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A podfic of the Osomatsu-san story Can't Help Falling (https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16258172) by a rank amateur voice actress stuck with a built-in laptop mic - but the important thing here isn't the messenger, it's the message. And the message is damn good: you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel Karamatsu's pain in a totally different way that you're used to.
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IT LIVES!!! Happy early KaraKaraKara Day Word Of The Day: “Engraft” - to firmly attach something onto something else Idiom Of The Day: if something “doesn’t agree with” a person, it causes them physical discomfort
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(Content warning: starvation and suicidal thoughts) The climax is up next and it might take a while because the next two chapters are absolute behemoths of audio files that’ll take ages to edit; be patient and read ahead if you want Japanese Word Of The Day: “Obon” - a holiday focused on remembering one’s ancestors and late family members, when the…
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(Content warning: fasting/starvation) Fun fact, this takes place right before the last scene of chapter 21 Word Of The Day: “Abate” - lessen; decrease; lose its grip https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16835036
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this is fine.jpg Word Of The Day: “Farce” - a ridiculous act; a facade (also a genre of absurd and fast-paced comedy theatre) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16835015
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major volume warning from 2:10 to 3:00 Word Of The Day: “Unbidden” - uninvited; unexpected https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16810576
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Content warnings: vomiting and vivid description of a panic attack Word Of The Day: “Unglued” - to come unglued is to lose all sense of stability and rationality
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Content warning: mentions of non-consensual drug use (pardon my wrong pronunciation of the drug in question, I’ve been on fluoxitine for well over a decade so that’s all I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) English Word Of The Day: “Squander” - to waste something Japanese Word Of The Day: an “omiai” or “marriage interview” is basically Japan’s variation on arranged m…
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nice Bart the Murderer reference Word Of The Day: “Marionette” - a puppet, usually one controlled by strings https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16787482
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Here it is, the chapter I warned you about before - again, no hard feelings if you wanna skip a few chapters and/or read the traditional way for a bit Word Of The Day: "Medieval" - as an adjective, it means cruel and old-fashioned https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16764670
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Content warning: mention of parent death and background barking (we’ll just say Matsuri’s neighbours have a dog I guess) Word Of The Day: “Modicum” - a small measurement; tiny bit https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16764658
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Content warning: vomiting Idiom Of The Day: to “miss the memo” is to be unaware of something that’s considered obvious Word Of The Day: “Parse” - to think carefully; analyze (not to be confused with “pass”) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16740946
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while editing Chapter 25 I discovered Audacity’s “fade in/fade out” function and I’ve been having way too much fun with it ever since Word Of The Day: “Reprieve” - rest; downtime; a break https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16721026
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In which the fic proves itself to not only be an excellent story, but excellent meta on the Osomatsu-san fandom (circa 2016-17 anyway) Japanese Word Of The Day: “Karaage” - Japanese fried chicken, basically English Word Of The Day: “Austerity” - sternness; coldness https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16720999…
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(Content warning: moderate injury) I guess you could say Karamatsu’s life has become a Misery Japanese Word Of The Day: “Oyakodon” - a dish made with chicken and eggs (“oyako” means “parent and child”. The Japanese have a dark sense of humour) Idiom Of The Day: “knock yourself out” - almost always used sarcastically, it basically means “have fun wi…
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Quick PSA: “you don’t consent to this now, but you will in the future” is an excellent example of how NOT to consent check. The author gets it (as does Karamatsu) Word Of The Day: “Disconsolate” - hopeless; impossible to console https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16676287
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This story arc (and chapter 31 in particular, just so you’re on your toes) may be triggering to survivors of abuse (particularly being held somewhere against one’s will). If this (or anything else mentioned in the fic’s Ao3 tags) is a sensitive subject for you, now would be a good time to read the traditional way so you can skip over any particular…
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“A perfect stranger says one nice thing to you and suddenly you think you’re in love.” - Todomatsu, chapter 2 (there’s some background wind and car noise here but at least it kind of fits for the setting of this chapter... and oh, in case it’s not clear: chronologically, this picks up where chapter 15 left off. non-linear narratives are fun) Word O…
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I was extremely proud of Choromatsu last chapter but in this one, I admit I want to slap some sense into him. Come on, man, which is worse: breaking and entering, or… well, you’ll see Word Of The Day: “Headway” - progress, basically https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16631788
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It’s a Kara-smas miracle!!! You’ll be glad to know I’ve had all the remaining chapters recorded for a while now, just need to edit it – the culprit behind the year-long hiatus was a particular Choromatsu line in this chapter that I wanted to get just right and recorded a ton of takes for. Now I’ve finally picked one, enjoy and look forward to the s…
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This chapter’s one of my favourites, both for the gradually-unraveling mystery and the intermittent bits of quality Choromatsu contentWord Of The Day: “Trimester” - one third of an academic year (or pregnancy but it’s obvious which they’re talking about)
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In the true spirit of Halloween I burst from my grave screeching that I’ve been pronouncing “Tachibana” wrong this whole timeJapanese Word Of The Day: “Gakuran” - the jacket that forms the basis of a traditional boys’ school uniformEnglish Word Of The Day: “Peerless” - unmatched; without equalhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16565…
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This being the shortest chapter so far (but, cleverly, still pivotal to the plot) meant I could get it out quickly - unfortunately I can’t say the same about chapter 19 since it’s on the long side, but the good news is I’m on track to finish recording by the end of the month and then focus solely on editing. Sit tight (and remember you can always r…
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Oh hey I decided to go ahead and finish editing this chapter after all just in case season 5 of Bojack wasn’t depressing enough for youWhile you wait for chapter 18, I recommend reading the first 3 chapters of “Snippets” by Eridescence: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7562557/chapters/17202529 It’s sort of a fanfic of a fanfic, and boy is it a go…
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As touched upon in the last chapter’s description, this one has the opposite problem to most other chapters in that Audacity recorded it *too quiet*, so don’t be shy about turning your volume upAlso, I’m toying with the idea of ploughing ahead and recording all the remaining 30 chapters at once before the rainy season (which, in Britain, means the …
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The Karamatsu Gulls™ and some car noise might be audible in the second-to-last scene, but I was reluctant to re-record *all* the offending lines because at some point after I recorded this chapter, Audacity suddenly decided to start recording much quieter than before for some reason I tried but failed to figure out. There were, however, a few lines…
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The promised “storm” may necessitate you turning the volume down for the last two-and-a-half minutes or so, just a fair warningWord Of The Day: a “Band-Aid” is a little tab you put over a small cut or scrape; they’re known for being more painful to remove than the wound they cover. I think most people know what they are but I considered it worth me…
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The calm before the storm.Slang Of The Day: to “chew someone out” is to verbally punish themIdiom Of The Day: to be “beside oneself” with an emotion is to be overcome by said emotionWord Of The Day: “Wont” - predisposed; known; if someone is wont to do something, they have a tendency toward it. not to be confused with “won’t” or “want”https://archi…
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...for better or for worse.Word Of The Day: “Wan” - weak; pale (also, coincidentally, the Japanese onomatopoeia for a dog’s bark. If a dog were ill, it’d let out a wan wan)https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16453315
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In which you’ll discover why I – a young woman pining for the Matsuno brothers from afar - have found it scarily easy to play MatsuriWord Of The Day: “Bluff” - an action intended to mislead someonehttps://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16434445
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To slightly paraphrase the author: If you've been waiting for the shit to hit the fan then boy oh boy do I have good news about this chapterSlang Of The Day: “Put out” - to be put out by something is to be bothered or discouraged by it; “put off” is also used (side note: to “put out FOR” someone is to have sex with them. the English language is a s…
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Two relatively short chapters in a row means two recordings in as many days, yay! Just you wait for chapter 10, though...Word Of The Day: “Beaned” - we all know that as a noun, “bean” means a little thing you eat, but as a verb it means “lightly hit someone/something.” The green bean beans his big bro a bunchhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/716126…
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My Chibita voice is supposed to be a Cockney accent but the more I listen back, the more I realise I’ve got him hovering closer to Australia. Since my inspiration for this whole project was the Red Dwarf audiobooks, maybe I should study Holly’s East London twang?English Word Of The Day: “Relinquish” - give up; to relinquish something to someone is …
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This, the longest chapter so far, really gave me a chance to show off my burgeoning acting chops - hope you enjoy it!Word Of The Day: “Awry” - badly or wronghttps://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16372351
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I enjoyed doing a certain voice last chapter so much that I couldn’t resist letting some of it seep into my regular Karamatsu voice.Word Of The Day: “Rendition” - a version or interpretation of something
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I had a LOT of fun with this chapter and I hope it showsEnglish Word Of The Day: “Ascertain” - to make sure of somethingJapanese Word Of The Day: an “imagawayaki” is a small cake made of batter and filled with bean paste, or sometimes custard – you might remember them from the Osomatsu-san skit “Four”https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapte…
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this chapter (well, technically a few lines in chapter 3 that I had to re-record) was the point at which I found Audacity’s “Normalize” function, thank godWord Of The Day: “Extricate” - to free or release somethinghttps://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16322606
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The KARAMATSU GULLS™ make an appearance, I have an utterly hilarious way of pronouncing “Iyayo” and Ichimatsu ends the chapter on a rather prophetic noteJapanese Word Of The Day: “Konnyaku”, or “konjac”, is a kind of jelly made from yams (it’s what the triangular section of a skewer of oden is made of)English Word Of The Day: “Asphyxiate” - to chok…
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Today's theme is “bad impressions”. Get it? Because Karamatsu made a bad first impression, and my impressions of the sextuplets are..... never mindWord Of The Day: “Counsel” - advice; not to be confused with the verb “console” (to comfort) or “council” (a group of important people)https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16277993…
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A quick explanation of my motivations and methods before we kick off!Read (and give kudos to) the original text here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/7161263/chapters/16258172Follow me for more Osomatsu-san fan content:https://twitter.com/chororinehttp://chororine.tumblr.com...and check out my webcomic!http://mudskipper.the-comic.org…
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