I’m not sure about the rest of you, but from the first time I saw the opening theme of Last Friends, chills went down my spine. I thought it was awesome, perhaps the most awesome opening theme I’ve seen. I don’t know what it is about it, but the song, the symbolism… everything! It just really stirred something in me.

So I have to share the video and the lyrics! And please, if you love it, do buy the CD, and support Utada Hikaru!

The full song, romaji, kanji version and translation follow.»

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Romaji
Kanji
English

Romaji

Heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite
Waratte iyake ga sashite
Raku bakari shiyou to shiteita

Naimononedari buruusu
Minna yasuragi wo motometeiru
Michitariteru no ni ubaiau
Ai no kage wo otteiru

Taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayakidashita
Anata ga arawareta ano hi kara
Kodoku demo tsurakute mo heiki da to omoeta
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Yameru toki mo sukoyaka naru toki mo
Arashi no hi mo hare no hi mo tomoni ayumou

I’m gonna tell you the truth
Hitoshirezu tsurai michi wo erabu
Watashi wo ouen shite kureru
Anata dake wo tomo to yobu

Tsuyogari ya yokubari ga muimi ninarimashita
Anata ni ai sareta ano hi kara
Jiyuu demo yoyuu demo hitori ja munashii wa
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Oh mou sukoshi da yo
Don’t you give up
Oh misute nai zettaini

Zankoku na genjitsu ga futari wo hikisakeba
Yori issou tsuyoku hikare au
Ikurademo ikurademo ganbareru ki ga shita
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Arifureta nichijou ga kyuu ni kagayaki dashita
Kokoro wo ubawareta ano hi kara
Kodoku demo tsuraku demo heiki da to omoeta
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
Hitori ni sasenai

Kanji

平気な顔で嘘をついて
笑って 嫌気がさして
楽ばかりしようとしていた

ないものねだりブルース
皆安らぎを求めている
満ち足りてるのに奪い合う
愛の影を追っている

退屈な毎日が急に輝きだした
あなたが現れたあの日から
孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

病める時も健やかなる時も
嵐の日も晴れの日も共に歩もう

I’m gonna tell you the truth
人知れず辛い道を選ぶ
私を応援してくれる
あなただけを友と呼ぶ

強がりや欲張りが無意味になりました
あなたに愛されたあの日から
自由でもヨユウでも一人じゃ虚しいわ
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Oh もう少しだよ
Don’t you give up
Oh 見捨てない 絶対に

残酷な現実が二人を引き裂けば
より一層強く惹かれ合う
いくらでもいくらでも頑張れる気がした
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

ありふれた日常が急に輝きだした
心を奪われたあの日から
孤独でも辛くても平気だと思えた
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
一人にさせない

English

With an indifferent face you tell a lie
Laughing until you feel sick
“Let’s have nothing but fun” you said

Feeling blue over desiring the impossible
Everyone is seeking tranquility
You’re struggling, but you’ve had enough
Now you’re chasing after a shadow of love

Since the day you appeared
My dull “everyday”s have begun to shine
Now I‘m able to think, “Feeling loneliness, being in pain – that’s not so bad”
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Through painful times and healthy times,
Stormy days and sunny days, let’s walk on together

I’m gonna tell you the truth
I chose an unforeseeably painful path
and you came to support me
You’re the only one I can call a friend

Fake displays of strength and avarice have become meaningless
I’ve been in love with you since that day
When I’m free, with time to spare, there’s no life in being alone
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Oh… Just a little more
Don’t you give up
Oh don’t ever abandon me
If the cruelty of reality tries to tear us apart
We’ll be drawn more closely to one another
Somehow, somehow, I have a feeling we’ll be able to stand firm
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Every day banalities quickly begin to shine brilliantly
You stole my heart that day
Loneliness and pain I thought I could deal with
I’m just a prisoner of love

Stay with me, stay with me
My baby, say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
Don’t leave me alone again

—
Thanks to JpopAsia for the lyrics. Remember to support Utada Hikaru

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Zettai Kareshi
絶対彼氏
Episode 2
Aired: 22nd April 2008
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Riko’s trial period of Knight is over either must purchase Knight for 100 million yen or give him back and pay for the damages made in the last episode – costing 1 million yen. Riko can’t wait to get rid of Knight, but has to somehow come up with 400,000 yen in a week. How can you make a lot of money in a short space of time?

Soushi, on the other hand, wants Riko to make her cream puffs for the company.

Watching the re-cap of the previous episode, it made me realise what a good job Hayami Mokomichi did at being a robot. There is personality in there, while being a robot. I think somehow in the short time of the recap I appreciated this show just a little bit more.

And this episode didn’t let me down. It was fast paced, a lot of fun with a great dose of tension. Gotta love love squares. Perhaps I should still call it a love triangle, as I am pretty sure Mika’s feelings are not love.

Any way, I do love a good love-based tension, so of course my favourite scene in the show was the one I pictured above, when Soushi was taking Riko home and Knight comes along.

This episode is also good because I feel we get to know more of Riko’s personality and motivations. I feel like I’m knowing her better, and she doesn’t seem as similar to Aibu Saki’s role in Utahime.

There was also a fantastic dosage of humour injected. “Ore sexy?” or “Am I sexy?” Also loved the “sweat” spray, lol. I understand about how weird it would be to have a robot saying that, but how could you not love Knight?

Oh, and did Soushi’s grandfather remind anyone else of Colonel Sanders? No? Maybe it was just me.

The Love Triangle.

Still feels a bit ordinary, but it’s going up.

I don’t know, it still feels a bit ordinary, but I think this series is going to get better and better. Which is why I’m going to give it

Okaeri by Ayaka

In somewhat related news, is anyone else loving the ending theme song, Okaeri by Ayaka? Apparently it’ll be out on the 14th of May, 2008. The little ending scene is a lot of fun too. Here’s a video:

Lyrics of the whole song, in Romaji:

okaeri sweetheart
kaeru bashou yeah
ai wo arigatou

mata heiki no furi wo shite
kanashimi no iro wo nuritsubushite
waratte shimaun desu
shinjiru koto no taisetsusa
wakatteru no ni iza to iu toki
utagatte shimau yeah

karappo no karada
nagareru toki ni
fuiteshimaisou ni naru kedo
anata no koto dakishimetai
kono kimochi katsugi ugokasu no

okaeri im home
hitogoto de mitasareru kokoro
okaeri sweetheart
kaeru bashou yeah
ai wo arigatou
sweet home

jibun no koto bakkari wo
kangaeru otona wa zuruin da to
omotteitan desu
demo hisshi ni kaeru koto wo
sakenderu hito mo iru’n da
yatto shitta’n desu

atarimae no shiawase nanka
kono sekai ni hitotsu mo nai
anata no tame, sou omoeta
kono kimochi katsugi ugokasu no

okaeri im home
supiido ga kasokushiteku mainichi
okaeri sweet home
kawaranai zutto aru keshiki
sweet home

sagashite nakushita
kokoro no kizu ga
tachimukau tsuyosa ni kawareta no wa
“okaeri” ga atta kara

okaeri im home
hitogoto de mitasareru kokoro
okaeri sweetheart
kaeru bashou yeah
ai wo arigatou

okaeri im home
daijoubu anata ga iru kara
okaeri sweetheart
mattete ne mou sugu tsuku kara
sweetheart
oh yeah
okaeri…sweetheart

What’s up with the bagpipes at the end?

Remember to support Ayaka and buy Okaeri!

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Up for a really annoying song? In the spirit of my forth coming Hana Kimi drinking game experiment, here is the lyrics to Otsuka Ai’s Peach, the song at the closing credits of the show. Enjoy!

Hana Kimi Ending Credits Video

Sorry for the romaji, but I figure this way everyone can enjoy them, not only those learning Japanese. Of course, support Otsuka Ai and buy her single (0_~)

Peach
taiyou sansan
moriagaru kotoshi wa uta itai
kibun runrun
nomitai houdai waraitai

yureru yureru kokoro ni
dokidoki shitai na
soremo sou kana rakuen
ah~ ah~ ah~
natsu da ne

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
itten de fuantei dakara
sugu itten suru dakedo
kaeshite miseru yo

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
nanbai mono power ga hitsuyou
ganbatte miseru yo
aishichau kara

yuu’utsu ni bye bye
sonna hima wa nai motta inai
dappi de bye bye
ii tokoro mitara chance desho

hitamukisa ga daiji nee
wasureta ano hi
itsu no ma ni yogoreta n da
ah~ ah~ ah~
tsukushimaasu

peach
oishii darake no yuuwaku
sukoshi kurai shinpai shitatte ii janai
shinjiteru kedo

peach
oshiri ga hoshii kereba ageru wa
sashigeteki na yoru to iyashi no asa yooi suru ne

suikonda naka ni zatteta akuma to tenshi
osedo osedo hiki
moto ni kaeshitara
high touch !

peach !
nanigoto mo balance
otagai my pace
rhythm ni awasete
JUMP! JUMP!

peach !
yappa isshoni iyou yo
iru beki da yo
kigen nao shite tanoshi mou you no natsu wo

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
nanbai mono power ga hitsuyou
ganbatte miseru yo

aishichau kara

aishichau kara

aishichau kara

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It’s my current ring tone. Even though I’m a metal head, I can’t help love this song because it’s catchy and also because it’s the main song of one of my favourite shows of the season… Also because a certain Ikuta Toma sang it which made me love it even more… Oh, and it’s funny cause they say “A, B, Shi”.

OK, and for your entertainment, the lyrics! In romaji sorry! Oh, and when I get a bit of spare time I hope to turn this into a nice soft sub aka karaoke! But don’t expect this before Christmas And of course, if you love this song, get Orange Range’s Ikenai Taiyou on YesAsia.

Orange Range – Ikenai Taiyou lyrics

Ikenai taiyou Na Na

Chotto de ii kara misete kurenai ka
Omae no sekushii feromon de ore mero mero

Ah furechaisou demo ikenai no!
Jojo ni kou naru kodou tomerarenai wa

Kawasu kotoba no kioku tooku kuchimoto no ugoki ni yureugoku
Nureta kami wo nadeta soshite Ah

ABC tsuzukanai sonna n ja dame ja nai
Datte kokoro no oku wa chigau n ja nai?
Ore no seishun sonna mon ja nai atsuku oku de hatetai yo
Kitto kimi ja nakya ya da yo ore wa ikenai taiyou Na Na

“akai ito” nante esora goto demo shita gokoro de sae shinjitai no
Ore wa tadashii kimi mo tadashii tonikaku mou sayuu sarenai ze

Damashi damasare mune uzuku heta na shibai ga yori moriageru yoru
Iki ga mimi ni fureta futari Ah

ABC tsuzukanai sonna n ja dame ja nai
Datte kokoro no oku wa chigau n ja nai?
Atashi no seishun sonna mon ja nai atsuku oku de hatetai yo
Kitto kimi ja nakya ya da yo atashi ikenai taiyou

Kawasu kotoba no kioku tooku kuchimoto no ugoki ni yureugoku
Nureta kami wo nadeta soshite Ah

ABC tsuzukanai sonna n ja dame ja nai
Datte kokoro no oku wa chigau n ja nai?
Ore no seishun sonna mon ja nai atsuku oku de hatetai yo
Kitto kimi ja nakya ya da yo ore wa ikenai taiyou
Karamiau ito wa kimi to ore wo musubu akai ito
Na Na

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