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Superluminal 08. Love Cheek？

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 08

Love Cheek？

ほらねいつもと違うのよ
恋を知った女の子の顔
メイクのノリも違うのね
こころなしかすべてがピンク
Look, a girl's face changes
when they fall in love.
Even my makeup's different.
For some reason I'm in all pink today.

Superluminal 07. Ai no Kojin Jugyou

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 07

愛の個人授業
Private Love Lessons

（ドキドキ　ウキウキ　トキメキ　ナウ！）
(heart racing, on cloud nine, time for some excitement!)

「教えて　あ・げ・る☆」
"I'll show you how it works☆"

Superluminal 06. New Style Online

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 06

にゅーすたいるおんらいん
New Style Online

りゅんりゅん♪りゅりゅりゅんりゅんりゅんりゅんりゅんっ♪りゅんりゅりゅんりゅん♪
にゅんにゅん♪にゅにゅにゅんにゅんにゅんにゅんにゅんっ♪にゅんにゅにゅんにゅん♪（ひゃほい）
Ryun-ryun♪ Ryu-ryu-ryun-ryun-ryun-ryun-ryun♪ Ryun-ryu-ryun-ryun♪
Nyun-nyun♪ Nyu-nyu-nyun-nyun-nyun-nyun-nyun♪ Nyun-nyu-nyun-nyun♪ (Yahoi!)

あなたのためなら　どこまでだって
きらきらりん　きらきらりん　輝くっ♪　準備はいつでもＯＫ！（ちゅるるん♪）
あなたのなまえも　しらないけれど
ふわふわりん　ふわふわりん　わたしはほら　いつでも一緒♪（ねっ♪）
For your sake, I'd do anything.
Sparkle sparkle, sparkle sparkle, I'm glowing♪ And always ready! (Kiss kiss kiss♪)
Although I don't even know your name.
Fluffy fluffy, fluffy fluffy, look, I'm always with you♪ (Aren't I♪)

Superluminal 05. Sora kara onna no ko ga futtekuru machi

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 05

空から女の子が降ってくる街
The Town Where Girls Fall From the Sky

ふるフル　降ってくる　空から女の子　いっぱい
カラフルヘアで　空はフルカラー
Falling, falling, falling down, girls from the sky, tons of them!
The sky's in full color with their colorful hair.

Superluminal 04. Koi Hagu

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 04

こいはぐ
To Raise A Love

恋に奥手な　悩める男子
不安がる必要はないよ
何かの拍子で　チャンスはくるよ
その日　来るまでお勉強
A late bloomer, worrying about love.
But there's no need to be anxious.
Your chance will come. Somewhere, somehow.
Just study until that day comes.

Superluminal 03. Silly Symphony

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 03

シリーシンフォニー
Silly Symphony

「ディスコでターンテーブルよりおうちでLANケーブル
そんなあなたに教えましょう　恋のイロハニホヘト
それじゃあ教科書、１８ページ！」
"You prefer your LAN cable to a disco turntable?
Then I need to teach you the ABCs of love.
Now let's go to page 18 of the textbook!"

Superluminal 02. Panchu Arii

Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP Track 02

ぱんちゅありー
I Have Panties

ぱーぱぱんちゅ
ぱーぱぱんちゅ
ぱーぱぱんちゅ
Paaa-pa-panties
Paaa-pa-panties
Paaa-pa-panties

MOSAIC.WAV – Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP

Actually it's "Superluminal Ж AKIBA-POP" but WordPress fails at non-ASCII characters in titles.

So, I have been listening to this album on shuffle and little else for the past month. At this point it's safe to say it's one of my all-time favorites, and after reading through booklet scans of the actual lyrics (instead of just listening to them) the idea of translating them is too fun to pass up. You'll see why after reading them.

And no, this is not going to become an excuse to slack off on MLU. If anything it'll be a much-needed break after the mediocrity of it.

Translation posts will for now be in the form of Japanese stanza followed by English stanza. No romaji except on track titles in this post unless requested, since I couldn't think of a good way to cram them in.

01. 洗脳・搾取・虎の巻 Sennou, Sakushu, Tora no Maki
02. ぱんちゅありー Panchu Arii
03. シリーシンフォニー Silly Symphony
04. こいはぐ Koi Hagu
05. 空から女の子が降ってくる街 Sora kara onna no ko ga futtekuru machi
06. にゅーすたいるおんらいん New Style Online
07. 愛の個人授業 Ai no Kojin Jugyou
08. Love Cheek？
09. 百合星式おゆうぎうた Yuriseishiki Oyuugi Uta
10. 百合星人ナオコサン Yuriseijin Naoko-san
11. LOCAL JESUS
12. 妄想網 Ж Superluminal   Mousou-mou Superliminal
13. ふたりのKiss

General comments on the artist or the album go here for now instead of on any specific track post.