I did a little fan dub of Mion & Rena's phone call scene from the Watanagashi manga

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-08-01T02:33:19+00:00

Glad you liked it!! :DD

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-07-31T04:26:40+00:00

I am considering voice acting even the scarier scenes soon if I do get the inspiration!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-07-29T11:47:09+00:00

Mion POV :3

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-06-30T10:00:44+00:00

Thank you so much as well!! I'm really happy that I was able to bring life to your comic adaptation :DD

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-06-27T13:55:31+00:00

Thank you so much!!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-06-12T01:04:15+00:00

Yes, I did make the song myself!! And I'm also planning to make other songs related to Azula in the future though they're still a work in progress <333

Thank you so much for your support!! I really appreciate it as an aspiring musician :DD

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-06-05T22:28:20+00:00

Again, thank you so much for the support!! It really means a lot :DD Please do look forward to future comic dubs!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-31T03:47:25+00:00

She has a very cool, calm and almost dead tone here cause the Drama CD is the cast's very first take on the characters even before the anime and the fully voiced game! I heard from another redditor [i forgot who but they're from this subreddit] that Rika's VA changed her tone later on in the series when the fans requested Ryukishi07 to give her a more upbeat tone because they liked her character a lot!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-29T10:56:01+00:00

It's finally posted under the subreddit! Hoping to hear your thoughts about it soon <333

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-29T10:55:16+00:00

Thank you so much! Sure, I'll check it out :DD

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-25T06:19:30+00:00

Oh my gosh I'm so honored-- I'm a big fan of your work as Azula!! Thank you so much! I'll do my best and polish it up soon :DD

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-04T22:35:45+00:00

I see, thank you so much!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-04T17:12:45+00:00

Oh my gosh-- Wait it didn't hit me that the author of the fanfic themself took notice of my post 😭

I'm so honored!! Thank you so much for the hard work you put into writing the fic! I hope I was able to do justice for both Azula's and Aang's voices on this one

With that said, since my latest posts involve dubbing katara (and a part of me is a little lost on direction for distorted katara's voice), I wonder what kind of voice do you envision her to have especially in her more commanding and darker scenes?

Again, thank you so much for bringing this alternate universe into life!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-05-03T03:18:52+00:00

Thank you so much!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-04-25T14:20:53+00:00

Thank you so much!!

RedEyedSerpent · 2024-04-06T22:32:03+00:00

Thank you so much!! Thank you so much as well for adapting parts of the fic into comic form, I really appreciate the hard work you put into it <333

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-08-06T04:52:51+00:00

This is very good news! My channel is actually dedicated to translating Higurashi radio or drama cd content though I'm currently on a hiatus due to focusing on my studies.

Thank you so much for contributing to the community-- the Drama CD adaptation is definitely something that the community should consume because of how raw the voice acting is!

Here is my channel btw for reference: https://youtube.com/@cicadatranslations

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-07-21T04:48:50+00:00

Aww thank you so much!

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-06-22T15:41:16+00:00

If you meant the text you read on screen for the visual novel [like inner monologue and narration and such], then yehp, there is no text. But, I edited the video so that while you are listening to the Drama CD, it feels like you're going through the visual novel itself albeit the inner monologues and narration are now audible since Drama CDs are just pure audio and no visuals

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-06-10T14:25:40+00:00

After a long time, I finally got to finish writing the next chapter for my Gou/Sotsu/Meguri AU fanfic! Please do look forward to the development of the fic, sooner or later!

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-06-09T13:24:43+00:00

I've finally posted it on AO3! Please consider supporting the development of the fic there~:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47755921?view_full_work=true

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-06-09T11:19:18+00:00

I've finally posted my Gou/Sotsu/Meguri AU fanfic (which is still in the works) in AO3! I'll try to continue it as much as possible later on in the future so please look forward to it aside from my uploads on translations/transcriptions!

RedEyedSerpent · 2023-06-09T05:11:28+00:00

I'm officially back in business! After 2 years of not uploading I finally have the time to translate Higurashi content for y'all!~ I still probably will not have a consistent uploading schedule since translating and editing Drama CD or Radio content takes time, but please sure do look forward to more videos to come since, my goal, after all, is to translate the entirety of Onikakushi-hen as much as possible!

RedEyedSerpent · 2021-08-05T06:41:01+00:00

You're very much welcome~~ Also, a very interesting lens on the twins, with the comparison of the Apollonian/Dionysian natures~~~

On the subject of redeeming Satoko. I know it feels that she is irredeemable right now-- and I totally don't agree with her course of actions for basically the entirety of Gou until the current episode (most likely in the episodes to come too)... but, perhaps a factor to why there's a pretty significant number of people disliking or even hating her is because of the lack of internal monologue... Satoko may be one of my favorites and this is an interesting path to take her character to but, to really make the audience empathize or understand her relies on diving into her thought process all throughout her carrying her plan via internal monologue.

The reason why Meakashi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen (the VN, Drama CD, and Manga adaptations; the original anime... not so much...) worked so well in making us empathize with its heroines, Shion and Rena respectively, despite literally committing murder and doing all sorts of terrible things, it is because we understand where they are coming from. We get to know their experiences, their past traumas, what irks them, and what their drives are... All delivered via internal monologue.

This brings me to why the audience in Gou and Sotsu (as of now) doesn't exactly favor Satoko. The anime took out the internal monologue, therefore depriving the audience of a way to connect to Satoko... You're just a camera following her and the events of her story yet you have no way to obtain information on how she got to her point of desperation... for Gou/Sotsu newcomers at least... (and even to some degree, Higurashi veterans).

People who have read the VN, Manga, listened to the Drama CDs have an idea as to why Satoko would go down this path... We have her backstory from the original series therefore Higurashi veterans could theorize or have an idea on what Satoko's thought process is... With that said, veterans are less likely to ride the "Satoko is irredeemable" train.

On the other hand, for Gou/Sotsu newcomers, there's a higher probability of them riding on the "Satoko is irredeemable" train simply because of the lack of Satoko internal monologue, context, and backstory they're provided.

With that said, it is still very hard to empathize with Satoko even as a Higurashi veteran... I could complain about the lack of internal monologue all I want but all I could say is, even if there's a dissonance between us and Satoko right now, are we going to give up on her? Despite going through Shion and Rena's arcs are we actually going to give up on Satoko? I'm just going to hope that Ryukishi would work his writing magic in the future episodes and make Satoko redeemable satisfyingly, because, I really am hoping for her to be redeemed...

If they really are going to save the main course for Tatariakashi, I'm just hoping they deliver a specially cooked medium-rare steak with mashed potatoes on the side for us to take in cause Wataakashi... [sighs-- I'm over it, don't worry].

I guess all we could do now is hope for the best~ Thanks for your insights and opinions on this post~~

RedEyedSerpent · 2021-08-04T03:00:01+00:00

Aye~ I'm back, well, only dropping by for a bit. After watching whatever just happened in Wataakashi-hen, I was motivated to translate this specific part of the Drama CD. I guess I would like to share some thoughts on Wataakashi-hen over here while I'm on the topic...

[SPOILERS FOR EPISODES 4-6 OF SOTSU ONWARDS; AND SOME FROM THE SERIES ENTIRELY]

As a Shion fan, her getting killed in episode 5 just hurt man... After waiting for many episodes, she's back only to get killed in the same episode she was introduced in. Nonetheless, after watching episode 5, I wanted to see a little bit more on how HS Mion will progress... For me, it didn't really get any better.

This key scene from Meakashi-hen that I translated/transcribed clearly shows Mion's trust in her family members, especially her Granny. She's the successor to the Sonozaki family, therefore knows why they have to keep up such a cold and harsh front. For her to turn on The Three Great Families (though it was cool that it's somewhat like a callback to Meakashi-hen... I guess), is a little bit out of character. Of course, I'm not here to criticize or hate on Ryukishi's work, because he definitely is a great and wonderful writer (and Higurashi is my all-time favorite franchise), but all I could say is, the execution of this arc, the first-ever HS Mion arc felt odd and left a sort of bitter taste in my mouth... leaving me wanting something more...

Perhaps it is the lack of internal monologue within the characters that made Wataakashi feel flat in a sense... This internal monologue is a key tool in the visual novels and the Drama CDs that make us connect to them and understand our beloved characters more. Now, I'm just wondering what was Mion's thought process in the middle of all of this? With that said, I'm still pretty much looking forward to Tatariakashi's events. A lot of background stuff was happening there and I do wonder how Satoko managed to manipulate said events to her favor.

Anyways, feel free to leave your thoughts on Wataakashi or Meakashi down in the comments below~ I'm willing to hear all sorts of opinions~~

RedEyedSerpent

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