BL DRAMA CD: Kanraku no Miyako 2

♡Miki Shin'ichirou♡ is my personal obsession.
And now I am personally mad at him.
Not really, but before I go into details, let us wander through and take a peek at the second installment of the Kanraku no Miyako series.

譚詩曲の流れゆく 歓楽の都 2

[ Summary ]
ロンドンの“歓楽の都”レーンに住む美しき『宝石』の青年ショウは、ダドリーという純朴な大学生を保護する。彼は友人と殺人計画の密談を聞いてしまい、レーンに逃げ込んだのだという。その友人がレーンで死体で発見される。口封じのためか?街に殺し屋が侵入を?自分も殺されるのかと脅えるダドリーを、ショウは“友人”の医者レイと共に、自分の部屋に匿うことにするが—。友情以上恋愛未満なコンビが、危険な陰謀に挑む。

[ Cast ]
三木眞一郎 ~ Miki Shin'ichirou ♡♡♡
櫻井孝宏 ~ Sakurai Takahiro ♡
関俊彦 ~ Seki Toshihiko ♡♡
田中敦子 ~ Tanaka Atsuko
堀内賢雄 ~ Horiuchi Kenyuu
鈴村健一 ~ Suzumura Kenichi

[ Pairing ]
Miki Shin'ichirou x Sakurai Takahiro

[ Author Name ]
駒崎優

[ Release Date ]
2005/10/26

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OK. I have had it. Even if the third novel was released as a drama cd...
well, ok, I would listen, but fair warning--HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS.
The intrigue/murder part of the story is just as good as the first one, but frankly there is not much to say about Mikishin and Sakurai's relationship. Forget any ideas you had of seeing some development. Quite the opposite, Sakurai ends up sleeping with someone else. {No juicy details here either to compensate for the lack of progress between him and Mikishin.} And for me the ultimate kicker--Mikishin hardly even appears in this one >.>

If you are looking for something safe to listen to in a public place or something that won't make you fall off the treadmill, you can listen to this without fear of exposure. If you are looking for something more involved, your time is better spent elsewhere.

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BL DRAMA CD: Kanraku no Miyako

♡Miki Shin'ichirou♡ is my personal obsession.

AND he happens to appear in several IM label releases including the newest KIRI series, I decided to present one of the bl drama cds that has appeared in. An older one, and frankly, I have so many I could not even remember who was cast in this beyond Mikishin nor even what the story was about. Yet would you believe of all the cds I have with him, I just happened to pick the one where he plays opposite of Sakurai?? {Alice? from Are you Alice? series}

Does it get any more perfect than that? (^_-)-☆
So let's have a look.

手折られた青い百合～歓楽の都～

[ Summary ]
ロンドンの自治地区レーンは“歓楽の都”。そこの住人ショウは、美しくも誇り高い、トップクラスの『宝石』の少年だ。ある日、レーンに新しい医師レイがやってくる。「あんた、優しいねえ」貴族出身らしい隠やかなその青年と、ショウは徐々に親しくなっていくが、そんな中、レーンにあやしい薬が持ち込まれる事件が相次ぐ。ついには住人のあいだに死者もでて、ショウはレイと共に、危険な薬物密売のルートを暴こうとするが。

[ Cast ]
三木眞一郎 ~ Miki Shinichirou ♡♡♡
櫻井孝宏 ~ Sakurai Takahiro ♡
関俊彦 ~ Seki Toshihiko ♡♡
田中敦子 ~ Tanaka Atsuko
堀内賢雄 ~ Horiuchi Kenyuu
鈴村健一 ~ Suzumura Kenichi

[ Pairing ]
Miki Shinichirou x Sakurai Takahiro

[ Author Name ]
駒崎優

[ Release Date ]
2004/10/27

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There are so far four novels in the original series. The newest having been released last November after a dead period of several years.

How to describe Mikishin's performance... He doesn't use his entrancing Jiei voice {shinayaka series}, nor his lighter, innocent voice like from the Candy Quartz Apartment series. Neither does he use his deep, menacing/somewhat obsessive-crazed voice like from the Kage no Yakata series.　Probably the best way from me to give you an idea of what is like is to say it's close to the voice he uses in ON-KAI which was just released last year.

I was quite pleasantly surprised by this. But as I said, I had no idea what it was about so I was not carrying any preconceptions or biases. {Frankly, if I had remembered what the cover looked like, I may have passed this up. Not my preference for style.} The story is relatively simple though it does involve intrigue and murder on the side. I would also call it quite fantastic in that it takes place in "historical" London. More specifically in a place where brothels and prostitution are not just legal, but celebrated.

I will say this as a warning of sorts - there is no smex in this first one in the series.
If you're looking for it, you're only looking to be disappointed.
Maybe we'll see some in the next release.

Stay tuned and happy listening~! (^_-)-☆

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First? Eleventh??

Since this was my first introduction to the IM label, it is only fitting that it should be the topic of my first post. (^_-)-☆

Allow me to present...

11 - TWILIGHT SUICIDE

[ Summary ]
The outskirts of London. On top of an abandoned building.
One man goes there to jump off, another one to take off.

Suicide is the ultimate entertainment in life?
The unknown, final ramblings between two suicidal men.

[ Cast ]
関俊彦~Seki Toshihiko
大塚芳忠~Ootsuka Houchuu

[ Track list ］
01.ELEVEN - 11th
02.DARK - 1st

[ Author Name ]
二宮愛~Ninomiya Ai

[ Release Date ]
2005/12/24

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This is such an unbelievable piece of writing. The first time I heard it I listened to it three times that day! The pacing is perfect, the music/BGM matches the mood to a tee and carries you along, and then there's the story itself which is enthralling. I never get tired of hearing it. Which is probably why it is my first choice for translation. {Being a standalone work also helps.}

If you have never heard anything by IM before, be warned, they do not pull any punches. Even now I can remember that intense feeling of shock when I first heard this. o.O Not to give any spoilers. Listen and find out for yourself. You won't be disappointed. (^_-)-☆

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