MEGASTREAM Part A Minitalks | Shinsei AKATSUKI
Ibuki's entrance into AKATSUKI has insensitive parallels to the history between Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, specifically the annexation of Ryukyu into Okinawa from 1872-1879 onward. Click for more information
AKATSUKI is a unit embodied by 和 (wa, lit. harmony, but also a self-designator for Japan). The word 和風 (wafu, Japanese style) comes from 和. During the Meiji Restoration, 和 was central to Japan’s efforts to unify and assimilate new territories under a shared cultural identity. On top of his membership, Ibuki's active pursuit of 本当の和風 (true Japanese-style) being the reason he pursues AKATSUKI is inappropriate, bearing this in mind.
Additionally, the Ryukyu Disposition was driven by military interests, particularly securing Japan's southern borders from other nations. In Okinawan schools, national pride was linked to serving Japan’s military goals. This had devastating consequences, particularly during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. This in mind, having Ibuki join the self-proclaimed "war unit" is also inappropriate.
Read the full-length analysis here: Unpacking Shinsei (新生) AKATSUKI; An Extended Translation Note and Analysis.
(1/6) Keito
... Hm? Anzu? Why are you here...
"I'm sorry for waking you up"? Ahh, no. I see, it seems I completely fell asleep here.
There's no need to apologize. If anything, I'm grateful you woke me up.
Ahh, it's something I'd bought at a bookstore. I was thinking it would help with putting together projects.
It's recommended that we do livestreaming here at the MEGASPHERE, but I'm not really familiar with it.
I'm just learning the basics from it for now. The book touches on subjetcs like choosing a topic for the stream, the filiming environment, all that. It's been a very useful resource.
A little. Thinking about how we AKATSUKI are going to advance at this MEGASPHERE keeps me up at night.
There's no shortage of equipment we can use, and the contents we can do for our lives has expanded. To put it frankly, the possibilities have absolutely exploded in number.
Heheh, it's a luxury to get to worry about this kind of thing. I imagine you understand that feeling as a producer.
(2/6) Souma
M~n. Even if I've gotten used to it since coming here, seeing the scenery down below still makes me feel a little anxious.
... Hm? Is that you Anzu-dono? What business could you possibly have with me?
"You seemed profoundly nervous, so I just came over to talk to you"? Forgive me. It seems I caused you to worry.
No, it's nothing. It's just that when I become conscientious of the "mega-su-fee-a" again, I become a little uneasy.
It is easy to forget when you are going about your day here, but looking out at the scenery from above makes you remember you're up in the sky.
I feel the same about airplanes. I tend to fret over what one would do if it were to fall out of the sky.
Mnmm! I'm not particularly bad with high places, but I'm a little bad with machinery.
Because of that, I don't really have much faith in this "mega-su-fee-a". What would I do if it crashed? It makes me uneasy...
Hmm. There's a proper evacuation route when that happens? If you say so, that puts me a little more at ease.
(3/6) Kuro
... Oh, Lil' Miss? What're you doin' here?
Ya came to take a breather--- you're still workin' huh? Thanks for your hard work, keepin' at it this late at night.
Hm? What about me? Yeah, well, same thing. I got motion sick 'n couldn't sleep.
Nah, it's fine. It's more like a feeling than actual sickness.
I heard Kanzaki yammerin' on about if the MEGASPHERE crashed during the day.
Now that I'm sayin' it, I just remembered this is a vehicle, I'm sick. What a miserable conversation.
Yeah. Look, this here so-called "MEGASPHERE" is just like a vehicle isn't it?
When the wind rocks the ship a lil', it feels like you're on a plane.
Still, when ya go about yer day, it's just like livin' on the ground, so I guess it's not a problem.
(4/6) Ibuki
Ooh~! This place's got an amazing, am-a-zing view~ I feel like the king of the world!
Anzu-neenee and Nassan always get to work up here, huh~ Makes me a lil' jealous~
"You can come up here anytime"? Nyahaha~ I'm happy to hear you say that~
I was just 'splorin'. Before I knew it, I ended up here~
At first, I was just gonna take a quick look around, but it ended up being way, way more spacious than I thought~
The view from this room is great, it's just my style ♪ If I can come up whenever I want, I'll happily let myself in again~
Wait, what-- is there a secret passage in here too!?
Wha~at the, that was a joke huh~ You got my hopes up, y'know~
Well, the MEGASPHERE'S huge, so, there might really be some secret rooms around here somewhere, right~?
(5/6) Kuro
Lately, AKATSUKI's been gatherin' up and makin' time to talk about what we might do for livestreamin' before we go to bed.
But I don't really know much about it, so I don't really come out swingin' with any ides when we do.
You're a producer, Lil' Miss. If ya got any tricks up your sleeve for puttin' together livestreamin' projects or somethin', couldja lemme in on 'em.
Expertise? For me, that'd be somethin' to do with sewin', huh?
What kinda thing wouldja do if it's a livestream with sewiin' in it? I can't really think of anythin', but...
Maybe somethin' like an embroidery race, think that might be unexpectedly excitin'? Well, it's good enough to try proposin' it.
Like try somethin' we wouldn't usually do?
Come to think of it, Taki was sayin' somethin' about wantin' to do skydivin'. If it's element of surprise you want, that might be somethin'...?
Nope, no can do. I'd hafta get on a helicopter to do that, I'm not built for that...
(6/6) Keito
Anzu. You did me a big favor, helping me move all this luggage.
Ahh, these are just props to use for our livestream today. Kiryu, Kanzaki and Taki were all very proactive in coming up with all kinds of ideas for it, after all.
With that many on our hands, we decided to just put preparations together and try them all.
Ahh, if you could, would you oversee our stream, Anzu?
To be honest, I'm not convinced we'll manage to make an interesting stream. Still, I feel like it's worth trying.
There's no point if you never try challenging yourself. Let's take AKATSUKI through plenty of challenges and lead it to even greater heights
Yeah. There were some things I wasn't sure they'd be selling, but I was able to get them easily.
I was astonished with just how good the selection was at the Passage Area. Sadly, there's no eyeglasses store, though...
Well, that's just me being nitpicky. I'll just buy some glasses back on the ground.