So because a friend brought it up, I remembered that my very old transliteration of the song "Wind" by Megumi Hasegawa (長谷川めぐみ) comes up in a Google search for me. I looked at it, and while there are certainly things I would like to change (actually, I think it's just one thing in particular), for the most part it's good. There just isn't too much to mess up in a transliteration. Anyway, being unsatisfied with the translation that a friend of mine tried to make for it (to be fair, it was his first translation, and song translation is hard), I thought I'd give it a shot myself, now that my Japanese level has improved considerably over the years. It's not a straight literal translation, as I took a few minor liberties that I felt conveyed both the meaning and feeling of the words better. Anyway, you can find both the original lyrics and my translation below: My Tranlsation: Somewhere in this blue sky, there is someone I meet suddenly. The summer sun shine...

While I was pre-ordering Nanoha-type a few day ago, I figured I would also pre-order the First-run Limited Edition Nanoha The MOVIE 1st on Blu-ray since it was also coming out within the next few days. I had no idea what it came with really, other than that I was pretty sure it had some kind of booklet with it. I wasn't expecting it to have English subtitles, but I figured I could find some fansub of it later to show people who didn't understand Japanese. However, looking at the what actually comes with it, I'm even more excited than before. Behold, the contents of the First-run Limited Edition Nanoha The MOVIE 1st Blu-ray box! First-run Limited Edition (taken from Amazon.co.jp ) First-run Limited Edition contents (taken from Official Nanoha Site ) 8,800 yen with tax included  Comes in a special package Pocket-sized movie pamphlet A 52-page booklet Blu-ray of the movie (Same as standard edition) 130 minutes long + extras at 1920x1080 on a dual-layer disc Audio...

Cover for the first Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha-type I heard about this a while back, but now that I know more about it, I decided to post about it. They're coming out with a -type magazine for Nanoha! When I say -type magazine, I mean of the same series as Newtype and Nyantype, and as such, it will also be published by Kadokawa Shoten. As per the name, it will be a magazine dedicated entirely to Nanoha. The first issue, the January 2011 edition, will be released on 30 November 2010, so in just a few days really. It will cost 780 yen including tax, and will include things such as the following: An item set that consists of a Lyrical Schedule Notebook and a Magical Ballpoint Pen A Weiss Schwarz Nanoha Series Complete Pin-up A complete report on NANOHA The MOVIE 1st in commemoration of the DVD & BD release A special dialogue between Yukari Tamura and Nana Mizuki A long interview with Masaki Tsuzuki And much more!

THE IDOLM@STER 2 First Run Limited Edition Cover The release date for IDOLM@STER 2 has been decided! It will come out on Thursday, 24 February 2011. Pre-orders are slated to begin on 19 November, 2010 in Japan, which means they've probably already started, or will be starting very soon. It will be priced at 8,800 yen with tax included. There will be a first run limited edition version of the game with special extras. Once the limited edition version sells out, people will only be able to get the standard edition, so you should hurry up and pre-order if you want the special edition! There will of course also be pre-order extras as well. The details are given below. Illustration of the Contents of the First Run Limited Edition First Run Limited Edition Contents*: Sparkly package Specially commissioned promotional photos of the 765 Productions idols (Set of 4) 765 Productions employee identification card (includes employee no. + serial ID) If you register your serial ID...

The cover songs for the first set of THE IDOLM@STER MASTER ARTIST 2 -FIRST SEASON- CDs have been decided, and you can submit requests now for songs you would like them to cover for the second set of CDs. The first set of song covers are: Haruka Amami Sekai de ichiban ganbatteru kimi ni ( Original by HARCO ) Hibiki Ganaha Nada sou sou ( Original by Ryoko Moriyama ) Miki Hoshii Squall ( Original by Eiko Matsumoto ) Haruka Amami, Hibiki Ganaha, Miki Hoshii Tip Taps Tip ( Original by HALCALI ) The second set of CDs will feature Makoto Kikuchi, Chihaya Kisaragi, and Takane Shijou, and they are taking requests now for a song that each one will cover, and what they will do as a group. For those interested, you can fill out a request here . It's a pretty long application, and it's all in Japanese, but if you succeed, these three will sing the song you choose. Good luck!

Lots of exciting IDOLM@STER news coming out now! I just caught up on the official blog, so here are the most exciting news bits I found. Starting with IDOLM@STER arcade news, the arcade machines no longer support online play as of the end of August. In commemoration though, they showed off an awesome device on the official blog, being a portable THE IDOLM@STER arcade machine in a suitcase! The pictures are below. The innards of portable IDOLM@STER arcade Slot for inserting your Producer Card, etc Portable IDOLM@STER arcade in action As you can see, it's totally awesome. With this, who needs IM@S PSP? For IDOLM@STER fans with a PS3, although they still haven't made any plans to release the game on the PS3, the people who participated in the THE IDOLM@STER SPECIAL LIVE in PlayStation Home could very well become part of the Guinness World Records. With 124,750 participants, they are aiming for a record in "Most Participants in a Virtual Concert". In IDOL...

I don't remember it all very clearly, but I figured I'd try to put down what I can remember of a dream I had last night. Sorry for it not making a lot of sense, but I figure that's how dreams are. In my dream, there was going to be a new Lois and Clark TV show, and I was probably talking to a friend about it. It moved into being the first episode of the show, and Lois and Jimmy were at the Daily Planet office when Clark just kind of wanders in and starts listening to their discussion. It takes them a while to realize Clark is there, but then when they do they're like, "Oh my god, where have you been" because he'd disappeared for a long time. Then the Daily Planet is attacked by some kind of liquid alien that starts to fill up the Daily Planet building and I remember finding it bizarre that the roofs for different rooms in the building opened up as the water/liquid started reaching the top of the room. I was suddenly in the episode at this point, and we so...