unlasting
Vocals: LiSA
Lyrics: LiSA
Composition: Kusano Kayoko
Arrangement: Horie Shota
“I’m fine all alone.” That bluff came tumbling out of me
The day when we shined blindingly bright is so sad now
Because I wouldn’t love another person
if I could live on my own
Comet
Vocals: Aoi Eir
Lyrics: Eir & Tsunami Kohei
Composition: Tsunami Kohei
Arrangement: Tsunami Kohei
I’ve been comparing myself
against someone all this time, it’s so tough
When I counted the number of things I’m missing
I cried
To see the future (TV Size Ver.)
Vocals: Kusunoki Tomori as LLENN
Lyrics: Jazzin’ park (Kubota Shingo & Kurihara Satoru)
Composition: Jazzin’ park (Kubota Shingo & Kurihara Satoru)
Arrangement: Jazzin’ park (Kubota Shingo & Kurihara Satoru)
The restrictive reality is suffocating
I can’t get away from it every day
I search for the place where I belong at the intersection
If I can take that step forward…
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Break Beat Bark!
Vocals: Kanda Sayaka as Yuna
Lyrics: hotaru
Composition: eba
Arrangement: eba
The alarm is blaring, I’m surrounded and trapped
On the brink of Checkmate, how I hate that Countdown!
Even if I get trampled by my own selfish desires
By my theory, my answer is “No! Are you kidding me?”
smile for you
Vocals: Kanda Sayaka as Yuna
Lyrics: Kajiura Yuki
Composition: Kajiura Yuki
Arrangement: Kajiura Yuki
You gave me words of kindness
You held me when I was lonely
Sad things happened
But together we shared
the joy of early spring
delete
Vocals: Kanda Sayaka as Yuna
Lyrics: Kajiura Yuki
Composition: Kajiura Yuki
Arrangement: Kajiura Yuki
I lost your words of kindness
in the darkness
Even your final prayer quietly vanished
For the 4th year in a row, I’ve made another Silica costume again oh god.
Unlike with my previous costumes, all of the progress photos and notes have been posted on my cosplay Tumblr here.
Posted in Cosplay, Sword Art Online
longing
Vocals: Kanda Sayaka as Yuna
Lyrics: Kajiura Yuki
Composition: Kajiura Yuki
Arrangement: Kajiura Yuki
I’m sure you’ll find it…
Where can we go?
We still don’t know
If you spread your newborn wings
Ubiquitous dB
Vocals: Kanda Sayaka as Yuna
Lyrics: hotaru
Composition: Yashikin
Arrangement: Yashikin
A muffled volume isn’t good enough, so increase the dB
The world is transparent, there are no more borders
I’ll straight up convey the vibrations in my emotions, so answer me!
It’s an emotion-graphy in a rainbow of colors
Posted in Lyrics - English, Lyrics - Romaji, Sword Art Online
Catch the Moment
Vocals: LiSA
Lyrics: LiSA
Composition: Tabuchi Tomoya
Arrangement: Eguchi Ryo
I breathed back my quiet sighs as regret leaves behind a bitter taste
Why is it that I can never say what’s important, while the next morning’s sun has risen?
If I cut up the fate I’m sick of with a knife
and redo it, I might not be able to meet you
courage
Vocals: Tomatsu Haruka
Lyrics: Nori
Composition: Nori
Arrangement: Furukawa Takahiro
Always in the light, I followed the footprints that weren’t there before yesterday
I can’t see the goal in this maze and my map is drenched by rain, but I regret nothing at all
My shouting
will definitely reach you
on our journeys connected by the bell tolling the start of this story
Why am I doing this again oh god
This post is a photo progress log for the costume. It may come in helpful as a semi-tutorial or visual clarification of how some parts can be done. Some parts are easier than others (e.g. skirt, inner shirt), but overall I would rate the construction level of the costume to be intermediate. It is easier to make than Silica’s red SAO outfit though, in my opinion.
Parts of the progress will be copy and paste from my SAO Silica progress page since the two outfits are quite similar in parts and silhouette. The gold trim is one key thing that I’m doing differently this time around because of how difficult and expensive pleather was to deal with last time, not to mention that I was less than satisfied with the results.
Cost of the costume are shown by part. Prices in parentheses are the costs if all of the raw materials had to be purchased instead of using leftovers or whatever is already available.
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Posted in Cosplay, Sword Art Online
IGNITE
Vocals: Aoi Eir
Lyrics: Eir, Ogawa Toshiyuki
Composition: Ogawa Toshiyuki
Arrangement: Saku
Unhesitatingly now, shoot down this world of contradictions with your own hands
Even though you learned what kindness is
through the warmth of spilled tears
Why do we hurt each other again
and give rise to hatred?
Posted in Lyrics - English, Lyrics - Romaji, Sword Art Online
One of the best conventions ever. I didn’t think it’d top my 2012 experience, but it did.
I accomplished everything I wanted to do, which was to meet some of the guests of honor at the convention and express my appreciation for their work and thank them in person. Looking back, I probably offended people with my broken impolite Japanese. I’m very sorry.
Thank you, Sakura-Con 2013, the wonderful staff of Aniplex, FUNimation, and ACP, and fellow fans of Sword Art Online and PSYCHO-PASS for making this con experience possible! みんな、お疲れ様でしたー！
Posted in Convention, Cosplay, PSYCHO-PASS, Sword Art Online
It’s that time of the year again. Sakura-Con 2013 in Seattle, Washington, from March 29th through 31st.
I will be volunteering as Silica at the Aniplex booth in Exhibitors’ Hall at block 335, 234, 333, 232 and official Sword Art Online events and panels (except for the Saturday night concert) for all three days of the convention. As you may have guessed, Sword Art Online appears to be the main theme of Sakura-Con this year and an amazing team of SAO cosplayers (in collaboration with ACP) will be working the Aniplex booth. Please feel free to stop by, discuss the finer points of SAO, and take a photo with us!
During my downtime and press conferences, I will be cosplaying Shimotsuki Mika from PSYCHO-PASS with a giant can of Hyper Oats. Free potted cactus plant for the first Ginoza-san I find.
Posted in Convention, Cosplay, PSYCHO-PASS, Sword Art Online
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