natori - Osmanthus 

考察がすっげえ…

何だこの考察！？ 天才か…？

わかる〜！裏声綺麗だよな本当に

同じくｗｗ

てんっさいだ

ありがとうございます。

史上最強の天才表る

勉強なりますわ....

うわぁ

I love reading theories! I have a theory too- briefly, that this person is someone who represents "the person the main character of the mv wants to be". I'll just call him 'mc / main character ' and the other person as 'maid' for convenience. basically 'maid' is confident, happy, and someone who can help out mc during his darkest times- but also, 'maid' is more of an ideal who isn't real than a person. In the first stanza of the song, the lyrics go "sirens outside and the (echo of) your song" which means "maid" was present to be there for mc. But in the second stanza, 'maid' wasn't there and their song wasn't either along with the sirens- and 'mc' slowly broke down. I see it as mc's journey of seeing 'maid' as someone who he could derive strength from- only to start breaking down when they grew older (? or perhaps just time passed) and mc struggled with dealing with the fact that 'maid' was just an ideal. In the end, 'mc' embraced the fact that he'd much rather have 'maid' than all the mundane things that _are_ real, because reality didn't give him happiness. The things strewn about at 3:53, to me, symbolize a mundane, boring reality. 'maid' was mc's escape and coping mechanism for those things, and when he's with 'maid' the boring real stuff drowns in orange goop because it couldn't matter less. 3:09 this exact line translates as: (Sagashite, samayotte kowaretemo // Kamawanai to ieru hodo ni) _Even if I break after searching and wandering (for your shadow) I still wouldn't stop_ which seems to suggest that he's essentially grabbing for air, but mc won't stop because there's nothing he wants to do more than chase his ideal. 0:52 This translation is actually vague on pronouns: it can actually read "If you were here, _you_ would probably smile and say 'it's nothing'" Which could tie into 'maid' being someone who wasn't easily hurt and smiling a lot, hence giving strength to the mc who was weaker emotionally and making mc latch onto 'maid' for support. 3:27 your theory for this bit is cool, but this was a typo- it's 2 AM (2時) throughout). If you like what this song represents, I recommend you read the webnovel called 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint'! This song captures the abstract essence of that story's two main characters so so perfectly, and I'm literally in love with the story it might be the best thing I've read and ever will read

@@otaku-chan4888 Wow. Honestly your theory made so much more sense and definitely was an eye-opener! What would the sirens represent though? They are typically portrayed as a bad sign but it seems like the sirens combined with the maid's song relaxes/saves him. Could the sirens be the confidence the maid has that inflicts onto him whenever they're around? The one thing that I could not figure out is at 1:02 - 1:11 . "Your word makes my heart upset" could represent the helpful words that maid told the mc but I'm not sure I'm already reading "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint' currently at chp 123 so its pretty funny that you brought it up haha! :D

​@@flyobyetrun I can clear up the 1:02 - 1:11 bit real quick: this part's a mistranslation. The lyrics go ( _Anata no kotoba ni kokoro ga yuraide / Your words sway my heart_ ) which means that mc is heavily influenced by the words of 'maid'- which can be taken both positively and negatively ig This next part's gonna get a bit long (oops), but to clarify the thing about sirens- in Japan, the western idea of sirens / siren songs hasn't caught on that much. 'Siren' is a borrowed english word, that actually indicates "sirens" or "the cacophony of sirens" (because Japanese doesn't always need to use plurals). Hearing 'the distant siren(s)' is symbolic of hearing proof that the world is an unsafe and unkind place where crimes happen. The song of 'maid' accompanying the sirens (like in the first stanza) shows how 'maid' helps ease the pain of having to live in a world like that. In the second stanza where 'maid's song' has stopped, mc goes on to say that his ears are ringing non-stop, he's about to break down, and how things wouldn't have become this way if they were together. This makes me think that 'song' isn't really "the sound of someone singing" but rather song=presence. Usually when you see [insert japanese character's name]'s song, or '[x character] no uta', it's a song of identity. btw, so happy to meet a fellow orv reader!! the story's only going to get better and better, and I've never seen a story that goes from great to greater with re-reading more than this one : )

@@otaku-chan4888 Very late reply but thank you so much for clarifying everything! After rewatching the mv a few times, I've noticed at 1:57-2:02 when the mc says "The sirens in the distance and your song have stopped" the senery outside overfills with orange and bursts open the window. I've been thinking what it means since the perspective is that we/mc is inside of a house looking outside. At 2:55 when maid is pulling mc to another location, maid, and the hand that's holding the mc's, is the only one covered in orange light. A few seconds later, we see that the buildings' windows are all orange. If the "sirens" in the lyrics relate to how terrible the mc's life is outside, why is the maid covered in orange light and so is the outside? I've also noticed that the traffic lights were all stopped at yellow, but I'm not sure if that means anything other than the color yellow/orange is important. I might just be overthinking this but I really hope it made sense! And yes orv is getting so good! I haven't finished it yet since its a long read, but I'm really enjoying it so far!

@@flyobyetrungonna butt into the convo for just a second and pitch my theory about the yellow lights/ orange colors; in traffic light terms, you’d usually depict it as a signal to begin to start moving. But if following the theories you’ve already laid out, it can also go the other way; it could be a signal to slow down. This double meaning kinda leads me to thinking that at the beginning of the mv the mc is either feeling complacent in his situation, or his heart is stuck between a the two options of either going back to the maid or going to the outside world. That’s why everything seems coated in yellows. Then as the mv progresses more oranges are introduced. twilight/sunset is sort of a time of its own- people usually like to use it as a metaphor for the ‘end’ of something. All of the objects towards 3:50 are drowning in orange. This could signify that mc is letting go of the real world and is metaphorically ‘ending’ his connection with it. Since the whole thing is happening within the hour of 2am(?) (seems pretty dark to me), I’m just taking some creative liberties.

NO-

Who said that

@@Saenene zhongli 😌

Not again 😢

AS SOON AS I SAW THE TITLE THAT WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT 😭

Its true!!

この曲のデモ版の文字ってそーゆー意味やったんや…

nice🤓

こんにちは ありがとうございます!

Thx!!

I loveeee yow

oh, a genshin pfp osmanthus wine tastes-

ありがてぇです、！！

​@@グレー-m4g お役に立ててうれしいです！😊

あざます！！

Thx 🙏🏻

¡Gracias!

めっちゃ分かります。読み終わってしまった時に、さっきまで登場人物たちと一緒にいたようなふわふわした感覚が残るかんじ…。

私はタイ人で、彼の曲はすべて聴くのが好きです。これからも仕事を出していきたいと思っています。

Ikr I always feel so sad when I make it to the last pages ToT

In most of his songs it expresses a story

Only click it for the thumbnail (:

I love you

語彙力高い言いたい事言ってくれてありがとう

それよ！ほんとそれなの！ありがとう (⁠┛⁠//◉⁠Д⁠◉⁠//)⁠┛⁠ ／語彙が美しすぎｯﾇ＼

言葉が綺麗

語彙力ありすぎじゃない？

的確すぎる、ほんとそれ

それなマジで

金木犀の香り

神曲の匂いをたどっていたらやっぱり神曲だった😂

神曲の…匂い……お腹すいてきt((

これ新曲なの？

すげぇ、よく気づいたな

よう、

僕も最初に気づいていましたがそういう意味だったんだ〜

Demo版の歌詞は朝ってなってたから歌詞を間違えてたのかと思ってたけど、それわざとだったらカッコいいね👍

@@ヘイホー君なんか鼻につくのは俺の器が狭いからだろうか。

一発屋でも十分すごい定期

当初一発屋だと思われるレベルのバク伸び曲作れるのも凄いし、それでいて全曲素敵なのも本当に凄い

一発屋ってダメなん？

@@reystnd6669ダメって訳じゃないけど何回も何回も凄いものを作れる方が凄いよねって話だと思う

@@reystnd6669ダメとかっていう話ではないと思いますよ！

Same, the thumbnail brought me here hahah

Im also in love with the song

Here me out, overdose is just the beginning!

SAME THE THUMBNAILLLL and cause natori is litterally one of my favss

BEYOND PERFECT!!!!

Exactlyy, it's like I really love everything besides just the song too. The color palette or aesthetic whatever you want to call it is always on point

Perfect frr

fr tho its like each one is its own anime

@@Lianzu__ Yes that's something I also really love about these songs 😭 Plus sometimes they can have such distinct meanings behind them (like especially his recent song fool's table, the concept is so incredibly unique and specific touching a certain social issue). Always so interesting to go deeper into them and overall just knowing the story.

どの曲でもそれコメントしてそう。誰も疑ってないのに本当にとか付けてる時点で十分怪しいんですがね。

@@ねるねるA 強調したかっただけじゃなんですか？ わざわざいろんな人のコメントにカスコメントをつけることでしか存在意義を表せないあなたのほうがヤバいんじゃないんですか？😂

@@ねるねるA わざわざしょうもないことで反応してるの草 俺かっけぇって感じ？？笑

​@@ねるねるA元々歌ってたのこれだけやからこのコメしとる訳ないやんかwww

コメントの内容見て、｢なとりが金木犀を歌ってみた｣みたいな捉え方をしてるのかと思ったー クジラさんが作った（？）金木犀をAdoさんが歌ったみたいに😮

右！！

TAN SIII

だけどどれも神曲ってのは違いないな！

すぐ神曲だと言うやつに限って音楽詳しくなさそう。せっかく本人が頑張って作った曲を神という言葉で片づけるのは本人の努力とか工夫を否定してるよね

⁠@@ねるねるA各々の楽しみ方でええやん。思い込みだけで発言してもあんまり良いことないよ。

Yessssss

概要欄見ない人用

Natori has always had a great range so maybe I’m just projecting because the visuals and lyrics covey this to me

That's some great analysis :))

それだ！

I like all your theories. I love them all equally but the 3rd theory has a charm of it's own.

Yeah, tbh i would have liked to dismiss it as a Lover's Song but the fact that both characters are pretty much Twins just bugs me out too much to dismiss it. Here are my two cents: 1- The song is about Self-Acceptance: The Maid is a side of Natori that he keeps buried but that keeps visiting him in his dreams, refusing to be buried and forgotten. The Maid is his opposite: Feminine (but not too much), daring, dashing, confident, the Maid dress would represent and remind him of the fact that she serves him, being only a part of himself and not the real him, Natori lets himself be guided by her on his dreamscape, as there is no consequence on doing so, but eventually he decides that he has to let "her" go as he wakes up, he can't let her follow him into the real world because he fears being judged, even if it hurts him so much because he really likes this side of himself... But at the very end he refuses to let her go and instead embraces her, fully accepting this part of himself consequences be damned, which ultimately makes him happier as he's ever been while he wakes up back into the real world. 2: It IS a Lovers Song, the fact that they look like Twins is either a design choice (it is easier to make a female version of the MC instead of a brand new character after all) or it represents that they are equals, something Natori needed to realize until the climax of the song. The dreamscape parts might represent the fact that he loves her so much she even follows him into his dreams, no matter how hard he tries to deny his feelings she always finds a way into his mind.

​​​@@ultimamegaI think your theory makes a lot more sense than mine did, haha. I've just been pulling bits and pieces from the song. You're right, natori could be suppressing the feminine part of himself which is him wearing the maid outfit in his dreams. And red eyes on a character could mean strong and powerful, or evil but I don't think evil is the case here. So the feminine part of himself is strong. I think it's interesting how maids are supposed to serve you, but in his dreams natori is following the maid to where the maid wants to go. It could also be that he feels like he can really be himself in his dreams, along with his feminine side but wakes up sad again when the dream is over. (Quoting a part of the lyrics: "Even if sorrow follows in the morning")

@@oceanwaves370 Actually, searching the song's name on Google (Osmanthus - Natori) lets you see the cover photo of the song, where the MC is giving his back to a big full body mirror while The Maid is walking away inside of it, further strengthening the impression that she's his Reflection, another side of himself.

​@@oceanwaves370I was really eager to interpret theories about this song but there wasnt anyone in the comments. But thanks to youu :))

Please do, your voice is amazing!!

@@InfluxYT thank you!! No where near natori-san but will try 😤

we love a good cover :))

@@natorium-jv7vh thank youuu I will do my besttt!! 😤 I have uploaded some shorts, planning to upload overdose accoustic version this weekend, please stay tuned! XD

@@HaniHashiya That's great!! I'll be looking forward to it 🤍

Awesome translation! Ty

​@@Foxr-thank you but it's not my translation! 🤗 it's straight from the cc of the video. I posted it here so that it would be easier to read

Thanks

同じく！！

exactly 😭

A SUNOO STAN AND A NATORI FAN?!?!? I NEVER EXPECTED A ENHA STAN TO BE LIKING NATORI'S MUSIC

YES NATORI W

YES

🗣💯

なるほほ🧐

まーーーーじでそれなです私も1番好きです興奮が止まらんです

Same! I've actually just discovered this song and artist just now, and I'm glad i did :)

​@@chloiecruz7475I'm glad you did! 😭 I found him through overdose and I've been addicted to his voice and songs since then