灰原くんの強くて青春ニューゲーム

Here's a rough translation. I'm not 100% sure on a few parts, but it's more or less accurate: The more real my feelings are, the less I can put them into words, The more precious something is, the more it slips away from me. The reason I can't smile properly is because I don't want to be disliked. A world distorted into shades of grey. Even the future, even tomorrow simply wishing and saying "surely, surely..." won't change anything, can't change anything. Even if it's small (right now), step by step, I guide myself toward the direction my heart calls me. I want to feel more connected with you. (or "I want to connect with you more") Even if it's (I'm) pathetic, even if it looks uncool (or "I look uncool"), that's okay. Toward the dazzling colours (or "far too" / "very dazzling", I guess) reflected in those eyes that look forward. Come on, reach out your hand! I don't want to have any more regrets. Rewriting the monochrome world and those faded days over and over again, erasing them and rewriting them, I race through the day that I've finally arrived at. The sky I look back upon shines with rainbow colours. I believe that / that's what I believe I keep believing that. Blue spring. Here's the JP transcription: 本当の気持ちほど伝えられないまま 大切なものほど指をすり抜ける 上手く笑えないのは 嫌われたくないから 灰色にゆがんだ世界 未来も明日さえ きっと きっとなんて 願うだけじゃ 何も変わらない 何も変えられない 今 小さくとも 一歩一歩 心が呼ぶ方へと 自分自身を導いてく 君ともっとつながりたい みじめでも かっこうわるくてもいいんだ 前を向いたその目に映る 眩しすぎる色彩へ さあ、その手を伸ばせ！ 後悔はもうしくない モノクロの世界と色あせた日々を 何度でも書き直して また消しては たどり着いた今日を 駆け抜けてゆく 振り返る空が 虹色に輝く そう信じてる そう信じてく 青い春～

Doesn't let me edit my post for some reason... anyway, this is "Monochrome". I can do the other one too. I guess "To the Stars" is the more important one, I just kinda got them mixed up for some reason 😆 Edit: Here's my very rough translation of "To the Stars" since it kinda got lost in the replies below: "I was saved by those nonchalant words you spoke to me that day" or "The casual/nonchalant words you spoke to me that day saved me" 苦手でも (1)、好きなことはある (2)、今を見つめるその瞳 (3) It reads something like: "Even if I'm not good at it / even if I struggle with things (1), there's something I like / there are things I like (2), those eyes that keep looking at the present (the now) (3). Could also be something like: "Even if you struggle with things, you have things you love — (and also) those eyes that stay focused on the present." "I realised (even) someone like me isn't wrong (or "a mistake"). There's no (right) answer, I ran away — I couldn't decide anything (basically "couldn't make a decision"). I was afraid of being hurt, and of hurting someone (else). Fluttering, fluttering — cherry blossoms drift (lit. "dance") along the tree-lined street (並木道 is a pretty nice word). Because I met you there... (I think it's actually more like "because that's how I met you", but you get the point) Even if I reach out toward the moon reflected on the water's surface (had some trouble with 水面/みなも), I'll change the world you see through this music. These feelings that feel like they'll overflow — for a full moon night... they can't wait (anymore)." I'll send them to you now — beyond that star / towards that star. ("star" is a play on words, since her name has "hoshi")

Here's my attempt at a rough translation of the 2nd song. I'm not that good so it took me 10+ repeat watches lol. And most likely there are errors. あの日君が言った 何気ない 言葉に救われた 苦手でも 好きなことはある 今を見つめるその瞳 こんな自分も 間違いじゃないんだと The words you said nonchalantly that day "There are something I'd like even though I'm bad at it" as you stared with your eyes now. Even I cannot mistake them. 答えなんかない 俺は逃げた 何も決められない 誰かが 傷つくこと 傷つけることが 怖がってたんだ I had been running away and being indecisive. I have been sacred of being hurt and hurting others. ひらひら 桜舞う並木道 そう 君に出会ったから The roadside trees where the sakura petals were fluttering down, yes, that's where I met you. 水面に映る月に 手を伸ばしている どうしても この音楽で 君が見ている世界を変える I'm reaching out my hand in the moonlight that's shining on the water surface I would change the world you're seeing with this music. 溢れ出しそうな この思いは 満月の夜なんて 待っていられない 今君に届け あの星へと I am overflowing with my thoughts I cannot wait until a night of full moon. I will reach you now, to the star (TL note: Hoshi (星) is star and it's also her name of course) EDIT: Thanks for the correction!

Yeah, the "eyes" are Hoshimiya's for sure. "苦手でも (1)、好きなことはある (2)、今を見つめるその瞳 (3)" is really vague and kinda disjointed, so I'd rather not make any guesses, I just translated it more literally, and left it up to interpretation. Just one more thing: こんな自分も、間違いじゃないんだと doesn't work for "even I cannot mistake them", it's just grammatically not possible to mean that. こんな自分も = "even someone like me" / "even me as I am" 間違いじゃない = "is not wrong / is not a mistake" んだと = "I realised" Songs are really tough to interpret 😃 pretty fun though. For the record, I'm around N2-N1, not a native speaker, so I've probably made some mistakes / incorrect interpretations. I also had to listen to it like 50 times lol

Thanks for the lyrics! 🙏 I was looking for an official source and reached here instead. This song is really beautiful. There have been many anime with flashbacks, but singing it as a song like this is so beautiful, I listened to it many times ❤️ Seems like there are some unwrapped questions here. As a thank-you to you for the lyrics, I would like to make a guess here as a non-Japanese Asian, hopefully with a similar cultural background, so as not to be too far off contextually... While Natsuki intended to get together with Hoshimiya after his time leap, he got lost halfway, unable to answer either Uta or Hoshimiya because he was afraid of being hurt or of hurting others. In anime ep11, he realised that Hoshimiya accepted him as the uncool kid who made his high school debut, and wanted to be the one to nudge him when needed. That's when he made his decision and penned this song, using their past experience, as a love letter to her. One experience is the time in ep2 when Hoshimiya is the one who chose the outing venue, when she lost in table tennis to Natsuki, she said "so what if she is bad at all sports as long as she likes to do it". This made Natsuki feel that even though he was a "failure", he wasn't a "mistake" (abit subtle... any non-asian can watch some Steven He to get a sense of what this might mean 😂). Some JRock context, as a long-time L'arc~en~ciel fan listening to Hyde's lyric half of my life: I think there's no need to translate the song literally, a lot of the words are just major fluff of simple concepts (because they sound so nice~). They would not make good sense in English 😄 今を見つめるその瞳 = those eyes I am looking intently at now (she was below the stage!) = you 水面に映る月 = 鏡花水月 (yupz Aizen's Bankai) = used abstractly to describe something that can be seen but can't be captured. So here's what I thought about the lyrics and translations: あの日君が言った 何気ない言葉に 救われた 「苦手でも、好きなことはある!」 今を見つめるその瞳 こんな自分も 間違いじゃないんだと I was saved by those words you said casually that day "There are things I like even if I am bad at it!" Even for someone like me, I'm not a mistake. 答えなんかない 俺は逃げた 何も決められない 誰かが 傷つくこと 傷つけることが 怖がってたんだ Mr indecisive didn't answer Uta & Hoshimiya because he was scared of being hurt or hurting others. ひらひら 桜舞う並木道 そう君に 出会ったから Ep1 when he first met her. Love letter song 101, reminds her of when you both first met. 水面に映る月に 手を伸ばしているどうしても この音楽で 君が見ている世界を変える Even if I can't achieve it, I'll still do so with all my heart: I'll change the world you see with this music. 溢れ出しそうな この思いは 満月の夜なんて 待っていられない 今君に届け あの星へと This overflowing emotion cannot wait for the full moon night. Now, I want it to reach you, towards that star (= Hoshimiya). The last part got me goosebumps. The last few episodes is about Hoshimiya's novel, where a major scene is of the girl and boy's conversation under the full moon. So at the end of ep9, she confessed to Natsuki subtly, saying that "on a full moon night... I've decided, I will not lose to Uta-chan". He turned it around, saying he will not wait for that full moon to get together, it will be now 😱 It's also why at the end of ep12 when Hoshimiya complained that Natsuki was subtle by confessing using a love song, Natsuki rebutted that Hoshimiya started it 😂 Totally loved the song and the handling of the show at the end ❤️

Alright, one of the lines gave me some trouble, but I think I got most of it. Even if I mess up some details, I'm pretty confident in the overall meaning. "To The Stars" rough lyrics: "I was saved by those nonchalant words you spoke to me that day" or "The casual/nonchalant words you spoke to me that day saved me" 苦手でも (1)、好きなことはある (2)、今を見つめるその瞳 (3) It reads something like: "Even if I'm not good at it / even if I struggle with things (1), there's something I like / there are things I like (2), those eyes that keep looking at the present (the now) (3). Edit: Could also be something like: "Even if you struggle with things, you have things you love — (and you also have) those eyes that stay focused on the present." "I realised (even) someone like me isn't wrong (or "a mistake"). There's no (right) answer, I ran away — I couldn't decide anything (basically "couldn't make a decision"). I was afraid of being hurt, and of hurting someone (else). Fluttering, fluttering — cherry blossoms drift (lit. "dance") along the tree-lined street (並木道 is a pretty nice word). Because I met you there... (I think it's actually more like "because that's how I met you", but you get the point) Even if I reach out toward the moon reflected on the water's surface (had some trouble with 水面/みなも), I'll change the world you see through this music. These feelings that feel like they'll overflow — for a full moon night... they (or I) can't wait (anymore)." I'll send them to you now — beyond that star(s) / towards that star(s). ("star" is a play on words, since her name has "hoshi") JP: あの日君が言った何気ない言葉に救われた。 苦手でも、好きなことはある、今を見つめるその瞳。 こんな自分も間違いじゃないんだと～ 答えなんかない俺は逃げた、何も決められない 誰かが傷つくこと、傷つけることが怖かったんだ～ ひら～ひら～桜舞う並木道 そう君に出会ったから～～ 水面(みなも)に映る月に手を伸ばしてるとしても この音楽で、君が見ている世界を変える あふれだしそうなこの思いは満月の夜なんて～ 待っていられない、今君にとどけ～あの星へと～ I'm translating from my third language into my second language, so you'll have excuse some of the jank. PS: "Mishmash Leftovers" is their in universe band-name.

thank you so much for this, I used your japanese transcript to make a romanji version (that’s how I can follow) with english words under. Sharing this to others as well: Monochrome - Mishmash Leftovers Hon-tō no ki-mo-chi ho-do tsu-ta-e-ra-re-na-i ma-ma The more genuine my feelings are, the harder they are to express. Tai-se-tsu na mo-no ho-do yu-bi o su-ri-nu-ke-ru The more precious something is, the more it slips through my fingers. U-ma-ku wa-ra-e-na-i no wa The reason I can’t smile naturally Ki-ra-wa-re-ta-ku na-i ka-ra is because I don’t want to be hated. Hai-i-ro ni yu-gan-da se-kai A world distorted into shades of gray. Mi-rai mo a-su sa-e Even the future, even tomorrow— Kit-to, kit-to nan-te saying “surely, surely…” Ne-ga-u da-ke ja just wishing alone Na-ni mo ka-wa-ra-na-i won’t change anything. Na-ni mo ka-e-ra-re-na-i Nothing will be changed. I-ma chi-i-sa-ku to-mo Even if I’m small right now, Ip-po ip-po step by step, Ko-ko-ro ga yo-bu hō e to toward the direction my heart calls me, Ji-bun ji-shin o mi-chi-bi-i-te ku I lead myself onward. Ki-mi to mot-to tsu-na-ga-ri-ta-i I want to be closer to you. Mi-ji-me de mo Even if I’m miserable, Kak-kō wa-ru-ku te mo īn da even if I look uncool, that’s okay. Ma-e o mui-ta so-no me ni u-tsu-ru Toward the colors reflected in those eyes looking ahead, Ma-bu-shi su-gi-ru shi-ki-sai e those dazzling colors— Sā, so-no te o no-ba-se! Come on, reach out your hand! Kō-kai wa mō shi-ku na-i I don’t want any more regrets. Mo-no-ku-ro no se-kai to i-ro-a-se-ta hi-bi o This monochrome world and those faded days— Nan-do de mo ka-ki-na-o-shi-te I’ll rewrite them again and again, Ma-ta ke-shi-te wa erasing them, only to rewrite them once more, Ta-do-ri-tsu-i-ta kyō o and the day I’ve finally arrived at, Ka-ke-nu-ke-te yu-ku I’ll race right through it. Fu-ri-ka-e-ru so-ra ga When I look back, Ni-ji-i-ro ni ka-ga-ya-ku the sky shines with rainbow colors. Sō shin-ji-te-ru That’s what I believe. Sō shin-ji-te ku And I’ll keep believing. A-o-i ha-ru~ Blue Spring~ ( Youthful days~ )

I used a transcriber to make one also for "To the stars". Here's the lyrics: A-no hi ki-mi ga it-ta na-ni-ge-na-i ko-to-ba ni su-ku-wa-re-ta That day, I was saved by the casual words you spoke. Ni-ga-te de mo su-ki na ko-to wa a-ru Even if I’m not good at it, there are things I love. I-ma o mi-tsu-me-ru so-no hi-to-mi Those eyes that are fixed on the present. Kon-na ji-bun mo ma-chi-ga-i ja na-in da to They tell me that even someone like me isn’t wrong. Ko-ta-e nan-ka na-i There aren’t any easy answers. O-re wa ni-ge-ta I ran away. Na-ni mo ki-me-ra-re-na-i Unable to decide anything. Da-re-ka ga ki-zu-tsu-ku ko-to Seeing someone get hurt, Ki-zu-tsu-ke-ru ko-to ga ko-wa-kat-ta n da or hurting someone myself—that’s what I was afraid of. Hi-ra hi-ra sa-ku-ra ma-u na-mi-mi-chi Cherry blossoms flutter gently along the winding path. Sō, ki-mi ni de-at-ta ka-ra Because I met you. Mi-na mo mi-u-tsu-ru tsu-ki ni te o no-ba-shi-te i-ru to shi-te mo Even if everyone else is reaching out toward the moon reflected before them, Ko-no on-ga-ku de ki-mi ga mi-te i-ru se-kai o ka-e-ru With this music, I’ll change the world you see. A-fu-re-da-shi-sō na ko-no o-mo-i wa These feelings are about to overflow. Man-ge-tsu no yo-ru nan-te For a full moon night— Mat-te i-ra-re-na-i I can’t wait that long. I-ma ki-mi ni to-do-ke I’ll send them to you right now. A-no ho-shi e to Toward that star. Sharing the transcription below if anyone want's to audit/edit/correct: ♪~ あの日君が言った 何気ない言葉に救われた 苦手でも好きなことはある 今を見つめるその瞳 こんな自分も間違いじゃないんだと 答えなんかない 俺は逃げた 何も決められない 誰かが傷つくこと 傷つけることが怖かったんだ ひらひら桜舞う波き道 そう君に出会ったから 皆も見映る月に手を伸ばしているとしても この音楽で君が見ている世界を変える 溢れ出しそうなこの想いは 満月の夜なんて 待っていられない 今君に届け あの星へと

Right!? Especially when the lyrics are a driving force in the plot. Like knowing the lyrics is what led you to understand what was happening in the scenes they were showing. It was just showing a bunch of flashbacks with lyrics over the top that I couldn’t understand. So frustrating…. 😒 I watched a YouTube video that was saying Crunchyroll has been moving away from human translations to a company using AI translations. I wonder if that’s a factor as well maybe AI didn’t think to translate the songs and the Crunchyroll teams just didn’t catch it?

The irony is that, on CR, the songs are subbed in most non-EN language... and even more ironic is that the first of the 3 songs is subbed in English in OTHER languages than English. (It's subbed in English when set to French and, from another's comment, German at least). Then Monochrome and Upon the Stars is subbed in most non-EN languages. Yeah. There are more Quality control from independant indie fan subs than there are from 1.8 Billions USD companies.

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I wonder what pushed her over the edge with Natsuki? Miori doesn't learn about Natsuki's crush on Hikari until eps 3 EARLIEST (eps 4 definitely). But she had announced her crush on Reita all the way since eps 1. Infact, the coop strat was HER idea. So it's not like she's ALWAYS been conflicted about Natsuki. Then of course Miori had an arc and it's suggested that somehow Miori falls for Natsu here(?) Seeing Uta kiss Natsu at the summer festival probably just added fuel to her denial. But then we've never really seen Miori try after then. It's just that with this arc, it makes more sense for the denial to just fade (since nothing happens between the two after). If her feelings were such a big deal, I reckon at least something had to have happened in between to explain this. (A possible explanation I've thought up is probably that Miori fell deeper after having gone home together with Natsu by train back home from school almost everyday. But that warrants a flash back and monologue from Miori to justify more precisely). Another thing this does tell us is that assuming Miori's conflict starts immediately after her arc wraps up, then Miori probably swapped with Serika not just to sit next to Reita, but to also deliberately avoid sitting across Natsu (and with Hikari and Uta for that matter sround)

It was sort of hinted at in the first episode when they meet up at the park. Most wouldn’t show that kind of interest or care for someone they didn’t like, and it was him who avoided her in middle school. This is partially her fault for not saying anything, not that I can blame her. Not easy to tell someone that you’re interested in them, when you know you’ve got no chance. The ending makes me think there’s missing background to their childhood.

Sure you can she had some interest when they met again in the park. But idt there's anything that would make her feel bad for making a move / that she didn't have a chance. Anyway, she declares her Reita interest in E1. Then in E2, it was HER idea that Natsu helps her get Reita and she helps him find a girlfriend. So I feel like all of the conflict only begins stirring up after her arc wraps up. So while their childhood background would probably be one half of the story (probably what they were like before they became distant) I do think how Natsu made her feel during her arc and also how she reacted to and since Uta are very important (if not more important) to understand the full story as well.

It's been apparent to me for a good portion of the second half of this show, particularly after her "arc" concluded, that she was focusing on Natsuki more and wasn't as invested in getting with Reita anymore. That said, it was admittedly on the down-low since they were largely focusing on Uta and Hikari's love rivalry, so it's understandable to not fully catch on until now. But yeah, the final scene should make that abundantly obvious to everyone watching at this point.

Darn, with an ending like that, it's clear that this show wants to tell a more complex story past the MC and primary love interest confessing to each other and ending together. However, I can tell the anime was a bit rushed and may have had to skip important scenes or plotlines that would set up a season 2. I feel like the show didn't dedicate enough time to explore/convey Miori's conflicted feelings towards Natsuki, no doubt due to time constraints... to it's detriment. I didn't even pick up on Miori's feelings, the show had to tell me at the confusing end scene when Miori called Natsuki in tears. It feels like [season 1 of] the show told a version of the story that could fit the scope of the air time and still feel concluded, but then still not giving up on telling the untold parts of the story they had filter out or chose to brush over in the process of making [season 1 of] the show. Which is why the end scene with Miori and Natsuki feels so 'out of left-field'.

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I feel like this series had a lot of potential. Unfortunately a lot of non sense happened and things looked rushed. Up until the final moments of the episode. I don't know I'm kinda disappointed in a way. Not that i don't think that it had good points. But it could have been a great one instead of a decent one. Still I'd like to know where the series is heading, but i kinda doubt we will have a second season. We'll see!