mangas. Making the protagonist super cool and awesome, leaving the secondary characters as weak and unnecessary. Sooo, I have high hopes for this manga. Although I don't know if it's released weekly or monthly, but  I'll definitely put this on my read list XD

Yesterday I cooked fried chicken. And it was scary @.@ I felt like I was in a battlefield. With the tongs as my weapon and a pot cover as my shield, I engaged in a long and heroic battle with the almighty Cooking Oil in order to save my beloved Fried Chickens!



Waiting for the right moment to strike, I kept my distance and watched my enemy. And just when I thought that the enemy has lowered its guard, I approached it with haste. But alas, my inexperienced-self did not foresee that the enemy was just bluffing and was actually waiting for me to approach so that it can launch a surprise attack! TT_____TT Because I was too lax, my enemy's attack managed to bypass my shield and landed a critical hit on me (#_<) Injured, I had to temporarily leave the battlefield to treat myself with some magical ice. Everything was fine, until I went back and to my horror, my Fried Chickens are almost dying! With little care for my safety, I rushed to my Fried Chickens' side and ignored the prickling attacks I was receiving. Until at last. At Last! I was able to save the near-dead-but-still-alive-and-edible Fried Chickens! In the end, everything went better than expected XDDDD

Whew, I haven't been active in two months, huh -______- The previous term was pretty hectic I don't even sleep during the weekends >o< Now, it's the last day of my term break T^T I actually decided to use the break to catch up with all the fandoms I've neglected but alas, my Internet connection ditched me and wanted a break, too. Even now, it still hasn't come back. Luckily, we have a Globe Tattoo for the times that this happens :D Anywaaayy, because of the lack of Internet connection, I had to somehow find a way to survive the break. I thought long and hard until I realized that hey, I have the Durarara light novel translations downloaded in my laptop! I started reading from Volume 4 because the anime already showed Volumes 1 - 3. And my goodness, I realized over and over again just how awesome Durarara is. I even almost forgot to eat so many times because I HAD TO finish what I was reading. And I really like the new characters like Awakusu Akane, Chikage Rokujo and Vorona. Shizuo and Akane's relationship is just sooo cute I wanna draw theeemmm (but that doesn't mean I pair them with each other >o< Shizuo x Izaya, still XD) Chikage reminds me of Bleach's Urahara because they have similar hats. I really liked Urahara (back when I was still reading Bleach) so that's probably one of the reasons why I like Chikage. But I also like him because of his personality. And Vorona is so kickass. Woman + kickass = awesome. And her way of speaking is funny.

One thing that I like about Durarara is that even if the theme is dark, it still manages to not be that serious and make me laugh at times. It's okay to be serious when needed. But when something I'm reading is so serious all the way through, my brain just becomes exhausted and I need to sleep. With Durarara, I can read it for hours and still be energetic. And the novels made me like Shinra's character. Though he was already likeable in the anime, the "Lovey-Dovey Prattles of an Underground Doctor" parts of the light novels just made him be part of my favorite Durarara characters list (although most of the characters are already in that list >o<). It's kind of awesome how even though you can only read Shinra's side of the conversation, and even though the scenes are comedic, you can still understand what is happening and there is plot advancement (instead of just being a filler) It's just a pity that there's no complete translation of Volumes 7 and 8 so I had to jump to Volume 9 after Volume 6 ;^; Although the story is still understandable without reading the two missing volumes, there are still questions where the answers can most likely be found in the missing volumes. Questions such as:

1. Who are Mikage and his brother? From Volume 9, I know that his brother (I forgot his name, but it starts with an E) is Mairu's martial arts teacher, while Mikage was a classmate of Izaya before...
2. New members of the chatroom. Saki is obviously Mikajima Saki. Pure Water 100% is probably Kuronuma Aoba. There are two others that I can't remember the names, but one of them is Mikage's brother so the other one is probably Mikage?
3. Vorona is somehow now working with Shizuo and Tom. Last time I saw her, she was trying to kill Shizuo. Now, she's part of the debt collector group... But Slon and Igor were not mentioned. I wonder what happened to them
4. In Volume 6, Izaya was stabbed by some person. Then, in Volume 9, he's back to work.
5. Shinra was attacked by Yadogiri Jinnai (according to Izaya). But the motivation for this attack is unknown (to me, that is)
6. Will Chikage appear again? I hope he's not just some character that appeared and then will never be seen again >o< I'm really fond of him so I hope he comes back!
7. Aoba seems to have met with Shinra before...
8. Mikado stabbing Aoba with the ballpen was awesome. But he was barely mentioned in Volume 9. I wonder what's happening with him. It seems that he's being trained by the Blue Squares members
9. Did Kida meet with Anri in Volume 7 or 8? It seems that way. (And hurray, Kida's back! Although he's wearing that yellow scarf again. I wonder what he's planning to do)

 It's a really good thing that I opted not to stay late at school because if I did, I'd probably be stranded there by now (although I do want to experience watching DVDs in one of the classrooms)

Anyway, I decided to repost here some of my old poems (mini-poems?) since, err, nobody probably reads my old journal by now...

( Warning: It's not my fault if you get annoyed for some reason because of my works :)) Proceed at your own risk )