New Shiki Theme

According to the Sony official website, Mana Mary Sue Wakeshima Kanon will be teaming up with An Cafe twinkie Kanon to form the horror-rock duo kanon x kanon. Horror rock, because it's horrifying. And as befitting horror-rock, the duo's debut single, entitled "Calendula Requiem," will be used as the opening theme for the most popular horror anime on Japanese TV--yes, that's right, it's going to replace "Kuchizuke" as the opening theme for our own dear Shiki.

I guess they couldn't have Buck-Tick do the ending and the opening themes simultaneously, but all I can say is, come on, guys, seriously?

And do these campers look happy, I ask you?

Oh, and if you haven't watched Shiki yet, please don't let An Cafe boys and strawberry-licking lolitas stop you from watching it. Watch it I tell you! Alone in a dark room, preferably. It is a delicious creepfest and more than worth your time and nightmares.

Kuchizuke Translation

Kiss

Lyrics: Sakurai Atsushi

Music: Imai Hisashi

I love you…could I say I love you?

Shut your mouth, close your eyes

To the kiss of my sin

I love you…I’m sure I love you

Close my eyes, piercing your throat

With the kiss of my sin

I can never go back

But it’s fine by me

Gazing deep in the night

Drinking down the wine

I love you…I love you more and more

Driven mad by a vicious thirst

Close your eyes to the kiss of my sin

Driven mad by your scent

Waking deep in the night

Drinking love and lunacy

Come into my arms…that darkness is bitter

You’re bewitched yet you waver

Come, be now forever…this darkness is sweet

I’ll pierce you so deep

Driven mad by your scent

Waking deep in the night

Drinking love and lunacy

Come into my arms…that darkness is bitter

You’re bewitched yet you waver

Come, be now forever…this darkness is sweet

I’ll pierce you so deep

Come into my arms…that darkness is bitter

You’re smiling a little

This will make you forever…this darkness is sweet

I’ll pierce you so deep

Note: The lines in the chorus "that darkness is bitter/this darkness is sweet" are a reference to a Japanese folk song called "Hotaru Koi" ("Come, Firefly"). The original song goes, "Come, firefly/Over there the water is bitter/Over here the water is sweet." Also not to come across as rude, but the translation of this song that appeared in the fan-subbed version of the Shiki anime was wildly inaccurate, so please put it out of your minds.

Translation by Cayce, be sure to link back to Blog-Tick/NGS and credit me if you repost.

P.S. For what it's worth, Cayce is translating professionally these days, but this translation is a free gift of love.

くちづけ

作詞：櫻井敦司

作曲：今井寿

愛し．．愛し合えると言うの？　君の唇を塞ぐよ

目を閉じて　罪深き　くちづけ

愛し．．愛し合えるさ　きっと　君の首筋に突き立て

目を閉じて　罪深き　くちづけ

二度と戻れない　それでいい

真夜中を見つめて　ワイン飲み干す

愛し．．愛し合うのさ　もっと　激しい渇きに狂いそう

目を閉じて　罪深き　くちづけ

お前の匂い　狂わせる

真夜中に目覚めて　狂気　愛　飲み干す

おいでこの腕の中　“あっちの闇は苦いぞ”

君は惑い　揺らめく

やがて永遠になる　“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”

僕は深く　突き刺す

お前の匂い　狂わせる

真夜中に目覚めて　狂気　愛　飲み干す

おいでこの腕の中　“あっちの闇は苦いよ”

君は惑い　揺らめく

やがて永遠になる　“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”

僕は深く　突き刺す

おいでこの腕の中　“あっちの闇は苦いぞ”

君は少し　微笑む

これで永遠になる　“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”

僕は深く　突き刺す

Kuchizuke

Lyrics: Sakurai Atsushi

Music: Imai Hisashi

Aishi… aishiaeru to iu no? Kimi no kuchibiru wo fusagu yo

Me to tojite tsumi bukaki kuchizuke

Aishi… aishiaeru sa kitto kimi no kubisuji ni tsukitate

Me wo tojite tsumi bukaki kuchizuke

Nido to modorenai sore de ii

Mayonaka wo mitsumete wain nomihosu

Aishi… aishiau no sa motto hageshii kawaki ni kuruisou

Me wo tojite tsumi bukaki kuchizuke

Omae no nioi kuruwaseru

Mayonaka ni mezamete kyouki ai nomihosu

Oide kono ude no naka “Acchi no yami wa nigai zo”

Kimi wa madoi yurameku

Yagate eien ni naru “Kocchi no yami wa amai zo”

Boku wa fukaku tsukisasu

Omae no nioi kuruwaseru

Mayonaka ni mezamete kyouki ai nomihosu

Oide kono ude no naka “Acchi no yami wa nigai yo”

Kimi wa madoi yurameku

Yagate eien ni naru “Kocchi no yami wa amai zo”

Boku wa fukaku tsukisasu

Oide kono ude no naka “Acchi no yami wa nigai zo”

Kimi wa sukoshi hohoemu

Kore de eien ni naru “Kocchi no yami wa amai zo”

Boku wa fukaku tsukisasu

寿記 10.07.10 fanmail: "the Shiki opening theme"

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I got fanmail about the Shiki opening theme right away.

Thank you.

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The animation that was linked to the lyrics and rhythms.

It's really interesting.

It's great.

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I have to go back to the studio already...

IMAI 13:15

寿記 04.07.10 Kuchizuke & Shiki

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This is our new song.

To be released on September 1st.

It's going to be the opening theme of the anime series "Shiki" on Fuji Television.

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"Shiki" is a novel by Ono Fuyumi.

I used to have a hard cover copy of the whole thing right here in this very room,

And I thought to myself, "This looks very interesting, but I'll read it after I finish reading Tokyo Ibun."

So I kept putting off reading it.

Tokyo Ibun is also an Ono Fuyumi novel.

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Then the novel "Shiki" got made into a manga drawn by Fujisaki Ryuu, and then into the television anime series.

I have every volume of the manga series "Houshin Engi," also drawn by Fujisaki Ryuu.

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So then I read the manga for "Shiki."

It was really good.

...but....really....scary!

So scary, there were parts where I wanted to shout aloud "oh god, this is too fucking scary!"

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I started making "Kuchizuke" after I read the manga.

Alone, in my basement room.

It was scary.

I kept worrying what I would see if I turned around...

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The image I was trying to paint with this song is "the night with no dawn."

The working title for it was "Prologue."

I think I made something that's both strong, violent, and melodious.

A song full of junk sounds, and sweeeeet sounds.

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The anime starts airing on July 8th.

...I'm really excited.

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NoitaminA

INIMISONATO

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But still, a song I wrote, as the opening theme for the work of Ono Fuyumi and Fujisaki Ryuu...

It's just, amazing, really.

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So this picture was taken at the site of the "Kuchizuke" PV filming...

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...? ...wait...I think you can see something that looks like people...

Though it wasn't a place that people could get to...

Well, whatever.

IMAI 00:00

Kisses

Buck-Tick's second single of 2010 will be entitled "Kuchizuke" ("Kiss") and will be released this summer!

"Kuchizuke" was written as the opening theme for the anime "Shiki," slated to air starting July 8th on Fuji Television's noitaminA program. More details will be released as they are decided. NoitaminA airs Thursday nights starting at 1:15AM on Fuji Television, Kansai Television, Tokai Television, and BS Fuji. "Shiki" was based on the manga by Fujisaki Ryuu, which was based on the novel by Ono Fuyumi. Please check the Shiki official website for more information.

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Information taken from Buck-Tick's official site.