Taking the year-end by storm, YuiKaori did a marvelous Kabedon (壁ドン lit. Wallpush) in their 2014 Live Tour, HEARTY PARTY! In its last day in Makuhari Messe, Chiba. We previously translated a detailed live report by 1523-san. The concert was also released in DVD and BD last June 3, 2015. Leveling up their friendship, gay, bonds, the audience had managed to persuade the two to create their own versions of the popular ‘Kabedon.’ Not to mention, in this release, we also manage to learn more about their favorite phrases/buzzwords in the year 2014!

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Some of the notes in the videos are too short to fit the correct meaning. Below are an expounded version of them.

Notes: 

Suspension Bridge Effect – The suspension bridge effect is a “misattribution of arousal”, in which someone experiences the effects of fear of a physical danger while meeting someone, and mistakenly believes that the other person is the cause of their physical responses (such as elevated heart rate, shortness of breath).  Source

O-prefix – O- is often added before the name of the person to express respect and politeness to that person. Source

Ishihara Kaori often calls Yui-chan, “O-Yui-san” or “Ogura-san” as part of her playful personality towards her.

Kabedon (壁ドン) – “kabe” meaning “wall” and “don” being the sound of someone hitting a hard object–like a wall. Source 

There are different kinds of don as well. Such as yukadon (床ドン), Beddon (ベッドドン）etc. You may read this article to find out more.

Announced right after the airing of the BS Sky Perfect TV Show “Dive into YuiKaori World!!” the BD/DVD for YuiKaori’s recently held Tour “Rainbow Canary” is to be on sale on September 28th, 2016!

The content would be the following:

＜BD＞
Product Code：KIXM-255～256
Price：￥7,700+tax
＊First Press Limited：Special Box (No Specifications)
＊BD Limited： Visual Commentary

＜DVD＞
Product Code：KIXM-605～606
Price：¥7,700+tax

【Contents】
＜Disc 1＞
YUIKAORI LIVE「RAINBOW CANARY!!」〜Brightest Stage〜
2016.3.12 Nippon Budokan

-Prologue-
01. Ring Ring Rainbow!!
02. LUCKY DUCKY!!
03. Baisoku∞Love Straight
-MC 1-
04. Shiny Blue
05. Intro Situation
06. HEARTBEAT ga Tomaranai！
-Short Movie-“RAINBOW FIGHT Budoukan Special”
Round One (Mini Game Showdown)
07. Telephone Call (Ishihara Kaori solo)
-MC (Ishihara Kaori)-
08. Sunny Ray Beam!! (Ishihara Kaori solo)
09. ライアーシープ (Ogura Yui solo)
-MC (Ogura Yui)-
10. Honey♥Come!! (Ogura Yui solo)
-Short Movie-“RAINBOW FIGHT Budoukan Special”
Round Two (Sports Showdown)
11. Calling Calling
12. VIVIVID PARTY!
13. NEO SIGNALIFE
-Short Movie-“RAINBOW FIGHT Budoukan Special”
Round Three (Fashion Coordinate Showdown)
-MC 2-
14. Kimi no YELL
15. Tsubasa ni Naru Yo
-MC 3-
16. Hoshifuru Yoru no Happy Link
17. Canaria

＜ENCORE＞
18. Shooting☆Smile
19. Weika!! 〜 PUPPY LOVE!! Medleyー
-MC 4-
20. Our Steady Boy

＜W ENCORE＞
21. Koi no Overtake
-Epilogue-

＜Disc 2＞
 ★Bonus Footage★
＜YUIKAORI LIVE TOUR「RAINBOW CANARY!!」Outtakes＞
CUE the Future 〜Theme of「Q」〜 (2016.1.2 Kanagawa DAY1)
Crystal no Chikai (2016.1.3 Kanagawa  DAY2)
Rainy Day (2016.1.3 Kanagawa  DAY2)
Billion-Carat (2016.1.3 Kanagawa  DAY2)
New World (2016.1.3 Kanagawa  DAY2)

＜Making of LIVE TOUR「RAINBOW CANARY!!」＞

＜Making of「RAINBOW CANARY!!」〜Brightest Stage〜＞

＜-Short Movie-“RAINBOW FIGHT”＞
Round One (Mini-game Showdown)
Round Two (Sports Showdown)
Round Three (Fashion Coordinate Showdown) @ Osaka
Round Three  (Fashion Coordinate Showdown) @ Aichi
Round Three  (Fashion Coordinate Showdown) @ Kanagawa Day 1
Round Three  (Fashion Coordinate Showdown) @ Kanagawa Day 2

＊Content and Product Specifications are subject to change.

★BD Bonus★
・Visual Commentary

To those curious on what “Visual Commentary” is, it is exactly just like it was with the HEARTY PARTY BD/DVD, it would include a Visual Commentary of YuiKaori reacting/talking about the live as they watch it.

Continue on checking Seiyuuri and our twitter for more updates!

Source: YuiKaori Official Website

Announced in June, YuiKaori will be releasing their new single titled “Promise You!!” in August 10th, 2016. It will be used as the new ending song for “Card Fight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate -hen-” starting July, replacing Ogura Yui’s “High-Touch☆Memory.”

The Music Video previewed in BS Sky Perfect’s “Dive into YuiKaori World” special TV feature.

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The single will be released in two versions CD/DVD and Regular Limited (Anime Version):

＜Limited Edition＞
Product Code：KICM-91697
Price：￥1,800＋tax

【Content】
1. Promise You!! (Lyrics: Oomori Shouko／Composition: Shunryuu／Arrangement: Nakanishi Ryosuke)
＊ TV Anime “Card Fight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate-hen-” ED Song
2. Manatsu Happening (lit. Midsummer Happening) (Lyrics／Composition／Arrangement: Hattori Yuuki (He previously worked on Canaria and Baisoku∞Love Straight)
3. Promise You!! (off vocal ver.)
4. Manatsu Happening (off vocal ver.)

★Limited Edition Bonus★

・「Promise You!!」MUSIC VIDEO
・MAKING
DVD with Footage

★First Press Bonus Only★
Card Fight!! Vanguard G PR Card (1pc)

＜Regular Edition＞
Product Code：KICM-1698
Price：￥1,200＋tax

【Content】
1. Promise You!! (Lyrics: Oomori Shouko／Composition: Shunryuu／Arrangement: Nakanishi Ryosuke)
＊ TV Anime “Card Fight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate-hen-” ED Song
2. Title Pending
3. Promise You!! (off vocal ver.)
4. Title Pending (off vocal ver.)

Store Bonuses!

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Check back often here at our website or our twitter for more updates!

Source: YuiKaori Official Website  , Store Bonuses

Natalie has reported the announcement of a special YuiKaori program titled “Dive Into YuiKaori World” to air in July at BS Sky Perfect (BSスカパー！).

Today, May 12th, marks the 6th Anniversary of YuiKaori since their major debut.

The contents of “Dive Into YuiKaori World” would focus around their recently held live tour “Rainbow Canary ~Brightest Stage~” last March 12th. It was a dream stage for the both of them. The show will air a few live footage, after-live interviews, backstage content and many others. The music video preview for “Promise You!!” will be aired as well.

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Airing Details　※Airing day and time is subject to change.
Title: Dive Into YuiKaori World!!
Airing Time: July 2nd, 2016 22:45 ~ 24:15 JST
Channel: BS Sky Perfect // BSスカパー!（BS241／Premium Service 585）
How to Watch: Available for free to Sky Perfect subscribers.
Sky Perfect Official Site：http://www.skyperfectv.co.jp/

Specific date and time for the show will be announced at a later time.

Source: Natalie News, Image: Natalie, Sky Perfect, YuiKaori Official Website, Sky Perfect Twitter

In celebration of Toei Animation’s 60th anniversary, equipped with Precure dance video animator, Miyahara Naoki to direct the movie, Kuroboshi Kouhaku with the initial drafts of the character designs, and Uragami Takayuki will be the character designer and chief animator. They have announced in AnimeJapan 2016, details about their movie “Popin Q” set to release on Winter 2017. The main theme of this movie is dancing. It circulates around the idea of “youth dancing” and saving the world.

It is a story that revolves around the meeting of five girls, as they meet the popin tribe. It will be filled with singing and dancing. The heart-thumping meeting of five girls.

PV Trailer.

Synopsis

The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance. However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate? – ANN

Character Introduction

 Kominato Isumi (CV: Seto Asami)

A 3rd year middle school student. Part of the track and field team.
She has a bright personality and is good with socializing.
Since she hates losing, sometimes she becomes inconsiderate of things around her.

Hioka Aoi (CV: Izawa Shiori)

A 3rd year middle school student with academic excellence.
She forgets about her emotions, and takes calm actions.
She dislikes sympathizing with her surroundings, and prefers to be isolated.

Tomodate Konatsu (CV: Tanezaki Atsumi)

A 3rd year middle school student. Good at piano.
Calm and does things at her own pace.
Always smiling, a mood maker.

Omichi Asahi (CV: Ozawa Ari)

A 3rd year middle school student. Currently learning Japanese Martial Arts.
She has a very serious personality, and will not forgive anyone who breaks the rules.
She looks up to feminine and cute things.

 Tsukui Saki (CV: Kurosawa Tomoyo)

ダンスが得意な中学3年生。
人とのコミュニケーションが苦手。
一つのことに打ち込む集中力・粘り強さを持つ。

A 3rd year middle school student who is good at dancing.
Bad at communicating with people.
She has an ability to concentrate her everything on one thing at a time. She is also stubborn.

Here is a PR video for the main heroines dancing and singing.

What is the Popin Tribe?

 The popin tribe are those who will appear in the original animated movie “Popin Q.” They are also creatures who produces energy to dance, as long as the world has decided that it is time. They cannot do anything if they are alone in the human world. They must make partners.

Popin Tribe Introduction

 Pocon (CV: Tanoue Marina)

Gender:
Male

Personality:
A hot blooded man filled with naughtiness and energy.

 Lucia (CV: Ishihara Kaori)

Gender:
Female

Personality:
An intellectual cool beauty.

 Darren (CV: Hondo Kaede)

Gender:
Male

Personality:
Takes things leisurely, at his own pace.

 Tadona (CV: M A O)

Gender:
Female

Personality:
Has high femininity.

Lupee (CV: Arai Satomi)

Gender:
Male

Personality:
Timid, but very kind.

Here is also a dancing video of the popin tribe.

The video also promotes to teach everyone the dance steps. It also has a featured dance page titled “My First Dance Lesson” (Hajimete no Dance Lesson). The page has different videos of different characters doing the dance steps as they are being taught!

More info to be revealed soon! Stay tuned!

Source: Popin Q Official Website [1] [2], Kids Yahoo Feature Page 

The EndRide anime has been added to the list of Spring Anime 2016, to start airing on April 2nd. The casts consists of Ono Kensho as the lead, Asanaga Shun, together with Masuda Toshiki, Miyama Karen, Ohashi Ayaka and others. For more information regarding the anime, see Anime News Network’s article.

Also announced is the smartphone game “EndRide~X fragments.”

The currently announced casting for the game consists of:
Hanae Natsuki as Kanata
Tsuda Minami as Haruka
Ono Yuuki as Daniel
Ohara Sayaka as Denida
Ishihara Kaori as Panicia
Matsukaze Masaya as Antom

Info regarding the game play is yet to be announced. The staff involved in the game project is also the same as with the anime. The game’s release date and platforms has not been announced as of now.

Source: EndRide Anime, EndRide Game, ANN 

It was announced that Ishihara Kaori will be voicing a new character set to appear in the Spring season of the Kami-sama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama. The character she’ll be voicing is named “Sakurai Nozomi” who will be having the cocotama named “Vivid” voiced by Yahagi Sayuri. More casts were added as well namely, Endou Aya who will be voicing the cocotama “Renji” and Gibu Yuuko who will be voicing the cocotama “Pinko.”

Kokoro Yotsuba is a fifth-grade student who is very clumsy but very careful and caring to her belongings, learning from her grandmother about “everything has a soul”. One day, she witness the birth of a strange creature from one of her colored pencils: a Cocotama named Luckytama. Surprised on each other, and with Kokoro now permanently linked to the “Contract of Secrecy”, she must agree to keep their kind a secret to the world. Now living with Luckytama, she and him learn each others’ friendship while meeting with other Cocotamas. — ANN

The announcement was made through a cast comment and Q&A that was posted in the site’s website.

Q1. Are there any similarities between you and your character?
Ishihara: Nozomi-chan is a cute and smart girl, although people views her as perfect, she also has her times when she’s a bit awkward. I think that awkward side of her is similar to me.

Q2. If you can wish for one thing that would be granted, what would your wish be?
Ishihara: I want to go back to the past! I can remember my elementary days clearly, so I want to go back to the time when I played tag everyday during my elementary days!

Q3. Please tell us what to watch out for this series, and please let us hear about the character you play as.
Ishihara: Cocotama is a series that can be enjoyed by either adults or children. Having a cocotama by your side during happy times or times when things don’t go well, I thought that it would be nice if that were to happen for me too. It is a really heartwarming series! Please support Nozomi-chan from now on as well♪

She has also said in her blog post that it’ll be nice if adults and children can watch this series. The Spring season for this anime is scheduled to start on April 7th.

Source: Cocotama Official Website, TV Tokyo Cocotama Website

Yui-chan most definitely does not want your shiitake anywhere near her face, ever, but good thing our friendly neighbor (literally), Carrie-san got her covered! Or… not?

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Gekitotsu! YuiKaori! (激突！ゆいかおり！ / Clash! YuiKaori! ) – is a new radio corner that was introduced late 2015 to make our favorite duo battle out each other and do embarrassing or not-embarrassing punishment games. The rule is they battle it out every week and the first one to reach five points wins and the loser’s gonna do a punishment game suggested by a mailer.

In one of the more recent cuter punishment game, King Record’s Promotion Staff Officer Ebata-san AKA Ebatein was tasked to buy a “weird t-shirt” for Yui-chan to wear on set for her 2nd punishment game…

Since it didn’t seem to be much of a punishment game… they made her wear glasses. What’s so weird with a “WIN” (勝利) t-shirt anyway?

Everything ended up being cute instead. Bless YuiKaori Staff Twitter for all the updates! (Don’t forget to follow them!)

YuiKaori no Mi♪Radio (YuiKaori’s Seed♪Radio [literal translation] / ゆいかおりの実♪ラジオ) is their on-going radio show that airs at 24:30JST, on Sundays. It is currently on their 101st episode, the show was renewed into the Nippon Cultural Broadcasting from its video equivalent YuiKaori no Mi♪Digital that aired until 2014, under Chou A&G+.

The mail orders for YuiKaori’s latest live tour goods has been announced! They previously mentioned that due to demand and inquiries, the mail order has been returned. Last year, the same was also done for Hearty Party! The orders are not available for shipping internationally. 

Payment Methods

Acceptable Credit Cards
VISA, MASTER, JCB, DC, UFJ Nicos, Credit Saison and AMEX.

Convenience Store Payment

You may specify the convenience store that you will pay in, however, the bill must be paid 7 days after the order has been placed.
The convenience store is to be paid a fee of 185yen.

Delivery / Shipment

Goods will be shipped around early June.
Delivery will be handled by Sagawa Express with a fee of 432yen (with tax).
Purchases over 3000yen will be eligible for free shipping.

Order Details

Available from March 18th, 12:00JST until March 28th, 11:59JST
Cancellation of orders are not accepted.
The order can only include YuiKaori RAINBOW CANARY Live Tour and RAINBOW CANARY ~Brightest Stage~ goods.
Allow your email to receive emails from @kingrecords.co.jp

Goods Line Up

(Be reminded that these goods are not up for order: YuiKaori Earphones, YuiKaori Message Cookie and YuiKaori Candies)

To hurry and evaluate the damage to your wallets, you may head directly to the King Records shop to order.

If you’d like some eye-candy see below.

YuiKaori RAINBOW CANARY!! ~Brightest Stage~ Goods Line Up

(Click image to enlarge) (Click this link for goods line up page)

YuiKaori RAINBOW CANARY Live Tour Goods Line Up

(Click image to enlarge) (Click this link for goods line up page)

Let’s do our best to not let our wallets burn into crisps!

Source: YuiKaori Official Website, Mail Order Site