SPIRIT's Diary

The names of Hakkenshi in Kurayoshi Hakkenden are a bit different to original work. I think it makes foreigners a bit confused. However, I want to spare no effort to expand Kurayoshi Hakkenden to foreigners if it can make Kurayoshi City in Tottori an oriental-tourism city. Second, I want to introduce Inukawa Mizuki（日本名：犬川水義）, the warrior of 義(Gi/justice) in Kurayoshi Hakkenden. (In original work, his name is Inukawa Sosuke.) ・Inukawa Mizuki（日本語：犬川水義）’s Character(CV: Terashima Junta) He is one of the Eight Dog Warriors (Hakkenshi).  He bears the, "Righteousness" (Gi) orb.  He is a man of few words—cool, composed, and rarely showing his emotions.  He places absolute trust in Kyoya—a childhood friend to whom he owes a great debt—and would willingly sacrifice himself for his sake.  While he avoids unnecessary conversation with his companions, he possesses a deeply compassionate side, showing sincere devotion to those who have helped him.  He also feels a twinge of j...

I’m still leading an unhealthy lifestyle. My emotional instability meant that I couldn’t stay away from alcohol yesterday, either, and I still haven’t managed to break the habit of eating to relieve stress. That said, my weight has dropped from 104 kg to 102 kg. At the eye clinic I visited today, a doctor who was seeing me for the first time remarked, “You’re furrowing your brow.” Come to think of it, I haven’t genuinely laughed in quite a while. (Though I did smile to myself recently when I discovered that some people had found this blog through Google and Bing searches for “hakkenshi” and “harem protagonists as hakkenshi.”) I really should take a page out of the book of Jūrō Abe, a former member of the Shinsengumi who lived on to become a firsthand witness to its history. Apples and Hakkenden may be very different things, but he and I share the desire to spread something we love. (In my case, though, I can’t quit working for someone else, because I still have to earn a living.) The h...

Yesterday, I heard about the sudden death of a friend of my father’s. I also nearly nodded off at the office where I work, and the persistent diarrhea I’ve been dealing with lately still hasn’t stopped. All of this got me thinking about a lot of things. “What kind of person should I have become?” Even at the age of 40, I’m still emotionally unstable. I can’t seem to break free from alcohol, and the severe daytime sleepiness I experience only makes my instability worse. And if my relationships with other people deteriorate further, perhaps I could even end up stabbing someone or setting them on fire. I might end up with repeated criminal convictions or cases in which charges are not brought against me, like Mamoru Takuma or Kaoru Kobayashi. Looking back, I feel that my extraordinary aggressiveness has been there since I was very young. When I was still a small child living in Chiba, a friend once came over to play and brought his older sister with him. But I got into an argument with hi...

There is revitalizing-town project "Kurayoshi Hakkenden" in Kurayoshi City of Tottori which the last lord of Satomi had lived his later years in. However, unfortunately, renewing of the homepage has stopped since 2023. Doesn't it go well? Then, I think I have to introduce Kurayoshi Hakkenden by English. But their names of Hakkenshi/The Eight Dog Warriors in Kurayoshi Hakkenden are a bit different to theirs in original work. At first, I'll introduce Inuzuka Kyoya, the warriors of 孝（Kou/fillial piety).(By the way, in original work, his name is Inuzuka Shino.) (Come of think of it, I should have begun it rather than "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi".) ・Inuzuka Kyoya（日本語：犬塚孝弥）’s Character(CV: Akabane Kenji) He is one of "the Eight Dog Warriors" (Hakkenshi), he bears the sacred jewel of "Filial Piety" (Kō).  He is a passionate, hot-blooded young man with an insatiable curiosity who throws hims...

Today, finally, I devoted 10,000 yen to Satomi Community Development Executive Committee as sponsorship. And I applied whether I could use illustrations of Tateyama Hakkenshi or not. In my home, I don't have FAX, I had to go to the nearest Family Mart and use the FAX machine in it. I've told myself repeatedly that I have to both be consistent and stick my principles as an adult. My final goal is, that I'll make more foreigners loving Hakkenden go to Tateyama and make Japan the oriented-tourism country, isn't it? Tateyama Hakkenshi is official from Tateyama local government, so I have to promote it with English more, rather than my project "Harem Protagonists as Hakkenshi" and "Garupan Captain Group as Hakkenshi" . Anyway, I have to get permission to use illustrations of Tateyama Hakkenshi. For future, I also have to think about how to promote Tateyama Hakkenshi. Of course, in both this blog and SNS, I have to use more English for it. However, I also...

It's hit me how Kurayoshi Hakkenden produced by Kurayoshi City in Tottori Prefecture has become until now, and I went to its homepage. However, it's stopped renewing since 2023. It's too bad for me. Come of think of it, both homepages of Kurayoshi Hakkenden and Tateyama Hakkenshi aren't written with English. To invite foreign travelers, it's no good. When I consulted to Chat GPT about it, Chat GPT said, that Kurayoshi Tourism and MICE Association introduced Kurayoshi Hakkenden in English Tourism brochure in 2024 and Tateyama City Museum introduced Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by English. But both of them introduced by mainly Japanese language I love English, so can I contribute to make English homepage for both of them? Chat GPT recommended me, that I will provide draft translations for English-language content, such as website descriptions and social media posts to managing organizations. However, can they permit it to me? Anyway, today, I'll consult with Satomi Comm...