上弦の月 (Jougen no Tsuki)

This subject has a mistranslated title in English.
While known as "Crescent Moon" in the Western fandom, "First Quarter Moon" is the more suitable translation. This tradition comes from a mistranslation by OccasionalSubs. More subjects categorized here.

Background[]

"First Quarter Moon" is told from the man's point of view as he expresses his love for an unspecified character, and claims that he would even "walk through a rainstorm" for them.

In the novel of Senbonzakura, it is confirmed that the protagonist of the song is named Seine Kaito (靑音海斗), the character in which is modeled after the VOCALOID KAITO.

This song first appeared in the musical adaptation of Senbonzakura.

This song has entered the Hall of Legend on August 30th 2018.

Succeeding versions[]

Kazuki Kato's Version

Featuring	Kazuki Kato
Producers	V-kei Udon Shokunin (arrangement, guitar), PUPI (mixing), Kitagawa Keisuke, Sano Masaru, Nishimura Hirofumi, Rina Akiyama (instrumentals)
Categories	Human Cover; Arrangement
Description	This version was initially featured in the Nico Nico Musical 10th "Senbonzakura" adaption, and was later uploaded on Niconico. Kazuki Kato played the protagonist of the musical, Seine Kaito.

ACTORS Version

Featuring	Kaoru Narugo (CV: Takuya Sato)
Producers	EXIT TUNES
Categories	Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content
Description	A cover featured in the ACTORS series. Featured on the album ACTORS -Extra Edition 6-, released by EXIT TUNES.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
花道を薄く照らして	hanamichi o usuku terashite
寄せ木細工音を奏でた	yosegi zaiku oto o kanadeta
艶やかな上弦の月	adeyakana jougen no tsuki
雲に消えた傘もないのに	kumo ni kieta kasa mo nai no ni

朝がきてそれが春の霜解(しもど)けの様に	asa ga kite sore ga haru no shimodoke no you ni
凍てついた恋がいつか熱く流れるならば	itetsuita koi ga itsuka atsuku nagareru naraba

終わらない雨の中で抱きしめて	owaranai ame no naka de dakishimete
貴方が答えを隠しているのなら	anata ga kotae o kakushite iru no nara
変わらない声でどうか囁いて	kawaranai koe de douka sasayaite
壊れた心をせめて包んで	kowareta kokoro o semete tsutsunde

傾いた気持ちはやがて	katamuita kimochi wa yagate
秘密ばかり増やしてたこと	himitsu bakari fuyashiteta koto
また一つ「変わらないで」と	mata hitotsu "kawaranai de" to
頬の紅を崩してたこと	hoo no beni o kuzushiteta koto

降り続く雨がやがて洗い流した	furitsuzuku ame ga yagate arainagashita
鮮やかな色を付けた雪の椿の様に	azayaka na iro o tsuketa yuki no tsubaki no you ni

仮初(かりそめ)の夢がいつか覚めたなら	karisome no yume ga itsuka sameta nara
貴方を探して何処へと進むだろう	anata o sagashite doko e to susumu darou
ささやかな願い事をしたことも	sasayakana negaigoto o shita koto mo
見渡す景色も忘れてくだろう	miwatasu keshiki mo wasureteku darou

遥か遠く離れてそれはとても儚く	haruka tooku hanarete sore wa totemo hakanaku
過去も現在(いま)も全てを託していくなら	kako mo ima mo subete o takushite iku nara

終わらない雨の中で抱きしめて	owaranai ame no naka de dakishimete
貴方が答えを探しているのなら	anata ga kotae o sagashite iru no nara
雪椿紅く染まる花びらに	yuki tsubaki akaku somaru hanabira ni
今宵を預けて迷い続けた	koyoi o azukete mayoi tsuzuketa

Derivatives[]

senei0cetanol's Cover ft. KAITO

Featuring	KAITO V1
Producers	senei0cetanol (tuning)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

dei's Cover ft. Utatane Piko

Featuring	Utatane Piko
Producers	dei (tuning, VSQx, illust)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Nii hon's Cover ft. Camui Gackpo

Featuring	Camui Gackpo
Producers	Nii hon (tuning, illust), dei (VSQx)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Hiru's Cover ft. Hiyama Kiyoteru

Featuring	Hiyama Kiyoteru
Producers	Hiru (tuning, mixing, VSQx)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

EtsujiroP's Cover ft. Yuezheng Longya

Featuring	Yuezheng Longya
Producers	EtsujiroP (tuning, mixing), Hiru (VSQx)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Zenko's Chinese Cover ft. KAITO

Featuring	KAITO V3 Soft
Producers	Zenko (tuning), dei (VSQx)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover; Alternative Language

Otamajakushi-P's Cover ft. Kasane Teto

Featuring	Kasane Teto
Producers	Otamajakushi-P (tuning)
Categories	UTAU Cover

nero's Cover

Featuring	nero
Categories	Human Cover

Fuuga Naoto's Cover

Featuring	Naoto Fūga
Producers	madamxx (mixing), studioCampanella (recording)
Categories	Human Cover
Description	A cover by Fuuga Naoto, KAITO's voice provider.

Lun Sang and Xiao Yiqing's Chinese Cover

Featuring	Lun Sang, Xiao Yiqing
Producers	Mr.Yu (post-production)
Categories	Human Cover; Alternative Language

Akatin's Cover

Featuring	Akatin
Categories	Human Cover

kuowiz's Piano Cover

Producers	kuowiz (arrangement)
Categories	Arrangement

＋♂ Crescent Moon VOCAMASH

Featuring	Kagamine Len
Producers	Usanar (arrangement)
Categories	Mash-up
Description	A mashup of Jougen no Tsuki and ＋♂.

Gu Cheng's Montage PV

Featuring	KAITO
Producers	Gu Cheng (post editing, Chinese translation, subtitles, compress)
Categories	Fanmade PV
Description	This PV was done in celebration of KAITO's 14th anniversary.

Other media appearances[]

Discography[]

This song was featured in the following albums:

5th ANNIVERSARY BEST
Jougen no Tsuki (single)

This song was featured in the following compilation albums:

Theater[]

This song first debuted in the 10th Nico Nico Musical "Senbonzakura", featuring the version sung by Kazuki Kato (starring as Seine Kaito).

Gallery[]

External links[]

Official[]

Illustrations:
- pixiv
- piapro
Instrumental and Lyrics:
- Original Key — WhiteFlame
- +4 Female Key — WhiteFlame