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Wow. Just, wow. It's another Visual Boys day, and...

I hold a shining gold cell phone in my right hand...

"I was thinking about getting that one myself."

Yup yup.

"The SHARP phones have really good resolution."

Exactly--that's one of its points.

"Well, anyways I'm getting a different one."

HEY! Don't act like it's no big deal!

Well, I figured that's how it'd go anyways...

And then, casually and buffeted along at the usual tempo, I found myself faced with a set of familiar faces.

This year as well, the blossoms bloom beautifully...and then fall away and land on the water's surface. The sakura have once again prepared us for a great year next year.

Did you get to do hanami? Did you drink some sake?

Right now, I'm trying to keep my back straight surrounded by a lot of people who are all clamoring about.

You know, if you're not careful of that long line, the wait to use the girls' bathroom might be an hour or more--this is Nagayama Takashi, who often thinks, "I sure am glad I'm a guy..." Please stick around for a little while with this entry and rest as if you were just waiting to use the toilet. m(__)m

TeniMyu...ever heard of it??
[T/N: He did the "Shitteru kai?" line XD]

Amazingly enough, my appearance in the next Prince of Tennis musical (actually, a Dream Live) was decided, and for the first time in five years, my group of friends got together for an interview.

There was no end in sight to our talk, and like a balloon let loose by a child, we flew off into the distance...to some place you can't reach...except not, and the balloon got caught at the top of a tall building. When I think about what it was that returned that balloon to the child's hand...it was how our roles had not really changed that much at all.

"Same old, same old, huh?"

So familiar, and it made me so happy...but also a little frustrated. The sound of hands slapping carved out a rhythm to our laughter.

After that, more than 100 people piled into the rehearsal hall. With each cast member giving their greetings, it took a long time, and I took the opportunity to reaffirm how far this work had come...

Oh, it's my turn. Nagayama Takashi's making his move.

I'll do my very best not to destroy the precious memories of all the fans who've supported this work this far, and make it a great show for those seeing it for the first time p(^^)q

I, who fell away so beautifully from TeniMyu, want to be an even more beautiful existence on the water's surface, so that I can support those in full bloom as they fall away from this work themselves.



That last line just...really really got me. I teared up a little reading it ;__; Just, Nagayan understands what he needs to do so well. I always wondered how it must feel for them--it's not their end, they've already had their GradMyu, cried and moved on, lost friends and made new ones. But for 5th cast, this is all new and still fresh and it's about to end really abruptly no matter how much they've mentally prepared themselves.

1st cast needs to be there, to show 5th cast that you can step away from this show, move on to bigger and better things and still be friends, still be a team, and this doesn't have to be The End.

テニミュから綺麗に散った僕は水面でもなお綺麗な存在でありたい。今咲き誇る彼らがしっかりと作品から散ってゆくサポートを出来るように。

Thank you, Nagayan, for putting into words exactly why I am so fucking glad this cast has you there to help them get through this show. They couldn't have better sempai there holding them up ;~; I swear, this guy never fails to make my mouth fall open at just how much he gets stuff.

Date: 2010-04-09 01:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] geebaby757.livejournal.com
This entry is pure love. That last line has to be one of the most amazing things that I have ever read. Nagayan really has a way of pulling out emotions and putting them into words. Now I'm even more excited for DL7th.

Date: 2010-04-09 02:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yomimashou.livejournal.com
Aw, Nagayan ;~; He really does say it perfectly.

Date: 2010-04-09 03:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] currycraver.livejournal.com
Thank you so much for the translation! Nagayan is so wonderful at sharing his thoughts. I wish I could be a fly on the wall of the back stages that won't make it on the DVD. A fly who understands Japanese much better that I do. I just want to be a small part of the culmination of all that Tenimyu has come to mean for me and for so many others. I am envious of everyone who gets to see it in person. I guess I just have to wait for the DVD. I wish I would get my new job sooner so I could afford to go to Japan for DL7, amongst other things. Thanks again for sharing this. Sorry for my verbose whining, I will go back to lurking now.

Date: 2010-04-09 06:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amyused.livejournal.com
You're so right. That last bit is really powerful and really... sad. ;^; I don't want these guys to go. I don't want this run to end. Guh, Tenimyu.... TT_TT

Date: 2010-04-09 12:33 pm (UTC)
ext_49452: (*gasp*)
From: [identity profile] analineblue.livejournal.com
Wow, just... This whole entry, the imagery, the randomness (bathroom line? wtf? XD) and then that last part~ *wibbles* It really is amazing how well he gets things like this. I mean, I'm sure from his end, he's seeing nothing but excitement for first cast being part of this, and yet he's still taking into account that they've been gone a long time, and that he doesn't want to take away from that important final moment for 5th cast. ;__; (If that made any sense, I don't know. :P)

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