.Vol. 1 No. 2	Christmas Issue	December 1999
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Balat's Song Choice of the Month: Manatsu no Eve or Midsummer’s Eve Ending Song from "Tenchi Muyo: the Daugter of Darkness (Movie 2)
Romanized by Krin Washu Himawari no narabu sakamichi Kyou wa otagai Gyaku ni aruiteku Kodomotachi no koe no sukima ni Anata o semeta jibun ga kanashii Tamerai mo naku hajimatta koi Natsu ga owareba, betsubetsu ni ikiteku Sayonara wa mou iranai Fuyu wo matenai kara futaridake no Christmas Eve Atsui hizashi ga illumination Kurushii ai ni Kawattemo ii, dakishimete Nemurazu kattata umibe de heretame otagai yubisashi waratta Futari no asa wo mukaeru tabi ni Hitori no heya ga kowaku natteta Sayonara wa mou iranai Yakusoku no Eve wo Koko de ima kanaete Taeiki no kiss wa celebration Egao no naka no, itami no imi wo, dakishimete Zutto kono mama de itaiyo Ienai kimochi, kowarenu youni, dakishimete Manatsu no Eve wasurenai Anata no koto wasurenai Futari no Eve wasurenai Anata no koto wasurenai...	Translation: Sunflowers lined up on a hill The day is the same, we walk different paths It makes me sad to blame you, I hear children's voices from between the cracks We did not think twice when our love began But when the summer ends, we will go our separate ways. There is no need for goodbye We will not wait until winter comes We will make this our Christmas Eve The warm sunlight's illumination Love hurts Please hold me tight On clear weather we go out together Looking at each other's smiles Now afraid of being all alone There is no need for goodbye On this Eve of Promises Our sighing kiss is a celebration The meaning of pain is behind your smile Please hold me tight Let's be this way forever My broken, unhealed feelings Please hold me tight I will never forget our Midsummer's Eve I will never forget you I will never forget this evening
Now why would Balat-san choose a song about midsummer on a December issue? Two reasons: Tenchi Muyo is really cool (although some people might disagree =P), and this is the closest to a Tenchi Christmas song I can find (I don't have the Christmas album *^_^); also, it's either this or some Ranma Christmas song; and I realize that, technically, that's three reasons, not two; and... why am I cramming all of these in a single sentence?      Plus, I think Manatsu no Eve is a nice Christmas movie, even if it DID occur during summer. The Jurai Star Festival with its decorated tree and fireworks and dancing and gifts, Christmas pictures of the Tenchi household, a Santa outfit, and Sasami's promise to Mayuka (she's the new girl!) that they'd spend the next Christmas together (sigh). What could be more Christmas-y than that, ne?      Hmmm… I wonder what happened to Mayuka… However, if she's being trained by Ryoko, she'd be another great character (although from what I can tell from the ending video, it's actually Sasami who gets to act as the mother-figure; but doesn't she always?). Anyway, great movie, great theme song!      As always, I'm probably not making any sense. But enjoy the song, and have a Merry Merry Christmas, minna!
Joyce prefers “Balat” than her normal name since it doesn’t sound so average. Also, she would like the white Rei clay model like the one she saw on an EVA picture book. She's the angel-Rei in End of Eva, with the wings and all. Lacking that, she'd settle for the white clay material that they used on Rei, complete with modelling and baking instructions, and a pic of angel-Rei, too.

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